Scientific Travel

Upon waking, Deng Yin looked around at the unfamiliar surroundings and asked, "Where am I?"

A light, electronic voice echoed in Deng Yin's mind. "This is the Kingdom of Baichu."

Deng Yin was wary of the unfamiliar voice. "Who are you?"

"system."

"I know your voice is coming from my head. Is it a system or a ghost? I'm asking who your master is and why you brought me here."

“My master is the supreme god, and you have come here because you are dead.”

"Impossible." Deng Yin remained calm and unaffected by the so-called system's words. "Before I went to sleep, my systolic blood pressure was 116 mmHg, my diastolic blood pressure was 70 mmHg, my heart rate was 83 beats per minute, my blood oxygen saturation was 97%, my respiratory rate was 17 breaths per minute, and my nutrition was balanced. It couldn't have been sudden death. You're lying to me."

"Hehe, you guessed right." The voice was flat and monotone, the most basic machine-like tone. It was incredibly eerie to hear such a thing in that tone.

Deng Yin's lips twitched, and he asked, "Why did you lie to me?"

"Humans often say that bitterness comes before sweetness. I'll give you a shock first, and then tell you it's fake. You'll be very happy."

"When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head," Deng Yin repeatedly told himself.

"Your master is called the Supreme God? You have quite the nerve."

Low emotional intelligence means your owner is shameless; high emotional intelligence means your owner has a lot of face.

Although the voice was still the same, the owner who heard the machine voice was clearly pleased.

"Of course, the Supreme God is the greatest."

While observing his surroundings, Deng Yin tried to extract information from the system. "Why am I here? Did you do this?"

"Yes, you are here because you are very lucky. I was originally the first system, but I was framed by the treacherous system. As long as you provide me with energy, I can send you back after it is done."

The room had a vintage feel, and many of the items were documented in historical records. "No way."

The system was stunned, and its voice faltered for a moment. "Why?"

"You're the one who brought me here, so it's only right that you bring me back. In the end, you received energy as your reward, while I worked so hard and got nothing. Is that considered lucky?"

That seems... to make sense...

"Then, what do you want?"

Deng Yin thought about it carefully and said, "My requirements aren't high. I'll give you energy, and you give me planetary coins. I don't need much, just one hundred million will do."

"One hundred million? Why don't you just rob someone!" The system's voice grew louder, but the flat, mechanical tone carried a hint of anger.

After considering his situation, he decided to soften his tone. "One hundred million is too much. I don't have that much authority. I can only give you 5000 million at most."

"make a deal."

Deng Yin agreed so quickly that the system thought there would be more back and forth, and both sides felt they had come out ahead.

Since we've decided to stay, we still need to find out some basic information about this place. "What year is this?"

The system is set to "Year 231 of the Baichu Calendar".

Deng Yin nodded. The Hundred-Year Calendar has never been mentioned in interstellar history; it either happens on another cosmic timeline, or this is a virtual world.

"What are the prevailing ideas here? Is it a situation of weakness or one that is moving towards equality?" In the history of interstellar space, every ancient period was a feudal dynasty where men were superior to women. I wonder what it's like here.

System: "Complete equality".

Deng Yin raised an eyebrow; this was the first time she had ever heard of such a way of interacting. Their planet had developed for tens of thousands of years before achieving near-equality between men and women.

Humans are born with only gender and class, and the antagonism between genders is far more serious than the antagonism between classes.

Some people feel no antagonism towards those of higher social class, but their malice can be greater than anything else when facing someone of a different gender.

Over the next hour, Deng Yin inquired about the Baichu Kingdom from the system while touring the room.

Aside from complete gender equality, this country is not much different from ancient countries in interstellar history; they are simply feudal and backward.

When this new owner moved the planet, he left behind a lot of data in order to bring more people with him, including base stations storing historical information about the country.

Intracranial chips can only see what's in the base station; humanity has lost not only the future, but also the past.

Deng Yin was a little hungry after searching around. He was about to take a can of food out of his space when he realized that his bracelet was missing.

"Where's my bracelet?" Deng Yin lifted the mattress, but there was nothing underneath.

The system said, "Stop looking. The bracelet is definitely in your hand. This body is not yours."

Deng Yin rushed to the water vat. The face in the vat looked very young, somewhat like her when she was young.

Deng Yin touched his face; it was surprisingly soft. "Where's my body?"

"You're still in your room; you're just a soul in this body right now."

"Then I'm quitting."

The system was taken aback. "Why?"

Of course, it's to obtain greater value.

But that's not how it works. "Because I don't have a jade bracelet, and everyone else who transmigrates comes with a cheat code, you not only can't provide me with a cheat code, but you didn't even bring my original cheat code with you, so of course I won't accept it."

The system panicked. "Am I not your cheat code?"

Deng Yin: "What can you do?"

"There are many things I can do." The system was afraid that Deng Yin would quit, and its energy would not be enough to support it binding another host, so it quickly listed all the things it could do. "I can provide you with space, and you will also get points for completing tasks. Points can be used to buy things."

It's somewhat useful, but not much. "That won't do either. Do you know how much is inside my jade bracelet? And you can't provide me with anything right now, so of course I can't do it."

"Don't worry, my shop will be upgraded once I complete the two tasks. After the upgrade, you can use your points to buy back your jade bracelet."

"Haha." Deng Yin laughed. "So, you mean I work hard to complete tasks and earn points, only to use them to exchange for things that rightfully belong to me?"

The system went silent.

After a long pause, he finally spoke: "How about you take all the supplies you get here back with you? Is that alright?"

"make a deal."

The entire trading system was led by the nose by Deng Yin, yet he didn't realize anything was wrong.

You can tell at a glance that you're a beginner.

Deng Yin's mother studies systems, and she has done some research in this area.

After discussing benefits, it's time to talk about job responsibilities. "What are my tasks?"

"The main mission is to survive. There are 20 side missions. You will get a different number of points for each one you complete. Once you have completed all 20 side missions, you can go home."

Deng Yin nodded. "That doesn't sound difficult. By the way, how much space do you have?"

"50 square meters."

"Farewell."

"Why."

Deng Yin's face turned ashen; he never expected such a small system. "You have the nerve to ask me why? Other people's systems are easily 1000 square meters, while yours? A mere fifty. I'm embarrassed to even hear you say that. Before I transmigrated, I lived in a cramped apartment; after transmigrating, I finally got a system, and it's still a cramped apartment system."