Chapter 14: System? Bullshit!
Zhu Zhuqing then looked at Bai Yu: “But since they don’t want to kill me, why do they keep chasing me?”
Listening to Zhu Zhuqing’s question, he waved his hand and said casually:
“How would I know? Alright, stop thinking about it, let’s go. When we get to Soto City, treat me to a meal, I’m starving.”
Watching Bai Yu walk forward, Zhu Zhuqing’s lips moved, but she said nothing, and followed him.
…
In Soto City, after the two finished lunch at a small restaurant, they walked on the bustling streets.
As one of the two major cities of Balak Kingdom, Soto City’s economy was quite good, and it could be considered to have a large flow of people.
“Where are we going?” Zhu Zhuqing asked somewhat confusedly, following behind Bai Yu.
Bai Yu raised his hand and snapped his fingers, continuing to walk without looking back: “Taking you to find a hotel to stay for the night.”
“Aren’t you here to find your fiancé? He’s studying at Shrek Academy, and tomorrow is the enrollment day, so you can go then.”
Zhu Zhuqing’s expression froze, then she quickly walked beside Bai Yu, looked at him and said:
“How do you know who I’m looking for? Do you know Dai Mubai?”
Listening to Zhu Zhuqing’s question, a smile tugged at his lips, and he said:
“I do know Dai Mubai. As for how I knew who you were looking for, your surname is Zhu, your Spirit is Hell Civet—it’s easy to guess, Star Luo Zhu family after all.”
“Hmm, we’re here. You can stay here today.” Bai Yu looked up at Soto Hotel.
Speaking of which, Soto Hotel was the largest hotel in Soto City, while the Rose Hotel, a popular check-in spot, could only be considered a themed guesthouse.
The two walked into the hotel, preparing to go to the front desk to get a room.
“Eh?” Bai Yu looked at Dai Mubai, who was embracing two women and about to go upstairs at the stairwell inside, his expression strange.
“We can even run into him here? Look, the Dai Mubai you’re looking for is over there.” He reached out and patted Zhu Zhuqing’s shoulder, pointing in the direction.
Zhu Zhuqing looked at Dai Mubai’s retreating back as he went upstairs, her face icy cold, then she turned and left.
Bai Yu looked at Zhu Zhuqing’s expression, the corners of his mouth curving slightly, and followed her out, thinking to himself:
“Xiao Bai, Xiao Bai, I didn’t even go looking for you, and you came to me yourself. You just finished that famous scene with Tang San, and you’re already in a hurry to change places and open a room?”
Speaking of which, Bai Yu’s relationship with Dai Mubai was quite good; they could be called drinking buddies. Xiao Bai, it’s not that your brother is fickle, it’s just that your sister-in-law is truly fragrant!
“You know him, can you tell me if he’s always been like this?” Zhu Zhuqing’s tone was cold.
Bai Yu looked at the confused Zhu Zhuqing, who seemed somewhat lost about her path forward, and said calmly:
“I don’t know much about him either; we’ve only eaten a few times together. Don’t think too much about it. If you want to know, just go to Shrek Academy tomorrow and see for yourself.”
“Let’s go, there’s another small hotel ahead. You can rest there for a night.”
Bai Yu led Zhu Zhuqing through two streets, opened a room at a somewhat old-looking hotel, handed the key to Zhu Zhuqing, and said:
“You go in yourself. I have things to do too, so I’ll be leaving first.”
“Where are you going?” Zhu Zhuqing took the key and asked, looking at Bai Yu as he turned away.
He waved his hand: “Have a good rest. We’ll see each other again tomorrow.”
Bai Yu left the hotel and went all the way to Shrek Academy, looking at the increasingly dilapidated village, sighing in his heart: “The convergence of destiny has finally begun!”
“Bai Yu, you brat, you’re finally back! I thought you weren’t coming back this year!”
Not long after he walked in, he heard Zhao Wuji’s loud voice calling out to him.
Bai Yu smiled: “Teacher Zhao, long time no see.”
Zhao Wuji walked over, reached out and patted Bai Yu’s shoulder, saying with a sigh:
“You kid, you leave for a year every time. Haven’t you finished the training tasks your family arranged for you yet?”
“I’m done. I won’t be leaving this time; I should be staying at the Academy for a long time.”
Hearing Zhao Wuji’s question, he answered softly, his tone a bit distant.
“Really?” Hearing Bai Yu’s words, Zhao Wuji’s tone became excited, and he immediately said:
“Good, good, good, it’s good you’re not leaving. Tomorrow is enrollment time again, you come too. I feel like we’ll definitely recruit quite a few Little freaks this year.”
Bai Yu chuckled softly: “Heh heh, I hope so. I’m a bit tired from the long journey, Teacher Zhao. I’ll go rest first, we can talk tomorrow.”
“Alright, you get some good rest, and don’t forget about tomorrow’s enrollment!”
Lying on the bed in his dorm, Bai Yu flipped his hand and took out a square piece of refined iron, half an inch thick and palm-sized.
Then, with a serious expression, he condensed spirit power at his fingertips and drew on the iron piece. As his finger moved, exquisite patterns combined, appearing very mysterious.
【Ding!】
【Infinite System binding: 10%, 20%, 30%…】
Bai Yu’s finger paused, his expression extremely startled, and he unconsciously blurted out:
“System? I have a system? Seventeen years! Do you know how I’ve lived these seventeen years?!”
“Cough cough… I’ve actually lived quite well. But since it’s been good, what use do I have for you?”
【Ding! System detected host error, detaching soon, unbinding: 50%, 40%, 30%…】
“No, wait, you just got here and you’re leaving? I was joking, System… No, Daddy, stay!”
Hearing the system unbinding prompt, Bai Yu immediately jumped off the bed, his eyes wide, exclaiming in surprise.
【Ding! Host refused unbinding, system detected host error, unbinding…, error, starting system sprite awakening!】
【Ding! Oh no, another error! I don’t know if I can make it in time. If I don’t, when Master awakens his memories, I’ll be destroyed, won’t I?】
【No, I have to leave quickly! Activating secondary authority, initiating forced unbinding, preparing for spacetime jump!】
“Wait, wait, what about me if you leave?”
Bai Yu heard the system sprite’s panicked voice and its preparation for forced unbinding, and couldn’t help but ask.
【Ding! You are not the Master, I cannot stay with you. You have a tiny bit of similar aura to the Master, which is why this error occurred.】
【I was created by the Master to help his reincarnated self rise quickly. As for you, I can only say sorry!】
【However, seeing as you have a tiny bit of similarity to the Master, I’ll leave you a small gift.】
【Forced unbinding complete, initiating spacetime jump! 3, 2, 1, Jump!】
“No, come back!” Bai Yu heard the sound of the system disappearing and couldn’t help but perform a wave like Er Kang.
“What kind of situation is this? My system is just gone like that? They say extreme joy turns to sorrow, but I haven’t even started to be joyful yet, and I’m already sorrowful?”
Feeling that the system had completely run away, Bai Yu muttered to himself with some self-mockery.
Then he shook his head, composed himself, and looked at the black notebook that appeared in his hand, muttering:
“Forget it, if it’s gone, it’s gone. Sand you can’t hold, might as well scatter it. Without a system, this young master will still be invincible in the world!”
“Speaking of which, the small gift the system mentioned, is it this notebook? I don’t know what it’s for, why isn’t there an instruction manual?”
Bai Yu held the black notebook, flipping it back and forth, his expression puzzled. Then he opened the clasp holding the notebook shut and turned to the cover.
Suddenly, the black notebook transformed into a stream of light, flying into his glabella, appearing semi-real and semi-ethereal in Bai Yu’s mind.
After a careful sensing, the black notebook transmitted a piece of information:
【Forgetful Notebook, can be divided into twelve sub-copies. Sub-copies can be given to others. Main copy content is shared with sub-copies.】
【Main copy owner can designate sub-copy owners. If not designated, they will be randomly distributed.】
【Main copy owner can freely modify notebook settings. P.S.: Someone is supervising me, Mom no longer has to worry about me being forgetful!】
【Due to unknown forces, notebook function added: Main copy owner, if continuously records and writes in the notebook for one year, can gain one level of spirit power.】
【Sub-copy owner, if continuously views its content for one year, can gain one level of spirit power.】
Bai Yu’s pupils dilated in shock. He manifested the notebook in his hand, then slammed it hard onto the ground.
“This is the gift? One level of spirit power per year? Even if I just lie down and sleep for a year, my cultivation technique running automatically would give me more than one level of spirit power!”
“And ‘Mom no longer has to worry about me being forgetful’? I’ll forget your sister!”
Still not appeased, Bai Yu stomped his foot hard on the notebook, saying hatefully: “System? Bullshit!”