Filled with curiosity, Jiang Yunnuan pressed down on the panel and scrolled. Finally, the answer she was waiting for appeared before her eyes.
Task Rewards: Golden Carp Luck, Crystal Stone x3, Beauty Pill Fragments x2, Points x500.
Golden Carp Luck: Grants the user the effect of being possessed by a Koi Carp, bestowing overwhelming good fortune and endless luck.
Crystal Stone: Can be exchanged for Points or absorbed to increase one's Cultivation.
Beauty Pill Fragments: Can be combined to form a Beauty Enhancement Pill once enough are collected. It has the divine effect of beautifying one's appearance.
'Wow, these rewards are amazing!'
After reading the descriptions of the prizes, Jiang Yunnuan was so happy she almost screamed.
In her past life, her luck had been abysmal. She'd never won anything in a raffle, and even when buying drinks, she always got the "Thanks for playing" messages instead of a "Win another bottle." She desperately needed something like good luck.
Without hesitation, she clicked to use it. The Golden Carp Luck immediately vanished from her prize list, presumably consumed, but Jiang Yunnuan didn't feel any different.
"Tsk, don't tell me it's a scam."
She muttered under her breath, her eyes sweeping over the other rewards.
"System, I have Points now. Redeem a Rejuvenation Pill for me."
[Sorry, Host. You do not have enough Points to make the redemption.]
Jiang Yunnuan: "..."
"Five hundred Points isn't enough? Let me see how many Points this crappy pill costs."
She opened the redemption panel and almost fainted from anger.
This stupid pill was even divided into levels: Low, Medium, High, and Divine. The lowest tier cost 800 Points, and each subsequent level added a zero to the price. A quick calculation showed that a Divine Level one would cost a staggering 800,000.
The prices weren't the only difference; their effects varied greatly too. The Divine Level pill could bring the dead back to life and grow flesh on bones, while the low-level one only had simple anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and hemostatic properties for healing wounds.
'I can't afford any of them. I guess I'll just have to keep doing tasks!'
Resigned to her fate, Jiang Yunnuan closed the redemption panel, turned off the faucet, dried her feet, put on her shoes, and went to do the check-in task.
The garden was in the courtyard and wasn't very large. She circled it once without breaking a sweat, but she didn't receive a notification that the task was complete.
'What's going on?'
Unwilling to give up, Jiang Yunnuan circled the garden several more times but still couldn't complete the task.
Finally, still determined, she walked into the garden and stepped on every single spot until the task was completed at a specific coordinate.
'Looks like these check-in tasks aren't so easy after all. I actually have to find the exact coordinates.'
Task complete. The rewards were distributed accordingly.
Check-in Rewards: *Full-level Chef God Guide*, Beauty Pill Fragments x6, Check-in Points x100, Barbecue Seasoning x1 packet.
Jiang Yunnuan: "..."
She was speechless at these rewards. A chef's guide and now barbecue seasoning? 'Is it trying to make me change careers and become a chef?'
But in this world, there was something called Energy Liquid. Consuming it not only sated hunger and increased stamina but also had a body-tempering effect that was highly beneficial for one's health and Cultivation. Because of this, no one ate regular food. What kind of job prospects could a chef possibly have?
And these check-in Points... only 100. Added to the 500 from before, that was only 600. It wasn't even enough to get the lowest-level Rejuvenation Pill.
Jiang Yunnuan's face darkened with anger. She gritted her teeth, opened the task panel, and decided to pick another task to complete.
Half an hour later, she completed the third task, earning 300 Points, 4 Beauty Pill Fragments, and 1 packet of hot pot base. Finally, she had enough to redeem the lowest-level Rejuvenation Pill.
The effects of a low-level Elixir Pill were certainly no match for a high-level one, but there was nothing she could do about it.
'Who made this stuff so expensive anyway?'
She couldn't earn that many Points in a short time, and given Jun Yao's current condition, he couldn't wait any longer. She'd have to make do with this for now.
Thinking of Jun Yao, Jiang Yunnuan withdrew her consciousness from the system and turned to walk back toward the villa.
Si Xie, who had been knocked unconscious, hadn't woken up yet. Meanwhile, Jun Yao was so severely injured that his consciousness was fading, and he couldn't muster any strength.
Hearing someone enter, he glanced up before closing his eyes again, seemingly lacking even the strength for hatred or anger.
Seeing this, Jiang Yunnuan's lips curled into a smile, and she breathed a sigh of relief internally.
'I was worried I'd have to deal with them, but it seems I can skip that for now. Still, that guy Si Xie is a ticking time bomb.'
Unlike the heavily injured Jun Yao, he was only temporarily unconscious. Once he woke up, he would definitely pose a huge threat to her life. She had to take precautions.
After a moment of thought, Jiang Yunnuan found a sturdy rope and quickly tied him up.
Once she was sure he couldn't break free, she walked over to Jun Yao's side. She had the system return the inner core to his body, then pried open his jaw and stuffed the Elixir Pill into his mouth.
"What... are you doing?"
The man's mind was so clouded that his reaction was a beat too slow. He only realized something was wrong after the Elixir Pill had been fed to him. His eyes shot open, and he glared at her warily.
Seeing him so obviously weak and powerless, yet still gritting his teeth and trying to act tough, Jiang Yunnuan found it a little amusing.
'He's just a spent force. I'd like to see how long he can hold out.'
Sure enough, the thought had barely crossed her mind when his eyes closed, and he lost consciousness completely.
"Your wounds haven't healed, so it's not good to move you. Just lie here and rest."
Leaving those words for the unconscious man, Jiang Yunnuan got up and went upstairs. The original owner's room was on the second floor, and she needed to familiarize herself with her surroundings, since she would be living here for a long time.
There was a sink in the second-floor hallway, and behind it, a mirror. She glanced at it unintentionally, but her gaze was caught, and she found herself walking toward it.
The image in the mirror grew clearer.
The girl's features were delicate, her facial structure nearly perfect, but half of her face was marred by a terrifying red birthmark. It started at her temple, stretched across her eye, and reached down to her cheekbone, destroying any sense of beauty.
Jiang Yunnuan finally saw the face of the ugly female side character from the story. At first glance, it was indeed monstrous and terrifyingly ugly.
However, without that red mark, the face was practically identical to her own from her previous life.
'Same name, same face... How could there be such a coincidence?'
She couldn't help but frown.
"System, why did the original owner look exactly like me?"
[They don't look the same. Does Host have a giant red mark on her face too?]
Jiang Yunnuan: "..."
'Looks like I won't get anything useful out of this damn system.' She gave up on questioning it further and decided to study the Beauty Pill Fragments instead.
Before, she had been so focused on Points that she hadn't paid any attention to the Beauty Pill Fragments. But now, it was very necessary to look into them.
She refused to have such a large, ugly mark on the face she had once been so proud of.
Just like the Rejuvenation Pill, the Beauty Enhancement Pill was also divided into four levels, each with different effects. The low-level one required 100 fragments, while the subsequent levels required 1,000, 10,000, and 100,000, respectively.
To remove a mark of this size, she would need a Divine Level Beauty Pill.
'Divine Level... That's 100,000 fragments!'
Looking at the mere 12 fragments in her possession, Jiang Yunnuan felt a wave of exhaustion wash over her.
She had only gotten 12 fragments after completing three tasks. To collect 100,000, how long would she have to keep at it? Until the end of time?
'Will I even get the chance to remove this mark from my face in this lifetime?'
*
An unknown amount of time passed. Si Xie suddenly felt his limbs go numb and swollen, and his entire body ached terribly.
He habitually tried to move his body and limbs, but he felt as if he were bound in a cocoon, completely unable to budge.
'What's going on?'
His consciousness snapped back. He shot his eyes open to see a familiar environment, but something was wrong... Why was he sleeping on the floor?
Not only was his face pressed against the cold ground, but his hands and feet were also tied up?
'What in the world happened?'
Si Xie's head was throbbing, and he felt dizzy. For a moment, he couldn't remember what had happened at all.
"Oh, you're awake?"