Chapter 1059: The Secret of the Taotie System

Hearing that the Taotie System asked him to agree to take on the next task before he could tell him how to rescue Xia Yurou, Lin Tian just thought about it briefly and guessed that it should be a task about the Zixia Sword.

Who knew, he just asked to confirm, but Taotie System was silent for a long time, and said unexpectedly:

"Lin Tian, ​​it's okay if you don't want to. I will still tell you how to save Xia Yurou, so you don't have to feel embarrassed."

Lin Tian was very surprised by the Taotie System's words, and he couldn't help but look at it carefully in his mind.

Although the Taotie system is the same as before, it is still a ball of light. It has no facial features at all, so you can't see its expression at all.

Although its voice is much less mechanical and cold than when he first came into contact with it, Lin Tian doesn't know if it is because they have been together for so long. Lin Tian feels that the current Taotie system seems to be less mechanical in nature. Feeling of coldness.

Of course, its voice still feels stiff and devoid of emotion or emotion, but...

It was such a ball of light with no facial expressions, such a voice that spoke without any emotion, but Lin Tian felt that there was a sense of sadness in those two sentences just now.

"Don't keep staring at me like this. Even if I'm not a human, I still feel uncomfortable." The Taotie System protested against Lin Tian's long gaze.

"I am willing to accept this task, but I also have a condition." Lin Tian turned his head, thought for a moment, and said.

"What are the conditions?" Taotie System asked quickly, seemingly impatient.

"Tell me, what is going on?" Lin Tian asked.

"Lin Tian, ​​I can feel that I am about to evolve. I feel that I can feel more human emotions now. Maybe it is because of this, so it makes me feel strange."

"Also, you know, in order to evolve, I also need more energy, and you need to help me with this." Taotie System said.

This time, compared to the last time when Lin Tian curiously asked what was wrong with the Taotie system, it ignored Lin Tian and actually said it happily. Lin Tian had to sigh, even if it is a machine from the future, like humans, it still needs interests or other conditions to speak and do things.

However, he couldn't care less, because what Lin Tian needed was not this answer at all. Because of this abnormality of the Taotie system,

He could guess it.

Lin Tian probably had an idea in his mind. He felt that based on his own personal experience for so long, the Taotie system should be set to become more human-like as it evolved.

"Of course, I care about you very much. You are a little different from before. I should care about you, right?" Lin Tian wanted to scratch his head, but found that he was still immersed in consciousness, so he had to say directly.

"However, what I want to ask is about this mission."

"What kind of mission is it about? I feel like this mission evokes something in you. I don't know how to describe it."

"However, although you are a machine, you are essentially just an energy ball. Of course, I don't mean to look down on you." Lin Tian said a little incoherently.

"You don't have to be so afraid of offending me. I won't retaliate against you. Besides, I'm not as stingy as you humans and don't hold grudges." Taotie System said.

Lin Tian sneered embarrassedly. At this critical moment of saving people, Lin Tian was really worried about making the system unhappy with his words, because unknowingly, Xia Yurou was already a very important person to Lin Tian. , he didn't want her to have any accidents due to his negligence.

"I feel that if you were a human being, the story behind that mission would arouse your thoughts and make you uneasy, as if you have a problem that must be completed." Lin Tian thought for a moment, Use a metaphor to describe it.

"So, anyway, I am willing to accept this task. Although you said it will be very dangerous and involve me in unknown trouble."

"But, what the heck, anyway, my future feels turbulent and unfathomable. It feels like after I break through the Fusion Realm, I will be like a piece of Tang Monk meat. Everyone is eager to eat me, but I am There is no Wukong to protect me yet.”

"Hey, talking about Tang Monk Sun Wukong, I suddenly realized that I also have four apprentices now, but I feel that they are incomparable. They all lack training, and I can't protect them enough." Lin Tian said.

"Lin Tian, ​​you are going too far..." Taotie System said.

"Oh, yes...that's what I just said. Yes, my future is difficult enough anyway, and I'm not afraid of adding more dangers, so I took over this task."

"However, I am very curious. What story is hidden behind that sword that makes you care about it so much? I really want to know." curious baby Lin Tian asked.

"Lin Tian, ​​thank you." The Taotie system knew that Lin Tian said this so that it would not feel as if he was threatening him to accept the task.

This guy is not only as warm as a central air conditioner to women, but he is also so considerate to a light group machine.

"But, Lin Tian, ​​it's not that I don't want to tell you, it's just that I can't tell you the answer."

"Because, even I don't know what story is hidden behind it." Taotie System said.

"Isn't it? Then how do you judge that it hides a great danger, and I obviously feel that it is the appearance of the Zixia Sword that makes you different." Lin Tian felt strange.

"I told you that the Zixia Sword was once a Horcrux, one with high status and power."

"Those who can become Horcruxes have their own independent consciousness and can even transform into human forms. Of course, even if they become human beings, they are just illusory figures."

"Although the Zixia Sword has been beaten back to its former spiritual weapon state due to things unknown to me, there is still a trace of its soul left."

"That remnant soul is very weak, just like the breath of a dying person, it can dissipate at any time."

"However, I felt a feeling of pain and unwillingness in it, as well as anger and hope. Even after a thousand years, I still can't let it die."

"You know, I am in great need of ancient artifacts. It is the special aura left on those things that allows me to evolve."

"So, I asked you to dig it out at first. I just sensed its breath and wanted to devour it."

"But after you dug it out, I discovered that the complex and emotional aura it revealed actually caused me to have... hallucinations." Taotie System seemed a little hesitant when he said this. , as if it was incredible.

"Hallucination? What hallucination?" Lin Tian was also surprised that a machine could actually produce feelings that only humans can have. This is a bit incredible.

"I felt like I saw a woman crying. I couldn't see that face clearly, it was very blurry, but I could clearly feel the tear tracks on her face and her heartbroken emotions. 's arrival."

"What's even more strange is that those tearful eyes seemed to be able to see me, looking straight at me with resentment and helplessness."

"That look suddenly made me feel an extremely powerful energy."

"I can feel that energy is exactly what I need."

"You know, the further I evolve, the more energy bodies I need, which is not a small amount. Human beings and ancient objects all contain that kind of energy, but generally speaking, for me, It’s not much, it can only be accumulated slowly.”

"Furthermore, because of the program settings, I cannot automatically obtain them. I can only passively reveal them based on the host's actions, and then assign you tasks to create mutual benefit."

"But that energy is different. I can feel it. It is very powerful. If I can swallow it up, I will be able to directly advance to the next level without waiting for a long time and slowly accumulating."

"The more I get now, the more I feel that as your strength and cultivation level increases, and as my upgrade requires more energy, if I still take my time as before, maybe in the past ten years, I will The upgrade may not be successful," Taotie System said.

Regarding this point, Lin Tian understood it as soon as he heard it. No wonder one of the obvious changes is that the frequency of tasks released by the system is much less than before.

It turns out that if that task is not difficult for Lin Tian, ​​it also proves that the energy body in it may not be enough for the system, so it can be ignored directly.

"Lin Tian, ​​what you may not know is that my need for energy is not only for upgrading. That energy is also for me to maintain my continued existence. If I cannot upgrade for too long, I will disappear."

"Of course, I can also feel that if you take me to complete this matter, you will definitely gain something in the process."

"I originally wanted to automatically convert the income from that energy into power points like before, and then assign you a task."

"However, I found that I couldn't measure the exchange points to obtain the power points. I thought for a long time and excluded my own fault factors. The only explanation I could think of was that it was too dangerous for you. So it can’t be converted.”

"So...Lin Tian, ​​you know now that this task, essentially, according to the setting, should not exist at all."

"Because it can be said that it was entirely caused by my selfish desires."

"So, like I told you, you can choose to accept it or not."

Taotie System was silent for a moment, and then suddenly said:

"Forget it, Lin Tian, ​​forget what I said to you."

"I'll tell you how to save her now. You shouldn't have to make this choice at all."

(End of chapter) 8