Just You Wait and You Just Wait

"Hmm? Xiao Ye has created another task for his system?"

Looking at Xiao Ye's two current tasks, Lu Changzhi was somewhat surprised.

The two tasks are highly related.

The group's mission was to help Shen Wenxi sever ties with the Shen Clan.

The task from Xiao Ye's system is to sever ties but not leave empty-handed; he must not only retrieve what belongs to Shen Wenxi but also collect the high-interest loan.

Lu Changzhi had some doubts, wondering if the later missions would be group missions for the whole group.

"So it seems that group missions can also serve as a trigger."

Lu Changzhi was paying attention to Xiao Ye.

Hidden Origin Peak, within a secret realm.

Mu Fan lay listlessly on the recliner, muttering softly:

"The Dao Realm... how many years would it take to reach that level by idling away?"

"But it seems there's no other way..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

Mu Fan's voice suddenly stopped, and his brows furrowed:

What happened?

My Idle System suddenly stopped without any warning.

"Unpaid bills? Did they run away?"

Mu Fan sat up abruptly and quickly logged into the system.

The System Space is still quite rudimentary. Compared to Lu Changzhi's complex system space, Mu Fan's System Space can be simply described as a bare-bones house.

At this moment, Mu Fan's gaze was fixed on a time display on the system page.

The time displayed is the total duration the game has been running.

At this point, the number had abruptly stopped.

"Is it stuck?"

Mu Fan's brows furrowed into a knot, and a strange, uncertain thought flashed through his mind:

"This thing, could it have some kind of temper?!"

"I was just saying, I didn't mean to be disdainful!"

It just got stuck here out of nowhere, without any warning.

This is truly the first time I've encountered such a situation.

If it were anything else, it would just get stuck, but in his case, once it got stuck, it was clear that automatic cultivation was no longer possible.

Soon, Mu Fan's face began to resemble a bitter gourd.

"Alright, now I can focus on basking in my master's favor."

After saying that, Mu Fan lay back down.

I had only been lying down for a couple of breaths, and hadn't even had time to feel sentimental.

Suddenly, the system emitted an alarm that sounded like an error, startling Mu Fan so much that he sat up abruptly.

"What?!"

Mu Fan re-entered the system, he found that the timer had started moving again.

The feeling of automatic leveling up that I had before has returned.

Mu Fan paused for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief, before finally managing to mutter a complaint:

"If you keep jumping around like this, I'll develop abs!"

"He just kept AFK, and yet he got this kind of warning..."

As he spoke, Mu Fan suddenly stopped.

Because he noticed.

Suddenly, some information appeared in the System Space.

[Mission Theme: Boom!]

[Mission Objective: Utilize your acquired knowledge and skills to bombard Shen Tianxun for at least one hour.]

[Mission Requirement: Inflict actual physical damage.]

[Task duration: One month.]

[Success Reward: Just you wait.]

[Failure Reward: You just wait and see!]

"???"

Mu Fan's brows furrowed instantly.

"What the heck is this? Am I supposed to be Idle System?"

Who has Idle System that can suddenly generate quests?!

Suddenly, Mu Fan's expression hardened as he looked at the system's countdown and took a deep breath:

"Something unusual happened just now, so..."

Mu Fan took a deep look at the rewards for success and the penalties for failure of the mission.

"Has my system been hacked?"

Otherwise, why would a mission suddenly appear out of nowhere?

"So, should we take this job or not?"

Mu Fan felt a headache coming on.

Leaving aside the fact that we don't know who Shen Tianxun is or what his strength is, the more crucial question is the origin of this mission.

If you know the whole story, there's nothing wrong with doing it.

But right now, if we act so abruptly and rashly, wouldn't we be being used as pawns without even realizing it?

"Never mind, let's wait and see."

Mu Fan had an idea in mind.

Everyone has a powerful master at some point.

If this mission was indeed carried out by thieves...

If the opponent's strength is inferior to that of my master, even if I do nothing, they might not dare to come knocking on my door, and even if they do, they might not pose a significant threat.

However, if the opponent's strength is even greater than that of the master.

That makes it even simpler.

They're already stronger than even the most powerful master, so what's the point of resisting?

"It seems I'll have to stick close to my master for the next month."

Right then and there, Mu Fan was about to get up and head outside to find Lu Changzhi.

My attention is about to leave the system.

At this moment.

In the "[Failure Penalty]" section, a new line of information suddenly appeared:

[Punishment 1: Reverse AFK (away from keyboard), constantly transforming into a Void form. After the Void form dies, the player is sent back to their hometown on the path of "higher education → lowly laborer".]

"Grass!"

Mu Fan immediately swore.

"What a fucking beast!"

He had walked that path in the punishment area once before; otherwise, he wouldn't have been so happy to have it laid out here.

This thing has reappeared.

"Well."

Mu Fan sighed softly:

"I feel manipulated; I can't be happy anymore."

"It seems I have no choice but to take this job."

"Is Mu Fan facing two overlapping missions?"

Looking at Mu Fan's task details, Lu Changzhi fell silent for a moment.

One task, two tags—that seems rather convenient.

However, he felt that the requirements of this task seemed somewhat complicated.

"This Shen Tianzhi, if nothing unexpected happens, should be quite a strong person, right? Within a month, have Mu Fan bomb him, and cause him real damage..."

Lu Changzhi called out:

"System, isn't this a bit too difficult?"

Mu Fan has only just entered the Saint Realm. With his current strength, he would be easily defeated by ordinary Dao Realm experts, let alone cause any real damage to such a powerful being.

"Master, the trial mission tests not only the mission requirements themselves, but also involves many other aspects, such as the grasp of timing and the decisiveness to act at the right time."

Hearing the system's string of official jargon, Lu Changzhi didn't say anything, but instead said:

"Let's leave it like this for now. With this extra task, Mu Fan will probably have something to do next."

Another part of the secret realm.

Zhong Ming, who was busy at work, paused slightly.

Then, he said softly:

"I didn't expect to encounter a crucial event here. But I'm all alone in this pit, what kind of crucial event could I possibly trigger?"

With that, Zhong Ming entered the system to take a look.

A moment later, Zhong Ming's expression changed drastically:

"Misty Clear Realm, Shen Clan, the tomb of Half-Emperor ancestor. Unearthing it will greatly enhance the system's capabilities. The tomb's location has already been marked. Is this some kind of good thing?!"

"This temptation is simply too great!"

In an instant, my heart pounded with excitement, my hands trembled, and the shovel shook violently!