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The light in the rented room was dim. The monitor’s cold glow fell on Jiang Yi’s deathly pale face. The air was thick with the stench of spoiled instant noodles, mixed with the acrid smell of cheap cigarettes. Jiang Yi stared fixedly at the progress bar on the screen, his eyes bloodshot. Look closely, and you could even see his fingers trembling slightly. He was hungry, and excited.

“System upgrade in progress… 99%…”

He had been staring at those green pixelated words for three whole hours.

A history-channel content creator on the verge of starving to death, he saw the “Myriad Worlds Conversation System” that had suddenly dropped into his lap as his last lifeline. He couldn’t afford the rent. Next month, he’d be sleeping under a bridge.

“Ding!”

A crisp electronic chime rang out in the stillness of the room. Jiang