When Ganli heard the system announce the amount of the reward she had received, she was completely shocked.
Two hundred merit points? She must have heard correctly!
[Maria, what's going on? Is there a bug in your system? How come I have so many merit points? I only saved one person!]
Ganli frantically called out to Maria in her mind.
"Calm down, host! Why do you always suspect our system of bugs? We're a high-end product, you know! The system is functioning perfectly, there are no bugs!" Maria replied lazily.
"How...how can there be two hundred merit points?! I only got forty points when I saved several women from the Gan family before!" Gan Li still found it unbelievable.
Last time, four people only received forty, but this time, saving one person earned two hundred! That's more than all the previous times combined!
However, as soon as she finished speaking, she remembered that saving a person would earn ten merit points, which was only the starting price. The amount also depended on the difficulty of the task and the person's contribution to the world. The greater the difficulty of saving a person or the greater the person's contribution to the world, the more merit points would be earned.
The previous missions were of average difficulty, so the merit points earned were only the initial amount.
So, could it be that this time, because someone saved a life, they received a larger share? But this is still too much.
Gan Li had a bad feeling... Could it be that the person she saved was also someone extraordinary? Had she saved a fairy?!
Thinking of this, she hurriedly asked Maria in her mind, but this time, Maria did not speak. No matter how Ganli called out, there was only silence in her mind.
"What's going on!" Gan Li muttered in dissatisfaction.
Just then, the waiter brought the food up, so she had to suppress her questions and call the waiter to come home for dinner.
Gan Tian had already fed the man in black the porridge. Gan Mingyi also came over from the next room. The three of them sat around the table, eating and discussing their trip to the county government the next day.
The next day, Gan Li got up early, had a simple breakfast, and prepared to go to the county government office, while Gan Mingyi and Gan Tian stayed behind to take care of the man in black.
Although she didn't know the identity of the girl in black, based on the merit points rewarded by the system yesterday, Gan Li felt that she must be no ordinary person, so she instructed Gan Mingyi to take good care of her.
At this time, the people had a natural fear of the county government. Even though it had been agreed upon yesterday, Gan Mingyi was still a little worried when he learned that his younger sister was going to the county government alone.
"Little sister, how about I go with you?"
Gan Li naturally understood his thoughts, but she was also worried about Gan Tian being alone here, so she could only reassure her, "Second brother, don't worry, I know what I'm doing. You stay here with Tian Tian, I'll be back soon."
After saying that, Gan Li turned and walked out of the inn without waiting for Gan Mingyi to say anything more.
The county government office was some distance from the inn, but Gan Li had already asked for directions yesterday. Following the route she had noted down, she walked for quite a while, but fortunately, she found the county government office without much trouble.
The government office was solemn and dignified. People passing by dared not speak loudly and walked quickly with their heads down.
At the entrance, two constables stood idly, occasionally exchanging a few words, though it was unclear what they were saying.
Seeing this, Gan Li quickly stepped forward and politely asked, "Brothers, may I ask if this is where the county magistrate conducts his business?"
One of the officers sized her up, noticing her coarse linen clothes and country girl appearance, and said impatiently, "So what if she is? So what if she isn't?"
The other officer glanced at Ganli up and down, noticing that although she was simply dressed, her beauty was undeniable, and his tone softened somewhat:
"This is the county government office. The county magistrate naturally conducts his business here. Do you have business with him?"
Gan Li ignored the other officer who looked down on people and looked at the officer with a better attitude, saying with a slight hint of respect:
"Indeed, I have important business to discuss with the magistrate."
To everyone's surprise, the officer who had spoken earlier became even more displeased upon seeing her like this. He glanced at her sideways and sneered, "Hmph, do you think you can just see our lord whenever you want? Don't you know your place? Do you even deserve to see our lord?"
“Brother, I do have something important to report to the lord.” Gan Li suppressed her displeasure and said patiently, “Please do me a favor and inform him.”
"You..." The officer wanted to say something more, but was stopped by his companion.
"Tell us what you need. If it is something important, we will inform you."
Seeing that they had finally relented, Gan Li was overjoyed and quickly said, "This humble woman has come to offer a secret recipe, a recipe for how to make ice!"
Both officers were taken aback upon hearing this.
These officials, working in the county government, were well-informed and naturally knew the value of ice.
In this sweltering heat, which high-ranking official wouldn't try to get some ice to cool off? But ice can only be stored in winter; in summer, even if you have money, you can't buy it.
And this village girl in front of me actually said she wanted to offer a recipe for making ice.
Neither of the officers dared to be careless. The officer who had been rude earlier toned down his tone and asked, "Is what you're saying true?"
Seeing this, Gan Li quickly nodded: "Of course it's true. This is the county government office. Even if I had the greatest courage, how could I dare to talk nonsense here?!"
Too.
"Alright, you wait here while I go in and inform them." The officer said, then turned and went inside to report.
To everyone's surprise, the county magistrate had gone out on an inspection tour, and only Magistrate Zhou was in the county government office study.
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