"Yes, I think so too, Daddy is super handsome!" Amy nodded in strong agreement.
"Daughter, if you praise me like that, I'll get cocky." Mai Ge smiled, patted the little one's head, and took her little hand to continue walking forward.
"Daddy, what is a daughter? Can I eat?" Amy asked curiously.
"No, you can't eat." Mai Ge shook his head with a smile.
After walking for a while, the crowd dispersed, and Mai Ge and his companions finally got some peace and quiet.
The Ugly Duckling was placed on the ground by Amy, and it ran ahead of her, chasing after a butterfly. Her silvery laughter echoed across the plain.
"I really need to take the two little ones out to play more often. Let's head out of the city from the north on our next day off." Mai Ge thought to himself, a big smile on his face as he looked at Amy and the Ugly Duckling.
"System, give me the sword." Mai Ge thought to himself, his eyes fixed straight ahead, his expression calm as he stretched out his hand. This is how a master usually receives a sword, isn't it?
"Ding!"
A long sword descended from the sky, landing just short of Mai Ge's nose. Its gleaming cold light nearly blinded him, before it firmly embedded itself in the ground between his legs, the hilt wobbling slightly.
Mai Ge froze completely. After a while, he moved his throat and looked down at the long sword whose hilt was still swaying. If it had been a centimeter off, his nose and a certain other part of his body would probably have been gone.
"System, have you gotten a little too cocky lately?" Mai Ge said, barely containing his anger.
"Sorry, host, the signal is weak in the wilderness, causing a slight location error. Fortunately, the sword was still delivered accurately to you." The system's apologetic voice sounded, ending with a resounding slogan: "System Express, Mission Accomplished!"
"Accomplished? You big idiot! This is murder!" Mai Ge jumped, his legs slightly numb, and took two steps back. He stared at the long sword, a third of it embedded in a black rock, its bright blade gleaming coldly. He'd almost been sliced by such a sharp sword, and the system was still giving him commercials?
This system has really gotten too arrogant.
"Host, this is baseless slander and an insult to hardworking frontline employees like myself. However, as a system with professional ethics, I will not hold it against you today." the system replied earnestly.
"Professional ethics? Ha, with your delivery attitude and level of service, I'm giving you a bad review! I'm returning the goods! I'll never buy from you again!" Mai Ge curled his lip and said coldly.
"Dear customer, let's talk this out. Negative reviews and returns won't solve the problem. If you have any dissatisfaction or needs, please be sure to tell me." The system's voice suddenly became friendly. After a pause, it continued, "Regarding the delivery issue, there is actually a very simple and effective method. Moreover, this system can easily solve the host's problem of accurate delivery. At the same time, I can also provide the host with a holographic map of the area within a 50 kilometers radius of Chaos City! This will save the host all expenses for purchasing maps in the future."
"Is there really such a good solution?" Mai Ge was a little skeptical. Could this system suddenly change its nature?
"Host, you can buy a satellite." the system earnestly suggested.
"Why don't you just fly to the sky?" Mai Ge couldn't help but laugh in exasperation. He grabbed the long sword from the ground and quickly caught up with the two little ones who had already run far away.
To ask a restaurant owner to buy a satellite in order to make delivery more accurate, this is a brilliant idea that probably only a system could come up with.
"Host, the satellites produced by this system have precise positioning, extremely high resolution, and are geostationary satellites. They can lock onto Chaos City in real time, providing you with accurate positioning for your needs." the system continued, undeterred.
"Extremely high resolution? How high can it be?" Mai Ge raised an eyebrow and asked.
"As high as you want it to be." the system replied, its words carrying a hint of enticement.
"Then I'd like to install one on the Elven side, is that alright?" Mai Ge suddenly became interested and asked.
"Not now." The system continued, "This system strongly suggests that if host wish to establish a complete satellite navigation system, you will need approximately thirty five satellites. The first satellite must be over Chaos City, and then radiate outwards to form a satellite network covering the entire continent, like this…"
"That sounds tempting, but excuse me for interrupting. How much are you planning to sell a satellite for?" Mai Ge asked.
"3 million gold coins, accurately delivered into the designated orbit!" the system replied earnestly.
"System, you've suddenly become quite humorous today?" Mai Ge laughed immediately. "You, a food ingredient seller, are trying to sell a 3 million satellite to a cook? I almost wanted to send you flying to the sky."
"..." An ellipsis silently appeared in the system.
Mai Ge was too lazy to deal with this unreliable system anymore. Even delivering goods had to involve satellites. As he quickly caught up with Amy and the Ugly Duckling, he also began to examine the long sword in his hand.
This sword is similar in style to the one he saw in Mo Bai's shop a few days ago. It looks a bit like a traditional Chinese long sword. It is about one meter long and two fingers wide. The hilt is black with a few simple cross-shaped grooves. The straight blade is silvery white and shiny, without any patterns.
The black and white color scheme is very simple and fits Mai Ge's aesthetic perfectly.
The long sword felt slightly cool to the touch, and the hilt was just the right thickness to grip tightly in one hand. It felt perfect to hold, neither too heavy nor too light. The system's custom-made design was indeed quite reliable. It suited Mai Ge even better than Mai Ge • Alex's own sword, as if it had always been meant to be his.
"Should I buy it?" A thought suddenly popped into Mai Ge's mind, but he immediately shook his head. This must be a trap set by the system. As expected, the user experience has been taken to the extreme. Without ads, users will naturally want to buy it.
Recalling the Shadow Thirteen Styles in his mind, Mai Ge casually swung his long sword at a small tree about the thickness of an arm to the side.
He thought his movements would be somewhat hesitant since it was his first time using a sword, but to his surprise, the long sword sliced through the small tree with a whoosh, so fast that even Mai Ge himself couldn't see how the sword passed by. The sword technique seemed to be ingrained in his body, becoming a natural reflex.
"Crack!"
With a soft thud, a sapling as thick as a forearm fell towards Mai Ge.
"This... I've instantly become a martial arts master!" Mai Ge quickly dodged to the side, staring dumbfounded at the long sword in his hand and the clean cut of the remaining half of the tree.
It seemed much more powerful than he had imagined, with this one sword strike, a level one knight would likely be killed.
"Wow—" Amy and the Ugly Duckling, who were not far away, opened their mouths wide at the same time. Amy looked at Mai Ge and murmured, "Daddy is truly amazing!"