Ruan Chanchan sniffed haughtily and responded, "It's not what I want but what you are willing to give to me. I know very well that as long as I ask for anything, you will refuse me by saying that you can't do it. I have read enough books to know your tricks!"
Xiao Xi: "...."
This host was really hard to trick!
Ruan Chanchan opened one of her eyes and saw that the system was in a dilemma and heaved a sigh of relief. She was glad that this system was a bit naive and was easy to trick. If this system were like others, she would have no choice but to admit defeat.
After all, she was already here, wasn't she? It wasn't like she could return to her world if the system were to refuse her request. She would have to listen to it and do her job honestly. Ruan Chanchan was quite glad that this system was a bit more human and not cold and stoic like the other systems that she had read about in the fantasy novels.
Xiao Xi stayed quiet for a while before saying honestly, "I can only give you some extra buffs, like super strength, poison resistance, an exchange system and a spiritual spring. If you want anything more than that, then you might as well let Xiao Xi unbind you."
"Is that so?" Ruan Chanchan asked with a disappointed voice. "Is that the only thing that you can do?"
Seeing her lethargic reaction, Xiao Xi was miffed. He raised his voice and snapped, "Do you think this is too little? I am using my saved-up points to provide these for you. If not for the fact that you were honestly wronged, I wouldn't have even bothered!"
"Alright, alright. Why are you getting angry?" Ruan Chanchan felt her mouth twitch as she stated, "Ultimately, it's your fault, right? If you hadn't made the mistake, then you wouldn't have to compensate me."
Just like that, Xiao Xi deflated.
Seeing his deflated look, Ruan Chanchan was really amused. She even found this little system a bit cute.
She then sighed and asked, "What can the gratitude system do? How does it work?"
At the mention of the gratitude system, Xiao Xi perked up a little and started speaking, "The gratitude system is a really simple system. All you need to do is help the one in need, come up with ways to save this world and earn gratitude points. As long as you earn enough gratitude points, Xiao Xi will exchange them and stop this world from getting destroyed by using enough spiritual energy."
Once he finished explaining, Ruan Chanchan nodded. She then pointed to the misty staircase and asked, "What about the mist wall?"
Though she didn't know why the staircase was covered in mist, she knew that it was some kind of barricade to stop her. Sure enough, she heard Xiao Xi say,
"It's nothing. This system was created by the immortals to aid you; thus, it abides by the law of the immortals. As long as you take something from the gratitude system, you need to exchange something for it. While the first floor is a blessing, the other floors are not. So what you need to do is take a little something from this world and exchange it with the gratitude system."
"The points accumulated per supply will be used to open the rest of the floors. After all, there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. What you take, you have to give in return such that your karma remains clean and you don't owe anything to anyone."
Though Ruan Chanchan more or less understood what Xiao Xi was saying, she was not pleased; after all, this was her mall. Her things! And now she had to pay for it!
As if noticing her resistance, Xiao Xi remarked, "You still had half a billion plus the interest. So you didn't really own this supermall completely."
Ruan Chanchan: "..." You know, Xiao Xi, you are cute only when you are quiet.
"Sister Chanchan, I am back!" Ruan Zique returned and in his arm was a large hind leg.
Though Ruan Chanchan didn't know which dinosaur it belonged to, she was certain that it belonged to one. How could it not when it was bigger than the size of an entire wolf?
"Sister," Ruan Zique approached Ruan Chanchan, who was shocked stiff by the large bloody dino leg that he was carrying on his shoulder. "This time around I did a great job while hunting; the team leader allowed me to take an entire leg with me. Isn't that exciting?"
Ruan Chanchan was speechless. She had no words to say; she simply looked at the bloody leg and nodded stupidly. It was not her fault; the sight was just too terrifying. What was even more terrifying was that Ruan Zique, who brought this bloody dinosaur leg to eat, was dragging it on the ground.
There was a hint of dirt and mud sticking to it, making it look even more unsightly.
"I knew you would be happy," Ruan Zique spoke with a proud note in his voice. He then dragged the dinosaur leg to the small boulder that was slightly raised in the middle of the cave. "You told me that you wanted to eat meat, so I worked really hard this time. You don't know that..." He curled his lips in a disgusted sneer before saying, "That Shao woman wanted to counter me and snatch this leg from me but I tackled her down and took the beast down. Hah! As if she can fight me. She is too young."
Ruan Chanchan: "..."
I don't know how the age system works in this world, but no matter how I look at it, you are the younger one here.
"Come sit down; we will start eating now." Ruan Zique patted the spot next to him and turned to look at Ruan Chanchan with a smile on his lips. "I am quite hungry."
Ruan Chanchan: !!!
You are going to eat it without roasting!?
No, what happened to washing or rinsing? At least rinse it.