After seeing the notification from the system, Jack was astonished by this item. Although he wasn't exceptionally intelligent, he wasn't too foolish either. He naturally understood what "Immortal" meant.
"System, is this item really immortal? If it's God, can it be destroyed?" Jack asked.
The system, upon hearing the question, was at a loss for how to respond. But upon receiving contact from God, he replied:
[Ding, of course not. The system never lies about the quality of its products.]
Hearing this, Jack was overjoyed. He laughed and said:
"Ha ha ha, I knew it. The system is the father of God. Any deity must kneel before the system."
In the system space, after hearing Jack's bold declaration, he was taken aback.
"Very impressive! It seems I've underestimated you. You're not good at anything except for having grand illusions. Although I don't have a boss at work, God's status is not much different. You even said I am the father of God, truly speechless. When you're about to die, I'll tell you what God really is. Anyway, since God isn't speaking up now, I should just ignore it."
The system chose not to respond. At this moment, saying yes or no was not appropriate. If he said yes, it would be disrespecting God, even though he deeply respected God despite only meeting once.
If he said no, he would reduce the system's credibility in Jack's eyes. This would likely cause this coward to hide in some corner he deemed safe.
It was best not to respond and let Jack have his delusions. With his rich imagination, if told he was the grandfather of Gods, he would believe it too.
After his delusions, Jack remembered the main issue and said:
"System, help me exchange for the Immortal Fire Sword. Oh, where will it be kept? I can't wander around with a sword all the time right now. I still don't have enough power to do that."
[Ding, a tattoo of it will appear on the user's right shoulder. When used, just think about it and it will appear in the user's hand.]
[Question answered, now please proceed to the payment process.]
The same screen as before appeared in front of him. A car slowly materialized, and of course, Jack was very familiar with it because it was his father's car.
At this moment, a truck was driving behind his father, and the driver seemed to be blinded by some mysterious force, continuously accelerating.
"Boom!!!"
A loud crash resounded. Though the impact came from behind, the force was so great that it put his father in critical condition.
Suddenly, he heard his father's weak voice:
"My beloved son, it seems I will soon join you. This is good, we will be reunited. It's just a pity your mother will be left all alone."
As he finished speaking, he took his last breath. Jack was stunned, tears uncontrollably streaming down his face.
This wasn't fake crying, he was genuinely heartbroken. Earlier, when his mother passed away, his heart had wavered, but since she died too quickly without leaving any last words, he didn't pay much attention.
His father's final words were the last straw, causing his emotions to overflow. His tears flowed continuously, and he sat helplessly on the ground.
"Father... Mother... I'm sorry. I'm really, really sorry. Hic hic..."
The system, upon witnessing this scene, became even more puzzled. He thought:
"This guy seems overly emotional, huh? I just praised him, and now he's showing such a weak side. Wasn't he still happy about the wonderful item just now? Trading a mortal life for a treasure that can even fight high-level entities, isn't that a fantastic deal? Sigh, I really don't understand him."
The system, along with its other colleagues, was like that. Except when staying with those of the same level, they only exhibited rational behavior in their work.
He clearly understood that the value of the sword far exceeded a normal human life, making the exchange a super profitable deal.
Though his era didn't witness apocalyptic-level disasters targeting his race, Jack was well aware of ancient events, for his race was also ancient.
In that age, countless lives were lost unintentionally during the resource battles among high-level entities.
Though they didn't mean to, the entities' mere appearance could crack a planet. In their eyes, small beings were like dust, obviously less important than what they sought.
Moreover, an event back then wiped out nearly all intelligent beings similar to humans in a massive war. The universe lost the ability to support life, necessitating a complete reset and reconstruction.
The number of lives lost, like Jack's parents, was beyond comprehension. A hunt aimed at life itself sweeping through almost the entire universe was no joke.
Though efforts were made to intervene later, many things were irreparable and had to be restarted.
Jack's race and he didn't know the specifics since only the highest entities of that era were privy to them. But one thing was certain: their side won. Had they not, he wouldn't have been born.
His job, specifically, was to maintain order and ensure survival chances. He managed a region in the universe, checking planetary orbits and preventing extinction-level disasters for intelligent species.
Though it sounded like a lot, it was actually boring because errors requiring manual intervention occurred once in countless years.
Most of the time, he just observed. He either stayed put or wandered around his jurisdiction, observing its operation.
Seeing Jack still sitting dazed on the ground, the system felt bored but had to continue its task.
A not very detailed red tattoo appeared on Jack's right shoulder, making him feel very hot.
[Ding, the user has successfully killed his father to exchange for an item. Transaction complete.]