Chapter 972 - 970: Gone to Waste?

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Chapter 972: Chapter 970: Gone to Waste? The couple had the same ambition and quietly observed the situation. No matter what awaited them, they were prepared to face it defensively. After discussing serious matters and checking the time, it was already quite late. Wang Yongzhu took out some tea, divided it into two packs, noted that it looked somewhat thin, and then added two boxes of pastries, handing them to Song Chongjin to deliver to Governor Chen and Zhu Haoran. Even though he was only delivering tea, Song Chongjin specially changed into an outfit for going out before carrying the items and leaving. As Wang Yongzhu sent Song Chongjin off, Old Granny Wu approached her: "Lady—" Her demeanor indicated she had something to say. Wang Yongzhu motioned for Old Granny Wu to follow her inside, and before she could inquire, Old Granny Wu spilled the beans about what Huang Lady and her husband did after coming earlier today. It turns out Huang Lady and Dong Laosan came early in the morning. Upon entering the courtyard, they casually inquired about Wang Yongzhu and her family, but remained composed when they heard the family had gone out on business. The couple spent the whole morning honestly digging holes in the courtyard, and by noon, they merely asked for two bowls of water to accompany the dry food they had brought. Wang Yongzhu understood the situation, nodded, and dismissed Old Granny Wu. She closed the door, sat on the kang, and began summoning the Xiao Tiantian System. Logically, after apprenticing with Imperial Doctor Du, there should have been a prompt for completing a task, but there was nothing. She had been busy in recent days and hadn’t had time to check the system; Xiao Tiantian on the other side had been silent as if dead—this wasn’t right, was it? Fortunately, once summoned, the Xiao Tiantian System responded: "Hello, Time Traveler, I’m the Pastoral System. How can I assist you?" Wang Yongzhu was about to speak but suddenly realized something was off: "Time Traveler? Xiao Tiantian? Is your system corrupt?" The Xiao Tiantian System emitted static noises, then switched to its familiar tone: "Dear Host, long time no see~~" Wang Yongzhu couldn’t help but feel the Xiao Tiantian voice carried a trace of guilt, whether it was a hallucination or not. "Xiao Tiantian, do you have something you’re hiding from me?" "Zzz~~" After a burst of static, Xiao Tiantian frankly admitted: "Host, it’s a long story, let me explain in detail—" "Speak——" Wang Yongzhu’s forehead throbbed with blue veins bursting. Xiao Tiantian rambled on for a while, and Wang Yongzhu summarized that the time-space creating the Xiao Tiantian System undergoes a reset every ten thousand years in the Intergalactic Era. Now is the ninth reset, and to celebrate the Unity Year of Nine-Nine Harmony, marking a peaceful intergalactic reset to create a harmonious intergalactic space, the higher system, the Intergalactic Overlord System conducted a Star Network purification action. It conducted a comprehensive examination on the secondary and third-level intelligent brains, then discovered systems like Farming System, Supporting Female System, Revenge System, Palace Intrigue System developed by the third-level intelligent brains. These third-level intelligent brains, by binding hosts to these systems, secretly stole the fate of other dimensions outside the rules set by the Overlord to evolve and upgrade themselves. The Overlord was furious, issuing a new rule that halted all transactions between systems and their hosts. Systems illegally profiting by exploiting dimensional loopholes were directly eradicated. The third-level intelligent brains creating these systems were directly formatted. Because it involves different time-space and dimensions, it’s critical, and the Overlord has convened a Alliance meeting to discuss how to handle these systems and bound hosts. According to Intergalactic Alliance Law, during this period, all functions related to systems and hosts are prohibited, transactions are forbidden, and all intergalactic items not belonging to the host’s current dimension will be confiscated. Meaning all the Points Wang Yongzhu previously earned with hard work would be zeroed out, and even the items exchanged with Points would be confiscated? Wang Yongzhu couldn’t help but curse MMP in her heart! Does this mean all her efforts and hard work thus far have been in vain? If Xiao Tiantian had a physical body in front of her, she could swear responsibly she’d strangle this bastard system. Damn, she heard about not allowing spirits to emerge post-founding, but never about not permitting evolution and upgrades during a reset. How could the battles between the Overlord and intelligent brains involve us cannon fodder? Wang Yongzhu begrudgingly opened the system panel, and sure enough, it was a blank slate, devoid of any content. Her heart ached for the 5000 Points she hadn’t spent! Wang Yongzhu felt she couldn’t breathe. Checking her storage box? Hmm? The storage box was actually still there? And the items still inside? What’s going on? "Xiao Tiantian?" Xiao Tiantian had given up, resigned to waiting like a salted fish for the day of collection and confinement in a dark room. It hadn’t even checked. Upon hearing the host’s exclamation, it quickly checked, then it was dumbfounded. Not only was the host’s storage box intact, most of the previously exchanged items were still there. Wang Yongzhu experimentally ran the Physical Enhancement Technique, lightly punching, "Crunch—" as the edge of the kang collapsed. Great, the strength was still there. Wang Yongzhu’s earlier agitation immediately subsided, as long as her fists were strong, there was nothing to fear. Although Xiao Tiantian had been forbidden from trading with Wang Yongzhu and using functions, it still retained the most basic querying ability. After a while, Xiao Tiantian’s excited voice sounded: "Host! Host! We profit! It’s not a loss this time!" MMP, it’s clear now, this is a fool of a system... Wang Yongzhu didn’t even want to speak. Finally, Xiao Tiantian clarified the situation. Though system functions are prohibited under intergalactic law, and transactions forbidden, according to intergalactic network law, abilities Wang Yongzhu initially exchanged, if learned and mastered herself, would not be prohibited, being considered her personal ability—for example, the Physical Enhancement Technique and dyeing skills. Although the system provided dye formulas, the results were attained through her own experimentation and exploration. So these abilities wouldn’t be confiscated. Similarly, according to energy exchange conservation rules, Wang Yongzhu’s Points earned from tasks, paid at her own cost, could still be deducted by the Overlord only with corresponding compensation. The Overlord calculated that many items Wang Yongzhu exchanged didn’t exceed her dimensional limits, thus they were retained. However, excessively defying aspects like the Seed Selection and Cultivation Room were reclaimed. Of course, the 100 optimized tea seedlings stored there were placed in the system’s storage compartment. The tea roasting machine was also retained. This means Wang Yongzhu exchanged her 5000+ Points for ownership of these items.

Chapter 972 - 970: Gone to Waste?

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