Tylice

"Sorry about that!"

Tyler rubbed the back of his head and chuckled.

"Last few days, I checked some games on the smartphone that I just got from Alice and got engrossed in those games. Although the current age has focused more on cultivation, there are still some cool games from fifty or forty years ago."

"Surprisingly, they still are getting updates."

[Oh! That's why you were talking about games so much]

"Yeah! Don't worry though I won't let the games get into my head. I need to focus more on cultivation."

[Now that you have earned so many rewards, I am pretty sure you will be busy with cultivation.]

"I think so….. wait, am I missing something here?"

Tyler felt like he was talking to someone who never replied to his words. Suddenly, his eyes widened as he asked.

"Wait, system, are you talking to me? Like making an actual normal conversation rather than giving me some information about the simulation."

[Yes, Host! Dual Cultivation Simulator has a system A.I. which you can only unlock after evolving the DCS to level two. Now, you can talk to me about anything including your love life.]

"First, I don't have a lover. Second, I am amazed that you can talk to me like this. It's like I am talking to a person, not an A.I. By the way, what's an A.I?" Tyler slightly blushed and asked.

[A.I. represents artificial intelligence which is capable of doing whatever a normal human mind can do and much more. You can think of me as a human mind that was created by humans. But in my case, I was created by someone I don't know.]

"How could you not know who created you?" Tyler was confused. Mainly because he didn't understand much about A.I.

[Host, did you forget you can only access me after evolving DCS? There aren't many Hosts who managed to evolve DCS to the second level. Out of eight hosts, only three people have managed to do so.]

"Then, why did I only receive the inheritance of the Eighth Host?" Tyler asked.

[That's because Eighth Host replaced the previous inheritance. And, the previous inheritance has been replaced by that previous inheritance. Out of three people, only one managed to reach level three which means among two of the people, you will only receive the inheritance of the newest one.]

Hearing her explanation, Tyler nodded his head.

"I understand this but do you know how can I reach level three? Eighth Host told me that conquering the next simulation won't be enough."

[I can't reveal this information, Host. But, what I can do is give you the Quests. Among the three functions that you have unlocked, Quest Function will give you hints about completing the second simulation.]

[As you follow the quest, you can complete the second simulation and evolve DCS. But, Quest can only be activated under certain circumstances. So, you can only wait.]

Tyler scratched his head and said.

"Well, it seems like there is nothing I can do about it. Alright, A.I….. it doesn't sound good. Do you have any other name?"

[No! I do not.]

"Do you mind if I call you by another name?"

[Yes, Host]

"You can call me Tyler if you want."

[I can not do that. But, I can call you Lord, Master, or any sort of hierarchical name.]

"….then, just call me Host."

[Yes, Lord]

"I think I told you to call me Host."

[But, I believe calling you Lord sounds quite good.]

"Isn't it? Isn't it? That's why I always call you Lord." Suddenly, Carl's voice rang in his head and froze him for a moment.

[Do not worry, Host! God's Tree Branch is capable of hearing our conversation but it doesn't have any knowledge of DSC. Basically, it can't hear anything related to DCS.]

"I guess that's alright. But, do we need to hide it?" Tyler sighed a breath of relief and asked.

[It's not about hiding it. Nobody accepts you can learn about DCS even if someone reads your soul.]

"Oh! That's why it didn't know. But, I really don't understand your obsession with calling me, Lord." Tyler said.

"Lord, we call you that because you are our Lord." Carl replied.

"What's that supposed to mean? Wait, you aren't saying that I was your lord in my previous life or something like that, are you?" Tyler almost freaked out for a moment as he asked.

"No, no, we call you lord because we exist because of you. I got my intelligence and wisdom from you and also understand many things because of you."

"As for whatever that is, it should have a similar situation."

[Yes, Lord. Did you forget what I just said? Only three people have reached level two and because of that, I exist. It's just like God's Tree Branch said. We had our bodies but we are only able to talk or get our consciousness because of you.]

Tyler heavily sighed.

"I am not even sure if that makes sense. Anyway, can you introduce those three functions now?"

[Yes, Host but you are forgetting something….]

"Am I?" Tyler thought for a moment and suddenly remembered something.

"Yes, I forgot to give you a name. I am not that good with naming so if you don't like it, you can just react to it, okay?"

[I believe you would give me a good name.]

'What name should I give her?' Tyler thought for a moment but nothing suitable came to his mind. It's not like she was very close to him like Carl. So, he had to give her a different name.

Something that would bring joy to her. As for why he called this A.I. 'her was because of her voice. It was a female voice so obviously, he wanted to find a female name.

Suddenly, a name came to his mind but when it did, his face turned red.

'Damn it! Have I really fallen in love with her?'

Tyler panicked a bit. Because he had never fallen in love with anyone, at least not from a romantic perspective. But whenever he thinks about her, he feels a strange emotion in his heart.

He still wasn't sure what to call this love but he knew it wasn't normal. But, his emotion changed instantly as he finally dropped the name.

"How about calling you Tylice?"