After Haoyun made his promise, he shook hands formally with the author to express his determination. At the same time, the author couldn't help but say as he shook hands with Haoyun, "Please call me Shiguang Choudan. Or, Mr. Sen works too!"
"Well then, let's hurry up and get moving! Ever since I met you, I've been having a streak of bad luck, encountering trouble every day! Who knows what weird things we'll encounter here again!" Dream Jia grumbled while carrying her typical nonchalant demeanor. It was clear that despite her displeasure, she was prepared to save this turbulent world.
"Old Chou, what's your plan next?" Haoyun asked curiously after sorting through his equipment.
The author shook his head, indicating he hadn't decided yet.
"Well then—how about you tag along with us for now? After all, being chosen by that voice must mean more than just luck. Maybe, like me, you have some undeveloped power inside you. Perhaps we can help you develop your abilities and uncover the true purpose behind why that voice chose you. And who knows, maybe you'll provide us with unexpected help in our upcoming actions?" Haoyun suggested after some thought. Then, he looked towards Dream Jia to gauge her opinion.
Dream Jia shrugged. "I don't mind. Besides writing and forcefully interfering with the script, we haven't discovered any special abilities in Old Chou yet. This means we'll need to be extra careful when executing our tasks. I'll make it clear—I'm not good at taking care of people, so if someone has to do it, it's going to be you!"
Haoyun wasn't surprised by Dream Jia's stance. Knowing her outward demeanor, he also understood that since she agreed to the author joining their team, she would do her best to protect him. Therefore, Haoyun shook hands with the author again solemnly and said, "Alright, that settles it! Old Chou, welcome to our group!"
The author clearly hadn't expected Haoyun to invite him so willingly. Considering he was just an ordinary person without much capability to help Haoyun and the others, he hesitated a bit after Haoyun extended his hand. However, encouraged by both Haoyun and Dream Jia's encouragement, and also eager to witness the destruction of the power trying to destroy Earth Star, the author hesitated a few times before finally reaching out and accepting Haoyun's invitation to join.
"Alright! Time is of the essence, let's get moving!" Although the author had some reservations about joining Haoyun's team, after officially becoming Haoyun's teammate, he couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement. Thus, while excitedly speaking, he turned back to his desk to start organizing the messy manuscripts on it.
"Are you—are you going to take all these manuscripts with you?" Haoyun asked, puzzled.
"Yeah! Characters from my novel are actually standing right in front of me, which shows how magical these manuscript pages are! So, I'm definitely taking them all. In case, these manuscripts can play some unexpected role in the future, or we can discover something unexpected from them!" The author explained while organizing the manuscripts.
Haoyun thought the author made sense, so he kindly stepped forward to help the author tidy up the desk. However, this simple tidying unexpectedly led to something the three of them didn't anticipate. When Haoyun casually glanced at one of the manuscripts, his whole body immediately froze in place.
"Haoyun? What's wrong with you?" Dream Jia, seeing Haoyun suddenly standing still at the desk, hurried over to check on him.
"These manuscripts—they seem really extraordinary." Haoyun ignored Dream Jia and began to pick up and quickly skim through a stack of manuscripts.
"Haoyun, what have you found? Is there something wrong with these manuscripts?" Dream Jia asked, while also picking up a stack of manuscripts to review. However, apart from seeing articles written from their past actions in the manuscripts, she didn't find anything unusual in them.
Haoyun still didn't answer Dream Jia's question but muttered to himself as he selected manuscripts from the desk. After Haoyun had examined them, he quickly picked out eight manuscripts from the hundreds on the desk. Then, Haoyun stacked these eight manuscripts together and concentrated on continuing to review them.
"Hmm, these manuscripts are indeed extraordinary! Because I can feel that between the lines of these eight manuscripts, there seems to be a vast amount of information hidden. If I thoroughly interpret these eight manuscripts, I might be able to find the secrets hidden behind this world!" Haoyun knelt down and carefully studied the pattern formed by the eight manuscripts.
Shortly after, Haoyun suddenly stopped like a machine that had been abruptly disconnected from power, with his eyes fixed in place. However, this time, Dream Jia didn't rush to check on Haoyun's condition. Because she felt that Haoyun's strange behavior at this moment must be related to the secret he discovered from these eight manuscripts. Indeed, that was the case. Just as Haoyun knelt on the ground motionless for about a dozen seconds like a paralyzed body, Haoyun suddenly shook violently all over as if he had been electrified again, and then after blinking several times quickly, he regained his senses.
"I think I understand now! So that's how it is!" Haoyun said immediately after regaining his senses.
"What do you understand? What have you discovered?" Dream Jia frowned and asked. But Haoyun didn't respond to Dream Jia, instead smiling as he stood up and slowly opened his left hand towards Dream Jia. Then, a holographic screen filled with various complex data appeared in his palm.
"Isn't this the system's holographic display? Your system recovered so quickly?" Dream Jia recognized the holographic screen in Haoyun's hand at a glance. While surprised by the speed of Haoyun's system recovery, she again checked her own Mold Spirit Energy Tracking System, which was still in the process of rebooting.
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After Hao Yun demonstrated his ability to summon a holographic projection, he retracted it with a flick of his hand. Pointing at the manuscripts on the ground, he said, "Just a moment ago, my mind underwent a significant enhancement, allowing me to glimpse a small part of the secrets hidden within these manuscripts. Though I'm unsure why I suddenly gained this ability, one thing is certain: these manuscripts are extraordinary. It appears that the true purpose behind the voice compelling Old Chou to manually write this novel is anything but simple. Therefore, we must take all these manuscripts with us. Once my system is fully restored, we'll analyze and research them thoroughly in the system's database."
"Oh? So your system hasn't fully recovered yet?" Dream Jia asked.
"Yeah, but the reset is nearly complete. Because just now, I discovered a way to accelerate the reconstruction of the system by uncovering secrets from these eight manuscripts," Hao Yun replied.
"What method? I want it too! Can you accelerate the recovery process for my system?" Dream Jia asked eagerly.
"No problem!" Hao Yun said, making a calming gesture towards Dream Jia. Suddenly, he pulled Dream Jia close by the waist.
Dream Jia was startled by Hao Yun's bold move. But his audacity didn't stop there. Before Dream Jia could comprehend why Hao Yun embraced her so boldly, he lifted her chin and kissed her deeply. Naturally taken aback by the unexpected kiss, Dream Jia didn't resist. Instead, she couldn't help but respond to Hao Yun's passionate kiss.
The author standing nearby could only smile wryly. Knowing he couldn't contend with these two extraordinary individuals, he refrained from smashing the neatly organized manuscripts over their heads. What in the world was going on? How could these two start displaying affection in front of him at the drop of a hat? They really lacked any sense of propriety!
Fortunately, their embrace didn't last long. Reluctantly parting again, Hao Yun gently stroked Dream Jia's blushing face and asked, "How about that? Has your system started accelerating its recovery?"
"Yeah, all the system functions are rebooting. It shouldn't be long before my system returns to normal," Dream Jia replied shyly, her previously stubborn and violent demeanor now completely vanished.
"Very good. The systems within our consciousness are far more powerful than we imagined. If I can extract more information from these manuscripts, I'm sure I can further evolve our systems," Hao Yun said satisfactorily.
"Hao Yun, how did you... suddenly..." Dream Jia asked hesitantly, her voice tinged with concern.
Scratching his head, Hao Yun picked up the eight manuscripts from the ground and answered, "Well... I'm not really sure how this change happened to me. Right after I saw the contents of these manuscripts, my mind suddenly lit up and became clear. Then, I felt a power unlike anything I'd ever experienced before enter my consciousness. This power wasn't positive or negative—it fused with my body almost instantly and transformed my soul into a holy body in a very short time. So now, I've completely shed my mortal flesh and, like you, I am a being with a complete holy body."
Dream Jia shyly touched Hao Yun's chest and arm, then speculated, "Could it be... this is the blessing that Guardian Uryll secretly bestowed upon you? By reading the contents of the manuscripts, you activated the power within Uryll's blessing?"
Hao Yun shrugged, uncertain but reassuring Dream Jia. He didn't feel anything amiss with this strange power. On the contrary, after this unfamiliar force merged with his holy body, he felt a wonderful sensation of it returning to him as if it had always belonged.
After answering Dream Jia's questions, Hao Yun turned to the author and said, "Old Chou, your task now is to protect these manuscripts. Oh, right! These manuscripts seem to describe methods for implanting systems into consciousness. But for now, I don't yet have the ability to fully interpret this information. However, once I've completely mastered its secrets, I'll immediately help you implant a powerful system into your consciousness."
The author nodded, expressing envy for Hao Yun and his team's possession of such a powerful system since he had long admired it when describing the Mould Spirit Energy Tracking System. Therefore, upon hearing that he too had a chance to obtain such a miraculous system, he was naturally extremely pleased.
Hao Yun assured him that he would fulfill the author's wish. Then, stroking his chin, he said, "But speaking of which, I don't think we can continue calling this system the Mould Spirit Energy Tracking System. Because its capabilities are soon to surpass the singular category of tracking mould spirit energy!"
"Oh? So what should we call this system in the future?" the author asked curiously.
"Well... how about we temporarily call it the 'Stargazer Guardian System 1.0'?" Hao Yun suggested after a moment's thought.
The author shrugged at the name, finding it lacking in sophistication. "Sure, although the name sounds quite plain and lacks any cool factor, you're the leader of our team now, so we'll go with whatever you decide."
After the author packed the items he needed to take, Hao Yun and Dream Jia left the author's home with him. Unsure where they would go next, whether Hao Yun would have a chance to return to Earth, or even if Earth would exist in the future, the author proposed a final tribute to the place where his family tragically perished before they departed. Naturally, Hao Yun and Dream Jia agreed to the author's request, acknowledging their responsibility to apologize solemnly to the author's family and all the victims of the tragedy that occurred there.
Because the author's old house was adjacent to the school, it didn't take long for the three of them to arrive at the ruins of what was now a charred crater where the school sports field once stood. Hao Yun looked into the deep pit and saw numerous terrifying cracks crisscrossing its bottom, occasionally emitting wisps of green smoke. Just by observing the scene, Hao Yun could vividly imagine the horrific and devastating scene that occurred during the disaster.
The area around the deep pit was filled with various memorials, indicating that people often came here to pay respects to the deceased. However, due to recent frequent geological disasters and worsening weather conditions, besides Hao Yun's group, no one else had come to pay respects recently. The author knelt silently before the charred pit, offering prayers. After kissing the scorched earth six times in succession, he reluctantly stood up and sighed, "Ah! Mom, Dad, Mei Mei, Xiao Zhen! Rest in peace here! I'm leaving! If possible, I will do everything in my power to prevent this world from falling into destruction and spare more families from disaster! Please bless me!"
After saying this, the author prepared to turn and leave with Hao Yun and Dream Jia. However, he noticed that Hao Yun hadn't moved and was standing on the other side of the school site, staring intently at the scorched earth pit and the chaotic sky filled with thunderclouds.
Dream Jia immediately sensed that Hao Yun had discovered something again and hurriedly ran to his side with the author. She asked softly, "Hao Yun, have you found something?"
Hao Yun gestured for Dream Jia and the author to stay quiet. He continued to gaze back and forth between the charred pit and the chaotic sky before finally saying to the author, "Old Chou, help me find pages 18, 73, and 103 of the manuscripts."
The author quickly retrieved the three pages as requested by Hao Yun and asked curiously, "What have you discovered this time?"