Gu Jiaojiao got it now.
She cut right to the chase.
"Our reward."
The Main God choked. "By helping me, you’re also helping yourselves. This concerns your own fates as well."
Gu Jiaojiao let out a soft laugh. "The system leaving without permission was your failure as the Main God. We’re just innocent victims here. You expect us to help without giving us anything in return? There’s no such thing as a free lunch."
In her past life, she’d gone into business with her father. She was a professional when it came to the art of negotiation.
The Main God gave Gu Jiaojiao another look, his eyes filled with a profound meaning. "You’re not originally from this world, yet here you are. How about this? I can turn a blind eye."
Gu Jiaojiao wasn’t buying it. "Isn’t my very presence here a result of your negligence, Main God? If the system hadn’t run off, I’d probably be building my commercial empire right now instead of being stuck in this poor, backward era."
Gu Jiaojiao chanted inwardly, ’I’m not trying to disparage this place on purpose. I actually think it’s great here—the man I love is here. This is all just a negotiation tactic.’
The Main God fell silent. He knew of Gu Jiaojiao’s achievements in the other world; she was truly a prodigy.
"Then you may state your demands, as long as they aren’t too outrageous."
Gu Jiaojiao glanced at Leng Yuan and said with a wide smile, "First, I want to stay here. Second, I want this world to be freed from the shackles of the novel. Even if the system leaves, the world shouldn’t develop according to the book’s predetermined plot. Everyone must have their own autonomy."
The Main God thought for a moment. Neither of those issues was difficult. "Alright, I’ll grant you that."
"I have a third wish..."
After listening to Gu Jiaojiao state her third wish, the Main God’s face fell. "Impossible. That’s absolutely impossible."
Gu Jiaojiao threw up her hands. "Then our help is also impossible. We might as well just let that system keep harming people. It’s already hurt plenty of them and affected so many lives. Who knows, maybe this little world will just collapse before long."
The Main God was speechless.
’I only made this one mistake. Does she have to poke at my sore spot every time she speaks?’
At that moment, Leng Yuan suddenly spoke up. "Main God, Jiaojiao’s transmigration into this book was a system anomaly to begin with. Agreeing to her third request is effectively the same as repairing the world. For you, it’s no loss at all."
The Main God shot him a glance. ’Easy for you to say. "No loss at all"? I’m taking a huge loss!’
But what choice did he have? This small world wasn’t meant to have system tasks. Now that a system had appeared here without authorization, it had already meddled with the fates of so many people. If this kept up, the world would inevitably collapse.
Once the world collapsed and the Heavenly Dao found out, he wouldn’t get away unscathed either.
Thinking of the consequences, the Main God gritted his teeth and squeezed his eyes shut. "Fine. I agree."
Gu Jiaojiao and Leng Yuan were overjoyed. Now that the Main God had agreed to their demands, of course they were going to help.
"So, let’s discuss how to deal with this system. What’s its story?"
The Main God began to explain. "This is System Seven. It originally had a Mall and a Space, both of which were under my unified control. I don’t know how, but System Seven severed the connection between the Mall and me, which is why I never noticed when it snuck out."
"However, even though it escaped with the Mall and the Space, it doesn’t dare to activate them. The moment it opens the Space and the Mall, I can use the energy I left on them to find it. The whole reason it’s absorbing luck is to escape my control."
"Once the system absorbs enough luck, it can erase the energy signature I left on it."
To put it simply, right now the system can only hide its tracks. But once it absorbs enough luck, it can erase the energy the Main God left on it and achieve true freedom.
Gu Jiaojiao and Leng Yuan understood.
"Then the luck it’s carrying... that’s our opening."