Uninvited Guest

[The unit suggests you go and find out the situation.]

[You currently need to obtain as much external information as possible. This will be beneficial for your future life and also for our cooperation.]

Even without One's reminder, Chen Fan understood this principle, but...

Who knew what consequences rash actions would trigger?!

This wasn't a game; there was no such thing as saving and loading in reality!

[Based on the comprehensive judgment of currently available information, the unit believes that the God Chosen identity can effectively reduce the risk factor of this action.]

After a moment of hesitation, Chen Fan gritted his teeth and made a decision!

He'd do it!

Looking at his mother, who was standing by the door with a wary expression, Chen Fan's heart stirred slightly:

First, he needed to come up with an excuse that could "fool" his mother!

A few minutes later, Chen Fan, having thought through his words, reached out with a determined expression towards the wooden door handle.

"Xiao Fan!"

Noticing Chen Fan's action, his mother suddenly snapped back to attention.

She grabbed Chen Fan's arm and stared at his eyes in panic: "What do you want to do?!"

"I am a God Chosen."

Seeing his mother trying to stop him, Chen Fan said with his usual expression, "God loves the world. The Church said that God Chosen should set an example and spread God's glory to the world."

After speaking, Chen Fan looked into his mother's eyes with his usual expression.

He wasn't just making this up!

In the original owner's notes, this was something he learned in the first class at the Church after becoming a God Chosen.

It could be considered the highest code of conduct for a God Chosen.

Under Chen Fan's open gaze, his mother hesitated for a moment, then slowly released her wrinkled hands.

She didn't speak, but just looked at her child with a complex expression.

Chen Fan couldn't understand this look, but he knew that his mother was no longer blocking his steps.

Listening to the increasingly noisy commotion outside the door, he took a deep breath and reached out to twist the wooden door handle.

Outside the door, the sun was bright.

The warm sunlight shone on the concrete staircase, bringing a slight feeling of heat.

This was the first time Chen Fan had left his home since transmigrating to this world.

He subconsciously turned his head to look at the world outside the staircase – a cluster of low-rise concrete bungalows were scattered across the land in an orderly fashion. The sky was blue, and at the end of his vision was an incredibly dazzling light, surrounded by four other similarly shimmering spired buildings.

What were those things?

A hint of confusion arose in Chen Fan's mind, but now was clearly not the time to delve into this question.

He suppressed the confusion in his heart and turned his gaze to the staircase in front of him.

The staircase was bustling with many people who had come to watch the excitement.

Perhaps this was a common trait of humans; no matter which world, there would always be crowds gathered to watch the spectacle.

Chen Fan's gaze swept over the crowd and finally stopped at a completely open wooden door not far away.

The door had a hole in it and was leaning crookedly against the door frame.

With just one glance, Chen Fan simulated the scene of the incident in his mind: a group of uninvited guests broke into this residential building, then roughly kicked open the not-so-sturdy wooden door.

Angry shouts, cries, and discussions intertwined, echoing in the staircase.

Perhaps the "excitement" was too captivating, as no one noticed Chen Fan at this moment.

Just as he was about to squeeze through the crowd towards the "scene of the crime," an open door next door caught his attention.

More accurately, it was the scene inside the door that attracted Chen Fan's attention – a God Statue.

Unlike the God Statue in Chen Fan's home, which was placed high up, this God Statue was casually placed on the concrete floor.

The God Statue sat on the concrete floor, facing the open door, its exquisite eyes reflecting slightly under the sunlight.

Chen Fan subconsciously frowned.

Although he didn't understand the doctrines and beliefs of this mysterious religion, based on the information he had gathered over the past two days, placing a God Statue casually on the ground was definitely not normal behavior!

His heart stirred slightly. If he remembered correctly, the original owner had mentioned this neighbor in his notes.

Xu Huai, the original owner called her Sister Huai.

In the notes left by the original owner, after the original owner became a God Chosen, Xu Huai's attitude towards the original owner had shown a negative change!

Chen Fan silently noted this clue in his mind, then stepped forward towards the "scene of the crime."

"Is this Sister Shen's place?"

"Yeah, who else could it be besides her?"

"Tsk tsk tsk... What did Sister Shen do this time? How did she manage to provoke these people out of the blue?"

"You don't know?! I heard someone say that Sister Shen owes a lot of debt!"

"Ah?"

A cacophony of discussions reached his ears.

Chen Fan pursed his lips, not taking these discussions to heart.

Based on his work experience in his previous life, the credibility of such rumors was usually quite low.

The stairwell wasn't spacious, even a bit narrow.

Chen Fan struggled to navigate through the crowd.

Perhaps his movements were a little too forceful, and the surrounding neighbors who were watching the spectacle immediately cast annoyed glances at him, which naturally included the gossiping middle-aged woman: "Hey, you..."

The next second, her voice came to an abrupt halt.

Under Chen Fan's gaze, the flabby flesh on the middle-aged woman's cheeks trembled violently a few times: "You, you... Why are you here?"

"Who is it? Who's here?"

Beside her, a woman who hadn't turned around yet asked distractedly, "Is it that useless deadbeat of yours?"

Hearing this, the middle-aged woman's face immediately showed embarrassment. She turned around and slapped her hard: "What kind of dirty talk is that!"

"It's the God Chosen!"

A single stone stirred up a thousand ripples.

The middle-aged woman's low exclamation instantly made the surrounding onlookers restless.

In just a brief moment, Chen Fan felt countless gazes converge on him.

Excitement, exhilaration, but more than that, a heartfelt reverence.

Chen Fan was very familiar with this kind of look – his mother had the same posture when she worshipped the God Statue.

At this moment, Chen Fan more deeply understood the status of the God Chosen in this world.

Amidst the shock in his heart, he slowly moved his steps.

The next second, as he moved, the surrounding crowd began to slowly retreat, spontaneously clearing an open space for him.

At the same time, One also expressed its amazement in his mind in real-time: [I have to admit, this is the most deformed technological civilization this unit has ever seen.]

Chen Fan's eyes flickered, and he silently retorted in his heart: 'You've seen many technological civilizations?'

[...Only two so far.]

Chen Fan's mouth twitched slightly.

He completely understood now, this Intelligent Terminal was completely unreliable!!!

[But this unit's database has a large number of social models of civilizations!]

One added: [This unit just retrieved the social models recorded in the database, and guess what?]

...You, you guess?

Chen Fan's emotions were a bit disjointed.

[Not a single technological civilization has this kind of social structure, at least not in this unit's database!]

[You're going to be rich, kid!]

One's voice carried a strange excitement: [Listen to me, let's record more sample data while we can. To say the least, just the social form of this civilization alone can get us over a dozen papers published in the Civil Sociology Branch under the Human Alliance Academy of Sciences!]

Hearing this, Chen Fan only felt a throbbing pain in his temples.

So even higher civilizations care about publishing papers?!

Wait, that doesn't seem to be the point right now!!

Realizing that he had been led astray by the Intelligent Terminal, Chen Fan quickly pulled his thoughts back and focused his attention on the crowd in front of him.

"...God Chosen, this is just a small matter, you don't need to personally inquire about it."

The middle-aged woman who had been gossiping earlier had a fawning smile on her face and explained to Chen Fan in a low voice, "It's just people coming to collect debts."

Chen Fan raised his eyebrows.

Just?

Whose debt collection could cause such a commotion?

He tried his best to maintain his calm demeanor and silently walked forward.

Seeing that Chen Fan didn't stop, the middle-aged woman's face immediately showed anxiety: "God Chosen, those people... are not easy to mess with!"

"You must not put yourself in danger!"

"If something were to happen to you, we would..."

Mid-sentence, the middle-aged woman was sharply pulled by the person next to her. "What nonsense are you spouting!"

"God Chosen are protected by God, how could anything happen to them!"

Listening to the surrounding discussions, Chen Fan's heart sank.

In the eyes of these neighbors, these uninvited guests weren't afraid of his identity as a God Chosen?

And it seemed that something happening to a God Chosen was also a disaster for these bystanders?

The latter could be understood as the Church or God's wrath.

But... what about the former?