Ordinary observers in fast time travel

Chapter 925 Settlement
"This is the artifact of time and space?"

This is a broken hourglass, about the size of a palm. The two sand pools are covered with spiderweb-like cracks, and the intersections of the cracks are holes of various sizes, from which golden "sand" occasionally flows out.

Each time "sand" flows out, the halo on the hourglass dims a little.

Shi Jia touched the hourglass with her hand, and a message was transmitted into her mind:

[Sand Clock]
Rank: Beginner Time-Space Artifact
Condition: Damaged
Functions: Time reversal, stabilizing spacetime for a short period of time.
“It is indeed a time-space artifact, but how did a time-space artifact end up in a small world?” Shi Jia asked, puzzled.

"I know, I know," the little system cheerfully raised its hand.

"You know?" Shi Jia raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, the little world sent me a message when its consciousness dissipated." The little system said, feeling a little guilty. It hadn't meant to withhold the message from its host.

Seeing his expression, Shi Jia knew what he was thinking. She didn't care and let the little system continue.

“Previously, a traitorous mission taker came to this world to plunder its fortune. The small world discovered this and used its power to eliminate him.”

"I never expected that the traitorous mission taker would throw out the hourglass before he died."

"Later, the world was reset one after another, and the consciousness of the small world discovered the existence of the spacetime artifact. However, by then, the energy of the small world had been exhausted and it was close to collapse."

"It wanted to contact the Dimensional Administration Bureau, but it had no energy left. Fortunately, Zhao Wenwen's resentment was so strong that it broke through the world's restrictions and successfully connected to the Dimensional Administration Bureau's mission system."

Shi Jia nodded. "So it was related to the traitorous mission taker? The fact that the small world was able to discover the problem and even eliminate the mission taker shows it's quite powerful."

It's just a pity that it has now reached the point of exhausting its energy and losing consciousness.

Wait, is there something she's overlooked?
Shi Jia thought about it, but couldn't figure it out.

"Yes, yes, the little world is really innocent," the little system said.

Shi Jia patted the little guy, put away the hourglass, and looked at Zhao Wenwen's soul, which was covered in black mist and bared its fangs and claws.

With a flick of her finger in the air, a pure white light enveloped Zhao Wenwen, and the black aura vanished like ice melting away. In the blink of an eye, the soul emanating black aura had transformed into a pure white one.

"I see." No wonder Zhao Wenwen acted like a lunatic; it turns out her soul was corrupted by the traitorous mission taker.

The hourglass, carrying a wisp of the mission participant's remnant soul, landed on Zhao Wenwen. Although it didn't possess her, that wisp of remnant soul was enough to corrupt Zhao Wenwen's ordinary soul, causing her to become extremely obsessive.

Indeed, those traitorous transmigrators travel through worlds with the aim of seizing fortune. How could their minds not become twisted over time?
"Although you committed many evil deeds in this life, you were also a victim. May you be reborn into a better life next time." Shi Jia tossed Zhao Wenwen's soul into the air, where it instantly turned into specks of light and disappeared.

"Xiao Si, let's go."

"Okay." The mini-system immediately activated the shuttle passage.

As time passed, Shi Jia appeared in the mission space she had just set up.

She sat lazily on the soft chair and stretched.

"Host, host, let's settle the mission."

"Row."

"Ding-ding—" After a string of dazzling fireworks, Shi Jia's personal panel was projected in mid-air.

Host: Shi Jia (Time Clan)
Age: Unknown (minor)
Physical constitution: Unknown

Mental power: unknown
System: 1234 (General Affairs Department)

Mission World: 1 (!)

Points: 0
Contribution: 350 + 100
Props: Clock (to be submitted)
"Why are my points 0? Did I not complete the task?" Shi Jia raised an eyebrow.

"Huh? Let me see!" the little system said nervously.

"Huh, host, the main system says you haven't completed the task assigned by the client?" "No? Didn't I already help the small world get back on the right track? And I even brought back the spacetime artifact?" Shi Jia's gaze fell on the three words "(to be handed over)".

Does that mean I haven't completed my mission because I didn't hand over the artifact? Shi Jia frowned. Well, she had originally planned to keep the artifact for herself.

Oh well, it's damaged anyway.

"Xiao Si, hand over the hourglass." Shi Jia waved his hand, and the hourglass floated in the air. The little system quickly agreed, and with a flash of light, the hourglass disappeared.

"Huh? Host, your points are still 0. The client's task is still showing as incomplete."

"What's going on?" Shi Jia suddenly had a flash of inspiration and opened her eyes slightly. "Xiao Si, open the client's task and take a look."

The next second, the mission description Shi Jia had seen before appeared before her eyes. With just one glance, her gaze fell on the mission title: "Who should I marry?"

This time the title was flashing, and Shi Jia clicked on it to take a look.

1. If the tasker fails to complete the assigned task, their evaluation is unsatisfactory, and no points are awarded. 2. If the tasker successfully resolves the source of the small world's collapse, helps the small world develop, and gains the affection of the small world's intelligent beings, they are awarded 100 contribution points.
"Alright, I get it now. So it really is a dating mission." Shi Jia collapsed helplessly. She wasn't opposed to marriage, but it depended on the situation.

"Fortunately, there's the reward for stabilizing the small world, otherwise we would have suffered a huge loss this time."

"Xiao Si, go and report this. The mission failure was due to a lack of clarity regarding the mission details. Request compensation from the Dimensional Management Bureau," Shi Jia said. "By the way, didn't I tell you to ask for compensation before? What about the energy?"

"Oh, sorry, host, I forgot. I'll give you the energy now." The little system floated above Shi Jia's head, and the next second Shi Jia felt a warm current showering down from above.

Shi Jia closed her eyes comfortably, lay back in the chair, and sighed.

After a long while, she opened her eyes and saw the little system squatting in the corner, pointing at its little finger.

Shi Jia raised an eyebrow. "What happened? Were you wronged?"

"Host, the main system says that after the mission taker enters the client's body, they will receive the mission and the host's memories. However, because the host completely suppressed Zhao Wenwen after entering her body, the host did not receive the mission."

"So, it's my fault?" Shi Jia's good mood vanished by half.

"Ah~ the main system also said that, in consideration of the host's successful rescue of the collapsing small world, it will upgrade the host's planting space for free,"

Shi Jia rolled her eyes. "How do I upgrade?"

"The space area has increased by one-tenth, and the dimensional restrictions have been removed. In other words, the host can use the space no matter what world he is in, and the resources produced in the space can also be used by others." The little system looked at its host.

"What kind of reward is this? I survived like this before I had a spatial ability, didn't I? And is giving resources to others a reward for me?" Shi Jia was speechless. Although it was indeed much more convenient, she was still unhappy.

Seeing that its host was unhappy, the little system also became indignant, and the next second, it exclaimed, "Huh? There's such a rule?"

"what's up?"

"Host, the main system says that this task can be exempted from affecting your tasker rating."

It turns out that task takers are also evaluated. Task takers with high overall evaluations can receive a wider range of tasks and level up faster. Those with low evaluations naturally experience the opposite.

In addition, the evaluation of the task participants also affects the acquisition of task rewards.

The main system takes a share of the rewards earned by task participants.

"So all my work on this mission was for nothing?" Shi Jia was still a little angry, but she also knew that this time it was indeed due to her improper operation, and of course, it was also because she did not clearly understand the rules for mission takers.

"Host~"

"Never mind, let's leave it at that." Shi Jia waved his hand.

"Okay, does the host want to clear the emotions from the previous world?" The little system looked at the task process carefully.

"No need. Let's search for new missions." She wasn't an ordinary mission taker; she was a member of the Time Clan. Time needs to carry memories and emotions; time without any carriers doesn't exist.

"Ok."