The unscrupulous system forced me to frantically test the small black room

When Tao Zhi heard this, the smile on his face froze slightly, and a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes.

"For me, just being able to come to this world is enough," Tao Zhi said.

As soon as Tao Zhi finished speaking, he kissed Gong Cheng on the lips, and after a brief caress while breathing passionately, he pulled away.

"Xiaocheng, listen to the gentleman."

Without waiting for Gong Cheng to speak, Tao Zhi looked up at Fanfan.

"Fan Fan." Tao Zhi shouted.

"I'm here. How can I help the host?" Fanfan said.

"You said the plot can be modified, but the protagonist's happy ending is already determined. I now request that the current third world line be changed to the plot line. In addition to Gong Cheng, I will be changed to another protagonist."

"If I am the protagonist with a happy ending, the tragic ending mission where the protagonist Tao Zhi dies in prison does not apply."

"Gong Cheng and I have already obtained our marriage certificate and held our wedding under the watchful eyes of the public, which meets the requirements of a happy ending for the protagonist in the mission," said Tao Zhi.

Upon hearing this, Fanfan started spinning around, flashing a red light, and didn't respond for a long time. It just kept spinning faster and faster, as if its CPU was overheating.

"The system has completed the feasibility analysis of the measures."

"The plot has been modified. The character Tao Zhi has been changed to the protagonist." Fanfan said mechanically.

It worked!

Tao Zhi's eyes turned red in an instant.

"Ahhhh, it worked!" Lang Bushin excitedly hugged Gu Dongnan and jumped up and down.

“What the hell? He’s so happy as if he’s saving the world.” Lang Buping complained.

"The countdown for world line cleaning has been paused." Fanfan continued.

Tao Zhi was stunned when he heard this.

"Why is it suspended instead of cancelled?" Tao Zhi asked.

“There are certain contradictions in the host solution that need to be resolved and improved.”

"The host, as the protagonist, completes the HE ending goal. If he leaves the world line after completing the mission, it is equivalent to abandoning the protagonist Gong Cheng, which violates the HE goal, and the mission is not completed."

“Therefore, in order to ensure the durability of the HE ending, the host needs to continue to stay in the world line as the protagonist.”

"But because the host's wish before his death was to have a beautiful dream from which he would not wake up, no matter whether the mission was completed or not, the host would leave the world line and enter the next world line."

"The contradiction now is that the host must stay as the protagonist, but must also go to the next world line as a supporting role." Fanfan said.

Tao Zhi was stunned when he heard this.

I have always believed that if I complete the mission, I will be sent back to my original world.

But now that I think about it, Fanfan never said that he would be sent back. It was just that he defined going home on his own according to the general routine of novels.

So according to the original rules, even if you complete the task, the cycle will not stop. Instead, you will continue to say goodbye to the people you cherish, and then move on to the next world line to meet them again as complete strangers, repeating the farewells over and over again.

This is a true vicious circle.

Even though he has become the protagonist now, he still cannot escape the cycle.

Because from the very beginning, the wish I made was "a beautiful dream that I would never wake up from."

Even now, my inner thoughts have not changed at all, and my desire to stay has grown uncontrollably.

Tao Zhi's face turned pale, he clenched his fists, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably. He was unstable for a moment, and Gong Cheng quickly reached out to support Tao Zhi.

"Host, please propose a solution within ten minutes. Otherwise, the mission will not be completed and the world line cleaning measures will be restarted." Fanfan said mechanically.

"What's going on, Brother Tao? Why is Rotten Tomatoes counting down again? Why can't I understand what it's saying?"

"If it really doesn't work, let's go for the second game and give it another round?" Lang Bushin asked.

Tao Zhi bit his lower lip, trying to use the pain to calm himself down.

What should I do to break the impasse?

The old liar only gave me half the answer to my question. Now that I've knocked myself out, is it too late to go back and ask him for the second half?

That’s right, old liar.

Tao Zhi frowned, recalling the scene when he and Gong Cheng and his group went to Daoyuan Temple on Valentine's Day and first encountered the old liar. At that time, Gong Cheng spent a lot of money in exchange for a pretentious answer.

He said.

The solution to the problem is one person.

A person?

Tao Zhi was startled and an idea flashed through his mind.

Since I can face my own existence and modify the settings to become the protagonist again, does it mean that other people can also stand on their own supporting role platform and step into the next world line on my behalf?

This thought only came to his mind for a moment, and Tao Zhi immediately decided to put it out.

What’s the difference between this and pushing someone into a fire pit?

It's nothing more than changing from your own prison to someone else's prison.

Tao Zhi became more and more anxious and thought about other feasible methods.

"Tao Zhi." someone shouted.

Tao Zhi looked over when he heard the voice and saw Xu Yanze walking towards him. Everyone else also turned their eyes to Xu Yanze.

Xu Yanze walked over and stopped in front of Tao Zhi. The gold-rimmed glasses could not hide the soft light in Xu Yanze's eyes.

"Let me go." Xu Yanze said gently.

Tao Zhi's pupils constricted and his heart skipped a beat when he heard that.

"What are you talking about? Where are you going, Brother Xu?" Lang Bushin asked puzzledly.

"Brother Xu, you don't even know what a passionate scene you just missed."

"But it's also my fault. I thought that since you are so serious, you would not be able to accept the existence of supernatural objects, so I didn't invite you."

"But we will most likely have to have a second round, so it's better for you to arrive at the right time than to arrive early," said Lang Bushin.

It was obvious that Xu Yanze had heard what Fanfan said when he said that, and he had thought of the same solution as himself.

He can see Fanfan.

But Lang Bushin did not tell Xu Yanze about Fanfan's existence.

Tao Zhi's heart felt like it was being pulled, making it difficult for him to breathe.

"Xu Yanze, you knew it a long time ago." Tao Zhi came to the conclusion.

Xu Yanze's expression didn't change much when he heard this, he just nodded slightly.

"When did you know?" Tao Zhi's voice was very hoarse.

"In Emma's father's vineyard villa, after you and Nova fell into the water, I was outside the door when you told Gong Cheng everything." Xu Yanze replied truthfully.

In other words, Xu Yanze and Gong Cheng both knew that they were outsiders.

Tao Zhi pursed his lips and endured the sourness in his nose.

"How much do you know?" Tao Zhi asked.

"Know that this world is a novel, know that you have always been subject to the rules of the system, know that this is your third mission, know that you have been moved by me, and know that you have erased your memory time and time again for the mission."

"Also, I know that you have recovered your memory at this moment." Xu Yanze said gently.

Tao Zhi was stunned when he heard this. He opened his lips slightly, but couldn't utter a word after several attempts. He just stared at Xu Yanze in front of him, feeling extremely guilty.

No matter which world line it is, I have let Xu Yanze down, but I am too despicable to face him.

I thought I had perfectly concealed the truth from Xu Yanze, but I didn't expect that my clumsy and despicable behavior had already been fully exposed. It was just that the other party was willing to cooperate with my performance.

Yes, he is the genius Xu Yanze whom he himself sketched, so nothing can be hidden from him.

At this moment, I really lived up to the title of scumbag.

I owe Xu Yanze a belated apology.

"I'm sorry." Tao Zhi's voice was heavy.

"Tao Zhi, it's not your fault."

"I can only blame myself for not being the protagonist. I'm not lucky enough to catch your eye." Xu Yanze replied.