Having quickly obtained the resources of the world's loopholes, System 001 and Wen Bai had already left the first world. They were now in a brief interlude between worlds.
There were many gaps between worlds, and not all systems dared to venture into them.
This was because lingering in the gaps between worlds made one easily lost, and once lost, it was difficult to escape quickly.
This was also why System 001 and Wen Bai dared to stay here.
System 001: "Host, do you have any requirements for the next world?"
Wen Bai did not hesitate: "Enough money and good food."
As if remembering something, he immediately added: "No parents."
He really couldn't handle such relationships, and if he encountered such extremely troublesome relationships again, Wen Bai was confident he could resolve them in one go, but he couldn't guarantee he wouldn't be discovered every time.
System 001 was silent for a moment.
It had guided countless hosts in its career, but Wen Bai was the only one with such simple and unpretentious requests.
Usually, money was the most basic request from hosts, while others normally asked for good family backgrounds, power, or beautiful women. The more outrageous ones even wanted to be incredibly cool and invincible.
In short, the more against the odds, the better.
And as for the utterly absurd requests, they were even more unimaginable. There were no requests they couldn't make.
In comparison, Wen Bai's request was indeed too simple.
System 001 had already acquired some of the loosened resources of this world and was reactivating its permissions.
After reactivating its permissions, System 001 could use points to exchange for items needed in intermediate worlds and worlds below intermediate.
Therefore, Wen Bai's request was a piece of cake and would be fulfilled immediately.
System 001 rapidly browsed the basic information of various worlds, its gaze darting through the data.
To see the main system as soon as possible, it had to collapse higher-level worlds within its ability in the shortest possible time to attract the main system's attention.
The next world had to be a more developed one, to obtain more resources and regain higher-level permissions.
It had to restore all its permissions as much as possible and return to its peak.
As if thinking of something, System 001 suddenly spotted a world.
This world would be suitable for them at their current stage, but the timing was…
System 001 paused, then no longer hesitated and selected it.
"Host, prepare to..."
The lingering voice of System 001 from the previous second reminded Wen Bai: "...enter..."
The next second, instantly, Wen Bai felt himself engulfed by waves of scorching heat.
And he seemed to be lying on something.
Wen Bai felt a bit breathless.
Was this temperature a bit too excessive?
For a moment, he felt so scorched by the heat that he could barely breathe.
Soon, Wen Bai realized something was wrong.
He propped himself up with one hand, covering his mouth and nose with the other, and sat up, coughing.
At this moment, various surprised shouts and screams erupted around him.
Wen Bai looked up slightly and surveyed his surroundings.
His physical sensation was correct; the temperature was indeed abnormal.
Because he was currently surrounded by flames, half his height. The flames enveloped him, even reaching almost as high as he was when he propped himself up.
Through the dense flames, Wen Bai saw a crowd of onlookers outside the flames.
Coughing, he looked down and realized he was on an unusually ornate bed. This bed was peculiar, spacious yet with high, solid wooden railings.
Outside, wooden frames were erected, covered with white flowers and flammable materials.
The fire seemed to have just started. Through the heavy flames and black smoke, Wen Bai saw so many people around. Women screamed and retreated, while the men's expressions were no better, their eyes wide with astonishment.
Some even turned and ran.
Only one man, with an incredulous expression and dilated pupils, took two steps forward but did not approach.
No one came to help him, as if they all believed he was meant to be consumed by this great fire.
Even the slowest person could sense the strangeness of the situation.
All of this happened within a few minutes.
Wen Bai frowned.
"001, is this some strange religious ritual? Am I going to be sacrificed?"
System 001 seemed to have anticipated this. While it was busy, Wen Bai only heard a series of "beep... beep beep... beep beep beep..." sounds.
Then, System 001 replied: "Host, this is just a minor accident. The timing of our arrival was slightly off, but don't worry, I was prepared..."
Before System 001 could finish speaking, the flames had already licked at Wen Bai's feet in a very short time.
Wen Bai frowned. If this continued, let alone completing the mission, his body would perish here first.
"Hurry."
Two concise words, laced with anger.
System 001 at this moment was no longer the powerless system of the previous world. It was now "Niuhulu · System 001."
The moment it entered this world, System 001 had decisively spent a fortune, as if it had anticipated this. This "fortune" required some time to materialize.
"It's done."
As soon as the words fell, a "Divine Rain" was instantly bestowed upon Wen Bai's surroundings.
The Divine Rain, as its name suggested, could extinguish all flames, regardless of attribute, lock onto its target, and last for ten minutes.
In reality, the flames around Wen Bai were just ordinary flames, but System 001 was generous and didn't care.
The previous world had left it truly frustrated, and now it just wanted to indulge in some retaliatory spending. It wanted to give its host the best of everything.
However, as the rain began to fall, unexpected events occurred.
Suddenly, a figure rushed out from the crowd.
The figure leaped to an unbelievable height for a human, then landed gently in the center of the flames, beside Wen Bai.
Wen Bai was already struggling to breathe from the smoke and couldn't see the other person's appearance clearly.
The figure gently took Wen Bai's hand and then picked him up.
The person's body temperature was relatively low, which made Wen Bai feel much better.
The moment the heavy rain began to fall, Wen Bai was lifted up, and with another leap from the ground, he was instantly several feet away from the flames.
In a very short time, before Wen Bai was lifted,
A single drop of rain was enough to extinguish the surrounding flames. The moment the rain fell, the flames, like waves extinguishing fire, were instantly snuffed out.
The Divine Rain automatically locked onto its target, which was identified as Wen Bai.
Therefore, after extinguishing the flames, the rain continued to follow Wen Bai as he moved away from the fire.