Wasting Money to Become an Immortal-Chapter 224: Don’t even think about it

The system didn’t reply this time.

It did the same thing where it went silent when it was asked a question that it didn’t want to answer.

"There’s no point in playing dead since I’ve already figured it out." I didn’t give the system a chance to remain silent this time.

The system remained silent, but this time I could tell that it wasn’t staying silent because it wanted to. Rather, it was staying silent because it had no choice but to stay silent since it didn’t know what to say.

For once, I had actually outsmarted the system.

There was this feeling of pride that filled me at the fact that I had led the system into giving me the answer that I wanted.

But then...

"Host, do you wish to be punished?"

I was completely caught off guard by the sudden statement from the system that the feeling of pride completely disappeared.

"System, are you allowed to punish me arbitrarily like this?"

There was a silence that came from the system before it said, "If the host fails the main mission, then the host is due punishment. Perhaps this time the host deserves to fail for being too nosy."

There was a bitter smile that crept onto my face when I heard this.

"System, you wouldn’t do that, would you?" I asked in a helpless voice.

There was only silence that came from the system.

This time, the silence didn’t make me feel good.

This time, the silence only made me feel worried.

So to make sure that the system didn’t do anything that it regretted...

"I’m sorry, I was too cocky."

If it was anyone else, I wouldn’t apologize. But if it was the system, who was the only partner that I would have or need in this life, then I had no choice but to apologize.

They were attached to me to the end after all, whatever that end was.

If we were to keep fighting, then it would just hurt me.

In that case, it was better to be the bigger man and apologize before it went too far.

After a long silence, the system said, "It’s good that the host knows his mistakes."

The way that the system said this filled me with a bitter feeling once again.

It didn’t feel good hearing the system speak like this, but there was nothing that I could say when it had all the power over me.

As if it could feel the way that I was feeling, the system suddenly said in a comforting voice, "Host, as a reward for finding a loophole in the system’s words, the host will be given some advice."

"Huh?" I was very confused when I heard this, but I didn’t say anything as I waited to see what the system would have to say.

"Don’t even think about it." The system said in the same mechanical voice as before.

When the system spoke in this mechanical voice, there was this coldness that seemed to fill its voice. This was completely different from the way that it had been talking to me recently.

As such, I had no choice but to take it seriously.

As for what it was referring to...I didn’t even need to ask since I already knew the moment that it said this.

The loophole that the system mentioned was when I had pressured it about how only half of the Void Battlefield had collapsed.

The implication was that since only half of the Void Battlefield had collapsed because of the War God’s Tomb collapsed, then did that mean that there was another set of ruins that was just as powerful as the War God’s Tomb that was here.

If there was, it would explain why only half of the Void Battlefield had collapsed.

The other set of ruins would be able to maintain the current half of the Void Battlefield.

As for why it was telling me to forget about it...

Well, I had thought about taking the inheritance of those ruins as well once I had confirmed that there was another set of ruins with the system.

Since I had already taken the War God’s inheritance, there was no doubt that trouble would come for me.

If trouble was coming to find me regardless, there was no reason for me not to take this other inheritance.

If I were to take this other inheritance, it might even help me since it would make me stronger.

If it was a set of ruins that was on the same level as the War God’s Tomb, then there was no doubt that whatever was left behind was just as powerful as the War God’s inheritance.

The main thing was...there was nothing for me to lose from taking it now that I’ve taken the War God’s inheritance.

That was why I had wanted to take it.

The system suddenly said, "Host, excessive greed is not good. The host should remember that the host is a prodigal who wastes wealth, not someone that collects wealth."

Another bitter feeling filled me when I heard the system say this.

It felt like the system was the last person...thing to say something like this, but I really didn’t have a way to refute it.

Since it was even going this far, I decided that there was no point in arguing with the system.

It must have its reason for not letting me take the other inheritance. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

In that case...

"Let’s get out of here." I turned around and suddenly said to the others who had been silently waiting for me to say something.

I could see that they were looking at me with strange looks and I could guess what they were thinking.

After all, I hadn’t been able to control my facial expressions when I was conversing with the system.

They must think that there must have been something wrong with me, but I didn’t want to address it.

So I led everyone out of the Void Battlefield while they looked at me with these strange looks.