[ SEARCHING FOR SPIRITUAL INFORMATION... ]
[ SPIRITUAL INFORMATION CANNOT BE DETECTED! ]
[ RESTARTING SYSTEM... ]
[ SYSTEM SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED. ]
[ INITIATING HIGH-LEVEL SEARCH... ]
[ SPIRIT FROM A HIGHER DIMENSION DETECTED! ]
"Huh? W-what do you mean by a spirit from a higher dimension? Is that some kind of divine dimension?" Zhou Yang asked.
[ NO DEFINITE INFORMATION AVAILABLE! ]
Standing just a few meters away, I overheard the words spirit and higher dimension. A realization dawned upon me—could this world be far removed from the dimensional levels of my own?
One thought crossed my mind: could I use the Main Character of this world to my advantage?
I smiled in delight, and before I realized it, I started laughing out loud. The person looked at me with a mixture of fear and confusion.
"?"
[ DETECTED: NO INTENTION TO ATTACK! ]
'So, they're not an enemy?'
[ THAT IS LIKELY. ]
"...."
"Ahem! Can we talk for a moment?" I asked.
Zhou Yang exchanged glances with his system before finally responding, "S-sure." He still seemed scared. Was it because I was from a higher dimension? Hmm, that's possible...
I stepped closer. "Are you a reincarnator? Were you once a peak-stage cultivator? Are you communicating with a system right now?" I asked curiously. Zhou Yang, upon hearing my questions, only grew more fearful and began wondering how I knew so much.
With hesitation and lingering fear, Zhou Yang asked me nervously, "H-how do you know that?"
Of course, having seen him behaving like a lunatic earlier, I responded casually with just one word: "Eavesdropping." He fell silent for a moment before asking again, "Y-you were eavesdropping on me this whole time?"
I nodded. His face turned red. "Did y-you also hear me shouting like a madman?" He seemed embarrassed.
Since I'm an honest person, I nodded again. I was curious to see his reaction. He froze.
"....." Just as I expected, he was speechless.
The atmosphere grew awkward.
I started thinking about how ancient characters in fantasy novels speak. "It seems like you have some trouble, young one."
"How should I address you? Old Spirit? Or perhaps Old God?"
Upon hearing Zhou Yang's straightforward words, the system looked visibly panicked, hoping Zeyric Valen wouldn't take it to heart.
'Did he just call me old?' Zeyric thought.
The word "old" struck a nerve. Yet, since Zeyric was currently in his spirit form, he couldn't physically lash out, no matter how much he wanted to.
[ RETRACT YOUR WORDS IMMEDIATELY, HOST! ]
"Did I say something wrong?" Zhou Yang asked the system, then turned his gaze back to Zeyric.
The system could only sigh and decided not to interfere further. A while ago, when it attempted to check Zeyric Valen's identity, it discovered something alarming.
Flashback
Using its managerial authority, the system had been unable to forcibly access Zeyric's identity. This was because Zeyric was classified as a spirit from a higher dimension.
For the safety of its host, however, the system broke heavenly rules and decided to report this anomaly to its superiors.
The system functions as a holographic interface, but the entities controlling the system exist on various hierarchical levels:
1. President
2. CEO
3. Chief Manager
4. Manager
5. Employee
The lowest level, employees, can only execute tasks based on system guidelines. Managers, however, can perform higher functions like granting rewards, providing support, and operating stores.
Rather than explaining the roles in excruciating detail, let's move on to why the system felt fear upon discovering Zeyric Valen's information.
Back to Present
After reporting and waiting for a response, the system's manager, Andromax Yuyu, along with his superiors, were shocked. They couldn't access detailed information about Zeyric's identity. All they received were two phrases:
1. "A spirit from the highest dimension with immeasurable power."
2. "A spirit that is still alive."
The phrases "immeasurable power" and "still alive" left everyone who read them both astounded and puzzled.
The Chief Manager promptly reported this to the CEO, who, in turn, informed the President. Consequently, Zeyric Valen's identity was classified, and the system was only permitted to provide two lines of information to its host.
Back in the present, Zhou Yang, rather than being paralyzed with fear, felt an unfamiliar surge of emotion. For the first time, even more so than when facing masters and grandmasters in his previous life, he felt a fiery, volcano-like determination erupting within.
It was excitement—a burning, uncontainable excitement. Now aware of Zeyric's extraordinary nature, Zhou Yang resolved to speak with newfound confidence and boldness.
Perhaps Zhou Yang saw this as a golden opportunity to be taught something valuable by Zeyric. Whether fate would align with his aspirations, only time would tell.
'Time to butter up this higher being!' Zhou Yang thought, his resolve solidifying.
Yet their thoughts couldn't have been more different.
'I'm going to exploit you! Kekeke!' Zeyric's devious inner monologue revealed his true intentions.
Zhou Yang believed the spirit before him, Zeyric Valen, to be an overwhelmingly powerful entity capable of traversing worlds as a spirit. But he couldn't have been more wrong.
Little did Zhou Yang know, Zeyric Valen was simply a human with unique abilities. Though human, Zeyric hailed from a higher dimension than Zhou Yang's world.
In novels and comics, entities from higher dimensions tend to dominate lower ones. But in his own dimension, Zeyric was one of the weakest humans alive.
Such is life... of a LAZY SLACKER!
And so, the story begins with these two contrasting individuals:
One, a reincarnated former Emperor of the Invincible Sword.
The other, a mere mortal from perhaps the HIGHEST DIMENSION, who happens to be a SLACKER!
Let's see what fate has in store for these two!