Chapter 21: System Transforms into Humanoid Form, the Childhood Goddess

Happiness came very suddenly; I never expected that killing a ten-thousand commander would also accelerate the system upgrade time. After killing for so long, the system finally reacted, perhaps because it was Zhao Lingfei who did the killing, causing the delay.

He returned to the room, closed the door, saw Shen Tianxing unharmed, and Qin Mingyue rushed forward and hugged him.

"Tianxing, as long as you're alright, that's good. Just now I saw General Yang through the door crack; she's really beautiful, she came specially to help you—could it be that she likes you?"

Indeed, women's intuition is usually spot on, but before knowing her attitude, Shen Tianxing could only feign puzzlement and say:

"She's indeed beautiful, but her temper is awful—how could she possibly like me? She's a high-and-mighty Cong Third-Rank Military General, Silver Moon General, while I'm merely a Sixth-Rank commander of a thousand; we're not even in the same league."

Seeing Shen Tianxing feign ignorance, Qin Mingyue also felt somewhat amused and exasperated.

"If General Yang truly likes you, I'm not the type of secluded lady who gets jealous easily. If you're sincere about helping me restore our nation, a female general like General Yang joining us would make things much easier."

People are like that; once they stand in a different position, thinking about problems becomes a completely different state, and Qin Mingyue is currently in that state.

"That makes sense, but let's discuss that later; for now we should do something more suitable for this situation."

When the matter was brought up, Qin Mingyue's face flushed; although she was a little afraid, she still nodded.

"Alright, I'll listen to you on what to do, but please go slow—I'm a bit scared."

"What are you thinking? I'm talking about cooking. Look how thin you've become—you really need to build up your strength. Wait here; I'll send someone to the village head's house to fetch everything edible and drinkable."

Then send a few people to the nearby town to buy some rice, flour, melons, fruits, and vegetables, and also buy several jin of meat; over the next few days the main task will be to nourish your body.

Qin Mingyue felt both amused and exasperated, yet her heart warmed; she had thought Shen Tianxing was planning to have a child with her, but it turned out he was just trying to build up her strength.

Shen Tianxing had Zhao Lingfei lead people to the village head's house to seize all the grain, and also sent the village head's son on his way; a fool in this world, without parental protection, is better off dead than alive?

As evening fell, with still one two-hour period until the system upgrade completed, those sent to buy food returned, and the grain, cured meat, pickled vegetables, and other provisions from the village head's house were also delivered.

Shen Tianxing began cooking, while others helped on the side; Qin Mingyue had always lived hand-to-mouth, so having something to eat was already good, and naturally she had never cooked before, so she could only watch.

After spending about an hour, Shen Tianxing prepared a table of delicious dishes—eight dishes and two soups, all generous portions—leaving Qin Mingyue stunned.

"I never expected you could make so much food; it smells wonderful, truly unbelievable—did you deliberately study cooking before?"

"Of course not; I'm self-taught. Sit down, have some porridge first, then the vegetables."

Shen Tianxing answered with a smile; this was one of his skills from his previous life, a must-have for a homebody hoping to marry a wife, though in his previous life he never had the chance to try it due to his poor character.

"Good!"

Qin Mingyue was very obedient, sat down and drank the porridge; she ate whatever Shen Tianxing gave her, and soon she was full. Shen Tianxing then called Zhao Lingfei, you, Shen Erhu, and Shen Sangou to sit down and eat together.

As for the others, they ate steamed buns with rice soup, plus several plates of stir-fried side dishes and a big pot of braised pork; their meals were decent too, just not prepared by Shen Tianxing.

After eating and drinking their fill, Zhao Lingfei led the group to set up camp outside the village; Shen Tianxing had Qin Mingyue return to her room to rest, while he himself ran to the tent, for the system upgrade was about to finish.

"System upgrade complete; now it is the Primary Beheading System, unlocking the Intelligent Humanoid Form function, unlocking the Killing Value Mall, unlocking the Hidden Attribute: Stamina, and unlocking the Hidden Attribute: Luck."

"Host, would you like to activate the Intelligent Humanoid Form immediately?"

The system prompt sounded like heavenly music; unlocking the mall means that as long as one has enough Killing Value, they can purchase items, weapons, etc., via the System Mall to quickly boost their strength.

As for the Hidden Attribute: Stamina, Shen Tianxing didn't pay much attention to it; the key was Luck.

"Activate the Intelligent Humanoid Form immediately."

Shen Tianxing issued the command; the system prompt sounded simultaneously, and a white light visible only to him shot up into the sky.

"Congratulations, Host, you have successfully activated the Intelligent Humanoid Form; the system is now transforming, with progress at 10% 20% 30% … 100%."

As the system prompt faded and the white light dissipated, a person appeared before Shen Tianxing that left him stunned.

She had long hair draped over her shoulders, delicate features, most striking were her lively large eyes, red leather jacket and pants, and silver rings on her arms.

"Whoa, silly girl, what's this? You can't also turn into a phone, can you?"

Shen Tianxing blurted out instinctively; this was exactly like the Silly Girl from the Magic Phone film he'd seen, who had been his childhood goddess.

"Host, you're overthinking; I'm simply the form transformed according to your favorite image in your mind, and I don't have the so-called Silly Girl functions you know of."

Shen Tianxing felt embarrassed, walked over and examined her up and down; she was indeed identical, the only difference being the main functions.

"You mean your appearance changes according to whatever image I like, turning into that form—so can you now change into other appearances?"

"What you say is correct, but I am only the Primary System, and the Intelligent Humanoid Form is also primary; I lack the ability to change arbitrarily, and for now I am locked into this form."

"If the Host wants me to change into other forms, we must wait for the system's next upgrade, which will unlock the Intermediate Form of the Intelligent Humanoid Form and provide more functional options."

After hearing the explanation, Shen Tianxing stroked his chin, staring at the "Silly Girl" before him, his eyes darting around.

"Please, Host, set aside your lascivious thoughts; this system's transformation into a humanoid form does not possess female-exclusive human traits and cannot satisfy your lascivious desires."

Having his fleeting thought exposed in one sentence, Shen Tianxing felt embarrassed, almost wanting to find a crack in the ground to hide.

"Let's change the topic; since your appearance is the same but your functions differ, don't call you Silly Girl—how about calling you Hong Yi?"

"Sure!"

The system agreed; from now on you should be called Hong Yi.

"Hong Yi, what functions does your humanoid form have? Can you help me fight?"

"Yes, but when I kill enemies I won't gain Killing Value, won't drop items, won't help you complete missions; moreover, my attributes can only be a copy of yours—if you can defeat someone, I can too; if you can't kill them, neither can I."

Hong Yi said this, which disappointed Shen Tianxing a little, but aside from the attribute replication, everything else was within his expectations.

As for not gaining Killing Value, dropping items, or completing missions, that's no big deal; he and Hong Yi can team up—she handles crippling opponents, he finishes them off, a perfect combination.

Besides Shen Tianxing, there is also a Zongshi Peak Experience Card; once used, Hong Yi will replicate his strength, resulting in two Zongshi Peak experts—wouldn't that make them invincible in the world?