The Late "Void Engine"

Wei Zitong sat alone in a blue supercar, staring blankly at the steering wheel.

This was his tenth day in this world...

But he couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. Apart from a significant improvement in his financial situation, nothing else had changed...

If this were just a world of power struggles within ordinary wealthy families, he wouldn't be worried about his current situation. But this was the world of Super Seminary!

As a fan of anime in his previous life, he knew Super Seminary was a world where technology reigned supreme, with "tech gods" wreaking havoc across the universe, capable of destroying civilizations on a whim!

Being reborn into the world of Super Seminary as an ordinary person? He couldn't help but laugh at the absurdity of it. Forget about those supernatural beings; even a fodder-level demon could wipe him out with a single finger!

He wasn't asking for an invincible system or a universal library. At the very least, he should have been given a Super Gene, allowing him to become a Super Soldier and integrate into the normal flow of the world. That would at least give him some means of self-preservation.

"This is such a scam, starting on hell mode!" Wei Zitong angrily stomped on the accelerator. The blue supercar roared to life and sped forward...

No matter what, life had to go on. Even a broken pot had to be thrown with force to break. With that mindset, Wei Zitong decided to enjoy his life as a rich second-generation heir before the world underwent major changes.

Lazily leaning back against the plush seat, Wei Zitong listened to music while chatting with a private investigator hired by the original owner of his body.

"Young Master Wei, I've investigated the information you requested," the private investigator said over the phone. "Based on Angel International's reports, investment projects, and capital flows over the past few years, a sum of money has indeed disappeared. The accounting was done very well, but I hired professional accountants to verify it, and we finally got some results..."

"Don't mention all that irrelevant stuff!" Wei Zitong said with some annoyance. He didn't understand most of it. Given his previous life's situation of knowing a little about everything but nothing in depth, he could easily get tangled up by professionals. So, he directly asked, "Just tell me, how much was lost?"

"About..." The private investigator's voice trembled when he mentioned the figures. "About seventy billion..."

"What?" Wei Zitong almost jumped out of his seat. "Seventy billion? Are you sure? How did they cover up the accounts for so much money?"

"Angel International has many investment projects..." the private investigator said. "Perhaps some of them failed..."

"No, no, you have to send me all the information!" Wei Zitong said. "There's a board meeting tomorrow. If I send this information to those directors, let's see how Wei Zixue explains herself?"

"That won't do, Young Master Wei. This involves confidential information. You must come in person to collect it!" the private investigator refused.

Wei Zitong rubbed his temples, feeling reluctant but knowing he had to go.

He was also helpless. This was the last lingering desire of the original owner of his body – to bring down his sister, Wei Zixue, who caused his car accident. As for whether it was true or not, Wei Zitong couldn't delve too deeply. Once large corporations and families were involved, the situation became very complicated...

"Entering Highland Street, please slow down!" The voice of the car's navigation system made Wei Zitong pause.

Highland Street? What a familiar street name!

He thought hard and suddenly remembered that this was where the protagonists Ge Xiaolun and Liu Chuang fought in the original anime!

He was wondering if it could be such a coincidence. Just as he was about to slow down, a sudden "Silence!" caused his mind to briefly freeze.

That was Ge Xiaolun's signature skill, Brain Damage Slash! It caused a momentary mental short-circuit, and when amplified, it could even cause moving objects to temporarily freeze!

This was a very powerful skill. At its peak, it could even slightly subvert the law of conservation of energy!

Wei Zitong never expected to be caught in the crossfire while driving. By the time he recovered from this mental short-circuit, the sharp sound of tires screeching on the ground pierced his ears. As his vision returned, he saw his supercar had veered out of the right lane and was heading straight for a double-decker bus!

He didn't have time to react, not even enough time to hit the brakes. He just felt a sudden jolt and his body involuntarily lurched forward, his forehead hitting the windshield before the airbag could deploy...

He felt like he was dead, yet not quite. He vaguely heard a distant, ethereal voice echoing.

As his consciousness coalesced, the voice gradually became clearer...

"Void Energy reaction detected, engine starting... Host body detected with fatal damage, initiating repair..."

"Rewriting host's genes... Rewriting in progress... Warning, insufficient permissions, rewrite failed!"

"Initiating optimal solution... Calculating... Calculation successful, initiating gene optimization program... Program progress 10%... 20%... 30%... 40%..."

"50%... Hello, host!" As if sensing Wei Zitong's consciousness fluctuations, the voice changed, becoming less mechanical.

"Hello, who are you?" Wei Zitong hesitantly sent this thought. He had actually guessed what was happening, but the surprise was so sudden that he was caught off guard!

"I am your Void Engine system in the Dark Plane!" the voice said. "First activation, model... System files lost, read failed!"

In an instant, the voice became mechanical and stiff again!

But Wei Zitong couldn't care less. His surprise and joy mixed as he asked, "What abilities can you grant me?"

"The engine has suffered unknown damage, and current activation permissions are insufficient!" the system replied. "However, you can define and rewrite the state of some matter by 'negating' a false proposition!"

"Is it that powerful?" Wei Zitong's emotions surged. "Doesn't that mean 'words become reality'?"

"It has nothing to do with 'words become reality'!" the system said. "This is just the activation code for a low-level technology tree. Due to insufficient permissions, some technology trees cannot be triggered!"

"What kind of technology trees cannot be triggered?" Wei Zitong quickly asked.

"System files lost, unable to answer!" the system's voice became mechanical again. "90%... 100%, gene optimization complete. Host successfully promoted to first-generation Super Soldier. Consciousness returning..."

"Wait a minute!" Wei Zitong quickly called out. "You said you were damaged, you have to tell me how to fix you!"

"System files lost, unable to answer!" the system's voice remained cold. "Some abilities can be restored by absorbing low-entropy energy. Host's consciousness has been away from the body for too long and needs to return immediately!"

"Damn it! Why can't I..." Wei Zitong tried to struggle, but by the time he broke free from the feeling of his consciousness being forcibly contained, he had returned to the real world. However, what he wanted to say still blurted out!

"control it!"

Suddenly, he felt a tightness in his chest. Wei Zitong looked up and realized he was being pressed against the steering wheel by the airbag. The windshield in front of him was covered in a dense network of cracks, likely from his forehead hitting it.

A crowd had gathered outside. Someone was trying to force open the driver's side door to rescue him. Wei Zitong glanced and saw a young man who, despite being decent-looking, had a distinctly uncool aura.

The young man, completely unaware that Wei Zitong had woken up, was sizing him up with a sideways glance. He was fumbling with the car door, because only he knew that this car accident was his fault. He had shouted "Silence!" at a most inappropriate time. His intention was to act heroically, but he had inadvertently caused a car accident. If someone had died because of it, he would never be able to live with himself.

Is this Ge Xiaolun? Wei Zitong, looking quite disheveled, propped himself on the steering wheel and stared with amusement at Ge Xiaolun, whose anxiety was clearly visible. Suddenly, a mischievous impulse struck him, and he grabbed the door handle with his left hand, pushing it outward with force.

Wei Zitong had intended to use the car door to slap Ge Xiaolun, but he hadn't anticipated how quickly he'd adapt to the strength of a Super Soldier. He used too much force, and while the car door opened, Ge Xiaolun was sent flying out like a cannonball!

"You damn brat, what's all the commotion..." A burly man with a face full of fat grumbled as he emerged from an alley. However, he stopped mid-sentence and quickly ducked, narrowly avoiding the flying Ge Xiaolun, letting out a surprised yelp, "Oh, holy crap!"

It wasn't until this "Oh, holy crap!" that the onlookers snapped out of their daze. They realized that being able to blow someone away by opening a car door wasn't the strength of an ordinary person, and they began to back away.

Of course, some brave onlookers took out their phones to record.

"No recording!" Wei Zitong knew it wasn't good to display supernatural abilities in front of ordinary people. He quickly suppressed his surging joy, rushed out of the driver's seat, and shouted at the few curious youths recording, "No recording!"

Those youths naturally wouldn't listen to Wei Zitong, but something strange happened. The recording function on their phones disappeared after Wei Zitong shouted "No recording!" No matter how they swiped on their phone screens, they couldn't find the recording function. In an instant, they looked as if they had seen a ghost, dropped their phones, and ran away!

Wei Zitong was also a bit confused. He picked up a phone that wasn't broken and looked at it. Seeing that the recording function had disappeared, his heart filled with joy—his Void Engine's abilities were truly useful!

While Wei Zitong was secretly pleased with his engine's power, Ge Xiaolun lay motionless on the ground. Someone shouted, "He's been murdered!" causing a huge commotion!

The rough-looking, burly man had just stood up when the shout of "He's been murdered!" startled him so much that he almost fell back down. He quickly turned around and signaled his subordinates to prepare to flee.

Wei Zitong hadn't expected that Ge Xiaolun, who was supposed to have been killed by Liu Chuang, would die by his hand. He felt a moment of helplessness. Seeing the burly man, who he suspected was Liu Chuang, about to flee, he quickly shouted, "Don't run!"

Liu Chuang felt a jolt all over his body. He had forgotten what he was doing and scratched his head in confusion, muttering to himself, "What was I about to do?"

"Chuangzi, let's run! That kid's been beaten to death. If we don't run, the cops will take us to the station," one of his subordinates said, pulling at Liu Chuang.

Liu Chuang suddenly came to his senses. He glanced at the motionless Ge Xiaolun lying on the ground, turned, and prepared to run again.

But how could Wei Zitong let Liu Chuang escape? Seeing his abilities becoming more and more useful, he couldn't help but want to continue using them on Liu Chuang.

Seeing Wei Zitong striding towards them, Liu Chuang and the others felt a bit guilty and retreated several steps.

"Chuangzi, what do we do? That guy's coming over!" one of his subordinates asked, his face ashen.

Liu Chuang felt that as a big brother, he couldn't back down. He gritted his teeth and met Wei Zitong, saying, "Which street do you run? State your name..."

Unexpectedly, Wei Zitong, with a wicked grin, suddenly crouched down. Ge Xiaolun, in a frog-like stance, pounced on Liu Chuang and sent him flying without even a chance to scream!

"Well, it's finally complete. Everyone has died once!" Wei Zitong said, standing up and dusting off his hands.

Wei Zitong was feeling quite relaxed, but Ge Xiaolun, realizing he had pounced on the wrong person, became flustered. He didn't even dare to check Liu Chuang's pulse and cried out in panic, "I-I didn't do it on purpose! He's a thug, I was acting in self-defense, no, that's not..."

The more he tried to explain, the worse it got...

Wei Zitong was in a great mood, watching Ge Xiaolun frantically trying to explain himself in vain. But when Ge Xiaolun's attention shifted to him, he felt a bit uneasy!

As expected, seeing Wei Zitong smirking from the side, Ge Xiaolun's expression turned from panic to anger.

"It's all your fault!" Ge Xiaolun shouted indignantly.

Without a word, Wei Zitong immediately imposed a gag order on Ge Xiaolun: "You are not allowed to speak!"

Ge Xiaolun felt as if he had also been hit by a Brain Damage Slash. He opened his mouth and let out hoarse "hoo hoo" sounds, but he couldn't utter a single word!

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