Chapter 2: 10 Yuan Banknote Lottery
"If you're good to me, I'll definitely be good to you. I want to enter the lottery."
After calming down the system avatar, Gu Yiliu couldn't wait to try his luck at the lottery.
After a long silence, the system finally responded. A lottery wheel appeared in front of Gu Yiliu, with eight small squares. Since no lottery had been drawn yet, each square contained a large "?". Below the wheel were four large characters: "Start" and "Stop," the purpose of which was self-evident.
"Host, you can now participate in the lottery," a clear, ethereal voice announced.
Gu Yiliu's hand froze in mid-air. "What kind of prizes are usually given out?"
Dot: "I don't know."
Gu Yiliu felt a little disappointed; she had thought she could specify the prize.
"You can't specify one."
Gu Yiliu was taken aback. "How do you know what I'm thinking? Can you read minds? Honesty is the key to good cooperation. System, tell me all about yourself first."
"...I am one with the host. I can know what the host is thinking. Right now, I can only send the host alerts and lottery information. I will upgrade in the future, and I will only know what I can do after the upgrade." After thinking for a moment, Dian Dian decided to tell the whole story.
"How do you upgrade?" Gu Yiliu asked a crucial question.
Dian Dian: "It's all thanks to everyone's positive reviews."
Gu Yiliu uttered an "uh," and said, "So, I need to get a positive review from the person I helped to complete the task?"
The system nodded vigorously.
"Do I have to ask it?"
DianDian said that wasn't necessary, "It's already given a good review." It brought up the panel and let Gu Yiliu see for himself.
Above the panel, there is a gray progress bar for positive reviews, while the red health bar has only advanced by 3%.
“Feeding the chickens will give you a 3% positive review rate, and you can level up in a month,” Gu Yiliu said.
Here's the logic. DianDian tapped a few times on the panel, "Host, you can draw a prize now."
Gu Yiliu rubbed her hands together, clicked "Start Lottery," and then clicked "Stop" when she felt it was about time.
Gu Yiliu stared at the spinning wheel without blinking. In the center of the wheel, a 10-yuan banknote with two people's portraits on it slowly appeared.
"?"
As she stood there in a daze, the banknotes slowly floated down into her hand.
"Host, do you like this prize?"
Gu Yiliu blinked his sore eyes and slowly said, "...I like it."
She just didn't expect to receive a 10-yuan bill.
She was indeed short of money. As a poor college graduate, she was penniless and struggling to even afford food and drink. Moreover, she still owed tuition fees to the school.
When she first woke up, the letter she saw from home contained some loose change, reminding her to pay back the tuition she owed to the school.
This money solved his immediate problem, and Gu Yiliu immediately figured out how to spend the 10 yuan.
She didn't forget to thank the system, "Thank you, Dot."
Dian Dian hummed in agreement and brought up another matter, "Host, because this is not the apocalypse, your superpower can only be used at 40% of its power."
Her special ability is a metal-based ability, which is highly aggressive. That's why the base sent her to participate in the detonation of the contaminated source stone during the apocalypse.
With 40% of her power being attributed to metal, it was sufficient for self-defense and protection. This ability would be enough to ensure her safety while patrolling the mountains. Gu Yiliu was quite satisfied.
"Gu Yiliu, what are you standing there for? Uncle Ma is asking if you've eaten enough. He's leaving."
Min Songyue's voice woke Gu Yiliu. She glanced at Min Songyue and Ma Quan, who both looked normal. She then looked down at her palm, where she was clutching a banknote.
"Don't worry, host. Others will see the money in your hand, but they will only assume that you took it from your own pocket."
That's perfect. Gu Yiliu put the money away and nodded, "I'm full."
"Let's go then."
The three continued their patrol of the mountain, unaware that three yellow-bellied pheasants had quietly followed them after they left.
To be precise, it's about keeping up with Gu Yiliu.
They wandered through the mountains, stopping frequently to encounter many small animals, but none were as foolish as the Yellow-bellied Horned Pheasant, getting caught by humans. The three didn't return to the outpost until the sun was setting.
It was already dark when they returned to the outpost. After a simple dinner, Ma Quan had them light a fire in front of the iron gate to prevent attacks from large animals, and then go to sleep.
"Get up at 6 a.m. tomorrow to exercise." After giving these instructions to the two young men, Ma Quan saw that the fire was lit and the iron gate was locked, so he went back to his room.
Gu Yiliu stood in front of the iron gate, watching the flickering fire, and silently chopped wood.
“We’ve already chopped a lot of firewood, you don’t need to chop anymore,” Min Songyue reminded her.
Gu Yiliu shook his head. "I know. If you don't want to stay here, go to sleep. Don't worry about me."
Min Songyue muttered something under his breath and went back to his room.
Gu Yiliu waited until Min Songyue returned to his room, closed the door, and remained silent before stopping his wood-chopping.
She kept chopping wood and refused to leave, wanting to test her metal-based supernatural abilities.
She looked at the wood-chopping knife in her hand; its blade was already chipped. The knife was made of iron, perfect for testing her metal-based supernatural abilities. She gently ran her fingers along the chipped blade, and suddenly a flash of golden light appeared. The chipped blade had become smooth again.
She grasped one end in each hand, used her supernatural power, and snapped the knife in two with a "crack".
Gu Yiliu's eyes lit up.
She pieced the two broken blades together, gently ran her hand over the broken surface, and a shimmering golden light appeared. After a few breaths, the two broken blades merged into one.
Having gained a basic understanding of the 40% power, Gu Yiliu wanted to try others.
She searched around the yard, her gaze finally settling on the whetstone.
She walked over, her fingertips imbued with supernatural power, and landed on the stone.
She kept waiting for the stone to change, but it never did.
"Dian Dian, what's wrong? Why can't I turn stones into gold anymore? This is a basic skill of the metal-based superpower, how come I can't use it?"
Dian Dian explained, "Host, this is a peaceful world. Your superpower is too overpowered and could easily disrupt the world's rules."
"..." Gu Yiliu remained silent, staring longingly at the system avatar.
Feeling guilty under her overly intense gaze, Dian Dian whispered, "...Host, please don't make things difficult for Dian Dian." Her childish words were quite pitiful.
But Gu Yiliu sensed something else. She raised an eyebrow at the system and said, "So, even if I make things difficult for you, I can still turn lead into gold?"
"..." Why is the host taking such a tricky angle when posing a problem? Dian Dian was on the verge of tears.
"No!" Dian Dian's voice was firm, determined not to back down.
"Oh." Gu Yiliu felt it was a pity, but it was simply impossible.
Fortunately, the system also has a lottery function. Since Dian Dian can send her money, even if she doesn't know how, whether it's 10 yuan or 100 yuan, it's still a gift.
Thinking of this, Gu Yiliu looked at Dian Dian with a smile on his face.
Dian Dian: "..." silently cut off the conversation, and refused to respond no matter how Gu Yiliu called her.
Gu Yiliu tried out all the techniques of the metal-based superpower and concluded that she could strengthen/soften, blunt, and transform the form of mission items. Soft things could become hard, and hard things could become soft, or even harder. Sharp weapons could be sharpened or dulled in an instant. If the item itself was metal, the strengthening power was even greater. She could also strengthen herself; while not invulnerable, it was equivalent to having an extra layer of golden shield around her, impervious to swords and blades.
Besides that, it has no other functions.
It's useful, but also somewhat of a gimmick.
Gu Yiliu kneaded the limp whetstone in his hand, broke it into two pieces, and then put it back in its original place with satisfaction.
Dian Dian shrank her shoulders; the host was a little scary.
However, it soon became smug and self-satisfied, proving that it was indeed worthy of the host it had chosen.
Gu Yiliu walked to the iron gate, touched it briefly, and then pulled away. He added a few more pieces of firewood to the fire before going back to his room to sleep.
After she returned to her room, the three yellow-bellied pheasants that had been hiding in the shadows slowly emerged.
They had been following Gu Yiliu, but got lost. They followed the scent and searched for a long time before finally finding this place.
They wanted to follow Gu Yiliu. It was the first time they had met humans who could understand them, and they felt that their future was bright.
But I never expected to see such a strong side of this woman.
"Hehehehe?" Brother, she's amazing! Are there still humans this powerful these days? She can split a stone in two with her bare hands! I'm a little afraid she'll chop us up with a knife if she gets angry.
"Hehehe" No way! Don't be afraid if you want to eat your fill! If you're afraid, then leave! If you want to stay and eat your fill, then don't be afraid!
The next day, Gu Yiliu woke up to find three more chickens in the yard.
But she was surprised to find that the chickens looked at her with a hint of fear.
I don't understand.
"Aren't these the same three chickens from yesterday? How did they get here?"
"Uncle Ma said he saw them when he woke up, so they probably found the outpost on their own."
Gu Yiliu thought of the system, went back to his room, grabbed a handful of rice, and fed them, "Eat up."
The three chickens clucked and thanked us.
Then I kept staring at the system's positive review progress bar, but after eating three chickens, the progress bar didn't move at all, it was still 3% from yesterday.
Gu Yiliu called the system, "Dian Dian, why is there no sound at all?"
"Their problems have been resolved, and they've already given us positive reviews. Now we just need to find new ones to give positive reviews to. As long as there's an emergency call, there will be new ones to give positive reviews to," Dian Dian said cheerfully.
"Then issue the order quickly."
Dian Dian said innocently, "The host needs to figure this out himself."
Gu Yiliu didn't understand at all. "Tell me how to do it."
"You can first increase your visibility. As the animals spread the word about you, they will know that you can help them solve problems, and you will receive a steady stream of positive reviews."
"..."
Gu Yiliu understood; she would have to find the clients herself!
"Next time I want 100 yuan! I have no motivation to work without 100 yuan!" Gu Yiliu threatened.
"The prizes in the raffle are random, and Dian Dian doesn't even know if there will be any!" Dian Dian quickly explained.
Gu Yiliu didn't care. Anyway, she said it, and the system would definitely remember it. She was inexplicably confident that one day she would be able to spare 100 yuan.
"..."
The system has shut down again.
Gu Yiliu ignored it and turned her gaze to the three chickens in front of her.
Her smile was radiant, but the three chickens trembled with fear and crowed in unison.
"Crunch"
"Don't be afraid. Do something for me, and if you do it well, I can feed you every day, and you can have whatever you want to eat."
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