The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel
Chapter 4

System

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Episode 4. The system sorted out its thoughts. He wiped his arms roughly with a towel, and suddenly discovered something like a birthmark under his armpit. Upon closer inspection, it looked like a birthmark.

Yet it definitely was not there when he wore a vest and scrubbed himself a few days ago.

Lin Yuzhu wiped it again, but this red mark remained. She thought to herself that it was strange.

Then she heard a buzzing sound in her brain, and she felt as if the entire scene before her eyes had blurred.

After her mind cleared up, Lin Yuzhu took a deep breath. For a moment, she felt as if her whole body was about to explode.

Before she even figured out what was going on, she heard a dripping sound by her ear. The system has completely integrated with this interface. May I ask if the host wishes to activate the system?

A magnetic voice drifted by her ear like a spring breeze.

Lin Yuzhu rubbed her ears. As someone who was sensitive to voices, how was it that she felt like she was falling in love?

Oh dear, better not, better not. Just kidding, she was still in the bathhouse. What if she turned it on and was forcibly pulled into some space by the system? What would the auntie who had just walked in think?

Lin Yuzhu was extremely excited. She was also a time-traveler with a Golden Finger, and it seemed that transmigrating perks were indeed a thing.

Lin Yuzhu, who was dying to let out a long howl to the heavens, managed to hold it in after all. She crawled out of the pool, got ready to take a proper shower, and hurried home, which at least justified those twenty cents.

When she reached home and looked at the wall clock, there was still some time before Lin Mother and the others returned. Lin Yuzhu hurriedly returned to her room, locked the door, and excitedly tried to call out to the system in her mind.

Um, system, are you still there?

Welcome to Kailuo Farm System. May I ask if the host wishes to activate the system?

It was still that melodious voice, gently drifting by her ear.

Lin Yuzhu thought happily to herself that even if this system was as useless as a chicken rib, just listening to the voice was good enough. This system can sing, tell stories, and help you fall asleep, you know!

Just listening to this sunshine-like service showed how high-end this system was.

Lin Yuzhu was almost so happy she lost her bearings, and said out loud directly, Hehe, activate the system. Alright.

Gentle reminder: This system can detect the host's intent. The host can recite thoughts silently to prevent others from noticing. The system suggests that the host cultivate good safety awareness.

Lin Yuzhu nodded repeatedly, realizing that she had gotten carried away just now.

Mm, you're handsome, and whatever you say is right.

Please choose whether your spiritual body or physical body enters the farm.

Lin Yuzhu, who read various Golden Finger novels year-round, naturally understood what the system meant. Thinking that there was no one at home, and that once she went down to the countryside there would be too many eyes and ears making physical entry inconvenient, she might as well take advantage of the current convenience to enter physically.

The moment she thought this, her vision blurred and the scene changed. A breath of green grass rushed toward her face. Breathing in the fresh air, her entire body felt refreshed and invigorated.

At this moment, Lin Yuzhu was standing right in front of a small house built of blue bricks. Behind her were patches of farmland, with one plot already cultivated, looking to be about 100 square meters in size.

Looking out, the only truly cultivated farmland seemed to be this single square patch, and a sign for uncultivated land was still stuck in the ground next to it.

Near the farmland, there was also a flowing river. Following the river's course, one could see boundless fields with no end in sight.

Looking further ahead, there seemed to be some buildings over there, though they were too blurry to make out clearly.

Further away were rolling, continuous mountain ranges.

To say nothing of the far distance, Lin Yuzhu felt the scene before her was extremely familiar. Was this not a certain well-known game's so-and-so farm that once drove people crazy?

Might as well just name the system directly after this.

The system only explained, The system merely draws inspiration from some plans of the host's original world. In reality, our farm has multiple ways of manifestation, but this particular way best matches the host's worldview, so the system has made appropriate adjustments.

Lin Yuzhu nodded in understanding. With quite a few questions in her mind, she could not help asking, Then why is it called Kailu Farm?

This system comes from the research and development of an interface called Caesar Continent, and our personnel named it Kailuo Farm.

Lin Yuzhu looked at the boundless mountain ranges, and suddenly thought, Is this space infinitely large?

Can it be like the protagonists in novels, using intent to go wherever they want?

Kailu System actually includes not just farms, but also oceans, minerals, orchards, and so on. I am merely a branch responsible for one of the many farms.

Smart Administrator.

Strictly speaking, the space of the host's body is similar to a planet. This planet is composed of many sub-blocks, with each sub-block inherited by a host. However, there is a layer of transparent isolation walls between the sub-blocks, preventing the hosts from crossing boundaries. Therefore, what the host looks at is not entirely places that can be reached.

The system does not recommend that the host use intent for teleportation.

Lin Yuzhu was speechless, feeling that the more she wanted to ask, the more questions she had. She shook her head, deciding to pick the important ones first. Why was I chosen by the system?

Could it be that I transmigrated because of the system?

The system patiently explained, The host's transmigration is similar to a resonant magnetic field produced in parallel by two interfaces at a certain point in time. At this point in time, the stronger the magnetic field, the easier it is for soul or physical transmigration events to occur.

Therefore, it is not without basis that the host used to read transmigration novels.

Lin Yuzhu pondered for a long time. Even though the system's voice was pleasant to hear and followed the rhythm that whatever it said was right, Lin Yuzhu still could not figure out how the past and present could possibly be parallel.

Gentle reminder: The host has not returned to the past of her former interface.

What did that mean?

Lin Yuzhu's mind went blank. She had been here for a month, and the names of the cities she heard completely matched her original world, alright?

Host, you actually transmigrated into a book, and the contents of the book resemble the 1960s and 1970s of your former interface.

Actually, strictly speaking, an author cannot arrange an interface; it is just that things from an interface happen to be mapped within his imagination, which humans call a flash of inspiration.

Some authors find that as they write, the direction of the story completely gets out of control, deviating further and further from the original outline, which might also be due to the issue of mapping.

Lin Yuzhu listened in astonishment, her hair standing on end. It was somewhat terrifying.

Actually, this kind of mapping does not happen all the time; it only occurs occasionally. Therefore, when the host time-travels to an interface similar to a plot in a book, you can consider it as crossing into a book, yet this is a real world.

Lin Yuzhu scratched her head. She truly had not encountered any familiar names. Could it be a novel she had never read?

Unable to figure it out?

Or perhaps she had to go to the countryside to encounter them?

Was this an Educated Youth story?

The system did not reveal anything further and began to say that because there were only two time-travelers in this interface and the other one already had a different spatial dimension, this system chose to merge.

Listening to this, the host had the illusion that I was the one left over after the picking. Oh well, anyway, none of that mattered; having a system was the most important thing.

Lin Yuzhu happily looked at the scene before her. Going to the countryside seemed not as terrifying as she had imagined, and even time-traveling felt a bit exciting to her.

"Now, let me introduce the origin of Kailuo Farm to the host. Because human technology is advanced but has caused severe pollution, many living creatures and even ordinary animals cannot survive, while humans desperately need food supplies. Therefore, scientists researched the Planetary System, yet discovered that the space within the system still could not grow crops in the Kailu interface."

"So, scientists used a Magnetic Field Transmitter to launch each spatial system splitter into different interfaces, selecting survival locations suitable for spatial development, and then choosing a host who met the fusion conditions as our partner. As a condition for mutual benefit and reciprocity, the host can freely dispose of the farm's produce."

Warm reminder: the system requires Contribution Points to upgrade, and the acquisition of Contribution Points is issued by Caesar Continent. That is to say, the host can choose to sell the farm produce to Caesar Continent.

As soon as the system finished speaking, a transparent light screen popped up in front of Lin Yuzhu. On the light screen, there were options to buy seeds and sell produce, just like a game. The first thing she saw was the page for buying seeds; if she wanted to sell produce, clicking on sell produce would switch the interface.

Lin Yuzhu looked at the seed icons. Except for level 0 seeds, seeds of other levels were still locked and appeared in a gray state. There were only three level 0 seeds: Carrot, White Radish, and Forage Grass.

Seeing the Forage Grass, Lin Yuzhu had a flash of inspiration. Staring at the distant buildings, could that be a Pasture?

"Correct, that is the Pasture. The format of the Pasture is also similar to the way the host used to play games, except it won't be like games where you can raise magical animals."

"However, there is a wall of light around the Pasture, and a certain proportional difference exists between the internal space and the real space, which is regulated by the system. Therefore, it is recommended that the host does not forcefully enter the Pasture, because the passage of time exists in the same way for the host's physical body."

Lin Yuzhu nodded knowingly. This kind of setting was quite reasonable; she did not hope that the time ratio inside the space was lower than the outside world.

Hmm, thinking about the issue of plant growth, Lin Yuzhu had a question in her mind: if things went on according to the normal ratio, relying on selling produce to upgrade would be a bit too slow, wouldn't it?

Hey, the farmland reclaimed by the system has an Energy Wafer attached underneath, which can quickly catalyze plant growth. Once the soil leaves the coverage area of the wafer, it will turn into ordinary soil.

Friendly suggestion: the host can rent a Small Robot to sow, harvest, and manage the farm. Fair prices.

Each Small Robot can be rented for one day for only 10 Contribution Points, yo.

It is recommended to rent 4 Small Robots for a plot of land so that you can quickly sow and harvest.

Lin Yuzhu clicked her tongue. The system was really considerate; actually, it was just finding ways to make her spend money. The basic value was only 200 Contribution Points, while the Radish and Carrot seeds only cost 160 points, and the Forage Grass was 80 points. Calculated this way, renting the robots was still affordable, it was just that the Pasture probably couldn't be operated.

At this moment, another light screen popped up in front of her. Seeing that it was about the Pasture's Contribution Points—which were universal—and seeing that level 0 could only raise a Chicken, yet a single Chicken actually cost 700 Contribution Points, Lin Yuzhu could only temporarily choose to give up on the Pasture and plant radishes first.

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