Chương 4: Have I Went Insane? Welp, It Can’t Be Helped Then.

Welp, It Can't Be Helped Then.

With no one except Ren Qingquan in his room, I realized I didn't have anything to do. So, I decided to deepen my understanding of my abilities. At first, I wanted to try upgrading other abilities. But recalling the 9 remaining points I have, I decided to keep them for later. Now then, which ability should I test first? Perhaps I should start with the most important one? As for the most important ability, for me right now, it is definitely [Anchor].

As long as I haven't found a way to leave this dark space, I would need to depend on this ability to contact the outside world and find my chance. Once I have made up my mind, I begin to act. The first thing I need to do is to check how lending my cheat abilities to other creatures works. I tried to recall the memories that came with my cheat ability, and soon found a way to do so. First, I need to activate my [Scan] and detect the creatures within the surrounding area.

Then, I simply need to choose which ability I want to lend and will [Anchor] to lend it to them. That doesn't sound difficult at all. But here comes the problem: the range of [Scan] that I can activate through Ren Qingquan is only 11 meters radius around his body. That is barely enough to detect part of Ren Qingquan's courtyard. As a core member of the Ren family, Ren Qingquan has his own courtyard. It consisted of three buildings and a gate, surrounding an open field with a well in one corner.

One building serves as his bedroom, one as his guestroom and dining room, and the last as his bathroom and storage room. Meanwhile, behind the building that serves as his bedroom, a vast expanse of greenery stretches. Due to the sheer size of his courtyard, the only things within my [Scan] radius are the area full of greenery, the field, the building Ren Qingquan used as his bedroom, the building he used as his bathroom, and the building he used as a dining room.

The most important thing is that within the range of my scan, I couldn't find a single person except for Ren Qingquan! It also means I couldn't activate [Anchor] to lend my ability to others. I had considered lending my skill to the mosquitoes or other insects in the room. But, lending my abilities costs an unknown amount of points, which I haven't even understood the worth of. What if gathering even 1 point actually took a ton of effort?

Won't I take a massive loss when the mosquito I lent my ability to got slapped to death? Furthermore, even if mosquitoes or other insects I lent my abilities to aren't smacked to death, their lifespan is extremely short anyway. In less than a year, they would've died already. From the memories regarding [Anchor], I haven't seen any mention of a refund when the creature I lent my abilities to died, which makes me assume that the point I spent to lend them my abilities will simply disappear when they are killed.

So, I patiently waited until the right moment to activate [Anchor] on a human. A being that could live for a much longer time than insects. It's not as if the wait will last long. According to what I've seen in the original Ren Qingquan's memory. Although he rarely saw his father and grandfather, he was actually doted on by both. I dare bet that not long after he woke up, Ren Qingquan would be called to meet the two of them. At that time, I could immediately activate [Anchor] on either his dad or his gramps.

Now that I think about it, between his dad and his grandfather, his dad is a much better candidate. Mainly because his father's influence is significant enough to have access to important information, while he isn't old enough to have one foot in the grave like Ren Qingquan's grandfather. I shook my head, or at least did a motion I think is shaking my head, and pushed back the idea to experiment on [Anchor] for now. Instead, I begin to compare the remaining abilities I had before deciding to experiment on [Scan].

As for [Calculate] and [Devour], I decided to skip them for now because they are either too vague or require other material to test. This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it. Through the [Scan] on Ren Qingquan, I began to test [Scan]'s limit. First, I did my best to extend the range of [Scan] beyond 11 meters. But even after trying for an hour, I still failed to do so.

It seems the range of [Scan] can only be increased by spending points, or perhaps the way I tried to expand it is wrong. Then I stopped and checked what I could already detect from [Scan]. Sight, smell, and sound are something I am already used to. So, I immediately focused on my ability to sense energy. First, I focused on the air and detected traces of energy from the technique Xiao Cai used to heal Ren Qingquan. That energy is quickly dispersing and will most likely disappear entirely soon.

Except for that energy, I tried several other means to check the air but found no other energy. So, I focused my attention on Ren Qingquan, who currently lies on his bed. Activating [Scan] while focusing my attention on his body, I begin to sense the energy within it. Compared to the amount of energy in Xiao Cai's body, the amount of energy in Ren Qingquan's body is pitifully small! Not only did he lack the energy Xiao Cai had in her abdomen.

But the energy that circulates around Ren Qingquan's body is incredibly thin. Is this really the energy contained in a Martial Master realm martial artist? Or is the amount of energy contained within Ren Qingquan lessened because he was recently injured? Suppose the energy within Ren Qingquan's body is indeed on a normal Martial Master's level. It would mean Xiao Cai is definitely not a simple person! Then I begin to imagine how she might be an assassin, or some kind of vigilante with a double identity.

And so, a whole day and night passed while I experimented with my [Scan], imagining nonsensical things, and trying to possess Ren Qingquan's body while he was unconscious. What a pity. Even though he is unconscious, I could only receive the sense felt by Ren Qingquan and still couldn't control his body. That makes me feel a bit disappointed. Luckily, although I couldn't control Ren Qingquan's body even when he was unconscious, I had found an interesting thing that caught my attention.

I could actually generate a 3D map of objects within the range of my [Scan] using [Calculate]. I guessed I should be able to send the 3D map I imagined to Ren Qingquan through our connection via the [Anchor] ability. But Ren Qingquan is currently unconscious, so I couldn't test it. As I am starting to run out of things to do while waiting for Ren Qingquan to wake up from his coma, I decided to spend my time training the ability to imagine 3D objects.

After a few hours of training, although I couldn't imagine an incredibly intricate detail, I could already recreate the area of Ren Qingquan's courtyard that's within my [Scan] with a considerable amount of detail. At least the detail is good enough for a map. After all, what kind of System doesn't have a system map? That's right. Although a bit unwilling, I've also been trying my best to work as a System and help this guy to survive.

Although the system map I could create is only 11 meters in radius from Ren Qingquan, that's still a system map! I won't accept anyone's opinion that says otherwise! Then, I begin to play around with my newfound power. After tinkering for a long time, I found a way to turn the 3D images I imagined into some sort of hologram. Looking at an illusory 3D map that existed in front of me, which was the result of my whole night of training, I spent some time appreciating it.

The 3D map works much like the screen I sent to Ren Qingquan. It is basically a hallucination I crafted and solidified with the help of [Calculate]. Now that I've created another illusory thing in front of me. I am starting to think I might have a mental illness. But who cares! I don't think a normal person could stay long under my current situation. After being stuck inside an empty space for god knows how long, losing a screw or two is already a good end!

At least I didn't turn into a crazy person that seek revenge against the world or something cringe like that. Even though I said so, concluding I might actually be slightly bonkers still makes me feel sad. So I focused my attention on perfecting the 3D map I could create. Unknowingly, several hours have passed. While I am tinkering with the map in front of me, the attention I left on my [Scan] saw Ren Qingquan's body begin to move.

While moving slowly like a ninety-year-old man, Ren Qingquan finally sat on his bed after some difficulty. Through [Scan], I saw him touching his stomach and caressing it slowly like a pregnant mother caressing her unborn child.

"Darn, that traumatized me. I forgot that Ren Qingquan has been injured." Ren Qingquan said, before suddenly slapping himself. Through [Anchor], I could hear him repeatedly reprimanding himself.

'I am so stupid! The original Ren Qingquan never mentioned himself in the third person! If someone saw or heard it, they might be suspicious and think of me as a body-stealing demon!' I saw his expression shift from red to pale, then to a bluish hue. While I am appreciating Ren Qingquan's chameleon act, I saw him pull his hair.

'Argg, I am so stupid! I AM REN QINGQUAN! There is no such thing as original Ren Qingquan!' As I don't want to watch this pitiful self-abuse show any further, I decided to show my presence by sending him several screens. [Ding! Congratulations on surviving in another world for a day. Several newbie missions have been posted.] [Newbie mission 1: Travel around the Ren Family's residence and [Scan] the whole place. Reward: System Map function.] [Newbie Mission 2: Devour 1 point worth of energy. Reward: Unlock Mission function (full version).] As I am currently stuck in this empty space, I need a way to control Ren Qingquan to do my bidding. With the extensive knowledge about cheat systems that I have in my memory, I decided to add a mission function for Ren Qingquan. After all, it's normal for a system to release missions, right? ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯