The male supporting character was actually myself.

"Hmm, as long as we focus on exploiting these freebies, aren't all those powerful reborn protagonists just easy targets for us to fleece?"

"I think the book's description of the decline of the human realm's fortune is related to Ling Qiye's protagonist halo failing. Maybe by harvesting the leeks, we can actually help the human race have a spiritual revival, which will also help us resist the demon race in the future."

"Meow? Then aren't we the true chosen ones?" The little white cat immediately became excited, rubbing its fur with its little paws, feeling even more thrilled.

Before it could finish speaking, it suddenly paused, then an incredulous expression appeared on its face as it stared blankly at the little black cat and stammered, "Host, something terrible has happened!"

The main system replied to me, but... but this mission world doesn't have any demon race background setting at all!

The original script team only created this background, mainly to enrich the mission world setting and to add more fantasy elements to the adventures of the chosen one, Ling Qiye, so that when he encounters difficulties, the demon race can be brought out to patch things up.

For example, when Ling Qiye was listening to music in a brothel, he encountered a cute and adorable rabbit girl who gave the protagonist an unforgettable leisure time...

There is no demon realm at all!

No wonder the protagonist Ling Qiye couldn't find anything when he tried to explore the secrets of the war between the two races. Of course, the script team only gave him a motivation to break into the deepest part of the library. You can't just go and steal books without any reason, right?

Even if it's stealing, the protagonist still needs a legitimate reason, right?

"That's troublesome." Jiang Chen scratched his ear with his hind leg. "The main system only gave a reply, but no solution?"

The little white cat looked worried and whispered, "The trouble is yet to come—after the main system detected the energy fluctuations in the mission world, it discovered a strong intrusion of unknown energy."

It is currently unknown whether the so-called invasion is due to the self-development of the demon realm, which serves as a backdrop, or to other mission worlds attempting to merge with this place for some special reason.

Therefore, our main task now is to resolve the enormous crisis that the energy invasion is about to bring. Helping Ling Qiye has become a side task. The main system's intention is for us to try our best to figure out the source of the invasion.

We must strive to keep the mission world stable and prevent it from collapsing; otherwise, the main system will have no choice but to initiate a destruction process to completely erase the entire mission world.

However, that would likely cause a change in the overall internal energy. Destroying the mission world is the only possible remedial measure after all. If it were destroyed, we would escape unscathed, but nearby mission worlds would probably be impacted.

Seeing its host frowning in thought, the fluffy ball gestured with its paws to explain: "Based on the information the main system has given me so far, all the mission worlds are like soap bubbles crammed into a huge space."

After all, it's not just us doing missions; at the same time, many, many hosts are playing supporting male roles in their respective mission worlds.

If a soap bubble doesn't disappear as expected and instead suddenly bursts, it will affect the other bubbles.

It can even trigger a chain reaction; if one collapses, the surrounding areas will begin to collapse as well. The more severe the energy impact, the more mission worlds will be affected.

The main system's remedial measures involve crushing the bubbles in the gentlest way possible to minimize the impact on other bubbles.

However, even the main system might not be certain whether there will be no impact.

Did the background character come to life and create a real demon realm in some corner of the mission world? Or were demon realms from other mission worlds guided to try and integrate into it?

Regardless of which one, the most urgent task is to save the world!

The world they live in is about to face an apocalyptic crisis.

The invasion of unknown energy was too intense, and the energy disorder could very likely cause a collapse;

Even without a complete collapse and successful fusion, the cultivation level of the humans here would be insufficient to withstand the demon race in cultivation mode. Ling Qiye, the chosen one, has lost his aura and is powerless to protect himself; how could he possibly become a savior with a single, powerful leap?

In the struggle for resources, the human race will only become the enslaved, or even suffer rivers of blood and fields of corpses.

If the situation spirals out of control, the main system will choose to destroy the program, and this world will still be doomed...

"There is no demon realm at all, so without the gate between the two realms, our application is meaningless." The little white cat spread its paws and said with a worried look, "What should we do? Host, we're in big trouble now."

If things go wrong, our safety isn't a problem; I can run away with the host. It's just a pity for the people living in this world.

And... if the collapse of this world were to affect other worlds, that would truly be a disaster.

Moreover, in our job, if you do a good job, there will be a reward.

It's frustrating to put in so much effort and get no credit for a poorly done job, and you might even be labeled as incompetent.

Jiang Chen remained silent for a moment, then clenched his fists and said in a deep voice, "Since things have come to this, let's go all out and become invisible saviors! It's just helping the protagonist regain his halo and then creating our own script. We've done this kind of thing before."

Come on, Xiaobai, a new story is about to begin. Let's guide Ling Qiye, as the chosen one, to take on the responsibility of saving the world.

The overarching world setting is that the demon race is invading, and the human race is currently too weak and needs to develop a powerful force capable of resisting the external enemy in a very short period of time.

The Treasure-Hunting Rat helped us find the Sacred Artifact, the Heavenly Bottle! Let's create a spiritual revival for humanity, enabling everyone to cultivate!

"A story within a story, it's all a mess~" The fluffy little thing was clearly under too much of a strain, its big blue eyes started rolling around. It took a while for it to recover before it scratched its belly with its paws and pulled out a scroll.

"Here, this is the permission the main system granted us—a tracking scroll that can quickly locate other wild pseudo-masters. Just like the Book of Prophecy, you have to return it after you're done, meow."

Jiang Chen took it with her paws and carefully unfolded it. It only showed Lu Fan's basic information. It seems that so far, he is the only wild pseudo-master.

"What a pity, this is the only batch of chives we can harvest." He put away the scroll, licked his paws, and urged, "Why won't the main system let me turn into a human yet? My kitten body is just too inconvenient."

"Meow~ They said we have to wait until the energy is stable, so please don't be in a hurry, host." The fluffy ball took the opportunity to pet it a couple more times, silently praying that it wouldn't give the skill book too early, otherwise it wouldn't have the once-in-a-millennium opportunity to pet its host!

A cat and a system perched on a treetop, silently watching the wild pseudo-master bustling about in the yard.

Lu Fan wiped the sweat from his forehead, panting heavily but full of energy and hope.

The moon climbed to the treetops and cast a cool, clear light over the courtyard.

A soft, warm glow emanated from the window. Lu Fan looked at the various containers filled with water he had collected and patiently waited for the first drop of celestial essence to be produced from the Imperial Bottle.

Just one drop can turn the well water that I spent half a day drawing into a precious medicinal liquid!

First, take one bottle's worth to cleanse the marrow, repair and unblock the meridians. Then, hide all the wooden barrels filled with the medicinal liquid. Tomorrow morning, fill two bottles and take them to Langya.

The thought of a bright future ahead made Lu Fan feel that the night was passing far too slowly.

He walked around the courtyard again and again, looking up at the moon countless times, but he felt that the moon's shadow did not move and there was no sound of the night watchman on the street.

Chapter Eleven: The Poor Chosen One

"Little White, wake up and go inside to see what's going on." After an unknown amount of time, the fluffy little dumpling, who was sleeping soundly against its host, was suddenly woken up.

The moon was now completely obscured by dark clouds, and the surroundings were pitch black and quiet after the loss of light. Only the warm orange light in Lu Fan's room shone even brighter.

"Meow~ It's starting already?" The little white cat wiped the drool from its mouth, leaped down from the treetop and hopped into the house, where it witnessed a historic scene—Lu Fan carefully held the Imperial Bottle and gently shook it. In the dim light of the oil lamp, a tiny drop of almost black liquid could be seen flowing at the bottom of the bottle.

His hands trembled slightly with excitement, and he subconsciously held his breath to the lowest possible level before pouring the drop of concentrate into the wooden bucket.

"Clap!"

A single drop of this smooth liquid, when dropped into water, quickly dissolves and transforms into a large, vibrant green bucket!

"The spiritual energy here is so rich!" Lu Fan took a deep breath.

Although his useless body prevented him from cultivating, his extraordinary perception as a demon king still existed. He could sense the immense spiritual energy contained within this large bucket of emerald green liquid, which even surpassed the most precious spiritual herbs he had previously obtained in the demon realm.

If a small bottle were scooped out of this wooden bucket and circulated, even a ninth-level Grandmaster among humans would probably go crazy for it.

But I can easily own such a big bucket!

More importantly, you can get a drop of the elixir essence every three hours. No wonder the author claims it is a sacred artifact that can change the world!

"It's a pity that my useless body can't enjoy the cleansing effect of such a rich spiritual liquid for the time being." Lu Fan then sighed. If he drank such a potent spiritual potion, his useless body would probably explode and he would die.

After expressing his feelings, he couldn't wait to dilute the water in the wooden bucket according to the prescribed ratio.

Finally, the water in the numerous wooden buckets and basins on the floor turned a light green and emitted a faint fragrance. He then sensed the spiritual energy in the water and nodded in satisfaction. "That's good enough. The spiritual energy isn't too strong, which would overwhelm my body, nor is the medicinal potency too weak, making progress too slow. Finally… I, the King, will once again embark on the path of cultivation and stand at the pinnacle of the world!"

"You're always so dramatic." The fluffy ball yawned impatiently, squatted on the table, and touched the Imperial Bottle with its paws, its eyes full of greedy gleam. "You'd better hurry up and perform well to satisfy my host, Meow is still waiting to put the treasure into the warehouse!"

Lu Fan was so excited that he couldn't express it. He carefully measured the amount of spiritual liquid that his useless body could withstand, took a deep breath, tilted his head back, and swallowed it.

Feeling a cool sensation rush into his stomach, which instantly melted into a warm current flowing through his meridians, Lu Fan quickly composed himself, undressed, and sat down in the diluted spiritual liquid that had been prepared beforehand. He began to sit cross-legged and circulate his inner energy through a secret technique, guiding the dual energy seeping in from within and without to repair and repair his damaged meridians...

"There's nothing interesting to see while taking a bath, and cultivation looks so boring." The little white cat yawned, and after waiting a while and seeing that he had no intention of ending, it ran back to report the whole process to its host.

After listening to the story, Jiang Chen looked at the contents of the Book of Prophecy, gave it a few instructions, and then ran towards the Dali Temple prison under the cover of night.

"Little cat, little cat, where have you been?" Ling Qiye jumped out of bed as soon as he saw him return, looking worried. "We agreed to investigate together tonight, but you didn't come. I've been waiting for you for ages."

I was worried something had happened to you, and I was thinking about how to avoid alerting or scaring the prisoners into going out to look for you.

"Meow~ I just got held up by something more important." Jiang Chen dodged his hand that was trying to touch her, jumped onto the bed, and made a soft purring sound in her throat as she lowered her voice and said, "The plan has changed, so we don't need to go out to investigate anything for the time being."

Your situation is already quite complicated, and things are very chaotic outside these days, so you'd better stay in the prison and cultivate yourself.

As it spoke, it took out a small bottle of spiritual liquid that the fluffy ball had swiped from its spatial storage and handed it over, saying, "Here, drink this and hurry up and cultivate. Your case is far too complicated."

Ling Qiye: [?ヘ??]

what's the situation?

"Did you find out something outside?" He took the small bottle, sniffed it, and his expression immediately turned serious. "Little cat, where did you get this spiritual herb? I... I've cultivated to the eighth level of Grandmaster, and although I've had my share of fortuitous encounters, I've never seen such a high-quality spiritual herb before!"

Jiang Chen curled up into a small ball, licking her fur, and glanced at him with a sympathetic look.

It's pathetic that the true chosen one of the mission world isn't even as good as the standard setup of a wild, pseudo-chosen one.

You're getting all excited about such a small bottle, but people over there are already using this stuff for bathing...

"Meow~"

He stretched and curled up to find a more comfortable position, muttering under his breath, "I've had so many unexpected gains today. Your case was definitely orchestrated by the demon race. They used illusion magic to hypnotize everyone in Qingyue Tower."

"Hurry up and finish your drink so you can focus on your cultivation. If the demon race causes trouble again, they'll need your strength to boost their power."

Regardless of what exactly happened at Qingyue Tower, we must find a way to escalate this matter to the level of a demon invasion!

Only in this way can Ling Qiye's importance be used to attract the attention of the current dynasty. Hopefully, the invasion of the unknown force will be more gradual, otherwise, there will truly be widespread suffering.

Illusion?

Is that a unique ability of the demon race?

Ling Qiye, who had always lived in a martial arts environment, felt a chill. How strong must the opponent be to be able to trap so many people in Qingyue Tower in a flawless illusion?

At least Song Yubai, a level six boxer, didn't notice anything amiss, otherwise he would never have sat idly by and waited to die!

"No wonder people often say there are people beyond people and heavens beyond heavens. The demon race is so terrifying!" He said with a solemn expression, filled with emotion.

Although Ling Qiye was young, he held a high position in the School Affairs Department because of his high rank and the fact that he had solved many serious cases. Despite this, he had never heard any news about the demon race.

Even now, the School Affairs Department hasn't found anything, which suggests that even the most powerful institution in the Great Sui Dynasty knows very little about the demon race.

Otherwise, the difference in logic from the beginning would have indicated that an illusion was at work.

"It is indeed troublesome, but if it is such a powerful demon, why would it attack me?" Ling Qiye asked himself, knowing that he was fair and honest and never bullied the weak, so he should not have provoked the demon race.

So, does he have some other scheme to deal with himself?

He was completely baffled, then looked at the little black cat curled up on the bed, already asleep.

Ling Qiye's restless right hand reached forward, wanting to take the opportunity to stroke its soft, shiny fur. Then he looked at the spiritual medicine in the bottle, thinking that the little demon cat must be exhausted after running around outside all day, gathering information and searching for spiritual medicine. It was better not to disturb its rest.