Unknown Intrusion

Chapter 8 Original Mission
"Same!"

Suppressing his emotions, Su Yu looked at himself.

Unlike her usual attire, she was dressed in an exquisite silk robe, with copper coins strung together with straw rope on a table not far away, which seemed somewhat out of place.

"The initial equipment is the same."

Su Yu turned around and looked at the bookshelf, which was now empty. No, there were a few small books. He picked them up and started reading thoughtfully.

"It is indeed a skill I know."

Several small booklets, resembling magazines from a street vendor, were available, containing information on Ying Guo language, Fa Guo language, and Ying Guo systematic education. The books exuded an air of shabby poverty.

Both the aerobics and basic meditation books are covered with book covers.

"It looks like sheet metal?"

"I remember, the original levels were White - Iron - Bronze - Silver - Gold - Old Game Monster!"

Relaxing his whole body, Su Yu held it, and a few seconds later, a faint clear light appeared before his eyes. Within the clear light were illusory figures, resembling a semi-transparent light screen.

At the very top is a huge label that reads "The Land of Stories".

Below is a large number of gibberish characters that have no meaning, and in the middle is another line of annotations.

"unknown."

At the very bottom left, there is a bright red label.

"Cannot be logged out".

Su Yu held his breath, his memory like a faded painting, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't recall it for a while.

"What exactly was this place when I designed it?"

"Oh, right, I remember now. The Realm of Tales is like a dungeon in the game, and each one has different rewards."

“I can collect local specialties here and try to bring them back, but… they might not be useful to me.”

"Besides, I'm not sure if I can bring it back at all."

After his excitement subsided slightly, Su Yu continued to reminisce.

"It's been so long that I don't remember many of the game's settings, but I know my habits very well."

"If I were to design it, besides the pay-to-win system designed to make money, it would also leave room for hardcore players to catch up."

"This is my idea, but there's a problem... a huge problem."

"Now, what is this realm of stories?"

If it's a game, then the dungeon is just a source of resource packs.

But if it were to become real... either way, it could bring great danger, like right now.

"System, displaying a new task."

A white box appeared, with a line of bright red text below it.

【Saving Father (10 Days)】: Save your father, save the ship

The bright red handwriting gave him a very bad feeling, as if after failure, fate would veer off course...

That's natural; according to the natives' memories, the father would die after a failure.

Then his family's fortunes declined, and in the end, they were also swept away by the waves.

However, the "Select" button in the lower right corner adds a touch of everyday life and softens the somber tone.

Su Yu fell into deep thought.

I don't know what the original courtyard game was like, but it's obvious that the difficulty of the task has increased significantly now—how can an ordinary person like me interfere when my father goes on a long sea voyage?

"Theoretically speaking, I have a golden touch, and what I need is not to be reckless, but to grow. However, times have changed, and I need my father to protect me from the wind and rain."

"And, can I not save them?"

After all, he was the father of the physical body, and in fact, the native could also be considered as his forked self. Su Yu pondered for a long time, then turned his thoughts into a cursor and gently pressed down, clicking "OK".

The image transformed into light and disappeared into the faint, ethereal shadow of the courtyard ahead.

“However, I am indeed too young. My father will die in three weeks. In fact, he may have died much earlier... Now there is very little time left. How can I save him?” Su Yu suppressed his anxiety and saw the hourglass slowly light up, and a white box appeared, showing a list.

"A level 0 quest prompt, so that's how it is!" Upon closer inspection, Su Yu felt a surge of surprise.

The entire screen is a formula diagram filled with complex symbols, giving the impression that there is a complete set of exclusive writing rules.

There are several gaps around it, which need to be filled with raw materials.

"[200 ​​Ashes]"

This is the gap in the center. Su Yu was shocked. 200 ash. He glanced at it and saw that he only had 5 ash left.

Take a deep breath and look again—the first side quest below is [The Truth Behind the Shipwreck].

Investigate the truth?
Su Yu looked at this, somewhat puzzled, when suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him, and he pulled the item into the left face hole.

"[140 ​​Ashes]"

Immediately, the number displayed in the central area decreased by 60 points!
So that's how it is. Relying purely on strength requires 200 points, but having other materials reduces the consumption, which makes perfect sense.

Su Yu is a game designer, but what were his considerations when he was designing the game decades ago?
Memory is like a faded painting; no matter how hard you try, you can't recall it immediately.

"The remaining gaps are [Song Shuying's Favorability 30] and [Basic Meditation (100%)]!"

Song Shuying is my father's boss, the general manager of a large trading company, and a baron of the Kingdom. Having his favor could provide him with tremendous assistance.

Basic meditation (100%) is equivalent to becoming a semi-professional, greatly enhancing one's voice.

"Truth, support, and the right to speak—I'm starting to understand the meaning behind the tasks the system gave me."

"This is a way that can truly help my father!"

"If all requirements are met, the task can be completed without spending money. If not, you'll have to spend money to complete the task!"

"After all, the tasks are becoming more and more detailed, and many players who spend money on the game don't have the patience for it."

Su Yu was beginning to understand his game strategy from back then.

[Basic Meditation (100%)] cannot be changed, but Song Shuying's favorability seems to be able to be changed.

But he was not someone a minor could easily approach.

Not to mention myself, even my father isn't someone I can see whenever I want.

However, the system is aware of the difficulty and has other alternatives in the list.

Scroll down, and you'll find a dense list of names. Some you recognize, some you've only heard of, and most you've never even heard of.

Can a person's favorability be quantified?

Amazed, Su Yu quickly went through the list and then checked off one person.

It wasn't Cheng Qiaoqiao; she wasn't here, which relieved Su Yu.

He didn't want to treat Qiaoqiao's goodwill as a task, so he chose the daughter of the Song family, Song Qiongyao.

She is the most convenient person, being both her classmate and her junior. Although her favorability rating is 40%, higher than Song Shuying's, she is still the most convenient person.

Actually, Su Yu didn't want to do this, but... he had no better choice.

"Wait, I might not follow the game's program!" Su Yu looked thoughtfully at [Fitness Exercise (32%)] and the side quest below it—[Payback (0): Your family owes 300 gold sea dragons. If you don't pay it back, your fate will worsen.]

"Not paying back debts is wrong, but who says that paying back debts means you have to pay back the money?"

"If the creditor is gone, is that also a way to repay the debt?"

Su Yu's gaze fell on the task bar, and he pondered for a long time. Then, his burning gaze moved down and landed on the skills.

"Aerobics and meditation are just terms used in schools; they should have other names."

Focus your mind on meditation, and a small upward arrow appears behind you.

Su Yu vaguely sensed that he could choose to improve later.

However, it may come at a certain cost.

(End of this chapter)