Chapter 196: Bound to the Birth System, Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 197: Strange Instance Big Shot (17)

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

Xi Chen could say nothing; the problem was plain to see, and speaking would do no good.

"With the Investigation Bureau and Patrollers around, the Strange Instance shouldn't spiral out of control."

The situation might worsen, but not beyond all hope.

Just as this Strange Instance suddenly threw something new at them, the Investigation Bureau and Patrollers immediately responded.

Though the results weren't as dazzling as before, such things require comparison.

Within the country and beyond, the whole planet was absolutely in two different states.

Captain He laughed heartily, "The country plans to make the Strange Instance public soon."

"Now that we've cleared out these Magic Cultivators before the announcement, that's enough."

Strange Instances were constantly dragging people in; clearing one place meant rushing to the next, and everyone knew they could never be completely eradicated.

No longer sinking into sorrowful emotions, once Shen Liu Nian and Shen Luo Sheng finished off the Magic Cultivators, the two each led a team to do mop-up work.

Soon, the apartment building thick with Magic Qi returned to normal; after simply setting up a spell array once more, everyone got into cars and headed for the next marked station.

Time passed as they kept moving forward; Shen Liu Nian and Shen Luo Sheng accumulated vast experience, successfully broke through their shackles in battle, and reached the more formidable Nascent Soul cultivation realm.

And with the increase in cultivation realm, their combat efficiency rose dramatically.

Shen Liu Nian and Shen Luo Sheng fought more brutally; originally running from place to place, now the two of them could each lead a team and fly directly.

All along the way it was like cutting melons and slicing vegetables; Shen Liu Nian and Shen Luo Sheng kept their magic artifacts in hand, cutting down these Magic Cultivators like chives, batch after batch.

Captain He, who had originally followed Xi Chen, was replaced by Captain Zhao.

Though the person changed, the specific role didn't; with Shen Liu Nian and Shen Luo Sheng present, no one else needed to do anything extra, and handling logistics was the greatest use.

Busy, stopping and starting.

Once the Magic Cultivators of the last region of Huaguo were slain and scattered, Shen Liu Nian and Shen Luo Sheng's working life would formally come to an end.

Xi Chen smiled and waved goodbye to the Investigation Bureau and Patrollers.

Turning around, the trio hurried toward the valley.

On the road they often encountered people being dragged into Strange Instances.

Without affecting the three of them, help if they could; when the three stood at the valley's doorway, Shen Yao's son Shen Chen Xi was already one year old.

"Faster than expected," Shen Yao thought it would drag on longer.

Shen Chen Xi babbled, sitting in Shen Yao's arms and constantly lunging outward.

Xi Chen reached out and took the child, not forgetting to bounce him in his arms.

"This child," Xi Chen hesitated.

"Little sister is somewhat special," Shen Liu Nian came close, eyes fixed on Shen Chen Xi.

Shen Luo Sheng poked his head out from behind Shen Liu Nian, "Little sister's cultivation realm is so high."

Shen Yao raised an eyebrow, signaling the three to hurry into the house; some things were best said behind closed doors.

"Wow, put that way, isn't little sister the biggest target of those Magic Cultivators?"

Spiritual Qi Revival all hinges on little sister; those Magic Cultivators will surely act to stop it.

Shen Liu Nian pinched his wrist, showing a wicked smile; she felt she didn't need to actively seek out those Magic Cultivators—just stay by little sister's side, and wasn't she afraid no enemies would come knocking?

Shen Luo Sheng touched and patted Shen Chen Xi, not forgetting to tell Shen Yao he also wanted to stay by little sister's side.

Shen Yao hadn't said anything when Xi Chen helplessly interjected, "We're still here; you two go cultivate."

When would sons and daughters need to sacrifice themselves? As parents, they were no mere decorations.

Shen Liu Nian and Shen Luo Sheng ran back to the room; Xi Chen saw all their hardship along the way, and sometimes he hated his own weakness even more.

Some things clearly shouldn't be borne by these children, yet it seemed everything was pushing forward.

"Don't worry, they have self-preservation ability," Shen Yao said she couldn't say much more.

Born as the Savior, Shen Liu Nian and the others were destined to be different from everyone else.

Taking Shen Chen Xi from Xi Chen's arms, Shen Yao told Xi Chen to go back to the room and rest; whatever it was, there was no rush.

At first Xi Chen didn't feel anything, but hearing Shen Yao say this, his body grew increasingly weary; cultivators shouldn't need sleep, but this time Xi Chen slept unexpectedly sweetly.

Opening his eyes, looking at the ceiling above, Xi Chen got up from the bed and noticed the sky outside had already turned dark.

Shen Yao had just put Shen Chen Xi to sleep and was sitting on the sofa in the living room watching TV.

Xi Chen glanced over and noticed it was the news channel; a familiar national leader was speaking with a grave expression about the Strange Instance.

"It's all public now."

Xi Chen walked over and sat beside Shen Yao, casually picking up a fruit to chew.

"How's the situation outside? Judging by how you came back, it can't be too good."

Shen Liu Nian and Shen Luo Sheng being able to break through their shackles also proved their battle frequency was very high.

Wrapping both arms around her knees, Shen Yao tapped her fingers and suggested Xi Chen best not enter the Strange Instance for now.

"The Magic Cultivators will counterattack after being dealt with; I've already informed the Investigation Bureau and Patrollers."

For a period of time, the danger level of the Strange Instance will rise dramatically.

Xi Chen's ability was merely above average; Shen Yao considered the overall situation and felt entering the Instance now had too little benefit.

"What about you? I won't go, will you?" Xi Chen smiled, his gaze toward Shen Yao unexpectedly gentle.

Shen Yao blinked, "I will go, so the valley and Chen Xi are entrusted to you."

Shen Yao could not possibly refuse to go; even Shen Liu Nian and Shen Luo Sheng would choose to enter the instance at staggered times with her.

Xi Chen sighed, but he still reached out and pulled Shen Yao into his embrace.

"Rest assured, with me here, the safety of the Valley and Chen Xi will not be compromised."

Shen Yao lay in Xi Chen's embrace, nodding cutely and obediently; the entire Valley, including Chen Xi's place, had who knows how many defense methods laid down by her.

Including the vines previously shattered by lightning, all were repaired by her and Chen Xi's abilities.

Now even if several more bolts of powerful thunder like those that ambushed during childbirth that day were to come, they would not pierce the Valley's defenses.

"Soon, once these matters pass, our family will live well in the Valley together."

"Good, we will work hard together."

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Over the next few years, it was just Shen Yao taking the two children on daily firefighting missions.

The Strange Instance's counterattack was far greater than imagined; most instances developed problems.

Shen Yao basically had to go back in as soon as she came out; Shen Liu Nian and Shen Luo Sheng were the same.

However, doing this also benefited them — while improving their cultivation realm and combat skills more quickly, they also received gratitude from the World Consciousness.

Merit!

The System even urged Shen Yao to work more for this reason; Merit is a good thing.

With Merit, even if the two of them crash in the future, Shen Yao will have other paths to take.

The System felt it was truly thinking of the Host; she must absolutely not treat this matter lightly.

Shen Yao: ……

Shen Yao sensed the System's good intentions toward her, but likewise, Shen Yao has her own behavior style.

Merit that can be earned will certainly not be passed up, but matters requiring her to make huge sacrifices — forget it.

Not cost-effective aside, it's also unnecessary; Merit is given by the World Consciousness, she is merely a passerby, the World Consciousness might just be going through the motions, mainly wanting to send all the benefits to the few brats Shen Yao gave birth to.

Shen Yao feels she shouldn't compete with the children for treasures; moreover, while Merit is important, it's not omnipotent, "There's also no need to fixate your gaze on Merit."

System: ……

What can the System say? Naturally, whatever the Host says goes, after all the Host does the living; if the Host doesn't want to do it, the System can't force a cow to drink water.

The Person and System put the Merit issue to rest, but that doesn't mean they can't reach agreement on other aspects.

Regarding the next Task World, the System revealed it is an Ancient World.

Nothing more can be said for now, but judging by the System's hesitant appearance, the difficulty should not be low.

Blinking her eyes, Shen Yao hurriedly dismissed the System, letting it do whatever it wanted, as long as it didn't disturb her.

The System felt wronged for this, thinking in its heart how it had disturbed the Host; some things the Host only knew because of its information, yet she actually turned around and blamed it.

The System, with quite a bit of a bok choy mentality, began playing dead; this behavior was just right for allowing Shen Yao to perform.

With the global disclosure, the connection between Strange Instances and the Reality World increased.

The Magic Qi, originally restricted quite a bit, expanded once again, extinguishing the budding signs of Spiritual Qi Revival.

More and more places fell to Magic Cultivators, and Magic Qi also began constantly nibbling away at the Reality World.

"Bang—Rumble——"

Dust billowed; Shen Yao cleanly sheathed her sword, walking slowly to stand before the already dead Magic Cultivator.

Confirming the Magic Cultivator was dead beyond dying again, Shen Yao beckoned to those behind her, "Handle it, remember to burn it completely to ash."

A Magic Cultivator's body is strange; it can even inexplicably resurrect anew.

Although Magic Cultivators are all mindless monsters, just the resurrection alone is enough to attract some people despairing of reality into falling.

The Investigation Bureau and Patrollers thought of many methods, discovering that burning them was the most cost-effective.

To this day, upon encountering Magic Cultivators, they all choose to handle them by burning.

Investigation Bureau personnel hiding in the distance came out, first expressing gratitude to Shen Yao, then swiftly moving to carry the Magic Cultivator to where flames were already lit.

Whoosh—

The flames touched the corpse and rapidly consumed it; everyone watched with unchanged expressions.

Only when the corpse disappeared, leaving only dust, did the crowd turn and leave, rushing to the next destination.

"Miss Shen, the next location is in the city center; there are still living ordinary people inside."

The Person in Charge looked grim; they could not disregard the lives of ordinary people.

Social contradictions, because of the Strange Instance matter, could no longer be suppressed and were thoroughly brought to the surface.

All they can do is maintain social stability and protect ordinary people as much as possible. Even though ordinary people's survival under such circumstances appears difficult and laughable.