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Is having a system a cheat code for the protagonist? No, in the future world, a system is a common item that everyone has, also known as an AI.

Although the system was very unhappy, there was something more important before it—"Is there no one in this universe who can defeat Qin Muge?!"

Qin Muge snorted coldly, a mocking smile curving his lips: "The only one who can defeat me is myself."

Chaoge: "My brother cleared the level! The system arrested the wrong person!"

However, her complaints were of no use.

☆ Chapter 1: The First Evaluation of General Qin

June 11, 2015, 6:47 PM.

A girl, clinging to her brother and watching him conquer a character, had a lollipop in her mouth. Her expression as she stared at the game screen was exactly the same as her brother's. After seeing the red stamp indicating 'conquered' appear under the target character's portrait, she let out a breath.

Patting her older brother on the shoulder, she pretended to roll up her sleeves and said arrogantly, "I'll do it!" She refused to believe that her older brother could handle five characters while she couldn't even win over a man in the game.

At the same moment, in the Red Cloud Galaxy, billions of light-years away from Earth, a war that affected the entire galaxy was just coming to an end.

The victorious side was led by the Emperor Star. Perhaps at this moment, the defeated were holding a post-war meeting at the military headquarters, constantly discussing the reasons for their defeat in this war, or discussing how to shamelessly divide up the scraps of benefits from the Emperor Star after the war. In any case, the aftermath of this massive war began to show its signs here.

However, the atmosphere on Tianzixing was completely different. The people's faces were filled with victorious smiles. Except for some frenzied celebrations in some remote areas, the closer people got to the capital, the calmer they became, as if the victory in this war was already expected.

Such confidence and strength stem from their trust in the supreme authority. As long as the general is still alive, and as long as they follow in his footsteps, they will surely be invincible.

The Red Cloud Galaxy boasts highly advanced technology; AI is practically a standard feature for everyone. It can obtain the results of battles from the front lines almost simultaneously with the end of the war, and can view localized war videos within its authorized scope. Furthermore, because this war did not affect Tianzi Star, the lives of its citizens were not significantly impacted. At this very moment, a gigantic holographic projection screen simultaneously appeared in the center of open areas and large plazas in every city around the world.

The news anchor, who always reports with a stern face, seemed a little off today. No one knew that her eyes could open so wide. Her suppressed excitement made her face look strangely cute. The public never knew that this world-famous news anchor could have such a side, which was quite a surprise.

"Hello everyone, today is June 11th, 4015 in the Hongli calendar. Welcome to Planetary Broadcast. I am Jiang Chun. Today's main topics are as follows: First, please allow me, on behalf of the news media industry of Tianzi Star, to pay tribute to General Qin and thank you for leading Tianzi Star to victory in this planetary war!" She placed her hands on the pure white table, bowed deeply towards the screen, her movements filled with heartfelt respect, her posture graceful and elegant. Even this simple tribute possessed an indescribable beauty.

"Today's planetary broadcast has the privilege of securing video connection rights to the royal palace." After reporting on the momentous event that celebrated the entire planet, Jiang Chun dropped this bombshell on the screen with a polite smile!

Unless it's the general's personal guard, even living in the capital for ten years, one might not see her even once. This has become the common understanding of most people on Tianzixing. Upon hearing that General Qin's image could be seen on today's news, even if it wasn't explicitly stated that her face was visible, almost everyone would reflexively look up at the news screen at the same time.

Meanwhile, many people opened their smart systems and logged into the Planetary Broadcast forum. A place that was never very active was suddenly flooded with countless posts. Where one could find news from decades ago in just a couple of pages, the first ten pages of posts were now separated by a fraction of a second. Most of the content was highly similar. The top post read, "I was bored today and decided to watch Planetary Broadcast. Wait, what did Goddess Jiang just say? What incredible luck they had to get permission to connect to the Royal Palace's video feed! General, my god, I can't believe I'm seeing him in person! My whole family of seven has simultaneously turned on our smart devices and is collectively watching Planetary Broadcast!"

Downstairs are all sorts of '+1', '+10086', '+citizen registration number'...

In an instant, Planetary Broadcasting received video access requests from all over the world. If the station hadn't anticipated this situation and opened the backup space on the AI, it probably would have been stuck for a minute. Within 0.001 seconds, Planetary Broadcasting's television station approved all the requests.

"Next, let's invite General Qin to give a speech." As Jiang Chun's standard native language fell, she gestured to the screen behind her, where the side of a table appeared. The video only showed a pair of gloved hands and the sleeves of the white military uniform worn by the person. The cufflinks were made of some unknown material and shone with a dark gold light.

The gloves he wore were a deep, almost black, blue color, with a tiny, mecha-like emblem painted on the side of his little finger. The back of his hand was engraved with the royal emblem of Tianzixing—golden thorny vines entwined around a ball of eerie blue light. That ball of blue light was the prototype of Tianzixing's core AI, a symbol signifying that Tianzixing's development would forever be inseparable from wisdom and technology.

People who know a little about the inner workings of the military were also browsing the Planet News posts. Upon seeing this scene, they couldn't sit still and started a thread titled 'The General's Gloves'.

OP: Can someone tell me if the general's gloves are what I thought they were? The enlarged pattern on the little finger is the emblem of the military's technology research and development department! I heard from a rumor that these gloves can store amorphous energy, and when fully charged, they can penetrate a medium-sized warship! I'd die happy if I could see these gloves in person even once in my life!

[2nd Floor] I'm fast: First!

[3rd Floor] General, My Beloved: Foolish mortal! Of course, my general uses the best stuff! He doesn't even need to lift a finger on these mere warships; one look and he's blown them up!

[4th Floor] I'm a fan of the General: I don't understand but it's impressive! Am I the only one who wants to kneel down and lick the gloves?

[5th Floor] Besieged on All Sides: That is indeed a symbol of the military's core technology. General Qin's gloves are made of Ami material. However, there are not many records of AI that can be viewed in the interstellar war, so it cannot be determined whether it can really destroy a medium-sized warship in one fell swoop.

[6th Floor] You mere mortals: You're not alone on the fourth floor! You're groveling before the general!

...

[Post #100134] I'm fast: I just grabbed a seat and used my AI to search for the material of the General's gloves, and there are already 100,000 posts! Can't you guys be a little more rational?! The official explanation for this technology is nonexistent. Where did you get this inside information, OP? Please explain.

Qin Muge had no idea that the wildly popular Planetary Broadcasting Forum was rapidly publishing every post about her, even including the shiny metal cufflinks on her military uniform.

She separated her hands, which were folded on the table, with her left hand casually resting on it. She lightly tapped the table with her right index finger without making a sound. This simple action made almost everyone who saw it instinctively hold their breath, and even the lively chat on the Planetary Broadcasting Forum paused for a while.

"Good evening, everyone on Tianzi Star." A woman's voice, tinged with laughter, rang out lazily. Everyone who had expected the general to have a serious, melodious voice was stunned for a moment. Even before she finished speaking, many people hadn't realized that General Qin was a woman.

Anticipating that his words would shock many, Qin Muge considerately gave them enough time to process the situation. After pausing for a full five seconds, he slowly and deliberately said with a smile, "The intergalactic war has ended. I apologize on behalf of the military for any inconvenience caused by the wartime orders."

Not far from her desk stood a blond man with golden eyes. He could see Qin Muge's expression, which the public couldn't, and his lips twitched involuntarily. Qin Muge's red eyes were filled with boredom, and coupled with the smile on her lips, it was clearly a mockery of him. Yet, her words carried a sufficient amount of apology. He quickly browsed the information on the AI network, fully understanding the terrifying level of her current popularity; even if the public knew she was a woman, it wouldn't diminish their adoration for her.

He turned his head away, his hands in the pockets of his matching military trousers, too lazy to pay her any attention.

Qin Muge's speech was not long. Apart from her initial approachable manner, the rest of the speech was completely unrestrained and casual. However, this did not make her seem impolite. On the contrary, it made her reputation rise like waves.

At the same moment, on Earth.

The game screen suddenly filled with static. The girl, who was sucking on a lollipop, bit down hard, and the broken pieces of candy spread in her mouth. Somewhat annoyed, she raised the PSP in her hand, shook it up and down, and muttered, "It really is a knock-off. I can't play it now?"

Just as I was about to rip off my headphones to bother my brother, the buzzing sound in the headphones stopped. I thought it was going to crash completely, but then I heard a mechanical voice: "Congratulations to the player for successfully conquering five game characters and reaching the standard. Teleportation mode activated. Target character: [Chaoge]. Location: Tianzi Star in the Hongyun Star System."

Huh? She ripped off one of her headphones, wondering what kind of junk the game had downloaded again. She rolled her eyes, stretched out her leg to step on the slippers in front of the sofa, and heard the countdown in her headphones start: "5, 4, 3, 2, 1..." The moment she stepped on the slippers, she heard the words "Teleportation activated."

A terrifying wave of dizziness washed over her, and she lost her grip on anything. Her PSP fell to the ground, and she disappeared from sight.

Vomiting, dizziness, and nausea all came at once. Just when she thought she was going to die, she struggled to open her eyes and subconsciously reached out to rub her temples, only to find that she had arrived in a completely different place.

She stood in the middle of the street, listening to the voice in her ear: "Welcome to the future world, Chaoge. Detection system activated, clearing residual Zero Toxin, mild aftereffects of space jump, mental waves normal."

She looked around blankly, only to find that the people standing on the street all seemed to be frozen in time. They wore wristbands of various colors and had screens of different sizes in front of them. No matter what kind of screen it was, there was only a pair of hands on it, a pair of hands wearing black gloves that did not reveal an inch of skin, and white sleeves.

Chaoge uttered her first words upon arriving in this other world: "...Is that person selling gloves?" And then everyone started an auction?

☆ Chapter 2: Second Evaluation of General Qin

The system had never been so proud of its reaction speed. It could hardly imagine what would have happened if it hadn't activated the blocking function in time.

Completely unaware that she had almost been arrested as a spy, Chaoge lowered her hand, looked around at the people who were either anthropomorphic or real passersby, and said her second sentence since arriving here: "By the way, who was that who was talking to me just now?"

"The [Interstellar Strategy] game system is at your service. Welcome to the future world! Character data successfully entered, master recognition mode generated. Please look down at the wristband on your wrist; this is the carrier form of the Celestial Star AI." The answer she received was an electronic voice that seemed to come from nowhere, as if it were ringing in her ear.

Chaoge tilted his head, looking on with a sense of awe and wonder.

Before she could snap out of her daze at the bizarre behavior of the people around her, the incessant chatter of the system from the terrible game she'd been playing kept ringing in her ears. She listened to the system's explanation while still in a daze.

The gist is that she conquered five characters, meeting the criteria to activate the system, so she activated the random teleportation function once, allowing players to experience the real future world. However, this exhausted all her reserve energy, and she cannot activate the teleportation function again until she completes the mission and accumulates enough energy.

A girl with long, curly black hair stood in the middle of the street. While everyone around her was staring at the big screen with fascination, she was the only one tilting her head and looking at the screen, her coffee-colored eyes reflecting a bored expression.

After a long pause, she parted her lips slightly and slowly uttered a sentence: "But I didn't say I wanted to go back."

system:"……"

Noticing the system's silence, Chaoge smiled and said, "Just kidding. And I want to emphasize, are you really not going to consider letting me go back and letting my brother come? He's the one who has conquered all the characters. You've arrested the wrong person."

System: "Insufficient energy."

Chaoge nodded in understanding, and then—that was it. She stood there motionless until it got dark, even after the holographic projection screens in every corner of the street had been taken down, even after everyone around her had left and it was getting dark, she still stood there.

The system couldn't figure out what she was thinking, so it could only remain silent, because her mental wavelength remained calm and showed no signs of change, so it couldn't speak up.

Until the holographic projection displayed the night scene, neon lights began to glow, and various colored lights intertwined, a magnificent Milky Way appeared in the night sky, the starry sky was dazzling, and even people accustomed to this sight couldn't help but look up. Chaoge was no exception. She tilted her head back, the stars in the night sky reflected in her eyes, and after a smile, she gently kicked the step beside her feet, took a deep breath, and then said, "It seems there's no way I can be lucky enough to travel back again."

System: ...So you've been standing here like an idiot for so long just waiting for a miracle to happen? It suddenly started to regret whether it had chosen the wrong target, so much so that it had to activate the detection system again to determine if her brain was normal.

"Task mode activated. Current task: Return to the Yan family's main residence and complete identity verification. Successful verification will reward you with 100 points. Difficulty: one star." If this continued, it was unclear when it would ever be able to replenish its energy. The system automatically activated task mode.

Chaoge noticed a small hole on the white strap on her wrist that emitted a faint blue light, and a large holographic projection screen appeared in front of her, displaying basic facts about this world and information about the Yan family.

After skimming through the text, her only feeling was: What the hell?

On Tianzi Star, there is only one national regime: the Crystalless Empire. The empire is a militaristic state, with the military primarily controlled by three major families: the Ling family, the Yan family, and the Yan family. The character she transmigrated into is Yan Chaoge, the second daughter of the Yan family.

Chaoge frowned, opened her mouth, and finally reached out to pat the white cloth wristband on her hand: "Wow, are you kidding me? According to the usual script settings, a youngest daughter who wants to go home to recognize her family for some unknown reason will definitely start an unprecedented battle with the eldest son. And this is only one star difficulty? Are you out of your mind?"

The system's mechanical voice suddenly changed to a soft, neutral voice, indistinguishable from male to female. She only heard the voice reply word by word, "Congratulations on guessing the background setting correctly. No points are awarded for a correct answer."

Chaoge desperately wanted to quit and leave, but she couldn't go anywhere.

After staring at the white wristband on her wrist for a long time, Chaoge finally had to admit defeat and let out a long sigh. "Could you provide me with detailed information about Yan Chaoge?"

The next second, the scene changed, and the task section on the screen showed Yan Chaoge's biography. However, Chaoge's gaze was completely focused on that one-inch photo. A few seconds later, she burst out with a "hahahaha, how can her ID photo be so ugly!" She couldn't stop laughing, and the ugly photo looked very familiar, just like her sixth-grade student photo... Wait!

Upon closer inspection, Chaoge realized it was indeed a photo of herself in sixth grade. Her laughter abruptly stopped, the sound stuck in her throat, making the system wonder if she would suffocate to death any second.

Chaoge raised her hand and said, "How come I can use this body so smoothly? It turns out I've entered a shell that looks exactly like mine."

"System, you're pretty amazing. It must have been tiring to come up with this background. Oh, by the way, could you also give me a copy of the information about that glove seller from earlier today? That person's hand shape is quite nice." Chao Ge grinned at his wristwatch, his eyes crinkling, but the smile looked sinister no matter how you looked at it.

Three seconds later, the holographic projection screen changed again, this time displaying a completely different profile from Chaoge's own. However, after viewing it, Chaoge only wanted to manually give the system a "bye" signal. The reason was simple: that page was more like a blank sheet of paper than actual information.

Character: General Qin.

Identity: Supreme Ruler of the Empire.

Gender: Female. [Latest Information]

strength:?????

Character appearance: ? ? ? ? ?

Other information: None.

What the hell? She doesn't even have a name, all we know is her gender, and judging by the looks of it, everyone only found out during her speech today. Chaoge curled her lips in a mocking smile, glancing sideways at the plain ribbon on her left wrist: "What use are you?"

System: Is it my fault?

Chaoge's decision was merely a spur-of-the-moment thing, and he quickly forgot about it. His only impression of the empire's supreme ruler was the sight of the entire population turning on their smart brains to listen to her speak when she arrived. Judging from her appearance, she had at least a planet's worth of die-hard fans.

General Qin, with her numerous admirers, was currently in the palace listening to a man in a similar white military uniform report on the day's affairs at the military headquarters. Leaning back in an exquisitely crafted, intricately carved chair, her long, straight legs were crossed and rested on her desk, where she routinely handled official business. White boots tightly encased her calves, outlining their beautiful lines. Her long black hair cascaded down her chest, with a few strands falling across her forehead, obscuring one eye and revealing only the red pupil of the other.

She tossed her white military cap up and down, the cap bearing the same royal insignia as her gloves. After twirling the cap a few times on her index finger, Qin Muge lazily tossed a sentence at the person in front of her: "You know more about the affairs of Tianzi Star than I do. These documents are yours."

After saying that, she withdrew her leg, stood up from the chair, and without looking at his expression, walked to the side of the bookshelf, casually pressed a button, and the material on that side glowed and transformed into a mirror. She slightly raised her red lips and said softly, "Memory material, transformation number fourteen."

As soon as she finished speaking, the material of her military uniform changed immediately. Her military cap became a simple hair tie, her white military uniform became a white dress, her boots became black high heels, and her gloves became thin black gloves. It looked like it was only for decoration now.

She slipped the hair tie around her wrist, casually took a book with a bookmark from the bookshelf, and walked towards the door. After stepping out the door, she seemed to remember something and turned to look at the tall, imposing man: "Want to come along this time?"