19. A blessing in disguise
The calico cat in the video call had her eyelids drooping and was twisting her fingers, not daring to look at the camera. Faced with questions in the golden live chat, she just bit her lip, unable to speak for a long time.
Pi Min could tell that she was unwilling.
However, on the public chat, everyone was enthusiastically spamming the chat.
"Accept him!"
"Accept him!"
"Accept him!"
...
With each new comment, the calico cat's face grew paler.
Pi Min felt as if a fishbone was stuck in her throat.
Even though the calico cat's attitude was already very clear, the audience kept spamming the screen.
She could guess what those people who were spamming the screen were thinking at that moment.
Even though you don't like him, it's a matter of life and death.
Although he was ugly, human life was at stake.
Although you two are not a good match, human life is at stake.
...
These people didn't realize they were just being generous with other people's money; they only wanted to see the miracle of true love conquering all, and whether the female protagonist would be happy was not even on their radar.
But why? Why should an innocent girl have to spend her whole life saving him when he's about to die?
This is moral blackmail!
She tried to hold back, but finally couldn't help but let out a discordant voice, breaking the harmony of the comments section.
"It's fun to be cheeky": "I can tell you don't want to. You can say no!"
The top-ranked user's nickname had a golden effect, instantly attracting everyone's attention as soon as it appeared.
Immediately, someone jumped out to refute this.
"You're having fun being cheeky, don't you have any humanity? At a time like this, you're still saying things like that?"
"Miss Ya Ya, you must not listen to her! Saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda!"
"Human life is at stake, Miss Ya Ya, you must think this through!"
...
Pi Min, impatient with the disgusting performance of those who were so generous with other people's money, didn't hesitate to play his trump card.
"I'm having a good time being cheeky": "I happen to have a relocation card here. Anyone willing to rescue people can exchange it for a supply pod and bring the people home themselves."
Player "Playful and Happy" initiated a barter trade: one relocation card for one supply pod. Upon successful trade, the relocation card will be automatically gifted to player "Happy Maloo".
Relocation cards and residence fusion cards are likely designed for people whose current cosmic environment is fraught with danger, or who want to reunite with family and friends, or seek revenge against their mortal enemies.
Pimin's cosmic environment is safe and stable. The only person she cares about isn't even in the game, and she has no mortal enemies she desperately wants to eliminate. A relocation card might be invaluable to some, but for her, it's practically useless.
Since we can't go back to Earth, and the universe is so vast, what difference does it make where we drift?
On the contrary, the supply cabins, as materials for upgrading living quarters, are priceless.
Taking advantage of the large crowd, she simply took out her relocation card to exchange for a supply cabin.
Sure enough, these guys who flooded the screen were enthusiastic when it came to spending other people's money, but when it came to paying out their own, they immediately fell silent.
Players who haven't accumulated enough upgrade points won't exchange them. Even if they have enough upgrade points, they'll still think about hoarding them and saving the extra ones to make a profit at the last minute.
After a brief silence in the comments section, someone finally spoke up again, but unfortunately, it wasn't to ask about buying the card; instead, it was to accuse Pi Min of failing to help someone in distress.
"Were you happy about saving a baby with your relocation card? Since you have an immigration card, why didn't you help just now?"
Pi Min, of course, wouldn't tolerate him and immediately retorted, "Does that mean I have to save everyone? I have no relation to him, why should I save him? What if he's a bad guy? I don't want to bring a wolf into my house. You're so kind, then why don't you buy an immigration card and save someone yourself!"
The other party did not reply and left the live stream immediately.
As time went by, the sunlight behind Happy Maluo became increasingly dazzling, and the live stream screen even turned completely white due to overexposure. It was only after the system automatically corrected it that it returned to normal.
The comment section fell silent. Everyone seemed like a student facing a teacher calling roll, afraid that if they made a sound, they would be harassed by Pi Min.
So Pi Min took over the comments section without hesitation and continued to vigorously promote that immigration card.
"Exchange your relocation card for a supply capsule! Don't miss out!"
"With just one supply pod, you can not only save a life, but also gain a neighbor who owes you a life!"
"One, just one supply pod, and nobody's willing to do that? Not a single person is willing?"
"Hahaha, if that's the case, then what gives you the right to morally blackmail that girl?"
The silence in the comments section made Pi Min burst out laughing. These people kept complaining that she hadn't helped them in their time of need, yet they weren't even willing to pay the price of a supply pod.
Finally, "Happy Maloo" couldn't help but ask herself, "Can I buy it myself?"
Pimin posed a crucial question: "It's possible, but do you have a supply pod?"
Of course not. Thinking he was going to die, he had just sold everything in his residence for 1 point.
After a brief silence, "Happy Maloo" quickly put her hands together in front of the camera and pleaded, "Friends who just bought my things, could you please give me back what I just sold you?"
Some people did feel bad about it and traded the goods back at the same price, but the value of the returned supplies was not even enough to pay for a supply pod.
Some self-proclaimed righteous people are truly laughable; they not only refuse to help those in distress, but they even fleece those on the verge of death.
In the end, "Happy Maloo" even despaired and started kowtowing to the camera, saying, "I don't ask for your donations, I just ask you to give me back what rightfully belongs to me!"
Unfortunately, whether those people didn't see it or deliberately didn't want to return it, no one paid any attention to it after that.
"Um..." Just when "Happy Malou" was about to give up, a soft, sweet female voice suddenly rang out in the live stream.
It was Ya Ya who had been connected with him the whole time.
The calico cat shyly avoided the audience's gaze and asked timidly, "Can you sell me a relocation card?"
“Of course!” Pi Min’s intention was to help her out of a predicament, so he readily agreed.
However, the outcome of the transaction shocked her.
The transaction failed.
"Why?"
[A bet initiated by an advanced civilization takes precedence over any other transaction, and players may not bypass the bet in any way.]
Along with the system notification sound, there were also increasingly urgent alarms in the "Happy Maloo" live stream room.
[Warning! Warning! The residence's security system is at its limit overload. Players are advised to evacuate the dangerous environment immediately!]
[WARNING! WARNING! The life support system inside the dwelling is at its limit. Players must evacuate the dangerous environment immediately!]
[Warning! Warning! Player's vital signs have been detected as approaching the limit. Please leave the dangerous environment immediately!]
...
As a series of alarms sounded, the brightness in the live broadcast room began to rise again. Malou, who had been sitting cross-legged on the ground, collapsed to the ground in pain, breathing rapidly and sweating profusely.
"Ya Ya, save me!"
"Happy Malou" struggled to lift her head and let out a heart-wrenching plea towards the camera.
Not everyone can bear the weight of a human life. Faced with Malou's pleas, the expression on the calico cat's face clearly began to soften.
If she really wanted to, she wouldn't have hesitated until now.
Seeing the calico cat slowly open its mouth, Pi Min quickly stopped it, saying, "Say you don't want to!"
The calico cat shut its mouth and stared wide-eyed at the comments section.
Pi Min typed so fast it was almost blurry: "Trust me! The system only said that the bet has higher priority than any other transaction, it didn't say that you can't do a transaction after the bet is completed!"
Upon reading the comments, the calico cat's previously vacant eyes suddenly lit up.
"I refuse!" The voice was clear and forceful, clearly driven by the reactions of everyone present.
With the bet over, the transaction initiated by Pi Min was able to proceed as planned.
[Player "Playful and Happy" initiated a barter trade, exchanging one relocation card for a supply pod. The trade was successful, and the relocation card was automatically gifted to player "Happy Maloo".]
As the transaction was completed, the live stream, which had become somewhat blurry due to overexposure, suddenly went dark. When it returned to normal, the glaring sunlight outside the window was gone, replaced by an endless dark universe.
Looking closer, you can even see a typical studio apartment in the underground city floating in the distance. That must be the residence of Ya Ya, the other protagonist in the story.
"I'm saved! Hahaha, I'm saved!"
"Not only was I saved, but I even became Ya Ya's neighbor, hahahahahaha..."
"Happy Malou" excitedly started tap dancing in the room.
Everything happened so suddenly that the audience didn't even have time to start cursing before the protagonist was out of danger.
Those who wanted to criticize had to quickly retract their comments, and the comment section was once again dominated by Pi Min.
"It's fun to be a little cheeky": "Ya Ya, you saved him, which is what everyone expected. But you're just neighbors, not spouses who are bound together for life. You have the right to accept him, and you also have the right to say no!"
The calico cat didn't cry when it was connected online, nor when its screen was flooded with messages, but now it suddenly burst into tears.
"Thank you!" The soft, sweet female voice sincerely expressed her gratitude, her body even trembling slightly with excitement.
Having done another good deed, Pi Min smiled but remained silent.
"Happy Maloo" was saved, "Being Mischievous is Fun" got a supply pod, Ya Ya wasn't forced to have a spouse she didn't want, the audience saw a happy ending, and the story unfolded in a way that made everyone happy.
The only unhappy one was the singer who had just proposed the bet, trying to matchmake a young couple.
The golden bullet screen was filled with exasperation: [This is boring! How can such a spoilsport exist in the universe? What bad luck!]
[The Lord of Goli Star has unfollowed a player who angered their spouse with a "cheeky" comment, and all Goli Star factions in the game have received a -10 initial favorability bonus.]
[Due to the dislike of the Star Lord in the song, the player "Happy to Be Mischievous" received the tag "Forever Alone".]
The series of system announcements left Pi Min both amused and exasperated.
Are even advanced civilizations this naive?
After the initial shock, she hurriedly asked the system, "Does this label have any negative effects?"
Viewers who want to ship the couple can't find your live stream.
That's it?
That's it.
Pi Min was speechless; it seemed she had once again turned misfortune into blessing.
Considering her status as the ex-girlfriend of the Earth Lord, this label isn't a negative effect; it's clearly a blessing. It automatically filters out all viewers who want to ship her with him; with this label, the probability of her being exposed is significantly reduced.
[There's nothing much to see here, come with me, I just saw a picture of the ex-girlfriend of the "final producer"! She's a beautiful Persian cat.]
What?
The sudden appearance of comments left Pi Min a little confused.
Someone found out who the "final producer's" ex-girlfriend is? Who is she?
No, it should be that someone deliberately pretended to be the ex-girlfriend of the deceased to gain popularity!
Once she understood this, she immediately became excited.
Who's so brave? She has to go see!
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