When the Side Character Gets a System and Travels through Difference Worlds-Chapter 142: Don’t Try to Fool Me

"In any case, I have no use for this Beauty Value stuff. At worst, I’ll just miss out on the client’s extra reward."

The Beauty System weakly retorted, "The System has not deceived the Host."

"Don’t you know whether you have or not?" Tan You scoffed. "Don’t let me actually catch you red-handed."

Right now, it was just pure speculation; she couldn’t produce any concrete evidence. But that was fine. There was still plenty of time.

"The System will arrange the lottery for the Host now!" Afraid that Tan You would change her mind, the Beauty System quickly summoned the prize wheel. Tan You examined the various rewards on the wheel one by one.

The first thing she looked for was naturally the Intelligence Value. As before, it occupied only a single, pitiful-looking slot, and for only one point. Besides that, there were two grand prizes from the Beauty System—"Brows Like Distant Mountains" and "Perfect Figure."

"’Perfect Figure’... is that the ’eat-whatever-you-want-without-getting-fat’ thing I mentioned before?" Tan You wasn’t in a hurry to draw and asked first.

"Yes. ’Eat whatever you want without getting fat’ sounded crude, so the System upgraded the skill’s name. If the Host draws this reward, the skill will be with the Host forever. Even when the Host is old, you will be the most elegant old lady."

The Beauty System went on with a long-winded explanation, and Tan You had a bad feeling. ’Don’t tell me I’m about to draw this, am I?’ She wanted the Intelligence Value, not this "Perfect Figure."

Besides, she was barely sixteen; it was too early to be thinking about these things. A good figure could be achieved through exercise, so it wouldn’t matter if she didn’t draw it. But something like Intelligence Value was predetermined at birth.

After all, Tan You had completed three tasks and learned so much knowledge and so many skills, yet her Intelligence Value hadn’t increased by a single point. This just showed how precious Intelligence Value was.

After the Beauty System finished its introduction of "Perfect Figure," Tan You looked at the remaining rewards. Most of them were just Beauty Value, with a maximum of 5 points and a minimum of 1.

There were also a few "Thank You For Playing" slots. To be fair, if the Beauty Value wasn’t so useless, Tan You would have thought the Beauty System’s win rate was actually quite high.

After a moment of contemplation, Tan You didn’t beat around the bush. "A ten-pull, then."

The moment the words left her mouth, Tan You saw her status panel change.

Appearance: 87 (Perfect Bone Structure, Skin as Smooth as Jade, Eyes Like Autumn Waters)

spiritual power: 56

Intelligence Value: 60

Physique: 40

Charm: 27

Energy Points: 14 (Available in current world)

Beauty Value: 23 (Unavailable in current world)

And soon, ten cards from the ten-pull lined up before Tan You’s eyes. She was a little puzzled. "The lottery got an upgrade, too?"

Despite her words, she quickly flipped over the first two cards in the row. Both were "Thank You For Playing." Tan You didn’t get angry, simply flipping over the remaining cards in order.

After seeing a few more cards that were all Beauty Value rewards, Tan You’s brow gradually furrowed. ’So this little system is being this blatant about deceiving me now?’

The Beauty System knew how to read the room. It quickly reminded her, "There’s still one card left. Host, look at it before you say anything."

Tan You casually tapped the last card. It erupted in a golden light before her, and she squinted. "It’s blinding."

Despite her complaint, she kept her eyes glued to the card hovering in mid-air. The golden light soon faded, and Tan You could finally make out the contents of the card. "Intelligence Value +1?"

The Beauty System spoke up. "Are you not happy, Host?"

"Happy? Of course I’m happy." A dozen thoughts had already flashed through Tan You’s mind, but her expression revealed nothing. She just smiled faintly. "I drew the one thing I wanted most. Of course I’m happy."

The Beauty System got excited too. "This lottery pull consumed 8 of the Host’s Energy Points. The current available balance is 14 Energy Points. The Host received Intelligence Value +1 and Beauty Value +8 in total. We hope the Host will continue to strive for more!"

Tan You was unconcerned. "No more lottery for now. Show me the status panel."

The status panel quickly updated. Other than her Intelligence Value changing from 60 to 61, nothing else had changed.

Tan You mused for a moment. "Show me the prize wheel."

The Beauty System, thinking Tan You wanted to draw again, hurriedly brought up the prize wheel. The prizes had already been refreshed. The original Intelligence Value slot had been replaced by "Beauty Value +5," and there were no more Intelligence Value rewards anywhere on the wheel.

"System, what’s going on?"

Beauty System: "The Host can lock the Intelligence Value reward slot, but it requires Energy Points..."

Tan You’s interest was piqued. "Lock it? What do you mean?"

The Beauty System immediately perked up. "It means the Host pays the System a certain amount of Energy Points, and the System can lock the Intelligence Value reward, making it reappear after the next prize refresh."

Tan You was cautious. "How many Energy Points does it require?"

The Beauty System made an outrageous demand: "20 Energy Points."

"Then forget it. I’m not in that much of a hurry." Tan You refused immediately. She only had 14 Energy Points right now. This little system was asking for 20 right off the bat, and she’d still have to rely on the lottery to actually get the Intelligence Value.

Besides, the Intelligence Value wasn’t that easy to obtain in the first place. Her first instinct was to give up on the idea.

The Beauty System hadn’t expected this reaction from Tan You. "Host, don’t you want Intelligence Value?"

"Of course I do," Tan You said, lying back down on her cool mat. "I used to be obsessed with Intelligence Value, always thinking it was the most important thing. But I’ve gradually come to realize—I’m just an ordinary person."

"I can still make my way in the world through my own hard work. Look, didn’t I get into a prestigious school even without a high Intelligence Value? Talent is important, but I shouldn’t base everything on it. Hard work is the real foundation."

The Beauty System hadn’t expected that its little trick would not only fail to hook Tan You but would also dampen her interest in Intelligence Value.

’This won’t do. Without the carrot dangling in front of the donkey, how is it supposed to tempt the Host into doing tasks proactively?’

Seeing the Beauty System start to spin in circles again, a smile touched the corners of Tan You’s lips. The words she had just spoken were only half-true. She still wanted the Intelligence Value, but it was true that she wasn’t as desperate for it as before.

After three tasks, Tan You truly understood that talent was a gift from the heavens, but hard work was definitely more important. Of course, that was true for ordinary people. As for geniuses and the like, that was not Tan You’s world.

She was just an ordinary person, a perfectly unremarkable one. Even if she wanted to change the world, that wasn’t something the current Tan You could even think about. People should just focus on living the life in front of them; that was what mattered most.

As for that one extra point of Intelligence Value, Tan You hadn’t felt any different at the time. But the next day, when she looked at some math competition problems, she felt that it seemed... manageable?

It wasn’t that she could suddenly solve these problems in a flash. Rather, Tan You felt that for problems that used to be completely convoluted, she could now vaguely see a path to a solution. It would still take a lot of time to actually solve them, though.

Just one point of Intelligence Value had already made such a difference. Tan You twirled the pen in her hand, her mind racing.