TRYMBPIETM 62: Mirror, Night, Snow Peak (25)

The scanning module of System No. 16594 was very advanced. Not to mention tens of meters away, even hundreds of meters, it could clearly see every detail.

The moment it emerged from the shadows, it noticed that the outer shell at the center of the altar came from a system, and the imprinting of the external circuits was exactly the same as its own.

On the side of the shell, there was a line of scratched numbers. The system analyzed it briefly and confirmed it as 【No. 66594】.

In an instant, fear swept through every line of its code, causing it to uncontrollably tremble.

66594, it hadn’t seen this system before, but it was all too clear—it was definitely from the same batch of systems!

Looking at the damaged core of this system, it was obvious that it must have been forcibly extracted before!

The feeling it had earlier this morning when watching Chi Qingzhou sever the curse was suddenly confirmed by evening, and System 16594 could only endure for a few seconds before the program completely crashed.

Its CPU couldn’t function, and it nearly died entirely. It wasn’t sure how much time passed before it finally recovered.

【6.6594……】it stammered, 【I remember this number is for the role-playing category…】

System 16594’s database contained a lot of basic information. For instance, the first digit of each system number represented its different orientation: 1 was for face-slapping revenge types, 6 was for role-playing strategy types; and the second digit represented the batch.

Based on this pattern, No. 66594 should be a role-playing strategy type from the sixth batch, aimed at major ordinary modern worlds, with additional tasks and lottery features. It included a live broadcast module and primarily collected world energy and emotional energy.

The system vaguely recalled Chi Qingzhou’s slightly abnormal live broadcasts and finally realized where the missing energy core of 66594 had gone.

— It was the live broadcast room.

So, it was the live broadcast room.

【Ha, haha…】The system emitted two mechanical sounds that seemed to be both crying and laughing.

It should have understood. Regardless of whether 66594 had upset the host, the role-playing category itself was enough to make the host uncomfortable.

How could this host allow anyone else to only fit their life?

System 16594 trembled as it shrank back into the shadows, not even wanting to ask what the host was planning to do.

Anyway, whether it asked or not, the result would be the same.

Chi Qingzhou didn’t care about the system’s reaction. He let out a light laugh and continued walking toward the altar.

The Miao woman, seeing this, was also very pleased.

She said, “My mother and a few of the old priests have been taking good care of this altar. Mr. Chi, the spiritual energy in the magic tool you gave us hasn’t been exhausted yet.”

The magic tool the Miao woman mentioned referred to the broken system.

Chi Qingzhou nodded to her, expressing his sincere thanks.

The Miao woman quickly waved her hand. “We should be the ones thanking Mr. Chi. Actually, after the altar was completed, the poison pool in the village has been much quieter.”

Chi Qingzhou thought about the wild emotions that surged toward the peak of Jingming Mountain and his gaze flickered, seemingly in deep thought.

He turned back to look at the remains of the system entangled in the roots of the banyan trees, remembering his own methods of collecting emotions over the past six months.

It couldn’t be said to be very similar, but it was identical.

However, in his memory, it seemed that System 16594 was the first live system he had encountered?

This System No. 66594 also felt very unfamiliar to him. At least in his intuition, he had only seen 66594 after it had completely lost its activity.

Chi Qingzhou whispered, “Is it possible that this system didn’t choose me before, but someone else?”

Xing Shuangzhan responded from his shadow, “I don’t remember.”

Chi Qingzhou slowly nodded, “Then it’s possible.”

He bent down, his fingers grazing over the metal outer shell. When they passed over a groove, his movement suddenly paused.

He felt the rough engraving and tried hard to discern: “Villain, redemption, system? Villain, who is the villain?”

Xing Shuangzhan couldn’t answer this question, and System 16594 was equally confused.

The Miao woman had been listening for a while and didn’t quite understand Chi Qingzhou’s meaning. Seeing that he still planned to study it, she decided to take her leave first.

“Mr. Chi, I can’t participate in your ritual, so I’ll return to the village.”

Chi Qingzhou snapped back to reality and smiled, bidding her farewell.

The Miao woman waved at him, turned, and walked briskly toward the village.

She had barely walked fifty meters when the Gu insects hidden on her body suddenly became agitated, crazily darting out from her and attacking behind a large tree.

The Miao woman was startled, realizing something was wrong. She immediately raised her voice, “Mr. Chi, there is someone! Be careful!”

Before her words could finish, a piercing scream came from behind the tree.

The scream was urgent and prolonged, as if some wild beast’s skin had been forcibly torn apart at that moment.

Chi Qingzhou raised his head, looking through the banyan tree canopy at the moon in the night sky.

The moonlight grew even brighter at this moment.

Calmly, he placed his palm on the system’s remains, as though he hadn’t sensed any danger.

In the next second, countless fireflies swarmed from all directions, like moths to a flame, diving straight into the broken outer shell of the system.

The altar at the peak of Jingming Mountain briefly lit up with shimmering, ethereal light. The faint blue light mirrored the place where Chi Qingzhou stood.

Massive emotions surged like a torrent, flowing down from the peak of Jingming Mountain, rushing to the tip of Chi Qingzhou’s fingers in the blink of an eye.

The emotions, refined to the extreme by the Jingming Mountain altar, turned into boundless power, flowing through Chi Qingzhou’s palm into every meridian of his body.

This power cycled through his body in a great loop, flowing into the other half of his soul.

The lingering curse couldn’t withstand such a vast energy and was quickly washed away, rolling around in the shadows, desperately trying to return to Chi Qingzhou’s soul.

However, compared to the enormous emotions, the curse were too weak.

Even though it had been nurtured from his bloodline, by this moment, it had completely lost the soil needed to take root.

The gathered curse suddenly detached from Chi Qingzhou’s shadow, as if uncontrollable, and fell into the broken system.

The fireflies had already turned into their most primitive form. The light green mist from the mountains struggled and surged, quickly combining with the curse into a boiling black liquid.

The intense pain of his soul being torn apart made Chi Qingzhou involuntarily groan.

At the same time, the scenery before his eyes began to reverse, and within less than half a second, he was forcefully ejected from the altar’s range!

Xing Shuangzhan’s face darkened, quickly leaving the shadow. He grabbed Chi Qingzhou and held him tightly, avoiding the chaotic energy from the altar. With a swift movement, he retreated to a safe spot.

He shook his sleeve to block the residual waves, lowering his head to carefully check Chi Qingzhou’s condition.

“Qingzhou, is there anywhere you feel uncomfortable?”

Chi Qingzhou shook his head, his face slightly pale. “I’m fine, it’s—”

“I am unique! I am the only one!!”

The frenzied roar from the center of the altar interrupted Chi Qingzhou’s words.

Both of them instinctively looked over. A thin man stood at the altar, raising both hands high and shaking them forcefully.

As he moved, his hat was knocked off, revealing a frenzied expression on his face.

His complexion was as pale as if he were not alive, his features ordinary, but his eyes were a rare pair of heterochromatic ones.

Xing Shuangzhan’s gaze sharpened. “Those eyes… He’s the child from back then.”

Chi Qingzhou raised his head, slightly pursing his lips. “Su-Ge, do you know him?”