Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 186 Dog System Clone

"Master, master, there's another surprise!" the dog system suddenly said excitedly.

"What surprise?" Qiu Ci asked, looking at her.

The dog system did not respond. The entire system began to glow, and golden light instantly filled the room. Its originally round body began to slowly grow larger until it expanded to twice its original size, and then it split in two, instantly becoming two balls of light. Only then did the golden light around it slowly dim.

"This is..." She was stunned, staring at the two orbs of light in front of her, unable to tell which one was the dog system. "You can create clones?"

"No, Master, this is a subsystem that I split off from," the light orb on the left replied.

What do you mean?
Before she could figure it out, a familiar electronic voice suddenly came from the quiet ball of light on her right.

[Ding! Hello, great master of Earth, I am Xiao Er, the auxiliary system, and I am happy to serve you.]
"..." What the hell? Qiu Ci was stunned for a moment, then her face darkened. "Damn system, you've given up 949 again?!"

"No, Master, this isn't 949." The dog system circled her once, quickly explaining, "When I took over the 949 program, I discovered its energy and data were far too vast. Although I digested a portion, there was still plenty left over, enough to split off a complete system subroutine, hence Xiao Er."

As it spoke, it flew above the split ball of light and even jumped on its head.

It can also exist as an independent system, with similar programs and functions to 949, but it's a subsystem of mine and has absolutely no relation to the previous one.

"So... you've become its superior system now?" Qiu Ci asked.

Yes, Master.

Qiu Ci was immediately relieved and waved her hand. The ball of light obediently flew into her palm. Upon closer inspection, it looked almost exactly like the dog system, except for slight differences in size. Its aura was also completely different from the previous 949, and it was more like the dog system.

"You named him Xiao Er?" That's easy.

Yes, Master. This name is chosen according to the lineage's name.

"Your name?" Qiu Ci was taken aback. Wasn't it called the Dog System?

My name is Xiao Yi, and my subsystem is naturally called Xiao Er.

"Huh? Oh." Did the dog originally have a name?
"Master, you haven't forgotten Tutu's name, have you? Waaaaah..." the dog group asked sadly.

Qiu Ci, who had truly forgotten: "..."

"Hehehe... How could that be?!" Anyway, I can't admit it's because I've been used to calling it that, and I really think it's called Gouzi (Dog). "Ahem... Well, this subsystem should be able to be bound to a person, right?"

"Of course." The dog bounced up. "Besides, it's an intelligent AI system like me, with its own consciousness, unlike those previous subprograms. Does the owner need it to be bound to someone?" Qiu Ci squeezed the ball of light in her hand. This subsystem had come at just the right time, and she had made up her mind.

Half a quarter of an hour later...

"Master, do you want this Star Messenger to bind me?" Juanshan looked at the ball of light in her hand, feeling a dizzying sense of surprise.

"Hmm." Qiu Ci nodded. If there was anything in this world besides the Blue Star people, the only one worth binding with the system was Juanshan. "This continent has even seen the emergence of systems. I wonder if there will be anything more dangerous in the future. This is a subsystem that split from the Dog System. Having it makes me feel more at ease and makes it easier for us to act. Of course, whether you bind it or not is up to you."

Juanshan naturally wanted to bind himself to it. As a former resident of Blue Star, he knew better than anyone else what a Star Messenger was; it was a divine artifact unique to the people of Blue Star. Moreover, over the years he had witnessed countless times the various miraculous abilities of the Star Messenger beside the Supreme Being. It would be a lie to say he wasn't envious, and now the Supreme Being was going to give him one.

"Thank you, Master!" Juanshan felt a lump in his throat. Sure enough, the Master was always thinking of him and never mistreated his own people.

"Then let's bind it." Qiu Ci opened her arms directly.

The ball of light in his hand flew towards the direction of Juanshan in an instant. The moment it made contact with the other party, the light around him shone brightly. A part of the ball of light disappeared into the other party's sea of ​​consciousness, while the other part remained floating in the air. At the same time, the electronic voice sounded again.

[Ding, target binding successful! Hello host, I am your auxiliary system, and I am happy to bind with you!]
"Hello, Lord Star, it is my honor." Juanshan excitedly reached out and carefully held the ball of light in his palm, as if afraid of breaking it. His face was so happy that his eyebrows and eyes were narrowed into slits.

Qiu Ci glanced at the unified system and, after a moment's sensing, understood. The part of the light orb that had just entered Juan Shan's sea of ​​consciousness was the system's true form, also serving a function similar to a contract. The light orb outside was merely an avatar of the system; after sensing it for a while, he discovered that it also existed within his own sea of ​​consciousness.

Unlike Juanshan, it could sense that it could expel the system at any time with a thought, or even destroy it directly. However, Juanshan was clearly different; it could also expel the system, but there would be no mutual interference.

She immediately thought of the blank contract the dog system had found before. It seemed that system bindings were also tiered, probably similar to master-servant contracts or equal contracts. Because she was a Blue Star person, the system initially called her master, so their relationship was likely a master-servant contract, while Juanshan's was an equal contract.

As for Feng Shanming, who signed a blank contract before, it can probably only be considered a slave contract, right?

If she hadn't forcibly uninstalled the system, who knows what kind of content would have appeared on that contract.

Over the next few days, Qiu Ci was completely free. The national league was over, and she was no longer employed at her temporary job. Although Little Green Hair still wanted to hire her as a tutor, she refused.

I've had enough of being a teacher at Twin Star Academy.

Moreover, since the system has already caught them, there's no need to continue working as a temporary worker. However, there's still no news about the next base. Qiu Ci thinks the base is most likely not in the Federation, but rather within the temple's territory.

However, entering the temple is extremely difficult. Not to mention her, countless people from the Federation apply to join the temple every year, but only a few succeed. Although there is frequent contact between the two regions, there is very little interaction.

Qiu Ci didn't know how to enter the temple area for a while. If all else failed, she would have to sneak in. Anyway, with her cultivation level, it shouldn't be too difficult for her to enter the temple grounds without anyone noticing.

Just as they were hesitating about what to do, the old man from Juanshan found a way first.