2: lottery

"Heh, you dog system, just say it if you want me dead. Look at these rules—how many of these punishments involve directly obliterating the host?" Gao Ying laughed in anger as she looked at the punishments on the panel.

[host, the tasks assigned by the system are definitely within your capabilities. I would never obliterate you.] The system's somewhat fawning voice echoed in her mind.

"Are you the system that issues the tasks?" Gao Ying asked, recalling the two different voices in her head.

[No, the tasks are personally controlled by the Main God. Once I reach level five, I'll be able to issue tasks myself,] the system explained in its cute, childish voice.

"I have another question. Since I'm using system funds now, will they be cashed back into my real-world bank card?" This was a crucial question. After all, if the system suddenly left one day and her bank card only had a pitiful few thousand, how would she survive?

After all, it's easy to go from poverty to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury back to poverty.

Having grown accustomed to a life of spending tens of millions a day, returning to days where she'd hesitate to spend a hundred...

No, she couldn't even stand the thought of it.

[Every cent of the system funds the host uses will be cashed back into your real-world bank card.

1:1.

You can check the messages sent by your bank, host,] the system prompted.

Gao Ying picked up her phone, and indeed, there were several bank notifications.

She looked straight at the last one. Seeing a balance of nearly two hundred thousand, she jumped out of bed and spun around in circles with joy.

[Don't get happy too soon, host. If you fail a task, the money in your bank card might be wiped out. So, you must work hard to spend money,] the system reminded her.

"Next time, please don't rain on my parade when I'm happy. By the way, I've suddenly become rich; how should I handle my identity?

They only need to check to find out about my past life." Gao Ying's excitement was dampened by the system as she recalled the issue of her identity.

[The host doesn't need to worry at all. Once you collect enough 'Emotion Siphons,' you can buy identity symbols in the mall. I will also help you hide your identity; without your authorization, no one will be able to find out anything about you.]

Gao Ying asked about the meanings of "Emotion Siphon" and "Future Wealth Earnings."

The first involves collecting various human emotions—joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness—all are acceptable.

Accumulating ten thousand points of emotion allows for an exchange of one credit.

The second involves using up the wealth from a certain day in the future. When that day comes, you must spend double the amount. Using this once can be exchanged for ten thousand credits.

Looking at the two, the first seemed safer. After all, the system hadn't specified which time period the "Future Wealth" would come from.

Deciding what to use for credits, Gao Ying said to the system, "Let me give you a name. How about calling you Fugui?"

"Great! I have a name now. Then, can I call the host Big Sister?" the system asked expectantly.

"Sure. Then, Fugui, could you please transfer all of the original owner's memories to me?" Gao Ying asked.

[Okay, Big Sister, lie down and close your eyes. I'll transfer the history of this world and the original owner's memories to you.] Having a Big Sister, Fugui was very happy, its voice brimming with joy.

Gao Ying was prepared to endure the pain of a sudden influx of memories, but there wasn't the slightest feeling of pain.

She slept until dawn, and by the time she woke up, she had received all the memories.

The history of this world wasn't much different from Gao Ying's original world, so she should be able to adapt quickly.

As for the original owner, she was an orphan whose parents had died in an accident, leaving her with no relatives.

Thus, she had lived alone since the age of ten. Forced by the hardships of life, she was very self-conscious and did everything on her own.

At school, she was a complete nobody. After finally graduating from university, she hadn't even found a job before passing away quietly due to years of exhaustion and physical depletion.

Gao Ying could still feel the resentment in the original owner's heart.

She clutched her chest. "Don't worry, I will definitely use your body to reach the very peak of this world. Thank you for your body; I hope you are born into a good family in your next life."

As she finished speaking, Gao Ying clearly felt her soul fully merge into this body.

[Congratulations, host, on the complete merging of your soul. The system rewards you with ten lucky draw chances.]

Gao Ying grew interested upon hearing about the lucky draw. She opened the panel and saw the prizes, her expression turning strange.

"Am I very ugly right now?" As she spoke, she got out of bed and went to the bathroom to check her appearance.

Looking at the sallow face in the mirror, covered in acne and closed comedones, she finally understood why the lucky draw panel was full of Beauty Pills, Body Shaping Pills, Fawn-like Eyes, and so on... It turned out the system was afraid the host was too unpresentable. But she couldn't blame the original owner.

After graduating university, she had stayed at home, looking for illustration work online or writing books—any job that allowed her to earn money without going out.

Consequently, she had let her 23-year-old self wither away until she looked nearly 30.

"Fugui, I need to go out and look at houses today. If I take these pills, will I still be able to go out?

I won't be constantly stinking or having explosive diarrhea to detox, will I?" Gao Ying shuddered at the thought.

[Big Sister, don't worry. System products are always high quality. Taking these pills won't cause the symptoms you mentioned.

After all, aside from obliterating the host for failing tasks, our system is entirely devoted to the host's well-being,] Fugui said, its tone full of pride.

"Heh, obliteration is the biggest threat to the host, isn't it?" Gao Ying said, but her hands didn't stop as she pressed the lucky draw button.

[Congratulations, Big Sister, on drawing a Beauty Pill.]

[Congratulations, Big Sister, on drawing a Spirit Charm Pill.] (Can nourish the soul and body, making one look radiant and exude an otherworldly temperament.)

[Congratulations, Big Sister, on drawing a Youth Retaining Pill.]

..."Guigui, time is tight. How long will it take for the Beauty Pill and Spirit Charm Pill to take effect?" Gao Ying asked, looking at the ten porcelain bottles on the bed.

[Big Sister, they take effect immediately. It's fine even if you eat them all!]

What girl doesn't love beauty? Hearing the system say she could take them together, Gao Ying didn't hesitate to pour them all out and put them in her mouth.

Watching the ugly duckling in the mirror slowly transform into a white swan, Gao Ying was speechless with shock.

First of all, there was a qualitative leap in her overall temperament.

The Spirit Charm Pill made Gao Ying exude an otherworldly aura; even the cheapest clothes on her body became noble when complemented by her current temperament.

Not to mention the Beauty Pill, the Youth Retaining Pill, and the others.

If Gao Ying hadn't witnessed her own transformation with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed the person in the mirror was herself.

Fair, glowing skin, eyes like a pool of spring water, with what seemed like brilliant stars hidden within them, making it impossible not to be drawn in.

Jet-black, glossy hair reached her waist, cascading over her shoulders like silk, leaving a faint fragrance as a breeze blew past.

[Big Sister, stop admiring your beauty and go spend money. If you don't finish spending it today, you'll be obliterated.]

Fugui didn't understand why she could look at her own appearance for so long.

In the High-level Interstellar world, even a random android looked like this, and there were those even more beautiful than Big Sister.

Luckily, it didn't say this out loud; otherwise, Gao Ying would definitely have taught it how to be a system all over again.