"By the way, system, I asked you before if you completed the task? You said you did and the task reward was put into your system inventory. What kind of task reward was it? Was it a magic item? What skills can I learn to make money quickly? I don't have any money and I need to make money," Zina asked the system in her mind.
"Host, isn't the reward for this mission just a chance to draw blind boxes? What other magical items do you want? Please be realistic. And if you want money-making skills, why don't you just fly to the sky?"
"Nothing, nothing. This system is low on energy and needs to hibernate. Please do not contact the system unless necessary. Goodbye, host." After saying this, the system disappeared into a corner beyond Qi Na's sensory perception.
The Pikachu avatar, a systemic entity, addressed a faintly glowing orb, saying, "Thank you for your help. This is our last chance. Our plan will definitely succeed." However, the orb only emitted a tiny glimmer of light in response, and the system returned to hibernation after receiving the reply.
"Ugh! System, system? Why is there no sound again? It's always like this, always failing at crucial moments, you're really unreliable!" Qi Na sighed helplessly, feeling somewhat disappointed.
She had originally hoped the system could provide her with some guidance and assistance, but now it seemed she could only rely on herself. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a sense of weariness.
Qi Na felt she no longer had the energy to think about those issues. After all, she was still a primary school student and her body was still developing, so she decided to rest and get a good night's sleep.
She has to get up early for school tomorrow morning, so she needs to get enough sleep to prepare for the challenges of the new day.
So she said to Qi Na, "Fei Ling, stop playing and hurry up and wash up. You have to go to school with me tomorrow! I'm really tired today, so I'm going to bed now."
Zina climbed into bed, pulled the covers over herself, closed her eyes, and tried to relax and drift off to sleep. She knew that only sufficient sleep could restore her strength and energy to better face tomorrow's life. Although many doubts still lingered in her mind, she chose to put them aside for now, trusting that time would give her the answers.
However, Fei Ling did not immediately obey Qi Na's words. While continuing to focus on her phone screen, she casually replied, "Oh, okay, Master, you go to sleep first, I want to play a little longer."
She was completely absorbed in her phone, seemingly forgetting Zina's warning. Zina sighed helplessly.
Thinking that Feiling was too engrossed in her phone, but feeling extremely sleepy due to her young age, she simply didn't have the energy to attend to Feiling. She hoped that Feiling could finish washing up on her own and go to bed early.
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A knocking sound rang out on the door, followed by Grandma's voice, "Nana, get up quickly! Don't you have school today? Get up quickly, you'll be late for school!" The knocking continued...
"Grandma, let me sleep for five more minutes," Qi Na turned over, pulled the blanket over her head, and replied to her grandmother outside the door.
Twenty minutes later, the alarm that Qi Na had set on her phone went off. The ringing continued until Qi Na was woken up at 7:20.
She groggily opened her eyes and suddenly remembered that she had to go to school today. She sat up abruptly, quickly got out of bed, changed her clothes, and combed her hair.
At the same time, she didn't forget to remind Fei Ling in the dollhouse: "Fei Ling, Fei Ling, get up quickly, you're going to be late!"
After saying that, Qi Na didn't even bother to see if Fei Ling had gotten up. She quickly combed her hair and then hurriedly brushed her teeth and washed her face.
By the time she finished these steps, it was already around 7:30. Time was of the essence, so she hurriedly ran to the dollhouse, carefully opened the door, gently placed Feiling inside, and made sure she was safe and comfortable.
Then, she quickly closed the door to the dollhouse, as if afraid that Fei Ling might suddenly run out. Next, she slung her backpack over her shoulder, hurried to the kitchen, and picked up two steaming buns and a bottle of fresh milk from the dining table.
These foods are her source of energy for the day, but at this moment she has no time to savor their deliciousness, she just wants to get to school as soon as possible.
Clutching the steamed bun and milk tightly, she hurriedly left home and ran towards school. Along the way, Qi Na ran as fast as she could, trying her best because class was about to start.
Fortunately, the school wasn't far from Qi Na's home, and since Qi Na practically ran 800 meters to get there, she quickly saw the school in front of her. She checked the time: 7:45—the preparatory bell was about to ring.
Qi Na immediately prepared to speed up. Fei Ling, inside the backpack, woke up as Qi Na shook her around. Seeing that her master was going to be late, she immediately chanted a magic spell, "Ye Luoli Magic, Speed Up! Make my master run incredibly fast!"
As the incantation ended, the magical light struck Zina, and then, as if she were riding on wheels of fire, she sped towards the school gate.
Perhaps because class was about to start, there weren't many people around the school gate, so Qi Na ran straight towards it. She checked her watch as she ran; there were only three minutes left before class started, and she prayed in her heart that she wouldn't be late.
Finally, three minutes later, Qi Na stood at the school gate. She breathed a sigh of relief, but then immediately started running towards the teaching building.
This time, however, Zina wasn't as lucky as before. She ran too fast and knocked someone to the ground. The person knocked down was a thin, frail-looking boy with silver hair. He fell backward and landed on the ground.
Zina was startled. She quickly stopped and ran to the boy's side, trying to help him up.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Are you alright? I'm in a hurry and I'm going to be late..." Zina said as she tried to help the boy up.
She realized that her rash behavior had hurt the other person, and she was filled with guilt and unease.
The boy seemed a little dizzy. He shook his head to indicate that he was fine.
Seeing this, Qi Na quickly took out several tens of yuan from her pocket, put it in the boy's hand, and told him that it was for his medical expenses.
Then, she turned and sped toward the classroom, leaving the boy standing alone at the school gate.
However, Zina didn't notice that the boy clutched the money tightly in his hand as she left. His eyes were slightly open, watching Zina's retreating figure. His gaze held an indescribable emotion, as if he were deep in thought. Then, he slowly walked towards the classroom.
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The school bell rang, signaling the end of the school day. Like everyone else, Qi Na packed her bag and prepared to go home. She also checked the system panel to see if any tasks had been updated, but after several checks, none had appeared. Just when Qi Na thought there were no tasks for the day, the system updated…
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