So Ling Qianhe hadn't come to find her because he had a fever.
He was worried about infecting her.
Having grown accustomed to Ling Qianhe's aggressive demeanor,
His sudden disappearance for a few days,
Lin Muci suddenly felt a sense of… inexplicable loss.
She gave a wry smile, then shook her head.
She truly had been poisoned by Ling Qianhe!
...
For the next few days, her filming with Hanks went relatively smoothly.
According to the script, after she, as the original host, had transformed into this interstellar Valkyrie, she completely disbelieved the interstellar commander's lies.
She always kept her mecha, the Invincible Galaxy, firmly in her grasp.
When the other party betrayed her, she pretended to be fooled, acting as bait to attack the Insect Queen, that immensely powerful mother insect.
In reality, she cleverly used the scent of male insects to have the mother insect ambush the commander!
The commander was captured by the mother insect!
And after the commander had been subjected to torture.
She suddenly appeared, slew the mother insect, and became a hero.
She overthrew the senate.
The commander was exiled and imprisoned.
And she became a highly revered female hero in the galaxy.
The commander, who had once used her for power struggles and was ruthless, found himself abandoned by everyone.
He begged her desperately on his deathbed.
He regretted it; he truly regretted it…
If he hadn't made that momentary lapse in judgment, he could have been the hero's husband!
Instead of being devoured by the final wave of insects that counterattacked.
He was filled with regret, in agony, torn to pieces by the insects in his endless remorse.
And after his death, a massive explosion occurred on the planet to which he had been exiled.
The last wave of insects was annihilated.
Humanity welcomed long-awaited peace.
...
Lin Muci happily completed the remaining scenes.
The subsequent scenes were all about her tormenting Hanks. Watching Hanks finally cry and repent with utter remorse was incredibly refreshing.
However, Hanks was indeed worthy of being a movie emperor; he was incredibly dedicated when it came to filming.
He completely disregarded his own image.
Covered in dust, rolling on the ground.
Especially the scene where he was devoured by insects.
Although the insects were added through special effects, he acted with such realism that it felt as if countless terrifying insects were truly consuming his flesh and blood.
His nose and tears were streaming down his face.
It made one feel pity for the actor.
Lin Muci felt that this was practically a public service announcement on how to educate scumbags.
It served as a warning to everyone not to be scumbags.
Scumbags would absolutely not have a good ending.
Lin Muci was immersed in filming, and after the shoot concluded, Hanks specifically held a celebration for her.
"Congratulations, Xiao Ci. I heard you've been nominated for a very prestigious acting award in your country. I only just realized how talented you are."
"I'm sure you'll win the award."
Even Hanks knew she was nominated for an acting award?
Only then did Lin Muci have the time to check her phone.
She had been so engrossed in filming these past few days that the messages on her phone had piled up to the point of almost exploding.
Yang Weiyang: "Xiao Ci, you've been nominated for the Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Supporting Actress! And Best New Actress!"
Aurora: "We'll all go cheer you on at the awards ceremony tomorrow!"
Han Jiuzhen: "I heard Qianhe will be presenting awards, is that true?"
Ling Qianhe presenting awards?
This she also… she didn't know.
At least Ling Qianhe hadn't come to brag about it.
The system conveniently reminded her from its vantage point.
"Host, your global popularity has now reached twenty percent."
"I applied to the main system and got you a chance to draw a prize!"
A lottery?
Lin Muci was a little curious.
What fresh novelty was this?
Wait, why didn't she get this when her popularity reached ten percent?
The little system responded self-righteously.
"I forgot then. But the main system said there's no time limit, so it can't be made up."
"Mmm, host, you should draw the prize first, otherwise, you'll miss this opportunity too!"
Lin Muci: "..."
Her system was truly as unreliable as ever.
But getting a chance to draw a prize was still good.
A large roulette wheel appeared before her. She tapped it, and the wheel spun, finally coming to a stop.
The pointer landed on a narrow purple area, and the text on it gradually appeared.
"The host is awarded one chance to copy."
This reward.
Was exceptionally vague.
Lin Muci had never encountered such a reward before, and she frowned.
"Copy? Copy what?"
The little system cheerfully explained.
"Anything. You can copy anything, for example, a rare antique that is one of a kind in the world, and the host can create an identical one!"
"This is a very rare and practical skill."
"And it's guaranteed that no one will be able to tell it's a fake."
Lin Muci couldn't think of anything she wanted to copy for the moment – but as she looked at the roulette wheel on her retina, which was about to disappear, and the word "copy," her heart suddenly stirred.
"Can I copy a person?"
"I want to copy Ling Qianhe's mother!"
The little system panicked.
"No… no, the rules state that people existing in this world cannot be copied. Doing so would cause chaos!"
Lin Muci, however, said.
"His mother isn't in this world anymore, is she?"
"His mother no longer exists, so there won't be two Ling Qianhe's mothers appearing at the same time."
The little system's attitude was firm.
"No!"
"Absolutely not!"
"This will break the rules of this world's operation, and the world will collapse! Unless…"
Lin Muci, however, immediately caught the flaw in its words.
"Unless what? Since you said that, it means there's a way?"
The little system was almost crying with anxiety.
"Don't push me, it's really not possible, host, doing this is truly against the rules."
"How can you copy a living person? Moreover, that's not copying at all, you want a deceased person to come back to life!"
"It's impossible!"
"She's not a mission executor… she can't have this kind of opportunity."
Lin Muci, however, was surprisingly calm.
"But the way you're saying it, it means there must be some way to make this happen."
"I will find it."
She was exceptionally determined and serious.
She had been thinking about something very important before.
It was how she could help Ling Qianhe find his mother's ashes.
The system refused to give any hints.
She could only struggle laboriously in a fog.
Fighting against the world's will with every step fraught with danger.
And now, Lin Muci suddenly realized.
Why bother—struggling in the fog?
She could completely find an alternative path.
It was the system that told her she had to find Ling Qianhe's mother's ashes to prevent him from collapsing.
But—what if she could bring his mother back?
What reason would he have then.
To blacken and become the world's ultimate Big Boss!?
Wouldn't a living, breathing person be a million times better than cold, lifeless ashes?
The little system sensed Lin Muci's audacious thought.
It felt like crying without tears.
If this happened, this world would collapse!
And if the main system found out that its words actually caused the host to awaken and generate such a daring idea.
Wuwuwu, it would surely be severely punished by the main system!
It would be dragged away by the main system, and it would have to spend its time miserably in solitary confinement.
Don't think only Ling Qianhe can imprison others!
The main system.
Would also lock it in solitary confinement.