The Host Has Fallen for the Second Female Lead Again - Chapter 20

“Are you satisfied now!” Zhuo Xi roared at Ji Mingxiao, crying hysterically.

Ji Mingxiao closed her umbrella and looked at her, “Don’t deceive people’s feelings, you know?”

She reopened her umbrella and walked back into the rain.

“Host, completion is 100%.”

“See? The mission is complete, isn’t it?” Ji Mingxiao smiled.

“If you’d used love to redeem her, you’d have gotten more points,” System A said, sounding a bit helpless.

“I did use love. Look, she was so moved she cried.”

System A: Do you think I’m blind?

“The mission is done, so did Xi Ruan go back too?”

“Yep, she left just a moment ago.”

“Seems she’s always watching. I’ll go back now too.” Ji Mingxiao sighed, a bit resigned.

“Okay, initiating transfer.”

Ji Mingxiao opened her eyes to find herself in a hotel room, a very ordinary one. She had never stayed in such a dump.

“Host, this is your rest area.”

“I know this rest area is a bit of a dump for you, but you can upgrade it later. Now, let me give you a detailed introduction.”

“Everyone who signs a contract with a system is someone who has already died. After an evaluation, you’re matched with a different system. Because your ‘scumbag index’ is 90, and due to your sexual orientation, you were matched with me, the Scumbag Reform System.”

“We are a special type of system, so the missions you receive are assigned tasks. The targets are the protagonists of a story. People with no obvious characteristics become NPCs. They can take on missions on their own and become cogs in the various worlds, like people in a TV show who appear but you never really notice.”

“Like Xi Ruan. But accidents can happen. For example, after you, a key mission target, paid attention to her, she became an important supporting female character.”

“Our worlds are divided into difficulty levels: S, A, B, C, D, and F. Your first world just now was an A-level world.”

“The rewards you get depend on the mission’s difficulty. Take a look. These are the basic rewards. If you perform well, you get even more.”

Ji Mingxiao looked at the light blue panel in front of her.

S: Complete one to rest for a year; 10,000 points. A: Complete one to rest for half a year; 5,000 points. B: Complete one to rest for three months; 3,000 points. C: Complete one to rest for one month; 2,000 points. D: Complete one to rest for half a month; 1,000 points. F: Complete one to rest for three days; 500 points.

“One system year is 300 days. You can save your rest time or use it as you need. Points are our currency here; you need them to buy anything.”

“Your bracelet is on your bedside table. You can take a look at its features and figure it out on your own.”

“When you go out, you’ll see a series of entertainment venues—everything you can and can’t imagine.”

“Of course, you’ll also see some members who aren’t human. It’s normal since everyone comes from different timelines and different planets, so please keep an open mind and don’t be discriminatory.”

“Oh.” Ji Mingxiao nodded.

“Also, I suggest you come up with a fake name.”

“Why?” Ji Mingxiao still didn’t understand. “There are so many people with the same name.”

System A was a little helpless: “When there are a lot of people, there are more messy situations. To you, it’s just a name, but to others, they can get a lot of information from it.”

“Oh.” Ji Mingxiao rubbed her temple and put the bracelet on.

Most of the functions were similar to a phone. She clicked on the mall and took a look.

At the top of the mall was a sentence.

“Once you accumulate a certain number of points, you can exchange them for the ‘Free Life Privilege’—the right to travel to different worlds to enjoy life without having to accept any more missions, as long as you don’t disturb the world.”

That “certain number” was five million.

Ji Mingxiao frowned.

“Actually, it’s not that much,” System A comforted her. “Here in the system, everyone is immortal, and your appearance stays at the age you died.”

Everything in the mall was very expensive, especially upgrading the room. The first upgrade cost 1,000 points, so 5,000 wasn’t nearly enough.

She looked at her personal information.

Name: Ji Mingxiao Worlds Completed: S(0), A(1), B(0), C(0), D(0), F(0) Points: 5,500 Rest Duration: 150 days

The rest were just some physical stats.

“I gave you the 500 points,” System A sighed.

Ji Mingxiao glanced around the room and opened the closet. There were no clothes, only the outfit she was wearing—a dress and high heels, presumably what she was wearing when she suddenly died.

It was a good thing she was at the office at the time, or she would have only had a set of pajamas.

She pushed the door open and walked out.

Outside was a long hallway that did indeed look like a hotel.

Ji Mingxiao looked at her room number, 67521, and then at the one next to it. She wondered if the numbers were based on the order in which they entered the system.

“There’s no key. Only you and the people you approve can enter your room.”

“Okay.” Ji Mingxiao followed the instructions to the lobby.

The lobby was crowded with all sorts of strange people.

She looked around and noticed a lot of people were staring at her.

“A beautiful lady, are you new here?” A person in a black suit, who looked like they were from a different era, bent over in front of Ji Mingxiao.

“You can tell?”

“Newcomers have a different aura.”

“Oh, really?” Ji Mingxiao looked around.

“Would you like to go for a drink, miss?”

“No, thank you.” Ji Mingxiao smiled, politely declined, and walked around the area.

A lot of people tried to talk to her, of all different species.

When a giant insect stood in front of Ji Mingxiao, she had to really hold herself back from running away.

She was already scared of bugs with many legs, and seeing one taller than herself in front of her almost made her cry.

“Why is everyone trying to talk to me?”

“To scam points.”

Ji Mingxiao was a bit speechless.

“But they’re too naive. You’re not someone who’s easy to scam,” System A said with emotion.

Ji Mingxiao smiled, thinking of Ruan Shaojia. That person would probably have all her points scammed away the moment she left her room.

She went into the clothing area. Not many people were buying clothes, probably because they thought it was unnecessary. As long as you had something to wear, it was fine. And the clothes here were all very expensive.

“Host, there’s really no need to buy clothes. They don’t get damaged or dirty here. Your current outfit is already very beautiful,” System A said. “Most people are reluctant to spend points. Every single point needs to be used wisely.”

“I’m just looking.” Ji Mingxiao scanned the area, walked around, and then left.

As expected, her interest in buying clothes attracted a large number of people’s attention.

She was starting to get a little impatient.

Ji Mingxiao looked around and saw Xi Ruan in the distance, looking down at her bracelet.

She paused, pushed past the people around her, and walked directly toward her.

Xi Ruan was stunned when she saw Ji Mingxiao. The face felt familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere before.

“Xi Ruan.” Ji Mingxiao looked at her.

Xi Ruan was startled and frowned, “Excuse me, who are you?”

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