Jiang Pengji listened to the countdown without a care in the world .
“Xunmei, if you hear anything from me tonight, don’t investigate . ”
Xunmei sat outside Jiang Pengji’s door . Beside her was a pile of bedding that was used by the maids to keep warm on their night watch . When she heard Jiang Pengji’s orders, she was surprised, but agreed .
“I understand . Please don’t worry . ”
The System was very humane and had given Jiang Pengji a three minute window to prepare herself . She cooly removed her outerwear and left herself clad in just her white innerwear . She sat on top of her bedding and calmly waited for the System’s punishment .
“Three, two, one! Exacting punishment!” After the System’s countdown, a strange burst of power enveloped Jiang Pengji . Every part of her muscle felt like it was going through a blender .
Jiang Pengji fell back on to the bedding from the immense pain . Her heartbeat accelerated and it felt as though it was about to beat out of her throat . Her blood ran white hot and felt like it was about to ooze out of her pores . Within two or three breaths, the area she was lying in was soaked with her sweat .
The System’s punishment was on a different level from what she had gone through in her training . In terms of cruelty, the System’s punishment was normal compared to the federation’s training . When she compared the two against each other, however, she knew she would rather go through the training again .
She had overestimated herself and forgotten that her current body was just an ordinary girl from the past .
Liu Lanting had not gone through the training she had, and women from that era were obviously much weaker than the women from Jiang Pengji’s own era . Such pain on Liu Lanting’s body was nothing to Jiang Pengji’s old body . Even with Liu Lanting’s 31 Strength Fusion, her body was still that of a regular person . It could not be compared to even an elite soldier .
Jiang Pengji was in an awkward position; her mental state was calm but she was physically drained . Her face was spasming a little from the pain and her lips were pulled into an odd smile that seemed taunting .
She had no idea how the System graded its electric shocks, but after experiencing it for herself, she was clear headed . The level five shock was right on her body’s threshold . If it were a level six, she might die .
When the punishment started, the System coldly observed Jiang Pengji . It was expecting her to beg for forgiveness .
Why could she not cooperate with it? They would both benefit from it .
As a System, it was sure that if it disregarded Jiang Pengji’s temperament, there was nothing wrong with her .
For a System, a foolish host was easy to control, but it was tiring as well since it would become the host’s nanny . It had to calculate every step for the host . Technically, every System craved a host who was smart and not easy to control .
Jiang Pengji belonged to neither category . She was smart and adaptive with a drawback . She was egoistical and refused to be controlled or dictated by others .
A host who refused to listen to the System’s calculations was worse than a brainless one .
At that moment, Liu Lanting’s body was on the brink of collapse . If it were not for Jiang Pengji’s consciousness and sheer stubbornness, her body might have done just that .
An elite soldier’s training depended on outside forces in order to stimulate their muscle growth .
Heh . Even though the weird power surge caused her to suffer, the benefit she would gain later would be worth it .
The System would not let her die . If she did, it would suffer heavy losses . If it did not want her to die, she would not suffer much .
She knew what the System wanted to do with the punishment: listen to it and complete the quests, then she would not need to suffer .
Heh! How unfortunate! Jiang Pengji was pigheaded!
The System watched on coldly without a hint of anxiousness .
Liu Xi’s body data was being monitored, and even though it was on the brink of collapse, it was still alive .
Three minutes was not long, but the pain Jiang Pengji was going through right then felt like years .
The first minute, Liu Xi’s data was in the red, which showed that the body was approaching dangerous levels . After that minute, the System was still not anxious and discovered that the red numbers had gradually lost their dangerous color .
By the time it discovered that something was amiss, the red had turned to orange . It was still in the danger zone .
What’s going on? The System was dumbfounded .
Thirty seconds later, the orange turned yellow . The danger level dropped again!
Before the System could figure out what was going on, the three minute punishment was up . Jiang Pengji starfished out on the bed and her chest rose and fell rapidly with each breath .
“Three minutes have passed?” Jiang Pengji’s voice was husky .
The System lightly confirmed .
“Three minutes… That’s… disappointingly short…”
The System thought Jiang Pengji was taunting it and could not help but say, “Immediate quests are automatically sent out and not something I would purposely do . The time limit, number of quests, and even the content is not something I can control . Your taunts will only affect the System’s positivity, which would affect our future cooperation . ”
Jiang Pengji was exhausted, but she had a radiant smile .
“Nope! I don’t mean that!” Jiang Pengji’s smile grew brighter .
“What do you mean?”
“Take a look at my stats . ” Jiang Pengji held in her laughter .