Seized By The System
/ Seized by the System Chapter 245
In Vigilante A's farmhouse .
Brett the black dog lifted its new phone smugly and pretended to expose the silver bangle unintentionally as it preened . "Look, Yellow, Master is summoning me . "
Xue Ba the yellow dog stared at the interspatial bangle on the other dog's foreleg in a mix of envy and jealousy . The black dog had nothing to bring to the table, but it was there for every outstation trip .
Its luck was even better the last time as it met a generous client who gifted it an interspatial equipment . It still did not have anything like that . . .
'Did Master forget my reward? I can't remind him as well, it's such a dilemma .
'I need to find a way to highlight my existence . I've finally broken through to Lake-level, but I only appeared once during the time at Azure Mountain . '
Unimpressed, Xue Ba quipped, "You're going to the West this time, you don't know anybody there, so don't get caught by whatever angels or devils to become their watchdog . . . "
"They can't . Even if the other people don't know better, wouldn't we have known? The so-called angels or devils or saints or buddhas were all beings of Upper Realm trying to take the shortcut . . . "At this point, Brett covered its mouth and looked around to make sure no one else heard it .
Xue Ba said helplessly, "You just say whatever you want, don't you? Have you seen Master utter even one word like that? I think you'll be thrown into a dog stew sooner or later . "
"Heh . " Brett did not dare to talk back this time . It pounced at the ground and disappeared .
Xue Ba lamented silently to the sky, 'Why does this happen to me? Master seldom bring me out anymore, he had included the stupid black dog .
'Could it be that the saying "Dumb dogs are lovable" is true?'
At that moment, Zheng Dao came outside to get some fresh air . Seeing Xue Ba in a gloomy mood, he asked, "Teacher Xue, is anything bothering you?"
Xue Ba turned its head and gave Zheng Dao a glance before saying, "Nothing . It's just that even though I'm so successful in cultivation, I couldn't help Master with anything . With nothing that needs my expertise, I am a little worried . "
Zheng Dao chuckled and comforted the black dog . "Have you heard of the saying, 'The true face of Mount Lu is lost to my sight, for it is right in this mountain that I reside?' "
Xue Ba rolled its eyes and said, "I'm not Blackie, I knew these poems . Zheng Dao, just be forthright with me . "
Zheng Dao grinned . "Actually, it was only with Teacher Xue in the mansion can the Venerable One perform his heroic work without worrying about this place . With you holding the fort down here, it was like having a Secalming Divine Cudgel . "
With the flattery, Xue Ba immediately turned joyful . 'That's right, I pride myself on being intelligent, but I can be so dumb at times . I have overthought this and misunderstood Master's intention .
'That's right, as a Lake-level powerhouse, I'm much stronger than that black dog . I should be the one staying at home and only go out during emergencies . Blackie is more like a chess pawn while I'm the general . . .
Satisfied, Xue Ba stood up .
Having years of experience in psychotherapy, Zheng Dao's method was fast and effective .
Seeing Xue Ba starting to patrol around the farmhouse with gusto, Zheng Dao smiled satisfactorily to himself and returned to his work .
Comforting the hero's followers and maintaining morale was also part of the butler's responsibilities .
. . .
Brett burrowed to the outskirts of Ukraine in the West and met up with its master .
Vigilante A nodded and said, "Good, Brett, just do whatever you did before . Activate the Summon Dragon God ritual, I wanna test its effects outside of China . "
"Yes, Master!" The black dog extended one of its forelegs enthusiastically .
Soon after, a system notification popped up . [Follower of the System, Brett the black dog is currently in a life-threatening situation . Activating the skill Thousand-mile Assistance, the System Map for the area Ukraine will be unveiled for the next 24 hours . ]
It was then that Vigilante A flew away in satisfaction .
Three days later .
The System kept spamming the screen .
[The System vanquished an underground demon lair that had lurked for many years . ]
[The System vanquished an evil demon's castle that brought suffering to the land . ]
[The System vanquished a wicked witch who had done many evil deeds . ]
[The System uncovered many demons that hid among the humans . ]
. . .
[The System obtained 530 million experience points . ]
[The System accumulated 5,637,500,000 experience points . ]
[The System acquired an astronomical amount of Reputation . The System's Mythos was increased to 4 points . Once Mythos reached 100 points, the System's Reputation will be Global Mythical Figure . ]
[The System acquired an astronomical amount of Morality . All Morality Bars are fully filled, all backup Morality Bars are fully filled . Morality spilled over to Followers . All Followers who had learned Atmospheric Morality Technique will be granted a buff . Their cultivation speed will increase sharply for a duration of 9 months . ]
[The area outside of China, Ukraine, has risen to Friendly . ]
[The area outside of China, Ukraine, has risen to Confident . ]
[The System Map for Ukraine has been permanently opened . ]
[5 Ukrainian people became the System's ally . The current number of allies is 25 people . The current backup Morality Bars had increased by 1, and the total number of Morality Bars had increased to 55 . ]
A young, blond, white man was serenading in a pub with his harp .
A young, blond girl stood in front of him, pointing at him with a phone as if she was livestreaming .
" . . . "
"The new era's Pharos,
the Eastern hero .
From the blue skies he descended,
landing on the meadows of Ukraine,
and brought peace and light to the people of Ukraine . "
A crowd gathered around him, listening in silence . There were old and young people, ladies with babies in their arms, as well as old men with their walking cane . The only thing that they shared was the emotion in their eyes .
'Just what kind of heroic spirit is this?'
'He had no relationship with us, yet he hailed from the Far East to vanquish countless demons and evil beings . What's more, he didn't want any of our money . He doesn't have any speck of secular interests, unlike those priests who would sell holy water . '
'He who returned our peaceful lives to us . Life was difficult, but at least we could be happy . '
. . .
The System said, "Hey, Richman, look . Someone's writing a poem for me . . . Your plan was good . It does help to get the people to like us first, and now our efficiency is several folds higher . "
Fang Ning's expression was a mix of envy and jealousy . "That's right, Sir System . The Eastern hero, the new era's Pharos, the rhyme sounded pretty good . Someone actually wrote a poem for a non-human like you . I wonder if their jaw would drop if they knew of your true persona?"
The System said, "It doesn't concern me . Do you want to buy the fame from me? Too bad Zheng Dao doesn't know anyone from this country, I supposed filing for a reward would prove troublesome . "
Fang Ning rolled his eyes . "No, thank you . The world needs someone like you to save . There's not much left to do here, they only have petty crimes now . Let's change place, no one had the power to control for the Extraordinaires like China, so it must have been chaotic . "
The System said, "Billionaire, you're right . Let's summon the black dog . Where do you reckon should we go next?"
Fang Ning flipped open the map and pointed seemingly at random . "Here, and here, in that order . You and Brett are both inhumanly fast anyway . "
The System said, "You're mocking me again, but I don't mind . "
Fang Ning thought of something after he finished pointing . He asked, "I heard you said Japan was covered with thick hazy fog . It must be a huge demon lair, why don't you go there to farm?"
The System said, "The System Map there is not revealed yet . Only Brett could open it up for us, but it's so weak that it would become a dog stew if it went there . The yellow one would be a better fit, but we don't have a proper Dragon God phone for it . Additionally, I could sense that there weren't many people left, so it's impossible to reach Confident in that area . "
Fang Ning sighed as he heard that . 'China was peaceful, most citizens could earn a living pretty easily, that's because there is someone else carrying the burden and making progress, just like me . . . I'm carrying the heavy burden in the form of Sir System . '
. . .
Japan .
A desolated mountainous road .
Three women and an insect were trekking through the fog .
"Dammit, what is this godforsaken place? We've been walking for a few days but there are no humans around at all . No wonder nobody could find anything about this place . I'm hungry . " The great green insect led the team . As it whined, it bobbed in the air with its arms akimbo .
"Insect Prime, please be patient . Lu Er, share your rations with Insect Prime . " Zhu Hongying shot a woman beside her a glare .
Lu Er bowed in subservience and retrieved a stack of dried meat from her interspatial ring . It was lent to her by Elder Gui Er when she was departing for the journey . It was a gift from Bodhisattva .
'I need to return the ring as soon as the mission is completed . If I had lost it, I wouldn't be able to afford it even if I sold myself into a lifetime of slavery . . . '
The great green insect's eyes sparkled . It swallowed its saliva and said unwillingly, "Forget about it . I can't eat your food . I can survive in starvation for a few years, but you'd be starved to death within days . "
Lu Er immediately took it back . 'I don't even know how long we're supposed to be here for . Luckily Insect Prime is more rational and more negotiable than big sis . I think I should be able to return this once the mission is accomplished . '
As the few were conversing, the fog shifted and the silhouette of a head peeked out toward the four .
"Hey, I found something, come with me . " The great green insect's vision was so sharp that it could immediately see the movement . It zoomed toward the head enthusiastically .
The head disappeared immediately .
"Follow it . " Zhu Hongying chased after it, Lu Er and Ma Da following closely after .
Ma Da stayed at the back . She was clever, or she would not have held the leadership for so many years . She thought something was weird, the whole thing felt like a trap .
'They didn't appear for a few days so our patience runs out, and then they do something funny . . . '
Her two other sworn sisters did not think so far ahead, they were just following the great green insect .
She thought, 'I must warn them, or we might walk into a trap . '
. . .
Among the fog, some creatures were whispering .
"Another woman . It is a known fact that the Snake God doesn't eat women . "
"Do you know why that is the case?"
"I hear it's because of the Snake God's background . "
"Another batch of deathseekers . These outsiders don't know how noble the Snake God's bloodline is . They party like clowns all day and night, not knowing that as soon as the Snake God attacked, the world would revert to the primitive age . "
"Exactly . Let's go and report this and capture these three women as the reproductive vessels for the new world . "
"What about that insect? It looks like a female too . "
"It looks strong, we can demonize it and let it become an incarnation of fear . "
"Haha, you're right . We'll do that and make them submit in their horror . "
The group of demons laughed wickedly as their voices echoed in the desolated mountain range . An English equivalent of the saying would be 'One can't see the forest for the trees' . The saying used here is from Su Shi's poem Written on the Wall at West Forest Temple, It was not replaced by the English equivalent because a reference to the poem was made in the following paragraph .
In Vigilante As farmhouse . Brett the black dog lifted its new phone smugly and pretended to expose the silver bangle unintentionally as it preened . Look, Yellow, Master is summoning me . Xue Ba the yellow dog stared at the interspatial bangle on the other dogs foreleg in a mix of envy and jealousy . The black dog had nothing to bring to the table, but it was there for every outstation trip . Its luck was even better the last time as it met a generous client who gifted it an interspatial equipment . It still did not have anything like that . Did Master forget my reward? I cant remind him as well, its such a dilemma . I need to find a way to highlight my existence . Ive finally broken through to Lake-level, but I only appeared once during the time at Azure Mountain . Unimpressed, Xue Ba quipped, Youre going to the West this time, you dont know anybody there, so dont get caught by whatever angels or devils to become their watchdog . They cant . Even if the other people dont know better, wouldnt we have known? The so-called angels or devils or saints or buddhas were all beings of Upper Realm trying to take the shortcut . At this point, Brett covered its mouth and looked around to make sure no one else heard it . Xue Ba said helplessly, You just say whatever you want, dont you? Have you seen Master utter even one word like that? I think youll be thrown into a dog stew sooner or later . Heh . Brett did not dare to talk back this time . It pounced at the ground and disappeared . Xue Ba lamented silently to the sky, Why does this happen to me? Master seldom bring me out anymore, he had included the stupid black dog . Could it be that the saying Dumb dogs are lovable is true? At that moment, Zheng Dao came outside to get some fresh air . Seeing Xue Ba in a gloomy mood, he asked, Teacher Xue, is anything bothering you? Xue Ba turned its head and gave Zheng Dao a glance before saying, Nothing . Its just that even though Im so successful in cultivation, I couldnt help Master with anything . With nothing that needs my expertise, I am a little worried . Zheng Dao chuckled and comforted the black dog . Have you heard of the saying, The true face of Mount Lu is lost to my sight, for it is right in this mountain that I reside? Xue Ba rolled its eyes and said, Im not Blackie, I knew these poems . Zheng Dao, just be forthright with me . Zheng Dao grinned . Actually, it was only with Teacher Xue in the mansion can the Venerable One perform his heroic work without worrying about this place . With you holding the fort down here, it was like having a Secalming Divine Cudgel . With the flattery, Xue Ba immediately turned joyful . Thats right, I pride myself on being intelligent, but I can be so dumb at times . I have overthought this and misunderstood Masters intention . Thats right, as a Lake-level powerhouse, Im much stronger than that black dog . I should be the one staying at home and only go out during emergencies . Blackie is more like a chess pawn while Im the general . Satisfied, Xue Ba stood up . Having years of experience in psychotherapy, Zheng Daos method was fast and effective . Seeing Xue Ba starting to patrol around the farmhouse with gusto, Zheng Dao smiled satisfactorily to himself and returned to his work . Comforting the heros followers and maintaining morale was also part of the butlers responsibilities Brett burrowed to the outskirts of Ukraine in the West and met up with its master . Vigilante A nodded and said, Good, Brett, just do whatever you did before . Activate the Summon Dragon God ritual, I wanna test its effects outside of China . Yes, Master! The black dog extended one of its forelegs enthusiastically . Soon after, a system notification popped up . [Follower of the System, Brett the black dog is currently in a life-threatening situation . Activating the skill Thousand-mile Assistance, the System Map for the area Ukraine will be unveiled for the next 24 hours . ] It was then that Vigilante A flew away in satisfaction . Three days later . The System kept spamming the screen . [The System vanquished an underground demon lair that had lurked for many years . ] [The System vanquished an evil demons castle that brought suffering to the land . ] [The System vanquished a wicked witch who had done many evil deeds . ] [The System uncovered many demons that hid among the humans . ] . [The System obtained 530 million experience points . ] [The System accumulated 5,637,500,000 experience points . ] [The System acquired an astronomical amount of Reputation . The Systems Mythos was increased to 4 points . Once Mythos reached 100 points, the Systems Reputation will be Global Mythical Figure . ] [The System acquired an astronomical amount of Morality . All Morality Bars are fully filled, all backup Morality Bars are fully filled . Morality spilled over to Followers . All Followers who had learned Atmospheric Morality Technique will be granted a buff . Their cultivation speed will increase sharply for a duration of 9 months . ] [The area outside of China, Ukraine, has risen to Friendly . ] [The area outside of China, Ukraine, has risen to Confident . ] [The System Map for Ukraine has been permanently opened . ] [5 Ukrainian people became the Systems ally . The current number of allies is 25 people . The current backup Morality Bars had increased by 1, and the total number of Morality Bars had increased to 55 . ] A young, blond, white man was serenading in a pub with his harp . A young, blond girl stood in front of him, pointing at him with a phone as if she was livestreaming . . The new eras Pharos, the Eastern hero . From the blue skies he descended, landing on the meadows of Ukraine, and brought peace and light to the people of Ukraine . A crowd gathered around him, listening in silence . There were old and young people, ladies with babies in their arms, as well as old men with their walking cane . The only thing that they shared was the emotion in their eyes . Just what kind of heroic spirit is this? He had no relationship with us, yet he hailed from the Far East to vanquish countless demons and evil beings . Whats more, he didnt want any of our money . He doesnt have any speck of secular interests, unlike those priests who would sell holy water . He who returned our peaceful lives to us . Life was difficult, but at least we could be happy . . The System said, Hey, Richman, look . Someones writing a poem for me . Your plan was good . It does help to get the people to like us first, and now our efficiency is several folds higher . Fang Nings expression was a mix of envy and jealousy . Thats right, Sir System . The Eastern hero, the new eras Pharos, the rhyme sounded pretty good . Someone actually wrote a poem for a non-human like you . I wonder if their jaw would drop if they knew of your true persona? The System said, It doesnt concern me . Do you want to buy the fame from me? Too bad Zheng Dao doesnt know anyone from this country, I supposed filing for a reward would prove troublesome . Fang Ning rolled his eyes . No, thank you . The world needs someone like you to save . Theres not much left to do here, they only have petty crimes now . Lets change place, no one had the power to control for the Extraordinaires like China, so it must have been chaotic . The System said, Billionaire, youre right . Lets summon the black dog . Where do you reckon should we go next? Fang Ning flipped open the map and pointed seemingly at random . Here, and here, in that order . You and Brett are both inhumanly fast anyway . The System said, Youre mocking me again, but I dont mind . Fang Ning thought of something after he finished pointing . He asked, I heard you said Japan was covered with thick hazy fog . It must be a huge demon lair, why dont you go there to farm? The System said, The System Map there is not revealed yet . Only Brett could open it up for us, but its so weak that it would become a dog stew if it went there . The yellow one would be a better fit, but we dont have a proper Dragon God phone for it . Additionally, I could sense that there werent many people left, so its impossible to reach Confident in that area . Fang Ning sighed as he heard that . China was peaceful, most citizens could earn a living pretty easily, thats because there is someone else carrying the burden and making progress, just like me . Im carrying the heavy burden in the form of Sir System . . Japan . A desolated mountainous road . Three women and an insect were trekking through the fog . Dammit, what is this godforsaken place? Weve been walking for a few days but there are no humans around at all . No wonder nobody could find anything about this place . Im hungry . The great green insect led the team . As it whined, it bobbed in the air with its arms akimbo . Insect Prime, please be patient . Lu Er, share your rations with Insect Prime . Zhu Hongying shot a woman beside her a glare . Lu Er bowed in subservience and retrieved a stack of dried meat from her interspatial ring . It was lent to her by Elder Gui Er when she was departing for the journey . It was a gift from Bodhisattva . I need to return the ring as soon as the mission is completed . If I had lost it, I wouldnt be able to afford it even if I sold myself into a lifetime of slavery . The great green insects eyes sparkled . It swallowed its saliva and said unwillingly, Forget about it . I cant eat your food . I can survive in starvation for a few years, but youd be starved to death within days . Lu Er immediately took it back . I dont even know how long were supposed to be here for . Luckily Insect Prime is more rational and more negotiable than big sis . I think I should be able to return this once the mission is accomplished . As the few were conversing, the fog shifted and the silhouette of a head peeked out toward the four . Hey, I found something, come with me . The great green insects vision was so sharp that it could immediately see the movement . It zoomed toward the head enthusiastically . The head disappeared immediately . Follow it . Zhu Hongying chased after it, Lu Er and Ma Da following closely after . Ma Da stayed at the back . She was clever, or she would not have held the leadership for so many years . She thought something was weird, the whole thing felt like a trap . They didnt appear for a few days so our patience runs out, and then they do something funny . Her two other sworn sisters did not think so far ahead, they were just following the great green insect . She thought, I must warn them, or we might walk into a trap . . Among the fog, some creatures were whispering . Another woman . It is a known fact that the Snake God doesnt eat women . Do you know why that is the case? I hear its because of the Snake Gods background . Another batch of deathseekers . These outsiders dont know how noble the Snake Gods bloodline is . They party like clowns all day and night, not knowing that as soon as the Snake God attacked, the world would revert to the primitive age . Exactly . Lets go and report this and capture these three women as the reproductive vessels for the new world . What about that insect? It looks like a female too . It looks strong, we can demonize it and let it become an incarnation of fear . Haha, youre right . Well do that and make them submit in their horror . The group of demons laughed wickedly as their voices echoed in the desolated mountain range . An English equivalent of the saying would be One cant see the forest for the trees . The saying used here is from Su Shis poem Written on the Wall at West Forest Temple, It was not replaced by the English equivalent because a reference to the poem was made in the following paragraph .
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