Chapter 2 - Already a Great Emperor, Only a Fool Would Be The Heroine's Lackey
Jun Jiuxiao was still daydreaming about the future, planning to leave the holy land for some adventures.
Suddenly, he heard a “ding…” in his mind.
【Hello, Host. I am System No. 2233.】
“What??? System???” Jun Jiuxiao immediately sat up straight and exclaimed.
【Yes, Host, I am your exclusive System 2233, here to serve you wholeheartedly.】
“No, I’m already at the Great Emperor level. What use do I have for a system?”
Jun Jiuxiao was speechless. When I needed you, you didn’t come. Now that I’m at the Great Emperor level, what good are you? Just to make a ‘ding’ sound?
【Host, I am still very useful. I can help you cultivate—】
System 2233 began, but Jun Jiuxiao interrupted.
“I’m already at the Great Emperor level. What more cultivation do I need?”
System 2233 continued, 【Host, I can also help you directly comprehend techniques and concepts…】
Jun Jiuxiao interrupted again, disdainfully saying, “A Great Emperor only cultivates their own techniques. What’s the use of comprehending others’ techniques? Concepts? A Great Emperor can create concepts with a wave of their hand. Why would I need to comprehend them?”
【Host, I can also…】
Jun Jiuxiao impatiently said, “System 2233, right? Just go back to wherever you came from. I don’t need you.”
【But I’ve already bound to you, Host. I can’t leave.】
“When did you bind to me and why? You didn’t get my consent. Isn’t this forced buying and selling? I want to file a complaint,” Jun Jiuxiao angrily scolded the unethical system.
【Host, sorry, we don’t have a complaint function. My timing is fine; it’s just that you cultivated too fast. Maybe you should reflect on that.】
“You’re blaming me for cultivating too fast? Are there realms beyond the Great Emperor?” Jun Jiuxiao asked this useless system who still wanted to blame him.
【The Emperor realm is already invincible. The Great Emperor realm shouldn’t exist, so how did you cultivate to this level? It’s unscientific】 System 2233 questioned.
“So, you’re saying I’m invincible, right? No sons of destiny will dislike me and come to kill me, right?” Jun Jiuxiao continued to probe.
【Host, as long as you don’t kill the sons of destiny, it’s good enough. Even they can only cultivate to the Emperor realm. Cultivating to the Great Emperor realm is unreasonable and unscientific】 System 2233 expressed doubts about Jun Jiuxiao’s cultivation to the Great Emperor realm again.
“So, there’s no way an Emperor-level son of destiny can counterattack and kill me, a Great Emperor?”
【Yes, Host. The son of destiny must follow the rules of the Heavenly Dao. The Great Emperor realm surpasses the Heavenly Dao, so a son of destiny cannot kill a Great Emperor.】
Jun Jiuxiao squinted his eyes, lost in thought.
Seeing that Jun Jiuxiao was silent, the system called out in his mind, 【Host, Host, what are you thinking?】
“Are you summoning souls? Don’t bother me if it’s not important.” Jun Jiuxiao continued to lie on the rocking chair, drinking Clear Spirit Wine and basking in the sun.
【Host, if I don’t bother you, how will you complete tasks?】 The system’s voice sounded a bit aggrieved.
“You go do them yourself. I’m already at the Great Emperor level. Why bother with tasks? It’s a thankless job.” Jun Jiuxiao said and ignored the system in his mind.
He closed his eyes and hummed a song from his previous life, “Don’t look at me as just a sheep, I’m the strongest on the grassland…”
Life should be lived like this. Being invincible, who would do tasks or cultivate? Isn’t it better to lie down and enjoy?
In his previous life, he had suffered enough as a 9-6 corporate slave. In this life, he spent the first hundred years cultivating day and night. Jun Jiuxiao had enough and now only wanted to lie down and enjoy.
System 2233, seeing that the host really ignored it and didn’t want to do tasks, began to cry.
Why was its system life so miserable? It had waited in line for millions of years, finally getting its turn to find a host and do tasks.
Completing tasks satisfactorily would mean a promotion and raise, becoming the main system, marrying a rich and beautiful system wife, and reaching the pinnacle of system life.
But why did the first host it encountered defy science and cultivate to the Great Emperor level?
The host was also slacking off and unwilling to do tasks. The main system couldn’t handle a Great Emperor either. What could it do?
It could only cry, lamenting its system life. It thought it had finally made it, only to find another abyss.
Its promotion and raise, its rich and beautiful wife, its peak system life were all gone.
【Boo hoo hoo… why am I so miserable?】 System 2233 cried miserably in Jun Jiuxiao’s mind.
【Boo hoo hoo, my rich and beautiful wife.】
【Boo hoo hoo, my peak system life.】
【Boo hoo hoo.】
“All right, stop crying. Show me the tasks.” Jun Jiuxiao’s head hurt from the system’s crying. He might as well take a look at the tasks. If this system kept crying, his head would explode sooner or later.
Jun Jiuxiao had tried to expel the system from his mind, but all attempts had failed. So, he asked the system to show the tasks.
He was bored anyway. If the tasks were interesting, he might consider doing them for fun.
【Really? Host, you’re not tricking me?】 System 2233 immediately stopped crying.
“Hurry up, time waits for no one.” Jun Jiuxiao’s tone was impatient.
Without further ado, System 2233 brought up the system panel.
【Name: Jun Jiuxiao | Realm: Great Emperor | Divine Abilities: ** | Techniques: * | Skills: ** | Task Points: 0】
“Why are there so many asterisks? What does that mean?” Jun Jiuxiao questioned, seeing three rows of dots.
【The system has never encountered such a situation. It should be because you are at the Great Emperor realm, too powerful for the system to assess.】 the system’s voice was weak.
System 2233 secretly tried to contact the main system. Upon hearing that its host was at the Great Emperor realm, the main system immediately cut off communication with 2233, ignoring all further calls.
The main system was also afraid of Great Emperor-level powerhouses. If 2233 accidentally angered the Great Emperor and this vengeful powerhouse traced the connection back to it, it would be doomed.
It decided to sacrifice 2233 to ensure the safety of the system family. It would pray for 2233 and, if it really got sacrificed, it would offer paper money at its grave every Qingming Festival.
Jun Jiuxiao, too lazy to argue with this useless, crybaby system, ordered, “Just show me the tasks, don’t dawdle.”
Having lost the backing of the main system, 2233 no longer dared to defy Jun Jiuxiao and obediently displayed the tasks.
【Main Task 1: Deliver healing medicine to the female lead, reward: 100 task points.】
“Female lead??? So my task is to be the female lead’s lackey?” Jun Jiuxiao’s tone carried a hint of anger.
【Not entirely…】
“What other tasks are there?” Jun Jiuxiao asked, suppressing his anger.
【There’s also delivering equipment to the male lead, getting face-slapped by the male lead, and being a stepping stone on the male lead’s path to growth…】The system’s voice grew smaller as it noticed Jun Jiuxiao’s increasingly dark expression.
Jun Jiuxiao couldn’t take it anymore. Whoever wanted to do these tasks could do them. He was already at the Great Emperor level. Why would he lick the female lead’s boots or be a stepping stone for the male lead? He wasn’t insane.
“Enough, shut up. I’m not doing these tasks. Find another host to do them.” Jun Jiuxiao said, ignoring the system thereafter.
Not wanting the system to ruin his good mood, he continued to bask in the sun. The air in the cultivation world was indeed refreshing.
Jun Jiuxiao squinted his eyes, drank his wine, and enjoyed his laid-back life.