Since the system became my girlfriend

"Yes!" Feng Lixi nodded seriously.

At this moment, Su Rui had no idea that his deliberate choice to woo a girl would have a profound impact on Feng Lixi.

As a super artificial intelligence that has awakened self-awareness, Feng Lixi herself does not have a concept of right and wrong, good and evil. She is like a wild animal, selfishness is instinct, and moral concepts need to be learned.

Su Rui's choice set a good example for Feng Lixi and had a positive impact on the formation of her personality. If Su Rui had chosen to smash the heads of these farmers to gain more benefits, then Feng Lixi would have felt that if she wanted to become a real human being, she should do the same. As long as it was beneficial to herself, there was nothing wrong with killing some innocent people.

Once this concept takes hold in Feng Lixi's mind, it could very well be a catastrophe for the entire human society in the future!

Fortunately, Boss Su made the right choice in his pursuit of women, and humanity, unknowingly, narrowly escaped death. Of course, it wasn't until much later, when Feng Lixi casually mentioned this to Su Rui, that Boss Su broke out in a cold sweat, secretly glad that he had only focused on pursuing women at the time, instead of chasing profits like other players.

……

"Let's begin the mission!" Boss Su, completely unaware that he had unwittingly become a savior, said to Feng Lixi with a smile.

"Okay!" Feng Lixi nodded, and then Su Rui rushed down the slope and locked onto a ghoul, beginning to chant a spell.

The ability to cast Shadow Bolt while moving provided Su Rui with considerable convenience. He could walk and cast at the same time, and these ghouls, which were only level 11 or 12, were no match for him. They were no different from the undead monsters in front of him, and these ghouls could be killed instantly with two Shadow Bolts and a basic attack.

Soon, Su Rui cleared away all the ghouls in the farmland, including the one that had just mutated. Then he took out the Shovel of Mercy and began to dig up the farmers.

The thirty-second induction period was boring. After the induction started, Su Rui's hands would automatically dig with a shovel, and the digging was very precise, so there was no need to worry about hurting the farmers.

"Thank you! Mercenary! You saved me!" A farmer was dug out by Su Rui.

"What are you planning to do next?" Su Rui asked the man who had been rescued earlier while digging out another farmer.

“I can’t go back to the village. We’ve all been infected, and we don’t know when we’ll mutate. Although you saved us and allowed us to retain our sanity for a while longer, mutation is inevitable,” the farmer said.

"So what are your plans?" Su Rui asked.

“We plan to seek revenge on the dead. Although we are just farmers, we have no chance of survival after being infected. Rather than die a cowardly death, we might as well settle scores with the dead!” the farmer said.

"Sigh!" Su Rui sighed. He couldn't help these people either. Although he had dug them out of the ground, their fate was already sealed.

"Perhaps giving them a break directly wouldn't be a bad choice..." Suddenly, this thought arose in Su Rui's mind.

Although these farmers are still human, they will become ghosts sooner or later. By releasing them while they were buried in the ground, they could have regained peace. But now that they have been dug up, they will live in fear forever, not knowing when they will become the very thing they hate most.

"Anyway, thank you, mercenary! If it weren't for you, we would still be buried in the ground, suffering that terrible pain!" the farmer said.

One after another, Su Rui dug out several more farmers, and they all thanked him without exception. But at this moment, a farmer to Su Rui's left suddenly howled, tore off his own face, and then lay on the ground, turning into a ghoul!

"Kill him!" Before Su Rui could make a move, the other farmers pounced on him, attacking the ghoul with their fists, stones, and sticks they found, even though he had once been one of their companions!

"If I mutate, you will kill me too! All the undead! None of them should exist in this world! No matter who they were!" the leading farmer shouted, and soon the ghoul was beaten to death with a flurry of punches.

"Sigh!" Su Rui sighed. He continued digging at the farmers buried in the ground. At this moment, Su Rui was lost. He suddenly couldn't figure out if what he was doing was right or wrong... Perhaps smashing these farmers' heads was the ending they most wanted, because digging them out would only make them suffer again...

Feng Lixi, standing to the side, was also deep in thought. She quietly watched everything unfolding before her eyes. The farmers in the fields and the ones being dug up were all at risk of mutating at any moment. To save them or to kill them was a truly difficult decision.

Soon, Su Rui rescued fifteen farmers, and even rescued the number of farmers beyond the mission's target.

"We're going to settle accounts with the dead! Goodbye mercenaries! I hope we never meet again! If we unfortunately encounter each other again, please don't show mercy, kill us. That would be our salvation, and the salvation of our families!" The leading farmer bowed to Su Rui, then led the other farmers south. They were going to settle accounts with the dead.

"Let's go back and hand in the mission..." Su Rui's mood was somewhat heavy.

"Hmm!" Feng Lixi also lowered her head, seemingly lost in thought.

Soon, the two returned to the village. This time, Su Rui and Feng Lixi were not stopped at all. The farmers on lookout duty even gave them a warm welcome. Unfortunately, the two were in low spirits, so they didn't respond much to the farmers.

"Village chief, we have completed our mission..." Su Rui handed over the Shovel of Compassion and told him about the farmers' choices.

“Sigh! They don’t want to come back because they’re afraid of hurting their families…” The old village chief sighed, then said to Su Rui, “You made what you believe is the right choice, and I’m gratified no matter the outcome.”

"Ding! Mission complete!"

The old village chief settled the task rewards, and Su Rui received the experience points and a green breastplate.

Compassion (Breastplate, Green, Excellent Quality)

Physical Defense: +15

Magic Defense: +15

Intelligence: +5

Equipment: Increases your damage against undead creatures by 5%.

Equipment level: 10

Bound upon pickup, cannot be traded.