Sharing System Chapter 1

Mutual Assistance Mode

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“Travel the Heavens” is a popular holographic online game. It relies on advanced VR technology and is based on the mythology of ancient China. Referencing the historical map of China and using images depicted in legends, it greatly recreates the mythical world and strives to let players be immersed in the magnificent and colorful world of classical immortals.

Bamboo Valley was the leveling area in “Travel the Heavens” for players between levels 20-30. The game’s current max level was 100. There were very few players who came to this level 30 map to train. Only a few wood¹ players on their trumpets² brushed³ materials here.

Killing the Bamboo Valley wild map boss Feng Lianzhu had a chance of dropping the rare material “Heart of the Bamboo”, which was still very useful for players below level 70.

“Strange, haven’t seen Feng Lianzhu for the past few days?” Two players who came to brush the material walked through Bamboo Valley for more than half an hour and strangely asked, “Is there someone brushing the boss regularly?”

“No,” his companion said, “I searched for a strategy, Feng Lianzhu will wander in the valley, and even if killed by the player, he should respawn the next hour. We’ve been coming to Bamboo Valley for two days in a row. Even if he’s been killed before, shouldn’t we come across a just respawned boss?”

“Was the game secretly updated to remove this boss? Why didn’t they publish an announcement on the official website?” The player wondered.

“Well, ‘Heart of the Bamboo’ is not a necessary material, there are a lot of substitutes. The big deal to brush the level 50 ‘Concentric Lotus.’ The drop probability is a little smaller, but the effect is better than ‘Heart of the Bamboo.’”

“Yes, let’s go and not waste time here.”

After the two faded away, some bamboo slowly shook, and a blue-shirted man walked out of the bamboo. It was the Bamboo Valley level 30 wild map boss Feng Lianzhu.

Feng Lianzhu had a skill called “Possession” that could be used to hide in the bamboo. The trigger condition was that the NPC’s blood bar was lowered to less than 50%. As there was no possibility of possessing the bamboo without fighting, players would naturally not attack the bamboo to find him before engaging in combat.

Feng Lianzhu’s long black hair was blown by the wind that regularly refreshed Bamboo Valley, and as the long hair fluttered and fell in the breeze, it transformed into countless bamboo arrows that sped through the air and made a wind-breaking sound.

There were no targets around, and the bamboo arrows fell after their strength disappeared. They disappeared as soon as they hit the ground, and at the same time, Feng Lianzhu’s hair returned to its original length.

Feng Lianzhu slowly closed his eyes, and an interface appeared in his mind–

Props: Feng Lianzhu’s hair

Skill: Cut off long hair, fallen hair can be turned into bamboo arrows to attack

There was also a line of words at the bottom of the interface that was crossed out–

Skill limit: Can only be used when NPC’s blood level drops below 70%

This was originally the trigger condition for Feng Lianzhu’s skill, but had now been crossed out. Similarly, the other skill restrictions he possessed had also disappeared one by one, and he was now free to use all his skills.

It was because the restrictions were lifted that he could use “Possession” to avoid the players who came to brush the material these days.

Three days ago, a dialog box appeared in Feng Lianzhu’s mind, an online NPC, asking him to go the level 50 map Sinful Love Lake, get rid of the boss Love Lotus and replace them.

The game settings only allowed wild map bosses to be active on their own map and be unable to access other maps. As an NPC and boss, Feng Lianzhu didn’t know this, nor did he know that he actually couldn’t use his skills at will. He only had a programmed set of actions and did not have the ability to think, and after seeing the task, he instinctively/programmatically went to execute it.

He was only a level 30 character, with far less blood and aura than a level 50 boss, and was not able to fight cooperatively like a player. In front of Love Lotus, Feng Lianzhu mechanically unleashed “Bamboo Arrow”, “Bamboo Knife”, and the self-detonating “Mortal Thunder”, and died time and time again against Love Lotus.

At the next hour after each death, he was reborn in Bamboo Valley. After rebirth, he would repeat his previous actions: go to the Sinful Love Lake, try to kill Love Lotus, use his wood body to call thunder, and be struck to death by lightning.

Three days, 72 hours, Feng Lianzhu had died 50 times.

On the 51st time, as Feng Lianzhu dodged players who would interfere with his mission and headed towards Sinful Love Lake, a dialog box popped up in front of him:

【You have failed 50 times in a row, do you need assistance? 】

Feng Lianzhu stopped, looking at the two options of “yes” and “no” while frozen.

He had never made a choice as choice meant thinking, and he did not have the ability to think.

The system was unaware of Feng Lianzhu’s difficulties and put the two options of “yes” and “no” boldly and brightly in front of him, forcing him to choose and making it impossible for him to carry out the task mechanically and singularly as in the past.

The two words constantly flashed in Feng Lianzhu’s mind or database, emitting a rapid light. Under such pressure, Feng Lianzhu’s operations system, which calculated only according to the program, finally worked hard.

He must complete the task, and even if he did not know who issued the task, Feng Lianzhu’s procedures had no right to refuse. According to the experiences of the first 50 times, the level 30 Feng Lianzhu had no chance of defeating the level 50 boss, so there was only one answer.

Feng Lianzhu raised his finger with difficulty, and for the first time with his own will, clicked on the “Yes” option.

At the moment of selection, he felt that a certain barrier deep within his consciousness had seemed to break.

【Confirmed that assistance is required. Now matching the host with the most suitable person. It is expected to take 10 seconds. Please wait patiently.】

While waiting, Feng Lianzhu looked around and observed the environment of Bamboo Valley. Since the game’s inception, he has been living in Bamboo Valley, where he has been killed countless times and resurrected countless times, wandering around the valley according to the program when no one is around.

It stands to reason that he should have been quite familiar with the place, but now he had a new feeling.

He moved his nose, and the faint scent of bamboo wafted in. In “Travel the Heavens”, in order to allow the player to have the best holographic experience, the game simulated the five senses as realistically as possible. Even in the game, you can smell the freshness of nature.

“I’m…willing to smell this smell many times.” Feng Lianzhu thought to himself.

He did not understand the feeling of wanting to smell again and being in this environment, called “liking the fragrance of bamboo.”

Feng Lianzhu reached out and gently touched the bamboo next to him, the true touch making him quickly retract his fingers. He had possessed the bamboo countless times, and for the first time he took the initiative to feel the bamboo forest he was in.

Cool…

Feng Lianzhu looked at his fingers and stared at the bamboo for a few seconds. Like a child, he raised his hand to touch the bamboo leaves above his head.

At this time, the virtual screen that was loading in front of him turned and a dialog box popped up–

【Host has been connected to another system host. Is the mutual assistance mode turned on?】

Feng Lianzhu quickly withdrew the hand that was trying to touch the bamboo leaves and put it behind his back, raised his face to look at the dialog box, carefully reading word by word and concentrating.

“What is a host? What is the other host?” Feng Lianzhu asked. His limited knowledge reserves were not enough to help him understand the words.

What he didn’t realize was that it was the first time he had taken the initiative to ask.

Choosing, liking, being curious, inquiring…After the barrier deep in his mind was broken, he was learning about the world, step by step, in his own way, trying to think a little.

【The host is the one selected by the system, the system issues the task to the host. The host is rewarded for task completion, and the system will also receive energy from it. The other host and the host, Feng Lianzhu, are hosts from different worlds in time and space, sharing the same system, and can share tasks when the mutual assistance mode is turned on.】

The system replied in the form of a text pop-up window.

Feng Lianzhu: “……”

The explanation of the system was too complicated for him to understand.

But the answer gave him the concept of “self” and “other”.

“The world is made up of ‘me’ and ‘someone other than me’, and what ‘I’ cannot do, ‘someone other than me’ can do it.” Feng Lianzhu interpreted the system’s answer in his own way.

The task must always be completed. As an NPC, the meaning of his existence is the mission entrusted to him by the game designer. This is the iron law, and it is also the “principle” and “bottom line” that Feng Lianzhu sets for himself. Since you can’t do it yourself, just take the system’s advice.

Feng Lianzhu selected “Yes”.

【Mutual assistance mode activated, and after system analysis and calculations, the most suitable method is to exchange the tasks of the host Feng Lianzhu and the host pang·kirates⁴. The system has obtained authorization from both parties, the transmission channel is opened, and transmission begins.】

Before Feng Lianzhu had a chance to question or refuse, his body began to disintegrate into countless energy points. After what seemed like a quick journey, he found himself appearing in a strange place.

There was no refreshing wind of the Bamboo Valley, no fragrance of the green bamboo, no clear sky nor soft white clouds. There was a gleaming golden light in front of him, which made Feng Lianzhu’s eyes hurt.

It took him a moment to adapt before he recognized that the light in front of him came from piles of gold the size of mountains. Each gold coin was the size of his palm. They were piled on the ground in a haphazardly way and in numbers too large to be seen.

In addition to the gold coins, there were all kinds of jewels. Countless night pearls also hung on the stone walls and provided light.

This was a huge cave, bigger than his Bamboo Valley, no…it was ten times larger than the Bamboo Valley and Sinful Love Lake combined. Feng Lianzhu used the only two maps he knew to compare.

What kind of boss lived in such a wide cave? Based on his game cognition, Feng Lianzhu instinctively saw it as the residence of a game’s ultimate boss. The cave environment made him a little uncomfortable.

“I ‘hate’ the dark, and this feeling is called ‘hate’.” Feng Lianzhu nodded darkly, making sure that he didn’t like it.

He touched the stone wall, cool and dry with no moss growing, which made him slightly more comfortable.

The cave was filled with the scent of the original owner, not to say that it was good or bad. Feng Lianzhu sensed a meaning in the smell–this is my territory.

The residual energy was strong enough to make his hair flutter involuntarily in a state of readiness.

Fortunately, the system prompted Feng Lianzhu in time: 【You have exchanged with pang·kirates, who is currently performing your mission in Bamboo Valley.】

“So that’s the case.” Feng Lianzhu let a slight sigh of relief as his long hair fell back into place.

The breath left in the cave proved that other host… Uh…… probably a person called Fat Kirats was extremely powerful, not to mention the level 50 Love Lotus, even the level 100 top boss could be killed in seconds. It should be easy for him to complete the task.

The other person really had the ability to help him, so he also had to help the other person.

“What’s the mission of Fat Kirats?” Feng Lianzhu asked.

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The author has something to say:

Gong: That’s Pang Kirates, not fat, not fat, not fat!! I’m not fat!!!

Shou: But you don’t have a tone symbol ah (aggrieved)

Translator Notes: It’s my very first chapter ever. Please go easy on me x_x

1. I actually don’t know what this means. Please enlighten me if anybody knows what wood player or wooden player refers to.
2. Trumpets are basically alts/smurf accounts.
3. Brush = to farm
4. Written like this in the RAW