When the Side Character Gets a System and Travels through Difference Worlds-Chapter 141: No Lottery Draw
Yi Ru and Ji Wang’s relationship developed well afterward, and Tan You paid them no more mind. Her attention was now fully on the hospital, learning as much as she could from the doctors. It was a worthwhile endeavor.
’Speaking of which, should I choose to be a doctor for my next mission?’ Tan You pursed her lips at the thought, wondering if she would be lucky enough to get a mission where the client was a doctor.
In all honesty, being a doctor was a highly specialized profession. If she ever encountered danger in the future, it would be a life-saving skill. She had no contact with doctors in her real life, so her only option was to work hard and fulfill this wish in the mission worlds.
Tan You had started the mission after dinner, so it was naturally evening when she returned.
Fumbling for the glasses beside her pillow and putting them on, Tan You pinged the system. "Settle the mission."
The Beauty System trembled, and an electronic voice soon sounded in Tan You’s ear. "Congratulations, Host, on completing the third beginner mission. This mission has been rated S-level. Host receives 5 base Energy Points. For a rating of A or higher, an additional reward is granted. The system is awarding 5 bonus Energy Points."
"Client Yi Ru has given an S-level rating, and the main system has awarded 1 Energy Point. Host’s available balance is now 22 Energy Points. Your current Energy Points can support two ten-pulls. Would you like to do the lottery draw now?"
Tan You refused without hesitation. "No, I want to see my status screen first."
The status screen quickly appeared before Tan You. On the left was the same chubby avatar as before, wearing a pair of thick glasses. However, her figure seemed a bit slimmer, and one could faintly make out some curves.
On the right was the detailed status screen.
Appearance: 87 (Perfect Bone Structure, Flawless Jade-like Skin, Eyes Like Autumn Waters)
Spiritual Power: 56
Intelligence: 60
Physique: 40
Charisma: 27
Beauty Value: 23 (Unavailable in current world)
All values above are on a 100-point scale. The system reserves the right of final interpretation.
Tan You stared at the S-level rating from Yi Ru, lost in thought. She hadn’t received an additional reward from Han Tingting in her first mission. But in the second mission, Chi Mo had given her a double S-level rating. ’Was that because I maxed out her Beauty Value?’
In Yi Ru’s world, she had consciously stopped increasing Yi Ru’s Beauty Value in the later stages, precisely to test her theory. But in Tan You’s eyes, Yi Ru didn’t seem like the type of person who only cared about looks, right? After all, she was already quite beautiful herself.
Beauty System: "What woman would refuse the chance to become even more beautiful?"
Tan You suddenly asked, "Have Beauty Systems ever been bound to men?"
The Beauty System choked for a second. "Seems... not? I’ll go ask on the forums right now!"
After sending the little system away, Tan You stared at her spiritual power and charisma stats, lost in thought. She had now done three beginner missions, and her spiritual power increased by 2 points each time she settled the results. ’Does this mean my spiritual power will go up every time I make it back safely?’
Her charisma had also increased by 2 points this time. ’So how is charisma evaluated?’ Tan You racked her brain but couldn’t figure it out.
Tan You decided not to dwell on things she couldn’t figure out for the time being. She was sure she’d understand it all one day.
The Beauty System was gone for two full days, and Tan You was happy to have the peace and quiet. It was nice not having the little system around, as it saved her from its constant nagging to do the lottery draw.
’I work so hard for these Energy Points, only to have them turn into useless things like Beauty Value. Honestly, I really don’t want to do the draw. But never drawing isn’t a long-term solution... Maybe I should throw the little system a bone and do one draw every two missions?’
’The Energy Points from two missions would add up to 8, enough for one ten-pull. I did one last time, so maybe I’ll skip it this time?’
’Then again, if the little system finds out I’m not doing the draw this time, will it cry from disappointment? But it’s an artificial intelligence. Even if it wanted to, it couldn’t squeeze out any actual tears, could it?’
"Host, I’m back!" Just as Tan You was pondering, a small, round shape suddenly appeared in front of her. ’It sounds really happy, doesn’t it?’ she thought. ’What’s wrong with me? I’m suddenly feeling a little excited.’
Tan You narrowed her eyes slightly, suddenly feeling that she was being a little wicked.
Tan You cleared her throat. "Did you find out?"
"Mhm, all hosts of the Beauty System are female; we’ve never been bound to a male host," the Beauty System said mechanically. "I heard that systems like the Tycoon System or the Medical God System prioritize male hosts."
"On the other hand, systems like the Beauty System, Daily Sign-in System, Check-in System, and Acting System are more likely to choose female hosts."
Tan You clenched her fist slightly. ’So this little system really is just a useless pipsqueak.’ But then she thought, ’Forget it. I can’t even rely on my own relatives, so why blame this little system? What it can give me might be limited, but at least this little thing provides some emotional support.’
That alone made Tan You happy. In her eyes, emotional support was far more precious than other things. Money or resources from others always left her with a sense of unease; she much preferred to achieve everything through her own efforts.
The Beauty System sputtered, "I-I’m very useful! Men conquer the world, while women conquer the world by conquering men!"
Tan You scoffed, "What twisted logic. Who says conquering the world is just for men? Women can do it perfectly well. You’re just belittling women by saying that."
The Beauty System didn’t argue with Tan You, mainly because it knew it was pointless. Its host was an incredibly stubborn person. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎
The Beauty System changed the subject. "Host, you have 22 available Energy Points. Want to do two ten-pulls?"
If its host did the lottery draw, it would get more Energy Points! The Beauty System was filled with glee just thinking about the cute little ’skin’ it had its eye on.
Tan You knew the little system was up to no good. "Not drawing."
"Okay... You’re not drawing?" The Beauty System didn’t register it at first. A second later, it zipped in front of Tan You. "Are you sure you’re not drawing?"
Tan You could hear the urgency in its electronic voice. "That’s right. From now on, one draw every two missions. We just had one last time, didn’t we?"
"But you didn’t say we were drawing once every two missions last time," the Beauty System said, making a last-ditch attempt to salvage the situation.
Tan You shrugged. "Not my problem. The lottery draw should be my choice. In any case, the Energy Points from two missions come to 8, and a draw costs 8. It doesn’t make much difference to me whether I do it or not."
The Beauty System was dumbfounded. It had never expected its host to be lying in wait like this. It stammered, "Host, I need Energy Points to operate... If you don’t do the draw, I..."
The little system spun around anxiously in front of Tan You, zipping about erratically like a headless fly. In the end, she couldn’t bear to watch it any longer, but she made sure to lay down her conditions first. "If you try to fob me off with that useless Beauty Value again this time, I’m not doing the draw next time."
