2: Chapter 2 What...what did you do to this system?! —

[Current Location: Trial Space]

[Trial Location: Chaotic Beast Star Sector]

[Trial Requirement: Survive for three days]

[Trial Reward: Randomly select any cultivation technique from the current universe]

[Trialist talent has awakened automatically]

[Proceed to the trial immediately?]

As the cold voice faded, Lin Wan entered an empty preparation space.

Lin Wan did not see the blonde he had been longing for; he could only calm his heart and process the information he currently possessed.

"Trial Space…"

"So that means this universe is about to ascend in dimension, and I've become one of the first batch of trialists?"

"The items on my person are still here, which means I can bring weapons into the trial. I was rather careless about this point…"

He had no way to acquire firearms, but he did have knives. If there were no restrictions on carrying weapons, and he could bring his second-hand Toyota inside, his safety rating would rise by several levels.

It was a pity, however, that he hadn't had any extra time to think about these things just moments ago.

"Thinking about this now is useless. Earlier, it said my talent had awakened automatically?"

Lin Wan quickly adapted to his current situation.

Holding a trial-and-error mindset, he silently opened his panel.

[Lin Wan]

[Strength: 7]

[Speed: 7]

[Physique: 7]

[Spirit: 9]

[Basic Combat Power: 3]

[Comprehensive Combat Power: 3]

[Talent: Target Settlement (S-rank)]

[Introduction: Set a target, and upon completion, receive a random reward. The size of the reward is related to the difficulty of the target. Limited to three uses per day.]

[Evaluation: You are a healthy adult! ~]

"It's actually an S-rank talent, and it's auxiliary at that. It looks pretty good!"

Lin Wan's eyes lit up.

Based on his extensive experience reading novels, S-rank was never bad.

The only things that could suppress it were SS-rank or SSS-rank.

Or perhaps the EX-rank or unique ranks belonging to heaven-defying protagonists, as well as the cheaters with F-rank systems.

Although this talent didn't look like a protagonist's, at the very least, compared to an ordinary person, it was something rare and hard to come by.

It was already insanely good!

"It's a pity I'm not a loser rising to the top. If there were a protagonist, I'd probably only be fit to be background scenery."

For some reason, the moment he thought of a protagonist, the image of that blonde appeared in Lin Wan's mind.

[Ding! Keyword "loser rising to the top" matched. Binding decryption system…]

[Ding! Binding successful!]

Lin Wan: ?

[┭┮﹏┭┮, it's been twenty-three years. The host has finally said that keyword. This system was about to burst!]

A weeping voice spread through Lin Wan's mind.

Lin Wan's body jolted.

The system really came? And it's a young maiden's voice? This happiness came a bit too suddenly.

So, does that mean he is the protagonist?

However, Lin Wan immediately grasped the key information.

"23 years… so you've been here since I was born?"

Lin Wan threw out his first question.

[Mm, strictly speaking, yes. Before meeting the host, I was in standby mode for tens of thousands of years, but I didn't have consciousness back then, so it can be ignored.]

"Standby mode?"

[Yes, this system is the decryption system ranked 33,800th on the Heavens System Ranking. Before you, I bound to two hosts, but unfortunately, both died halfway. The last one fled and fell on Earth tens of thousands of years ago, and I entered standby mode at that time.]

[And during these tens of thousands of years, my consciousness drifted everywhere, changing hands several times before finally locking onto the host.]

"Why choose me?"

Lin Wan asked with confusion.

[Because you possess the inheritance of my second host. My second host was a Galaxy-level powerhouse. With this system's support, I could have established a massive developmental advantage for you in the early stages—uh… wait… wait a minute!!]

Lin Wan: ??

[You… where is your jade pendant?]

Jade pendant?

Lin Wan pondered for a moment and replied: "Are you talking about the one I was wearing on my chest earlier?"

[Yes, that's it. This jade pendant absorbed the previous host's inheritance a hundred years ago. As long as it was combined with my first free decryption, you could have had an endless stream of resources in the early stages.]

Lin Wan: "Oh!"

[What are you saying "Oh" for! I can't detect the jade pendant on you; where did it go?]

Lin Wan: "I'd like to ask, what have you been doing for these twenty-three years?"

[Nonsense, of course I was off dating a quantum computer… No, I mean I was collecting overall network information from Earth for the host to help the host prepare for a rainy day.]

Lin Wan: "Oh!"

[F*** you, you f***, I]

Lin Wan: "I sold the jade pendant!"

[...]

The system remained silent.

[The decryption system is initiating an unbinding request to you. Do you accept?]

Lin Wan: "NO"

He decisively chose not to unbind.

What a joke; now that you're here, could I possibly let you run away?

The inheritance was gone because he couldn't grasp it. Being outplayed by that rich girl on this point was an information gap; it wasn't entirely his fault.

Equivalent exchange; he didn't know the value of the goods, so there was nothing to regret.

He never engaged in self-internal friction, but what was most important right now was seizing the opportunity in front of him.

If the system were also gone, he might as well quit playing and just be background scenery for someone else's path to enlightenment.

At the same time, Lin Wan also had concerns about the rich girl who bought his jade pendant.

Based on the current situation, one could deduce that the rich girl's behavior was highly suspicious.

Buying his jade pendant three hours in advance didn't look like a coincidence no matter how you looked at it.

She was likely either a reincarnator, someone who possessed a system, or perhaps both.

He couldn't afford to provoke such a person for now, so he'd better just note it down in his little mental notebook first.

I am not yet strong, but when I am, things will change!

He would settle the score then.

Lin Wan: "The heroes of the world are as numerous as carp crossing the river; this truly makes me so happy!!"

[Idiot, the decryption system is initiating an unbinding request to you again. Do you accept?]

"No, no, no!"

[...]

After several times in a row, the system, in a fit of exasperation, completely fell silent.

Encountering such a host, it was truly at its wit's end.

After calming down, Lin Wan threw another question at the system: "System, what are your functions?"

The main consciousness of the decryption system could hardly be bothered to pay attention to this guy, so the sub-consciousness automatically took over, and the young maiden's voice became cold, devoid of emotion.

[This system's function is to decrypt all things in the world. After decryption, you can obtain its source code!]

[After possessing the source code, for things like cultivation resources, you can replicate their state, release their restrictions, and achieve mass production.]

[Similarly, talents, aptitudes, cultivation insights, and all things in the world other than life itself can be subjected to source decryption by the host.]

[However, decryption requires decryption points. Each new host gets one free decryption opportunity.]

"In other words, this free decryption was meant to be saved for decrypting the Galaxy-level inheritance, but now that the inheritance has been sold by me, the value of this free decryption in the system's eyes has diminished significantly."

"So that's why the system is so angry…"

That was true; this was meant to be an endless stream of high-end resources for the early stages. Without the Galaxy-level inheritance, the early development speed would inevitably slow down. Anyone would break down over that.

"However… that doesn't necessarily mean there isn't a more suitable choice!"

"System, I'll ask just once: can you really decrypt anything?"

Facing the sudden provocation, the system's main consciousness instantly took over from the sub-consciousness and came online.

[Nonsense, this system can decrypt anything in the world, no matter what it is. Even the cultivation of Galaxy-level or Super Galaxy-level powerhouses can be decrypted and replicated for you.]

After listening to this, Lin Wan was silent for a long while.

[Why aren't you speaking? You realize how powerful this system is now, right? It's fortunate you have a good eye—mm… Aww, huhuhu—]

[???]

[So strange, you… what did you do to this system? Aww… huhuhu—]

Lin Wan didn't speak; he gazed at the data stream in front of him, listening to the beautiful young maiden's voice.

[Decryption Target: decryption system]

[Required Decryption Points: #@%￥]

[You have confirmed decryption. This decryption is free…???]

[Free decryption ignores decryption duration!]

[Ding! Decryption successful!]

[Decryption Panel]

[Decryption Points: #@%￥?]