Chapter 11: System Assistance

Looking at the friend requests popping up one after another, she lowered her eyes slightly and sighed, tiredly beginning to filter through them for useful information.

“Hey beautiful, can you be my sugar mommy? I’m very easy to keep, just one bottle of water is enough~”

I’m this beautiful and you want me to keep you? That’s way too good a deal for you, kid. I’ll consider keeping a toy boy when I’m eighty!

I’m not spending money just to get the short end of the stick. You’re way too early, little brother. Rejected!

“Please, I’m dying of thirst. I don’t have a container. Can you just give me a bottle of water? Show some mercy, God will bless you.”

Sorry, but you’re praying to the wrong person.

I believe in the Great Sage Equal to Heaven^[1], not God! We’re not even in the same pantheon!

Besides, just because you don’t have a container doesn’t mean you have nothing else, right?

If you had offered me a few Iron Blocks, I might have gotten you some water. It’s not like I’m not right next to the water anyway.

Too bad you want something for nothing. Not a chance!

“Hello, I only have two large vats. Can I give you two Water Purifier Blueprints if you fill both vats with water for me?”

Good stuff! Mo Yubai immediately stopped her internal complaining and replied eagerly.

“Sure! Send the blueprints and the vats over now, and I’ll fill them up for you right away!”

After receiving the Water Purifier Blueprints, Mo Yubai thought for a moment and walked over to the deep water area.

She slowly lowered the two large vats into the water. Once she made sure the vats, which were almost as tall as she was, were completely submerged, she reached out and clicked send!

After finishing this transaction, she was met with several more idiotic messages.

They either took her for a fool or were fools themselves. This was far more entertaining than the Spring Festival Gala^[2]!

Feeling her patience wearing thin, Mo Yubai clutched her head and wailed.

This is too painful! I’d rather be chased by a black bear or climb trees all day like a monkey!

Anything is better than dealing with these scheming idiots!

Seriously, this is a real showcase of biodiversity!

Just then, a heavenly voice sounded in her ear. Xiao Ling had woken up.

[Host, does host require Xiao Ling’s assistance?]

Hearing this, Mo Yubai’s eyes lit up, and she nodded eagerly.

“Yes! Xiao Ling, you came at the perfect time! Quickly help me filter out the valid application messages!”

“Just handle the task of receiving the containers for me, and I’ll focus on scooping the water!”

[Understood, Host. But what if someone doesn’t send a container at first and asks questions instead?]

“Ignore those. Only approve requests from players who are willing to send their containers directly.”

[Received! Mission will be accomplished!]

Sure enough, handing it over to the system completely eliminated the screening process, instantly boosting her efficiency a hundredfold!

All sorts of different containers were sent over, almost crowding out the open space around Mo Yubai.

She filled this cup, then filled that basin.

She filled this wooden bucket, then filled that bottle.

Wait, why did someone send a bathtub?

Whatever. Two bathtubs in exchange for one bathtub of water. Since it was a cost-free business, she wasn’t losing anything and it was pure profit. She kept going!

After a busy hour and a half, she finally finished filling all the containers.

Mo Yubai worked with the system for a while longer to match and send the filled containers back to their respective owners one by one.

After two consecutive hours of high-intensity labor, Mo Yubai’s hypoglycemic body was on the verge of breaking down. Almost every muscle in her body ached.

Enduring the fatigue, she prepared to put the containers and water she earned today into her backpack.

At this moment, she realized that the initial 10 slots of her backpack were not enough again.

Fortunately, she had picked up Space Stones today, which could expand her backpack’s capacity!

Otherwise, after working so hard for so long, she would have been so angry she’d laugh if she couldn’t even take all her spoils with her!

She took her schoolbag out of her backpack and poured out all the stones inside to inspect them carefully.

Space Stone x7, Forging Stone x16

Mo Yubai sighed. There had just been too little time!

The Space Stones were relatively fewer, and she hadn’t had time to pick through the rocks, so she had only packed these.

However, since she could find quite a few Space Stones in the black bear’s cave, it meant there should be a Space Stone mine over there.

There wasn’t enough time this time, but she could look for it next time. She just didn’t know if she would ever have the chance to come back here.

Suppressing the regret in her heart, Mo Yubai picked up a Space Stone and toyed with it.

It felt as smooth and delicate as fine mutton-fat jade^[3], making it hard to put down.

She pulled out her Game Backpack and looked at the grooves on the buckle, which she had previously assumed were just decorative.

She experimentally placed the Space Stone in her hand onto a groove. Instantly, the Space Stone vanished. When she clicked on her backpack, it indeed had ten more slots!

She continued to place the remaining six Space Stones into the grooves one by one. When she opened the backpack again, its capacity had expanded to eighty slots.

This was more than enough. With a tap of her finger, she put all of this afternoon’s harvest into her backpack.

Having packed up everything, Mo Yubai rubbed her aching muscles and lay down on the soft grass.

“Hiss… What is poking me so hard?!”

Mo Yubai knit her brows slightly, silently expressing her displeasure!

It wasn’t until she pulled a Space Stone out of her pants pocket that her mood instantly brightened!

“I almost forgot about you!”

She didn’t use this Space Stone immediately. Instead, she stored it in her backpack for a rainy day.

[Host, someone has a very large container. She says she can only give you one but can make up for it with other resources. Do you want to trade?]

“Let me see what she said.”

“Oh, by the way, Xiao Ling, you should rest first. You were really awesome today! Though it would be even better if you were this awesome every day~”

Mo Yubai opened the private chat interface and clicked on that account, while casually manipulating Xiao Ling a bit.

[I’m sorry! Host, it’s because Xiao Ling is useless. I don’t have enough energy to help Host all the time.]

“It’s okay! Even so, I won’t look down on you, Xiao Ling. Will you look down on me for being useless and unable to recharge your energy?”

[Of course not! Host is the most amazing! It’s my own uselessness, how could I blame Host!]

“Xiao Ling, you’re such a good baby. I really like you so much.”

[Hehehe~ Xiao Ling likes Host best too!]

“Mhm, I believe you! Goodnight, Xiao Ling. Go get some rest.”

[Goodnight, Host!]

Mo Yubai pinched the bridge of her nose, feeling a headache coming on. Oh no!

This system was a total naive sweetheart! She would have to keep a close eye on it in the future, lest someone trick it and run off with it when she wasn’t paying attention.

Snapping back to reality, Mo Yubai turned her attention to the messages in the chat box.

“Teacher^[4], are you there? I have two large fish tanks, three meters long and two meters wide. Can I give you just one, and make up for the difference with other resources?”

“Teacher, is there something you’re not satisfied with? I can add more resources. I really need water.”

“Teacher, four hours have passed. Can you still help me get water?”

Mo Yubai looked at the messages on the screen and thought for a moment. A fish tank three meters long and two meters wide?

Combined with all the bottles and jars she had filled this afternoon, it seemed she would definitely have enough water for the short term!

She just wondered what kind of treasure chest the other girl had opened to get such a huge fish tank.

But everyone had their secrets. It didn’t matter, as long as it didn’t affect the trade.

Clicking on her profile picture, she saw a girl with a highlighted wolf cut mullet, wearing a black face mask and a jacket from a game collaboration. She looked quite cool.

“We can still trade. I was busy just now and didn’t notice your messages. Just send both fish tanks over now. We’re both girls, so let’s help each other out. No need to make up for it with other resources.”

Almost as soon as Mo Yubai sent the message, the other side replied instantly. It seemed she had been waiting the whole time.