Urban All-in-One Download

Chapter One

Yang Zhuo stared helplessly at the slowly moving download bar on his computer desktop, utterly speechless.

It's just watching a movie, why do I need to download some kind of on-demand service? What's most ridiculous is that the name of this on-demand service is something like "Search Tool"!

Yang Zhuo was exasperated. This "Search God" software was definitely not what he wanted to download. It all started with his good friend Wang Qiang. Ever since Wang Qiang found out Yang Zhuo's family had just bought a new computer, he'd been obsessed with installing a "Search God" software on him, claiming it would help Yang Zhuo transform from a boy into a man. He even said the software contained many amazing things that would make men's noses bleed. Yang Zhuo couldn't resist the temptation and had to agree. And so, the download bar for the "Search God" appeared…

This search engine is supposedly amazing; it can find anything, including works by Aoi Sora and Yumi Ozawa, and it's incredibly stimulating, which is why it's called a "search engine wonder." This guy claims it downloads very quickly, but why is mine so slow?

You know, Yang Zhuo's newly bought computer was a brand-new brand-name machine with an i7 processor and high-end configuration. It cost the family more than 5,000 yuan, and their internet speed was not slow. How come it's so bad now that it can't download such a great tool?

Yang Zhuo spent the entire afternoon waiting for the download tool to finish, but it was incredibly slow, making him want to smash the computer. However, when he thought about how the computer cost him five thousand yuan, he couldn't bear to do it anymore. He could only sigh and stare at the computer, praying that the download bar would speed up.

Time ticked by, the download bar moved slowly, and the wind howled outside the window. Yang Zhuo had checked the weather forecast while having lunch; it said there would be rain here, but he didn't know if it would be a heavy downpour.

However, none of this mattered to Yang Zhuo. What he cared about most right now was whether the search tool had finished downloading. That was the most important thing.

Perhaps Yang Zhuo's sincerity moved the heavens, and the search tool finally finished downloading. The moment it finished, Yang Zhuo wanted to laugh out loud three times to celebrate.

"Haha, finally finished downloading! I can finally play other games!" Yang Zhuo chuckled, then stroked his chin and muttered to himself, "But it would be a waste to download this amazing tool if I don't open it and try it out. Hmm, let's open it and see what's inside. Hmm, just one look, just one look..."

Yang Zhuo selected the hard drive with his mouse, preparing to open the search engine that Wang Qiang had just downloaded, which was touted as a miracle cure. But at that moment, he didn't see a bright flash of lightning streak across the distant sky. A tiny bolt of lightning struck the network junction box outside the window, followed by a soft crackling sound. A few seconds later, as if finding an outlet, the current surged straight in through Yang Zhuo's network cable. Just as Yang Zhuo opened the hard drive, ready to install the so-called search engine, a powerful electric current shot into his body through the mouse. Sparks flew all over Yang Zhuo's body, and he spectacularly passed out.

……

After a long time, Yang Zhuo finally woke up.

Yang Zhuo looked strange after waking up. He first checked his body, then checked his computer. When he saw that the software he had painstakingly downloaded was gone, Yang Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief.

"In that case, what happened before was true?" Yang Zhuo muttered to himself.

"That's right, host. Everything that happened before was real. I was transported to Earth because of the black hole, but I need a host because of my permissions, and you are the host I chose."

After Yang Zhuo spoke, a signal entered his mind. The signal wasn't in Chinese characters, but he could understand it.

"So you're something like an intelligent computer?" Yang Zhuo asked curiously.

"Yes, according to Earth's standards, I belong to the category of advanced intelligent computers, but due to the mysterious reasons of black holes, I have lost most of my functions and now only retain a small portion of them."

"So what achievements have you made so far?" Yang Zhuo asked.

"Should we receive feature information?"

"take over!"

"Functional information is being transmitted, please check, host..."

The AI ​​began transmitting information, much like a computer copying data, replicating a piece of information into Yang Zhuo's brain.

After finishing, Yang Zhuo understood the purpose of this intelligent system that only remembered its own functions.

This is a 'nurturing system' with technology far surpassing Earth's. It uses 'living beings' as hosts, and its core function is to nurture the 'host' to the level required by the system. The system synchronizes with the surrounding environment and then, based on the host's senses, lists tasks for the host to complete, rewarding the host with exchange points, which the host can use to exchange for various skills and items.

Yes, it's a simulation game where the player completes tasks to earn points, which are then used to exchange for skills and items. You could say that if you have enough points, you could even become an immortal. Therefore, it's a simulation game that combines elements of single-player and online games.

Well, to put it simply, this is a real-life simulation game, except that simulation games raise pretty girls or something, while this game raises Yang Zhuo.

After analyzing the information in his mind, Yang Zhuo was somewhat at a loss.

Before, he was a completely naive child. His daily routine consisted of going to school, eating, sleeping, and playing computer games. He basically did nothing else, although of course, he couldn't do without the movies on his computer.

Now, being asked to think of himself as a player in an online game and everyone around him as an NCP (Network Character), he suddenly felt a sense of unreality. If his future life were like playing an online game, he was afraid he would lose himself.

"This is not a game, but real-world feedback being reflected in the system, which then makes the task judgments," the AI ​​said.

Yang Zhuo thought for a moment, and finally accepted the reality. His mind was a little confused as he asked, "So what should I do now?"

"The system will conduct a comprehensive scan of the world in which the host is located, extract world information and data, and then issue tasks according to the host's environment and needs. The host will then complete these tasks and gradually improve himself. Tasks cannot be refused. If the host is forced to refuse, he will be punished by the system. The punishment will be determined according to the difficulty of the task."

Yang Zhuo was quite helpless. He couldn't refuse the mission. If you asked me to die, wouldn't I have to complete it too?

"Host, please rest assured that the system will not issue any tasks that will directly harm you. The purpose of this system is to make you stronger and to gradually upgrade the system to gain higher levels of privileges."

amount……

This thing can actually know what I'm thinking? Does that mean I'll never have any ** left?

"Once this system is bound to a host, it becomes part of the host, just like the host's limbs and body, and has no say in the host's own life."

amount……

"Start scanning?"

"Scan it."

"World scan commencing... 1%... 20%... 50%... 100%, scan successful! Earth information beginning storage, database creation... database creation successful. System starting operation... operation successful!"

This was a signal transmitted by the AI, but what surprised Yang Zhuo was that the final four words, "Successfully executed," appeared in Chinese in his mind. He was deeply impressed; this alien intelligence was simply incredible.

"System operation successful. Task system established. Once the task system is established, the host must complete the tasks according to the system's requirements. Tasks are calculated based on the success percentage; the higher the success rate, the higher the reward. If the success rate is below 60%, the host will be penalized by the system."

Yang Zhuo nodded. The information that the AI ​​had just transmitted contained some details, but it wasn't specific. However, it didn't matter. He would figure it out after exploring for a while.