IV. Administrator Privileges
The young lady, who grew up in the world above ground, probably thought that being trapped in the flower room was the darkest moment of her life. Little did she know that this flower room, which seemed ordinary to her, was the ultimate display of wealth in the eyes of many underground city residents.
Let alone real flowers and grass, even highly realistic fake flowers and grass in the dungeon are priceless.
In the eyes of most Earthlings in this world, what she showed off was not a fragile greenhouse that could collapse into pieces in space at any moment, but a luxury that countless people in the underground city could never obtain in several lifetimes, a life that many people dared not even dream of.
Therefore, she is destined not to receive the affection points she desires.
Sure enough, in the blink of an eye, the comments under the holographic photo of the flower room were no longer viewable.
"Why is there someone showing off their wealth?"
"Are they sick in the head? At a time like this, how can anyone still flaunt their wealth?"
"No way, no way, does anyone really think that we commoners would pity a young lady sleeping in a pile of plants?"
"If I could sleep in a greenhouse like this, I'd be willing to die right now. What more could she want?"
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Miss Tyrannosaurus Rex appeared proud and composed, but unexpectedly she was all bark and no bite, and she started to explain herself in a flustered manner.
"No, I didn't!"
"The glass greenhouse offers absolutely no protection; I'm really in a terrible situation."
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Her explanation only made the players in the comments section even more agitated.
"Yes, yes, yes, Miss is absolutely right!"
"Oh yes, yes, you're so pitiful. You grew up in the sunshine, slept in a castle, and had eight hundred servants to wait on you every day. But when you woke up, all you had was a greenhouse that was worth enough to buy an entire underground city. It's really too tragic."
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Various sarcastic remarks and sarcastic comments.
Miss Tyrannosaurus Rex had probably never seen so many negative comments in her life. The entire post disappeared within minutes. If it weren't for the fact that the account couldn't be deleted due to the death of a non-player, Pi Min suspected that she would have deleted the account immediately.
What is the essence of resentment towards the rich? It is anger at the unequal distribution of resources for survival. We are all human beings, so why do you have it while I don't?
The reason people subconsciously resent the rich is because everything happened so suddenly, and they haven't had time to detach themselves from the previously stable, clearly defined class system. Once everyone calms down, they'll realize that Miss Tyrannosaurus Rex is indeed pitiful; everything she possesses is of absolutely no help to the game.
At a time like this, Pi Min couldn't be bothered with resentment towards the rich.
She chose to take advantage of the chaos.
Considering that Miss Tyrannosaurus Rex must be in her most panicked, confused, and helpless state at this moment, she immediately sent a private message to the other party.
"Miss Tyrannosaurus Rex, are the plants in your greenhouse for sale?"
The other party clearly cared a lot about everyone's opinions, and even after the post was deleted, they still replied to private messages instantly.
"The system's recycling price is too low, I won't sell!"
Pi Min quickly explained, "It's not sold to the system, it's sold to the players."
Miss Tyrannosaurus Rex asked in confusion, "Sell it to players? At a time like this, who would want something that can't be eaten or drunk?"
Those who resented the rich changed their minds too slowly, while Miss Tyrannosaurus Rex changed hers too quickly. As soon as she entered the game, she keenly realized that the things around her that were once priceless were now worthless.
“Miss, you’ve never been poor, so you don’t understand the mindset of the poor. As long as the price is low enough, you can definitely sell it now, but I can’t guarantee it after a while.”
People in this world view green plants like people in her original world view luxury goods like cars and watches. Given the chance, they'd still like to touch them.
"Will anyone actually buy it?"
"Of course! Otherwise, why would I be looking for you? Can you sell me that red rose bush in the corner of your greenhouse? I'm willing to pay 100 points."
Pi Min immediately took a liking to the rose bush. She hadn't had the chance before, but now that she did, she could finally add a touch of green to her lifeless room.
A damaged artificial heart can be exchanged for 200 points, and she has a bunch of similar things in the corner of her warehouse.
She thought the price was already quite high; that unlucky guy had only exchanged all the supplies in the room for 1000 points. She fully expected the Tyrannosaurus Rex lady opposite her to agree immediately, but to her surprise, she refused outright.
"Not for sale!"
Pi Min was pondering whether to raise the price when a trading interface suddenly popped up in front of him.
[Player DQ0000000847 has initiated a trade with you. The item for trade is a Black Magic Rose. The trade amount is 0 points.]
"Here you go. Thank you for reminding me."
The turn of events came so suddenly that Pi Min pressed the confirm transaction button in a daze.
Then, in the next instant, the red rose that she had spotted in the holographic photograph landed steadily on the table in front of her.
The Black Magic Rose has a deep color, with deep red petals that have a velvety texture. Because of the sudden teleportation, the petals and leaves even still have water droplets from watering. As soon as it appears, a fresh scent unique to green plants wafts over.
Smelling the faint sweet scent of roses in the air, Pi Min felt refreshed and invigorated.
Although Miss Tyrannosaurus Rex gave the flowers willingly, she didn't like owing others. After considering for a moment, she went to the storage room and found a spare quilt, which she traded for 0 points as well.
Miss Tyrannosaurus Rex accepted the message without hesitation, then excitedly exclaimed in a private message: "Ah?! It's the legendary quilt! Thank you, little bunny!"
Why is a cotton quilt associated with this legendary word?
Pi Min frowned, and after a moment she finally realized that in the ground world with a constant temperature system, there was indeed no need for something like a quilt.
However, that's not necessarily the case now.
While a residence can be upgraded, who knows what upgrades are needed to equip a house with a temperature control system?
Miss Tyrannosaurus Rex acted swiftly and decisively. After collecting the quilts, she quickly posted a trade thread on the forum, selling the green plants in the greenhouse for 100 points each.
As expected, it attracted a group of bored people who mocked and ridiculed it. However, this time, the post remained firmly up there. Clearly, the transaction completed through this post was enough to heal the emotional wounds suffered by Ms. Tyrannosaurus Rex.
She even excitedly sent a private message to Pi Min to report her results.
"Little bunny, thank you so much! If you hadn't reminded me, I would never have realized that plants could be exchanged for points. Guess how many points I sold? In just a short while, I've already sold over two thousand, and that's after deducting the 5% handling fee. That wicked system actually wanted to buy everything in my greenhouse for 500 points! It's so wicked it's rotten to the core!"
As expected of a young lady from the mortal world, she's so generous; the private message just finished loading, and now another trading interface appears.
[Player DQ0000000847 has initiated a trade with you. The item for trade is a Red Eden Rose. The trade amount is 0 points.]
"Since you like roses, I'll give you this Red Eden rose as well."
Once you've done it once, you'll get used to it. Pi Min didn't stand on ceremony and accepted it directly.
She had expected it to be a small pot like the previous Black Magic, but to her surprise, this time the Red Eden was a vine, a huge pot of it suddenly appeared in front of her, even completely blocking the window of her room.
"The young lady gave me the most beautiful plant from her greenhouse!"
Even though times have changed, just thinking about the potential value of such a plant and giving it away for nothing, this Tyrannosaurus Rex lady is incredibly generous.
Having lived in this world for so long, this was the first time someone had sent her flowers continuously, and such large ones at that. Surrounded by the fragrance of the flowers, Pi Min was truly flattered.
She was standing among the flowers, feeling ecstatic, when suddenly a familiar male voice rang in her ears.
"If you like flowers, I'll give them to you. Don't accept things from strangers."
As the sound faded, she suddenly felt the air in the room ripple, and then the next second, a pair of warm and strong hands suddenly reached out from behind her and pulled her into a tight embrace.
As we all know, the final producers have expelled all of humanity into space.
At this moment, Pi Min's waste recycling station is floating in space, and it is 108,000 miles away from Earth on the star map.
So, who exactly is this guy who suddenly appeared behind us?
She should have felt terrified, but to Pi Min's surprise, when the familiar scent enveloped her, she only felt warmth. Perhaps it was because she hadn't been in contact with anyone for so long, but just one hug caused her dopamine to surge wildly, her heart to pound, and her mind to spin, as if she were floating on clouds.
The familiar scent, the familiar touch.
Even more terrifying, that guy even rested his chin on her head, just like before.
Realizing this, Pimin, who had been immersed in the embrace, suddenly woke up.
"Get that damn chin off me!"
"I won't move!" His tone was as irritating as ever.
Since the other party had asked for a beating, Pi Min would naturally grant his wish and immediately delivered a vicious elbow strike behind him.
A man let out a painful groan, and his restraints were instantly released.
Turning around, she saw the man who had been so elegant and noble in the live stream, almost like a god, now clutching his stomach, looking pained, his eyes filled with accusation against his unfaithful lover.
Having landed a successful blow, Pi Min proudly raised his chin: "How many times have I told you? I can tolerate you resting your chin on my shoulder, but I can't tolerate you putting your chin on top of my head. That's the ultimate mockery of my height!"
In her original world, she had incredibly long legs that everyone envied, but who knew that she would become a shorty after transmigrating to this world.
The face is still the same, but the height has shrunk by half a head.
"In the end, it's all your fault that I'm not tall enough!"
"What does your height have to do with me?"
"It's all your fault!"
When she transmigrated, she realized that Pimin in this world and she were probably the same individual from a parallel universe, with identical features in every way except for their height.
The reason is simple: the underground city is perpetually dark, and the food provided is only nutrient solution that barely sustains them; it's no wonder they can't grow tall.
If it's not the man in front of you're to blame, then who is?
"Okay, okay, it's all my fault."
Unfortunately, the man in front of him clearly didn't think so. Although he was admitting his mistake, his expression clearly showed that he was just being perfunctory.
This concerns the systemic oppression of one class by another. Pi Min wanted to refute it, but didn't know how, so he could only puff out his cheeks and sulk to himself.
Seeing that she was angry, the man's smile only grew brighter. He stared intently at her with his beautiful peach blossom eyes, a look that made her seem like he was looking at a clown.
She finally lost her temper and kicked him hard again.
She thought the man would dodge, but he stood still and took the kick squarely. He immediately winced in pain and broke out in a cold sweat.
Pi Min felt a pang of guilt, but only managed to hold back from running over to check on his condition thanks to her class hatred.
It was all an act, as expected.
After performing for a while, seeing that Pi Min was just standing there watching him leisurely, the man finally had enough and stood up straight, bored.
"How did you get here? How did you do that? The star map shows that this place is at least a hundred light-years away from Earth."
"It's simple, I have administrator privileges for this game."
A casual remark instantly reminded Pi Min of the man's identity as the Lord of Earth.
She stared intently at the man before her, realizing for the first time the terrifying power of identity filters.
The person was clearly the same, and their behavior was exactly the same as before. However, after learning that the other person was the final producer, Pi Min felt that the person in front of her was a complete stranger.
Those eyes, those eyes that she had always jokingly described as sparkling with a clear, foolish light, now revealed a chilling wisdom and shrewdness emanating from their depths.
She felt like she was just like the foolish owner mentioned in a news story from her past life, raising a wolf cub without any precautions and naively thinking she was raising a husky.
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