Quick Transmigration: Host Dada, This system can't keep up!

The Crown Prince's Prophet Lover (2)

Jiang Long looked bewilderedly at Bai Wei who now stood in front of him, blocking him from the assassin's magic. Bai Wei in his impression had always been a fickle and cowardly scumbag who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals, yet here he was protecting him out of what he can only assume was instinct. In this moment, Jiang Long felt that Bai Wei's back which had always been bent was very straight as he protected him. Previously, Bai Wei had only occupied three titles in Jiang Long's mind. He was a troublemaker, a deranged lunatic, and a rival in love, but today he gained another title. He was also the man who saved him from an attack against his life.

[Ding! The target's favorability has risen to -10!] A cold voice that no one but Bai Wei would have been able to hear reported.

Jiang Long's mind was in turmoil when Bai Wei slowly turned to look at the now bright red wound on his shoulder before passing out. Jiang Long instinctively caught Bai Wei in his arms before he fell to the ground. He looked at the man with a troubled expression before quickly gathering himself and going to subdue the assassin that was still at large.

...

Bai Wei woke up in an overly elaborate room that was filled with the smell of herbs. A person to the left of him that seemed to be a servant of some kind saw his small movements and quickly ran out of the door, leaving Bai Wei by himself. Dazedly, he tried to sit up to observe the situation when he felt a sharp pain in his shoulder reminded him of being hit with something as soon as he transmigrated into his first world. He seriously thought he was going to die and fail his mission in record time.

"You crazy system!! Are you trying to kill me?!?!" Bai Wei shouted into the open air.

"Eep! I'm sorry host! The target was in mortal danger, and I acted without thinking! T^T" the system said in a panicked tone.

Bai Wei heard its young voice speaking in a scared tone most of his anger immediately faded away. For a moment, he suspected that the system was only emulating a scared tone to use his sympathy, but he shelved the thought after a second and continued "Okay fine, I forgive you, but I need some kind of compensation for this. I almost died because of you after all."

"Okay! Here is the newbie package! This package is usually only unlocked after completing your first mission, but I will go ahead and give it to you now!"

Suddenly a screen popped up in front of Bai Wei that showed the contents of the package. With the package, he was able to select one free item as well as a skill that he could learn automatically from the systems catalogs. Bai Wei observed the cartoon puppy in the corner of the blue pop up that was giving him a thumbs up and wondered if it was the mascot of the system before mentally swiping into the catalogs for items and skills. After a bit of deliberation, he finally chooses a pain shield as well as the acting skill. After making his decision, he immediately activated the pain shield and then observed the memories of the body's original owner as well as the world's plot line.

This world's technology was at the level of medieval times with dictatorships and monarchies, but it also had fantastical elements like magic and monsters that supplemented the world's technological advancements making it a C level world. The world's plot line was set in the margrave academy of magical arts and centered around the school's very first scholarship-admitted commoner, Jia Jinxing. In the plot, Jia Jinxing attends the academy and unintentionally gains the affection of many men of high standing within the academy including the crown prince of the nation, Jiang Long. Jia Jinxing undergoes many challenges and faces off against many villains who are either jealous of her good fortune or wish to possess her by any means necessary before finally becoming the crown princess and spending the rest of her days in bliss with her doting husband beside her. Eventually she later goes on to become a great queen and kick starts the industrial revolution with her amazing talent.

And who was Bai Wei in all of this you ask? He was one of the adversaries previously mentioned. In the plot, Bai Wei was the youngest son of a viscount who fell in love with Jia Jinxing at first sight and was determined to own her by any means necessary. Later in the book, he even went as far as to kidnap Jia Jinxing to try to force himself on her so that she would have no choice but to marry him. This plan, of course, fails miserably and Bai Wei is then sentenced to death due to Jiang Long investigating his family and finding severe corruption.

"So basically, this is a Mary Sue campus novel. System, care to explain why I am a useless cannon fodder?"

"I don't know host T^T, don't blame me. That's all the hardware's domain. I only manage the system space and host interactions" the system responded.

"Oh, so you are kind of like a customer service application. Okay, sorry." Bai Wei said in a very nonchalant way.

The system was peeved off by this comment and was about to argue with Bai Wei when the hardware spoke up. "There are two main criteria for choosing vessels to inhabit. The first is proximity to the plot of the world and the second is the capacity to fit the host's soul. The host's soul is very unique, and it is difficult to find a vessel that can withstand the host's soul. As such, the host may inhabit some less than fortunate bodies in the future".

The hardware spoke in a very polite and professional manner, but Bai Wei still heard the meaning hidden beneath his words that his personality was too twisted to inhabit a good person. This also sparked a flame in Bai Wei's heart and the three were gearing up to duke it out with a battle of words when the door opened, surprising them.

A young man of 180 centimeters with black hair that was meticulously combed back and red eyes walked in. He was dressed in a regal looking golden uniform with a sword attached to his hip. His entire demeanor was refined and elegant, yet you could feel the power embedded in his body that was expressed through his movements. He walked in the room calmly, but his eyes still betrayed the deep suspicion he carried with him. Bai Wei immediately recognized the man as Jiang Long, the crown prince of this kingdom as well as the male lead of the world's plot line.

Jiang Long stood at the door observing him for a moment before walking into the room and bowing to him while saying "Firstly, I would like to thank you for saving my life".

Hearing this, Bai Wei lowered his head as he thought about what the system said about the target's life being in danger 'Wait, Jiang Long is my capture target?'

The hardware heard his thoughts and answered [Yes host, his current favorability is -10. Fighting!].

Bai Wei was momentarily surprised that the hardware could speak to him in his mind before turning his mind towards Jiang Long. He mulled over the matter for a small second before coming up with a plan. His eyes suddenly welled up with tears as he looked sadly at Jiang Long with a wistful expression.

...

Jiang Long looked at the now awake Bai Wei with many thoughts running through his mind. He was very grateful to Bai Wei for saving his life, but he couldn't shake the feeling that this must have been another one of Bai Wei's schemes to attract Jia Jinxing's affection. He might have even orchestrated the entire ordeal to make himself look better in front of the girl. After all, Jiang Long had seen him commit heinous crimes to obtain jewels so that he might please her and had even outright attacked himself, the crown prince of this country, so that she might look his way. Something as simple as staging an assassination plot against him seemed very normal when compared to his previous actions.

Hundreds of thoughts flashed through Jiang Longs mind as he looked at Bai Wei. Trying to decipher his intentions based off the slightest movement. However, he was completely unprepared for Bai Wei's next actions.

Tears suddenly began streaming down Bai Wei's face as he looked at Jiang Long. He rushed out of the bed ignoring the wound on his side and jumped to hug Jiang Long.

"You're alive!! I am so glad!" Bai Wei said in between choked sobs while hugging Jiang Long.

Jiang Long: ?????????