Chapter 186: A Bountiful Harvest of Energy Stones

Come to think of it, this noble skin‑suit system only said that inquiries are not allowed, right?

So Cheng Shuili dismantling a statue or something? That should… be quite reasonable, right?

Cheng Shuili's eyes lit up as she stared at the statue; if it weren't for the Abyssal Ring's space being too small to fit the statue, she would have wanted to just pack it up and take it away!

Since she can't take the whole thing, she'll have to cut it up and take it.

Cheng Shuili didn't act rashly; instead she glanced at the system beside her that had been watching her movements all along.

Looks like doing it quietly isn't very possible…

Cheng Shuili wasn't discouraged; she asked, "Besides not being allowed to inquire with you, is there anything else I can't do?"

The system squinted; it realized this human probably wanted to do something, but after running its program through several iterations and confirming there was no risk, it replied, "My program has no other restrictions."

Whoa.

There's none now, but later… there will be!

Cheng Shuili didn't linger; once she confirmed it was feasible, she acted immediately.

She rummaged through the Abyssal Ring and finally found that the best tool was still a long knife.

Cheng Shuili felt a bit regretful and decided to bring a full set of tools next time; it's fine if there's no axe or hammer, a saw blade would also do.

But for now, she can only hack with the long knife.

The moment the long knife appeared in Cheng Shuili's hand, the system immediately issued a warning: "This is a peaceful Instance, but if the player initiates an attack on the system! the system will gain permission to attack the player!"

That's a very candid piece of advice.

The system was fairly satisfied with its own statement, but it soon noticed that the Number One in front of it gave a strange look, as if saying "You really overestimate yourself," and glanced at it.

Then, standing before the statue, she raised the long knife high…

System: "！！！"

If it hadn't been stripped of a profanity module, it would have blurted out a "damn" just now!

Cheng Shuili gripped the long knife's hilt with both hands, her knuckles whitening slightly from the force.

She first stepped back half a step, drew her right leg back into a bow stance, and the blade traced a cold silver arc above her head.

The short‑sleeved garment's hem rustled with her movement, and the Abyssal Ring on her hand flickered in the phosphorescence.

The scene was truly beautiful.

Even this system had to admit it; it would surely appreciate it, give it a like, and even post a comment praising this person!

If only this human weren't chopping the statue!

The system didn't react at all; the knife tip sparked dazzlingly against the stone surface, slipping into the statue's interior as easily as cutting butter.

The splintered debris refracted rainbow‑like glints in the air; a few specks brushed Cheng Shuili's cheek, leaving tiny bloodstains on her phosphorescent‑paled skin.

These speckles didn't mar the overall beauty; instead they gave Cheng Shuili a touch of distinct charm!

The system, whose routine processes usually took 0.00001 seconds, took a full second to react.

"Stop!" the system's electronic voice, unusually charged with strong emotion!

This this this…

Indeed, there is no program nor rule that specifies what to do when a trainee destroys a statue.

The system never organized this Instance sincerely from the start; it deliberately shortened the time and left the scene unarranged. All this proves that, rule‑wise, the system didn't painstakingly fabricate anything.

After all, the entire tutorial lasted just a little over ten minutes!

Even if humans could cause some mischief, what could they possibly cause?

Or put it another way, the system's program is already smoking from the load, and it never imagined a human would destroy a statue of an obvious great figure in a tutorial level!

Aren't humans supposed to revere teachers the most?

Aren't humans the best at appreciating the culture expressed by such architecture?

This is human art! And this human just chops it down?

Crazy, right?!

The system doesn't know whether Cheng Shuili is crazy, but today is the first time it has ever felt what "madness" is like.

Actually it's already a bit crashed; otherwise, at the top‑tier speed of such systems, it could have definitely stopped Cheng Shuili just now.

Cheng Shuili ignored the system's restraint; she pulled the blade horizontally at the statue's knee, and the whole statue crashed down, shattering into a dozen or so pieces.

Cheng Shuili looked satisfied at the glittering energy‑stone fragments scattered on the ground, casually picked up the largest piece and weighed it. The fragment refracted a hazy halo in her palm, making her pupils shine like a star‑filled river.

Honestly, the scene is also enchanting, but now is not the time to linger on it!

"You—" the system emitted a sharp, explosive screech: "Do you know what you're doing?!"

Cheng Shuili flashed a grin with her big white teeth, bent over slowly and leisurely slipped the energy‑stone fragment back into the Abyssal Ring, and without looking up answered, "I know. The statue is so beautiful; can I not take it home to admire?"

System: "……"

It has never seen someone so shameless!

The statue's half‑leg attached to the pedestal suddenly turned gray, and the entire tutorial space began to quake violently.

The dome's phosphorescence began to flicker, the ground cracked with fine fissures, as if this makeshift Instance were collapsing.

Cheng Shuili furrowed her brows, looked at the system and quipped, "Your Instance's quality seems a bit off."

The system's voice carried a gritted‑teeth tone: "Because the statue… is the core energy sustaining this Instance!"

This human shattered the energy! And then turned around to blame the Instance's quality…

Damn!

Really… so hateful!

Cheng Shuili blinked innocently, "Oh, sorry about that."

She said sorry with her mouth, but kept moving her hands, bending over again to pick up several more energy stones and jam them into the ring.

The system's program was on the verge of crashing.

It finally understands why the recruitment notice specifically marked "system requiring strong stress resistance"!

So this day actually comes!

"Player Cheng Shuili," the system's voice suddenly became cold and mechanical, "Because you destroyed the tutorial Instance's core facility, the system will punish you—"

It halted.

Cheng Shuili guessed what, and, unabashed, stopped picking up stones, straightened up and looked at the system: "What punishment?"

The system was silent for a moment.

It only then realized that the human's question was testing something.

Indeed, how to punish? The program doesn't have any punishment measures written.

This tutorial Instance was just a placeholder; who would have thought someone could cut down the statue?!

Cheng Shuili, watching the system frozen in place, couldn't help laughing: "Seems your system is pretty casual, too."

That's definitely mockery, right?