As soon as the system heard the magical words 'first case,' his eyes shone in delight. Zion glanced at two heart-shaped emojis forming in 007's eyes in an enlarged shape. This kind of image made the system look even more...girlish.
Zion couldn't help but avert his eyes. Didn't that Methu man feel embarrassed while coding such a strange artificial intelligence system? But nevermind. His focus was solely to find out more about this system and increase the chances of his survival. Right now, he didn't even know what he looked like.
As for the two heart-shaped emojis: Zion had an idea about what this meant. Was this artificial intelligence lusting after ladies? He had caught this system reacting the same way after seeing those women a while ago.
Zion couldn't help but furrowed his brows at that. He had an ominous hunch in his heart but didn't dwell on it more, since he lacked evidence. But his heart was telling him to be wary of such a system.
Sure enough, the system opened his lecherous mouth and revealed his hidden intentions.
"The first case is of a victim named Princess Lia!" Lia? Was it that girl who had glanced at him gently a while ago? Zion couldn't help but turn back at the girl, only to find her staring at him. He was stunned, but before he could retract his gaze, the girl averted her eyes and smiled at the pink gown girl.
"And what to speak about the princess? She is elegant, brave, confident, and fulfills the promise she makes! But the most important thing is that Princess Lia is currently single! Do you know what that means?" The system gave out a dirty laugh, hiding his mouth with his hands. "This means that everything big in her body can be yours! She will warm your bed at night and won't let you die of boredom because she's really talkative-"
Zion squinted his eyes at the system. He knew if he let this lecherous system continue, the latter would go into extreme details, creating a p*rn story. So he expertly interrupted the words of this immoral system. "Are you a detective system or a perverted matchmaking system?"
"I'm a perverted detective system!"
This virtual thing even admitted to his face. Zion's mouth twitched at that.
Now, he could already tell that mishap must have occurred while creating this system, and it ended up like this. He even knew that the Methu man wouldn't pick up his call either if he asked for help. But he still wanted to try it.
"System, help."
"I'm contacting the higher authority right now!" And another screen surfaced before Zion's eyes, showing a pop-up where a few words were written:
'Wait, contacting the higher-ups.'
But these words suddenly changed into:
'The higher-ups are not available right now. Please wait and contact us some other time.'
Zion sneered. As expected of those people who dared to force a perverted system onto his shoulders.
"I'm sorry, host. I cannot contact them temporarily." The furry man's image appeared on the screen again.
"Can you send them a message?"
The furry image nodded.
Zion's mouth stretched to form a smirk. "Then send them this: 'Let's see how long you guys plan to keep your mouths shut. You dare to create a perverted detective system and force me to use it?! If I ever meet you another day, you guys will face demise for sure.' And send this message on an urgent basis. Make sure you broadcast on their channel so that everyone can hear."
When he imagined the creased brows and widened eyes of those people after reading this message, his mood lifted instantly.
Wait, didn't he forget something? "System, the case."
"Oh, right!" The system thought of something and said, "Just wait a while, and you'll know the details. A small tip. Princess Lia is an important person in this case."
Zion thought he would just wander around and get more information about this world until the case was revealed. At this moment, he still didn't know a thing, which was dangerous for his survival.
Just then, he heard a voice.
"Servant 52, bring me some wine." The woman in the pink gown said in a high-pitched voice filled with impatience, "What're you standing there for? I'm thirsty!"
Zion glanced toward Lia and left the room, paddling in the long, endless corridor. The walls were filled with many images of people and war as the red carpet decorated this place. These people really seemed to like the red color. "System, will I get to see the memories of this body?"
"Host, this function is not available yet. Please be patient until we bring more updates in the future."
The furry man stood on the screen in front of Zion's eyes and got a headache looking at the outfit. He rubbed the bridge of his nose and said, "Can't you change what you look like?"
"Host, I've been programmed to become Methuselah's shadow, who is the most handsome and dashing man in the entire universe-"
"Define the universe." Zion interrupted the system's words. He knew he couldn't find straight answers, so he would ask a few more queries about the universe to get more information about where this system's origin. But 007 was stupid. So the latter would naturally take the bait.
Sure enough, the system nodded as if he were an adult who was supposed to guide the children properly. "The universe is filled with planets and living beings, and there are many such universes like this. The place you came from, Earth, comes under the category of middle-level planets under the control of the higher-level beings. There are also lower-level ones, but the host doesn't need to know about them."
Zion quickly caught the hidden meaning behind these words. Wasn't the system describing heaven, Earth, and hell in the modern language? "So that Methu man belonged to the higher-level planet?"
"Yes, he's one of the most dedicated people who control the technology of the world."
Zion also wanted to know why they summoned him to this world. So he used this opportunity and asked, "They're also humans?"
"Host, they are also souls, just with a different type of body and authority. They exist to maintain all the middle-level planets and see that these planets run smoothly."
"And what about the planet I'm on currently?"
"Host, this is also a middle-level planet, Earth version 2."
Now, everything was crystal clear before Zion's eyes. Something must have definitely happened to this current world, and the higher-level beings arranged for such a system to save this world from being destroyed. So the reason he was summoned was probably to save this place.
But why him? He was just a detective and didn't even have excellent martial art skills of the ancient or medieval times, and this current world seemed to be in the latter setting.
There could be only one reason: saving the world perhaps required his deduction skills; and second, the higher-beings maybe had little time, resulting in such a gross mistake while creating a system.
Just as he was thinking about this, he saw a few guards rushing into the corridor. They walked past him, followed by a king with veins popping on his forehead, and they were all heading toward Princess Lia's room.
Zion frowned and followed them. It looked like he would discover what the case was soon enough.