Argen ignored their conversation and tried to access the host's memories. He closed his eyes and went inside his own mental world.
Although he wanted to know why the golden figure was gone and why he was in an auction, he decided to forget about this for the time being and focused about his changes.
"Whoa! I can still enter?!" He said and scanned the mental world.
The scenery was different from his host's because instead of white, it was black with uncountable stars giving brilliance to the place like space.
He focused his concentration and summoned the host's memories to know them first.
"Huh?" Floating in front of him was two orbs with flickering scences. Argen though it to be the host's memories divided into two so he motioned his hands and directed the orbs to form as one.
After a long moment of rejection between the two orbs, Argen finally managed to merge them with great-effort.
Because he owns the mental world; everything inside it, he can control. Some easily, some barely. It depends on the object's power, amount, kind, or quality.
If his host could've penetrated to his own mental world, he could've also do just that and if he wants to bully Argen, they could only come into a draw since once a system belongs to you, he/she could also control your mental world.
He absorbed the memories and sat cross-legged to concentrate.
However, he was disturbed and was pulled out towards the real world.
"Hey! Wake up! We've arrived! Why are you not waking up?!" The female viciously shook his shoulders.
Argen opened his eyes and spat blood as a result from the forced termination.
"We're here! Geez, you slept for an hour straight! Unluckily my brother was...." She continued the remaining words through her mind
'...watching or else I could've already at least kissed you'
Argen wiped the blood away through his sleeves and went down from the carriage.
In front of him was the entrance of a large mansion.
The two guards stood on Argen's both sides while the vixen made way in front and entered.
"Lead him to a guest's room and guard him tight. Oh yeah, send him clean clothes too" She said after seeing Argen's blood-stained sleeve. She remained in the mansion's hall while Argen was guided up through the stairs.
Argen went inside the room and was locked in.
Meanwhile, the female's gaze was cold and she tripled the security that night to fight back thieves that coveted 'her man'.
Even though their identities were still a secret when they came in, it wasn't anymore when they exited because surely some of them sent spies to track them.
But she was confident to defeat them all!
"Miss Rosie, the fourth prince of Tanon Kingdom is at the front gate. He said he wants to speak with you regarding about engagement the king implemented between you"
The female's expression went from cold to irritated. "Chase him away and tell him to come back tomorrow morning. I'm busy tonight" She said and made a dispersing motion at the servant.
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"Sir, here are your new change of clothes as ordered by the miss" A butler knocked at Argen's door and received no response. He opened the door and saw Argen sleeping peacefully on the bed.
The butler made his way towards the bed silently and placed the clothes on the nearest desk. He immediately left without scrutinizing the male and locked the door from the outside.
Argen was obviously back inside his mental world and was absorbing the orbs.
He began to see his host's tragic beginning to the end as if he was the very person who experienced those. He even felt the emotions and the pain from the host during those times he was abused. It was so lifelike that Argen began to form deep resentment at the evil people who harmed the host.
"After all of these are over, avenge me system!" After speaking these last words in his host's shoes, Argen sighed and prepared to go back to the outside world.
However he was taken aback when the scenes weren't over and a new memory came forth.
Of course he was alarmed since the memory and his role wasn't familiar at all. He tried to terminate the process and to his disappointment, it couldn't be stopped.
He helplessly let them continue until he arrived at the scenes where the identity of the memories' owner gradually became familiar to Argen.
"The SA's Informant!"
He finished experiencing the memories until and end. He blinked his eyes and his sight welcomed the starry scenery of his mental world.
"I heard it was half-human, but to think its human soul wasn't from Earth but was taken from a deceased system trainer!"
"It hated me that much?"
"Furthermore, I had absorbed its soul when it was out to get mine?"
Argen didn't know whether to laugh or cry for the Informant's tragedy. He scratched his head and an idea popped up.
He tried to activate the system panel and to his pleasant surprise, it worked!
Name: Argen Vamia
Age: 18
Race: Host/System Human
Level: 1
Stage: Earthly Martial 1
(Achieve level 2 for Earthly Martial 2)
EXP: 0/100
Points: 3 (Use?)
STR: 2 INT: 2 VIT: 2 AGI: 2
(See descriptions?)
Soul Strength: ???
Techniques:
3 Open slots (Achieve level 10 to unlock an additional slot)
Occupation/s:
None
Money: None
Storage: 0/100 (Level 2 for an additional 100 space)
(Cannot be controlled by the System Association but still a member)
(Can freely access a system's and a host's benefits)
(Former host's and SAI's knowledge has been learned. SAI's function has been applied therefore you able to receive missions and rewards according with your strength from SA without them in the know)
(Can use techniques you've learned in SA only is its rewards by the mission panel)
(Belongings from the former host has not been attained)
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Because SAI suddenly died, the SA haven't able to remove its functions as Informant that was imbued inside its soul. One must take out the Informant brand on the soul for it to happen. But because Argen successfully absorb it, he is able to receive missions and rewards from SA through the SAI's soul.
But of course, the SA can still brand a new Informant with the same function as the old one.
"So I'm both a system and a host huh? So what difference does that make? One person less? Seriously, what are the benefits?" Argen pondered hard and after a moment, he thought of the answer.
I'm a system that is not bounded by limitations in materializing because once I was reformed, I became a host in a way that I became human once again and freely exist and interact with the outside world which normal systems cannot.
Without a system, the 'host' is just any normal cultivator without the benefits of having a system. I won't have a system panel, EXP (for leveling up to the next stage) storage and money slots, and many more if I am a cultivator without a system.
Because I am both, I can freely use system points and EXP for hosts and combine them which gives an output that is much powerful than my fellow peers of the same level or stage.
I can level up through missions, (system's and host's benefits) cultivating, training, or perhaps killing cultivators or monsters (host's benefits).
"But I remember that a system is somewhat immortal if the host is still alive. Because I'm both, what happens if I am murdered? Will I die or not?" This question bothered him until a voice resounded inside his mental world.
"----it's already 3 pm and if you won't wake up, I'm gonna kiss you~"
Argen panicked and immediately exited his mental world.
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As soon as he snapped his eyes open, he was greeted with a pair of lips making its way to his.
He immediately pushed aside the female and rushed towards a far corner of the room.
"W-what are you...!?" Argen observed with horror as the vixen, whom was obviously displeased, licked her lips in annoyance.
"I bought you and you won't submit to me?! You should be thankful I haven't brand you into a slave!" She clicked her tongue in irritation. "So, what is your stage?" She scanned Argen from head to toe.
'I can't seem to feel the existence of his spiritual essence. Is it possible that he doesn't have it?' She thought and sighed in disappointment. 'Perhaps he's a trash... Such a shame of good looks. I think only people like me will accept him for carnal pleasures'
Argen felt a chill at her gaze and did not respond. A knock was then heard at the other side of the door.
"Miss Rena, the fourth prince has come to see you yet again" A maidservant's voice resounded.
"F*ck! How many times will I have to tell that fool to persuade his damn old man! We've already discussed that this morning!" The female stomped her feet in a rage and before she could slam the door shut, she sent a gaze at Argen as if to tell him she was not finished.
Heck she hasn't even started!
When all went back to silence, Argen wiped off his sweat and made way to his bed. He threw away the bedsheets as if that woman's scent was contagious and deadly.
"I need to get out of here" His mind formulated every possible ways to escape and he was disappointed to see it wasn't plausible without long time preparations and materials.
He checked everything inside the room including the approximate size of the room and the wall's thickness and kind.
Everything that he touched and wanted to know, a panel then appears inside his mind and gave a brief introduction at the material or product.
Of course, only the things he learnt and remembered from SA before he had forgotten when his host was still alive, could only be identified.
When he was reformed, he was afraid to forget things anymore, therefore he remembered them to heart after he first opened his eyes.
Argen activated the system's divine scrutiny and covered a 100m area of circumference.
He studied the place for a minute before he was exhausted.
"The walls are made of [Stonealloy] and only the full might of an Earthly Martial 9 can break it." Argen paused for a short moment before reality hit him. "This is not good! That b*tch is at least in the lowest rank of Sky Martial and I'm in Earthly Martial 1. Can I escape? I don't want to give up my virginity to just a random stranger!"
Not a month has passed by since he was reformed and he has already met a Sky Martial powerhouse as his enemy!
Argen opened up the mission panel with hope and read it.
[Achieve Earthly Martial 2 in 2 days.
Rewards: 3 SP and obtain 1 random technique through draw.
Failure Penalty:
If you try till the end: Cannot advance to Earthly Martial 2 for two weeks.
If you give up or don't even try: Cannot advance to Earthly Martial 2 for a month ]
"Seems plausible" He smiled but the mission rewards are still insufficient for escaping.
Argen frowned dejectedly. "There's still hope!" He stood up and lit his eyes. "There's no problem without a solution!"
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At another mansion overseeing a small village of their clan, on top of its mountainous region was a pair of father and daughter.
"Daddy! Have you taken him yet? I wanna have him!"
A beautiful girl, about Argen's age, was adamantly pulling her father's sleeves for attention.
"Don't worry. I have tracked down the buyer and it turns out it was the bastard Geriko family. They are indeed powerful but the rebellion is rapidly approaching. That family's power is deeply connected with the royal family and after the rebellion overthrows the emperor, they would be too weak to even put up a fight and during that time, we snatch the boy. Okay honey?" The father patted his daughter's head and reassured her.