“You mean, as long as I complete the task, my younger sister will live, right?!” In a vast, white space, a girl with pigtails seemed to be talking to herself.
“Yes, the host only needs to collect as much emotional feedback as possible.
Enough emotional feedback will not only cure the host’s younger sister but can even allow the host to be resurrected and return to reality.” A mechanical voice, devoid of emotion, came through.
The girl’s meager chest heaved violently, her heart in extreme turmoil.
“What if my younger sister can’t hold on while I’m completing the task?” “Please rest assured, host.
During the period the host is performing tasks, the flow of time in the host’s original world will be greatly reduced, and the system will ensure the vital signs of all personnel related to the task.” Hearing the system’s assurance, the girl took a deep breath, her beautiful, large eyes shifting as if she had made some kind of decision.
“Okay, I promise you!” The girl answered firmly, her voice resolute.
The moment the girl agreed, a holographic screen suddenly appeared in front of her, with white lines roughly outlining the shape of a right hand.
“Please sign and leave a handprint, host.” She still had to sign and leave a handprint?
The girl’s fair, slender hand pressed against the screen, which disappeared after a slight vibration.
The girl suddenly felt as if she had been sold.
No, it wasn’t just a feeling.
She seemed to have indeed sold herself… But if she was sold, then so be it.
She had already died once; to have such an opportunity was an immense stroke of luck!
The girl’s name was Kyomi, twenty years old this year.
She wasn’t tall, and aside from being pretty and cute, she was unremarkable.
She had a younger sister, Eleanor, one year her junior.
Unlike Kyomi, Eleanor was very tall, with a completely mature figure and a strong personality.
Compared to Kyomi, she was more like the older sister.
A few months ago, Eleanor was diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer.
A bolt from the blue!
Such shocking news added insult to injury for their already struggling family.
Kyomi’s parents borrowed money and took out loans everywhere, their hair turning white in just a few days.
Kyomi, even more so, took on multiple jobs.
Neglecting her studies, working day and night, and constantly taking on part-time work, she pushed herself until she finally collapsed while delivering food.
Kyomi woke up again in this vast, white space.
An entity calling itself a system told her to undertake tasks, and upon completion, her younger sister’s illness would be cured, and she would be resurrected back into the real world.
How could Kyomi refuse?!
After some communication with the system, Kyomi also learned about her task.
Simply put, she had to go to a game world, become an NPC in that game world, and then frantically collect emotional feedback from both the characters within the game world and the players outside of it—the more, the better!
“Please select the game world, host.” Kyomi jolted, solemnly looking at the games the system presented.
She chose Allogene with almost no hesitation.
She chose Allogene because it was the only game Kyomi had ever played, and her favorite one.
Before her younger sister was diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer, Kyomi was a true hardcore player.
A veteran player with 100% map exploration and a maximum level of 60, she had originally thought about creating a new account to start over, but in the end, she didn’t get the chance.
Kyomi was very familiar with the Allogene story, having already reached Natlan in the main storyline, up to the part where the Pyro Archon shattered the false sky with a single punch.
Thinking about her task and connecting it to reality, there was almost no game more suitable than Allogene!
“Would the host like to open the Newbie Gift Pack?” There’s a Newbie Gift Pack too?
Kyomi silently thought, “Open.” “Seven clones are ready for deployment.
Please select the country and identity for each clone; please shape the image for each clone; please select the gender for each clone; please set the personality for each clone; please…” A long string of system messages appeared, and Kyomi was stunned for a moment before reacting.
Clones?
After carefully reviewing the system’s introduction, Kyomi quickly straightened her expression and became serious.
Was this asking her—no, asking her clones to truly descend upon the continent of Teyvat, to truly become residents of Teyvat?!
And even from birth!
Kyomi’s breathing began to quicken.
Was the situation a bit too grand right from the start?
And that thing about controlling seven clones at once, could she really do it?!
Countless questions appeared in Kyomi’s small mind.
After a long while, Kyomi reacted and began to carefully study the gift pack provided by the system.
Namely, the seven clones.
When setting the actual gender, appearance, and personality for the clones, Kyomi realized what “everything is difficult at the beginning” meant.
She didn’t expect the first step of the task to be this challenging… Two days later.
Drawing inspiration from other game and anime characters, Kyomi finally completed the design of the seven clones.
Looking at her masterpiece, she nodded, very satisfied.
If it weren’t for the fact that she wouldn’t get hungry, sleepy, or tired in this space, Kyomi would never have been able to complete the design so quickly.
These were just very basic designs.
Kyomi only outlined the general profiles, ensuring the appearance and personality of each clone.
Even so, it took her so much time.
As for whether these clones would ultimately turn out exactly as Kyomi designed them, it would depend on their future development on the continent of Teyvat.
According to the system, if a clone didn’t develop well on the continent of Teyvat, they might not even obtain a Vision… If that were the case, the role the clones could play would be very limited.
“Is the host ready to enter the game world?” Kyomi checked the seven clones again, and only after confirming everything was correct did she say, “Confirm entry!” … The continent of Teyvat.
Five golden and two purple beams of light descended from the sky, landing in various parts of the continent.
The arrival of the light beams was silent, so much so that even the Seven Archons couldn’t sense a thing.
… Mondstadt.
Following Diluc, Master Crepus, the Mondstadt wine industry magnate, once again had a daughter.
Crepus was exceptionally excited and named his precious daughter Scarlett; full name, Scarlett Ragnvindr.
… Liyue.
An ordinary couple gave birth to a baby girl on the same day.
The male head of the household named the baby girl Jade, meaning precious and natural, with a spirit as vibrant as a song.
… Inazuma.
A long-standing shrine maiden family welcomed another baby girl.
Sumeru… Fontaine… Natlan… Snezhnaya.
That night, a baby girl was born into a large family, with several older brothers and sisters above her.
The baby girl’s father named her Bianca, his second child after his son Ajax!
… The moment these clones descended upon the continent of Teyvat, Kyomi felt a tearing pain in her Sea of Consciousness.
“System, quickly, think of a way!
I’m dying, I’m going to die!” Enduring the severe pain of her consciousness being torn apart, Kyomi screamed in her mind.
Fortunately, the reliable system provided timely help, strengthening Kyomi’s mental power so that she wouldn’t collapse so quickly.
The system’s intervention just before Kyomi was about to collapse instantly relieved 99% of her mental pressure.
With the help of the system, Kyomi slowly began to get the hang of controlling these clones.
The seven clones had different personalities, but strictly speaking, they were all Kyomi.
As the clones slowly grew up, Kyomi began to feel overwhelmed.
Each of the seven clones had her own life, and it was truly beyond her capacity to control them all by herself.
By the time the seven clones were one and a half years old, Kyomi had already started to let go, no longer micromanaging every clone.
Anyway, even if she didn’t interfere, these clones would live according to the personalities she had designed for them.
Often switching to experience the lives of the clones, Kyomi also grew to like this kind of life.
Sometimes she even thought that there was nothing bad about living like this; it was much better than her previous life, where she worked like a beast of burden.
Whenever such thoughts arose, Kyomi would think of her parents and younger sister, thinking of them still enduring hardships in the real world.
This would strengthen her resolve even more!
… Seventeen years passed in a flash.