"Xiao Qi, who's more powerful, you or this AI from the Second World?" (Yun Qi finds calling 5217 too troublesome, so she just calls it Xiao Qi. And Xiao Qi (5217) affectionately calls her Qi Qi.)
“Of course it’s me. This AI is just the most basic kind. I can cripple it with any virus I have.” Xiao Qi was unconvinced by Yun Qi’s doubts about her abilities. “However, the Heavenly Dao of this world is watching, so I can’t just mess with its programs.”
Hearing Xiao Qi's arrogant tone, Yun Qi wanted to laugh: "Then tell me, you'll help me, how do you plan to help me?"
"I can't come out in real life, but I can become your pet in the holographic online game. The data can be adjusted to the highest level within the allowed range, otherwise I will be targeted by the Heavenly Dao."
"Okay. Have you decided on your pet's appearance yet?"
"Qiqi, go to the store and buy a pet egg. I'll enter your pet egg in a bit."
Yunqi opened the shop; pet eggs were 100 gold coins each. Looking at the only 50 gold coins she had left in her inventory, Yunqi silently sold off the few potions she had left.
...Sigh, we're so poor.
Purchase successful! Congratulations to Angel for obtaining 1 pet egg.
Yunqi clicked on the pet egg, and suddenly an announcement popped up in front of her: Congratulations to Angel for obtaining the super rare and unique divine beast pet - Vermilion Bird! Do you want to hide your name in the world announcement?
"hide!"
[World Announcement]: Congratulations to player XXX for obtaining the ultra-rare and unique divine beast pet - Vermilion Bird!
[World Announcement]: Congratulations to player XXX for obtaining the ultra-rare and unique divine beast pet - Vermilion Bird!
[World Announcement]: Congratulations to player XXX for obtaining the ultra-rare and unique divine beast pet - Vermilion Bird!
The world channel immediately went wild!
[World][Mushroom Squatting Chicken]: Holy crap, who is this lucky person to have pulled out the Vermilion Bird Divine Beast?!
[World][Meteor Hammer]: The only remaining Vermilion Bird Divine Beast in the world has also been obtained, completing the set of Four Divine Beasts. This luck is absolutely incredible, like their ancestors' graves are emitting auspicious smoke.
[World][Give Me a Girlfriend]: How many pet eggs do you have to open to get a mythical beast?! The first three people who got mythical beasts were all guild leaders, people who are not short of money.
[Beige/Orange]: This is the real deal when it comes to koi fish! So lucky!!!
...
The world chat is in an uproar. All the major guilds are sending people to investigate who got the mythical beast pet. Getting their guild involved would definitely be a huge help.
Meanwhile,
Vermilion Bird (Childhood Form of a Divine Beast):
Name: Xiaoqi
Level: 1
Intimacy: 100/100
physical strength:? ? ?
Intelligence: ? ? ?
Agile: ? ? ?
Skill:? ? ? ?
Yunqi looked at the chicks at her feet: "With your appearance, you call yourself the Vermilion Bird?"
"Don't look down on me. I'm just a baby now, you know what a baby is? When I grow up, I'll be the Vermilion Bird Divine Beast!"
"...Okay, what did you eat to grow up?"
"Advanced Pills..."
"Advanced pills? If I remember correctly, they cost a thousand gold coins each, and there's no market for them..."
"Well... I can eat regular food, but I'll grow a little slower... Kiki is so poor, she doesn't even have many gold coins in her backpack."
"..." Am I to blame for being poor?
Okay, it's definitely her fault. There's no quick way to make money, so how can she make money?
"Qiqi, take me to a dungeon! Let's go to a solo dungeon. I've already adjusted your chest opening rate to the maximum within the range. Now you're a lucky charm. Let's go farm some equipment and make some money so I can grow up quickly." The little chick chirped happily, flapping its wings.
Yunqi picked up the chick, held it in her arms and rubbed it. The fluffy texture felt nice. "No rush. This body is too weak. I need to log off and eat something. Let's play again tonight."
"All right."
Yunqi put the chick back into her pet backpack. After Xiaoqi retained the data of the Vermilion Bird, she also left the game and returned to Yunqi's mind.
Yunqi opened her eyes and looked at the small apartment in front of her. It was small but tidy, and it seemed that Anqi was still working hard to live her life.
Yunqi tidied herself up, tied her hair into a simple ponytail, and clipped her bangs back, making her look much more refreshed and serene. With her meager savings, she went to a noodle shop, ordered a bowl of clear soup noodles to fill her stomach, and then strolled around, observing her surroundings. If she hadn't received Anqi's memories, it would have been hard to imagine that modern society was like this: skyscrapers, shady trees, and "metal box" cars flowing endlessly on the roads.
I only have a little over a thousand yuan left, and I need to find a new part-time job to make ends meet. I quit my previous part-time job because it conflicted with my studies.
A job posting at the entrance of a somewhat old-fashioned shop caught Yunqi's eye. "'Baicaotang' is now recruiting a herbal medicine apprentice. Flexible hours, salary negotiable."
"Hello, I'm here to apply for a herbal medicine apprenticeship."
"Young lady, our herbal medicine apprentices need to have a basic understanding of herbs." An elderly man who looked like a traditional Chinese medicine doctor saw that the young girl was in her early twenties and did not seem to know anything about herbs, so he wanted to refuse her.
Just then, the old man was dispensing medicine for someone. Yunqi pointed to the Chinese herbs: "Ephedra, cinnamon twig, prepared licorice root, and apricot kernel. This is a prescription that dispels wind and cold, clears the lungs, and relieves asthma. Does the patient have mild asthma?"
"You know all this?!" The old man looked at Yun Qi with surprise and delight.
I know a little about it.
The old man beckoned Yunqi over, then stopped preparing the medicine and pointed to a row of Chinese medicine cabinets, asking, "How many of these Chinese medicines do you recognize?"
Yunqi looked at each one. The names of the herbs were basically the same as those she had learned before. Yunqi checked each one. For the occasional herb name that she had never seen before, Yunqi looked at it more carefully and gently smelled it to confirm that it was just a different name and that it was still a herb she recognized.
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