What Exactly Are You?

Su Qingci was very happy to be released from the dark room.

Some people might wonder how it emits light?

Hehe, it's just that the skin has built-in special effects.

Wuma Xiu didn't release Su Qingci just to leave him idle. "Cici, can you do me a favor?"

Su Qingci's ears tingled; he felt as if the sound "Cici" possessed some kind of magic, making half of his body go limp. He immediately folded his wings, hovering in mid-air, and nodded earnestly:

"Okay. What do you need me to do, host?"

Wuma Xiu pinched Su Qingci's chin, leaned down, and his gaze fell heavily on her face:

"You're the leader I trust the most. Tell me, what exactly are you?"

He couldn't be bothered to guess anymore.

Instead of pondering it over and over, it's better to ask directly.

What if the other party agrees?

However, he guessed that the most likely answer was that the other party couldn't answer, but why not give it a try?

Su Qingci looked back at him in shock:

"Host, I'm just a system! What else could I be?"

Suddenly, as if his own words had ignited some inspiration, his eyes slowly widened.

"Hiss--Do I have some hidden identity? Like, the final villain who won't be revealed until the very end? Or am I actually some kind of divine child who has been lost here, destined to save the world? Or am I actually the reincarnation of some powerful figure? Or perhaps..."

Su Qingci became increasingly outrageous.

Looking at his expression, Wuma Xiu didn't seem to be lying.

"CiCi, do you still remember your original aloof and powerful leader persona? For a system, can 998 failures really turn you from a system designed to be aloof and powerful into what you are now?"

Like Gods, the system has a different concept of time than mortals.

Su Qingci's 998 failures refer to the number of times, not 998 years.

If you really calculate it, it probably won't even be a hundred years.

How could a system designed to be aloof and cold have changed so much in such a short time?

If someone experiences a profound awakening between life and death, it's not surprising that their personality undergoes a drastic change.

But Su Qingci is a system.

Su Qingci was taken aback by his question, feeling as if she had been subjected to a tremendous challenge. She immediately began searching through her underlying code, muttering to herself:

"Host, wait here, I'll retrieve my initial settings and core code right away."

As he spoke, he unfolded the data panel.

But when that string of core code, which should have been clear and easy to understand, came into view, he froze completely.

"Ah?"

The panel only displayed a string of constantly jumping gibberish.

Those characters are completely inconsistent with any known system language.

Su Qingci stared at the string of gibberish and murmured:

"Wait... why is my text all jumbled up? What is this?"

Wuma Xiu also saw that string of garbled characters.

"Well, I knew it. You don't seem to be just a system; you might be something else, like the virus you keep talking about."

Su Qingci was already cowering in the corner, trembling with fear.

How is that possible?

How could I possibly be a virus?

That's the system's greatest nemesis! It's a system created by the Main God himself!

--Number No. 004, a legitimate employee with an impeccable record, how could I possibly be involved with that kind of thing?

But what was that string of gibberish just now?

But Su Qingci still clearly remembers the moment he was created. He was still young then, and he remembers that the first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was the face of the Main God.

"Host, I... I really don't remember ever having any other identity. I remember the Main God, I remember my number, I remember..."

Su Qingci seemed to be on the verge of a breakdown.

He huddled there, hugging himself.

This situation made Wuma Xiu realize that he couldn't ask any more questions, or who knows what might happen. However, it seems that the problems are indeed piling up.

Su Qingci had no idea what was happening to her.

What's with this string of gibberish?

He should be the owner, so how did he end up with this filth on him without even knowing it?

"Host..."

Su Qingci raised her head, looking at him with teary eyes.

Wuma Xiu walked up to him, bent down, and reached out to pat his head.

"Don't be afraid, it's okay. I'm here."

Su Qingci sniffed, then suddenly lunged forward, hugged Wuma Xiu's waist, buried her face in his chest, and shouted at the top of her lungs:

"Host, although I'm no longer innocent, I'm still your System! You can't kick me out because of that!"

Wuma Xiu stiffened as it hugged him. Even with his current composure as a Sea God, he almost lost his composure after hearing this.

Is he no longer innocent? Should we kick him out? What kind of logic is this?

He looked down at the Little Flower Spirit on his waist, who was crying her eyes out, and felt that all the pitiful look she had just given him had been completely shattered by that one sentence.

What kind of thought process does this person have? It's all so confusing!

Wuma Xiu increased the pressure and pressed Su Qingci down.

Su Qingci was forced to lower her head and shouted at the top of her lungs:

"Host, be gentle! I feel like my head is going to fall off! Although it's okay for a system to lose its head, and if you're happy, I can let you kick it around like a ball. But, this is really unsightly and will scare the children."

Seeing his cowardly and witty appearance, Wuma Xiu loosened his grip.

Su Qingci to her feet.

He first touched his neck to make sure his head was still there before belatedly looking up at Wuma Xiu.

There was still a hint of lingering grievance in his eyes.

Why was the host so ferocious just now?

What's rare today is the adult version of the Water God.

He was tall and slender, with refined features, and sitting there, he truly resembled a high-ranking god. In the eyes of the outer gods, this high-ranking god of the water element still possessed majesty, and at least appeared to be able to command respect.

But this semblance of dignity is only maintained in front of gods who don't know him.

Today, the Water God is going to collect a debt.