Traveling through Tomorrow's Ark: Starting with a Yama Sword

"Ah? Why is the screen black?" After returning to the dormitory, Shen Qi opened the system mall, "System, explain it to me."

[Did you choose a product called "Famous Sword Siming"? ]

"Uh, I guess so."

【Try double-clicking. 】

Shen Qi double-clicked the screen with doubt. It didn't light up, but he heard a strange music:

"Tu sei il mio amore!"

"What? Cat Thunder?" Shen Qi was so scared that he pressed the volume button frantically, "Why does the system mall come with Menglei Execution Song?"

[In order to fit the host's real environment, the system has added music to some products. 】

Shen Qi was speechless. When the phone screen lit up again, Shen Qi suddenly thought of something:

"Speaking of reality, System, how do I get back to the real world?"

[I see you are living quite well here. ]

"But this is not Blue Star after all, it's Terra."

[Unfortunately, there is currently no direct way to go back. ]

"Has anyone been here before me?"

[Yes, have you forgotten Ash, Blitz, Tachanka, and Frost from Rhodes Island? They also came here from Blue Star.]

"Can it be the same? That's a character from R6."

[But your arrival was an accident, except that you fell into the sewer. ]

"So do I have to find a sewer here and fall in again?"

[Then you may be teleported to another world. One of my hosts fell into a sewer in Longmen, and then fell out of this world and lost the connection with me.]

"Could this land lead to other worlds?"

[Theoretically, it is completely possible. The roads leading to Teyvat, the fairy ship "Luofu", the sky garden and even the back room should all be in some hidden corner.]

"What would happen if I went to another world?"

[Your connection to the system will be cut off immediately. If you are lucky, you will continue to connect with me, or encounter a new system. If you are unlucky, you will have to start from scratch.]

"Then I'd better hold on to the system."

[Host, just stay alive in Terra. You can return to the real world sooner or later.]

Shen Qi stopped talking to the system. He thought about it and saw that it was only seven o'clock, so he left the dormitory and prepared to leave Rhodes Island for a while and go out for a walk.

According to Ines, Rhodes Island will still stay in Victoria in the near future, but Shen Qi himself has never taken a good look at this place. This place has experienced the conspiracy of the Deep Pool, the confrontation between Logos and the Blood Demon Lord, the fall of the Steam Knight, and the demise of the Transformer Cluster. At the same time, this place has also witnessed the terrifying strength displayed by the elite operators of Rhodes Island.

Logos killed a cluster of Shapeshifters with just his mouth, Misery nearly killed Manfred alone... What this company showed the world was just the tip of the iceberg.

After getting off the ship, Shen Qi saw a market not far away - in the chaotic Victoria, it was rare to have a peaceful market.

Shen Qi quickly walked into the market to experience the local customs and culture - it was an ordinary life, nothing wrong with it.

[Hey, why did you go outside? ] The system's voice sounded.

"I'm just strolling around the nearby market and seeing if there's anything good to buy."

【Please check your balance.】

Shen Qi opened his phone and saw that there were only 1145 merits left.

【You can only buy something cheap. 】

"If it doesn't work, can I ask you for a loan?"

[Loan? Host, do you think merit can be loaned? ]

"Ok."

[But you can choose to accept a commission from me: There is an operator who happened to run to the market where you are. She ran away before she had a routine medical check-up. If you bring her back, you can get 3000 merits. ]

"Isn't it enough to have hands?" Shen Qi accepted the commission without saying a word.

"But the question is, how did he find a Rhodes Island operator among the crowd at the market?"

[Let me remind you that she is not wearing Rhodes Island's costume, so it is difficult to find her.]

"System, why don't you come in person?"

[Do I have the obligation to help you find an operator who went out without permission? And she is still employed by Rhodes Island, I don't care. ]

Shen Qi once again cut off the conversation with the system and turned his attention to the crowd in the market. He was still wearing the Rhodes Island uniform, so he was particularly conspicuous.

At this time, a girl also came here. She was wearing a simple gray dress and red and gray earmuffs. Her two short and sharp Sarkaz horns were not conspicuous. She wanted to go shopping in the market, eat and drink, but when she saw a man in a Rhodes Island uniform passing by, she couldn't help but shout out:

"Wow, Rhodes Island!"

This sound was not a big deal. Shen Qi took 0.1 seconds to turn around and saw the girl in front of him:

"Why, you called me?"

The girl looked at Shen Qi in horror and quickly stepped back:

“No, no, no, I didn’t say anything!” The girl waved her hands hurriedly, “I’m just here to visit the market.”

"I know you're here to visit the market." Shen Qi rubbed his hands, "But I didn't say I was here to visit the market."

"Ahhh!"

The girl screamed, turned around and ran back, but after she took a few steps, she was caught by another person in front of her.

“Mmmm…” The man covered the girl’s mouth.

"Are you...Ines?" Shen Qi was obviously also startled by her arrival.

"I was afraid that you would be killed by this guy, so I followed you." Ines explained - her arrival was always difficult to notice.

She released her hand that was covering the girl: "Mingjiao, although she is a mercenary, is still too young. Rhodes Island wanted to check on her today, but she ran away without permission and never came back. However, I put a tracker on her." Ines took out a small machine that flashed red light from one of Mingjiao's pockets.

"You're so bad, Ines!" Ming Jiao was angry, "I'm not a child anymore!"

"You are too young, cheerful, straightforward and reckless. In my eyes, you are more like a Boy Scout." Ines said expressionlessly.

"Ugh uh ahhhh!" Ming Jiao could only vent by screaming, so her mouth was covered by Ines again. Ines gave Shen Qi a look, and the two prepared to "escort" Ming Jiao back.

"Ms. Inès, weren't you being too cruel to her?"

On the way back to Rhode Island, Shen Qi deliberately said something for Ming Jiao, actually to leave a good impression on Ming Jiao.

"This guy deserves to be punished." Ines said coldly, "Although she is a Sarkaz mercenary, her thinking is completely different from ours. She has never been to Kazdel, so she doesn't understand many things."

"You're not a Sarkaz!" Mingjiao stabbed Ines directly.

"It has nothing to do with my race." Ines continued, "Many people compare me to the swordsman Qiu Bai, but I don't know how a vanguard from Kazdel and a noble Yan Kingdom guard can be compared."

"That's right." Shen Qi said, "I'm still from the Agor tribe, and I became a mercenary. When Ines and I were in Kazdel, we experienced much more than you did."

Although Shen Qi was talking nonsense in a serious manner, Ines still nodded in agreement.

"I really hate you two! I don't want to go back for check-up." Ming Jiao still couldn't calm down.

"Mingjiao, if you still hate us, you can ask this uncle to treat you to a meal." Ines looked at Shen Qi.

Shen Qi:?

Am I being blackmailed again?

And I’m not an uncle!