Chapter 297 Chapter 296 Amplified Unease
Chapter 296 Amplified Unease
The Amplified Unease
Before this, Chi Xiao Cheng's concern for the term "weight" was solely related to whether she could peacefully stay with Tao Tao in this world.
If the world's will targeted her, her future would be insecure, and troubles would easily arise.
She thought the concept of character weight was simply aimed at her as an "outsider."
Therefore, Chi Xiao Cheng had never deeply inquired about it with the system.
It wasn't until today, when the system was unusually talkative, that she inadvertently asked about the character weight of others.
In other words, the higher the weight, the easier it was to be influenced and controlled by the world's will.
Before she transmigrated, even if Su Tao had a 100% character weight, she couldn't resist the influence of the world's will.
Starting with the argument before university, the first chapter of the original novel was about Ye Liang.
Leaving aside the thinking after the argument.
Just looking at the actions.
Su Tao seemed to have lost her mind, ignoring her sister with whom she had lived for over a decade, and single-mindedly leaning towards Ye Liang. Only after her sister's death did she gradually regain her senses.
She then relied on the original owner, Xiao Cheng, to overcome one difficulty after another.
To outsiders, this might just seem like a novel, a plot arranged by the original author.
But after transmigrating into the world, the world's will still existed, and she, the outsider, was constantly being rejected, with the plot still correcting towards the original direction.
So, was it possible that she, Su Tao, Dongfang Yang, Si Chen, and others were still characters in the "novel"?
The world she was in now was a secondary dimension.
The world's will was a higher-level secondary dimension.
Those at the higher level moved their fingers, while those at the lower level toiled like slaves.
Characters in the secondary dimension were created by people in the tertiary dimension.
It was chilling to think about!
Chi Xiao Cheng didn't want to think about such a ghost story, but once the thought entered her mind, she couldn't stop herself from thinking that way.
After all, the impact of the world's will on her life was very real.
【Host, you don't actually need to worry】
Seeing Chi Xiao Cheng's unease and receiving her inquiry, the system replied.
【If you were the Xiao Cheng from the original work, unable to escape from this novel world, then you would indeed be affected and controlled by the world's will, subtly being changed】
【But you are an outsider, inherently not controlled by the world's will】
【And because of the influence of you, this outsider, characters like Chen Qian were able to find themselves and completely break free from the control of the world's will】
【That's why you need to be eliminated, to return the unstable factors to stability, to prevent you from influencing the protagonists like Su Tao and Dongfang Yang too deeply】
【Moreover, the world's will cannot directly obliterate you, it can only try to eliminate you through accidents within the bounds of logic, such as the collapse of the Binjiang Bridge last time. The bridge was old and in disrepair, and there might have been shoddy construction. If it couldn't obliterate you, it would let you die in an accident】
【Naturally, that was the effect caused by your character weight being too high at the time, but now 15% is not high】
She was an outsider, a transmigrator, and her memories were different from the original owner, Xiao Cheng.
And this was her greatest reliance for freedom of thought in this world!
At first, she just wanted to latch onto Su Tao and use the female lead's halo to survive.
Looking back at the situation when she first transmigrated, she had accidentally chosen the optimal solution.
Otherwise, as "Chi Xiao Cheng," if she hadn't died when she was supposed to, the world's will would have noticed the discrepancy and immediately tried to eliminate her.
And she had relied on Su Tao's halo to survive time and time again.
Of course, the system's contribution was also indispensable, but Chi Xiao Cheng's unease didn't decrease with further understanding.
Instead, it gradually increased.
It seemed that having a high character weight meant better luck and care from the world.
But what people didn't realize was.
All gifts of fate had their prices marked in secret.
With a "boom," a sudden clap of thunder outside the window startled Chi Xiao Cheng and pulled her back to reality.
Chi Xiao Cheng let out a long breath and patted her cheeks, "These are just speculations, I can't lose my composure. Up until now, despite the occasional accident, Tao Tao and I have been living peacefully, haven't we?"
"A manipulated future."
"A distorted outcome."
"A plotline destined to be eliminated and separated."
"These will definitely not happen, my future with Tao Tao will definitely be bright and beautiful!"
Any abnormal situation that occurred had its reasons.
The unfamiliar BYD car today was likely the work of Chu Lingfeng, or Xiao Ming, or even that Second Young Master Ye.
As long as those dangerous factors were eliminated, wouldn't everything be easily solved?
Chi Xiao Cheng jumped off the computer chair and went to the bedside to open the curtains. She wanted to look at the scenery outside to alleviate her uneasy heart.
But it was only afternoon, yet the sky was as dark as night, with raindrops constantly hitting the window, accompanied by the constant roaring of thunder. The rain gradually turned into a downpour.
Chi Xiao Cheng took out her phone and realized that the hand holding it was trembling slightly.
The unease in her heart was amplifying.
It was a human's instinctive fear of the unknown.
Chi Xiao Cheng forced a smile and quipped, "System, you've really done me in, telling me those theories, making me have to overthink things."
【Sorry Host】
"It's okay, I'm not blaming you. It's more like ignorance is the scariest thing. It's just that the unease in my heart is acting up."
Chi Xiao Cheng tightly gripped her phone and sent a message to Chi Song, "Brother, when you picked up Tao Tao and me today, I felt like someone was secretly watching us."
She described what had happened that afternoon.
Chi Song replied almost instantly to her message, "Rest assured, I'm here, I won't go too far from home."
The message was replied to, but the unease in her heart was still difficult to dispel.
The wind battered the window, making a howling sound like ghosts crying, as if wanting to rush in and tear her apart.
The dark room inexplicably made Chi Xiao Cheng feel a little short of breath.
"Da Wang?"
Chi Xiao Cheng called out softly.
"Xiao Ran?"
The second call was louder.
But the two cats were nowhere to be found, and not in the room.
Su Tao was still taking a shower.
Chi Xiao Cheng desperately hoped for a tangible support in this moment.
【Host, I'm here】
The system spoke in her mind, but Chi Xiao Cheng directly ignored it, "Although thank you, System, for your comfort and companionship, but... you're ultimately not a physical being."
The system was a tool, and that's not what she wanted to rely on.
But regardless, it was still a response, a sound.
Chi Xiao Cheng walked to the mirror, looked at her slightly damp and disheveled hair, and her cheeks that lacked a bit of color due to her poor state.
She suddenly smiled self-deprecatingly, "It's one thing to secretly tremble under the covers usually, but now you're scared just from overthinking. Xiao Cheng, oh Xiao Cheng, you're so cowardly."
What she said to herself was, of course, undeniable.
Chi Xiao Cheng took a deep breath, and then thought of something else.
She turned around and slowly walked to the storage cabinet.
She opened the cabinet door, and the Black Peach White Orange figures came into view.
"If I have another dream, another strong me, will you... still be there?"
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