Chapter 2510

Host, preparing to transmit the plot to you.

A clear and lively voice sounded in his mind, full of excitement.

Jin Chen's consciousness seemed sunk in the bottom of a thick, sticky swamp, disturbed by this voice, and slowly awakened.

He opened his eyes to perceive, not through his eyes, but like a pervasive mist, silently spreading and enveloping the surroundings.

"Who are you?" Jin Chen thought, his thoughts flowing, "What is a host?"

The voice in his mind paused, stuck for three full seconds.

???

Ling Gun Gun emitted an unbelievable electronic noise, "Host, don't joke with me—this joke isn't funny at all!"

As the Auspicious Beast Elder who had followed Jin Chen through countless worlds, Ling Gun Gun believed it had become immune to all of the host's various weird tastes.

But this time... it gave a start, quickly pulling up its internal diagnostic program, a light blue screen flashing rapidly in Jin Chen's sea of consciousness.

A few seconds later, the test result popped up with a bright red warning sign.

Memory loss.

Core identity cognition: abnormal.

Ling Gun Gun:!!!

Ling Gun Gun let out a sharp, explosive sound.

"Host, wait a moment, hold on—I'll contact the boss right away."

Ling Gun Gun panicked, speaking incoherently, data streams running wild.

It urgently sent out the highest-priority distress signal, reporting the situation upward.

For Ling Gun Gun's request, White Marsh's feedback always comes quickly: "Don't worry, the detection of Jin Chen encountered an unknown fault during purification, causing temporary memory loss, no danger to life, no risk of mission failure; it is advised to follow the novice guide procedure, with hope that memory will gradually recover during the mission."

Ling Gun Gun: ……

Its family is imposing and mighty, the experienced host suddenly turned into Xiao Bai!

It looked at that clueless yet powerful mist-formed consciousness in the sea of mind, wanting to cry but unable to.

Oh no, this world's host seems not too bright… wait, no, it's because he lost the big boss's settled deposition, leaving only his innate personality.

It took a deep breath, striving to lift itself up.

"Ugh… host," Ling Gun Gun sniffled, trying to make its voice sound a bit reliable, though it still carried a hint of a wronged, crying tone.

"I am your system, ID 0731; you can call me Ling Gun Gun. We are carrying out the Redeem the Villain task series—you are the executor, that is, my host."

"Redeem the villain?" Jin Chen's thoughts slowly repeated, the mist swaying gently with his doubt.

"Yes!" Ling Gun Gun cheered up, "It's about going to save every world's tragically fated villain, changing their life's outcome—this is our job!"

"Who is the villain?" the mist-formed consciousness continued to ask.

Ling Gun Gun instantly energized; this is its most familiar segment, even though this time it's facing an amnesiac host.

"It's your wife~ Every world's villain we need to redeem possesses the Main God's soul; your ultimate goal is to save the wife, embrace the wife, and live happily ever after with her!"

Jin Chen fell silent.

After a while, he raised the question again.

Genuine confusion.

"But… I am not human. I am a clump of mist."

"A clump of mist—how could it have a human wife?"

Ling Gun Gun: ……

It felt like it was about to have a heart attack.

Forget that the host didn't draw a human card this time!

"This is just your identity in this world," Ling Gun Gun hurriedly explained, "You are a powerful clump of mist, but your essence is still you! Your wife is definitely human, no doubt!"

"In short, host, trust me—if you complete the mission, you'll not only regain your memory but also get your wife back, a sure win!"

"All right." Jin Chen's thoughts sounded still a bit dazed, but he accepted this explanation.

As for the existence of a wife, his heart oddly did not reject it.

Ling Gun Gun hurriedly transmitted the original plot and this world's identity memories over.

The villain Liang Yanze, chief assistant of a listed corporation, with the protagonist attacker Zhou Chengjun as his direct superior.

Zhou Chengjun had an original spouse and childhood sweetheart, Zhao Xitang, and the two of them built this company together.

After the company went public, Zhao Xitang's health deteriorated, she withdrew behind the scenes to recuperate at home, and it was then that the protagonist Ye Lu arrived at the company.

He was originally Zhou Chengjun Sponsor's poor student, and over the years he has regarded Zhou Chengjun as his life idol; after graduation, through various efforts he came to Junxi Group and became a member of the chief assistant team.

The story begins here.

Zhou Chengjun is a heaven-chosen domineering CEO, heavily reliant on Gary Stu tropes; even under the protagonist's halo, early on he harbored no improper thoughts toward Ye Lu, whose intentions were clearly ill.

Liang Yanze had early on sensed something off about his new subordinate; Zhao Xitang had shown him kindness, and even so Ye Lu was still his subordinate—spreading the news would be unfavorable—so he reminded Zhou Chengjun several times, only to find Ye Lu bearing a grudge.

Ye Lu believed Liang Yanze feared she would lose her chief assistant position after rising, and her intentions toward Zhou Chengjun grew ever more apparent—so much so that even Zhao Xitang at home heard about it repeatedly.

Thereafter, under the protagonist's halo, Zhou Chengjun started arguing frequently with Zhao Xitang, and the thoughtful, gentle Ye Lu rose to power.

It is well known that when the protagonist's halo is overly strong, anyone who opposes him is either cannon fodder or a villain.

All the more so Liang Yanze, who already made Ye Lu feel a sense of crisis.

Liang Yanze, because of Ye Lu's continual targeting and framing, eventually left Junxi Group bearing a stain, holding various business secrets, and thus opened a confrontation with the protagonist.

Thereafter, the worsening Zhao Xitang believed that her failed marriage with Zhou Chengjun had caused Liang Yanze to suffer an undeserved disaster; she secretly helped Liang Yanze establish a studio, pitting it against Junxi Group.

As ill luck would have it, at that moment Zhou Chengjun chanced upon it and began another round of 'I love you, you love him' tug-of-war, indirectly causing Zhao Xitang's death.

After losing his beloved, Zhou Chengjun finally came to his senses, drove away Ye Lu, but also became an irreconcilable business enemy with Liang Yanze.

The plot has been fully covered, but Jin Chen's focus has drifted somewhat.

【In this story, there is no me.】

Ling Gun Gun hurriedly dragged the progress bar forward: 【Yes yes!】

【Host, look here: in the early stage, before Zhou Chengjun and Zhao Xitang's relationship broke apart, Zhao Xitang often organized free trips for core staff; once they went to the seaside, Liang Yanze picked up a very beautiful seashell, and that seashell is your lodging in this world!】

【Then?】

【……Then he thought bringing it back was useless, so he threw it back into the sea.】Ling Gun Gun's voice weakened.

Jin Chen: 【……】

Ling Gun Gun hurriedly made up for it: 【Although it was thrown away……it's fine! To get Liang Yanze to pick you up again, this time no matter what, we can't let him throw you away again!】

【Host, you need to figure out how to make him notice you, bring you home, and then we can naturally intervene in the subsequent plot, stop his darkening, and change his fate.】

The swamp mist flowed silently, permeating, condensing and dispersing.

Jin Chen's thoughts sank into calm, as if he were thinking.

Let Liang Yanze……pick it up again?

All right.

The mist slightly surged, skimmed over the water surface, skimmed over the dead branches, and seeped into the seashell.