Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 408: The First Departure from Chaos Residence
"I see," Chen Nuo didn’t plan to make it too hard for him, as after all, it wasn’t something that could be easily talked about due to the rules in place.
"But you should be able to tell me the general direction, right?"
"To be honest, I’m not very clear on it myself. After you complete this task, I will get a Merit Points reward, and once my Merit Points accumulate to one hundred percent, I can leave."
"Leave?" Chen Nuo asked, "Leave where? My body?"
"Yes," the system answered.
"Then what happens to you? Where will you go?"
"Actually, I don’t really know either. My original body died in a car accident, and just like how you are now, I was reborn. It’s just that the world I was in is different from yours." the system answered.
If every book, every movie, every TV show is a world, then there are countless different worlds out there.
Each book has its own world, movies have their own worlds, and even when you make a decision, several parallel worlds already branch out from that one moment.
Your shoelace comes undone, you decide to squat down to tie it, and the person walking too close behind you trips over your back. From then on, you get to know each other, becoming either friends or lovers.
At that moment, another world branches out where you chose not to tie your shoelace, and the person behind you remains just a passerby to you.
"After you died, did you become a system right away?" Chen Nuo asked.
"Yes, I suddenly turned into a system after I died, and then another system told me what to do, and after that, it left. Next, you came to from this world, and I became the system guiding you," the system replied.
Chen Nuo picked up on the keywords in this explanation. "So, there’s a system above you as well."
"Right, but it’s not as hands-on as I am. I guess it’s in charge of several systems, sort of like managers, general managers, chairmen in a company—that’s my guess."
"So, you’ve just been working dutifully without ever thinking of exploring more?" Chen Nuo asked.
"What can I say to that? I’m completely dead, and now that I’ve been given a chance to live again, I already cherish it enough. How can I explore further?" the system replied helplessly.
"That’s true, most people wouldn’t explore too much as long as they’re alive," Chen Nuo responded. "But getting back to the point, you want me to collect the Maifan Stone ore. What’s in it?"
"There’s energy," the system said after considering its words, then answered.
"Energy? What kind of energy?" Chen Nuo pressed on, "Is this energy something you get directly, or does it go to your superiors?"
"I only receive the progress bar. Apart from the progress bar, I get nothing, and I don’t know how to explain this energy," the system said. "I can’t tell you the specific name, otherwise I’ll be punished."
"I see. So, up to now, have you received energy before?" Chen Nuo changed his phrasing.
"No," the system fell silent for a while.
Chen Nuo chuckled, "You’re not very efficient, are you?"
"It’s because you’re not cooperating!" the system retorted angrily, "Gaining one unit of energy could increase the progress by one percent."
"Only one percent?" Chen Nuo was surprised, "That seems like very little. So, how much have you gained so far?"
"Two percent," the system replied pitifully.
Alright, to protect the system’s self-esteem, Chen Nuo didn’t plan to press further on this issue.
"So you’re saying that if I go and mine the Maifan Stone, you’ll get energy. Is it only the Maifan Stone that contains energy or does mining in general produce energy?"
"I don’t know," the system answered truthfully.
"How do you know nothing at all after all this time? Wasn’t it all for nothing?" Chen Nuo mocked him.
"This is the first time I’ve received a task since I started my position, I haven’t encountered a task before," the system said.
"Alright." Chen Nuo decided not to ask him about this kind of thing anymore.
He was still not at the level of calling the wind and summoning the rain in this world, so it was even less thinkable to inquire about matters outside this world.
This sort of thing could only be set aside for now; he should do what needed to be done first, and think about this issue when his abilities were sufficient.
Chen Nuo stood up, opened the space pouch, and packed some things he would need for going out, preparing to head out to mine Maifan Stones.
"Shopkeeper, what’s with this outfit?"
Just as Chen Nuo was about to leave, Roc Demon King saw him and promptly asked, "Are you preparing to go out?"
"Yes, I need an ingredient for cooking, and since we don’t have it here, I’m going out to look for it."
Chen Nuo said indifferently, "During this time, just tell the customers coming to the shop that I’m out. It won’t be for long, just push back the appointments a bit."
"Okay, I got it," Roc Demon King nodded in agreement, "But Shopkeeper, I’ve never seen you go out before. What ingredient is it that you have to find it yourself? Just tell us and I’ll help you look, saving you the trouble of running around."
"Tell you?" Chen Nuo glanced at him, "Do you know what Maifan Stone is?"
"Maifan... Stone?" Roc Demon King was stunned, "Is it wheat or rice? It can’t really be a stone, right? What a strange name."
Chen Nuo had an I-knew-it expression, "You can’t even distinguish between stone and rice, so what’s the use of telling you? What if you actually bring me back rice?" 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
"Look at what you’re saying, it’s not that exaggerated," Roc Demon King laughed, "You have that, that picture, right? Give me the picture, and if I look for it based on the picture, how could I not find it? If I can’t find it, then you can go look. It’s not too late then."
Chen Nuo was almost made to laugh by the silly things Roc Demon King said.
"You go look, and if you don’t find it, then I go look?"
Roc Demon King nodded, "Right, I might save you the trip if I really do find it."
"And what if you don’t find it?"
"I’ll look again, or if you really can’t wait, you..."
Roc Demon King didn’t know how to continue making stuff up, but fortunately, he was smart enough despite being foolish and immediately said, "I won’t disturb you any longer, Shopkeeper Chen. I wish you a quick trip."
"Take good care of the shop." Chen Nuo left after dropping this line.
Knowing his destination, Chen Nuo used teleportation, but although it was called teleportation, he didn’t arrive at his destination immediately. The distance was too great, and it still took some time.
In less than half the time it takes for a cup of tea to cool, Chen Nuo arrived at the place where Maifan Stones were mined.
Chen Nuo looked at the mountain in front of him, "Does this place really have Maifan Stones?"
"Yes, it’s easy to find. I’ll transfer the appearance to you, and you’ll recognize it the moment you see it," the system said, and transferred the image of the Maifan Stone directly to Chen Nuo.
As soon as Chen Nuo thought of what the Maifan Stone looked like, the image instantly appeared in his mind.
"Alright, since you say it’s here, then it must be. I have plenty of time anyway; let’s take it slow," Chen Nuo said as he prepared to go up the mountain, but then something occurred to him, "This should be the Tang Dynasty, right? Did this thing exist in the Tang Dynasty?"
"Why do you care so much? Your original world wouldn’t have had all these monsters and demons either," the system replied. "This is ’Journey to the West’; whatever you do won’t affect your original world at all."
"That makes sense," Chen Nuo realized and began his journey to look for Maifan Stones.
