2: I'm laying my cards on the table! I'm surrendering myself to the country!

"Huff... huff..."

Su Yuan panted heavily, his chest heaving violently as if he had just finished running a marathon.

He forced himself to look away from the dazzling array of items on the mall interface.

He slumped into his chair, his back already drenched in a cold sweat.

Too... too exaggerated!

This administrator system's power...

Was far beyond anything he could have imagined.

He had only taken a cursory glance at the mall just now.

There were even more absurd things further down the list.

Gene Optimization Fluids, Superpower Awakening Scrolls, and even blueprints for Controllable Nuclear Fusion—

Strategic-level technologies that would make anyone's scalp tingle just by hearing their names!

Although the prices for those items were followed by long strings of zeros,

They truly existed!

This meant that,

as long as the Dragon Country's contestants performed well enough in the instances,

and earned enough national fortune points,

these things out of fantasy...

could actually be redeemed!

This was a monumental opportunity!

An opportunity that could allow Dragon Country to reach the heavens in a single step,

and completely change the global landscape!

But at the same time, Su Yuan felt an unprecedented pressure,

weighing heavily on his heart.

"I can't... carry this alone."

He muttered to himself, his voice carrying a hint of a tremble that was hard to detect.

This system was too important.

So important that he didn't dare to make even the slightest mistake.

He was just an ordinary university student—

at most, a transmigrated university student—

but whether in his past life or this one, he was just an ordinary person.

In terms of strategy, vision, and the ability to see the big picture,

how could he possibly compare to the elites of the national think tank?

If he wasted national fortune points because of a single wrong decision,

or provided incorrect intelligence,

leading to the failure of Dragon Country's contestants in the instance,

then he would be a criminal against his country!

He couldn't bear that responsibility.

Moreover, an ordinary man is guiltless, but treasuring a jade ring makes him a target.

Once the existence of this system was exposed, what kind of danger would he face?

The Lighthouse Country's CIA, Japan's Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office... those names he'd only heard in movies would probably find him at all costs,

and use every means possible to pry the secrets from his mouth,

or simply make him disappear.

When that time came, let alone protecting the country,

he wouldn't even be able to guarantee the safety of himself and his family.

Thoughts flashed rapidly through Su Yuan's mind.

His gaze shifted from initial ecstasy and excitement,

gradually becoming clear and determined.

He thought of the education he had received since childhood,

thought of the ancestors who had shed their blood for the country,

and thought of what he had seen on the news not long ago—

those young soldiers who had sacrificed themselves at the borders.

"No, this matter is too big. I absolutely can't do it alone."

"I must tell the country!"

Once this thought appeared, it could no longer be suppressed.

Like a wildly growing vine,

it instantly covered his entire heart.

Yes, only the country,

only this powerful collective,

could maximize the use of this system!

Only under the country's protection,

could he safely exert his greatest value!

Handing this system over to the country...

was his only and most correct choice!

Having thought this through, all the hesitation, fear, and pressure in Su Yuan's heart

seemed to vanish in an instant,

replaced by an unprecedented sense of security and heroic spirit.

He was no longer a lone wolf walking in the dark,

carrying a world-shaking secret.

From the moment he made this decision,

the entire Dragon Country would stand behind him!

"Knock, knock, knock."

Just then, a rapid knocking came from outside the door.

"Xiao Yuan, Xiao Yuan! Are you okay?"

It was his mother's anxious voice.

Su Yuan took a deep breath, calmed his emotions, and went over to open the door.

Standing at the door were his parents, Su Jianguo and Li Xiumei.

Panic and worry were written all over their faces.

"Dad, Mom."

Su Yuan called out.

"Son, are you okay? That voice just now... did you hear it?"

Li Xiumei grabbed Su Yuan's arm, looking him up and down, afraid that something was wrong with him.

"I heard it."

Su Yuan nodded, his expression unusually serious.

Su Jianguo was relatively more composed,

but his tightly furrowed brows also betrayed his inner turmoil.

He glanced at the news flash on the living room TV and asked in a low voice,

"Xiao Yuan, what on earth is going on? The whole world has gone into chaos."

On the television, news channels from every country were using emergency signals to report the same thing.

The screen showed scenes of chaos from all over the world,

and the hosts' faces were filled with shock and bewilderment.

"Dad, Mom, come in first."

Su Yuan pulled his parents into his room,

then reached back and locked the door.

Seeing their son acting so solemnly,

Su Jianguo and Li Xiumei looked at each other, their hearts in their throats.

"Son, you... don't scare Mom."

Li Xiumei's voice was trembling slightly.

Su Yuan held his mother's shoulders, had her sit down in a chair, then looked at his parents and said word by word:

"Dad, Mom, what I'm about to say might be a bit inconceivable, but please, you must believe me."

He paused to organize his thoughts.

"What that voice said just now is true. The national destiny arena has really arrived."

"And... I might... have a bit of a special relationship with this national destiny arena."

Su Jianguo's brow furrowed even tighter.

"What special relationship?"

Su Yuan didn't answer directly.

Instead, he took a deep breath, as if making a certain resolution.

"I've awakened a system called the National Destiny Arena Administrator System."

The room instantly fell into a deathly silence.

Su Jianguo and Li Xiumei stared blankly at their son,

their eyes full of disbelief.

A system?

Although they were older,

they had learned about some things popular with young people through the internet.

Wasn't this the kind of 'golden finger' only the protagonists in novels had?

Such an absurd thing...

was actually happening to their own son?

"Xiao Yuan, you... you're not having a fever and talking nonsense, are you?"

Li Xiumei instinctively reached out to feel Su Yuan's forehead.

Su Yuan didn't dodge, letting his mother's cold hand press against his forehead.

He knew that for anyone, the first reaction to this kind of thing would be disbelief.

He gave a bitter smile and said,

"Mom, I don't have a fever. I know this is hard to believe, but it's true."

"I can see the list of contestants for all countries, I can see the specific content of the first instance, and... I can even use something called national fortune points to redeem all sorts of unimaginable rewards in the system mall."

Su Yuan's words were like heavy bombs,

exploding in the minds of Su Jianguo and his wife.

They looked at their son's incredibly serious expression,

listened to his clear and logical narrative, and the defenses in their hearts began to waver bit by bit.

Especially Su Jianguo; he had been a soldier, and his mental fortitude far exceeded that of an ordinary person.

After the initial shock, he forced himself to calm down and stared intently into Su Yuan's eyes.

"Son, what you're saying... is it all true?"

"Absolutely true."

Su Yuan met his father's gaze and nodded heavily.

Su Jianguo's chest heaved violently.

He could feel that his son wasn't lying.

The determination and gravity in those eyes were things he had never seen before.

He was silent for a full half-minute,

and the only sound in the room was the heavy breathing of the three people.

Finally, he spoke slowly, his voice raspy as he asked,

"Then you... what do you plan to do?"

Hearing his father's question, Su Yuan knew that he had believed him.

His heart relaxed slightly,

and then he spoke the decision he had long since made without hesitation.

"Dad, I've thought it through."

"I'm going to hand it over to the country!"