"I knock?!"
"Core protocol warning: Unauthorized life forms break into the absolutely forbidden area! Space-time coordinate locking... identification... host vital signs confirmation..."
Qing Ling's exclamation sounded vaguely with a hint of electric noise.
The one who made the sound was the silver-haired woman. Her pair of magnificent heterochromatic pupils flashed violently, and a chaotic stream of light blue information vaguely appeared around her body.
She took a half step back and made a defensive posture with her hands in front of her, similar to a swipe operation interface.
"DK-2! Hey! Why did you bring him in?! All I approved was your 'emergency materialization agreement' and limited permission to go out, but I didn't open the visitor channel of 'Slumber Sanctuary'!"
Her voice quickly transitioned from the initial mechanical warning to a kind of panic with obvious "popularity", but the wording still retained the systematic rigidity.
"What's all the fuss about?"
Holding the already petrified Long Jinyu more firmly, the emerald dragon tail swayed leisurely, and the corners of his lips raised a playful arc that saw through everything.
"He is the 'host', the 'master', and the theoretical holder of the highest permission in this space. I am bringing my master home, why do I need to apply for an additional 'visitor permission'?"
Her tone of voice was gentle and her logic was impeccable, as if she were stating a truth as natural as "water flows downwards".
The smile in her emerald eyes deepened, she tilted her head slightly, her eyes passed over Long Jinyu's dull face, and then returned to System-chan:
"Or... our dear 'System Treasure'?"
This long-lost and affectionate title made System-chan's data flow seem to fluctuate.
"Are you actually... shy? Because you finally have to use this carefully crafted 'revelation' to face the master who has been 'tortured' by you for so long with various tasks, points and 'logical protocols'?"
"Who, who is shy?! It's nothing! Don't talk nonsense!"
She, System-chan, or System Treasure, unconsciously raised her voice a little higher, her eyes widened, and a look similar to "angry" appeared on her face that looked exactly like Long Jinyu but looked colder.
She subconsciously raised her hand to push her non-existent glasses. She froze halfway up her hand and hugged it to her chest instead, trying to make a serious gesture.
"This is a security issue! Security regulations! DK-2, you are misinterpreting the core spirit of the agreement! The energy level of the core sleeping space is too high, and if the host enters without adaptive adjustment, there may be unknown risks! Data Simulation shows--"
Her tirade failed to begin.
Because, Long Jinyu moved.
From the moment he stepped into this space, Long Jinyu was in a state of confusion due to information overload. The high-tech laboratory, the sleeping guard cabin, and that... that silver-haired figure that looked more and more familiar and whose heart beat faster the more he looked at it.
Zhi Yu's words "Master who has been tortured for so long", "Dear System Treasure" and System-chan's familiar electronic tone, which pretends to be calm but cannot hide the guilty conscience, hit the ears at the same time -
The face he glanced at when he was unconscious completely overlapped with the person in front of him.
All the clues, all the speculations, all the sense of absurdity and the accumulated grievances, anger, fear... exploded at this moment!
"... tong... bao...?"
Long Jinyu's voice was very soft, with a tremor that was almost like talking in sleep, and he slowly raised his head.
Then, a blazing flame ignited in those eyes.
"Is it really you--?!"
A roar, no longer a question, but an explosion!
He used his hands and feet to break free from the warmer and more stable embrace, and sooner or later he let go as expected. He thoughtfully lifted the hand holding his knee up to help him stabilize his body, and took half a step away with a smile.
He staggered to his feet, and then, like a Silver Dragon cub that was completely enraged and had its hair exploded, he rushed towards the silver-haired figure!
"You second-rate brat!!!"
Long Jinyu's speed is astonishingly fast. Perhaps it is the ultimate anger that stimulates his potential, or it may be the blessing of the special environment here.
In short, before System-chan could switch from discussing "security issues", he pinched his cheek accurately!
Two hands, one on the left and one on the right, pinched the face that looked fragile and had a slightly cool touch, and then - pulled it out with force!
"The painting fooled me! The mission tricked me! I lost my chain at the critical moment and almost finished the game! And now I'm hiding here to show off!!"
Long Jinyu roared while performing "torture", tearing System-chan's exquisite face into various funny shapes.
"Look at other people's Sister Su's 'Medical Pavilion System'! A hospital can build such an advanced soul guidance fleet! Look at you again! Do you think you can stand up to me?! You still have the nerve to use my face?! Did I agree?! Can you afford the royalties for the image rights? You!!!"
"Woo--!"
System-chan made a short electronic sound, which didn't sound like a cry of pain, but more like a system overload.
She obviously hadn't fully adapted to this new body's feedback mechanism for being "bullied". Data streamed through her pupils like crazy, trying to analyze the current situation:
"Warning! Facial bionic soft tissue is suffering from continuous non-destructive deformation... Emotion Simulation module feedback... This is a high probability of a mixed expression of 'anger' and 'teasing'... Matching in the database... Highest matching item: Physical interaction of young primates expressing intimacy or dissatisfaction... Suggested response plan..."
Long Jinyu listened to her electronic sound that was still "analyzing", and became even more angry. "Are you still analyzing?! Analyzing a bubble teapot! I just said that the more you look at it, the more familiar it looks!"
"Wait! It seems... this face is more like a girl's face, right?! You actually used it for me? You are really trying to trick me again, right?!"
System-chan heard this and raised his hand, with tiny silver data streams on his fingertips Entanglement, trying to move the "attacker's" wrist away, but the moment those data streams touched Long Jinyu's skin, they retracted like an electric shock -
Article 1 of the Core Agreement: Any behavior that may cause harm to the host is prohibited, even if the host is performing "unknown emotional expressions" on the system carrier.
"Tsk, tsk."
Unexpectedly, he walked gracefully nearby, folded his arms, and watched with gusto.
"Master, use a little more force on the left side of your face. Yes, it's symmetrical. System Treasure. I have to admit that the touch Simulation and elastic parameters of your "bionic surface" are quite exquisitely set."
Her eyes curled up, "It seems like a lot of effort has been put into those unnecessary aesthetics and interactive modules. What about the data computing resource misappropriation warning?"
"Heal--! DK-2!"
System-chan tried to accuse this inciting companion with his eyes, but because his face was pulled, his eyes were not intimidating.
Therefore, she could only defend with a slightly slurred expression with a slightly deformed face that was a mixture of divine precision and helpless confusion:
"Su, host... please calm down..."
"Logical correction: It is not a 'trap'. According to the records of the Dragon God Bloodline inheritance database... high-level Dragon God Bloodline awakened people, due to the improvement of their life levels and the perfect expression of their genes... their physical characteristics tend to exceed ordinary The 'perfection' of the standard gender definition is commonly known as...'male body and female phase'. Reference case: Dragon God reincarnation body Lan Xuanyu. This is a normal physiological symptom... not caused by the parameter settings of this system."
She paused and seemed to be reading some information. "In addition, according to... long-term behavioral observation records, your current 'satisfaction index' with your own face has been maintained at a high level of 92.7% for a long time. When cleaning and arranging your appearance every morning, the time you spend in front of the mirror and... the joy of your expression are significantly higher than at other times."
"Shut up!!!"
Long Jinyu's cheeks were red, the tips of his ears were almost bleeding, and the force of pinching his face was unknowingly increased by half an inch. Such a private little beauty act was so accurately documented and disclosed, it was simply a social death!
"Who asked you to observe this?! You even remembered that I brushed my teeth and washed my face in the morning and looked at my beauty in the mirror?! You are invading privacy! Invading the sacred and inviolable washing time of the host!!"
"But this is the optimal solution..."
System-chan tried to stick to her logic, her voice muffled, "Based on the principles of 'preference first' and 'maximizing image affinity', this system's shape template uses the host image as the basis for gender conversion and adaptability optimization, which is logical."
"You're so logical! That's wrong! You... you won't even... when I take a shower or watch a movie..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw that the face that was very similar to him had a very human face... a faint blush. The pair of gold and silver eyes also flickered slightly and did not answer immediately.
Long Jinyu:"!!!"
"Fuck!"
He understood instantly, and a rush of blood rushed to the top of his head, "You really can see this guy?!"
This is why, after Long Jinyu traveled through time, he subconsciously rejected things like "Soul Spirit moving into the Spiritual Sea".
It's not that Soul Spirit is bad, but as a teenager who grew up in Blue Star and values personal privacy and independent space, he simply cannot accept that his spiritual world has become a "group dormitory" and his every move may be sensed by his "roommates".
He would rather face the storms of this world alone than experience that kind of "live broadcast of consciousness" around the clock.
"Ahem."
Yu Yu, who had had enough of watching the show, finally coughed gracefully and stepped forward. With a gentle sweep of his emerald green dragon tail, a gentle force of life flowed through, deftly removing his strength.
"Okay, my lord."
"If you continue to squeeze it, the core cooling system of a certain system lady may be overloaded and alarm. There is a long way to go, and there are still many opportunities for education~"
Her voice was full of joy, "In the process of learning 'humanization', some of our 'System Treasure''s observation behaviors did... go a little deeper. However, this may also mean that she cares more and more about everything about the 'host', doesn't it?"
System-chan: "..."
Long Jinyu: "..."
He let go.
System-chan immediately took a small step back and covered his reddish and hot cheeks with both hands. A rare hint of "grievance" and "accusation" appeared in those heterochromatic pupils. He looked at him wetly, with a face that was similar to his but more "feminine"...
Long Jinyu was suddenly stunned.
In the remaining warmth on the fingertips, a belated and real touch suddenly hit my heart.
Yes, the "person" in front of him has a physical body, can panic, and can be pinched by him. No matter how his appearance changes, the core is still the one who accompanied him through time and space, listened to him talk about Blue Star's past events, and complained about Douluo's weird things. When he was confused countless times late at night, he used cold electronic sounds to provide information support, and he was also the only one who knew all his origins and weaknesses...
System Treasure.
His System Treasure.
It's not a cold program or a void interface.
It was a... living, strange "life" that existed in front of him.
It is his most original and special "accomplice" and "home" in this strange world.
The anger receded like a tide, revealing the complex beach underneath, a hint of absurdity, a hint of novelty, a hint of embarrassment, and... a hint of mixed kindness and soft-hearted emotions.
He glared at System-chan fiercely, then turned away. The blush on his ears did not fade away, and his lips moved. After a while, he muttered:
"Hmph... forget it."
His voice was muffled, with a bit of a nasal sound, and his eyes drifted away, "Looking at how you... brought Yu here in time this time, we barely... evened it out."
After the words fell, there was silence in the laboratory, except for the slight gurgling sound of energy liquid circulating in the culture chamber.
System-chan blinked, and the flow of information in his pupils calmed down, returning to a clear and slightly curious look, as if he was analyzing the complex emotional cues behind the host's words "even".
After all, Long Jinyu still couldn't hold it back--
A strong sourness rushed to the tip of his nose, which was more difficult to resist than the anger just now.
He suddenly took a step forward, and under System-chan's slightly astonished gaze, he stretched out his arms and hugged her tightly into his arms somewhat roughly. He buried his face deeply into her silver hair that had a faint cold electronic aura but was extremely soft.
"Idiot... don't scare me like this next time..."
His voice was no longer a roar, but revealed deep fear and dependence, "If there are any changes... tell me in advance... don't mess around on your own anymore... don't keep me in the dark anymore..."
System-chan's body stiffened for a moment. As an inhuman existence, she was still adapting to this kind of physical contact driven purely by emotion. The core protocol library was quickly searched:
[Emergency: Host initiates high-intensity emotional contact protocol.]
[Loading the emotional feedback Simulation subroutine: 'comfort'...]
[The output power of the power joint is reduced to 15%, Simulation'gentle' strength...]
[The body surface temperature module is adjusted regionally, focusing on the contact area, Simulation'biological body temperature'...]
[Database comparison: This behavior matches the 'hug' data model at 97.3%, and is judged to be a positive interaction.]
She hesitated for a moment, raised her arms awkwardly, and gently hugged Long Jinyu's somewhat thin back, imitating the way she had healed before, and patted her stiffly but hard and gently.
"... data record update."
She said softly, "Promise that any major protocol changes or form adjustments in the future will initiate a pre-notification process. Current order priority: ensure the physical and mental health of host Long Jinyu."
Yu stood aside, watching the two people embracing each other gently, with a smile of relief on her lips. She did not disturb this tender moment that crossed the boundary between reality and reality, but turned around silently, with the emerald green light flowing on her fingertips, as if she had brought out a simple and warm jade basin from the folds of the space.
The hot steam in the basin was steaming, and an extremely familiar and captivating aroma instantly filled the air, domineeringly dissipating the original energy liquid smell in the laboratory.
That's the aroma of wheat flour that has been kneaded and fermented and then steamed, mixed with the mellow gravy, crisp vegetables and a little bit of the flavor of hometown-specific spices!
Long Jinyu's stomach growled almost simultaneously. He raised his head blankly from System-chan's shoulders and looked at the scent with hazy eyes.
I saw Yu holding the basin of the source of the fragrance and walking towards me with a smile, "My lord, the soul is agitated, the energy and blood are not flat, and Soul Power is exhausted. If you absorb 'Candlelight' at this time, you may be in danger of losing your mental strength and shaking your blood. Why don't you try this first?"
She placed the jade basin on a glossy stone table that had appeared next to her at some point. In the basin, chubby, ingot-like dumplings were stacked neatly, with thin skin and enough filling, vaguely revealing the fresh color inside. The heat was lingering in it, as if it had the unique warm light and shadow of a small kitchen in Blue Star.
"This, this is... dumpling?!"
Long Jinyu let go of System-chan, his eyes widened, and he came closer in disbelief, "It's still my favorite stuffed pork and cabbage?! Yu... you, how could you..."
I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I'll give you a beautiful picture of the protagonist!