Seized by the System

The Vitality concentration was dropping instead of rising, an obviously abnormal phenomenon.

Fang Ning was too lazy to care, but Sir System was not about to let him off…

“Hey, Mr. Rich Boss, do you know why this is happening?” Sir System questioned hurriedly.

“Erm, your cultivation is not using much Vitality, you’re pretty much converting vital and magical energy from consuming food and medicine. Why would it concern you if the Vitality Energy in the outside world is high or low?” Fang Ning tried to give an excuse.

Relying on this sort of lazy person to put in some effort into being concerned about strange happenings is exasperating…

“Listen to yourself, wise men have once said that it is every man’s responsibility to make sure the world prospers, of course, I would have to care…” Sir System replied adamantly.

“The wise men are right; it is every man’s responsibility. You are a system, there is no need for you to care,” Fang Ning asserted.

“That’s it! Stop your nonsense. There must be a huge conspiracy going on here. Some formidable demon in hiding must be secretly absorbing Earth’s vitality, which is causing this abnormal phenomenon,” Sir had a sudden thought, which also revealed its true agenda.

“You’ve already KO’d five Upper Realm Arhats in one go and you are still hungry?” Fang Ning was speechless.

“Yes, I am. So, are you going to search for the demon? Otherwise, I’ll turn you into a eunuch,” Sir System threatened.

“Are you still a Hero System? This is obviously the talk of a devil!” Fang Ning was rendered speechless after hearing the words.

“Erm, I’m sorry. My heroism side had indeed retrograded a little. Although, I’m doing this for the millions of people on Earth, even if my methods were a little extreme. You can’t really blame me for it since you are too lazy, you won’t take action without the right motivations,” said Sir System, who was a little embarrassed.

“Let’s just get Black Dog to investigate where the missing Vitality went first,” Fang Ning was not willing to be the runner and took the opportunity to involve Black Dog, who has not used much by them lately.

“That sounds fine. Old Yellow is still holding the fort at the Scientific Academy in Morality City and won’t be able to leave anytime soon. Black Dog has been idle for quite a while, it’s good to let him out for some work,” Sir System agreed.

“Summon him back then…” Fang Ning was relived. He was able to delay moving about for a few days…

…

After an hour, Vigilante A appeared at the farm villa.

Black Dog Brett was wagging his tail while sitting in the courtyard, waiting for his master’s instructions.

“So, this is the situation. You would need to conduct your investigation at every corner around you and find out where did the Vitality went. You have a keen sense of smell, it should not be a problem to you,” said Fang Ning seriously.

“Don’t worry, Master. I will do my best to finish my mission as soon as possible,” Brett made the promise while holding up a front leg.

For the past few months, he could only follow behind Old Yellow at the Scientific Academy in Morality City like an assistant and it was incredibly boring.

Old Yellow was able to act like a human, mingling with experts and providing advice. Black Dog was only able to be the security, preventing non-existent thieves from entering the premises.

When both of them first came to Earth, they had the same status. In fact, Old Yellow was not as strong as he was.

After close to two years, the status of both hounds was now poles apart. He would be embarrassed if he met any of his old acquaintances from the Upper Realm.

There were rumors of an increasing number of those from the Upper Realm descending and many were looking to migrate the whole clan…

After all, after two years of transitioning, the Heavenly Axiom on Earth has evolved enough to accommodate clans from the Upper Realm.

Now that Master had finally given him a mission, he will naturally do his utmost best to perform with distinction independently.

Many of his Master’s followers had already accomplished great achievements. He had heard that the girl from the Upper Realm was given a post on a treasure land after only a few months of being the Master’s follower.

He was not about to fall behind.

“Very good. You don’t need to be too anxious about it. It is, after all, a recent phenomenon. Take it slow and be careful not to reveal anything. Don’t overexert yourself either,” Fang Ning said simply.

“Thank you, Master, for your consideration,” Black Dog was touched upon hearing the words. Other bosses would make their employees work overtime and finish the job soon, but his Master was a considerate person.

Even though they had not seen each other for a few months, his Master was still so concerned about his wellbeing. He was not the kind of Master who liked the new and loathe the old.

“You can be on your way now. Also, remember to put on the Summon Dragon God Amulet that I gave you the last time. Activate it the moment you are in danger,” Fang Ning reminded him.

“Don’t worry, Master. I am now in possession of the Interspatial Bangle. I’ll keep it close to me. I won’t lose it,” Brett promised.

Fang Ning nodded. Black Dog jumped towards the ground without hesitation and disappeared.

“Brett is an expert when it comes to earth tunneling. He is the best candidate for investigating the ley lines. After all, Vitality comes from the ley lines although their production remains a mystery,” Fang Ning said thoughtfully as he stared at where Black Dog had disappeared.

“It’s not really a mystery, you’re just too lazy to care. The Truth Department had long conducted intensive research and have since come out with a conclusion. It’s just that you don’t care much about these things,” Sir System said condescendingly.

Fang Ning was taken aback and replied in embarrassment, “There is a limit to one’s labor force. You can’t blame me. I have too much work to do. Where would I have the time to take note of every little thing?”

“Utter nonsense. Here’s the information, go read it yourself,” said Sir System with disdain.

Fang Ning squirreled away to the System Space and found a book had appeared on the table of the System Cyber Café.

Discussion: The Basic Theory of Vitality Production.

Fang Ning flipped through the book carefully and came to a realization.

Vitality was produced from certain spaces between dimensions. As for where these dimension spaces exist, no one had been able to find out as they were limited by the current methods.

Some had come up with the theory that they were caused by leaks from the Upper Realm. This would have explained why Vitality in the Upper Realm disappeared and caused them the problem of facing extinction.

The universe that housed the Earth was, after all, a vast one with no limit in sight. Vitality that leaked from the Upper Realm could potentially fit there, no matter how much of it there was.

However, no one had yet been able to prove this theory. There had been many who have arrived from the Upper Realm yet none have taken the effort to prove it.

This was why there were some who had theorized that these dimension spaces might come from a certain realm.

These realms were the creations of the Upper Realm powerhouses. They had deposited a portion of Vitality in the realms since the very beginning so they would be able to use them in case of an emergency.

There was some reasoning behind this theory, except that it had the same problem as all the other theories. It was unproven.

Any person could have a brainwave, the key was evidence.

Now that Vitality was gradually disappearing with its concentration lowering by the day, it was about to become a big problem.

Fang Ning was suddenly fearful, “Yikes, it was lucky that Sir System gave me a reminder. If Vitality was to completely disappear, it would be the end of the Vitality era. Won’t that make us…”

“I would be the happiest. All I need is a little effort and all these sages, demon lords and Buddhas would need to kneel before me…” said Sir System in delight.

“That’s wishful thinking. Do you think they wouldn’t be prepared? They could be the culprits behind this for all we know because they wouldn’t want Vitality to be wasted,” Fang Ning said condescendingly.

“Erm, I wouldn’t think so. These people can be that bad… Isn’t this destroying everybody’s hope?” Sir System said resentfully.

“Who knows. Let’s wait until Black Dog finishes his investigation,” said Fang Ning as he frowned.