After a short while of running, a group of robbers suddenly appeared in front of Nia. Her expression changed, and she instinctively wanted to stop, but her feet refused to obey.
"This tree is mine, this road is mine..."
"Boom..."
The leader of the robbers was shouting loudly when suddenly a missile dropped from the sky, blowing him away. Shortly after, several more missiles followed, sending the remaining robbers flying, rocks and debris scattering everywhere.
Nia's body was completely out of her control as she used the earth magic skill to swiftly glide between the corpses.
"What the hell is going on...?" Nia was on the verge of losing it.
...
Far Yuan controlled Nia for a while, then let go of her, but at the same time, he projected the location of the God's Scepter into her mind.
"Who... who are you?" Nia was terrified, never having experienced anything like this.
Not only was the deadly weapon used silently, but her body was also controlled, and now this person even knew the location of the God's Scepter.
But upon seeing the map location, Nia was both surprised and delighted. The God's Scepter was the scepter of her ancestor, Queen Qingyou, and it was said to have been bestowed by the Creator God.
However, ever since Queen Qingyou passed away, the God's Scepter disappeared, and no one knew where it was. As a descendant of Queen Qingyou's bloodline, Nia naturally wanted to obtain the God's Scepter to assert the authority of her ancestors.
"I am the system."
Far Yuan thought for a moment before replying.
"A system? What system?" Nia was bewildered.
"You can think of it as a powerful entity that can help you become stronger, an omnipotent presence," Far Yuan said with a smile.
"Omnipotent? Is that true?" Nia was extremely skeptical.
"Didn't you already know? There is nothing I cannot do, nothing I do not know, including your past and future," Far Yuan paused, then added, "For example, the person you dreamt of last night."
Upon hearing this, Nia's face slightly changed. "You..."
"I have no interest in your privacy. You only need to complete the tasks I assign to receive my rewards," Far Yuan smiled. "Of course, you can also refuse. If you do, the system will leave, and the cost of knowing about the system will be the erasure of its existence from this world."
...
Far Yuan pressured and coaxed, and in the end, Nia had no choice but to submit. She didn't have any other option.
However, Far Yuan naturally had no ill intentions. It was just a small game he made out of boredom.
At the same time, this little game made Far Yuan realize something. Could the various systems he had read about in novels also be ones he had created like this?
If that was true, it was a bit scary. The protagonists in those novels, who thought they were invincible, didn't even know they were constantly being observed and studied.
...
Far Yuan didn't continue controlling Nia's actions but instead set tasks for her to complete on her own. However, he had bound the character to Nia, so the camera on the LCD screen would follow Nia's movements, allowing him to monitor everything she did.
This was far more interesting than watching a movie, especially since it was live-streamed.
During the time Nia spent completing the task, Far Yuan noticed many other mages. He found that almost all the mages were women, with very few men. Moreover, even when there were male mages, their magical talent seemed to be inferior to that of the female mages.
It seemed that women were naturally more attuned to the magical elements than men.
Far Yuan speculated that this might be related to the imbalance of yin and yang in the Steel Pearl world.
Even though 5,000 years had passed, the probability of a woman being born in the Steel Pearl world was still much lower than that of a man, although it had improved compared to the world's early days.
In fact, since the passing of Queen Qingyou, the matriarchal society had collapsed, and as powerful male warriors emerged, the status of men gradually rose. Now, men's status was no longer lower than that of women, though only a few factions still adhered to the belief in women ruling, most of them being descendants of Queen Qingyou.
...
After arranging things for Nia, Far Yuan sat back to "watch the movie" while thinking about perfecting his plans for the Steel Pearl world.
The intelligent beings were almost fully developed now, and the world's development had completely gotten on track. Even if he didn't continue to guide it, the world could continue to develop on its own, although how far it would go was uncertain.
Seeing that the sky was beginning to brighten, Far Yuan waved his hand, and a long rectangular sign appeared in his hand with the words "Magical Pet Shop" written on it in large characters.
He opened the pet shop door and hung up the sign.
Then he brought a few failed experimental Pegasus from the Steel Pearl world. He removed their useless cells, leaving only the concentrated mechanical cells, shrinking them to palm-sized.
These miniature Pegasi had snowy white fur and wings that looked capable of flying, and they could indeed fly. However, due to the experimental failure, they had lost their magical affinity and didn't pose a threat to anyone.
He placed the miniature Pegasi on the shelves, then took a book and began reading slowly.
"Since this is a fantasy world, an angel race is essential."
Far Yuan's next plan was to create the angel race. However, the creation of angels was not as simple as creating the other races.
The gods and the Yuling tribe were created at random, using the insect queen's nest for breeding. At that time, Far Yuan just wanted to see what could be produced, with no restrictions.
But now, if he wanted to specifically create a race, it wasn't something that could be done casually; it required gene technology research.
"The angels in mythology are depicted as blonde, blue-eyed, with a pair of wings..."
"Blonde hair is fine, but blue eyes are out of the question. I think mixed-blood would work better," Far Yuan murmured.
Creating humanoid creatures with wings while maintaining intelligence and allowing them to inherit these traits wasn't easy. Although it could be done using the bloodline characteristics of spiritual creatures, the wings were hard to match. The human body and bird wings didn't seem to fit well.
Far Yuan decided to research the perfect combination of human and bird genes.
"However, since they are angels, they must have powers that match. Perhaps using the genes of the gods is a good idea."
The gods Far Yuan had created previously had a natural advantage in magic cultivation. They were extremely intelligent and could learn anything immediately, mastering various magical skills effortlessly.
Unfortunately, their personalities were too unpredictable, and they loved adventures, constantly challenging magma giants and metal life species, leading to frequent deaths. Despite their superior reproductive abilities, their population never grew significantly.
Combining the genes of the gods with the wings of some powerful bird-like magical creatures, Far Yuan believed there was hope of creating the ideal angels.
Suddenly, Far Yuan put down the book and looked up, seeing a small, cute girl walk into the shop, nervously calling out, "Good morning, boss."
It was the girl who had applied for a job last night, Xu Xiaomeng. Her eyes were sparkling as she stared at the miniature Pegasi on the shelves, her face full of confusion. "Horses with wings?"