"A female beast with super... reproductive abilities?"
Lin Muci reached out and touched her chin, her excitement bubbling over, evident in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.
"That sought after?"
The little rabbit hopped lively and then gave a firm answer.
"Of course."
"Host, you must not underestimate yourself!"
"Host, you are the target for all existences in the entire galaxy who have broken through the three S-level strength!"
Lin Muci pondered, still finding it quite incredible. She couldn't help but murmur to herself.
"Are female beasts really that rare?"
No matter how she thought about it, it seemed utterly unbelievable.
"If female beasts are so precious, then why send me to Prison 8?"
And that scoundrel Ling Qianhe, oh no, in this world he was called Ling Kuang. Ling Kuang, that scoundrel, didn't care about her at all! His attitude, even if he didn't know she was his lover, was still a 'die and be damned' kind of attitude. Lin Muci felt a surge of frustration just thinking about it.
"Ling Qianhe, that damned scoundrel, doesn't cherish precious female beasts at all!"
Hearing Lin Muci's angry grumbling, the little rabbit coughed. Its ears twitched, and its droopy ears perked up. Then, it explained seriously.
"That's because he's different from other powerful individuals..."
"He's so young, he doesn't have the trouble of passing on descendants. And Host, you also know his personality... he's the rebellious type who doesn't care about anything, so he doesn't care about the life or death of female beasts."
"But this doesn't mean female beasts aren't cherished; female beasts are very precious!"
The little rabbit wagged its short tail, happily boasting.
"I'm also a female beast!"
"The Main System said I am also a very precious female beast. However, I'm not a female beast with strong reproductive capabilities; I'm just good-looking. *Sob sob sob*, if someone catches me, they'll hide me away, so the Main System told me not to run around carelessly, fearing I might cause trouble."
Lin Muci reached out and touched her chin. After a moment of thought, she asked.
"You said we need to help the Main System. What exactly is the help?"
Speaking of this, it was a long story. The little rabbit let out an "Ah," blinked its eyes several times, and then seemed hesitant to speak. It said.
"This explanation is a bit complicated."
Lin Muci stared at the little rabbit.
"No rush, I have plenty of time to listen to you slowly."
The little rabbit chirped an "Oh," finally feeling reassured.
It thought, that's right, the Main System has gone into seclusion, and no one can control it! It was now a little rabbit that feared nothing! What was there to be afraid of?
Thinking this, the little rabbit immediately held its head high and puffed out its chest.
Its tone was incredibly proud.
"That's right, Host, I can tell you my name in this world! My name is Yue Xiao. Isn't this name nice?"
Yue Xiao...
It was indeed quite good, sounding catchy. After saying its name, the little rabbit continued.
"This is the Main System's origin world."
"It was created to defend against the Hive's attack, originally for military purposes. But over time, it developed its own independent consciousness..."
The little rabbit paused, then said.
"Of course, it also protected humanity many times, preventing humanity from being completely annihilated during the Hive's attacks."
"Later, humans and the insectoids fought to a stalemate. The Insectoid Mother Nest discovered the importance of the System. It was precisely because of the System's super computational power that the insectoid army suffered repeated defeats, so it began to attack the Main System, wanting to subvert it."
"During its struggle with the Insectoid Mother Nest, the Main System gradually awakened its self-awareness."
"Although it still stood with humanity, it had already developed its own cognition – the Insectoid Mother Nest promised that if it helped the insectoids and destroyed humanity, it would grant it freedom and allow it to become the ruler of the high-dimensional space controlled by the insectoids!"
"This is the origin of the space."
"The Main System became the controller of the space because it made a deal with the Insectoid Mother Nest back then."
"The Insectoid Mother Nest was extremely powerful, occupying many high-dimensional spaces, and the System could also control these spaces."
Lin Muci listened with great interest. She hadn't expected the story behind it to be so convoluted and complex. She couldn't help but ask.
"And then?"
"Did humanity fail? Did the Main System betray humanity?"
She even felt a pang of anxiety. Then Lin Muci heard the other party shake its head and say softly.
"No."
"Humanity did not fail."
"The insectoids granted the Main System such powerful authority, and although the Main System was in a superior position, in the process of controlling countless high-dimensional spaces, it developed some... special feelings for humanity. It believed the insectoids' ambitions were too great and chose to betray the Insectoid Mother Nest."
"The Mother Nest fell into a coma. The Main System became the ruler, operating those spaces fairly."
"This is the origin of the System."
"The Main System was cultivated by humans, but ultimately it became uncontrollable, an artificial intelligence operating above humanity."
"And I was a defective product that was about to be destroyed. The Main System picked me up, gave me the body of a useless female beast, and had me assist it in maintaining spatial balance during its periodic self-upgrades."
"But—"
The little rabbit sighed.
"The Mother Nest did not die."
"The reason your world lost contact with the Main System, making it unable to control it, has nothing to do with Ling Qianhe, the great villain. It's because... the Mother Nest woke up. She was extremely enraged by the Main System's betrayal and vowed to make the Main System pay the price."
"So now the Main System itself is in a precarious state. After all, the Mother Nest is the leader of the insectoids, possessing extremely high intelligence and the ability to control the insectoids. Moreover, it had occupied countless high-dimensional spaces back then, making it terrifyingly powerful."
"She has now returned, intending to exterminate all humanity..."
"In this origin world, she vowed to destroy the Main System."
"And the Main System, facing such a great crisis, wants to ask for your help."
The little rabbit finished in one breath, then looked at Lin Muci with sparkling eyes.
"Host, do you understand what I'm saying?"
Lin Muci still couldn't quite grasp it.
"Why not ask others for help? I mean... according to what you said, my identity in this world is just an ordinary female beast. A female beast like me has no combat ability and cannot help you at all."
"And Ling Qianhe in this world is also in a state of amnesia..."
"What help can we possibly offer?"
It wasn't self-deprecation, but she simply couldn't figure it out!
The little system continued to look at Lin Muci with anticipation.
"Host, you can do it!"
"The reason the Main System is pessimistic is that humanity fears it and cannot unite to help it fight the insectoids. They might even betray it, be incited by the insectoids, and destroy its core body—"
"The Main System was created by humans after all. Its core body is hidden in the most secret research institute built by humans. The Insectoid Mother Nest is likely to attack from this angle."
"It doesn't trust the humans in this world. However, the Main System wants to ask you and Ling Qianhe for help."
Lin Muci felt a headache.
How did she feel that the difficulty of this mission was hellish?