[Ding! The God-Tier Drudge Choice System has successfully bound to its host](I know what you want—not a god-tier choice system. None of you ever read the title.) [The drudge host will now make their first god-tier choice.] [1: Transform immediately. Reward: Innate Supreme Treasure, Shi Chen Bamboo Flute](Coming up with names is such a headache.) [2: Don't transform. Wait for Hongjun to harvest you. Reward: Pangu**] [3: Don't transform until you've cultivated to sainthood. Reward: one breath of fresh Spiritual Qi from the Primordial World (You think you can become a saint without Primordial Violet Qi?)]
"Holy crap! Daddy System, you're finally here! This is amazing!"
Shi Chen's heart leaped. Daddy System was here! Author, I'm sorry I ever doubted you!
Only then did he remember the night before he transmigrated.
It had been in a book called The Primordial World Is Ridiculous.
The author had written a line telling readers to comment "1" to get a system.
He hadn't hesitated for a second before commenting. And now... Daddy System really had come!
"By the way, System, what does Pangu** in option two mean?"
Shi Chen asked curiously.
[Why are you asking so many questions? You're an idiot. You won't pick it anyway.]
"Holy crap! You get me, System. Love you. I choose option one."
Shi Chen's eyes widened. The System's words were harsh, but they were so true. Straight to the point! That was just how he liked it. (Probably because it had given him an Innate Supreme Treasure right off the bat.)
[Ding! Host's choice confirmed. The Innate Supreme Treasure, Shi Chen Bamboo Flute, has been stored in the host's body. Once you transform, it will automatically become your companion spirit treasure.]
"Damn it, you lousy System! Did you put my original companion spirit treasure in the choices?"
Shi Chen couldn't shake the feeling that something was off. Why was it a companion spirit treasure?
[Heh, host, you're overthinking it. Do you think a reincarnated Chaos Demon God like you deserves a spirit treasure?]
The System sounded a little guilty, but it believed its idiot host wouldn't notice.
"Hmm... You've got a point. I'm a reincarnated Chaos Demon God. Where would I get a companion spirit treasure?"
Shi Chen gave a wry smile. Right, he was a Chaos Demon God. Weren't companion spirit treasures something the Heavenly Dao gave to innate lifeforms?
That was right—just like Pangu, he'd gotten carried away with the role.
"Before I transform, I'd better plan things out carefully."
Shi Chen settled into quiet thought.
The world had just opened, and life in the Primordial World was still being nurtured. His timing was perfect. None of those insanely powerful formations from later generations existed yet. There was only the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation over there, and Old Ancestor Hongjun going off to get himself killed with a few buddies.
"Going by the novels I've read, Hongjun was a reincarnated Chaos Demon God, as were Luohu and Yang Mei. Then there were the leaders of the Innate Three Races, Yin and Yang, Qiankun, Wangshu, and now me. Plus Lu Ya, whose existence is uncertain."
"This is before the Innate Three Races go to war. Soon, Luohu will provoke a war between them. After that comes the 'Four Saints' campaign against the Devil, the Dao-Devil War, and finally Hongjun's victory. Several fellow Daoists will die, and Hongjun will shed tears as he gathers their loot. Then, in time, Hongjun will cultivate to sainthood."
"So the best plan for me is to get involved in the Dao-Devil War. After Luohu dies, Hongjun will definitely be weakened. If I have to, I'll stab him a couple more times. Then all those treasures will be mine!"
"The best time for me to become a saint will be while Hongjun is 'recovering' and comprehending the Dao. Once I become a saint, I'll preach before Hongjun does, and all the merit will be mine!"
Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh.
This was where that kind of laughter should go.
Why was he so sure he could become a saint?
Well, that was all thanks to web novels.
Hadn't every protagonist with a god-tier choice system gotten Primordial Violet Qi from their system at a crucial moment?
"Hmph! Primordial World, wait for me! I, Shi Chen, have arrived! And Great Dao, you schemed against me. One day, I'll make sure you die!"
Shi Chen snorted and prepared to transform.
—Jade Capital Mountain
Hongjun: "..."
I really must thank you for planning out my fate, too.
Hongjun wore an expression of utter misery.
This was probably the most vile transmigrator he'd ever seen.
Pangu thought the Great Dao was scheming against him. Yang Mei thought Hongjun was scheming against him. Ancestral Dragon thought Hongjun was up to no good and wanted to scheme against him.
And Shi Chen wanted to backstab Hongjun and get revenge on the Great Dao.
Wonderful. Simply wonderful.
Hongjun's mindset and personality had changed quite a bit by now. After all, all these transmigrators had added some flavor to his dull life.
"Forget it. They can do whatever they want. They're just bringing resources to my world, anyway."
Hongjun chuckled and shook his head.
Did they think their systems' rewards came from nowhere?
That's right. The moment Ancestral Dragon triggered his system, Hongjun already knew who they were.
They were transmigrators sent by the Great Dao of other worlds, with the goal of becoming False Great Dao Saints in this world and then taking resources back to their own.
Their rewards, naturally, came from the Great Dao of those worlds.
The Great Dao couldn't know what was happening in this world, so it had only stored energy in the systems for the transmigrators to use in the early stages.
Hongjun had checked. The resources carried by each system were roughly equivalent to what it took to make one False Great Dao Saint.
They were all preparing for the worst: trading enough resources to create a False Great Dao Saint for the chance of getting one.
If all the resources were used, they wouldn't lose anything. If some remained, they'd come out ahead.
Since the other Great Daos couldn't see what was happening to the transmigrators, the systems generally had minds of their own.
These two did, for example.
And it was precisely because the Great Dao couldn't see what was happening in this world that Ancestral Dragon's system had gone quiet for a moment.
They didn't want to give away resources first, but they had no choice. Ancestral Dragon was a slightly smarter transmigrator.
And this Shi Chen...
Never mind. Never mind.
He'd used his original companion spirit treasure to trigger a choice. What a steal.
"Ugh. The Great Daos of the worlds you transmigrators came from really are poor if you don't have a system."
Hongjun smacked his lips and grumbled.
Compared to transmigrators without systems, he preferred the ones with them. They were all bringing resources to his world, so how could he not like them?
The increase in the world's origin power from one cycle of the Primordial World was only about equal to that of one False Great Dao Saint.
Who could have guessed that this "newbie Great Dao" would get two generous benefactors sent its way on its very first day at work?
How could Hongjun not love them?
"Tsk, the more the better. The more there are, the more I like them. Ideally, a hundred or so. You can disrupt the plot however you want, just stay here."
Hongjun had spotted a business opportunity. One transmigrator with a system equaled the resources gained from one cycle of the world.
If a few more showed up, Hongjun said they could disrupt the plot all they wanted. Compared to them, the plot was nothing.
The more transmigrators there were, the stronger Hongjun would become in the future. Just like it said in Chapter One, who wouldn't like getting stronger?
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