Brother Dao Took the Entertainment Industry by Storm, Fans Beg Me Not to Kill Anymore

Chapter 767: The Base is... Loading? Huh?

[Congratulations, you've obtained "Memory Enhancement" — automatically redeemed.]

[Memory Enhancement Details: Enhanced personal memory. No side effects.]

[Congratulations, you've obtained Hidden Reward Opportunity x1. Exchange with points?]

Staring at the familiar dazzling glow, Xiao He knew this System would never pass up a chance to squeeze points out of him. It was definitely going to cash in on this big win and drain him some more!

But whatever. Xiao He just hoped that after taking so many of his points, the System would do him a solid — ah, scratch that, be a good system — and help him snag what he truly wanted.

So Xiao He clicked [Yes] without hesitation.

[Since the highest-tier million-point cap has been reached, excess points will be automatically refunded. The highest reward tier has been matched for you...]

[Matching successful!]

[Congratulations, you've obtained "Criminal Base" x1. Now automatically rationalizing its source for you...]

[Criminal Base: An excellent criminal always maintains high vigilance and a sharp nose. This is your safe house, providing supplies and shelter to help you evade the hounds' pursuit.]

Xiao He clenched his fist. He hadn't expected the System's highest tier to really be exactly a million points — no extra taking — and it even had the decency to spit back the surplus.

But Xiao He was more eager to see where this Criminal Base — ah, Beijing mansion — would end up, and what kind of surprise it would bring.

He performed the Bowing Ritual again, beginning his devout prayer...

However, one minute passed.

Three minutes passed.

Xiao He stood there, utterly bewildered, as nothing happened.

"Bro Xiao, shouldn't we get going?"

It wasn't until Xiao Chen, standing nearby, couldn't help whispering to him that Xiao He finally pulled out his phone, frantically checking every message and email.

Still nothing.

Last time, right after he drew the prize, he immediately got a call from the property people. But this time, after the draw, absolutely nothing happened.

No call, no similar text, and no property certificate magically appearing...

Huh?

Where's the mansion I just pulled out?

And more importantly, the System hadn't told him the property's location, and no one had notified him — so he had no idea where this house was or what it even looked like!

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Even after getting into the car for the return trip, Xiao He refused to give up. He checked his property records again, confirming no strange property certificates had appeared under his name.

If it weren't for the suddenly depleted points, Xiao He would have suspected he was just dreaming today.

Wait, is this right?

This isn't right, is it?

My million points!

Xiao He quickly opened the System panel, reading the information over and over again. Finally, he spotted something different — [Now automatically rationalizing its source for you...]

Last time he drew a prize, it said the rationalization was already complete. This time, it was still processing.

So it wasn't gone — the System was still working.

Xiao He stared at the System notification, a bit dazed.

Seriously, what kind of property takes even the System so much effort to process?

Xiao He refused to give up. He started frantically poking the System panel.

"System, System, System — at least give me some explanation! Or show a progress bar or something! How am I supposed to know when you'll finally deliver it to me?"

If this thing kept stuck here, how long would he have to wait?!

Fortunately, persistence paid off. Ten minutes later, the thoroughly pestered System finally, impatiently, gave a courteous reminder.

[Courteous Reminder: Due to real-world logic constraints, non-System-generated items may experience delayed delivery. Please be patient. Thank you for your understanding.]

Xiao He: ...

Heh heh, even the System has its off days!

Although he hadn't immediately seen the house he was longing for, Xiao He finally breathed a sigh of relief. The suspended stone in his heart slowly settled.

At least the System gave some response.

That was good...

Though he didn't know when it would arrive, Xiao He began to feel excited.

This made the [Memory Enhancement] skill he'd drawn feel purely like an afterthought.

But honestly, right now, having such a golden finger was practically a lifesaver for Xiao He — far more important than a house he couldn't take with him and wouldn't live in for long.

He'd already worn himself out memorizing lines for *Imperial Enterprise*. If he had to add all that feng shui and metaphysics knowledge for *Dragon*, Xiao He really felt like "life would be meaningless."

He could be a competitive king, but his future days couldn't all be consumed by this one thing.

It would completely drain his passion for work.

Now, looking at this skill, Xiao He finally felt alive again.

Without any hesitation, Xiao He opened his tablet and began reviewing the "homework" Director Zhuang had assigned him.

Xiao Chen had been all excited, ready to turn around and chat with Xiao He. But the moment he turned his head, he saw their competitive king already immersed in work.

The grin that had just formed on his face slowly drooped, the light in his expression dimming considerably.

Ah, wasn't today supposed to be a rare day off?

Why was the competitive king already ramping up again...

The lucky charm Xiao Chen, trembling slightly, silently opened his chat log and found his conversation with Chadley. He began reviewing a few shooting angles Chadley had taught him before.

Old Qi glanced at the rearview mirror and slowed the car down. Liu Rulan, who had been busy with her own work, also looked up at the situation in the car at that moment before lowering her head again.

But a faint, involuntary smile crept onto her lips.

...

A few days later, at the recording site of the *Ancient Kingdom's Book* program team.

The host read from the cue card, his tone growing increasingly passionate: "Now, we invite Mr. Ye Jiangmin — National First-Class Calligrapher, Ambassador for the Inheritance of Chinese Traditional Culture, Honorary President of the Overseas Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Restoration Exchange Association, Member of the China Calligraphy Association, and Director of the China Cultural Relics Restoration Center — to come on stage and speak."

Professor Ye's figure instantly appeared on the big screen.

Hearing the host's introduction, Professor Ye stood up, waved to the audience below, and smiled with a natural warmth. Raising the microphone, he said enthusiastically to the live audience: "Regarding this content, I'd like to invite my special assistant for this event to come on stage and help me complete this entire process."

And with his introduction, a young man in a traditional Zhongshan suit, with a restrained and steady demeanor, strode confidently onto the brightly lit stage amid cheers and applause.

He squinted slightly, revealing a gentle smile, and gave a slight bow to everyone, his etiquette impeccable: "Hello, everyone. I'm Actor Xiao He, and I'm the specially invited guest assistant for the inheritance of Chinese cultural lineage on this episode of *Ancient Kingdom's Book*."

"Cultural relics speak not, yet time leaves its mark. Today, let us walk into history together, explore the stories behind our national treasures, feel the profound power of millennia of Chinese civilization, and also uphold the original aspiration of protecting cultural relics and passing down the torch..."