Noah stared at the quest panel, protesting.
"System, there's an error. Why issue quests like this?"
The feminine voice, reliable and diligent, responded.
"The System has been checked; no errors found. It operates normally. Based on your current status as head of Three-Tiger Manor and leader of the Three-Tiger bandits, the System evaluated and assigned the most feasible quests to make you the greatest bandit lord. Is this response satisfactory? Please leave feedback."
Took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, feeling slightly calmer.
Something feels off… My first step, huh? No path is paved with roses—more like rose thorns. Be a bandit? All those years of my parents' teachings, school's lessons, flushed away? No, could I be a moral bandit?
"Open the 'I Am the Manor Lord' quest."
"Based on the manor's condition, the System issues Manor Lord quests:
Upgrade the manor from basic to intermediate via gacha or manual improvements. Recruit members to the Three-Tiger bandit gang, reaching 50 people. Successfully lead your brothers to complete 50 robberies, abduct 500 people, kill 100 people, and spend 100,000 silver taels."
Sighed deeply.
"Open the achievement quests."
"Based on System evaluation:
Achievement: Lone Leader, Back to the World – Completed (as manor head, with all others eradicated). Reward: 10 Great Dao Life Simulation Attempts.
Achievement: Welcome to the New World – Reward: Self-Sustaining Camping Set."
Noah, overwhelmed, snapped.
"What? Ten simulations to practice being a bandit? Robbing, kidnapping… My parents raised me for 18 years to be a decent person, not a thief! Training to be a bandit? Ha!"
"System, I created you. Now, switch to a different quest line. I'm not becoming a bandit."
The System's polite, professional tone replied.
"Host lacks sufficient authority to alter the System. Please increase your strength to unlock this function."
Noah muttered, "Well played."
"As manor lord, I'm switching from banditry to business."
The System announced:
"You have ended the manor's three-generation bandit tradition, earning the Great Defiance Achievement. Reward: Manor enters a three-day winter, effective from midnight tonight. Due to insufficient status, main quest line paused. The System recommends establishing a new identity. 'I Am the Manor Lord' quest line temporarily locked."
Desperate but triumphant, Noah grinned.
"What? Trying to trick me? The egg thinks it's smarter than the duck?"
Mood lifted, gazed at the world outside.
Warm sunlight, a gentle breeze carrying the forest's fresh scent, heart utterly content—unlike anywhere he'd been before.
Hard to believe, but I'm in another world, with a System I don't fully trust and this 'world master' identity that's pretty wild… Haha.
Swallowed hard, thought. It's different from the novels I read, but kinda thrilling.
Alright, decided. Time to chase the dream I had at 14.
"New world, here I come!"
"System, what's this world called?"
"Host lacks sufficient authority."
"What? Not enough authority again? What can I do with my current permissions?"
"Due to your weak cultivation, this function is locked. Please improve your cultivation promptly. Reminder: Your current status is noble as the manor's master. Act accordingly."
Noah scoffed.
"I need info about this world! Your 'omnipotent' name doesn't seem so impressive."
"The System's capabilities were set by you. Any limitations must have a reason."
"Fine, I'll figure it out myself."