The system seems to be deliberately causing trouble. Starting these past few days, Gu Mian has been receiving a daily mission to kill other players.

Without exception, these people were all there to steal her garbage island.

With such a rapid rate of point accumulation, her speed in upgrading the garbage island was unparalleled.

Just as she was upgrading the garbage island to level 10, she looked at the unopened diamond treasure chest on the ground and suddenly had an idea.

(The Diamond Chest is obtained by acquiring the "Pioneer" title)

When she first arrived on the island, she obtained an item upgrade card by recycling trash, but she never used it.

Now...

She glanced at the glittering diamond chest and used the item upgrade card on it without hesitation.

[Upgrade successful. Legendary treasure chest*1 obtained.]

[Talent usage failed; Legendary treasure chests are unique.]

Gu Mian was a little stunned. She had only gone out of her way to try it out, but she never expected that she would actually succeed in upgrading...

What's inside a legendary treasure chest?

Gu Mian stretched out her fair hand and gently placed it on the box, then opened it without hesitation.

[Obtained: Special Item: Quest Progress Card *1.]

[Talent usage failed; special items cannot be copied.]

[Task Progress Card: Increases the progress of any task by 50%.]

The golden khaki floated in mid-air, emitting a soft glow.

Gu Mian reached out her hand, and the card put away its light, then gently fell into her palm.

The moment Gu Mian saw the card, she thought of using it to complete the main quest, but at the same time, she hesitated a little...

She didn't know what she would face after completing the main quest.

Is the game over?

Or is this the start of yet another mission?

With a 50/50 chance of a good outcome, she was a little undecided.

After hesitating for three days and working on tasks for another three days, Gu Mian decided not to wait any longer.

Even if she doesn't use the quest progress card, the main quest will be completed sooner or later; it's just a matter of delaying it a bit.

But she doesn't want to drag it out any longer.

The number of players attacking the island is increasing every day. At this rate, it's uncertain how many players will be left after the one-month penalty period ends.

Let's cut to the chase and just complete the main quest to see if anything changes.

[Successfully completed. Main quest: The Path of Purification.]

As the system notification ended, the pitch-black seawater transformed into a clean, deep blue color at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Large patches of green wild grass sprouted from the brown ground, interspersed with many colorful chrysanthemums.

The chirping of birds came from the woods, and soon they were seen flying out in flocks, dancing in the air.

The world is becoming vibrant at a visible pace.

Before Gu Mian could even marvel, the system notification sounded in her ear again.

[Announcement: Player Gu Mian has used a quest progress card; the main quest is now complete, and all players can leave Garbage Island at any time.]

No more picking up trash?

Before Gu Mian could even feel happy, she heard—

[System is unbinding 10, 9, 8, 7...]

So, the system can unbind you after you complete the main quest?

As she listened to the countdown, Gu Mian's heart began to beat faster.

[3, 2, 1, Unbinding complete.]

Without a single unnecessary word, the system unbound the account.

Gu Mian was stunned for a long time, countless chaotic thoughts flashing through her mind, finally settling on—

She is free!

She no longer has to be forced by the system to do various tasks!

But... now that the system is unbound, will the system functions still work? Is she going to have to start wilderness survival again?

Thinking of this, Gu Mian hurriedly opened the system panel, and all the functions such as crafting, mall, backpack, personal shop, etc. were restored to normal and could be used normally.

Gu Mian breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that only the system was missing; the system functions were still usable.

This is wonderful; she doesn't want to have to go through wilderness survival again after surviving at sea.

With a happy smile on her lips, Gu Mian clicked into the large group chat.

In the group chat, Xu Kun kept nagging her, asking why the main quest had suddenly been completed and the system had been unbound. He was a little confused by the fast progress.

Gu Xiaobei was happy that he no longer had to pick up trash and would no longer be teleported around by the system. He was also grateful to his sister for rescuing him from human traffickers.

Are they human traffickers?

Gu Mian chuckled softly. What an interesting way of putting it.

But thinking about it carefully, he wasn't wrong to say that the system was a human trafficker. Without anyone's consent, it brought them here from Earth to play some kind of sea survival game. Isn't that human trafficking?

Finally, Gu Mian saw that Zhou Ye tagged her in the group chat, saying that he wanted to find some time to have a good get-together to thank her for helping everyone regain their freedom.

Gu Mian: "Okay."

She looked up at the bright sunshine and couldn't help but laugh again.

Ah, this is wonderful... it tastes like freedom.

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