The male supporting character was actually myself.

A trial destined to go down in history almost turned into a joke. Dissatisfied with the outcome, everyone unanimously vented their anger on Jiang Chen, a junior superhuman and a lowly office worker.

They hated him so much they wanted to tear him and his entire family to pieces, grind their bones to dust, and nail them to the pillar of shame, so that they would suffer the world's scorn and never be able to rise again!

"Host, the meeting over there has ended!" The little white cat hopped over with the recording equipment in its arms, jumped onto his shoulder, and muttered, "They said they were going to wipe out your whole family, and they were going to frame you and stuff like that. Did the original owner have any relatives or friends who needed protection?"

Li Moran had also considered this point, and frowned slightly as he asked, "If you openly rebuke and expose their hypocrisy, you will definitely face a fatal disaster, and it might even implicate your family..."

“I have no family left.” Jiang Chen interrupted him and shook his head. “My parents were both Executors. They died protecting the city during the years they fought against the supernatural.”

I grew up under the church's management from the age of six or seven. As the child of a martyr, at least I didn't have to wander around. Later, I awakened to be a novice superhuman and was directly recruited by the church as a clerical worker.

"I'm sorry," Li Moran replied softly, his expression grave.

He never imagined that such a sunny and handsome young man would have such a tragic past.

Everyone who sacrificed their life in the fight against this bizarre war deserves respect, and their descendants should be treated with kindness.

Scenes of past brutal battles flashed through Li Moran's mind. Compared to the bustling streets and bright shop windows of today, an instinctive sense of crisis stirred within him once again. If the eerie atmosphere were to sweep in again, wouldn't all the beauty he had now be destroyed?

"What about you? Do you have family members who need protection? Like sisters or cousins ​​who aren't related by blood?"

"No, I grew up in an orphanage. I don't even know my own background, let alone have any family members to protect."

"I see..." Jiang Chen said, but in his heart he was sighing that it was such a pity!

In most cases, the main character will have a non-blood-related sister or something similar. This could range from a touching sibling relationship or a simple, heartwarming daily life; or it could develop into a child bride relationship, with the protagonist calling her "little sister" during the day and "little sister" at night...

Moreover, if there are standard sisters, their backgrounds must be extraordinary.

They are either mysterious in origin, born with extraordinary talent, have special physiques, or are the reincarnation of some powerful figure; in any case, they are definitely a great help when they grow up.

Now, with a single denial from the protagonist, *snap*, everything's gone!

"Where do you live? They will definitely not let you off the hook because of me. I'll go with you to your home to pack your things first, and then you can stay at my place for the time being. With me there, they won't dare to do anything reckless."

Li Moran looked at him and extended the invitation very seriously, "However, you should be prepared. Although I have a high salary at the church, I am a bachelor and donate all my money to the orphanage every month, so the living conditions are a little poor."

Jiang Chen waved his hand dismissively and said, "No need to go back and pack. I'm already living in the dormitory arranged by the church. They've probably sealed it off completely right now, waiting for me to walk right into their trap."

There's not much to pack; I brought all my things with me.

As he spoke, he patted the pocket of his long black overcoat and said confidently, "All my belongings are here."

"Spatial items?" Li Moran couldn't help but wonder. "Things involving spatial elements are ridiculously expensive. It seems the church pays you a very generous salary."

The fluffy dumpling laughed so hard she almost fell over. "Pfft~ Hahaha, it's just a space given by the system! Luckily, the mission world was originally designed with these weird things, which saves the host from having to go through the trouble of putting on an acting show and finding excuses."

“This is part of the inheritance.” Jiang Chen explained sincerely, “Before the monsters ran rampant, my ancestors were well-off and left behind a considerable inheritance. Later, they spent a huge sum of money to buy a spatial bag made from the core of a monster. It contained a considerable amount of the family’s wealth. My parents left the bag to me before they sacrificed themselves.”

This statement made perfect sense, and Li Moran had no doubt about it.

So Jiang Chen led him through a maze of turns into a secluded alley. As a monumental hero, he had rarely interacted with people over the years, let alone had time to wander around the city. Now, feeling relaxed, he found everything new and exciting.

"Exchange for gold coins." Jiang Chen pushed open the door of a pawnshop and took out two gold bars from his spatial storage, placing them on the table.

The teller, expressionless, used the machine to weigh the coins and then counted out a pile of gold coins for him.

"Wow!" The money-grubbing little white cat's eyes lit up the moment it saw the glittering, jingling gold coins. "Host, the things in this mission world are so exquisite, especially the gold coins...tsk tsk tsk, they're so beautiful! Can I have a few to play with?"

Jiang Chen took the cloth bag handed to him by the teller, put the gold coins into his spatial storage, and then led Li Moran away. The whole process was so smooth and familiar that it was almost excessive.

"Do you often come here to pawn gold bars?"

"Not often, just occasionally," he vaguely brushed off. "The church's salary for its clerical staff isn't enough to cover their expenses, so they come here when they're short on cash."

In reality, the original owner had no inheritance whatsoever.

He was taken in by the church after his parents sacrificed themselves when he was young. After awakening his superpowers, he started working. Although he earned more than he could earn outside and lived in the dormitory without spending money, for a single young man in his twenties, money was always plentiful at the beginning of the month and tight at the end.

Therefore, the original owner often pawned things for urgent use and redeemed them when he had money, so he was naturally very familiar with pawnshops.

Not wanting to pry into someone's private life, Li Moran shrugged and changed the subject, saying, "Come on, I promised to buy you a drink. I know an old friend who owns a tavern; his brews are quite good!"

"Hey, did this bring out that tavern owner?" The little white cat played with the gold coins in its paws, its ears perked up. "They say he has a mysterious background or something, could he be an evil god?"

Anyway, with the protagonist's halo around him, everyone he's close to is no ordinary person!

Jiang Chen thought for a moment, then shook his head with a smile. "Don't bother your old friend. We just offended the church. If I'm with you, they probably won't dare to be forceful. They might even be thinking of smearing you and playing dirty tricks. Going to your friend's tavern now would just be bringing danger with you."

Let me buy you a drink, and we can discuss what to do next.

"Mr. Hero has devoted so many years to fighting against the supernatural, and he finally deserves to relax and enjoy the post-war bliss. That's why I'm going to exchange so many gold coins; after all, starting today, neither of us will have any salary income."

Li Moran: (￣□￣；)

No, that's right!

From now on, I won't be receiving a regular salary deposited into my account, and I don't have much money left to begin with. My place of residence might also be taken back...

Oh no, should I start thinking about finding a job first?

Chapter 5: There's No Need to Be Anti-Human

Jiang Chen took Li Moran to the best tavern in Dragonbone City, and the two drank a few cups to their hearts' content.

Once the other party was completely relaxed, he slowly started chatting casually to get a general idea of ​​the protagonist's situation and psychology.

This was indeed a supreme saint, who was willing to sacrifice his life to protect the human race. If he hadn't transmigrated and steered the plot astray, he would have followed the storyline and, even after being betrayed, would have remained loyal to the human world, standing firm at the border to shield those people from the strange forces, even when he was slandered and pelted with rotten eggs.

"Having the world in one's heart, fearing no rumors, and not caring what others think or think, and wholeheartedly protecting one's beliefs, is indeed admirable but also very sad." After checking into the best hotel with a slightly tipsy Li Moran, Jiang Chen couldn't help but sigh after returning to his room.

The little white cat, still playing with gold coins, blinked its deep blue eyes, looking puzzled. "Sad? Is it because the protagonist was too blindly loyal and was manipulated by the church?"

He glanced at the fluffy ball, smiled faintly, and shook his head.

The protagonist's greatest tragedy is that he is merely a fictional character created from scratch!

Even the entire mission world was created temporarily because the main system wanted to trap itself. Li Moran was just a puppet. Everything about him was designed by others and he was at their mercy. If he were to develop independent thought, would he still be so determined to become a saint?

His belief that he was doing it willingly was just a persona created for him by others.

The world we're supposed to protect is all virtual...

Upon comparison, Jiang Chen suddenly realized that she and Li Moran had many similarities in real life.

The questions Li Chengze asked, full of doubt, kept echoing in my ears.

Why burden yourself with such a heavy load?

Who gave it to you?

"You bear the responsibility of protecting all mankind, but do those high-ranking officials follow your orders? Don't tell me that with great power comes great responsibility; that kind of rhetoric is just moral blackmail nonsense to me!"

So, Jiang Chen, think carefully about why you have this idea.

…………

Am I just living in a virtual world in reality, and is my idea of ​​protecting the world merely a persona added by some hand?

If everything is fake, what is the meaning of what I have done?

Seeing its host lost in thought, the little white cat curiously stepped forward and gently scratched him with its paw. "Host, what are you thinking about?"

"I can now roughly understand the script team's idea for creating this copy, and why they couldn't continue writing and couldn't even finish the outline."

"Huh?" It shook its fur, intrigued. "Tell me quickly! What exactly is the script team planning?"

"When this script was first created, it was probably intended to create a tragic hero. He represents an ideal of righteousness, nobility, and faith, and the dirty deeds of the church interpret the complexities of human nature and the evil that breeds from power and money. The conflict, collision, and entanglement between the two should have led to a tragic story."

Unfortunately, the scriptwriting team lacked the writing skills to construct a complete and grand world depicting the clash between hope and despair. They were also unable to refine and enrich the protagonist's character through details, so the outline became completely inconsistent in later stages, forcing them to abandon the project.

If I understand correctly, to obtain the medal, we must ensure the mission world develops logically and freely. Without altering the protagonist's behavior, thoughts, expanding the timeline, or changing the script outline, the entire mission world will grind to a halt and completely collapse once the plot reaches the part where the outline stops.

The fluffy little ball licked its paws, propped them up, and its eyes sparkled. "Host, are we here to play the role of saviors?!"

salvation?

Jiang Chen smiled wryly and said thoughtfully, "The so-called salvation of the world may only require saving one person."

If you can save the protagonist and the entire world in the mission world, what about in the so-called reality? Who is the real protagonist?

How can one distinguish which ideas are one's own and which are imposed upon them?

Does the bug's constant talk about missing part of its soul refer to awakening true thought and breaking free from the shackles of the virtual world?

Before falling asleep after washing up, Jiang Chen kept thinking about the movie he had seen before. It was about a person who had lived in a fake world since childhood, whose friends and family were all actors, yet he himself was completely unaware of it.

Ultimately, the protagonist discovers the clues and investigates further, sparing no effort to leave the virtual world, embrace a new life, and embark on the path to freedom...

"Host, the church has begun its retaliation!"

In the middle of the night, the little white cat nudged him awake and whispered a reminder: "The internet is full of online trolls stirring up trouble. Now you've been labeled a traitor and a follower of an evil god, and an arrest warrant has been issued."

Jiang Chen sat up and thought about it carefully. Judging from the speed at which things were done in this mission world, someone would probably come to arrest him first thing tomorrow morning.

The fluffy little cat stretched out its sharp claws with a mischievous grin, "How about I go and kill that judge or something for my host? Ever since I was an assassin cat once, I think I can do it!"

"Killing him is pointless, it'll just dirty your hands." He opened his computer and glanced at it. Sure enough, it was flooded with reports and news smearing him. "I was originally planning to save up for a big one, but forget it."

Xiaobai, upload the edited version of the trial proceedings. Remember to make it a trending topic and pin it to the top so everyone can see it.

These aren't major problems; the real issue is completely changing the protagonist's character and blind loyalty.

The little white cat tapped the keyboard with its fluffy paws and asked curiously, "Hasn't he already completely given up? Is that still not enough?"

“Li Moran’s actions weren’t called slacking off. He simply didn’t care about personal interests or worldly matters. He resigned from his position just to be freer and not be disturbed by the church. In fact, he was still very pure and devoted to how to better protect the human world.”

Jiang Chen watched as the screen full of smear campaigners were all trampled under the velvet ball, and sighed sincerely: "A person's character and thoughts are the hardest things to change."

Unless his soul is swapped and his core is replaced, even if he were to be tricked and killed repeatedly in this life and reborn, a super saint like Li Moran would never immediately turn evil. At most, he would just avoid some pitfalls and prevent the church from arbitrarily smearing him.

When faced with a life-or-death crisis for their race, anyone with a shred of conscience would not stand idly by and allow humanity to be exterminated.

Human nature is complex. There are certainly many malicious trolls, keyboard warriors, and despicable people, but there are many more ordinary people who are busy and kind-hearted. They may be a little selfish and have some bad traits, but they are not completely evil.

We can't generalize and condemn everyone; there are millions of people in the world, and not every single one of them is inherently evil.

There's absolutely no need for the character to be anti-human. So, when the time comes to protect, the capable should naturally step forward. However, it's crucial to guide the protagonist to understand their own worth and how to protect others, in order to prevent them from becoming a tragic hero.

The fluffy little dumpling's eyes rolled around in dark circles. "Huh? Is that so? I feel like according to the outline, those people all deserve to die? I even wish the protagonist could find a beautiful, secluded place to live in seclusion, so that when the strange events erupt, they can cry and beg for a hero to save them, but no one will pay any attention to them. That would be so satisfying!"

Chapter Six also doesn't require secret protection.

"That's not entirely wrong, it does feel pretty good." Jiang Chen shrugged and asked rhetorically, "And then what?"