Chapter 11: Recycler Training System

19 June, 16:00 hours

Xiao Mo finally managed to send off the four officers. He sighed in relief as he closed the door, before turning his head and asked, “What are you looking at?”

He was feeling a little hungry again.

The kid let go of his pant leg, “Nothing. Are we going to the supermarket later?”

“Wait a little.” Xiao Mo patted his hair, asking the kid to stand aside, but no matter where   he went, the kid followed closely.

“I need some private time alone.”

The kid suddenly concluded, “You have a secret.”

“Good boy, go aside and play on your own. Later I will…”

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Xiao Mo laughed; he needed someone to help him analyze the situation anyways. At least he needed someone to tell him if the system in his mind was real or not.

Anyways even if the kid spread or leaked the information, a four- or five-year-old kid, who would believe him? He also had the kid’s leverage in his hands. That super nutrient solution definitely was not something normal. Added with his higher-than-average IQ and knowledge, yet was seen loitering around outside, trying not to catch the attention of people.

Both of them reconvened at the sofa before Xiao Mo asked out loud, “System, are you here? The recycle system.”

The kid lifted up his head. He was astonished. He had thought that the man had acquired some form of super natural powers, but his answer was way beyond his imagination- it was more like scientific fiction.

“I am the recycler training system, not the recycle system.”

You finally spoke! Xiao Mo tightened his fist, “What is the Mother of Gluttony?”

The system replied, “Explaining it in a simple way that you can understand, the Mother of Gluttony is the main body and source of the Gluttonous virus.”

Even though the system took a jab at his IQ, Xiao Mo did not get angry. He proceeded to ask his second question, “What is the Gluttonous virus? What will happen once the virus spreads? I keep feeling hungry; is it because of this Gluttonous virus?”

“No, it is not because of the Gluttonous virus that makes you hungry. After contracting the Carbon Metallic virus and utilizing your ability, your body lacks the energy and elements it needs, hence you crave for more food to replenish it. The Gluttonous virus is still at the stage of incubation. If you complete your mission of recycling the Mother of Gluttony Li Xiao Shun within the required time frame, the virus will not spread.”

Xiao Mo stood up from the sofa and went to the computer. He then took out a pen and paper and jotted down the information as he continued to ask, “Then what is this Carbon Metallic Virus?”

The System replied, “I will not entertain non-mission related questions.”

Xiao Mo nearly broke the pen.

The kid walked over towards Xiao Mo.

“Then what is my ability? What do you mean by my ability?”

“I am still analyzing the ability of the new recycler; unable to answer for now.”

“What do you mean by wiped off?”

The cold and mechanic voice replied him, “If the recycler is unable to complete the mission twice, according to the rules and regulations, he will be wiped out by the system. The system will then wait for the next recycler. According to the human’s definition of life and death, wiping out means the soul and body will cease to exist.”

Xiao Mo became furious. “What are you? How can you do that? Can I uninstall the system?”

The kid stared at him.

System: “I am number 7 training system, in charge of training recycler Xiao Mo. Those who are installed with the system cannot be uninstalled unless the trainee dies.”

“Even though I don’t need you?”

“Yes.”

“Then what is the difference between you and the virus?”

“I am not a virus; I am a recycler training system.” The voice was still cold and flat.

“A system that will kill you if you are unable to complete the mission; you are worse than the virus!”

“Opportunity and danger always walk together.”

“Old Xiao?” The kid asked.

Xiao Mo patted the kid’s head. His heart was in a mess. “System, I still have a few questions for you.”

“First, I want to verify that you are not my hallucination and that you really exist.” Xiao Mo used his pen to knock on the table, “How can you prove that you really exist?”

Right after Xiao Mo finished his words, a map appeared in his mind.

“This is the mission guiding map.” The system replied in a cold tone.

Xiao Mo “looked” at the map. He felt that the place was very familiar; it looked like his neighborhood.

Currently, there was an obvious red dot moving on the map. It looked like it was very close to his home.

“After the precision calculation, the fastest route to reach the mission target is shown.”

As the system explained, a blue arrow appeared on the map, as well as a blue line guiding him from his house towards the blue arrow- this was the fastest route.

“You can walk as you look at the map, there is an option where you can turn on the voice to guide you to the target.”

Xiao Mo lifted up one hand and touched his forehead, “Besides this map, what else can you prove that you exist.”

“You can do nothing and wait for the mission completion time frame and get wiped out by the rule.”

Xiao Mo’s head started spinning. He felt that the system was very cold hearted, as cold as a pre-programmed sequence.

Xiao Mo told himself to calm down and not get agitated, “Can you tell me what is the purpose of your existence? Don’t’ tell me that you do not have the obligation to answer this question, I am not doing anything that is harmful to the other people.”

“If you really need a consolation, I can tell you this: The meaning of my existence is to train the recycler, recycle those rubbish that the earth doesn’t need. To put it in a simple language, as long as you complete your mission, you can become the hero of the earth.”

“Fxxk hero! You are developed by people on earth? Which company?” Even though Xiao Mo did not believe that the technology on Earth was able to develop such a high intelligence programming system, but he was nevertheless holding on to a ray of hope. He asked this question, hoping to find the developer and uninstall the program from him.

The system remained silent.

“You can’t answer this question?”

The system continued to stay silent.

The kid stared at Xiao Mo. His dark eyes just like those of the dead suddenly appeared a bright spot, as if he had finally found something that attracted his interest and attention. A system huh? Looking at Xiao Mo’s actions, it seemed like such sci-fi object really existed.

“Alright, let’s ask another question.” Xiao Mo bit his lips, “Besides killing me, what must I do so that you will leave me, completely leaving me alone?”

This time, the system started to talk, “You can complete the training requirement.”

“How then will I be considered completing the training requirement?”

“You will fulfill all the ten levels of recycling mission, starting from level 1 all the way to level 10.”

“Before me, how many recyclers have you successfully trained?”

The system stayed silent.

Xiao Mo became angry, “Then how many people have been wiped out because they didn’t complete the mission?”

“Twenty-one.”

“What is the highest-level mission they managed to complete?”

“Level two.”

“Will it be faster if I commit suicide?”

“Yes.”

Xiao Mo decided to take a break, lest he do something stupid like banging his head on the wall.

The kid realized that Xiao Mo finally stopped talking to himself. He used his finger to poke his hand and asked, “So, your secret is that there’s a system in your head? Very interesting. It only exists in your mind? Is there a main frame? Later I will try and help you to see if your body has any signs of implants.”

Xiao Mo glanced at the kid, who look as if he was about to dissect him so that he could analyse the existence of the system, and pinched the kid’s cheek.

The kid peered at Xiao Mo. He hesitated for a while, before finally taking out a thumb drive, “Maybe this system is the same system as the one mentioned in this thumb drive.”

Xiao Mo’s spirit rose back up as he looked at the thumb drive.