“Hey! I’m not a Lucky Baby! I’m the great Apocalypse Merit System, dedicated to saving the new civilization! You may call me Lord Savior! The form you’re seeing now is just a virtual image based on your civilization’s aesthetics. So—cute, right? I spent a long time designing this!”
As it spoke, the little chubby “baby” stood up, wobbling unsteadily while turning in a circle—its soft flesh jiggling with every movement.
Mo Xiaobai couldn’t help but find the system amusing. It was not only adorable, but also ridiculously full of itself. Wait a minute… did it just mention a “precognitive ability”?
“Alright, since you’re this cute, I’m calling you Fuwa! No arguments! You’re my system, so you’ll do as I say. Anyway, what’s that precognitive ability you mentioned?”
The tiny Fuwa had originally been all puffed up, looking ready to start a fight, but as soon as its host asked a serious question, it immediately switched into professional mode.
“That means, the scenes you saw in your dream—that’s the situation of the apocalypse one month from now! That’s why I came here! I bear the sacred mission of saving Blue Star’s civilization! ＜(￣︶￣)＞ So, come! Kneel before your lord! Let me guide you to save Blue Star! You must complete missions diligently to earn merit points! Merit points can be exchanged for valuable resources that are crucial to saving civilization!”
While Fuwa cheerfully gestured with its tiny hands, a new panel appeared on the virtual interface beside Mo Xiaobai—looking exactly like an online shopping mall. Countless items shimmered before her eyes.
“What the—what’s all this? Genetic serums? Photon guns? Advanced combat suits? Oh my god, is that a mecha armor?!”
Mo Xiaobai felt her entire worldview collapse. Her eyes sparkled like stars. I want them all! (﹃)
“Yup! And this is only the basic tier! Once I level up, there will be even more amazing stuff!”
The little Fuwa placed both chubby hands on its “waist,” crossed its stubby legs, tapped its feet, and tilted its head up high—radiating pure self-satisfaction.
“But this is way too expensive! Everything costs tens of thousands of merit points! Even the cheapest ones cost over a thousand! Is merit that easy to earn?”
Mo Xiaobai wiped away her drool and stroked her chin, trying her best to act composed in front of the smug little system.
“It’s not that hard! As long as you obediently complete the missions I assign, you’ll get everything you need! Completing missions not only grants you valuable items but also merit points—from hundreds to billions, depending on the mission’s level and completion rate! Of course, the higher the level, the greater the reward—and the harder the challenge!”
“Also! Saving the good-natured native lifeforms of Blue Star earns merit points too—the more you save, the more you gain! On the other hand, destroying evil beings will also grant you merit! When your total merit reaches certain milestones, I can level up! That’ll unlock more items and even richer rewards!”
Fuwa swayed its head proudly as it spoke, the little tuft of hair on top bobbing up and down.
“There’s good and evil in living beings? How are you supposed to tell the difference?”
Mo Xiaobai felt her head spinning. Bad people don’t walk around with ‘I’m evil’ written on their foreheads.
“As my host, you automatically gain the ability to sense good and evil! Every being emits a different aura. The good ones will appear gold in your eyes—the purer the gold, the greater the merit! The evil ones show up as black—the darker the color, the more sins they’ve committed, and the greater the reward for killing them! The colorless ones are neutral, ordinary beings—neither good nor evil!”
As Fuwa explained, it demonstrated several colored auras before her eyes.
“I see! So mine’s colorless, huh? That means I’m just a regular person—not too good, not too bad! But if I keep doing missions, I’ll turn all shiny and golden someday—so bright it blinds people! Haha!”
“Oh, and hey! Do I get a newbie gift pack? I’ve read enough novels to know they always come with one!”
Mo Xiaobai rubbed her hands together eagerly. Sorting out good and evil could wait—what mattered now was free stuff.
“Of course! One beginner’s gift pack. Would you like to open it now?”
A large red gift box tied with a golden bow suddenly appeared in Fuwa’s chubby hands. Just looking at it made Mo Xiaobai’s fingers itch to tear it open.
“Open it, open it!”
She responded instantly. When it came to freebies, she believed in acting fast and decisively.
“Congratulations, Host! You’ve opened your beginner’s gift pack and obtained the following: Primary Gene Serum Formula ×1, Primary Gene Serums ×5, Random Ability Awakening ×1.”
“Whoa! Not only gene serums, but even a random ability awakening?!” Mo Xiaobai jumped up in excitement. “Fuwa, Fuwa! Hurry, give me my treasures!”
Her eyes sparkled like stars as she imagined herself wielding powerful abilities—controlling the wind and rain, conquering the apocalypse—with a shameless little laugh. “Hehehe~”
Immediately, she felt a sheet of paper, five green vials, and a transparent stone appear in her hands. The paper was obviously the formula, the vials must be the gene serums, and that transparent stone had to be the ability awakening item.
“Fuwa, how do I use this stone?”
She set the other items aside and examined the stone closely. No seams, no buttons, and it was too hard to crush. Eat it? No way—that thing could break her teeth or worse!
“The host must place the Ability Awakening Stone on the forehead and sense it with spiritual energy.”
Fuwa gave her a withering look, as if to say, How are you this dumb?
“Uh… spiritual energy? What’s that? Do you mean just… concentrate really hard?”
Muttering under her breath, Mo Xiaobai lay back on her bed, placed the stone on her forehead, and focused her attention on it. Suddenly, a surge of deep green energy burst out from the stone and flowed into her body. Within her mind, she could see a tiny vine shaking its leaves at her, as if waving hello—then it dove straight into her body!
“Fuwa! Fuwa! What’s happening?! There was a vine inside that stone—it went into me! Oh my god, is it going to take root?! Am I going to die young?!”
Panicking, Mo Xiaobai snapped her eyes open, practically hyperventilating.
“Congratulations, Host! You’ve obtained the Mutated Wood-Type Ability! The vine you saw is your Companion Spirit Plant! It won’t harm you—in fact, it will nourish your body and enhance your wood energy purity! Wood-type mutations have a probability of only one in ten million!”
“And to also gain a Companion Spirit Plant—well, that’s even rarer! Less than one in a hundred million! Companion Spirit Plants not only grow stronger alongside their host, but can evolve as your abilities advance. They’re extremely powerful partners!”
Even Fuwa looked shocked. Who would’ve thought her host would not only grasp spiritual energy use so quickly, but also awaken such a god-tier ability on her first try?
Truly, Fuwa thought smugly—her eye for picking a host was impeccable!