3: Chapter 3 Passionate Lottery

This was great! It was like a blessing falling from the heavens. With this system, she no longer feared being unable to survive.

A broad road lay right before her eyes; looking toward the future, everything was bright.

Sang Qing quickly finished researching the system. It was quite simple to use, with only three functional areas: a System Mall, a listing platform with a chat interface, and a storage area.

After her research, Sang Qing excitedly browsed through the System Mall. Looking at the items from different planes in the Mall, she was practically drooling.

However, why were some items blacked out and labeled as unavailable for purchase?

The system promptly provided an answer: [Host is currently at the status of a Level 1 Merchant and can only purchase level one merchandise in the Mall. Upgrading to Level 2 requires spending one hundred points.]

[There is a filter button in the top right corner. Host can click it to view only level one merchandise.]

"Oh, so it's a point-based upgrade system, right?" Sang Qing understood.

Following the system's prompt, she decisively chose to view only level one merchandise.

What? Ten catties of gold bars only cost two points?

What a bargain! She should buy ten catties and try it out!

However, after Sang Qing clicked purchase, the page prompted her that she had insufficient points. Only then did she notice her point balance was zero.

"2333, what's going on?"

[Host, points can only be obtained after you first sell items.] the system's mechanical voice rang out.

"Oh, right!" Sang Qing slapped her forehead. Look at her brain—she was so happy she'd gone silly.

Sang Qing hurriedly searched her bare Treehouse. Finally, she barely managed to find a few beast fang necklaces made of wild animal teeth, which didn't look too bad.

They should be sellable, right?

Sang Qing held the beast fang necklaces in her hand and clicked the system's scan button.

[Scan complete. Three low-grade wild animal tooth necklaces. Estimated value: one point. Would you like to list them?]

"..." One point?

Sang Qing was dumbfounded. No wonder gold bars were so cheap; these three beast tooth necklaces were only worth one point?

One should know that these three beast fang necklaces could be exchanged for a medium-sized wild beast at the Market. This was a gift Meng Qi had specially prepared for her adulthood by hunting a wolf beast and pulling its fangs before he was injured; it had taken quite a bit of effort.

Forget it. she was a bit hesitant. After all, this was a gift Meng Qi had specially prepared for the original owner. It wasn't right for her to sell it, and it was only one point anyway. Perhaps she could use other items for exchange.

After carefully putting the beast fang necklaces back, she looked around the room again. Sang Qing was certain there was nothing else worth listing; after all, the home was truly poor.

With no other choice, Sang Qing suppressed her desire for a shopping spree.

But she still felt something was missing, so she quickly summoned the system.

"System, isn't there some kind of Newbie Gift Pack?"

She sometimes read novels, and in those stories, other people's systems would drop gold coins or treasures. Why didn't hers have any?

[There is, Host. You have three lucky draw chances.]

As the system spoke, it pulled out a glittering golden roulette wheel that nearly blinded her.

Did that mean she had to ask before it would appear? Sang Qing questioned the system's thoroughness.

[Please do not question the system. Opportunity is reserved for those who are prepared.]

Heh~ quite right. Sang Qing pouted her lips slightly and turned her attention back to the lucky draw page.

"System, what do the treasure chests on this wheel represent?" Looking at the wheel divided into ten sections, each containing a differently colored treasure chest, Sang Qing asked curiously.

Couldn't it just display the rewards directly?

[They represent rewards.]

"..." Fine, she gave the system another label: unreliable.

Come on, let's draw. She would definitely be possessed by the Emperor of Luck.

Sang Qing looked at the words "Lucky Draw" in the center of the wheel, closed her eyes, and tapped with a trembling hand.

Phew~ please let it be something useful.

A moment later, Sang Qing slowly opened one eye to nervously check what she had drawn.

"What's this?" A small white porcelain bottle appeared before her. Below the bottle was a descriptive label. Sang Qing leaned in to look. "A marrow cleansing pill!!"

"Taking this pill can change one's constitution and clear impurities and filth from the body with no side effects. One bottle contains three pills."

Looking at the description of the marrow cleansing pill, Sang Qing's eyes flickered, and she felt her heart thumping wildly.

This was practically tailor-made for her family.

She, Meng Qi, and Meng Lai—one was weak, one was ill, and one was infertile. If they took the marrow cleansing pill, wouldn't they be able to change their current situation?

Sang Qing took a deep breath, suppressing her excitement. Looking at the two options below the marrow cleansing pill—Extract or Store in Storage Slot—she chose the latter.

To avoid any accidents, it was better to only take it out when they were ready to consume it.

After storing the marrow cleansing pill, Sang Qing began her second draw.

For the second draw, Sang Qing prayed to Old Mother Heaven, the beast god, and all the Bodhisattvas. Fortunately, they didn't let her down; she actually drew one thousand points.

System: ...Silence.

This woman's luck was too good. One should know that in the lucky draw mode set by the main system, there was a ninety-nine percent chance of getting 'Thank you for playing.' This was also why it hadn't proactively issued the Newbie Gift Pack.

Suppressing the corners of her mouth from curling up wildly, Sang Qing saw her point balance change to one thousand. Her eyes instantly curved into crescents; this was the kind of thing she could wake up laughing from in her dreams.

She knew her luck wouldn't be bad. Awesome! Continue, continue.

It was the last one. What should she draw?

Sang Qing pondered silently. Her requirements weren't high; as long as it was useful, anything would do.

She still closed her eyes and tapped the draw button.

Bodhisattva bless me, Bodhisattva bless me.

A flash of white light passed. Sang Qing cautiously opened her eyes, but clearly, the thing drawn this time made her a bit confused.

"Speed increased by 500%, Strength increased by 500%, Agility increased by 500%??"

"System, what is this?" Sang Qing didn't quite understand what it was, and there was no other explanation, so she had to ask the system.

The system's emotionless voice came through: [Host, if you click Extract, these values will be added proportionally to your physical attributes.]

Heavens, the Host's luck was truly good. Not only did she not hit 'Thank you for playing' once, but every reward she opened was extraordinary.

"Oh!" Sang Qing's eyes lit up, and she was about to click Extract, but then another thought occurred to her.

Would she be at a disadvantage if she extracted it now? What if she extracted it after taking the marrow cleansing pill?

"System, can I extract them after I've taken the marrow cleansing pill?"

[Yes.] After the system answered, it automatically helped Sang Qing store the reward.

The lucky draw ended, and the system interface returned to normal. Sang Qing looked at her balance, already unable to suppress the urge to shop. She felt like she had to buy something.

"System, can the things I buy also be stored in the system storage slots?"

This was a question she was quite concerned about. If they couldn't be stored, there were some things she couldn't buy.

[Yes, but the storage space is only five square meters. Host should not buy too many things.]

YES SIR!

Sang Qing quickly opened the System Mall and began carefully filtering for the items she needed.

First, two sets of underwear. She couldn't stand being naked all the time. She had wondered why she felt a chilly breeze down there during the fight earlier; it turned out she didn't even have a pair of panties.

What? One set of underwear costs five points? This is highway robbery! Didn't ten catties of gold bars only cost two points? Is this underwear made of gold?

Eh? Sang Qing accidentally clicked into the underwear's description page. She caught a glimpse and was suddenly enlightened.

No wonder it was so expensive; this set of underwear actually came from an interstellar plane. It was made using a special process, its size could be automatically adjusted to the wearer's measurements, it was comfortable and form-fitting with perfect support, and the fabric was durable, dirt-resistant, and easy to clean.

High tech is high tech; it was only right for it to be valuable.

Should she buy a set to try? Sang Qing hesitated for a moment but still chose to purchase.

As soon as the interface showed the transaction was successful, the set of underwear appeared in her storage slot.

The delivery was top-tier and high-end. If only Taobao were this amazing.

After glancing at the storage slot, Sang Qing continued browsing the Mall.

What else should she buy? She definitely couldn't buy clothes and pants now; they would be too conspicuous if she wore them out. Food? Although there wasn't much food at home, buying food would require matching pots, bowls, and ladles, which was too much of a drain. She didn't want to spend points for now; she could eat anything and wasn't that picky. As for other things, nothing came to mind for the moment.

Forget it, she should cool off first and buy things when she thought of them. The system wasn't going anywhere anyway.

She was naturally a very frugal person; otherwise, in her past life, she wouldn't have been able to buy her own house in full within three years of graduation while starting with nothing.

Thinking of the house made Sang Qing feel frustrated. She hoped her house wouldn't fall into the hands of her second and third uncles; otherwise, she'd have to eat a few bites less at dinner from the sheer annoyance.

Even though she wasn't buying anything, Sang Qing continued browsing the System Mall. She wanted to see what was for sale and understand more about it.

Once she was familiar with the Tribe, she would start preparing to earn points.

Living off her savings wasn't her style; the more points, the better. This was her foundation for survival in the Beast World.

She also saw various high-tech weapons among the Level 2 and Level 3 goods—things like small grenades, sniper rifles, and ion cannons. She felt that if she had these for self-defense, she wouldn't have to worry about her safety.

Only when she didn't have to worry about her own safety would she be more confident in earning points.

Just like in her previous life, when she had specially learned boxing to avoid harassment from those relatives.

"Father, Sang Sang!!" Just as Sang Qing had been browsing for quite a while and felt her eyes getting tired, a familiar shout came from outside the house.

Sang Qing immediately closed the page and walked outside.

She saw a somewhat thin Young Male, covered in scars, striding toward them with a slightly strange expression on his face.

The beast who arrived was Sang Sang's biological brother, Meng Lai. He looked somewhat similar to Sang Sang, though his features were deeper, with thick eyebrows, large eyes, broad shoulders, and a narrow waist. However, he was so thin that his cheeks were sunken and his frame was like a bamboo pole, lacking any sense of power.

Meng Qi hurriedly put down the animal hide in his hand and stepped forward in concern. "Meng Lai, how did you get so injured?"

A few days ago, when Meng Lai had gone out with the Hunting Team, he was fine. How did he come back so injured?

Poor Meng Qi's heart as a loving Father was being nearly exhausted between these two siblings over the past few days.

Meng Lai grabbed his Father's hand and, seeing the scars on his face, a surge of anger rose in his heart. "Father, I'm fine. How could Mother kick you and Sang Sang out? Come, follow me back. Where is Sang Sang?"

"Brother!" Sang Qing walked over. Seeing that he was covered in wounds, she subconsciously frowned, and a pang of bitterness flashed through her heart.

"Sang Sang!" Meng Lai grinned and stepped forward to happily hug Sang Qing.

As soon as he returned, he heard that Sang Sang had been taken by a Snake Beastman. Fortunately, she had been rescued; otherwise, his heart would have broken.

But when he had rushed home to see Sang Sang, he found she wasn't there, and even his Father was gone. Only after asking his brother Ku Ya did he learn that Mother had actually kicked them out.

Meng Lai was incredibly furious and quickly came out to find them.

After checking Sang Qing from head to toe, Meng Lai felt a bit more at ease. "Come, Sang Sang, Father, follow me back."

Mother was too much. Just because Father was injured and could no longer hunt, and Sang Sang was infertile, she had heartlessly kicked them out. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she was the most cold-hearted female in the Tribe.

Although there were instances of females abandoning males, such situations only occurred after a male had made a mistake or became so physically weak he was barely recognizable.

Before Father was injured, he was the strongest male among Mother's several mates. Every time he hunted, he would bring home the best food. Now, Father had only suffered a minor injury and wasn't missing any limbs; at the very least, staying home to do chores shouldn't be a problem.

He was determined to take Father and Sang Sang back.

Meng Qi was quite happy; he wanted to go home and live with his mate and two cubs. But Sang Qing hesitated.

"Brother, Father, can we not go back?"

Clutching the animal hide, Sang Qing looked at the two of them pitifully. She thought, what's the point of going back? Back there, she and Father would do all the chores, the food would be bad, they'd sleep in a corner, and they'd be ostracized. How was that any different from being a Slave?

As soon as Meng Qi saw her like this, his heart ached, and he immediately changed his mind. "Good, good, good. We won't go back. Sang Sang, don't be sad."

Thinking of how his mate had scolded Sang Sang ever since she found out the girl was infertile, and how on the day they were kicked out, not a single beast in the family was willing to speak up for them, he instantly felt a wave of regret.

If they didn't go back, then so be it. It was quite good here too. Although he was only a first-order beastman now, his injuries had healed a lot. It wouldn't be a problem for him to go out and catch some small prey to support himself and his cub.

Hearing this, Meng Lai's brow furrowed. Looking at his Father's and sister's faces, he simply stopped trying to persuade them. "Father, Sang Sang, if you aren't going back, I'm not going back either."

Meng Qi hurriedly shook his head and said in surprise, "No, no, Meng Lai. If you don't go home, your Mother will definitely be unhappy. Besides, you're about to undergo Pair Bonding; you still need your Mother to arrange a mate for you."

It didn't matter if he and Sang Sang weren't home, but Meng Lai couldn't stay away. Seeing as he had been an adult for so long, it was time for him to pair up.

If Pair Bonding hadn't been mentioned, it would have been fine, but as soon as it was, Meng Lai got angry. "It's precisely because of that that I can't go back. Mother actually wants me to Pair Bond with Nina. I won't go."

Pair Bonding with Nina? He'd rather live as a lone beast. He saw that Nina treated her mates like Slaves, ordering them around all day. Moreover, Nina had been pampered by her Father and mates until she was as fat as a Heng Heng Beast. From a distance, she looked like a mountain of white flesh. He would rather never Pair Bond or have cubs in his life than be with Nina.