Cloud Thinking

"Well... this matter is complicated to explain, and I'm not particularly clear about what it wants to do right now, so I may have to tell you later..." Helia hesitated.

"Will it hurt you?" asked Wattsiser.

"Not yet, so you don't have to worry too much." Helia could only give a vague answer.

She had read so many stories about book-traveling systems, and knew that some systems would torture their hosts in order to complete their tasks. Of course, there were also those that performed their duties conscientiously. However, Helia had not had much contact with Xiao Si, so she could not make a judgment for the time being.

"Okay, then I'll relieve your headache first. Call me immediately if there is any danger." Watersisse gave her a reassurance that he was guarding behind her and told her not to be afraid.

The system came back screaming and collapsing. It had completely abandoned the serious and cool look it had when we first met. Now it looked like a poor worker who had been wasted by life.

【Ahhhhhhhhhh! It’s a mess! Everything is a mess! What should I do? 】

[What’s wrong with you, host? How could you have traveled through time three years earlier? Don’t you remember some of the plot? Why are you still…]

Helia interrupted it directly: "It's because I remember the plot that I'm trying to find a way to protect myself. I'm not a fool, and I don't have a masochistic tendency. Of course I won't follow the main plot."

【…】

[That's true. After all, you are a vicious female supporting role, and you will inevitably die in the end.]

[But what should I do now! Everything is messed up! How should the plot go? How should I complete the mission?]

"Are you the system or am I the system? In the final analysis, this is your mistake in work. I was transported to this different world three years early and I don't know anything. It's good enough that I didn't complain to you. You still ask me for a solution?" Helia scolded.

The system was speechless.

[Then… I don’t know either… I have just reported the problem to the main divine space. I believe there will be a solution soon…]

[You... don't be angry... you are fine now, waiting for me to come...]

"But you look useless," Helia said mercilessly.

[Bullshit! I'm so strong! I'm the best in the evil girl transformation department! ]

"Oh? Specifically...?" Helia showed that she didn't believe it. Judging from its temper of yelling and screaming when encountering something, it didn't look like it could accomplish anything great.

[My functions are the most comprehensive. Not only can I observe the progress of the plot in real time, but I can also display the favorability of each character and have detailed information about all the characters.]

[And the mission rewards are generous, even resurrecting the dead is no problem! ]

Helia raised her fingers and tapped her face. "But aren't these normal functions of the system? They should all be there, right? You're not doing anything special."

"You said you have information about all the characters. I want to see Lydia's information. Can you pull it up?"

【…】

【Who is Lydia? 】

Helia sneered, her eyes scornful, "How dare you claim that you have all the information about the characters? Stop being a system and become a liar instead."

[I didn't find any information about her here, which means she doesn't exist in the original story. ]

[Is it the butterfly effect caused by your twist in the plot? Some people who should have died survived...]

Helia was stunned, her heart swelled a little.

She hadn't expected this to happen. It turned out that... what she had done was so meaningful? It turned out that she had really saved some people, saved their lives from premature death, and changed their fate.

[Change to someone else! I won’t believe it! ]

Helia pursed her lips, trying to suppress her strange emotions. "Then... Marshal Hawke, can you find out?"

[Hawk Midshus Antonio, the head of the Antonio family, one of the only two great marshals in the empire, stationed at the northern border all year round, and the uncle of the original owner Helia.]

"He's dead," Helia said suddenly. "He died of illness two years ago."

【What???!!!】

[This shouldn’t be the case! According to the original storyline, he lived well until the end! How could this happen?! ]

Helia now understood that the so-called full character information only included the characters of all sizes that appeared in the original plot, regardless of whether they were dead or alive. However, the system did not have detailed information on those who should have died but survived because Helia disrupted the plot.

"Also, there was a war last year, and Warcraft rioted, triggering a Warcraft tide that invaded the border between the two countries." Helia mentioned another difference from the original plot, and the system no longer wanted to talk.

[Wait... wait for notification... I'm just a small system... I can't do anything right now...]

This time it was willing to admit that it was incompetent.

"I'm curious, you should have a mission on hand right now, can I know?" Helia asked.

[Yes, it does exist, but it is a long-term task and cannot be completed in a short time. ]

[Since this is a transformation system, all tasks must be to serve the original plot and the protagonists. The task I have now is to make friends with the heroine, Starley, and become good sisters.]

Perhaps it could see that Helia was somewhat reluctant, so the system added another sentence out of guilt and remorse:

[Of course, you can do the favorability mission for each character at any time. Try to build good relationships with the people around you and increase their favorability. When the favorability exceeds 90, there will be rewards.]

"Can the favorability of all characters be exchanged for rewards?" Helia asked again.

[Not all of them. The more roles a character plays in the plot, the more generous the favorability rewards will be. I have listed a few important characters here. Do you want to take a look? ]

Helia nodded.

The system panel appeared in front of her eyes. Unlike the blue or green screen full of technology that she had imagined, this system panel was filled with the owner's excessive girlishness. The full screen of pink and the bows and hearts everywhere made her look a little dazed.

"Xiao Si, you... are quite girly..." Helia's mouth twitched, and she raised her hand to click on the favorability tree on the left side of the interface. As for why it was designed in the shape of a tree, Helia didn't know.

[Oh my~ This is the girlish style interface unique to the sweet pet female-oriented literature division. Other departments are envious of it, why are you still disliking it? ]

After clicking in, there is a tree garden, presented from a bird's-eye view, just like a farming game. Each tree grows neatly on its own fixed square of land, and a designated name is displayed next to it.

Helia looked around curiously and found that some of the trees in the garden were very tall, while some were still seedlings. This should be the difference in favorability between different characters.

She glanced at the tallest and most conspicuous tree in the orchard, glanced around, and confirmed the owner of the tree.

"Hmm...it turns out that the bond of family is something that ordinary people cannot surpass..." Helia stared at Eric's name thoughtfully.

[In the original plot, Rick Lord and Eric both doted on you very much, but now the heroine is online. If nothing unexpected happens, this favor will be transferred to her...]

Helia didn't react at all, and seemed not to care at all. After all, she had known all these things through the comics before she came here. It was precisely because of this strong sense of gap that the original owner was determined to destroy Stella at all costs.

But for Helia, having this love is good, but it doesn't matter if she loses it. She won't die because of the lack of love from others, because she loves herself enough.

But what surprised her was that she did not see Watersiser's name in the tree garden. She didn't know whether it was because He had no good feelings towards her at all, or because a character like Him was not included in the system's assessment scope.

Perhaps his character is not even listed in the system. After all, in the original book, the so-called God of War was only mentioned briefly in the background.

Helia was more inclined to the latter. As the saying goes, a powerful dragon cannot defeat a local snake. Even if the system has arrived in another world, it has to adapt to the local customs. Even if it is not done secretly, it is impossible to do it openly. Therefore, the system, and the main god space behind it, is even less likely to fight against the strongest combat system in this world.

What surprised her was that, apart from her family, the person who had the highest favorability towards her was not Lydia, but Kalzer, who was close to 95%, even surpassing her blood cousin Blot.

"Does the fact that there are fruits hanging on these trees mean that you can get a reward?" Helia asked, pointing to some trees in the orchard that were full of fruits.

[Right... fuck?! ]

Helia was frightened by its sudden cry. If the system had no entity, she would have given it two punches.

[How the hell do you have so many people who have passed 90 in favorability? Are you cheating?]

"Wake up, I didn't even know these characters were important in the original plot." Helia was not happy about it. On the contrary, she was angry when she saw those familiar names in the tree garden.

Yes, she is angry.

Kalzer, Drummond, Wickes, Yoriff, Britney, Avril...all are important characters in the original plot.

She thought she had jumped out of the original plot and escaped her predetermined fate, but she didn't expect that her self-righteous resistance was all within the calculation of fate. Every step of her resistance was exactly on the path arranged by fate.

She thought she was running in the opposite direction, but in fact she was getting closer and closer to the target she wanted to escape from.

It's ridiculous, isn't it? But that's how fate plays tricks on people, letting you know that all resistance is futile and you can only obey its arrangements obediently.

Ha! What a joke! Helia has never been a person who stays content. As long as she can grasp a little hope, a little unpredictable variable of fate, she will win.

Rhonishi is not on it, Lydia is not on it, and Philodoxia is not on it. Their fates were changed because of her, so when facing the shackles of fate, she still has the upper hand.

She herself is a variable, and this variable will bring about even greater variables.

Helia first clicked on the tree with Eric's name on it. The fruit on the tree shook for a while and then fell to the ground, turning into a small gift box.

She clicked on the small gift box again, and saw a flash of golden light, and an exquisite small box popped out.

Are you playing with nesting dolls here?

Fortunately, after clicking the box, a rolled-up parchment popped out. She clicked again, and the parchment slowly unfolded from top to bottom, revealing the information contained therein.

After Helia scanned it for a few seconds, she read it carefully word by word with some confusion. After reading it for the third time, she frowned and said angrily, "So the reward is not given to me directly, but I have to find it myself?"

[Of course, but these are all very precious information. If the Lord God Space did not know the other world so well, I am afraid that so many treasures would not be discovered. ]

That's right, what was recorded on that piece of parchment was the specific location of a fire phosphate ore. Fire phosphate ore is a kind of magic crystal stone that contains a large amount of pure fire elemental power. Fire magicians often use it on wands or swords to provide magical power.

In addition, it can also be used as an energy source. The fire element in it can be released through relevant technology, just like coal can provide energy.

Fire phosphate ore is not rare. Even if you are not a magician or a metallurgist, wealthy people will use it to keep warm in winter.