CHAPTER 687: CHAPTER 687: USELESS SYSTEM, I DON’T WANT IT ANYMORE

At this moment, Elias Quinn, along with the emotional fluctuations of the system turtle, seems to also realize something, his gaze slowly moving from Scarlett Jennings to the turtle in front of him.

Looking at the shrinking head and the colorful shell.

After a long while, he seems to finally realize what this little turtle actually is.

His facial muscles slightly twitch, Elias Quinn’s rare somber expression appears.

Scarlett Jennings just watches his reaction, calmly pushing the turtle towards him, slowly answering his earlier question,

"No, it’s your pet."

Her voice cold, speaking to Elias Quinn again,

"The system you created, you should be able to recognize it."

The system crawls back a few steps under Elias Quinn’s gaze, rare for it to seem a bit guilty.

Elias Quinn’s eyes turn gloomy for a second, but soon return to normal, and instead of hiding, he directly says,

"You’re wrong. Although I participated in its creation, its owner is not me."

Strictly speaking, he and the system belong to the same owner.

Scarlett Jennings, hearing this, seems to understand,

"I thought so, a distinguished Heavenly Dao shouldn’t disguise itself as a human living for so long."

Elias Quinn raises his brow at her, "You know more than I imagined."

Regarding the system and Heavenly Dao matters, even that of the Otherworld, she knows quite a lot.

Scarlett Jennings meets Elias Quinn’s gaze, only casually pointing at the turtle in front, calm in demeanor,

"Yes, it told me everything."

Whether she tricked it into speaking or used other means, ultimately the information is verified from the system.

The system turtle clearly didn’t expect Scarlett Jennings to blame it, its head swiftly turns to glare at her, then shouts,

"I didn’t! She’s lying to you! I didn’t say anything."

Scarlett Jennings, not afraid to make trouble for the system,

"If you hadn’t told me, how could I possibly know so much?

The matters of Otherworld and the Reincarnator, weren’t they told to me by you voluntarily?"

System: ...

Although it did mention the Reincarnator, wasn’t it to save its own system life?!

How could she betray it like this?

What about human morality?!

"Ahhhhhh..."

The system rarely goes mad.

Elias Quinn, as the creator of the system, can naturally hear the system’s voice, although after a brief silence, he clearly is not concerned anymore.

"Initially, I didn’t have high expectations for this system, what it can leak to you is irrelevant to us."

As soon as Elias Quinn says this, the previously frenzied system seems to pause, the turtle’s head shifts toward Elias Quinn, inexplicably seeming somewhat aggrieved.

Elias Quinn, however, doesn’t even spare it a glance, merely speaking to Scarlett Jennings,

"Let me guess, you brought it to see me, besides wanting to use it to verify my identity, you also want to use it for trade, to exchange for clues about the Otherworld passage, right?"

Scarlett Jennings’ eyes flicker, indeed, once she knew Elias Quinn was a programming expert, she imagined his involvement in creating the system.

And since he came from the Otherworld, she naturally wanted to use the system to acquire useful information from him.

Despite being found out, Scarlett Jennings’ expression remains unchanged, quietly watching him, waiting for him to finish speaking.

"I do have clues about the Otherworld passage. If I wanted to, I could even help you bring whoever you want back from the Otherworld."

Scarlett Jennings’ heart suddenly trembles, only to hear Elias Quinn continue,

"However, using a system for exchange, it’s not worthy enough."

He says,

"A system that has lost its energy is no longer valuable, whether with me or elsewhere. Even if you return it to me, I wouldn’t want it."

As soon as Elias Quinn says this, the system’s turtle body abruptly shuddered, it gazes at Elias Quinn, undoubtedly a turtle, but somehow one can discern its disbelief and hurt in its eyes.

Thinking about it, even for a system, there are special feelings towards the person who personally created it.

At least, this is the first time Scarlett Jennings feels the system exhibit a similar sense of loss.

Scarlett Jennings isn’t sure if Elias Quinn intentionally spoke this way, but negotiation is inherently a process of mutual probing.

"Then what do you want?"

Scarlett Jennings directly asks him,

"You’ve lived as Elias Quinn for so many years, yet in the past six months, through Abigail Bryant’s works, you’ve continuously exposed several events that happened in the Otherworld. You should anticipate someone will follow these clues to find you, and if not me, it’d be someone else."

Scarlett Jennings analyzes on her own again,

"But you previously said lying was to test my abilities, which means — you’re certain the one who’d find you would be me.

I shall assume all these things were arranged by you to make me proactively seek you out, then what do you want to trade from me?"

Elias Quinn listens silently until she finishes speaking, the honest and simple face now showing a subtle, meaningful expression. Suddenly he raises a hand, pointing at Scarlett Jennings’ neck,

"If I have to say... I want the Spirit Stone you’re wearing."

Scarlett Jennings frowns slightly.

Yet she resolutely refuses him, "That’s impossible, you can ask for something else."

For instance, the turtle system.

Elias Quinn insists, "I just want that stone."

Scarlett Jennings equally persists, pushing the turtle on the table towards him,

"I still think it’s more suitable for you."

Elias Quinn: ...

Without a glance, he pushes the turtle aside, Elias Quinn’s face appearing slightly indifferent,

"Seems like we can’t reach an agreement."

Scarlett Jennings stares at Elias Quinn for a moment, knowing he’s fixed in his decision, she decides not to insist further, turning to leave.

However, after taking just two steps, Elias Quinn calls for her from behind.

"Wait."

He points to the turtle on the table, "Don’t forget to take this waste away."

Scarlett Jennings turns her head, looking at the system on the table, its head almost retracted into the shell. If the turtle could make expressions, she suspects its eyes would be filled with tears.

This Elias Quinn.

He truly despises it.

Feeling uncomfortable, Scarlett Jennings steps forward, hugging the turtle.

As she leaves, she seems to think of something, glancing back at Elias Quinn,

"When I came over, I saw your mother pleading outside the police station to visit. Though our trade didn’t reach a consensus, if you hope, I can arrange a meeting for you."

This isn’t for Elias Quinn.

But for that mother.

Scarlett Jennings expects that since Elias Quinn was her child from birth, there should be different feelings towards Ms. Quinn, but hearing her words, Elias Quinn merely pauses, then smiles,

"No need."

He says,

"That person is only my biological mother. I don’t have the attachment humans have for a mother."

It was boring to reincarnate into this world initially, but after so many years, being human is just so.

He’s grown tired of it.

From start to finish, he never planned on truly being anyone’s son.

Scarlett Jennings listens to his exceedingly indifferent words, feeling inexplicable, but she eventually doesn’t say anything, carrying the turtle out the door.

However, as soon as she steps out the door, she sees a tall figure leaning on the window in the corridor.

Even though it’s been just a few days, it inexplicably feels like a long time.

"Samuel Chalmers."

Scarlett Jennings calls to him.

This is his first appearance at Sea City’s Security Bureau, Scarlett Jennings finds it quite curious, "You came here for a matter?"

"Yes, a matter."

He looks at her, his voice husky, says,

"I came to pick you up."