It seems that the villain is targeting me.

When the long-haired cat heard the bird say 'no talk', he unconsciously panicked: "Okay, okay, boss, don't worry, I'll go talk to the controller."

After that, 71604 froze for about five minutes, like a soulless rag doll.

After five minutes, it came back to its senses and brought the controller's message to the bird.

"He said, 'Deal, I agree to your terms.'" The long-haired cat shook its fur vigorously. "But you can't make any more wishes... This is like exchanging a wish for ownership of the system."

Xiao Niao was quite satisfied with the result...but the fact that the controller agreed so readily made her feel that her conditions were too low.

The long-haired cat never expected things to go so smoothly!

It jumped around a few times in a dreamlike manner and said impatiently, "Hey, let's get started now! Let's get started right away!"

Xiao Niao: "No, let's start later. I'm hungry. I want to eat first."

The long-haired cat uttered a disappointed "oh".

Xiao Bird smoothed the feathers on its head and looked out the window involuntarily.

Just wait, Tongzi, she thought, Dad is here to save you!

Chapter 10: Don’t you have a slightly more normal world?

Once you decide to take on the task, the rest becomes much easier.

According to System No. 4, the ratio of the time flow rate in the small world and the real world is quite large, even more exaggerated than the statement that one day in heaven is one year on earth.

As long as the operator's system does not make any mistakes - this is the big premise - then even if a year has passed in the small world, it may only take less than half an hour in the real world.

Of course, if the system malfunctions, anything outrageous could happen.

Number Four confidently assured the bird: the basic skills of node migration were mastered before it left the factory, and there was absolutely no possibility of any operational errors.

Moreover, this time the crossing is backed by the main controller. The worst case scenario is that the mission fails, and the transaction conditions are invalidated. Even if the mission fails, the bird will be sent back to reality as it is.

While playing, System No. 4 mysteriously revealed something to Xiao Niao: "Hey, let me tell you something in secret. This mission shouldn't take long."

"It will probably just take the time it takes to take a nap in reality, and then you'll be back." It said confidently.

"Besides that, I've also collected and organized all the information about that small world!"

Number Four proudly raised his furry head. "I've summarized the failure cases of the previous seventeen dispatched personnel and I promise to provide you with the best logistical support!"

"However, I can't tell you now," it added seriously, "According to regulations, this information can only be given to you after we reach the small world."

Xiao Niao has been a partner with the unreliable Tongzi for more than 20 years, struggling in a different world and eating coarse food. At the beginning, just surviving was a result that would make smoke billow from the ancestral graves.

It was her first time to experience the normal benefits of a time traveler, and she was flattered for a moment.

“…But why did the master controller give me

Such generous terms? "Xiao Niao felt that there was something fishy here. "I was already prepared for a few rounds of bargaining, but I didn't expect it to agree to the terms directly."

System Four didn't think too much about it. "Hmm... maybe it's because your request isn't difficult to fulfill? So the main controller just agreed."

This is a disadvantage caused by information asymmetry.

For the controller, if the bird's request is "make me the richest man in the world" or "give me super powers", then it will be difficult for him to achieve it.

In comparison, when He reaps the rewards of karma, He has to send people away, so the extra process of turning back is not a big deal at all.

The ownership of 71603 is not indispensable to the master controller... Since Xiaoniao wants it, just give it to her.

Xiao Niao seemed to be thinking: The controller agreed so readily, it seems like he has other intentions.

But at this stage, she can only take it one step at a time.

Because he had experienced traveling to a small world before, Xiao Niao could be considered familiar with the route this time.

After she finished her meal, she helped Dr. Chen clean up, and even played with the cat for a while to help digest the food. Finally, she found a comfortable position to lie down on the sofa.

The long-haired cat also followed her example and found a place to lie down and form a cat cake.

It’s about to begin, Xiao Niao thought.

Hope everything goes well.

Anchor point confirmation

[Body construction begins... Identity background import complete...]

[Timeline intervention application approved... Time node locked...]

[Please note that the node you selected is seriously ahead of schedule, please confirm the selection is correct]

【Are you sure? Confirm】

[Migration begins]

A cold mechanical voice broadcast information in an orderly manner in my ears.

What followed was that the vision in front of my eyes gradually darkened.

This is actually a bit like the symptoms of hypoglycemia. You can clearly feel that your consciousness is slowly separating from your torso and your body is no longer under your control.

Finally, her consciousness was completely pulled out, leaving only her body still there, curled up in the corner of the sofa as if asleep, breathing steadily.

Just a few seconds after Xiao Niao's consciousness left her body, Chen Xiaoyue noticed her.

"...Ah," Doctor Chen looked at the bird's sleeping face, sat down not far away, and whispered to himself, "Why did you fall asleep here?"

Is he feeling tired again? the doctor pondered.

People who have just recovered from a serious illness are often not fully recovered, so it is normal for them to feel sleepy and have poor physical strength.

She half-cajoled and half-tricked the man into bringing him back to her home. Although she did have selfish motives, it was also for the convenience of taking care of him.

She fell asleep in an instant. Chen Xiaoyue was a little distracted thinking, "My eyelashes are so long..."

The bird sleeping defenselessly on the sofa seemed to pose some kind of moral burden to the doctor.

Although no one else was watching, Chen Xiaoyue still looked away guiltily.

Finally, she found a thin blanket and draped it over Xiao Niao.

"...Well, if you cover yourself up, you won't catch a cold."

Chen Xiaoyue sat quietly on the side of the sofa, with a subtle smile on her face that could perhaps be called happy.

"Please have a good rest, teacher."

She spoke in a low voice.

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This feeling was really wonderful. When she opened her eyes again, she was already in another world.

Xiao Niao climbed up from a small single bed. She looked around and found that it was a very ordinary bedroom.

Simple might not be the right word to describe it. Strictly speaking, the styles of the various furniture arrangements are somewhat... nostalgic?

The furnishings in the house were very similar to those in an old residential complex. She even saw an alarm clock and a thermos on the wooden cabinet beside the bed - Xiao Niao had never seen a wind-up alarm clock in her life.

Nowadays, everyone uses mobile phones, so why would anyone still have this old-fashioned alarm clock at home?

Xiao Niao thought of something and had a vague premonition in her heart. She got out of bed and walked around the room, and saw the calendar nailed to the wall of the living room.

The year on the calendar begins with 19.

Xiao Niao stroked the red calendar cover, on which were written Chinese characters "Happy New Year" - this was a parallel world similar to China.

There is a dressing mirror not far from the calendar, very close to the door, as if it was placed there specifically to make it convenient to tidy up your appearance when going out.

Xiao Niao stood in front of the mirror and looked at herself - she looked almost exactly like herself in the real world, but there were still some differences in some details.

Well...if I have to say it, it's like myself growing up in three to five years.

The next moment, a familiar mechanical sound rang in the bird's mind.

"This is constructed based on your real-world body, bird," it said. "I've slightly increased your age to make it easier for you to function here."

"I see," Xiao Niao stroked his chin, "There's no rejection if I use my own body. I didn't feel any awkwardness when I was moving just now..."

[……] The voice in my head began to count the time.

Xiao Niao was wondering why No. 4 hadn't transmitted the information to her yet, then she suddenly paused for a moment and suddenly reacted.

"No, you—what did you call me? You are—"

"I am your favorite system 71603, bird," the system said quietly.

She didn't know if it was Xiaoniao's illusion, but she always felt that Tongzi's tone sounded a little resentful.

Xiao Niao was a little confused for a moment. She was surprised and delighted. She asked in astonishment: "Tongzi? It's you. Why are you here too?"

The system looked at the joy that burst out from the bird's eyes and felt very complicated and a little uncomfortable.

If I have to describe it, it's probably like you put on new clothes for your child and are careful not to get the clothes dirty.

...Then the unfortunate child turned around and rolled in the mud, and then ran to you and grinned at you with his big teeth.

The system sighed deeply.

"The Master asked me to come and help you complete the mission of this small world," it explained. "He removed the restrictions on me and attached me to you and moved me here together."

This somewhat proves that the controller did not write her a blank check.

It should have been an exciting thing for the old partners who hadn't seen each other for a long time to meet again, but Xiao Niao had to pay attention to another problem.

"Wait a minute, Tongzi," she tapped her head, "You're on top of me now, so where's Number Four?"

"I'm not sure about that," the system said hesitantly. "A person can only have one system... Could it be that Number Four's individual rating is lower than mine, even with the restrictions? Has it been automatically replaced by me?"

Yes, both the 03 and 04 numbered systems have signed contracts with the bird, and the basic conditions of Tongzi and No. are the same.

In this case, we can only look at the system's past task experience, and the better one will be automatically selected to stay.

But Tongzi now has restrictions imposed by the main control, which is no different from a blank system that just came out of the factory - even if it is really a new generation that just came out of the factory, there is no reason why it would be replaced by it!

"...That's impossible," the system said awkwardly. "How many times has Old Four failed his mission... How can he still be lower than the Electronic Slave?"

Xiao Niao also fell silent.

She was now beginning to worry about whether she could actually complete the mission... By the way, what's wrong with your 716 family's system? Can't it just be an ordinary, reliable cheat code?

Xiao Niao was almost discouraged. She said to Tongzi dejectedly, "This is bad. Number Four has all the information about this small world and the mission experience of previous dispatchers... Now I don't even know who I am."

She couldn't tell which situation was worse, this one or the other, than traveling through time and space and becoming a helpless abandoned baby... In any case, both were very frustrating.

Unexpectedly, the system spoke hesitantly at this time.

"Well, Bird, don't worry, let's look around the house first..." the system said, "I intuitively feel that Number Four should still be there... It's quite a big unified entity, so we can't lose it."

Xiao Niao thought about it and felt that what Tongzi said made sense, so she started searching the house again - after all, she had to familiarize herself with the surrounding environment.

Next, she found her ID card, household registration book, bank passbook and other things one after another, and discovered that she was 25 years old, there was only one page for herself in the household registration book, and that Xiaoniao in this world actually had more than 10,000 yuan saved.

You have to know that this was ten thousand yuan in the 1990s!

Xiao Niao had a rough idea of her identity in this world: living alone, owning a house and savings, and being the only one at home - presumably these were all backgrounds customized by the system to facilitate her integration into the small world.

The little bird carefully put away all the things that could prove its identity.

Finally, she found the unhappy ball of fur above the bedroom closet.

"Number Four?" Xiao Niao called out tentatively, "Is that you?"

The other party meowed weakly at her as a reply.

Xiao Niao brought a stool from the living room, stepped on it, and tried to grab cat number four. Cat number four refused to give in, and dug its claws into the wooden board, stretching it into a long strip.

It whimpered and cried: "Woo, please let me go, I don't want to go down, I don't want to go down, why, why am I still a cat?"

Xiao Niao looked Number Four up and down for a long moment, then said to him stiffly, "Don't be sad, cats... there's nothing wrong with being a cat. Being a cat means you don't have to go to work."

Number Four howled even louder when he recalled his tragic experience of losing his job and becoming an unemployed vagrant.

"...Bird, you really are killing Tongzi." Tongzi sighed in her head, "What's the difference between telling a system there's no class to attend and directly punching its lungs?"

Xiao Niao had no choice but to try to pull the tail of cat number four, "Okay, number four, you come down first, the mission can still be completed."

Number Four finally began to move reluctantly. Its movements were so slow, resistant, and painful that it seemed as if it was not trying to come down, but was giving birth.

Finally, Xiaoniao reached out and picked up cat number four.

The fluffy cat number four had a complex expression on its face that could be described as sadness, as if it had seen through the mundane world.