This Is My Planet - Chapter 8
Xia Guixuan glanced at the nameplate on the butler’s desk: 【 Host’s Name Detected: Yin Zhongxiang. 】
【 Host’s Identity Detected: Yin Family Butler. 】
【 Not a CEO, but it meets the conditions for activating the Overbearing CEO System. Successfully bound to the host. 】
【 Newbie Gift Package: Wisdom Art. Enhances memory, making you remember things at a glance. 】
It was all copied verbatim from the novel he had just read, including the system’s name. But those novels have more generous starter packs. Xia Guixuan didn’t know what to choose for a moment, so he went with “enhanced memory.”
Because his divine sense was currently in the butler Yin Zhongxiang’s soul sea, he could directly imbue the received information to him, isn’t that just like having an unforgettable memory… Once he withdrew, he’d have nothing.
Yin Zhongxiang tried it, somewhat incredulous, and realized he could actually remember every word of the novel he had just read.
Yin Zhongxiang exclaimed with excitement, “It’s actually real!”
Xia Guixuan, devoid of emotion, continued, 【 First clarify your aspirations, then you can act resolutely. Initiating Novice Task One: Determine the direction for the company you want to establish. The task has no reward. 】
Yin Zhongxiang breathed a sigh of relief; it wasn’t some random, harsh task, but a very standard guideline, which made it more reliable. It was a bit stingy, though; the task had no rewards…
Of course, his purpose was decided long ago, so he could complete it right away. Yin Zhongxiang tentatively inquired with his thoughts, “If I don’t want to set up a company myself but instead acquire control of an existing company, is that possible?”
Xia Guixuan smiled faintly. Of course, he knows this guy’s intention, and he was guiding him to say it step by step… By the way, this guy really has blind faith in the system; he skipped the whole process of strategizing.
【Know yourself and know thy enemy, and you shall be undefeated in a hundred battles. Novice Task Two: Understand the basic situation of the Yin Family company. Task has no reward.】
Yin Zhongxiang couldn’t help but protest, “This is already the second-tier task, and it still has no rewards?”
【This is the information necessary for the host’s own goals. Being able to understand it is the host’s real reward.】
“Well, that makes sense. So what kind of tasks come with rewards?”
【Tasks unrelated to the host’s own needs or mainline tasks.】
“What do you mean by tasks unrelated to the host’s needs?”
Xia Guixuan said, 【Ding! Host triggers a special task: Roll on the ground. Task Reward: Basic Lazy Donkey Rolling Technique Volume 1. Task is irreversible, Failure Penalty: Memory Decay.】
“What a useless reward! There’s even a punishment!”
Xia Guixuan didn’t respond.
The system had to maintain a certain level of aloofness; otherwise, it might raise suspicion of attempting to take over. Not certain, though.
But then he saw Yin Zhongxiang actually roll on the ground.
Xia Guixuan shook his head slightly. Although it was amusing, it was also pitiful. This man was overwhelmed by his own desires and was close to losing himself.
A guard hurriedly entered the room, saying, “Brother Xiang, Miss’s car is fixed… Uh? Brother Xiang, what are you doing?”
Yin Zhongxiang raised his head from the ground, a fierce look in his eyes. “Nothing, the ground is cool.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly comprehended the Volume 1 of Lazy Donkey Rolling Technique.
Yin Zhongxiang was momentarily stunned and then overjoyed. He thought it was just a useless rolling-on-the-ground technique, but it actually fell under the category of body skills and included techniques for avoiding attacks.
Feeling energized, Yin Zhongxiang quickly told the guard, “Put the car there and leave, leave!”
The guard, baffled, left the room, and Yin Zhongxiang locked the door. He then used his thoughts to say, “System, I want to complete Novice Task Two. When you mention the Yin Family company, are you referring to the main company or our branch in Sangyu?”
Xia Guixuan paused for a moment. There’s still a main company?
【Whichever one you want.】
“Well, you see, when humans first arrived on Azure Dragon Star, the first place they settled in was the city we are in now, called Sangyu, meaning ‘second hometown.’ Later, they founded the Xia nation, choosing a more suitable location for the capital, and resources were transferred. Sangyu city gradually declined into a third-tier city.”
It turns out that the human immigrants established a nation called Xia. No wonder the currency is called the Daxia coin…
Xia Guixuan felt somewhat dazed.
Yin Zhongxiang continued, “At the time, the immigrants had different roles. The Yin family originally consisted of members from the military’s research institute, specializing in neural transmission and biotechnology research. Later, they separated and formed their own company, which still has strong ties to the military. Our Sangyu branch is one of the Yin family’s oldest companies, but the family’s headquarters has long moved to the capital. The Sangyu branch was originally going to be divested, but Yin Xiaoru insisted on keeping it…”
He swallowed hard and continued, “I have the same last name, Yin, and I’m also part of the Yin family, just from a collateral branch. Originally, I was part of the headquarters security, but specifically came here to be a butler… Yin Xiaoru, a mere woman, with both parents deceased, will inevitably lean on me. I have a high chance of marrying her, seizing Sangyu Company, and if possible, using it as a stepping stone to eventually take control of the entire Yin family!”
Xia Guixuan couldn’t help but say, 【 Host, you’ve read too many novels; you even have the whole plot laid out. 】
Yin Zhongxiang acted as if he hadn’t heard and continued to grind his teeth. “I never thought that little b****, who rarely talks to me and hardly lets me into the villa, would bring a guy home and let him stay overnight! I thought she was all aloof, but turns out she’s bringing in a gigolo!”
Xia Guixuan shook his head in silence.
Not all elegant ladies and gentlemen make a good couple; this person’s motives were impure from beginning to end; he had an evil heart.
No wonder the feelings of jealousy from that moment reached his spiritual consciousness, even from so far away.
Yin Zhongxiang concluded, “If the target is the Sangyu branch company, marrying Yin Xiaoru will accomplish the goal. If the target is the Yin family’s headquarters, more effort is needed. Is newbie task two completed?”
【 Exceeded completion 】 Xia Guixuan sighed, 【 Since your Miss brought a man home, how do you plan to achieve your goal? 】
Yin Zhongxiang’s thoughts seemed to solidify. “Isn’t that what you, the system, is for? Otherwise, why do I need you?”
【 The system can only enhance you but cannot change someone else’s feelings 】 Xia Guixuan replied indifferently. 【 Even if the system showers you with rewards, she won’t necessarily be interested in you. 】
Yin Zhongxiang said, “You never know. Can you at least make me more handsome than that gigolo?”
【 What does he look like? 】
Yin Zhongxiang retrieved a photo from his watch. It was a picture of Xia Guixuan in ancient clothing, standing in front of the moonlit villa, looking like a jade sculpture.
Xia Guixuan earnestly said, 【 Even more handsome than him is beyond the system’s capabilities. Let’s set a more realistic goal, host. 】
Yin Zhongxiang really wanted to write a book called The Uselessness of My System, “You don’t even have the ability to do plastic surgery. What’s the use of a system like you!”
【 In a face-off, the courageous emerge victorious. Main task one: find a way to eliminate the rival in love. Task reward: becoming handsome. Failure punishment: obliteration. 】
“Obliteration?” Yin Zhongxiang jumped up. “No one uses that kind of system anymore!”
【 Are you the system or am I? 】
Xia Guixuan couldn’t be bothered to continue the act. He had already gathered enough information about the situation. Though this method of gathering information was fun, pretending to be a system for a long time can get a little tiresome once the novelty wears off. If this guy wanted to kill him, he could do it right now.
However, Yin Zhongxiang sneered, “I’ve been working on this matter for a while now. I’ve secretly informed the family about that guy. The family won’t agree to let the branch company fall into the hands of a nobody, so someone will make him disappear!”
Before he finished speaking, the sound of roaring engines suddenly came from the distance.
Yin Zhongxiang turned to look outside and saw a convoy approaching rapidly. It quickly arrived at the villa gate.
His expression changed, showing surprise. “How did they get here so quickly? Wait, the journey from the capital to here requires a plane ride, so whose convoy of fuel vehicles is this?”
Xia Guixuan scanned the distant convoy with his divine sense and discovered something even more interesting.
The bat person from last night was among the convoy, disguised with concealed bat wings, appearing indistinguishable from a regular person.
This Yin Zhongxiang’s selfishness might not have just attracted members of the Yin family but also enemies of Yin Xiaoru.