Shen Yangge had no choice but to stop dead in his tracks.
Surprise and unease flashed across his face. He had no idea what Database was planning this time.
[Beep, beep, beep-]
The irritating beeping rang inside his head, assaulting his senses. Within moments, both his ears and eyes had suffered varying degrees of damage.
After Shen Yangge lost his hearing for several seconds, a black haze clouded his vision, making his heart jolt.
Had Database finally lost patience and brought out its big guns?
He used his willpower to resist whatever was trying to forcibly seize control of his thoughts. Perhaps even he had not realized he could fight Database under these circumstances.
He had no idea how much time passed before System 615's mechanical voice sounded in his ears:
[Ding-dong. Host has been detected failing to actively complete the mission of helping the male lead ascend the throne. Host will be punished...] [Host will be punished.] [Host will be punished.]
System 615 repeated itself several times, as though it had gotten stuck.
[Punishment will begin in ten seconds.] [Preparing to generate punishment. Host, please be ready.]
Shen Yangge focused all his attention.
[Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one...] [Punishment generated. Punishment duration: fifteen days.]
As the system's final mechanical words faded, Shen Yangge felt his connection to it abruptly sever. Dizzy, he steadied himself, and the guard stationed beside the Imperial Study hurried over to ask, "Lord Shen, are you all right?"
"Shall I summon an imperial physician?"
It took Shen Yangge several seconds to recover after hearing the guard's questions. He stared at the guard before him. "I'm fine."
As he answered, Shen Yangge watched the guard's expression. Seeing neither surprise nor confusion in his