Chapter 137: The Stupidest Origin Explanation
I was in what could be considered the most luxurious room in present-day China.
I drank a cup of coffee and as the bitter taste of the drink warmed my mouth, I made sure to hold back my intense desire to yell insults and obscenities.
In front of me was a woman whose beauty could be considered the pinnacle of human perfection, among all the women I have seen throughout my life, only Rin Ruoxi was comparable to this woman in terms of looks.
As beautiful as the woman in front of me was, I couldn't appreciate her beauty as the information I just heard is enough to make me go crazy if it wasn't because I'm already crazy.
Before starting the talk full of secrets and meaningless revelations that technically make sense for no reason, I sent Navi back to my harem to request a support team to stabilize China after the disaster I caused.
After I destroyed the main government building and assassinated the last politicians of this country, I used my authority as [King of Monsters] and controlled the mutant animals near this place, then forced them to obey me and now those animals are keeping an eye on the citizens of this base.
I ignored stupid human rights and forced every single human in this place to sit on the ground, everyone who dares to stand up will be killed by the mutated animals no matter the circumstances.
Since my enemies labeled me a tyrant then I will show you what a true tyrant is.
I even forced a group of high-status-looking people to take me to the most luxurious place in this base, so I came to this hotel where I could have a private conversation with System Goddess.
Before I came to this hotel I connected Red Queen to the defense system of this base and now she is analyzing the secret information of what used to be the Chinese government, right now she is restricting the information about my attack on that base to the rebel forces in the United States so they don't know what happened and remain confident.
Apparently, these two governments made an alliance after rumors spread about how I was wounded in a fierce battle and now I'm in a deep coma that could keep me asleep for a couple of years.
People love to exaggerate stupid things.
On the other hand, after making the System Goddess my slave, I killed the silver-haired protagonist since he was unnecessary, but this led me to the painful need to kill the two beautiful blonde women who were next to him already that those two women hated me to death.
Maybe I was able to trick them and use Stockholm Syndrome to win them over eventually, but I wanted to hear the information from System Goddess so I followed the phrase I heard in a movie, 'Hard decisions require strong wills'.
That made me get a new degree.
[Waifus Killer: If she's not mine then she's nobody's!
The user can devour Destiny Energy by killing a woman in the 'Waifu' or 'Heroine' categories. The amount of Destiny Energy devoured increases when the woman is killed in front of the Protagonist she is connected to.
Warning: Using this ability can cause the Protagonist to gain the title of 'Tragic Hero' which will give him a power and luck bonus when fighting the user.
Warning: Excessive use of this skill can cause mental corruption which will cause addiction]
I honestly hope I don't have to use this skill, but if by some chance I find another system user with a harem that I can't steal, then this skill will come in handy after killing the system user.
This brings me to the most important point, the existence of a system.
When the multiverse accumulates an excessive amount of Destiny Energy, an accident occurs where the excess energy takes shape giving birth to a system that is an item with the power to connect multiple realities without considering the different laws of each world.
It can be seen as if each World is a meal. There is a world that is a hamburger, another world is an apple... There is an infinity of foods that work differently because the ingredients and flavors are different, it is the same with the worlds.
Each world has its own laws. In a world of magic, Ki can be useless, while in a world of technology magic is only good for party tricks for children.
These laws are restrictions that help the world function and prevent foreign entities from easily invading a world, it is how the multiverse maintains the balance between different worlds and thus prevents chaos.
This whole balance is going to shit due to the existence of a bug, the systems.
Systems are accidents of reality that are unaffected by luck or fate, so any idiot can get one, whether he's a noble warrior or a lecherous idiot. Being the luckiest creature in the multiverse does not ensure having a system, entities with a system are mere accidents.
Now comes the interesting part, having a system does not make you omnipotent and in reality, most of the users of a system die prematurely.
Why?
It's simple, it's because of stupidity.
Power breeds confidence, absolute power breeds overconfidence.
Although system users have unlimited potential, higher entities are not a joke and if a system user does not measure his actions, it is easy for a higher entity to discover and play with him.
To make matters worse, the system itself has a negative effect on the user's sanity by causing excessive dependency on the system.
A system user is a massive source of Destiny Energy which is the best food for a higher entity.
To clarify, Destiny Energy is the purest form of energy. Whether it be Ki, Rasen, Magic, Madness, or any other energy it is a derivative of the Destiny Energy which makes up reality.
Returning to the normal process, how a system is obtained is as follows:
A person obtains a system that allows him to gain overwhelming abilities with ease.
The user believes that he is the most important person in the multiverse and starts acting like a jerk.
The user displays strange abilities without fearing the consequences of his actions, he doesn't care if people find out that he is different and actually gloats over it as if his power comes entirely from his own efforts even though the true source of his power is the system.
The user overdoes his actions and draws the attention of a higher entity, but the user is unaware of the danger and believes that he is invincible.
The systems have no self-awareness and only respond to the user's wishes, if the user wants an intelligent system that shows him love then the system will create artificial intelligence that satisfies the user's wishes.
The higher entity takes advantage of this and puts a fragment of its consciousness into the system allowing it to alter the way it interacts with the user.
There are cases where a superior entity does not mess with the system and instead acts as if it is the one who gave the system to the user which helps to create a friendly relationship with the user.
Regardless of the method used, the higher entity is shown as a helping hand and it is even possible for the higher entity to pretend to be a romantic interest to more easily manipulate the user.
While the user accumulates Destiny Energy, the superior entity binds the user through promises and small oaths.
Simple phrases like 'I will never abandon you', 'I will give you a real body and you will be part of my harem' or 'We will always be family' become Oaths and Contracts that bind the user to the higher entity.
When the user has become a fat turkey, Christmas arrives.
The superior entity takes advantage of all the contracts and oaths imposed on the user and thus turns it into a puppet or a nutritious lunch.
A system is the purest form of Fate Energy so devouring a system user will give that energy to their killer, but this will not allow the higher entity to inherit the system, that's why some higher entities don't devour users and instead turn them into tools since losing such a useful pawn is a waste.
Now comes the topic about the types of systems.
There are basically two types of systems, natural and artificial.
Natural systems are those created as a natural phenomenon while artificial ones are creations made by higher-level entities that try to recreate a natural system.
Now, to understand the System Goddess, you have to understand that each existence is a 'character' with a nature.
"Gaia is a high-level World, one of the most stable worlds with laws so solid that they can prevent the invasion of almost any superior entity, due to this is that Gaia is one of the safest havens for the 'Travellers' who only we wish for a peaceful life, but at the same time, this makes countless 'Conquerors' and 'Devourers' greedy like hungry tigers looking at a chicken and duck farm"
.... – "Were you influenced by the Chinese culture or because you speak like that?"
"China?" – System Goddess tilted her head and then seemed to understand. – "Oh, you are wrong, my homeworld is what your system calls 'Cultivation World', it seems that both this world and Gaia have the country called China which has much of the culture of my homeworld"
That reminds me of Lin Ruoxi and somehow gives me a bad feeling...
For now it is useless to think about this.
"Back on the topic" – System Goddess noticed my desire to continue the explanation and continued speaking. – "What you are is complicated..."
"To begin with, the record says that in your past life you were a 'Guardian' of the Gaia world, by coincidence you obtained a system, but since you were a beast guided by instincts you could never understand the uses of the system and the entities around you did not notice your system either..."
"Because of some conflict that is not registered in the system, you were killed by an entity from the same world, apparently you were stronger than your killer, but because the contracts in your soul prevented you from hurting people with the lineage of 'Divinity' you could not defend yourself and were killed..."
"This is where things get complicated" – Goddess of the System looked scared. – "The assistant of a 'Conqueror' found the remains of your soul and gave them to his master, the 'Conqueror' noticed your system and that your records were still linked to Gaia so he put a curse on your soul, made modifications into the system and then used a process that I cannot fathom to force you to reincarnate..."
"The 'Conqueror' wanted to turn you into a weapon that could grow over time and when you had enough power, you would become his foothold in invading Gaia..."
"To ensure everything went smoothly, the 'Conqueror' made a deal with someone close to you but the system doesn't specify who the person is or what the deal was..."
"Even though the conqueror's plan was a lunatic's idea, it was actually a good plan, the problem with his plan is that a variable came up that the 'Conqueror' could never imagine..."
We both looked at Navi who was eating his burger like a hungry pig.
"Hey Listen! Stop looking at me, I won't give you my food!" – Navi walked away carrying a hamburger despite the fact that he has no hands or mouth.
How his body works remains a mystery.
"Are you telling me that this idiot was able to alter the programming of a higher entity?" – This is very hard to believe.
"Well..." - System Goddess had an uncomfortable expression. – "Instead of altering, I would say that the fairy destroyed everything, this system is a complete mess to the point where I am sincerely surprised that it can still work, although that would explain how the existence of such strange abilities is possible, I even cannot looking at most of your skills and titles as if my mind couldn't process the information..."
Navi piece of shit I'm going to kill you... Wait, she can't understand things in my system the same way I can't read the name of the person who put the curse on me?
System Goddess showed me a screen that was a copy of my system. – "In the energy section I see something called Rasen no Chikara, Ki, Hamon and Nakama Power, but there are two energies that I cannot read"
She can't see [Reader's Madness] and [Anti-Rasen]...
It seems that there are still mysteries that I can't understand, but hey, that makes life interesting.
"Let's ignore that for the moment" – It is useless to think of something that cannot be understood. – "Do you know who put this curse on me?"
"Yes, but it's not a good idea for me to tell you its name or that entity will know that you recognize it" - System Goddess looked at me with concern, not for me, but worried for herself. – "You messed with a very dangerous entity, I do not know the entity, but I have heard rumors about a group of 'Conquerors' that have come together to invade worlds where humanity reigns, these entities seem to have the mission of eradicating humans..."
... My life is shit.
"I can't tell you the name of the entity, but I can tell you its nickname" – System Goddess smiled, but her trembling body showed her fear. – "It's called Beast VII"
What I was missing, an idiot who thinks he is an incarnation of sin or similar shit.
Well, whatever, there's only one thing left to do.
"Repair my system and look for any important information" - I stood up. – "We have to make a lot of preparations"
"Are we going to run away from Beast VII?" – System Goddess asked me with a big smile full of hope.
"Yes, we will hide" - I smiled kindly.
Flee today to kill tomorrow, that's my belief.
Since the system can give me great power I just need to become strong, even if it takes me thousands of years I need to accumulate power, absolute power that allows me to eliminate all the shit that comes my way, even then I will still look for women.
Why?
Because I'm a fucking idiot who doesn't learn my lesson, I can already see how I get in trouble for stealing the woman from a higher entity....
Although from another point of view, if I have strong enemies that motivate me to improve then it will be a good thing for me as long as I am careful not to overdo my stupidity and accidentally get into a fight with an entity much stronger than me.
Hmmm, yes, I need allies, strong men to serve as cannon fodder while I stay with their wives and daughters, that sounds good.
"Hey Listen! I have a feeling you're thinking of something great!" – Navi approached me after finishing eating his hamburger. - "Let's go! Go steal women!"
I smiled wryly, I hate to admit that this idiot knows me too well.
I left the room, but when I opened the door I found something strange.
"There you are..." - A beautiful girl with black hair looked at me strangely.
Her body was covered in wounds and blood, but it was not her blood but that of the corpses of the mutated animals that were on the ground.
Next to her were two other women who were looking at me strangely.
The looks of the three women contained hate, desire to kill, but above all, an inexplicable longing.
Now that I remember these three girls were with the black-haired protagonist who was Ortro's lunch, if I remember correctly all three are a mutant zombie variant with intelligence...
[System Notification: Three women in the 'Monster Girl' category feel desire towards the user, but intense feelings of hatred interfere with their instincts]
[System Notification: The title 'Netori Protagonist (100%)' has been obtained]
[Netori Protagonist: I'll fuck your wife in front of you and you won't be able to stop me!
If a woman feels sexual desire for the user at the same time that she holds resentment towards the user, a state of 'guilty lust' will be generated. The effects are increased if the user seduces the woman in front of her romantic partner, or if the user humiliates the woman's lover.
Warning: If the user does not satisfy the 'guilty lust' there is a risk that the woman will enter a state of 'nymphomania' that will make her vulnerable to violations by other male entities]
.....Since when did my system become a porn system?
I looked at System Goddess who could also see the notifications.
"It was his idea!" – Goddess of the System pointed at Navi who fled immediately.
.... I have a feeling I'll regret not eating this woman's soul...