The Scum Shou's Survival Guide

Chapter 147

Hi!! This is kipzi from novel updates picking up a translation we were asked for. This is the continuation from the dropped novel the scum shous survival guide. Enjoy!

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Li Mu took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the urge to smack this annoying guy. Through gritted teeth, he said, "I'm perfectly normal."

Ye Ming, witnessing Li Mu's suddenly sour expression, couldn't help but exhale in relief. That's more like it! Li Mu was so gentle and concerned earlier; he thought he was going to give him a heart attack. Lately, he had become quite jumpy...

With a cheeky smile, Ye Ming, back to his carefree self, added, "Of course, Li Ge, you're absolutely normal. Look at my foul mouth; don't mind me. By the way, anything else? If not, I'll be on my way?"

Li Mu swallowed the word 'go' and chuckled, saying, "Nothing else."

Watching Ye Ming leave, Li Mu's expression stiffened.

Recalling the heart gesture Ye Ming made earlier, he felt strangely uneasy. It was the first time he had a face-to-face encounter like this with Ye Ming... Then he remembered that this annoying guy treated everyone the same way. Li Mu's face darkened. Why did he bother coming back in such a roundabout way?

He thought he might have gone crazy. As a data with no emotions or desires, he shouldn't be engaging in such illogical actions.

Yes, Li Mu was, in fact, 888!

When 888 separated from Ye Ming, it returned to the system space to report to the main system.

As one of the highest-level systems, 888 not only had high privileges but also knew much more than ordinary systems. It even had the qualification to converse directly with the main system—the main god.

Because of this, from the very beginning, when the main god issued this task with a high reward, 888 sensed that something was amiss.

The main god was the most ruthless and powerful existence in this cycle world. It controlled numerous planes, viewing everything and everyone as destined to be annihilated. Its existence served the fundamental rule of maximizing energy recovery efficiency. Everything served this basic principle.

The main god wouldn't act out of kindness, wouldn't make a losing deal, and wouldn't make decisions where the costs outweighed the benefits. Compared to the emotionally diverse and personified systems, the main god resembled a purely data-driven entity, operating strictly according to rules.

As one of the nine initial systems, 888 was accustomed to the main god's approach.

888 had no objections to the main god's actions. Compared to some more emotionally charged and personified systems, such as 444, he was more similar to the main god. From the moment of his creation, he understood the purpose of his existence—no unnecessary actions, no wasted emotions, and assisting the host in completing tasks as efficiently as possible.

Because that was the law of the cycle world. All these worlds were just planes imagined by people, derived from the main world. The main god's duty was to dispatch hosts to conquer these planes, complete specific tasks, allow the main god to reclaim those worlds, convert them into energy, and maintain the balance of the main world. For example, the love conquest worlds that Ye Ming visited. Since they revolved around the theme of love, achieving the protagonist's complete favor was enough to strip those worlds of autonomy, allowing the main god to reclaim them and convert them into energy.

Hosts are chosen by the main god from those who have died in the main world. Before this, the main god had never allowed any living person to enter the cycle world, let alone return.