Stuck in a Chinese novel

Same as last time. Try to read it fully to understand the future content.

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'…What?' Wei Jun didn't understand. But what he did understand was how absurd it was.

'Isn't that how Run Long gets lucky with things?' Panic began to set in when he thought he was also turning into one of those illogical beings who get something for no reason at all.

[You can look at it that way]

[But no one can do anything when there is an imprint on your soul]

'What is this imprint? Explain properly.' Wei Jun asked because he refused to be one of those protagonists so he decided to get as much information as he could.

[All I can tell you is when a race pledges loyalty to a person, not out of fear but respect, that person gains the title of being their race's guardian]

'When did I ever get close to the dragon race? I have never even seen a dragon except in GOT before.' Wei Jun countered because he still couldn't make sense of this.

[You didn't]

[Your father did]

[The imprint you have comes from your blood]

[Not from you]

[To be honest, you should consider yourself quite lucky]

[The dragon race is picky and arrogant]

[The fact that they won't turn you away is just too much for a person]

[In my days, dragon riders were called 'Different breeds']

[They were in a different class from others]

[Yet, they had subdued dragons]

[You possess the respect of the dragons]

'…' Wei Jun didn't say anything because the system explained everything except for the important question.

'Why do I have it?' He asked.

[I wouldn't know]

[Ask your father]

[It's clear it must have come from him]

'… Why not from my mother?' Wei Jun asked.

[…]

[Could be]

[Anyway, I cannot answer that question of yours]

[All I know is about imprints]

[How your family got one]

[I have no clue of that]

Wei Jun nodded and asked, just to be sure, 'Do I have an imprint for anything else?'

[Yes]

'For what species?' Wei Jun asked.

However, no reply came. He waited for quite a while but when he received no answer, he asked once again.

[I don't know]

[There's suddenly a block on your soul]

[It looks like I was only allowed that piece of information]

Wei Jun went silent after that. He didn't understand what was going on but he understood from the system's last statement that there was a higher power than the overseer of the world who could even hide things from him.

Who was he? He had no idea. But he had a strong hunch that that being was the one who brought him to this world.

But since there was nothing more to gleam from there, he decided to move on to the next matter at hand. The crystal that held the dragon tear.

'What would happen if I absorbed it?' Wei Jun asked.

[As the description said]

[You will gain an ability that will allow you to recover your HP by 5 at the cost of 1 QP]

No matter how Wei Jun looked at it, it seemed too good to be true. And the fact that he was getting it risk-free was also somewhat worrying.

'What do you think?' For the first time, Wei Jun asked the system for advice. He had never before because he didn't need to but this didn't seem as risk-free as it looked. He could not help but feel that there was something more to it.

[I think you should absorb it]

[Although you possess a strong concentration of yang energy and that heals your wounds very fast]

[It won't still be as fast as this ability]

Wei Jun nodded as he had the same conclusion but just like earlier, he couldn't shake off the feeling that there was something else to it.

But since there was no answer, he decided to just absorb it. But the question was, how would he?

Since the system was giving the option of Yes and No, there was no need to overcomplicate things so he pressed on Yes. However, as soon as he did, he understood what that feeling from earlier was. He was relieved to know that things were indeed not as easy for him, unlike those protagonists.

[Warning]

[You are attempting to absorb one of the treasures of the world's will]

[There will be a severe backlash]

[You will be detected by the world's will]

[It is recommended to not absorb the treasure at the host's current level]

[Otherwise, the host runs the risk of becoming detectable by the world's will]

[Minimum requirements for the absorption of this treasure]

[#1: Must possess the title 'Invader']

[#2: All Physical stats must be +200]

[#3: The Qi stats of the host must be at least 300]

[#4: The host should have taken at least 2 strands of the world's will]

Wei Jun patiently read through all of the information provided. He especially focused on the requirements of the absorption of this treasure and also the warning from the system.

'What would happen if I do become visible to the world's will?' Wei Jun asked. From the wording used, he could tell that he was hidden from the world's will for now but what did becoming detectable to it mean?

[Let's just say if you become visible to it as you are now]

[You will be torn apart]

No other words came but Wei Jun didn't need to know any more about it. the answer was clear; he wasn't strong enough to resist the world's will at the moment.

That left the 'requirements' part, especially the last one.

[As I said before, you will gain the title when you do something invader worthy]

'Such as kill a protagonist?' Wei Jun asked.

[Yes]

[Though I have no idea how many you will have to kill for that]

[You might gain it by killing Wei Jun]

[Or you kill half of them and still don't get it]

[Depends on how strongly you wound the world's will]

[As for the last one]

[The strands of the world' will obviously represent the people it has made a connection with]

[The protagonists]

In summary, it all came down to killing the protagonists. Wei Jun rubbed his head at the dump of information he had just been bombarded with but there were many questions that formed in his head.

But those questions were for another day. At the moment, the urgent issue he faced was his level up. He had thought that by taking this opportunity from Wei Jun, he would get some levels but he couldn't do that now.

And since it was too precious to destroy, he didn't consider that, unlike the medical scripture.

'Would the same problem arise with the last treasure?' Wei Jun thought inwardly but since the system didn't know the answer to that, there was no input from it as well.

'But I need to get it regardless.' Wei Jun said as he stood up and headed to his room window. Using the same method, he left under the cover of the night but not before wearing an outfit that made it difficult to recognize him.

This time he didn't go downtown but towards the Ruan building. He had work to do. Since he couldn't get the third and final treasure yet, all he could do was wait and focus on other ways to level up.

The easiest would be to create enmity between two individuals.

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Sirens wailed. The scene, it looked like hell on earth. Everything was on fire. Six buildings were brought down at the same time, taking the city by surprise and a loud explosion like lightning had fallen from the sky and shook the entire world.

"Get the fire under control!" One of the firefighters yelled.

"There's too much! We need additional support!" One of the other firefighters yelled.

"Call the city! Get as many Port-a-Tanks as you can get. We need to stop the fire from spreading! Also, call for air support! Tell them to authorize Halon 1301." The captain of the firefighters, seeing the scale of destruction yelled orders.

"It has been three hours yet the fire has not been tamed. The city is expending all efforts it can. The mayor has authorized all equipment regardless of the costs, yet it is still estimated that the fire would still rage for a few hours." A TV reporter reported live from the scene.

"So far, the cause of the fire has not been determined but the earlier witnesses claim that it was an explosion." The reporter still continued and added, "It is also believed to be a terrorist attack but all the details are yet to be investigated."

Sun Ruan sat in his room, staring at the gigantic TV in front of him. Similarly, to him, many of the city's families were also looking at the TV, just not as calm as Sun Runa because Sun Ruan didn't care for the loss he incurred, yet the rest of the city did.

"Let Lin handle this matter," Sun Ruan said before he added, "And schedule a meeting with the sect leader. I cannot just have them touching what's mine." Sun Ruan said, focused on an entirely different matter, not caring about the fire still spreading throughout the city.