Chapter 279
[This really stumped Kanasen. But Kanasen, no offense, but how dare you call us Susu weirdos? You're the weirdo, your whole family is weirdos... damn it, let alone his whole family, any normal person in his entire clan who isn't weirdos is either crazy or has been killed.]
[He's lost the throne; for my sake, everyone here should give way to him today.]
[Heh, I have no obligation to yield to a tyrant. Besides, who do you think you are?]
Qin Su ignored the way Kanasen looked at him as if he were crazy, and rudely told him to leave, "Alright, go."
Regardless of his extremely low character, which is outrageous, he doesn't care whether Kanasen understands or not. People are stubborn when taught, but when faced with a situation, they might suddenly understand. As they continue living together, Kanasen will eventually get it.
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Qin Su repeatedly provoked him with words to prove he wasn't hallucinating. Kanasen, increasingly enraged by the escalating tensions and rising delivery deadlines, finally snapped, "You..."
Buzz--
Before Kanasen could finish speaking, the exquisite and intricate walls surrounding him and above him burst open. The weapons in his office, which had not reacted at all under his Optical Brain's control not long ago, were suddenly activated. The targets of various weapons of mass destruction, gleaming with a dark and cold light, were not Qin Su, but him.
Under the absolute threat of force, Kanasen's face showed horror as he abruptly stopped, the words he was about to say turning into, "... Fine!"
"Thank you." Qin Su accepted the deliberate misinterpretation without any psychological burden.
Kanasen: "..."
'His response was clearly to what he had just told him to get off!'
The situation was worse than he was, so Kanasen forced himself to swallow his anger. Under Qin Su's emotionless gaze, he didn't turn around, but continued to retreat, dragging his old body step by step, away from Qin Su's sight.
[Who understands Su's deadpan humor? Hahaha, who can make me laugh now that Su's gone?]
[Oh, you're praising me now, that's too polite (doge emoji)]
[Whose emperor turned out like this?]
Qin Su: "..."
Such caution is unnecessary; if he wanted Kanasen dead, he wouldn't have kept him alive until now.
Watching Kanasen retreat in an eerie manner, Qin Su turned off his personal Comic Capture Camera and displayed the Electronic Eye footage from various areas of Kanasen's office in real time.
Kanasen maintained the humiliating posture until he was sure he couldn't see Qin Su and that he was unharmed. His heart was in turmoil, and he dared not relax at all. On the contrary, he couldn't understand why Qin Su hadn't taken his life but had just taken over his position, and his mood became increasingly heavy.
Although it was merely an office space, as an emperor, Kanasen's office area was fully equipped with living rooms, entertainment rooms, reception rooms, and so on, exuding magnificence.
Qin Su didn't tell him where to go. Considering all aspects of his own situation, Kanasen kept backing down until no matter what he tried, he couldn't open another door and had nowhere left to retreat.
Unable to leave, Kanasen turned sideways so that he could see both the direction he had come from and the direction of the door. After a few seconds, he cautiously looked up at the direction of the Electronic Eye, which was still operating according to its daily patrol route.
Qin Su timely manipulated the Electronic Eyes in Kanasen's room to stop in mid-air and nod neatly in Kanasen's direction.
"!"
Kanasen cursed under his breath, quickly averting his gaze from the Electronic Eye. Not daring to defy the rules, he pounded on the door for help right in front of Qin Su.
Now that his Optical Brain can no longer contact the outside world and he has lost control of this place, the outside world may also be under Qin Su's control. Even if he goes all out, no one outside will come in, and he may anger Qin Su and bring about his own death.
After much deliberation, Kanasen decided to lie low for the time being, adapt to changing circumstances, and wait for an opportunity.
He was the emperor of the Ossotalia Empire, wielding unparalleled power within the Ossotalia Empire. He had to personally handle numerous government affairs, and countless people awaited his summons every day.
If he doesn't show up tomorrow, the outside world will notice something is wrong, and then investigate and launch a rescue operation.
Kanasen sat down, keeping his eyes and ears open, forcing himself to stay alert and not daring to relax for a moment, quietly waiting for the opportunity to get out of his predicament.
Seeing that Kanasen had at least temporarily calmed down, Qin Su focused most of his attention on Kanasen's Optical Brain.
In this Comic World, due to the long duration of binding and frequent use, the Optical Brain records numerous traces of the bound user, making its relationship even more inseparable than that of a mobile phone and its owner in the Real World. Through Kanasen's Optical Brain, he has a high probability of learning many secrets that Kanasen has never revealed to the world...
Etc.
Thinking of this, Qin Su thought of his bound System 777. Ignoring the fact that he tricked the system into using it as his Optical Brain, the system and the Optical Brain bound to the original inhabitants of the Comic World are similar in that they are bound to each other. If he were to unbind himself in the future, wouldn't the traces he left in 777 be completely recorded by 777 as well?
If it were a cell phone in the Real World, he would have countless ways to completely destroy the data inside before he died, but facing the System 777 bound to him... Qin Su frowned slightly.
So far, through his numerous clandestine attempts and verifications, he has been able to delete some unimportant data recorded by 777 itself, which can be considered 'later edited data'. However, he has been unable to hack into or tamper with 777's original data or the data that records the host's usage traces and runs silently in the background without 777's control, no matter what method he uses.
The information he left behind about his Parents might very well be discovered by the next player.
Qin Su: "..."
"Now that the Protagonist Group's story has ended, will a new Protagonist Group be born in this world?" Fearing the system wouldn't understand, Qin Su bluntly added, "What I mean is, He Muzhi and the others are all dead. If this world doesn't want to collapse and be recycled, a new Protagonist Group have to be born, right?"
[Is that so?] 777 was completely baffled. [Host, why are you asking this?]
Qin Su didn't answer, instead searching for the answer he wanted in the system: "Based on my current Life Points compared to the Protagonist Group's Life Points, I still have a long time to live until the current Protagonist Group die. However, the Protagonist Group keep dying and being born, while I only have one life. One day..."
The people around him will change one after another.
Compared to others, his life has been relatively long. Currently, whether in the Real World or the Comic World, he hasn't experienced a death that deeply affects him or leaves a lasting impression. His mental and physical age remains young, which is why he has no psychological burdens and can be so passionate and strong. If one day in the future, his blood relatives...
"..."
Qin Su's brows, which were already slightly furrowed, were now so furrowed they looked like they wanted to trap a fly; his mood was like:
Despite his strong resistance to accepting that situation, Qin Su forced himself to imagine it, and a wave of sorrow and helplessness washed over him.
He cannot guarantee that he will still be as 'energetic' as he is now by then.
It's only a matter of time before he loses his vitality, his motivation to gain popularity, and his imagination; sooner or later, his character will be disliked by comic book Viewers.
Upon his death, he will be automatically unbound by the system. Given 777's straightforward nature of speaking out whenever someone dares to ask, without the constraints of his binding, the trajectory of his life in the Comic World may very well be revealed by 777.
The fact that, rounded up, was equivalent to a lifetime of being strong was made public, and the scene was too embarrassing and horrifying. Qin Su refused to imagine it, and in order to avoid this situation from happening, he made up his mind that he would not only never give 777 a chance to change his bondage, but also to raise his children... no, raise his family.
[Why did you stop talking?] 777 waited for a long time but didn't hear Qin Su finish speaking, so she couldn't wait to ask.
"There's nothing to say." Qin Su composed himself. "Stop carrying around that notebook all day long, taking notes everywhere."
To avoid the possibility of discovering in the future that you'll never be able to wait for his death to untie him, and thus have no use for the contents of the notes, you can just turn around and play with him instead.
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It won't!
777 strongly suspects that Qin Su doesn't want others to succeed like him, and the fact that he forbids Qin Su from writing strategy guides is evidence of this.
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Fourth Military Academy.
Many teachers and students, whether driven by intense curiosity about Qin Su or eager to sell the upcoming announcements to others, endured the agonizing wait until the final few hours before submission.
As per usual practice, after the Class Advisor of the Class of 26 submitted the list of students for their self-internships in the first week, the school system only needed to conduct a short period of statistical verification to separate these students from all the students in the Class of 26, and the list would usually be posted within three minutes.
However... three minutes passed, and countless people staring at the first batch of internship formula list refreshed their Optical Brain several times, completely bewildered by the list they had not seen wrong.
"Keep it a secret for now?!"
After a few seconds of silence, someone in the small, clustered crowd suddenly uttered an incredulous question. This question was like a stone thrown into still water, causing a huge uproar. Countless angry voices, feeling that they had been fooled, followed closely behind.
"Huh? You dare to mess with me?!"
"Am I a stupid pig who deserves to be fooled like this?"
"Don't stop me, I'm charging in and fighting them right now!"
Everyone knows that everything concerning Qin Su is under the jurisdiction of Aiseboer, the vice Principal of the Fourth Military Academy. In every corner of the Fourth Military Academy, within a minute of the list being compiled, there was an excited greeting to Aiseboer's entire clan.
The victims' mental state is currently very worrying.
[Aiseboer is not afraid of a little rage]
[Wasn't it so risky that they rushed to remove Zhang Minglang Hyperspace Jump the Fourth Military Academy just three minutes before the announcement?]
The 999 students in Class 6), who were also closely watching Qin Su's whereabouts, stared at the results published on the school's official website in the same video, exchanging bewildered glances. "..."
Ultimately, they were simply not good enough for him.
After a brief period of emo, the students in Class 6) realized from the expressions of their classmates that they were not the only ones who were 'unworthy' in front of Qin Su, but rather the ones who were 'unworthy' in the same way as Qin Su. They immediately felt that they were worthy again.
"Now look what's happened, so many people are asking me where the Class Monitor is, it's hilarious, it's like I know the answer."
"Who can argue with that? Asking questions all day long is no different from rubbing salt into a wound. It's made me, who's already emotionally fragile, completely break down after seeing the result. I'm almost ready to die of heartbreak. Aren't they annoying?"
"Even if your defenses are breached, please don't reveal facts that we don't know either."
"Don't worry, everyone still has some sense of shame, they all understand."
"Then what should we say? Let's agree on a single answer to avoid giving anything away."
"What could be more insincere than saying, 'Sorry, the Class Monitor forbade me to say, no comment'?"
"Genius!"
Despite some initial discord caused by their fluctuating emotions, Class 6 was able to unite and maintain its dignity in the eyes of the world when it came to matters concerning the overall reputation of the Class 6.
Moreover, they are all currently in formal internship positions. If it were revealed that they knew nothing about Qin Su's movements, and thus judged that they were not as important to Qin Su as the world imagined, they might secretly sabotage them, and they themselves would be the ones who directly suffer the loss. Therefore, they are more likely to keep their mouths shut.
[The people in Class 6) are still stubborn even after they're dead.]
[Although Class 6) committed fraud, they maintained their dignity and respectability, which is truly commendable.]
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Saitini Palace.
Kanasen was initially full of hope and illusions, believing that by clinging on, he could find a chance to escape Qin Su's clutches.
As time passed, Qin Su deliberately showed him that hope was within reach, yet he had no way to call for help. This was done in ways including, but not limited to, granting him access to his Optical Brain only allowing him to use it for normal government affairs, preventing him from sending any requests for help regarding his imprisonment. Qin Su would also deliberately make him see hope within reach, yet he was left with no way to call for help. Even worse, when he had to dismiss everyone else and return to a place where only Qin Su and he were present, Qin Su would randomly punish him physically and psychologically for attempting to escape, plunging him step by step into despair.
Moreover, he was already 273 years old. Even if he were the supreme emperor of the empire, wielding unparalleled power, and tried every possible method to prolong his life and make himself young again, he would not be able to fight against the passage of time or stop the flow of life.
Now, being tormented by Qin Su's unpredictable and repetitive mood swings, Kanasen felt that his mind and body were on the verge of collapse. He had no choice but to force himself into a 'walking corpse' state under Qin Su's all-pervasive and terrifying surveillance, faithfully following all of Qin Su's instructions.
Inside the majestic palace, Kanasen, seated high on his throne, exuded a deathly aura and paid no heed to the murmurs of those below.
"Your Majesty." Felix, having heard rumors of the Emperor's recent erratic behavior, rushed back to pay his respects. Upon discovering the unusual situation, he promptly extended an invitation. "I have recently acquired some interesting trinkets, said to have miraculous effects on the human body. I sincerely invite Your Majesty to grace my residence with your presence and enjoy them."