Xi Xi was awakened by a piercing cry of a vulture.

Still in a state of confusion, she instinctively twitched her fingers and then struggled to open her heavy eyes.

"My head hurts so much..." As her consciousness gradually cleared, Xi Xi felt as if her head was about to explode. The splitting headache after a hangover permeated her entire nervous system.

She couldn't help but reach out and gently rub her head while furrowing her brow, as if that would alleviate some of the pain.

The tingling and numbness in her legs made Xi Xi realize that she had been lying on the ground for a long time. She tried to move her legs, but the numbness did not disappear immediately.

Xi Xi looked down and saw the concerned looks in Aura's and the little white duck's eyes.

A warm feeling welled up inside her. She reached out and gently rubbed her temples, then haphazardly patted the two little ones' heads, reassuring them, "I'm fine."

After saying that, Xi Xi forced herself to stay awake and slowly stretched. After letting out a big yawn, she moved unsteadily to the driver's seat.

As she sat in the car seat, her body still swayed involuntarily a couple of times.

Xi Xi reached out and lifted the windshield. In that instant, blinding sunlight pierced through the glass like a sharp sword, shining directly in and causing her eyes considerable discomfort. It took her a while to recover.

Xi Xi peered at the fuel gauge and was surprised to find that the blue pre-stored energy bar above the F mark was already more than half full!

Now Xi Xi remembered everything. She remembered how she had exhausted herself last night and how she had fainted.

Xi Xi immediately searched her body and quickly found the golden lucky bag.

The lucky bag was no longer as round and full as it was yesterday; instead, it looked like a deflated balloon, shriveled up.

She reached inside again, her fingers searching around the lucky bag, trying to find some more goodies, but after groping for a long time, she couldn't find anything.

Xi Xi was immediately disappointed, her initial anticipation plummeting to rock bottom. But then, her eyes lit up again.

"Wait, since I've already emptied this golden lucky bag, but it hasn't disappeared! Doesn't that mean..." Xi Xi revealed a hint of surprise.

The lucky bag didn't disappear. Does this mean she can use it as a personal bag?

After a brief moment of excitement, Xi Xi felt dizzy again. What's wrong with me? Why do I feel so weak today? She muttered to herself, pressing on the bridge of her nose.

Feeling that something was off, Xi Xi looked around and realized that the angle of the sunlight seemed a bit off.

She was shocked and immediately turned on the light screen, where the time "14:59" was clearly displayed in the upper left corner!

"What! It's already afternoon?" Xi Xi exclaimed in surprise. She had actually slept for so long? She couldn't help but sigh, and opened the daily check-in interface with a slightly tired expression.

The bamboo skewer holder creaked and rattled. Xi Xi caught the bamboo skewer falling through the light curtain, and upon closer inspection, her vision went black—

It was an ominous fortune slip I'd never seen before...

[Game Hint: Congratulations, adventurer, for obtaining an unlucky divination. For the time being, your luck will decrease by 3, and your constitution, strength, agility, and critical hit rate will each decrease by 1.]

Congratulations, damn it... What's there to congratulate about having your luck turned bad? Isn't this just being sarcastic? Xi Xi thought to herself, her face full of black lines.

[Auspicious Blessing: Congratulations, host, you have obtained an inauspicious divination slip Today's initial stamina is reduced by 30 to offset the negative impact of bad luck]

Hmm? Using 30 stamina as collateral to deduct various physical attributes? Seems like a good deal... Xi Xi didn't have time to think about the pros and cons carefully. She only felt a surge of heat being drawn out of her body like water bursting its banks, gradually dissipating into the air.

In an instant, she felt as if her body had been drained of all strength, and she slumped limply against the back of the chair, completely powerless.

"That's not right, it's only 30 stamina points..." Xi Xi muttered to herself, struggling to sit up. "How can I be so tired?"

Filled with suspicion, Xi Xi slowly opened her personal panel with trembling hands.

[Basic Information]

Name: Xi Xi (* is in effect)

Stamina: 20

Area: 777 (/)

[Personal Abilities]

Constitution: 6 (+6)

Strength: 7

Agility: 9 (+6)

Luck: 6

Critical Hit: 1

When Xi Xi's eyes fell on the stamina section, she was completely stunned.

"Stamina only 20?" Xi Xi stared wide-eyed in disbelief, forgetting all about being tired, and sat up straight as if she had been launched into a tumble.

Immediately afterwards, she noticed the small print after her name: " in effect."

Xi Xi was stunned for a moment, then opened with a shocked expression.

[Game Hint: This is a side effect of overexertion from the previous day. Your starting stamina is halved, and the negative effect will accumulate for one day.]

In other words, because she exhausted her stamina the previous day, her initial stamina value for today was halved, leaving her with only a mere 50 points. And just now, the "Blessing with a Wish" system deducted a full 30 points of stamina to offset those negative buffs.

This is why her stamina is only a terrifying 20 points, along with the terrible negative status of .

"..." Xi Xi looked at the scene before her, feeling utterly speechless. Good heavens, are you giving me a vacation...?

With 20 stamina points and a negative buff, what can she do besides lie down and do nothing?

Okay, then I'll just be a complete couch potato today... Xi Xi resignedly reclined the chair back and lay down.

Haha, what incredibly bad luck! I just lost the newbie protection period and immediately drew a bad luck sign. Who is this so-called newbie protection period actually protecting? The answer is obvious...

Xi Xi thought to herself with a self-deprecating smile, feeling increasingly depressed the more she thought about it.

Xi Xi returned to the public chat, intending to see the odds of drawing an unlucky lot. But just then, she suddenly realized that the layout of the light screen had completely changed.

The original private message list was now clearly divided into three different categories, from top to bottom: team list, friend list, and stranger list.

Xi Xi subconsciously reached out and gently tapped the team list that was constantly flashing with notification lights.

When she saw the contents of the list, she was startled to see two names written on it—Chu Zhiqin and Xi Xi! They were her mother's and her own names!

What exactly happened while I was asleep? What stage of the game update has it reached? Why didn't I even hear the game announcements? Xi Xi's eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief.