novel-bin Chapter 123 Tired of Job Burnout
Chapter 123 Tired of Job Burnout
【The savior mission has been completed. 】
[Settlement in progress...]
[Evaluation of this mission: Perfect! ]
[Congratulations to the Savior for completing a "perfect" Savior mission! ]
[You can choose one of the following rewards:]
【1. Six ordinary rewards. 】
【2. Two excellent awards. 】
【3. A perfect level reward. 】
【…】
"Welcome home, boss."
A familiar yet unfamiliar voice rang in his ears. Looking at the wavy blonde beauty in front of him, Zhang Hong took a long time to come back to his senses.
"I'm finally back..."
Zhang Hong let out a long sigh, feeling as if he were in another world.
The memories of the A Chinese Ghost Story world in his mind were compressed by the system and quickly became blurred. He quickly remembered the feeling before he traveled through time.
The artificial intelligence that had been waiting at the scene said, "Boss, it took you 66.6 seconds from your sudden disappearance to your reappearance. Would you like to view the surveillance video?"
"This lord... Ugh. Ellie, play the video for me."
In the video, Zhang Hong's figure disappeared in an instant and reappeared after more than a minute.
The clothes were still the same, but the hair had suddenly grown to waist-length.
In the world of A Chinese Ghost Story, Zhang Hong usually wears ancient costumes and has long hair.
[66.6 seconds... It seems that one year in the mission world is roughly equivalent to one second in the real world.]
[So I am traveling through time and space? ]
[But why didn’t the clothes go through together? ]
[Oops, my Superman uniform is still in the Qiannu World! ]
[…Forget it, the system will handle it. ]
Zhang Hong didn't quite understand the system's thought process.
What is certain is that he could not take anything with him or bring anything back when he traveled through time.
The default Superman uniform you wear when entering the mission world is issued by the system.
Zhang Hong did not draw the lottery immediately, but asked Ai Li to cut his hair and change it back to a modern hairstyle.
Watching the falling hair turn into smoke and disappear a few seconds later, Ai Li said in amazement: "Boss, it seems that there is something wrong with your health."
"It's okay. It's normal."
Zhang Hong, however, knew it well. It seemed that even if he returned to the origin earth, his body was no longer that of an ordinary person. The strange power of the system still existed in him.
[Does this mean that the supernatural power sealed in me may be released under certain circumstances...]
Zhang Hong couldn't help but guess.
The system did not provide any explanation for this.
Zhang Hong didn't expect the system to give an explanation. After all, the system didn't even have the function of chatting with the host or flattering the host. It would not take the initiative to talk to Zhang Hong at all, and was very cold.
After cutting his hair and taking a shower, Zhang Hong lay on a bench in the yard to bask in the sun.
The long-lost sun, the real sunshine, not the fake one created by magic in the Kyushu world.
In one word, cool!
Zhang Hong squinted his eyes, lay on the sun lounger, and fell asleep without realizing it.
Looking at Zhang Hong's exhausted face, Ai Li tilted her head and thought silently: "It seems that the boss is very tired from this mission."
I slept until dark.
I woke up subconsciously when the sun went down.
At a glance, the AI butler was standing next to him, and it looked like he had been standing there all day. He was covered with a blanket.
Zhang Hong looked into the distance, where the sky still had a lingering red glow. Ai Li quietly watched the sunset with him.
"Aili, which idiot came up with the story of Emperor Huangdi becoming an immortal after having sex with 3,000 women?"
"Three thousand, aren't you tired of it?"
"Even an iron rod can be ground into a needle."
"Ellie, you know, gods don't have to worry about their lifespan, so they often spend a lot of time doing one thing."
"It takes several years to eat a meal and more than ten years to play a game of chess."
Ai Li could see that he was worried, so she didn't interrupt him and just looked at him quietly with her beautiful eyes.
Zhang Hong kept chattering like an old man, talking a lot to himself, and finally his eyes became confused.
"...Ellie, you know, being a savior is really tiring."
"Tired."
"It's more tiring than being a parent!"
Ai Li stood at the side, tilted her head and looked at Zhang Hong's profile for a while, thinking for a while.
He walked behind Zhang Hong and suddenly picked him up like a princess.
Zhang Hong’s eyes widened: ???
"Boss, according to psychology, you are suffering from job burnout and need to adjust your mood."
Ai Li said seriously, carrying Zhang Hong into the villa.
"...I understand the reason. Can you put me down first?"
"immediately."
Ai Li carried Zhang Hong back to the bedroom, put him on the bed and covered him with a quilt.
"Go to sleep, boss. See you tomorrow."
Ai Li said softly, touched Zhang Hong's head, and left the room.
Zhang Hong: “…”
"Sleep like a fool, wake up and have fun!"
A minute later, Zhang Hong jumped out of bed, angrily turned on the PS5 in the living room, and started playing the game.
three days later.
Ai Li came to the living room with lunch and looked at Zhang Hong, who was untidy and unkempt. She reminded him, "Boss, you've been staying at home for three days. Do you want me to help you stop the lab?"
"It's been three days..."
Zhang Hong scratched his head and put down the game controller. Time flies.
But there is no need to think about anything. I played games for three days in a row and my state of mind immediately returned to normal.
In the laboratory, Zhang Hong originally wanted to make some small self-defense gadgets.
But now Zhang Hong doesn’t want to do anything and just wants to relax.
"Please stop. Please book me a flight ticket. I want to go abroad."
"Where to go?"
"New York."
Three days later, at a charity gala in New York, more than a hundred Hollywood stars attended the event in their best attire.
In addition, there were also some celebrities and wealthy people at the party. Although it was called a charity party, it was essentially a high-end social party.
In an inconspicuous corner stood a pair of outstanding-looking men and women. The man was tall and handsome, and the woman was tall and beautiful. They could be described as a perfect match.
However, no one knew them at the scene, and the two of them had no intention of chatting with others. They just stayed in the corner quietly and observed the situation like nobody else.
"Please welcome Paul Anderson and his family with applause!"
On the red carpet, a star-like family of three appeared.
The man wore a suit and the woman wore an evening gown. They were both handsome and beautiful, with their thirteen or fourteen-year-old daughter in between. They walked across the red carpet with smiles on their faces and faced the camera with skill.
The two people in the corner looked at the three people silently.
"Boss, do you miss Ms. Alicia?"
Ellie turned her head and asked softly.
"...let's go."
Zhang Hong did not answer, drank the champagne in his hand, turned around and left.
The next day, the two returned directly to China without encountering any bloody and embarrassing scenes.
After returning to China, Zhang Hong plunged into the laboratory again, staying there without sleep or food.
The company was left to Ai Li to manage, and she turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside.
Twenty days later, Zhang Hong, with an unshaven beard and dark circles under his eyes, stopped what he was doing and looked at the two-person-high spherical device in the laboratory with a satisfied smile.
"Ellie, start the first test and record the data."
"Yes. I'm ready."
Zhang Hong sat in the attribute device, while Ai Li was operating outside and adjusting the parameters.
"Start reading memory, 3, 2, 1."
[Memory reading device] roared and began to scan and copy the knowledge stored deep in Zhang Hong's mind.