bullyxtreme Chapter 109 The cause of everything
Chapter 109 The cause of everything
At this point, Wang Laoliu finally believed that the host he had chosen to transmigrate into the book and the villain in the original book were the same person.
Logically speaking, transmigration systems usually transfer the host's soul into the body of a character in the book, while the original owner of the character passively falls into a deep sleep.
However, Li Tingyun's body was always inhabited by his own soul.
He was the villain who destroyed the world and became a demon, and he was also the student who was seriously ill.
He is who he is, always has been, and has never changed.
The fact that Wang Laoliu didn't search for the so-called "original owner's" soul on him before can be completely explained—this is not a system bug, but the result of the administrator's deliberate arrangement.
Looking at the composed young man before him, Wang Laoliu asked, "Since you once ended 001's transmigration business, all 99 previous failures are now invalid..."
"Now that System 001 has restarted, it should be a brand new beginning, so why are characters from the original book being reborn?"
"Just like the protagonist Yuan Che and his master Mei Shiyu, both of them remember the original plot and know what happened in their previous lives."
The administrator said, "God is not omnipotent. I have already expended a great deal of effort to restore your novel world, which has been tampered with 99 times and is now riddled with holes."
"I even put aside all the restart requests from hundreds of other planes because of this."
"I have done my best. Please forgive me if there are one or two bugs."
Wang Laoliu sighed, "Alright," and said sadly, "These two characters have been reborn and have deviated from the original plot, making it much more difficult for the host to complete the main quest."
The administrator laughed. "So, in your opinion, characters shouldn't be detached from the plot, and they must serve the plot?"
Wang Laoliu said anxiously, "Of course! Who knows what the characters will become after they leave the storyline?!"
The administrator said, "They will become themselves."
Wang Laoliu was speechless for a moment, and whispered, "But they exist because of the plot... If it weren't for the plot, I wouldn't have created them."
The administrator retorted, "It seems you don't know how to treat the characters you create with kindness."
“Especially those supporting characters with few scenes, you always treat them as NPCs, as tools. Their life, death and joy are irrelevant to you. You create them only to advance the plot.”
"But in reality, each of them is a living, breathing person, and each has a complete life. If they hadn't discovered that they were just characters in someone else's story, they might have been able to just get by."
"But once they realize they have no choice in the matter..."
The administrator said slowly, "A tragedy was destined to happen."
Wang Laoliu didn't catch the hidden meaning in his words and asked in bewilderment, "How could the characters in the book be aware that they are characters created by others? Could it be... that they can develop self-awareness?"
That sounds like a joke.
It must be said that God had quite a rich imagination.
The administrator's face darkened, his smiling expression vanishing, and he said coldly, "If the characters in a book cannot develop their own consciousness, then why are the villains in your stories so obsessed with killing you? Once, twice, every single time."
Wang Laoliu blurted out, "I created him, but he turned around and killed me. This is his fault! He's mentally ill; he's a born scoundrel!"
"My only mistake was making the villain too strong, which led to good overpowering evil—he even dared to kill me?! What a wicked son, what a wicked son!"
The administrator said, "You always attribute the reason for the collapse of the entire text to the villain's overpowered setting, but you don't know that this is just the surface."
"You might want to think about it more carefully: what are the reasons that you stopped updating and couldn't continue writing?"
"And what is the reason why you have failed time and time again in manipulating the transmigration system?"
After thinking it over, Wang Laoliu finally said, "The villain is too strong."
The administrator said in a deep voice, "I'm telling you to reflect on yourself and find the reasons within yourself."
After some further thought, Wang Laoliu insisted on his opinion: "It's all my fault for making the villain too strong!"
"You really are stubborn and incorrigible."
The administrator almost rolled his eyes at him, completely disregarding his image.
"I can tell you definitively that the root cause of all this is nothing more than the unreasonable plot setting in your book, which led to the awakening of the villain's self-awareness."
"You've lost control of the villainous characters and can't grasp the direction of the subsequent plot, so of course you can't continue writing."
"You think you chose to stop updating voluntarily, but in reality you were forced to abandon the story."
"Now, do you understand?"
Wang Laoliu shook his head. "I still don't understand."
The administrator said, "Okay, I'll explain it again."
"To put it bluntly, your original plot was so brain-dead that the villain you created strongly resisted the idiotic plot you arranged for him. Gradually, he developed self-awareness."
Wang Laoliu's expression was not good.
Why do you say his original writing was brain-dead and idiotic?!
Although many readers are indeed criticizing it, what's the point of using a close-range ultimate move? It's incredibly disrespectful.
And why do even gods use foul language to curse people...?
The administrator, unconcerned about his own ulterior motives, continued, "You should think carefully about whether you have forcibly inserted any illogical plot points into the original text."
“You arranged this plot very poorly. Perhaps readers have already given you feedback, or perhaps you yourself are well aware of it.”
"But you still imposed it on the villain."
After thinking it over, Wang Laoliu suddenly realized: "Ah, I know, you must be referring to that 'three people's company'!"
He slammed his hand on the table and stood up excitedly. "You should have said so earlier! Why were you beating around the bush? I only just figured it out!"
"Li Tingyun must be holding a grudge because his woman is still thinking about someone else and has cheated on him, right?"
The administrator gave a half-smile, "I only provide problem-solving strategies, not standard answers."
"That must be it...that must be it!"
Wang Laoliu suddenly realized his mistake and regretted his past actions.
Back when "The First Sword of Immortal Path" was very popular, many female readers came to offer suggestions, hoping that the author could add more romantic storylines between Li Tingyun and Mei Shiyu.
They said they wanted to see a shocking love story.
Wang Laoliu, of course, always grants requests.
He's a straight man, just like most male-oriented authors, and he's terrible at writing romance.
Even if he makes up nonsense, he still has to satisfy the readers' wishes!
So he wrote that Si Wuyou was a love-struck fool and was even two-timing.
He wrote that Li Tingyun had a peculiar way of thinking and invited Mei Shiyu to a threesome.
He wrote that Mei Shiyu couldn't bear to see Si Wuyou suffer, so she resolutely rejected Li Tingyun.
He also wrote that Li Tingyun killed Mei Shiyu in a fit of rage.
Is this shocking enough?
That should be shocking enough!
Wang Laoliu wrote this part of the story in one go and sent it out that same day.
He was smugly pleased with himself, thinking he would receive countless positive reviews.
Instead, he received nothing but a barrage of insults.
Wang Laoliu was also very angry.
In fact, if the story had continued at a normal pace, Mei Shiyu wouldn't have died so quickly.
Wang Laoliu never even considered killing him off.
Isn't it all for the "shocking" dramatic conflict that readers crave?!
How come he did something wrong despite his good intentions?
Wang Laoliu was heartbroken.
He shouldn't have listened to the advice of those female readers who flooded the comments section.
He's really screwed over!
"A single conversation with you is worth more than ten years of study! Now I understand, I understand everything."
After his initial excitement, Wang Laoliu sat up straight again.
He told the administrator, "I know what to do next."
Li Tingyun was just disgusted by the green hat on his head, wasn't he?
When he got back, he tried his best to bring Li Tingyun and Si Wuyou together!
We will absolutely not allow Mei Shiyu any opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
Their love is too crowded with three people.
If necessary, it wouldn't be a bad idea to get rid of the plum rains in advance...
Wang Laoliu's considerations were well-thought-out.
"I don't think you quite understand."
The administrator sighed, "Transmigrating into a book is not just an adventure for the host, but also a long and arduous journey of self-improvement for the author."
Wang Laoliu seemed to understand but not quite, and nodded politely, then suddenly remembered something else.
He asked, "Oh, by the way, I heard someone in the lobby say that the first two hundred authors' rooms were all locked up... Is that just a rumor?"
The administrator shook his head and said, "No, it's true, but you're an exception."
Wang Laoliu said, "Well, I'm not an isolated case. Wasn't there another 110 officer who was also released?"
The administrator said, "Yes, he is an exception as well."
Wang Laoliu asked in confusion, "Then what about him?"
The administrator said, "Why do you need to ask about other people's business?"
"However, I can tell you something: the two of you are in somewhat similar situations right now."
"Your repeated mission failures have caused the novel's timeline to restart in a loop. The reasons for this are common."
Wang Laoliu said, "Could it be that he, like me, wrote a mad and out-of-control villain and got himself killed?"
The administrator shook his head coldly. Wang Laoliu, feeling bored, said no more, stood up, patted his behind, and left.
After watching him leave, the administrator smiled and welcomed the second inquirer—unsurprisingly, the author of system number 110.
The call to "110" brought another new problem: "God, the body of the 'vicious female supporting character' that my host is inhabiting is acting up again..."
"The original soul of the female supporting character has awakened prematurely again, and her mental strength is extremely tenacious. She once again squeezes out the host's soul and regains control of her own body."
"The original owner insisted that her life, which should belong to her, should not be stolen by the transmigrator... Now, look what's happened, the 'Rise of the Female Supporting Character' main quest set by the system is impossible to complete!"
"The original owner's love brain was rotten! Stinking! Even zombies couldn't stomach it! She didn't focus on her career, only on romance, single-mindedly plotting against the female lead, and only wanted to marry the male lead."
"I talked to her about the front gate tower, and she started arguing about hip joints. I told her that wise people don't fall in love, and she told me she can't live without the male lead! I really regret it so much. How could I have written such a brain-dead character?!"
The administrator grunted and said, "What a coincidence."
"I just happened to test a new transmigration mode here, which might be universally applicable to characters in books who are too obsessed and have too strong willpower..."
"In the end, it's others who will save you; it's better to save yourself."
His voice floated lightly to the ground.
It conveyed a sense of pity.