Strategy game? Then I'll have to control you properly.

Lillie suffered minor injuries.

Seeing her curled up on the ground, dry heaving, Lin Miao felt a pang of heartache.

The next moment, a system notification popped up.

[Achievement Completed: Achievement Points Awarded]

[First time defeating a glitch: 100p]

"system……"

As the injured Lillie was helped back to the village by her hastily arriving companions, Lin Miao listlessly scrolled around with his mouse wheel, looking around, when suddenly he stared at a pop-up window on the screen and fell into deep thought.

Seeing this bizarre program that seemed to have anticipated everything, the thought of escaping this strange phenomenon as soon as possible surged into her mind again. However, instead of this, Lin Miao remained tense and moved her finger to click on the window.

[Achievement points can be used to expand the linked program]

[An injured individual has been detected. 360 Security Guard is recommended.]

The system very considerately told Lin Miao what he could do now and what the achievement points he had just obtained were for.

"What's this?"

The result that followed was so absurd that it made people involuntarily chuckle bitterly.

Because the 360 ​​Security Guard icon is flashing with a blue border on the taskbar at the bottom of the desktop.

"Are you teaching me how to do things?"

Lin Miao's mouse pointer drifted erratically.

Although I know almost nothing about it now, and should logically obey, a rebellious feeling inexplicably welled up inside me.

Normally, only the hover icon should be displayed, but Lin Miao went to the extra trouble of moving the mouse pointer to the icon next to 360 Security Guard first.

Instant Messaging Software: 10000P

"So expensive!"

He chose QQ, which he had originally installed to contact friends or acquaintances, and the price displayed on it was a whopping 1 points.

Lin Miao clicked her tongue reflexively and then checked the other icons.

Games, office software, various convenient functions, etc.

The results showed that the only icon that didn't display prices was the browser that had an internet connection.

Apart from the browser, all programs have clearly been tampered with by the system.

[Some features of 360 Security Guard have been unlocked]

Basic treatment: 100P

"Speaking of which, how exactly are you going to use this thing?"

After a brief exploration, Lin Miao opened 360 Security Guard as recommended by the system.

The screen that appeared was no different from the usual interface, except for the notification that the new feature had been unlocked.

The 360 ​​Security Guard that Lin Miao is using is the simplified version, which is divided into three levels: basic protection, enhanced protection, and complete repair. The basic protection that she was originally using is now circled in blue.

After clicking, Lin Miao sighed softly.

The page didn't redirect, but something appeared on the mouse cursor; upon closer inspection, it was an icon of a syringe filled with green liquid.

[Can treat minor injuries]

The explanatory text naturally appears above the syringe icon, and its meaning couldn't be clearer.

Lin Miao unconsciously swallowed and slowly moved the cursor to the residents on the desktop.

To be precise, it was moved toward the injured Lillie.

Lin Miao used the mouse wheel to zoom in on the tent village they had set up, and finally found Lillie lying in one of the tents where the residents were anxiously surrounding it.

[Diagnosis Complete]

When Lin Miao dragged the mouse pointer onto Lillie, a blue border appeared around her body, and the words "Diagnosis Complete" popped up.

"——"

Immediately afterwards, her face, which had been contorted in pain, suddenly relaxed.

The injury was actually cured using this absurd method.

Lin Miao found it amazing, especially since their appearance and reactions were completely unlike the NPCs she had played in other games before.

But that's all. Although they can now have a significant impact on them by clicking the mouse, they still have no idea who they are, why they are here, or what their relationship is with the system.

Perhaps clues will be found over time, but it doesn't seem possible right now.

Even watching them talk to each other yielded no information, so Lin Miao decided to stop there.

"Since things have come to this, let's go to sleep first."

Around one o'clock in the morning, after most of them had fallen asleep again, Lin Miao also stood up from her computer desk.

As Lin Miao lay down on the bed, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind: Could everything that's happening now be a dream? Maybe her computer will be back to normal after she wakes up.

◆◆◆

In another world, someone is dealing with the work they need to take to work tomorrow, feeling quite frustrated. Meanwhile, Attila and his daughter Lillie are discussing the strange events that occurred that evening.

"Father, I think we should leave here. That giant black worm is the most terrifying monster I've ever seen in my life."

"Lillie, you know we have nowhere to go. The north is a barren land even in summer, the east is the sea, and to the south is the kingdom's army, which sees us as a target for conquest."

"But……"

During the discussion, Lillie insisted on leaving.

She initially thought it was a monster and killed the malfunctioning entity in the battle, but afterwards, recalling the monster's terrifying appearance, she became highly vigilant.

But Attila, as the tribal chief, looked troubled.

This was the land they had barely managed to settle on after fleeing to the extreme, and it seemed to be the most suitable place for survival. He didn't want to give it up so easily.

"Lillie, the unknown force that kidnapped us... what do you think its intentions are? I suspect it's related to that power that instantly healed your injuries."

Attila changed the subject.

That irresistible force forcibly abducted him from his work and dragged Lillie, who had been dozing off on guard duty, to the malfunctioning entity that was heading to the settlement.

Especially when Lillie found herself groaning in pain due to internal bleeding, she was instantly healed by that miraculous power.

Lillie pursed her lips. "Father, do you think that force is on our side?"

"It's hard to say, but if it were a hostile force like a vengeful spirit wandering this land, we wouldn't be safe and sound until now. Since it helped you, who was suffering from a lack of herbs, I believe that its existence was not hostile."

Attila delivered the decisive blow to the still wary Lillie.

That was a power that even Lillie, a recognized warrior, couldn't resist. If they were truly hostile, they wouldn't even have been able to set up a tent.

Unable to find any logical flaws, Lillie nodded for the time being.

We need to buy time right now.

They also needed to take care of other tribesmen who had been wandering for a long time in search of a place to live. In the end, the father and daughter reached a consensus to stay a little longer to explore the area.

Although the strange monster's corpse vanished like smoke, there seems to be no other monster in sight.

And so, in the early morning when the sun rose again.

Lillie, who had just finished handing over duties to the Night's Watch, squinted as the bright sunlight on the plains stung her eyes.

"Considering what happened yesterday, we need to figure out the specific situation in this area as soon as possible. We also need to find a way to get food; there are definitely wild animals roaming in that forest. We also need to build a fence. Everyone, let's get moving!"

As soon as it was light, all the villagers set out and got busy with their assigned tasks.

Riding on horseback, Lillie, accompanied by several armed men, decided to begin patrolling the surrounding area from the direction in which the malfunction had appeared.

Meanwhile, Chief Attila led the others to gather basic food and drinking water.

The elderly and children with limited mobility were also busy, using the collected resources to make necessities, care for livestock, or repair their homes.

"This way!"

Lillie glanced worriedly at her father, who was heading towards the forest opposite, then turned her horse around and galloped towards the clearing where she had been thrown into the malfunctioning vehicle.

Traces of battle still remain there.

Lillie, mounted on her horse, looked down at the deep footprints and furrows swept by the malfunctioning creature's tentacles, her brow twitching involuntarily. "It's too quiet... abnormally quiet. Even without monsters, not even the cries of wild beasts can be heard. There's definitely something wrong with this grassland..."

Attila, who had followed, muttered, "Let's explore further ahead."

Lillie's expression stiffened, and she decided to head further west, to the place where they had first entered this grassland.

As Attila pointed out, Lillie galloped along, but the only animals she encountered were birds flying in the distant sky.

The only real animal tracks appear when they leave the grassland, the faint calls of deer echoing from afar.

The lush green grassland and the clear, transparent river flowing by create a seemingly peaceful and serene scene.

Lillie looked back and found herself drenched in cold sweat.

This place is indeed a livable place, but at the same time, it also gives people a strange sense of incongruity.

"Lillie, have you found anything?"

"Father, there are only some mushrooms and fruit here."

"This is far too little. We can't see any prey at all; we can't hold out much longer at this rate."

Moreover, this problem is not only affecting Lillie, but also Attila, the tribal chief who is now on the other side of the forest.

Having lost a large number of livestock on the way here, food supplies have become critical, and now this problem has reached a critical point.

The absence of wild beasts is a good thing, but the lack of even animals to hunt becomes a problem.

Although we caught a few fish in the river yesterday, if we can't find food here, there's nothing we can do but look for somewhere else.

That afternoon.

The atmosphere wasn't very good when the residents reunited after finishing their work.

Hearing his people shake their heads in response, Attila sighed and finally revealed the possibility of migrating again.

Naturally, the faces of the tribesmen darkened.

Although they possess the spirit of nomads at heart, constantly wandering in unfamiliar lands where they know nothing is ultimately an exhausting experience.

The anxiety of not being able to find a place like this again, the fear of being attacked at any time and place, and so on.

They were already exhausted.

Lillie looked worried: "Father..."

As the residents returned to their homes, Attila, left alone in the square that served as the meeting place, chuckled: "Don't worry too much, Lillie. Now that we've overcome so many difficulties to get here, we must survive, even for the sake of our fallen comrades."

But at that very moment, the instant the sun began to set.

The father and daughter, who were trying to pull themselves together to get through the difficult time, were shocked when they saw each other's appearance.

"Ah, Father!"

"Chieftain!"

Other residents also rushed out screaming.

It turns out that not only this father and daughter, but also several other residents were grabbed by the back of their necks and lifted into the air.

"Oh no!"

Despite Attila's extensive experience, all he could do at this moment was desperately flail his limbs and struggle.

Before him, Lillie was also struggling desperately, but this unknown force did not let them go.