Shortly after Yu Ning woke up in the morning, she noticed that the 050 system, which had originally had a very strong presence in her mind, seemed to have shrunk considerably, and was now weakly and elusive, curled up in some corner.

She found it slightly strange, but didn't care much.

It's a good thing that it doesn't hurt her head from time to time like it used to.

Yu Ning scooped up a handful of cool water and splashed it on her cheeks. The glistening water droplets trickled down her even more radiant skin. She grabbed a towel and wiped her face, then suddenly revealed a pair of furrowed brows and displeased eyes.

No, could it really be because of the song she was humming?

Yu Ning is quite self-aware.

Although I sing a little off-key, it's not that bad.

050, who was licking his wounds alone in his secluded room, suddenly heard the girl's disdainful snort: "Like a wild boar that can't eat fine chaff."

Suddenly, 050, who was also given the nickname "wild boar," thought: "...??"

Believe it or not, it's really going to die! It's going to take us all down with it!!!

Upon arriving at school, Yu Ning was warmly greeted by Yan Shuangxi, who still felt somewhat guilty. Yan Shuangxi filled a hot water bottle and even handed her a heat pack, wishing she could cover her entire belly with it.

"..." Yu Ning glanced silently at the bright sunshine outside the window and sighed.

Without 050's harsh and unpleasant mechanical voice, Yu Ning felt much more relaxed during this period, until the class committee mentioned that they needed to recruit people to participate in the student council's cultural and sports activities.

050, who was on its deathbed, suddenly sat up and, having disappeared for most of the day, came back to life and urged, "Yu Ci is the student council president. You will definitely meet him if you participate in this event."

Yu Ning, who was having a pleasant conversation with her classmates, suddenly heard this voice, and the smile on her face froze slightly.

She replied to it in her mind, her calm tone revealing no emotion: "Are you sure? What if he's not here?"

“How could he not host this kind of event? Don’t keep missing the chance to get on the bus!” 050 couldn’t help but speed up her speech, revealing an anxiety and urgency that she was unaware of.

More radical, more eager for quick results.

Yu Ning made a new discovery: the changes in 050 were not unfounded.

In the end, she followed 050's suggestion and signed up for the student union's arts festival.

050 looked at Yu Ning, who had successfully won the heart of the female minister in the lecture hall, with disbelief and dejection on his face.

How could this happen?! Where are the scenes that should be in the novel?!

An hour later, after Yu Ning waved goodbye to the other female classmates, 050, who had been harboring resentment for a long time, angrily said, "Did you already know that Yu Ci wouldn't come?"

Yu Ning did indeed glean information from chatting with her classmates that Yu Ci was attending a biology training camp today.

She looked puzzled. "I've already confirmed with you, haven't I?"

Seeing her feigning innocence, 050 was furious. The mental damage from Yu Ning's singing, coupled with the physical damage from the mysterious system last night, had left it with new wounds before it could heal. In addition, the energy it had "loaned out" earlier had left it extremely weak.

Otherwise, we wouldn't need to go into a sleep state so often to save energy.

"You're the worst host I've ever had!" 050 raged, inadvertently blurting out her innermost thoughts, "With your lack of enthusiasm, all the energy I've invested is wasted. When will I ever get it back? Unless you..."

Its words suddenly stopped.

Upon hearing this, Yu Ning's delicate brows furrowed slightly before relaxing immediately. She wasn't going to let it go, pressing on relentlessly: "What energy was projected? Unless what?"

The 050 on the other side kept quiet and pretended to be dead.

But Yu Ning is the kind of person who could dig up its grave.

"...Stop singing, you idiot—!"

Having been tormented to the point of neurasthenia, 050 could no longer tolerate any further trauma and simply gave up on itself.

"By accepting this mission, I have already signed a contract with this novel world. I must repay the energy I consumed. If you refuse to follow the plot, it will eliminate outsiders to pay with their lives."

Abbreviation: Spring Mud Project.

Yu Ning nodded thoughtfully, then asked curiously:

"What if there's another exception?"

System 050 reluctantly muttered, "...Unless you're going to be ￥$&@#*%##..."

Its voice grew softer and softer until it became a muffled mess.

Yu Ning frowned and narrowed her eyes:

"What did you say?"

"I said that unless you can earn 1 billion in this world, you can pay off your debt of life!"

After being yelled at, 050 suddenly shouted loudly.

Currency is universally accepted in every part of the world.

As long as you can earn enough money, you can also exchange it for energy to give back to the Source of the World.

Yu Ning's mind was buzzing from the sound. She stopped and stood still for a moment, her eyes darkening slightly: "Then why didn't you tell me back then?"

"Ha, do you think making money is easy?"

050 scoffed dismissively, his words dripping with mockery, implying that his friend was incredibly naive. "That's only true if the money is earned through legitimate means. The world's system will automatically assess the legality and legitimacy of your funds; it must be earned through your own honest labor!"

So don't even think about having any crooked ideas.

"Based on your ability to return as an ordinary person after three years in the entertainment industry? No, you're not even an ordinary person. Out of your 5,000 followers on the entire internet, 4,500 are haters. Your wallet is practically empty."

050 mercilessly mocked that the entertainment industry is arguably the fastest way to make money, but Yu Ning's pathetic state in her previous life had already determined that she couldn't follow this path.

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