The fingers repeatedly and unconsciously rubbed the delicate carved patterns on the edge of the gift box.
Caleb Shaw sat quietly beside her, not daring to make any noticeable movement.
Finally, she could only open a system dialogue in her mind and lowly ask, "System, what if I say something wrong and anger the Empress, and then get beheaded on the spot?"
The system was silent for a few seconds, seemingly evaluating the risk level.
Then it seriously replied, "According to the emergency plan, this situation is considered a force majeure event, beyond the system's intervention scope. If the host unfortunately dies, I can only activate a backup plan, replace with a new host to continue the mission."
Selene Kane: "..."
She was at a loss, feeling a chill in her heart.
Knew it, this guy can't be relied on at critical moments!
She once naïvely thought that in case something happened, she could count on the system to restart.
But it turns out all of this is just her wishful thinking.
