What's wrong with being a salted fish?

When Lin Zhuo opened his eyes again, what he saw was an unfamiliar ceiling.

Where am I? I can't have traveled through time again, can I?

He propped himself up and sat up from the bed, feeling dizzy and a little exhausted.

"Host, you're awake!"

Before Lin Zhuo could figure out what was going on, a familiar mechanical ball with cat ears jumped onto his bed, and its two electronic screen eyes blinked at him.

"Xiao Qi?" Lin Zhuo stretched out his hand to poke 0617's round body, and then 0617 swayed on the bed like a tumbler.

Did it come out of your own mind?

In other words...they returned to the Space-Time Administration?

"It's me." 0617 tried hard to keep his balance, and the electronic expression on the screen became angry. "Although we haven't seen each other for a long time, host, you shouldn't touch me right away!"

It's still a yellow flower system! It can't be close to the host!

"Sorry." Lin Zhuo laughed twice, he really couldn't help it.

Lin Zhuo turned around and looked around: "Where am I?"

As it spoke, 0617 became excited. It put a few electronic fireworks on the electronic screen and said excitedly: "Host, this is the three-story villa with a garden that I promised you!"

"Wow! So fast?" Lin Zhuo said as he got up from the bed.

He walked to the closet and opened it, inside which were neatly arranged all kinds of clothes.

Lin Zhuo picked out a sweatshirt with a simple pattern and put it on: "I thought it would take at least a while to get approval after going through the process."

He was not curious about where the clothes in the closet came from.

0617 said this was slander: "We are not some black-hearted organization that would block the process."

It snorted and said, "Besides, if the process is stuck, won't you, the host, end up on the streets?"

Lin Zhuo scratched his head and went to the bathroom. He smiled when he heard this: "Ha, then I'll have no choice but to ask your great Lord God to take me in."

0617: ...This sounds weird.

"Oh, right." Lin Zhuo said with foam in his mouth, "Where's Brother Yu?"

0617 laughed loudly and said with a hint of sympathy: "Of course I have to work overtime after returning from vacation! Hahahaha, even the Lord God cannot escape the fate of working overtime!"

Lin Zhuo spat the mouthwash into the sink and looked at 0617, the mechanical cat head floating in the air, with a strange expression.

Your system calls this a vacation? Isn't this a business trip?

But 0617 didn't care. It jumped up and down excitedly in the air, as if it was happy that its boss had the same fate as itself.

Lin Zhuo washed his face and asked, "Don't you have to go to work?"

0617 proudly puffed up her smooth belly: "I am your exclusive system. If you don't go to work, I don't have to go to work. Hahahaha, I believe that you, the host, must not like to work!"

With the host's personality, it is impossible to get him to go to work. This means that I don't have to go to work. That's so cool, yeah!

0617 was thinking secretly in his heart, and the expression on the electronic screen kept changing according to what he was thinking.

Lin Zhuo could tell what 0617 was thinking at a glance, so he raised the corners of his mouth and said, "Not necessarily. I might suddenly have the idea to share some of the work with my man."

Ga? !

0617 The smug smile froze on the electronic screen.

Don't, host! It's not long since it started working like this, and now it's retired with all kinds of insurance!

It hasn’t been happy for two days!

0617 With tears in his eyes, he said, "No, host. Don't you hate going to work the most?"

"Yeah." Lin Zhuo nodded and walked to the door to change his shoes. "But it depends on the person."

If he were to work with Yu Jingli, he would definitely consider it.

Lin Zhuo opened the door, led 0617 through the garden, walked out of the gate and came to the main road.

The place they were in looked very much like modern society. The houses in this area were almost all single-family villas, and they were scattered and arranged in an orderly manner.

Lin Zhuo took a quick look and found that there seemed to be quite a few restaurants, convenience stores and other shops nearby.

He couldn't help but whistled: "Wow, that's quite convenient."

Hearing this, 0617 was very proud: "That's right, we are determined to bring a good life to every employee."

“But I still have to go to work.”

"It can't be provided for free. We all have to make a living." 0617 curled his lips, telling Lin Zhuo not to dream of such a good thing as pie falling from the sky.

Lin Zhuo didn't care about what it said.

At the end of all the roads is a huge white building. Even though Lin Zhuo was standing far away, he could still see the big words "Space-Time Administration" hung on it.

"Is Brother Yu in there?" Lin Zhuo asked.

0617 nodded: "The Lord God hasn't finished his get off work yet at this time."

After getting the answer, Lin Zhuo walked forward.

There were many people walking in a hurry on the road. They passed by Lin Zhuo quickly and seemed to be very busy. Beside them were systems of similar size to 0617.

"These are the hosts we brought back from various worlds." Seeing that Lin Zhuo was always looking at them, 0617 introduced them to him.

"Among them, there are those who have been reborn, those who have traveled through books, those who have fought back... and of course, those who have awakened like you, the host..."

Lin Zhuo listened to what 0617 said and complained quietly in his heart: It really encompasses everything. Is the Space-Time Administration also striving for comprehensive development?

"Are the people around them also systems?"

"Yes, host. But it's not an exclusive system like mine." 0617 circled around Lin Zhuo for a few times, "Except for long-term tasks, for general short-term tasks, the host and the system are randomly selected by drawing lots."

Lin Zhuo understood: "That is to say, the partner may be different every time?"

0617 nodded: "Yes. However, if the host feels that this system is a good partner, he can apply to work with it for a long time, or apply for it to become his own exclusive system..."

Speaking of this, 0617 sighed: "But it's too little!"

Lin Zhuo looked at it and asked in confusion: "What?"

"There are too few exclusive systems. People's emotions can change at any time, so most systems are cold and mechanical. This can be considered a means of protecting them." 0617 said.

Lin Zhuo grabbed it back in his hand: "You know a lot?"

"That's it!" 0617 stayed in Lin Zhuo's hand and didn't move: "Fortunately, I am the host of your exclusive system."

It was created for Lin Zhuo and is also a unique system in the Space-Time Administration.

It has its own thoughts and feelings, can express its own opinions, and occasionally has some weird ideas, which is different from those systems that are almost cast in the same mold.

And it has its own unique number, unlike most systems which have long, meaningless codes.

0617 Sometimes I would ask myself in my heart, if there was no Lin Zhuo, would it have no chance to be born in this world.

Whenever he thought of it, 0617 would feel sad, but after a while he would be happy again.

After all, it really exists here, there is no need to think about things that don't exist.

Lin Zhuo touched its head and put it in the pocket of his sweatshirt.

After a while he walked downstairs of the white building.

Looking at the automatic door not far away that opened and closed as people came in and out, Lin Zhuo poked 0617: "Is it okay for me to walk in directly like this?"

0617 told him not to worry, saying that their identities were all recorded, and asked Lin Zhuo to just walk in.

These words made Lin Zhuo laugh and cry.

Lin Zhuo walked slowly to the automatic door. As he approached, a scanner extended from the display screen in front of the door and scanned Lin Zhuo from head to toe.

Then, Lin Zhuo heard a sweet electronic mechanical voice ringing in his ears: "System 0617 and A-level traverser Lin Zhuo, welcome."

As soon as it finished speaking, the automatic door opened to both sides and Lin Zhuo walked in.

At this time, Lin Zhuo did not forget to complain: "It seems to be telling me, come to work quickly, come to work quickly."

0617:...I know you don’t like going to work, so stop talking.

Lin Zhuo stood in the middle of the spacious hall, still a little confused: "Where is Brother Yu?"

0617 flew out of his pocket and signaled Lin Zhuo to follow him: "Host, come quickly, the elevator is over here."

Lin Zhuo followed it to the end of the corridor on the left and took the elevator.

"Generally, missions and points settlement are all on the fourteenth floor..." Looking at the flow of people around him, 0617 continued to introduce to Lin Zhuo.

"Newcomer?" Someone patted Lin Zhuo on the shoulder.

Lin Zhuo turned to look at him. He was a man in blue work clothes.

The other party was very enthusiastic. He looked at 0617 and said, "I haven't seen such a lively system in a long time."

"It's indeed quite lively." Lin Zhuo nodded.

"You just came back from completing your mission. You'll get used to it after a while." The man smiled.

Lin Zhuo continued to nod without saying anything.

They reached the fourteenth floor and the man prepared to go down.

Before leaving, he did not forget to say to Lin Zhuo: "Let's talk next time."

Lin Zhuo smiled at him politely. They didn’t even know each other’s names, so he hoped there would be a next time.

"The Lord's office is on the 20th floor. We're almost there."

Lin Zhuo looked at the buttons on the elevator and was a little curious: "It's not the top floor?"

0617 turned around, and the expression on the electronic screen was speechless: "Host, have you been poisoned by the domineering CEO article?"

Oh no, I was actually criticized by 0617.

Lin Zhuo scratched his head, his ears blushing with embarrassment. He reached out and hugged 0617 in his arms, trying to cover its mouth to stop it from talking.

At this time, they reached the 0617th floor, and Lin Zhuo quickly got out of the elevator holding .

"How did you come?"

Hearing Yu Jingli's voice, Lin Zhuo looked up and found that the other party was sitting and working not far away.

Wow, it turns out his office is a flat?!

Yu Jingli stood up from his seat and walked quickly to Lin Zhuo's side: "At this time, I thought you were still sleeping."

So he thought about finishing the work quickly.

"I woke up and wanted to look around. After all, it's my first time here." Lin Zhuo let go of 0617 in his arms and put his hand into Yu Jingli's palm. "Can you introduce him to me?"

0617 who was abandoned:? Host, you are such a fickle man!

As Yu Jingli led Lin Zhuo towards his desk, he quietly introduced his office environment to him.

Actually, there is not much to introduce here. After all, Yu Jingli is the only one working here.

There was a huge sand table between the elevator and his desk. In the middle of the sand table was a huge white sphere, and near it there were many spheres of various shapes and sizes.

They all move in this sandbox according to certain rules.

Lin Zhuo was very curious about it, so Yu Jingli introduced it to him.

This sandbox is actually the space they are in. The white one is the Space-Time Administration, and the rest are all the small worlds in this space.

The main task of the Space-Time Administration is to maintain the stability of this space. For this reason, there are so many hosts wandering around in various worlds to eliminate unstable factors.

Apart from this huge sand table, there are only a few rows of bookcases and his desk in Yu Jingli's office.

Seeing the densely packed documents on Yu Jingli's desk, Lin Zhuo was dazzled by the white papers. He said politely, "Thank you for your hard work."

Yu Jingli hugged his waist and lowered his head to kiss him: "It's not hard, it's what I should do."

But Lin Zhuo covered his mouth with both hands.

Lin Zhuo raised an eyebrow at him: "Don't make trouble, someone may come here at any time."

Haha, office play? Don’t even think about it.

"I don't do anything else."

Lin Zhuo shook his head: "Do you think I believe it?"

If he was really seen, Lin Zhuo felt that he would be 100% dead. Then he would really not be able to go to work, absolutely not!

After being rejected, Yu Jingli had no choice but to rub Lin Zhuo's neck to comfort himself.

"Is there any job suitable for me?" Lin Zhuo suddenly asked him.

"So enthusiastic? You're still on vacation, no rush." ​​Yu Jingli hugged him and didn't say that Lin Zhuo didn't have to do the mission.

After all, Lin Zhuo’s biggest dream is to be a salted fish and spend his days leisurely.

"Okay." Lin Zhuo was not in a hurry. He could go to the fourteenth floor to take the task anyway.

Suddenly, Lin Zhuo saw Wan Linlin's name in the documents on the table.

He pulled Wan Linlin's information out of the file on the table: "What is this?"

Yu Jingli took a look and said, "She quite meets our recruitment criteria, so I plan to recruit her to work here."

Lin Zhuo pinched Yu Jingli's face: Honey, you sound a bit like a black-hearted businessman.

"What about Bai Li?"

Without Bai Li, Wan Linlin would probably not agree.

"Bai Li is a proper NPC. If Wan Linlin wants a wife, she can work to redeem her."

Hearing Yu Jingli's tone, Lin Zhuo knew that he had planned it all out long ago. Look, it's a complete plan.

Perhaps it was because Lin Zhuo's eyes were too accusatory, Yu Jingli couldn't help laughing: "Why are you looking at me like that? This is the rule, not me exploiting her."

After all, they don't stop employees from dating NPCs, but you have to work to earn the other party's data, right? It's impossible to be free.

At this point, Lin Zhuo remembered that he had something important to discuss with Yu Jingli.

"Brother Yu, where is my ring?"

When Lin Zhuo woke up, he discovered that his fingers were empty and his wedding ring was gone.

As he said this, he touched Yu Jingli's fingers again, and sure enough, the other's was gone too.

Yu Jingli didn't say anything, but just put his arm around Lin Zhuo and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window behind the desk, taking him to appreciate the scenery of the new place.

Well, full of vitality and greenery.

But what about your own ring?

"Don't be silent." Lin Zhuo stepped on him.

"I put it away."

"why?"

"Save it for your wedding."

"Aren't we married?"

"Small worlds don't count!"

Yu Jingli's voice was muffled and he sounded a little depressed.

We are getting married in the small world, and we are getting married here too!

He must be the one to propose this time!

"Okay." Lin Zhuo couldn't persuade him and could only let him do what he wanted.

"Where do you want to go on your honeymoon?"

Hearing this, Lin Zhuo looked up at him and found it a little funny: "You haven't even gotten married yet, and you're already thinking about a honeymoon? Go to work, you're such a busy man!"

Having said that, Yu Jingli didn't really start working. He just stood there with his arms around Lin Zhuo, not moving at all. Lin Zhuo leaned in his arms without saying a word.

They both knew that as long as they had this person by their side, they could go anywhere.

0617, who was ignored on the side, looked at the backs of the two people and silently fell on the desk: It's okay, you guys continue, don't worry about me.

At the same time, it thought happily in its heart: It looks like a family of three, hehe!

【Finish】