" Nuomi, what will our next mission world be like? Will it be as full of surprises as it is now?"
Shang Shujue sat leaning against a peach tree in the Nuomi System Space, holding a bottle of peach blossom wine in a ceramic container. He smiled warmly, looking dashing and debonair, like a peach blossom fairy.
Song Yanqing sat at the stone table under the peach tree, looked up at him with affection, then looked down at the chessboard in front of him, stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and then placed a piece.
No sooner had his piece been placed than Shang Shujue magically placed another piece in a different spot, instantly reviving the nearly blocked white pieces.
At this moment, no matter where Song Yanqing placed his pieces, he couldn't stop the white pieces from gaining any liberties, while no matter where he placed his pieces, the white pieces could completely block the black pieces in one go. He lost.
"Hahaha... Song Yanqing, you lost again! I'm having eight dishes and a soup later, remember to make them for me, this is my reward for winning against you, hahahahaha..."
Shang Shujue was quite pleased with himself. Seeing how happy he was, Song Yanqing chuckled helplessly and nodded slightly, "Okay, I'll make it for you in a bit."
After their conversation ended, Nuomi, who had been busy with her work, stopped what she was doing and rushed over to them, answering Shang Shujue's question with a serious expression.
"Host, I just checked. The first two worlds we entered were considered beginner worlds, which is why we could bring our memories with us. The later worlds are not beginner worlds."
"The world from now on will require immersive experiences, which means you must lock your memories and enter into them. I can no longer appear in front of people in any form."
"I can only stay in the System Space, but don't worry, I will engrave the mission in your minds. You will definitely go to the same place because of the mission, meet again, get to know each other, fall in love, and stay together forever."
After Nuomi finished speaking, Shang Shujue's smile faded slightly, and his fingers gripping the porcelain bottle turned slightly white. He turned to look at Song Yanqing and found that he was also looking at him. He paused for a moment, and suddenly felt no longer worried about anything.
" Song Yanqing, since that's the case, why don't we play together and see if we encounter more interesting and adventurous stories in the upcoming mission worlds?"
Song Yanqing stood up from the stone table, walked over and hugged him, nuzzling his neck reluctantly. "I don't really want to forget all the wonderful memories we have."
"However, this kind of experience is indeed quite interesting, so I'll go too. I hope that even if we lose our memories, we can still be together happily."
Hearing Song Yanqing's words, Shang Shujue felt a pang of reluctance. He pinched the other's cheek and kissed him several times with tenderness, then asked Nuomi, "So what kind of worldview are we going to next?"
Nuomi tapped the virtual keyboard once, then looked up at the two of them a moment later, her expression somewhat serious. "This is an urban world where spiritual energy is reviving and everyone is cultivating immortality. There are no protagonists or villains."
"Because of the resurgence of spiritual energy, many talented individuals, after successfully cultivating, regardless of their previous values, consider themselves superior and severely persecute ordinary people."
"As a result, after everyone began cultivating, it became a chaotic world of survival of the fittest, murder, arson, looting, and cruelty, devoid of warmth, causing immense suffering to the World Consciousness."
"Your goal is not simple; it is to become the leaders who create a new order, so that future generations will admire you and praise you for all eternity."
Upon hearing this, Shang Shujue unconsciously stroked his chin and hissed, posing a soul-searching question, "So, according to you, we two have to voluntarily act as saviors who must be sacrificed?"
"If that's so troublesome, why not just create a common enemy for the world? Once they have a common enemy, even if things get really bad, they'll eventually cooperate and achieve a win-win situation after weighing the pros and cons."
"This mission is quite dangerous. We'll both have lost our memories, and in that kind of environment, we probably won't even be able to protect ourselves. We'll probably kick the bucket and be sent back to the System Space before it even starts."
"Forget it, Nuomi, let's not do the follow-up tasks. Failure in this thing will deduct my Luck Points, and the rewards are so meager. No way, no way, I'm scared."
The more Shang Shujue talked, the more he felt something was wrong, so he waved his hand, deciding not to do any more similar tasks. He and Song Yanqing left that world to play with other people, just for a vacation, and to do some easy Xiao Ren for fun.
If the mission becomes difficult and might involve sacrifices, why would they bother doing it? They might as well go back to their original world and watch Ren Daiqi manage it.
Seeing Shang Shujue's reaction, Song Yanqing knew that he genuinely didn't want to participate in this world, but he wasn't particularly resistant either. If nothing unexpected happened, he would definitely agree to go if Nuomi offered a high reward, so he remained silent for the time being.
"Host, this mission world didn't say that I can't protect you while I'm in the System Space, did it?"
"If you go in, I'll definitely prepare all sorts of survival tools and equipment for you."
"Cultivating immortality sounds so fun! Really not going? You can even get 100,000 Merit Points after the mission is complete!"
As soon as Nuomi finished speaking, Shang Shujue's turning motion suddenly stopped. He turned around and leaned against Song Yanqing, looking at him with a clenched fist and an uncontrollable smile on his lips.
" Nuomi, actually, this isn't entirely unnecessarily unsolvable. How about we discuss survival techniques and other methods?"
Upon hearing this, Song Yanqing's lips curled up slightly, a hint of helplessness in his expression, as if he already knew the outcome. He helped Shang Shujue sit down, and then sat down himself.
He listened silently as they discussed how to save their lives, his mind already racing. Both of them were going to lose their memories, and if they were separated by vast distances, would they ever truly meet again in their lifetime?
" Song Yanqing, we've already discussed it. These two items are the Key of the Sworn Heart and Lock of the Sworn Heart. They are a pair, both capable of automatically blocking auras and resisting fatal damage. They can be bound to a master with blood, allowing the artifacts to be engraved with the soul and sealed away."
Shang Shujue handed two items to Song Yanqing, wanting him to understand what life-saving measures he had prepared. Song Yanqing sat down next to him and listened attentively to his explanation.
"... In this mission world, these two treasures will directly give birth to different artifact spirits, which will be our most powerful means of survival before we grow up."
"They sense each other and will want to see each other. Once they find each other, we will definitely meet again. At that time, you must spoil me and think of me just like you do now."
"Okay, I've got it, A-Jue."
Upon hearing this, Song Yanqing paused slightly, then smiled gently, understanding what was happening. He then reached out and took the Key of the Sworn Heart, nodded heavily, and together they dripped blood to pledge their allegiance.
The remaining cultivation manuals, complete recipes, talismans, magical artifacts, treasure chests, and other life-saving items will be periodically distributed into each secret realm by Nuomi from the System Space, giving them an unfair advantage!
So, after the three of them had a meal in the System Space that day, Song Yanqing and Shang Shujue spent time together in the small house until the morning of the next day before going to sleep. After resting for three days, the two of them held hands and entered the mission world together.
For the first time, Shang Shujue felt the pain of losing his memory. All the memories related to him turned gray and dark, quickly covered by a veil, making them indistinct.
Before he completely lost consciousness, everything went white before his eyes, nothing existed, and he didn't even know who he was. It was as if he had been reborn in the mission world...