In this life, Xu Yin’s ultimate task was “To become an advocate for the rights of the omega group.” He completed this task by opening a chain of martial arts schools and recruiting a large number of omega students, which took several years.
Then, he once again faced such a day—
018 froze the time, and everything became instantaneously still.
Xu Yin gently stroked the face of his lover, who had already fallen asleep, and said to 018: “Use the 100,000 points to fix the bugs.”
018: “Alright.”
Soon, 018 returned and reported the progress: “Fixed 45%.”
Xu Yin nodded and asked: “What’s the reward this time?”
It seemed that each world’s completion came with a reward. The reward for the first world was a store, the second world was space, and the third world was special abilities. Xu Yin couldn’t figure out how the task world would reward him this time.
However, when it came to this matter, 018 hesitated: “Um…”
Xu Yin: “?”
Um?
What’s going on?
018’s text was filled with strong feelings of guilt and embarrassment: “You’ll find out in the next world!”
Xu Yin narrowed his eyes.
018 immediately started making excuses: “It’s not possible for every reward to be a cheat, right? Think about it, your main task is to hone yourself and become strong. If the cheat gets more and more overpowered, how would you continue to train yourself!”
Xu Yin: “Oh, so it’s not a cheat this time.”
Xu Yin wasn’t too concerned; after all, his current cheats were already sufficient. But from 018’s tone, Xu Yin felt that this “reward” seemed to be a bit delicate.
018 meekly said: “Anyway, this reward is automatically issued by the task world and cannot be refused!”
Xu Yin raised his eyebrows at 018’s chat bubble.
The system, which was no longer just a straightforward system, even started to whine. Xu Yin was momentarily stunned before finding it somewhat amusing.
Shaking his head, he let the little system off the hook and said helplessly: “I understand, let’s directly go to the next world.”
Once he arrived in the next world, he would naturally find out.
He gently kissed his lover’s forehead.
—
When Xu Yin’s vision transitioned from darkness to a colorful scene again, he found himself in a… corridor?
The corridor was luxurious, and not far in front of him was a grand door, guarded by several modernly dressed guards. From inside the door came growls like beasts and frightened screams.
The door was soon opened, and a person stumbled out. His left sleeve was torn by something, and he was in a disheveled state, crying and shaking his head, saying, “I, I can’t do it, I really tried my best, Your Majesty, His Highness the Second Prince!”
Inside the door, an elegant middle-aged woman in a pure white dress and a handsome young man followed her out.
The woman, called “Your Majesty,” had a weary expression.
She waved her hand, and the person sighed in relief and quickly left with the guards, as if fleeing from some horror scene.
The door was wide open, and another growl from the beasts came through.
Xu Yin rubbed his forehead.
It’s wolves.
018’s tone was exaggerated: “Yeah, it’s the sound of wolves~~~”
Xu Yin glanced at the chat bubble with a sidelong look: “Don’t put on an act. Is this really the reward for this task?”
As soon as he regained consciousness, he noticed—he still carried the scent of jasmine pheromones, not too strong but definitely noticeable, enough for someone close by to smell.
018: “Cough!”
018, feeling guilty, said: “Anyway, this world isn’t an ABO world, so there’s no pheromones or anything like that, just body scent!”
The way he said it, he sounded very self-righteous.
Xu Yin: “…………”
He didn’t quite understand why the task world would give him jasmine body scent as a reward.
018: “Isn’t it good? It smells much better than the stench of a man’s sweat!”
Xu Yin was truly amazed. If this had been little 018 from the first world, he would have angrily roared about how men shouldn’t have such body scent, and men should smell like men, right?
What exactly did Xiao A turn Xiao 018 into?
After so many worlds together, did 018 not understand Xu Yin’s amazed expression?
He said: “Anyway, it can’t be returned! You, you just stop looking at me and quickly sort out the original host’s memories!”
Oh dear, getting embarrassed and angry.
Xu Yin found it amusing and shook his head helplessly.
Well, the reward was peculiar, but it wasn’t much of a problem for Xu Yin.
He began sorting through the information that had already been input into his brain.
Although this world wasn’t as strange as ABO, it was still quite unique.
In this world, humans were divided into two types: ordinary people and Illusionists.
Illusionists are humans who can transform into animals or plants.
They generally have stronger physical abilities than ordinary people, with an invisible “energy network” within their bodies, which is the source of their transformation and strength.
However, while the energy network makes Illusionists powerful, it can also drive them insane—daily, the energy stored in the network is disordered, and in extreme cases, it can directly erupt, turning Illusionists into mindless lunatics.
Thus, the profession of Illusionist was created.
Illusionists are individuals among ordinary people who can manage the energy networks of Illusionists and are highly valuable resources.
Some ancient families have been cultivating excellent Illusionists for centuries.
Such as the family of the original host—The Xu family.
The Xu family is one of the most famous ancient Illusionist families in the empire, producing countless excellent Illusionists.
In the original host’s generation, besides him, there were more than a dozen siblings who were also Illusionists. Among them, the original host’s cousin, You Yuan, was the most outstanding.
How outstanding was he? Even the venerable Old Master Xu, who always emphasized the family name, didn’t care that he was named “You” and was very fond of him, focusing on his cultivation.
At fifteen, You Yuan became famous throughout the empire, winning first place in the Imperial Youth Illusionist Competition and meeting the King and Queen.
At eighteen, he entered the most prestigious Illusionist academy, and while other students were still studying hard, he had already successfully treated the current King’s brother, who had fallen into madness due to energy eruption, once again astonishing the entire empire.
Now at twenty, he had not yet graduated, but it was said that he was outstanding enough to take the court Illusionist certification at his age—indeed, You Yuan and the Xu family were planning just that.
And the original host was like a contrasting version of You Yuan.
Although he was in the Xu family, he was the least talented Illusionist in a hundred years. At fifteen, he only understood the energy network of Illusionists, at seventeen he learned to initially manage the network, and at eighteen, he barely managed to enter the same Illusionist academy as You Yuan with relatively good academic results, but became a topic of gossip for the entire school.
He was always compared with You Yuan. While people marveled at You Yuan’s extraordinary talent, they were also shocked by the original host’s poor qualifications.
At school, You Yuan never proactively interacted with the original host. Though they were cousins, one was always surrounded by admiration while the other remained in the corner, as if they didn’t know each other, each going their own way.
In the Xu family, no one paid attention to the original host, and the Xu family was even embarrassed to mention him to outsiders.
The original host had always felt sad.
He didn’t have much ambition, and sometimes felt jealous of and envious of You Yuan, but that was all.
He understood that his talent was too poor. Instead of envying You Yuan all the time, he would be better off spending more time improving his own abilities and becoming a “normal” member of the Xu family as soon as possible. So even though no one in the Xu family, except his parents, paid him any attention, he continued to work diligently and quietly.
Half a month ago, the Kingdom’s Crown Prince had a sudden energy eruption and fell into madness.
The Crown Prince’s illness came suddenly and fiercely. The court Illusionists couldn’t cure him even after half a month, and were at a loss.
After discussing with the Queen, the King decided to summon other excellent Illusionists from outside the palace.
Because the Xu family was exceptionally talented, the King directly stated that all young Illusionists from the Xu family, if currently at home, should come to the palace.
At this time, only You Yuan and the original host remained in the Xu family.
The Xu family, finding the original host’s talent too poor, did not want him to go to the palace and embarrass them, so they kept it from him. But the original host’s parents found out about this matter.
— This couple, who had endured ridicule and disdain from others over the years, still dreamed of their child’s rise. Now that there was a chance for their child to enter the palace, how could they let it pass?
Whether or not the Crown Prince could be cured, if the King said the Xu family’s young Illusionists could enter the palace, then they should be allowed in. Who were they to stop it?!
Thus, the Xu family’s elder was so angry he couldn’t speak, and the original host was sent to the palace.
However, once they left the Xu family, You Yuan coldly told the original host, “What can you do by coming along? Remember, once in the palace, don’t act recklessly. Just watch how I do things and learn. At least your parents’ efforts won’t be in vain.”
The original host felt aggrieved. He believed his abilities had improved considerably. Maybe he wasn’t as good as You Yuan, but if the King was willing to give him a chance, why should the Xu family or You Yuan stop him?
At this moment—
The Queen looked at the Illusionist who had just fled in panic and sighed. She then looked towards Xu Yin and the others, her gaze settling on… You Yuan next to Xu Yin.
The Queen said: “You Yuan, go in and take a look… No pressure, just do your best.”
You Yuan, dressed in a white shirt and trousers, looked elegant like a noble gentleman.
He nodded and added: “Your Majesty, let Xu Yin come in with me.”
The Queen was taken aback.
Previously, each Illusionist had gone in alone, as each person needed time to try and having another person in the room might be inappropriate and could affect each other.
You Yuan said lightly: “He doesn’t have the ability to treat the Crown Prince. Let him come in with me to learn.”
The Queen recalled the Xu family’s situation and gave Xu Yin a subtle glance.
Xu Yin, however, didn’t mind. He shared the same idea as the original host. If the King allowed it, then he naturally had the right to try.
Since Xu Yin had just arrived and didn’t want to act rashly, he was content to observe and follow You Yuan.
So he smiled at the Queen.
The Queen was momentarily stunned, then nodded and said:
“As long as you two brothers discuss it and agree.”
You Yuan nodded, then ignored Xu Yin and stepped into the room.
Xu Yin followed him, stepping in slowly.
The room was large, with many guards standing around, and two court Illusionists stationed nearby.
In a massive beast cage was a wolf with silver-gray fur, standing on all fours at the height of an adult man, and looking even more terrifying when upright.
The silver wolf’s eyes were bloodshot, baring its sharp teeth, with a fierce and menacing expression.
It faced everyone with a defensive posture, emitting a threatening growl, as if ready to pounce and tear their throats out at any moment.
This was the Kingdom’s Crown Prince.
He had fallen into a rage overnight, losing all sanity, and had been in this state for over half a month.
As Xu Yin entered the room, You Yuan turned back and said indifferently: “Just stay here. If you come any closer, it will affect me.”
Xu Yin paused and raised an eyebrow.
The place was so large that he couldn’t see the entire beast cage from where he was.
You Yuan, noticing his intention, scoffed: “Do you really think you’ll learn anything just by watching?”
Oh, so the so-called “learning by watching” was just lip service?
The Queen called out: “You Yuan, come over here.”
