The Sad Life(ves?) of a Chinese Teen

Chapter 2: Work for that Weeb Shit

"I have a question." Something had been bothering Yunqing ever since he heard his system speak.

[If it's not stupid, sure.]

"... Why did you use a girly beauty ad voice when you first spoke?"

Bing Xing was speechless.

[... Cause I wanted to try the new voice changing function the Boss gave us...]

Awkward silence filled the room.

[I swear, it's nothing weird okay.]

"... Sure."

Bing Xing coughed and quickly moved on.

[So, of course, you will get benefits too.

The place you are in right now is your 'System Space'. Your space is your 'rest area' between missions and when you transfer to another world.

After analyzing your data, the space was modeled after what we thought you would enjoy most.

And since your data said that you barely slept in a bed, along with spending most time at your desk, the other systems and I decided to just have a desk and not bother with a bed.]

... It doesn't mean I don't want a bed, ah!

Yunqing wanted to file a complaint for unequal treatment.

Discrimination!

I like them king-size beds too!

"Can you, like, get the bed back for me?"

[Yes, but not for free.]

"... Well rip."

[Every world you visit will have 'missions' issued by our client, the wronged soul.

Every mission successfully completed will result in 'points'.

The harder the mission, the higher the points.

At the end, if the soul is satisfied with your work, they can give you something like a tip.

That tip can be from more points to materialistic items.

If you do manage to get your hand on an item, it can be kept to be used by you in your other missions. They can also be sold for points or traded for other items.

That place where things can be bought and traded is an online, interactive market called 'Galaxy Marketplace'.]

"Wait, so System's can sell and get things as well?"

[Yes.

We are just as alive and needy as our Hosts are.]

... Did he just low-key mock me?!

"But aren't you a ball? How are balls supposed to use anything when they don't have hands?"

Bing Xing felt something like an arrow peirce his cold heart.

[Oi oi oi... Do you really think so low of me?

I have a human body too! One that is way better than a normal human's body, actually!]

[Yunqing... This... Really hurts my pride you know?]

"Then why are you in a ball form?"

[Because most people that read system novels expect us to be a weird ball thing.

So to prevent shock, all System's default body form is this ugly metal ball.