Chapter 220 Crisis Event

He Ling was eating happily, her cheeks bulging out like a little hamster.

Hearing Jiang Huan's exclamation, she nodded vigorously, subconsciously agreeing in her heart.

Yes, yes, Your Majesty is right. Eating too many pears and peaches can be a bit cloying. If only we could eat watermelon, chilled watermelon, so sweet and refreshing, and strawberries, so sweet and sour, and...

She rattled off a string of modern fruit names as if they were second nature, her eyes sparkling with longing.

[Waaaaah, I really want to eat this!]

[The variety of fruits available in ancient times is so limited. I remember the system mentioning that we could exchange them.]

I wonder if I have enough points to redeem some for the Empress to try; she'll definitely be happy!

He Ling's inner voice drooled as she fantasized about using the fruits from the system's shop to please Jiang Huan.

Hearing her heartfelt declaration of loyalty, Jiang Huan secretly gave herself a thumbs-up for her own plan.

Sure enough, this lousy system turned out to be a huge shopping app that just happened to be there.

Although you can't return it within seven days without giving a reason, the advantage is that the express delivery arrives in a second!

Jiang Huan suppressed her excitement, her face remaining calm, only revealing a slightly regretful smile.

"This world is so vast, I wonder if there are any new tricks in other places?"

She picked up another slice of pear, took a small bite, and glanced at He Ling seemingly unintentionally.

"If we could get our hands on those, we'd be truly lucky."

He Ling nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, I wholeheartedly agree."

[Your Majesty, don't worry, wait for me. It's definitely in the system shop. I'm already working hard to accumulate points!]

Speaking of points... sigh, my points...

Thinking of those unattainable points, He Ling's initial enthusiasm was instantly extinguished, and even the bamboo shoots in her mouth didn't seem so delicious anymore.

Seeing her downcast mood, Jiang Huan pondered for a moment.

In the end, he just smiled knowingly, didn't point it out, and simply greeted her with a smile.

"Alright, there will be other opportunities in the future. Eat up, the food won't taste good if it gets cold."

"Mmm!" He Ling quickly put her mind to work and focused on eating.

The Empress's cooking is so good, it can't be wasted.

The meal was a pleasure for both the host and guests.

He Ling patted her round little belly and lay contentedly on the soft couch, watching Jiang Huan sitting by the window, holding knitting needles and yarn, already skillfully knitting a scarf.

The afternoon sun streamed in through the window, warm and cozy, with the lingering aroma of food and a faint scent of wool making one feel drowsy.

Looking at Jiang Huan's focused profile, He Ling felt a warm glow in her heart.

The Empress is so good to me; I must be even better to her.

[Waaaaah, how can I repay her? Should I use the system to exchange for some nice things to give her?]

What if there are cheap items in the online store? Like fruit?

Yes! Fruit!

[The Empress was just saying she wanted to eat some different kinds of fruit.]

Thinking of Jiang Huan's earlier sigh, He Ling instantly perked up.

The opportunity to repay the Empress has arrived!

She immediately focused her mind and called upon the system in her head.

[System, quickly open the shop, I need to see if they have any fruit!]

A cold, electronic voice sounded in response: "Ding! System Shop Open."

He Ling quickly scanned the system shop, which contained the most basic items imaginable, and her brows furrowed even more.

[Where's the watermelon? Where are the strawberries? System! Switch to a different fruit stand!]

The system's cold, electronic voice remained completely unmoved: "The host currently lacks sufficient permissions to open the advanced ingredient section."

"Unlocking the advanced ingredient section requires 5000 points. Host's current points: 0."

[5000 points, why don't you go and grab them?]

[You think you can't move without spending money and in-game purchases? Believe me, I'll report you!]

He Ling instantly lost her temper, but she was not giving up.

"Well... are there any less sophisticated options? Like apples? Pears? These probably existed in ancient times too, right?"

Do you have any particularly high-quality seeds or seeds?

The system's cold, electronic voice sounded again: "Host's permissions are insufficient to query seed categories. Please work hard to increase the target's favorability, gain points, and upgrade permissions."

[Privilege elevation again!]

How do I upgrade my privileges if I don't have enough points? How do I earn points if I don't have enough privileges?

[This is a vicious cycle! System, are you kidding me?]

He Ling slumped listlessly on the soft couch, tears streaming down her face, frustrated that she couldn't repay Jiang Huan with fruit.

[The Empress is so good to me, yet I can't even afford an apple. What's the use of this broken system?]

Forget it, I'll just lie down.

She was feeling hopeless when the electronic voice in her head rang out again.

"Warning! The system has detected that the host has been in a passive and indifferent mode for a long time. The progress of winning over the target character Huo Lin has stagnated and the conquest value has fallen below the system's safety threshold."

"A persistently low strategy value will cause the host's presence in this world to continuously decrease, their luck value to decline, and the probability of encountering uncontrollable crisis events to increase significantly!"

"Host, please adjust your strategy immediately, actively complete basic strategy tasks, gain effective favorability, increase strategy points, and avoid survival risks!"

"Repeated! Host, please adjust your strategy immediately to avoid survival risks!"

A series of chilling warnings struck He Ling's mind like hail, causing her heart to pound and her face to turn deathly pale.

[A significantly increased probability of encountering a crisis? What the heck?]

Furthermore, how should the severity of this crisis be defined?

Will I... die?!

He Ling was so frightened by this sudden death warning that her heart pounded, her face turned deathly pale, and she even stopped breathing for a moment.

【Strategy Points? What are my strategy points?】

[System! Quick! Show me my strategy points! And that safety threshold thing!]

Fear overwhelmed her like a cold tide, and the system seemed to be infected by her panic, immediately bringing up the data panel.

"Host's current strategy value: 20 (extremely low)"

System security threshold: 50

"Below the safety threshold, presence is continuously decreasing, luck is declining, probability of encountering an uncontrollable crisis: 65% (extremely high)"

"Host, please take immediate action!"

[A 65% chance of encountering a crisis?!]

Good heavens, what's the difference between this and being struck by lightning at any moment while walking down the street?

[System, why didn't you say so sooner? You've really messed me up!]

He Ling felt a chill rush to her head, and her whole body felt icy cold.

She instinctively clutched the soft pillow in her arms, as if it were her only lifeline, her eyes scanning her surroundings with terror, as if some natural or man-made disaster was about to strike at any moment.

【What should I do? What should I do?! A 65% chance! Does that mean I could die at any moment?!】

[But if you increase your favorability with Huo Lin, the probability of encountering a crisis event becomes 100%.]

[System! You're forcing me to my death!]

She wailed in despair, fear almost consuming her.