He sighed, his voice barely audible: “This situation started because of me. I will do my best, but… please don’t hold out too much hope.”
There was a turn in events, and everyone was ecstatic, almost moved to tears.
“Please, as long as you’re willing to help! Even if it ends in failure, it doesn’t matter.”
In Lu Sian’s mind, all of his calmness was shattered by Rong Qing, whose voice wavered slightly as he raised the volume.
“Master, you cannot go outside. I can only protect you when you’re in the shop!”
Lu Sian gently reassured him, “But I can’t just watch them die; I have a responsibility in this matter.”
“But!” Rong Qing urged, “You really don’t need to…”
Lu Sian interrupted him, “I know you’ve always wanted a body…”
He summoned the system panel, skillfully opening the shop.
At that moment, Rong Qing’s data was slightly chaotic; he seemed to sense something, but before he could speak to stop it,
Lu Sian had already found the item and pressed the [Purchase] button.
A pleasant chime rang out—
[50,000 energy coins deducted. Congratulations, you have purchased a “Materialization” item, which will design everything you imagine. Please confirm.]
“Confirm. Please materialize a body according to Rong Qing’s data.”
Lu Sian’s voice was calm.
……
Silence began to spread.
Rong Qing couldn’t stop his actions and could only watch as the energy coins on the system panel instantly reduced to zero.
He felt powerless to speak further as a powerful wave of warmth broke through his mind, seeping into every data point before he fell into a deep sleep.
He struggled to send one last message to Lu Sian—wait for me to wake up.
Absolutely, do not go outside.
Lu Sian clearly heard his words, stunned for a moment before tentatively reaching his hand out the door, only to touch a layer of cold wall—gentle yet not allowing him to go outside.
Helpless, he turned to Ebul and said, “I will go outside at this time tomorrow. You can come back then.”
Ebul nodded cautiously.
After they all left, Lu Sian looked up at a line of data on the system panel.
[Processing Data… 0.1%… 0.2%]
At this rate, it would probably take another six hours to complete.
He resumed the interrupted action, successfully closing the door.
Liu Er switched to standby mode, leaving the shop in an unsettling silence.
It was strange; Rong Qing hadn’t been particularly talkative before, equally cold, yet now this tension left Lu Sian feeling a bit disoriented.
It was too quiet.
He stepped up the stairs; the second floor was as neat and cozy as always. Lu Sian lay on the bed, closing his eyes to rest.
He knew he was just an ordinary person; without the help of the system, he could never defeat that ice toad centipede.
He couldn’t burden Rong Qing anymore; the only thing he could do was exchange for a body for him, fulfilling his wish.
Fifty thousand energy coins—just enough money he had earned in the past two months. A few days ago, when Lu Sian accidentally discovered “Materialization” and its explanation in the system shop, he had already had this idea.
Unfortunately, before he could share this surprise with Rong Qing, the incident caused by the God of Light sect breeding monsters occurred, resulting in countless casualties in Calderra.
Six hours—it felt both long and short.
In light of the事情 on his mind, the days felt like years.
Lu Sian tossed and turned in bed for a long time before finally drifting into a dazed sleep.
He didn’t sleep soundly, dreaming fragmented images that flitted through his mind, none of which he could remember clearly.
The sunlight was blinding, pouring into the room and shining directly in Lu Sian’s eyes. His eyelashes fluttered as he regained consciousness.
As memories flooded back, he suddenly sat up and instinctively opened the system panel, only to see the message display—
[Data processing completed… 100%]
“Um… One hundred percent.”
Still groggy from sleep, Lu Sian subconsciously murmured the words.
As soon as he spoke, he jolted awake, finally turning his gaze away from the system panel to look around the room.
Lu Sian blinked; on the living room sofa sat a striking figure with an exquisite appearance and a unique temperament—hard to look away from at first glance.
The person seemed slightly awkward, tentatively picking up a cup from the table and confirming its texture in their hand before a hint of joy spread across their face.
He seemed to notice Lu Sian’s gaze, paused in surprise, then placed the cup down and took a few steps to Lu Sian’s bedside.
“Master, you’re awake.”
Lu Sian felt a sense of dislocation. The word “master” usually didn’t feel strange, but spoken from this expressionless face it carried an inexplicable sense of embarrassment.
Rong Qing was completely oblivious to what felt off. After greeting Lu Sian, he immediately continued with the topic he had before falling asleep.
“Master, if you really want to help them, there are indeed methods, but you absolutely cannot go out casually!”
Lu Sian rubbed his temples. If there truly was a way, that would be good; he didn’t mention the title. Since Rong Qing now had a body, they could gradually make changes in the future.
“Okay, you speak.”
Rong Qing had already calculated all possible data during Lu Sian’s brief waking moments and lifted something familiar before Lu Sian’s eyes.
Lu Sian recognized the item; it was the taro pudding bubble tea sold in the shop.