Restarting at the beginning?

On the rooftop, the young girl stood against the wind, pure and bright like a morning lily.

She wore a white dress, its hem light and swaying gently with the wind and her long black hair, as if clouds were dancing around her.

Beneath the hem, a pair of delicate white stockings outlined her slender legs, like new shoots in spring, fragile yet full of life.

Her face was like a work of art meticulously carved by God, her clear eyes sparkling with starlight.

However, the first words spoken by such a beautiful girl were—

"No... what am I doing here? Is this even my country?"

The originally harmonious and beautiful scene was shattered by the girl's sudden words.

Wait, perhaps the environment the girl was in wasn't so pleasant?

Before the girl's eyes now was a chaotic city.

Countless buildings around her had become ruins. From beneath her feet, people's screams rose one after another. They moved through the ruins, their voices echoing, reaching the girl's ears.

On the distant horizon, the sky was shrouded in thick dust and smoke. Sunlight struggled to penetrate this haze, casting its light upon the ruins.

In the hazy light and shadow, the girl seemed to see something.

A person... standing in the sky?

Before the girl could think further, a [ding] sound suddenly echoed in her mind.

[Detected host has regained consciousness. Proceeding with system binding.]

"Wait, system?"

"Don't tell me I transmigrated too..."

"..."

"Hello? System, are you there?"

The girl tried to contact the entity in her mind.

But after waiting for a while, there was no response.

"Uh, this can't be a dream, right? Not to mention, this dream is quite realistic..."

[System binding complete. Displaying host interface.]

The voice in her mind interrupted the girl's self-talk. Then, to her surprise, a light blue, semi-transparent screen suddenly appeared before her eyes.

Host: Lin Li

Assets: 0

Strength: Low-tier (I'm a brick)

Agility: Low-tier (Only higher than a snail)

Reaction: Low-tier (If reflex arc was in the Olympics, you'd definitely be world-record long)

Weaponry: Low-tier (Even if you were given a big sniper rifle, you wouldn't be able to use it)

Stamina: Low-tier (Can't even last five seconds?)

Intelligence: Mid-tier (Stop looking, intelligence can't be increased)

Charisma: High-tier (Tsk, at least there's one decent stat)

"Huh?"

Lin Li stared blankly at the screen, then raised her hand and pinched her cheek hard.

"Ouch—why did I pinch so hard?" Lin Li thought to herself, shaking her hand, no, rubbing her face.

"So I really wasn't dreaming?"

[Yes, host, you are very much awake.]

The robotic female voice in her mind answered her.

"Then where am I now?"

[A world called "Honkai".]

"Uh, never heard of it."

Lin Li was stunned for a few seconds. She vaguely felt like she had some impression of the name, but she couldn't remember anything.

"Can I go home now? I was still playing games with my classmates, the last match of ranked, a huge advantage, if we won, I would have reached Master directly. Can I..."

[No.]

"Ah..." Lin Li deflated.

"Then, then what should I do now? Why are all the buildings like this? And why are there so many people screaming below?"

[...]

The system did not reply, instead, it began to introduce itself on its own.

[This system has no name. It serves the main universe's money-making grand system, born to make money]

[In this world, the money you acquire through channels recognized by this system can be used to improve your various attributes, or you can deposit it in the item mall to purchase items, etc.]

[Your attributes and property will be displayed on the system interface for the host to understand themselves]

[Please do not tell anyone else about the system, otherwise the consequences will be severe]

"..."

Lin Li silently glanced at her attributes.

Why were they all low-tier! And those notes in parentheses, what the heck were those? Who was so mischievous to come up with such notes?

But it still had good taste for not underestimating her charm.

In her own world, she was beloved by everyone, although not many people got to see this shut-in…

Hiss, strange, come to think of it, she had transmigrated now? Why did it seem like she was only shocked at the beginning and didn't feel much now?

Transmigrator's syndrome?

"Money can upgrade attributes, so how much money to level up?"

[From low-tier to mid-tier is one hundred thousand, from mid-tier to high-tier is one million, from high-tier to peak is ten million]

"There isn't something above peak, is there?"

[No]

"That's good then."

Lin Li breathed a sigh of relief.

No, wait. One hundred thousand, one million, ten million. Was this a joke? She had never even seen one hundred thousand yuan in her life. These amounts were unthinkable.

"So what exactly happened here?"

[Please, host, work hard to make money. Call the system if you need anything]

The system did not answer Lin Li's question and disappeared directly.

And it said to call it if needed, but even after Lin Li shouted hundreds of times in her mind, the system did not appear.

"No, system, come out already."

"I %…%￥￥"

[Insulting the system, deduct one thousand in property]

"?"

Lin Li found that the number in the property column on her panel had changed from [0] to [-1000].

"Ah, there are negative numbers too?"

Lin Li wanted to curse again, but thankfully she calmed down.

This back-and-forth cursing didn't seem like a solution. It was better to figure out where she was first.

Lin Li looked down at her feet.

What tall buildings, these were too tall! If she fell, she'd be smashed into a pulp, right?

She quickly took a few steps back and observed her surroundings.

There was a door behind her, which should be the way she came up, but why was it locked now?

What should she do then? Just take a leap of faith? And then randomly pick a lucky passerby to crush, right?

Lin Li was helpless and leaned against the door, looking into the distance.

The figure in the sky seemed to be getting clearer and clearer. The entire person was golden, as if illuminated by the sun.

What was shocking was that behind the figure, there were several wormhole-like things, and spears were emerging from these wormholes one by one. They looked quite intimidating.

"This scene, it's not the end of the world… it must be the end of the world, right?"

Lin Li didn't know what nonsense she was spouting.

—Boom!

A loud noise sounded beside Lin Li. She quickly turned her head and found that the rooftop door had been kicked onto the ground.

Someone was here to save her?

Lin Li was overjoyed and hurriedly poked her head out.

But the next moment, the surprised expression on her face froze.

Someone had indeed come to save her, but it didn't seem to be human.

The other party was holding a scythe, its pale skin covered in faint purple patterns, its pupils grayish-white and lifeless, and its mouth was stiffly upturned. It didn't look like a normal person at all.

Lin Li shivered in fright and fell to the ground.

Just then, the monster also swung its scythe. The sharp blade cut through the air, and the sound of breaking wind entered Lin Li's ears.

Lin Li, in this muddled state, dodged the fatal blow.

"Huh? A-Zhen, are you serious?"

Seeing this, Lin Li quickly stood up, not caring about her now-dirty dress, and ran to another open area of the rooftop.

Seriously, at a time like this, why would I care about being clean?

The monster followed suit, but its movements were very slow. Even though Lin Li's agility was only low-tier, she could still maintain some distance from it.

However, this couldn't go on forever. Even though the monster was slow, it was undeniable that if Lin Li wanted to return to the rooftop door, she would have to go around it.

Moreover, Lin Li was a homebody who rarely exercised. After just a few seconds of running, she was already panting heavily.

Not to mention, she had just witnessed the sharpness of the scythe, and her heart was racing.

So, only one thought occupied her mind right now—

I don't want to play anymore! Restart!