Supreme System: Ascension of A Sovereign

The Supreme System

"Ignore the mission, how do I even go about using you?" Yen stared at the red panel shining before his eyes with a line of text displayed on it.

{You have received your first mission…}

The notification remained unchanged amidst Yen's ranting.

Yen gradually got lost in his thoughts, his goal being to figure out how to operate the so-called system given to him.

'There should be something that lets me know how to operate something as complex as this. Something like a manual…'

At the thought of a manual, the panel flickered and when it returned to normal, the contents of the panel had changed.

{Supreme System Manual…

The Supreme System, granted by the Supreme One to a single individual, is a self-conscious system that operates with intelligence surpassing the smartest individuals.

It comes with a list of commands and features that perform various functions. While some features are automatically activated, others require manual activation…}

The new panel content started with an introduction of the system, its features and functions, commands and what they did as well as settings that could be adjusted at any given time.

After going through the summary of the system, Yen knew where to find what he was looking for. A feature that made it possible for others to understand him.

Located in the settings portion of the system was a feature known as language.

Giving out a mental command according to what the system's introduction had suggested so he wouldn't seem crazy speaking to himself on the road, Yen began his exploration of this wonder he was slowly getting to know as The System. 'Open settings and open language.'

The panel changed its content twice as a panel with the title 'Language' opened in front of him.

Still sitting on the ground, Yen navigated through the different options and features on the screen.

{Language

Detect Languages                          ON

Understand Detected Languages  ON

Speak all known Languages          OFF

Animal Communication                  OFF

…}

Yen looked through the list of options and found his target soon enough.

The first two were switched on from the beginning and that was why he could understand what the woman had spoken.

Now he just had to switch on the third option and he would be able to converse in any language the System had detected before.

Switch it on, a new panel screen appeared with a list of languages the system had detected.

Just two

{Available Languages:

CUL                    ON

English               OFF…}

Yen didn't need to think twice to know what language the first one was. It was his native language. One shared by all cultivators he knew. In other words, it was the universal language of all cultivators.

The second was strange but Yen knew what it was immediately as it was the only language he had ever heard aside from his native language. This was the language the woman had spoken to him previously.

'Turn English on.' Yen gave his command to the system and the 'OFF' on the English language was altered.

"Hmm…"

A rush of information flooded his head once more and unlike the previous time, Yen absorbed them without any problem.

"Apparently, it's easier than I thought." Yen smiled as he spoke in English rather than the language he had known all his life.

"Also, set English as the primary language for now." He ordered the system and the change was seen immediately on the panel.

'Well, since I have nothing to do at the moment, how about I explore the settings area some more.'

He navigated through the settings, scanning through its contents, looking for things that caught his attention.

The result was that everything caving his attention. Even if he didn't use them, he wanted to know their use and so he went through every nook and cranny.

Soon, he was so into it that he lost track of time. To someone like him who had lived for over a millennia, all he had was time.

'I should probably stop soon. I've gone through many of the features.' Yen stopped himself from exploring further.

Deciding to close the panel, Yen glanced through the panel one last time and that's when found something that really piqued his interest.

He had seen lots of features but none of them riled him up like this one.

"Open Voice Assistant." His thoughts ended up leaving his mouth as he gave the command. His plan to close the system held back at the discovery of such a system feature.

{Voice Assistant:

The system can communicate and send feedback between itself and the user—Yen Khan.

As a self-conscious system, it can offer ideas and suggestions that optimize the results of the user's actions.

The system gains the ability to relay notifications, missions, and others to the user as the panel becomes almost useless…}

Yen took his precious minutes to read through the description and when he was done, he read it over again and again.

"Activate Voice Assistant!" His voice was tainted with a newfound enthusiasm for this feature that was captivating and eager to test this feature.

{Voice Assistant activated.}

A female voice rang out in Yen's ears.

"Who said that?" Yen swung his head in different directions, searching for the source of the voice.

{I did.}

He heard the feminine voice again as it seemed melodious and yet mysterious. Furthermore, it was speaking in English.

'Sounds like the voice I heard while dying.' Yen recalled hearing a similar voice in the dark expanse where he could see nothing.

{That is correct.}

The voice spoke once more and a gasp escaped Yen's mouth.

"Are you…?" His thoughts trailed toward the system he had received.

{Yes. I am the Supreme System granted to you by the Supreme One.}

Before his words could form completely, he was met with a reply.

'Hahaha… Crazy. The fact you could read my thoughts confirms that you're really the system.' Although that was his inner thoughts, his head still turned to search the area if there was someone playing pranks on him.

"Who else can hear you?" Hushed words exited Yen's mouth, his eyes still scamming for people close by to see if there was a home spying on him.

{No one. My words are directly transmitted to your brain. Think of me as a second brain interacting with your brain.

Relax, since our communication cannot be detected by anything made by humans and nonhumans.}

Yen sighed in relief and proceeded to a series of questions.

"What else can you do aside from reading my thoughts?" Yen asked the system as he closed the panel that remained in front of his eyes. It was basically useless now since he could receive answers directly from his brain.

{Certainly, you've gone through the manual and have seen my features. You've barely accessed 0.001% and will gain access to more as you grow stronger. As for now, let's just say I can help you get stronger.}

Yen liked the sound of getting stronger. He never liked being weak and the last time he checked, he was supposedly the strongest individual alive.

Not anymore though. He didn't think of such a thing since the introduction of the 'Supreme One'.

The system said it could make him stronger and that was all that mattered to Yen right now. Finding out about the Supreme One would be a much later goal.

"I like that. How do we go about me getting stronger?" Yen was already stretching his body as if preparing for an exercise session but he stopped in his tracks from the system's reply.

{You will get stronger the wealthier you become.

Provided you have enough money, getting stronger would become easier.}

'What the…? What do you need money for? Isn't that absurd since you know I'm completely emp…'

{About your poverty, we can solve that. The missions issued to you come with rewards. They can be in monetary or other forms but rewards are sure to drop after you complete every mission.

Another good thing is that you can decline missions you think are too difficult or troublesome for you. Provided you pay the penalty fee with money.}

'I'm beginning to think you love money.' Yen squinted his eyes at the system's summary.

He could make money through the completion of missions and would also lose money for failing or ignoring missions.

"What do we even need money for in the first place when all we need is cultivation and pills?" Yen asked loudly.

{And where do you suggest we go to find those pills?

I guess I'll have to show you a description of the world you're in. You'll know how f**cked you are when you're done reading.}

'Did you just use a swear word?' Yen's eyes expanded beyond normal and threaded the boundaries of abnormal as he was shocked to hear the words used by the system.

{I take after the personality of my user and since he uses such words, I use them too.}

"I… I see." Yen blinked a few times, scratching the back of his head.

A summary only Yen could hear, played as Earth was described to Yen in detail. His mouth was left wide open at the end of the summary.

"So, how do we get the pills as well as other items we'll surely need in the future?"

{There exists a feature made just for that. Yeah, the Market Feature exists for that purpose.}

The panel reappeared with a list of items as well as pills, leaving Yen in a trance-like state from shock.