The Master of All-Heavens Systems

Chapter 79: Creating a Grandpa in a Ring

"The main structure is done. Now it's time to set the specific rules."Looking at the black-gold scroll floating on the workbench, Li Yu nodded with a smile. "First, let's establish the system's basic functions.""This system will take the form of an old grandpa who follows the host around. So, there won't be any interfaces or anything like that. Everything will be explained by the old grandpa. The system functions will be centralized in the grandpa."Thinking of this, Li Yu chuckled. "A system without an interface, fully controlled by AI. It's quite an upgrade!""First, the system needs to monitor all of the host's data in real-time."Sitting at the table in the inn room, Li Yu picked up the teapot, poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, and continued setting up the system functions."Since there's no interface, there's no need for name, age, and the like. It only needs to monitor the levels of Dou Qi, cultivation techniques, battle techniques, soul strength, and alchemist rank.""Specific level rules will be set according to the copied data. Dou Qi levels range from first stage Dou Qi to Dou Emperor. Cultivation techniques and battle techniques are graded from Heaven, Earth, Mystic, and Yellow. Soul strength ranges from Mortal to Emperor, and alchemist ranks from first to ninth, with an additional Emperor rank."As Li Yu spoke out his settings, mysterious characters on the black-gold scroll lit up, recording Li Yu's settings into the scroll."The basic settings are complete. Next are the various features to be enabled. What functions should be activated?"Li Yu put down his tea cup and frowned slightly."As an old grandpa following the host, it can't be a rigid system. The grandpa must have the ability to teach, explain, and resolve doubts, guiding the host's cultivation and helping them progress.""In that case... integrate all the copied knowledge into the 'Taishang Danling,' granting it intelligence equivalent to the 'Heavenly Book Spirit,' enabling it to teach, explain, and resolve doubts."As Li Yu issued the command, the mysterious characters on the black-gold scroll lit up again."This system is for alchemists, so it must enable those without alchemist qualifications to become alchemists. Therefore, an alchemist qualification granting function is necessary."Li Yu had prepared for this, making the setup quite simple."However, alchemist qualifications shouldn't be given for free. The host must pay a price."After setting up the alchemist qualification granting function, Li Yu, who never missed a chance to benefit, couldn't bear to give it away for free."But the host I have in mind is quite destitute. There's no way to extract much from him. I'll let him pay in installments. He must provide resources every month.""As for the excuse, I'll say that maintaining the 'Taishang Danling' requires energy."The characters on the black-gold scroll lit up again, recording this rule."Next are the techniques, battle skills, pill recipes, and alchemy methods. These are essential for the host's growth.""The system, as an old grandpa, can't offer things like a redemption system with clearly marked prices for the host to exchange. But these things can't be given for free either.""Let's enable a system recycling function. It will have a small resource repository that can recycle various resources and function as a storage ring, allowing the host to collect resources while leveling up. This world has many valuable things, which can be quite profitable.""Alchemy materials and the like won't be provided for exchange. The host will have to find them himself."After recording this rule, Li Yu thought of another function."To help the host grow faster, we can set up a virtual training environment. It will allow the host to identify herbs, practice alchemy, prepare medicinal mixtures, train battle skills, and simulate combat. This will be a paid service, requiring resources to activate. The fee will be ten times higher.""I'm sure once he uses this feature, he won't be able to stop. After all, I'm not here to work for free. If there's no profit, why bother?"The rule was recorded once again.At this point, Li Yu started considering the materials for the "mall base.""In this world, the thirteen heavenly cauldrons on the Heavenly Cauldron List would be suitable materials. The bones of high-level magical beasts, especially dragon and phoenix corpses, would definitely suffice.""Let's have the old grandpa guide the host to collect these. I won't do it myself. As a behind-the-scenes figure, working on the front lines is beneath me."With these issues resolved, Li Yu also enabled functions for the old grandpa to identify herbs, appraise pills, evaluate techniques and battle skills, and identify rare treasures."Right, as a system, the host must be able to act like a pig to eat a tiger and show off at the right moment. Let's add a 'Qi Concealment' function, allowing the host to hide his cultivation level and reveal it at the right time.""That should cover the basics. I can add more later if needed.""Setup complete! Start manufacturing!"Following Li Yu's command, the workbench burst into radiant light.As the light intertwined, the mysterious characters on the black-gold scroll all lit up, making the entire scroll radiate a mysterious and powerful aura."Excellent! The system is complete. Now it needs a suitable carrier."Thinking this, Li Yu's eyes lit up. "Shouldn't I give the host a ring? Rings seem quite fashionable in this world."In the previous world, Li Yu's system carrier was a stone he randomly picked up from the ground. While it had some pretense, a broken stone as a carrier was quite low-class."Since it's going to be a ring, it can't be as easily discarded as Zhou Yi's stone. So, the ring can't be too poor. Otherwise, the host might discard it, making it meaningless.""In that case, let's integrate the resource recycling function into the ring. The small resource repository can be used as a storage ring, with a larger space and more features than the so-called high-level storage rings in this world.""Also, create a virtual image of the old grandpa and bind it to the ring. This way, although the system is bound to the host's soul, it will appear as if the grandpa is hiding in the ring. Perfect, let's do that."Having finalized the plan, Li Yu searched the resource repository for materials to make the ring.After some searching, he found that the only suitable materials were the broken Buddhist artifacts from the previous world. Taking some bronze from a broken bronze cymbal, he had the system reshape it into a ring.Looking at the simple bronze ring, Li Yu nodded. "Simple yet inconspicuous. Perfect! Load the old grandpa into the ring, and it will be a complete grandpa-in-a-ring system."Stepping to the window, Li Yu glanced in the direction of the Xiao family and smiled. "Young man, the moment to change your fate is coming!"