Jiang Ke’er slept soundly in Yong’an Palace, more soundly than she had in a long time.
It felt great not having to worry about Qiao Xiaoxian’s well-being.
Although she was still slightly unaccustomed to feeling this safe, Jiang Ke’er believed she would be able to adapt to this state of affairs very quickly.
“Protagonist System, the time.”
**[6:10:21 AM, 22 seconds, 23 seconds…]** the little girl replied seriously.
“Villain System, read me today’s schedule.”
**[Wake up at 6:30 AM to wash up and yell, “I, JIANG KE’ER, WILL DEFINITELY NOT BE A PUSHOVER!” At 7:00 AM, begin organizing Shop points and pull from the prize pool until 8:00 AM. Then, cultivate until 12:00 PM and yell, “EAT MY FARTS, QIAO XIAOXIAN!” Continue cultivating until 6:00 PM and yell, “MWAHAHA! STINKY DRAGON, COME AT ME HEAD-ON IF YOU HAVE THE GUTS!” Finally, cultivate until 12:00 AM and yell, “LIFE WITHOUT QIAO XIAOXIAN IS GREAT!”]**
“Mm! Very good!”
Even though hearing the phrase “Mwahaha! Stinky Dragon, come at me head-on” spoken in the System’s deadpan, mechanical voice was uniquely hilarious, Jiang Ke’er still noted down the schedule with great satisfaction.
Now, this was what life should be like!
Jiang Ke’er washed up meticulously, even taking the time to use some shampoo on her tail. Only after she was satisfied did she stroke her tail fur once, hiding the smooth and supple fox tail away.
Finally, she activated a Soundproof Barrier and screamed at the top of her lungs, “I, JIANG KE’ER, WILL DEFINITELY NOT BE A PUSHOVER!”
Perfect.
With that energetic shout, she was certain it was going to be a wonderful day.
“Ehehe~”
Having finished all of that, Jiang Ke’er turned her head to look at the delightful string of numbers at the bottom of the System Shop and began to laugh foolishly.
Over the past half a year, she had been hoarding points like a hamster.
Now, her balance for both types of points had reached eight digits! Over 3,000,000!
Originally, she didn’t have nearly this many Orthodox Points. The Shenzhou Cup had provided her with a massive amount of Villain Points, which had turned her tail red.
However, after going through the Epidemic Poison Incident, her daily Orthodox Points gain reached the 100,000 cap every single day. Now, her tail had already turned completely white again.
“Why hasn’t the Hidden Shop refreshed yet?” Jiang Ke’er grumbled under her breath.
Even with over 3,000,000 points of each type saved up, she was still obsessed with getting things for free.
“We aren’t very clear on this refresh mechanism either…”
“Yeah, yeah.”
The two systems answered evasively; in short, they didn’t know.
“Then what about the Knowledge Pool?” Jiang Ke’er asked, dissatisfied.
“Well, there was supposed to be a prize pool after the Shenzhou Cup… but the tournament was interrupted by the epidemic poison.”
Mentioning this made Jiang Ke’er a bit angry.
Her original intention for participating in the Shenzhou Cup was to find and fight the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Seats of the Tribulation Immortal Hall to take their Tokens and unseal the Fox Tribe.
But because the Shenzhou Cup was forced to a halt, she might have to wait another year to realize her plan.
Still, she probably wouldn’t have to wait a full year.
The order Emperor Jing had issued back then was to postpone the Shenzhou Cup Finals, not cancel them.
This meant that in the near future, the delayed Shenzhou Cup Finals would be held as scheduled.
She still had the chance to fulfill her promise — to kill every single one of the 128 teams from the Semi-Finals!
As for the remaining two teams, they were powerful opponents capable of heavily wounding Qiao Xiaoxian.
For the sake of that day, she had to take this opportunity to work hard on her cultivation.
**[THE LAST EPIDEMIC POISON PATIENT HAS RECOVERED. THE EPIDEMIC POISON INCIDENT LIMITED PRIZE POOL IS NOW OPEN!]**
It was here! It was late, but it had finally arrived!
Rewards from major event pools were bound to be good, so Jiang Ke’er was filled with anticipation.
**[UNIQUE PRIZE: MOON DESIGN BLUEPRINT (S-GRADE)]**
This was the only prize in the Protagonist System’s pool, and Jiang Ke’er couldn’t quite understand it.
‘The moon… isn’t that a planet?’
‘What the heck is a design blueprint?’
‘Why would I bother designing something like that?’
It made no sense. Furthermore, there was no descriptive text for this prize, which made Jiang Ke’er hesitate, unsure if she should pull for it.
This prize pool had no pity system. A single pull cost 10,000 points, and the win rate was only 1/300.
Jiang Ke’er felt like this garbage pool was something the Protagonist System had specifically designed to fleece her.
She happened to have just over 3,000,000 points. Even if she pulled the unique grand prize, she would be left with almost nothing; her balance would be completely drained.
There was also the possibility that she wouldn’t get it at all.
This was such a scam…
No, she couldn’t pull recklessly.
Jiang Ke’er calmed down and looked at the Villain System.
**[UNIQUE PRIZE: ARTIFACT REFINEMENT TECHNIQUE (S-GRADE)]**
Jiang Ke’er was fuming — had these two reached some sort of secret consensus? Why were their rewards always a matching set!
There was clearly a connection between the two prizes!
If she pulled the blueprint, she would have to pull for the Artifact Refinement Technique; otherwise, the blueprint would be useless.
If she pulled for the technique, she would be obsessed with that mysterious Moon Design Blueprint.
Both prize pools were massive, point-consuming traps with no pity system. If she wanted to get both items, she was afraid she would go broke overnight and lose everything she had worked for!
“Pah! I’m not pulling!” Jiang Ke’er said crossly.
She had thought that by hoarding over 3,000,000 points, she would be able to weather several waves of prize pools and experience the life of a rich person who spent money as she pleased.
Instead, these two systems had immediately pulled out these bottomless pits and slapped them in her face. It was a blatant attempt to harvest her.
Her entire point balance had been accounted for perfectly!
“I’m protesting this price hike!” Jiang Ke’er protested indignantly.
She would use her own actions to resist the System’s shameless price increases and make them realize their mistake!
She wouldn’t pull from this pool! She absolutely wouldn’t!
“Don’t be angry, Host. This isn’t something we can decide. These prize pools are spontaneously generated by the System’s internal algorithms. They have nothing to do with us!” the Protagonist System hurriedly comforted her.
“That’s right, that’s right! We have limited authority and no way to control what kind of prize pools appear…” the Villain System added quickly. “Besides, don’t look at how expensive this pool is; it’s worth the price!”
“Worth the price?” Jiang Ke’er was highly skeptical.
“Yes, it’s worth it… probably…” The Protagonist System lacked confidence. “We aren’t sure either… but they are S-grade items, after all!”
S-grade. Judging purely by the rank, they were indeed worth the price.
However, Jiang Ke’er still felt it was too expensive.
Mainly, she couldn’t accept the massive psychological gap… She had thought she was already a tycoon, but the prices had suddenly increased a hundredfold, causing half a year of hard work to vanish in an instant.
“Let me think about it some more,” Jiang Ke’er sighed softly.
This prize pool would be open for a long time, lasting fifteen days. She didn’t need to rush; she had plenty of time to consider it.
She calmed her mind and temporarily pushed the prize pool to the back of her head, immersing herself in a state of cultivation.
Time always passed quickly during cultivation. In the blink of an eye, it was already noon.
“It’s 12:00 PM,” the Villain System reminded her.
Jiang Ke’er immediately perked up.
It was 12:00 PM, which meant it was time for business!
She took a deep breath, and then, using every ounce of her strength, she shouted with a voice full of vigor, “EAT MY FARTS, QIAO XIAOXIAN!!!”
*Click—*
Unfortunately, the door opened.