章 33: Contemplation
編集者: Henyee Translations
The system then projected the characters in the book and the series of events that would happen in the book into Miao Dong's mind right on the heels of that.
"The motivation for these characters to do these things is the driving force of their persona. Take Shen Ming as an example. He has been helping Shen Jin in the book because he firmly believes in his heart that his younger brother will never harm him. Therefore, no matter what he does, it's only for his younger brother."
"But because of your words, his thoughts began to waver. He also began to doubt the meaning of what he had been doing according to his persona. You even urged him to study hard to change his fate, which could directly change the outcome of this character's story!"
Miao Dong listened carefully, but she couldn't understand. "Is it wrong to persuade people to turn over a new leaf and go back to the right path?"
The system corrected her. "If Shen Ming didn't follow the settings in the book, then the subsequent story wouldn't have happened."
Miao Dong was a little flustered. It could even be said that she was a little scared. "If the subsequent story doesn't happen, what will happen?"
The system's voice became even more mechanical and cold. "The best outcome is that someone will replace Shen Ming's role and appear in the book again. However, it's also very likely that this book world will collapse and the characters in the book will die. Even you, the host, have no way to escape this outcome."
It was as if a bolt from the blue had struck Miao Dong's mind.
The sun was clearly shining brightly outside the window, but Miao Dong's body was covered in cold sweat. Her heart was beating wildly, but at this moment, what she was thinking about the most was not the fact that she would die, but Shen Ming.
Previously, she had indeed thought that these characters in the book were just NPCs. There was no need for them to interact with her. She only needed to obediently stick to Zhou Feng, collect 100,000 health points, and leave elegantly. No matter how the story developed, it had nothing to do with her.
But that was no longer possible.
Shen Ming, not only Shen Ming, but also Li Chen, Zhang Ji, and Zhou Feng… To her, these were all living beings. They had their own consciousness and thoughts. They could also break these fixed personas.
Wasn't Shen Ming coming to ask her these things the best proof?
But now, she was told that these characters were not allowed to have their own consciousness. They could only follow the planned route. It was too cruel.
Of course, the system knew what Miao Dong was thinking. It immediately stopped Miao Dong's thoughts from continuing to extend.
"Host, this is not the real world. This is a virtual world formed by the original book! What you have to do is to complete the missions and leave. Since you have already grasped the method to obtain health points, you should complete the missions as soon as possible and leave this world as soon as possible. These people's fates have nothing to do with you."
Miao Dong nodded subconsciously, but she could not convince herself.
She held the remaining half bottle of glucose in her hand and walked towards the classroom in a daze. She looked like a walking corpse.
Coincidentally, it was the end of school. The students were all rushing into the canteen. Only Miao Dong was going against the flow of people and walking slowly towards the classroom.
The classroom was empty except for Zhou Feng, who was still sitting in his seat.
His clothes were drenched, and his hair was still dripping with water. His shoulders were moving up and down quickly as he was still panting. He must have just returned from ten laps.
On his desk were iodophor and Band-Aids.
Miao Dong was very conflicted. Actually, this was the best time to come into contact with Zhou Feng. She only needed to walk to Zhou Feng's side, sit down, pick up his hand, wipe his wound with iodophor and apply a band-aid on it. Then she could complete her mission of making contact with him and gain health points.
However, she didn't want to do so at this moment.
She came to the world in the book and disrupted the lifestyle of the people in the book. She only cared about her own freedom and left heartlessly after completing the mission. This was what she had thought when she first came. There was no problem at all. However, Miao Dong had forgotten that everyone had emotions. Once she developed feelings for these characters in the book, she couldn't just treat them as NPCs.
Miao Dong stood at the door and stared blankly at Zhou Feng's back.
After about two minutes, Zhou Feng sensed someone behind him. He turned around and saw Miao Dong standing at the door in a daze.
He frowned slightly and guessed that she had just returned from the infirmary. He asked, "Are you alright?"
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