Well, she understood now.
This was a somewhat willful system.
Yu Yangyang didn’t care about such minor details. She had a system now!
At least she had some capital for the journey ahead to escape the famine. An All-Purpose System—just hearing the name made it sound incredibly powerful.
Yu Yangyang excitedly asked, “What exactly can the All-Purpose System do?”
The childish voice answered, “The All-Purpose System, as the name suggests, can do anything. Whatever you want, it can provide.”
The little person inside Yu Yangyang’s heart clapped excitedly.
This is great!
“Then I want my body to get better immediately. Do you have any way to do that?”
Yu Yangyang absolutely hated this frail, sickly body that reminded her of Lin Daiyu.
The system cheerfully replied, “Of course! We have the Nine Heavens Nourishing Pill. As long as you’re still breathing, you’ll become vigorous and full of energy immediately after taking it.”
That powerful?!
Yu Yangyang immediately said, “Give it to me!”
The system’s adorable voice replied:
“Okay! The Nine Heavens Nourishing Pill costs 99,000 points. The host currently has zero points.”
Yu Yangyang: “?”
“What about a Spiritual Spring Space? Surely you have one! Isn’t that standard equipment in transmigration novels?!”
The system was extremely patient.
“Yes, Host. It needs to be unlocked through leveling up.”
Yu Yangyang: “……Then how do I level up?”
The system replied, “Upgrading the space requires 1,000 points. Unlocking the Spiritual Spring requires 10,000 points. The host currently has zero points.”
Right.
There was no need to ask anything else.
This was a useless, money-grabbing system.
Everything required points, the points were ridiculously expensive, and she had zero points.
Her system had been activated for absolutely nothing!
Seeing her daughter staring blankly into space, Bai Lan became even more worried.
“Yangyang, what’s wrong?”
Yu Yangyang came back to her senses.
Her emotions had gone from extreme excitement to extreme despair in an instant.
She forced a weak smile.
“Mom, I’m fine.”
Yu Yangyang still couldn’t force herself to drink the corn mush.
“Mom, I’m full. I noticed my younger brother and my brothers haven’t eaten much. Why don’t you give my portion to them?”
Bai Lan immediately objected.
“How can we do that? Yangyang, this is all yours. Your body is weak, so you need to eat more.”
Yu Yangyang obediently looked at Bai Lan.
“Mom, I really can’t eat anymore. If I don’t eat it, it’ll only go to waste. Look at how thin my brothers and little brother are…”
Bai Lan hesitated.
Yu Lan, who had already finished his own portion, stared longingly at the bowl in Yu Yangyang’s hands, practically drooling.
“Mom, I’m hungry…”
The corn mush in the annoying Yu Yangyang’s bowl was thick and creamy.
Little Lan wants to eat it so badly…
Bai Lan looked at seven-year-old Yu Lan, who was so thin that he looked more like a four- or five-year-old.
Then she looked at her eldest and second sons, whose cheeks were sunken.
Finally, she looked at her daughter’s determined expression.
She gritted her teeth.
“Fine!”
Bai Lan took Yu Yangyang’s bowl and divided the food among Yu Lan, Yu Jin, and Yu Yan.
As she did so, she said,
“Our Yangyang has finally become sensible and is thinking about her brothers. From now on, you boys need to treat her better, understand?”
Yu Jin received a little less than half a bowl.
He sneered inwardly.
Only Mom thinks Yu Yangyang is some kind of treasure.
She’s definitely just disgusted by the corn mush scratching her throat. There’s no way she would suddenly be kind enough to deliberately give it to us.
But whatever. If she doesn’t want it, that’s perfect. I can eat more.
Yu Yan, however, pushed the bowl away.
“I don’t need it. Give more to Little Brother. Dad and Mom, you should eat some too.”
Yu Lan received a little less than half a bowl and ate it with great enthusiasm.
“So delicious!!”
Watching him, Yu Yangyang felt a little sad.
But what made her even sadder was that she was still hungry.
Useless system! What’s the point of having you?!
Perhaps sensing Yu Yangyang’s resentment, the system spoke at just the right moment.
“Since the host has just activated this system, the system has prepared a beginner’s gift pack for you!”
There’s actually something like that? Why didn’t you say so earlier?!
The system replied,
“You didn’t ask.”
Yu Yangyang nervously rubbed her hands together.
“Okay! Open the beginner’s gift pack for me now.”
There was a moment of silence.
[Understood. The system is now opening the beginner’s gift pack. Contents will be randomly generated. Opening in progress. Three, two, one.]
[Congratulations, Host! You have obtained: Bread ×1, Chocolate ×1, Brown Rice 1 jin ×10, Spiritual Spring Water ×1, Points ×10.]
[Considering that suddenly appearing items may cause uncontrollable consequences for the host, the items can be stored inside the system space. Would you like to activate the system space?]
Space?
Of course she was going to activate it!
Yu Yangyang chose Yes.
[Congratulations, Host! You have activated the beginner version of the System Space. Space area: 1 square meter. 10 points deducted. Level 2 space requires 1,000 points to unlock. All items have been stored in the space.]
[Congratulations, Host! Successfully activated the System Space. Reward: Bread ×2, Millet 1 jin ×10, Points ×100, Food Encyclopedia ×1.]
[Congratulations, Host! You have successfully obtained 100 points. The System Shop has been unlocked.]
[Congratulations, Host! You have obtained the Food Encyclopedia. Successfully completing and illuminating entries in the Food Encyclopedia will reward varying amounts of points.]
A whole series of notification sounds rang out one after another, ding ding dong dong, almost like one surprise triggering another.
Yet Yu Yangyang didn’t find them annoying at all.
Ah! There couldn’t possibly be a more beautiful sound in the world!
It seemed that aside from having a rather irritating personality, the system was actually very useful.
Yu Yangyang couldn’t wait to explore the “All-Purpose System.”
She turned to Bai Lan and said,
“Mom, my head hurts a little. I’m going back to lie down for a while.”
Bai Lan nodded.
“Go ahead. We’ll take care of everything here.”
Yu Yangyang slowly moved back to the makeshift bed and began checking the items in her space.
She currently had:
The items in the system space appeared as individual icons with a number following each one, indicating how many she possessed.
The Food Encyclopedia appeared as a small book in the upper-right corner of the system interface.
Yu Yangyang leaned against the wall with her back turned toward her family.
She silently thought:
Bread.
A loaf of bread immediately appeared in her hand, giving off a rich aroma of milk and eggs.
The number beside the bread icon in the system space changed to 2.
So although the items existed as icons inside the space, they became real physical objects once brought into the real world.
Yu Yangyang was genuinely hungry.
She bit into the fragrant, sweet little bread.
It was soft and fluffy.
The satisfaction was indescribable.
She quickly finished one piece of bread.
She immediately felt a little more strength returning to her body.
She took out another piece and ate it while continuing to explore the system space.
Yu Yangyang opened the Food Encyclopedia.
Inside were also individual icons, but they were all gray and inactive.
There were dishes such as Vegetable and Tofu Soup, Stir-Fried Tomatoes with Eggs, and so on.
Yu Yangyang understood.
So I probably have to make the dishes listed in the encyclopedia. Once I successfully make one, I can illuminate its entry and earn points?
The system spoke at just the right moment.
“Yes, Host.”
Yu Yangyang: “……”
“Could you stop adding ‘yes, Host’ with that little ‘you know’ tone?”
The system asked,
“Why?”
Yu Yangyang smiled faintly.
“Because it sounds a little sarcastic.”
The system: “……”
Yu Yangyang then opened the System Shop.
The products inside were much more straightforward.
They were displayed as individual pictures.
There were common food items such as rice, millet, bread, steamed buns, and cooked dishes.
There were also daily necessities such as fabric, ready-made clothes, pots, bowls, and various household utensils.
There was even a medicine category containing medicinal herbs, Western medicine, and various other medicines.
At the very top was a Rare Items category.
Among them were things like Spiritual Spring Water and the Nine Heavens Nourishing Pill.