Rescuing People and Donating Money

At three in the morning, the sky was pitch black.

This is the time when the body needs rest and sleep the most.

Su Qi, who should be in a deep sleep at this moment, was awakened by the system's urging voice. Thinking it wanted to play a game, Su Qi said somewhat irritably, "Didn't I already play for two hours yesterday?"

"No, Su-chan, this system has detected that some of your 'popular characters' are in danger," the System Girl said somewhat urgently.

Su Qi was stunned. The System Girl about 'popular characters'—weren't they just people who supported her? She quickly picked up her phone from the table, got out of bed, and ran to the bathroom to check.

As soon as I opened my mobile browser, I saw a huge page—a sudden downpour hit Zhengzhou, Henan.

Su Qi quickly opened the news.

News reports described the torrential rain in Henan, with rainfall exceeding 500mm overnight.

The fact that the system is calling itself now means that something big must have happened.

The System Girl's next words were indeed related to the unexpected event:

"Due to the recent heavy rainfall, the dam has collapsed. At this time, three people were caught in the rapid current and were not downstream. They were stopped by the interception net. According to our system, there is a high probability of a fatal incident."

Just as Su Qi was about to ask the system what the situation was between the three people, three dialog boxes suddenly appeared in her field of vision.

Having had a previous experience, Su Qi controlled her thoughts and clicked the first button to enter.

It was a rushing river. At that moment, a soldier in military uniform Lin Feng was trying to control his balance but was knocked down by the river water again and again, and even choked on a lot of water.

The river was swift and the current was strong, carrying mud and gravel, which caused scratches on Lin Feng's arms and cheeks.

At this moment, humanity is so insignificant in the face of nature.

Watching Lin Feng sway in the river like a leaf, Su Qi was worried for him. Moreover, Lin Feng's strength was constantly decreasing. After all, it took a lot of effort to avoid sinking in the turbulent river.

As time passed, a hint of impatience slowly crept onto Lin Feng's once resolute face; he could feel his strength waning.

As a firefighter, he also knew that he had just missed the last protective barrier because of the rushing river. Looking at his position, he was 4-5 meters away from both sides of the riverbank, not to mention that he would have to climb up the riverbank.

At that moment, a sense of despair welled up in his heart. Everyone says to call the firefighters or the police when there's an emergency, but where can they find help when their lives are threatened?

Although Lin Feng is a firefighter, firefighters are also human beings. He is afraid of death and does not want to die.

Su Qi didn't know whether the tears flowing from Lin Feng's eyes were tears or rain. Just looking at Lin Feng, she could feel the overwhelming sorrow and resentment in his heart. "System, how can I save him?" Su Qi asked the system.

"Shu-er, given the swift current of the river, my presence cannot be revealed, so I can only rely on 'coincidence' items to help popular characters escape danger," the System Girl explained.

Immediately, Su Qi noticed that Lin Feng, in her field of vision, suddenly seemed to have been hooked by a hard object, stopping his downward slide.

In despair, Lin Feng reached out and touched it. Judging from the feel, it was a thin, long tree root. He felt a surge of excitement; this stuff was known for its incredible resilience. Could this be another chance at life from the heavens?

Then, he used both hands to grasp the slightly thick tree roots and slowly made his way to the bank of the rushing river.

Five minutes later, he slowly climbed ashore, and the moment he reached the shore, the tree root snapped off dramatically.

Lin Feng lay sprawled on the ground, gasping for breath, his arms convulsing from his earlier exertion. Despite the pain, he was smiling broadly.

Although they had never met, Lin Feng could not possibly know that he had helped Su Qi, let alone repay her.

Seeing that he had returned safely, Su Qi still felt it was all worth it.

After all, their job is to silently protect these people. Su Qi had also heard from the news that some police officers or firefighters would ask for something in return after helping others.

Su Qi felt extremely gratified to see Lin Feng rescued, but what pained her was the price of the Disguised Tree Root, which was a full 1 million.

It's not that the price of this ' Disguised Tree Root ' is 1 million.

Just now, the System Girl showed Su Qi the transaction details between their systems.

The naive System Girl also showed Su Qi the backend, such as the time when the "medical record" worth 100,000 yuan was exchanged for 10 Gratitude Coins.

The subsequent expenses amounted to nearly 10,000 Gratitude Coins per coin. 100 Gratitude Coins would be equivalent to 1 million in cash.

As the system's universal currency— Gratitude Coins — the System Girl explained that these Gratitude Coins would only be issued as currency after the player performed good deeds. And all the merchants exchanging these coins here...

The minimum amount of "goods" and "Gratitude Coins" is 100 by default.

And Su Qi finally learned where all the money the System Girl had embezzled had gone.

She had always thought the text message was fake, but it turned out to be a real donation to the poor.

Children. Although their purpose was to earn Gratitude Coins, their motives were impure. However, at this moment Su Qi felt a surge of pride. And because of this, Su Qi finally understood the System Girl's motivation for diligently earning money—or perhaps it was something else entirely.

What is the driving force behind all our systems making money?

In that mall, there is a ' Revival Coin' that can be exchanged for 100,000 Gratitude Coins.

The description is also very simple: literal meaning

Su Qi was also curious about what the System Girl looked like.

However, the most urgent task is to save lives.

When the scene shifted to the second firefighter being swept away by the water, Su Qi was stunned.

This man was in a worse state than the previous two, especially with a hideous scar on his arm, which looked like it had been cut by a weapon. Even with the gray river water washing over his clothes, one could still see the bright red blood.

Zhang Feiyu, clinging to a huge wooden stake, drifted downstream. His lips were completely bloodless due to his injuries. He was dizzy and disoriented, staring around. Almost completely submerged in the river, he had no idea where he would be swept away; he could only feel his strength waning.

Humans are social creatures, and in times of crisis, they will instinctively seek out their kind. But at this moment, all Zhang Feiyu could see was gray river water. He couldn't see any people, or even a single animal.

At this moment, he was somewhat disheartened. He was only 22 years old this year. When he was a junior in college, he participated in the conscription ceremony in order to fulfill his long-cherished wish to join the army. This year, he joined the fire brigade of the Armed Police Force.

A year of experience was not enough for him to remain calm when discussing death.

Su Qi looked at Zhang Feiyu in the video, especially at his eyes, which were filled with despair.

Su Qi has been in poor health since childhood and cannot swim, so she has read a lot about drowning. In fact, wearing a life jacket cannot completely prevent drowning. People in the water may experience hypothermia, heatstroke, and the most fatal thing - despair.

Zhang Feiyu was filled with utter despair, even his desire to beg for help had vanished. Su Qi knew that this despair stemmed from loneliness, which was why the probability of two people surviving a disaster while wearing rescue gear was more than three times higher than the probability of one person surviving alone.

She desperately wanted to yell at Zhang Feiyu, to cheer him on and encourage him not to give up. But... (voice:)

How could it possibly travel across mountains and rivers to reach his ears?

Su Qi immediately realized that if she couldn't do something so illogical, where was the System Girl?

He hurriedly asked.

Upon hearing Su Qi's request, the System Girl hesitated for a moment before conjuring up an item out of thin air. She explained, "Su Qi, this is Sound Transmission Conch. It lasts for ten minutes. When using it, simply speak into it to transmit your voice directly into the target's mind, just like when you and I are talking."

Su Qi was slightly stunned, feeling that the System Girl seemed to be more proactive than herself in saving people today.

Thinking back to the Revival Coin from before, Su Qi felt that if she really had the chance to see herself reborn, then this System Girl must be a good child!

Zhang Feiyu felt his consciousness starting to blur, and the driftwood he had been holding had vanished.

He felt utterly exhausted, and with a hint of resentment, he looked back on his life.

He hadn't graduated from his studies, he hadn't finished his military service, but what he found most unacceptable was that he hadn't graduated as a virgin.

He slowly closed his eyes. Having never been in a relationship, he couldn't help but imagine his ideal marriage partner. Gradually, an image of a dancing girl appeared before his eyes, every movement of hers...

Perfect timing; every smile pierced his heart like an arrow. If only he could hear her voice right now, Zhang Feiyu thought involuntarily, and then he heard...

"Don't sleep, don't sleep!" The Maiden's voice was as clear and melodious as a nightingale's.

Zhang Feiyu knew that this was the voice of "Sword Dancing Girl Brother Qi," perhaps a call from heaven. It wouldn't be bad if he could be led to heaven or hell after death!

Thinking this, his furrowed brows gradually relaxed, and he placed his hands flat on his chest, assuming a lying-down posture.

Su Qi:???

"Don't give up, you bastard!!!"

Su Qi was a little angry as she looked at Zhang Feiyu lying flat again. She puffed out her cheeks and shouted at Zhang Feiyu with all her might.

The Maiden's voice was sharp enough to make Zhang Feiyu's head spin, and he instinctively opened his eyes. He was 100% certain it was the girl's voice; he had heard it countless times. Could she be encouraging me?

Thinking this way, Zhang Feiyu felt his whole body filled with power.

And at this moment, he could feel that he was no longer alone, as if the girl who had just spoken was really looking at him.

Thinking about how he had just given up, he felt ashamed. He never expected to be so vulnerable, and that the girl had seen it.

Once he regained his senses, Zhang Feiyu suddenly realized that the tree root he had unintentionally grabbed had firmly anchored him in the rushing river.

Zhang Feiyu's eyes lit up. Could it be that the Sword Dancing Girl gave it to him? She's such Little Angel!

"Go, go!" Su Qi watched him slowly grab the tree roots and move towards the shore. Having only participated in sports meets, all she could do was offer this dry encouragement.

However, that's enough for Zhang Feiyu now.

Whether it was because he saw a glimmer of hope for survival, or because he didn't want to lose his dignity as a man in front of Su Qi, Zhang Feiyu felt an immense surge of power coursing through his body. His adrenaline surged, and even his bloodless arm felt stronger than during training!

At this moment, the time limit for the conch shell in Su Qi's hand expired, and as if an unscientific scene had reappeared out of thin air, the entire conch shell disappeared silently again.

Fortunately, Su Qi noticed that Zhang Feiyu had safely reached the shore and breathed a slight sigh of relief. Once ashore, Zhang Feiyu discovered that, just as suddenly as it had appeared, the voice had vanished without a trace, as if it had never been there.

At that moment, he felt as if he were in a dream.

However, thinking back to his recent experience and that magical tree root, Zhang Feiyu felt it had nothing to do with the ' Sword Dancing Girl.' Could she be his so-called goddess of fortune?

"Thank you!!!" Zhang Feiyu shouted into the empty woods.

Instead of a reply from the girl, several deep male voices were heard:

"Here it is! Here it is! I found it!"

The weakened Zhang Feiyu was lifted onto a stretcher. Zhang Feiyu kept following the soldiers who were looking for him, repeating what had just happened. Then one of them took out a walkie-talkie and said, "Target found. He has a fever and is delirious. Please have a vehicle arrive at xxx as soon as possible."

Su Qi breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the others didn't believe her, and then clicked on the last screen.

But when she saw the footage, she was stunned.

Why is this... isn't this Brother Ge? Su Qi's eyes widened.

It turns out that Su Jun, who was supposed to be doing the interception work, saw a firefighter being stopped and, in a panic, jumped into the river. After rescuing the firefighter, he failed to hold onto the rope, which led to his current situation.

Looking at her brother, Su Qi felt even more alarmed, perhaps because of her family. After using a camouflage tree to pull her brother ashore, Su Qi Su Qi off the screen.

At this moment, Su Qi felt somewhat fortunate that she hadn't chosen to abandon saving the second person for the sake of money.

If she had given up on the second person, she probably wouldn't have been able to open the third screen, and thus wouldn't have been able to save her own brother.

Just then, as I breathed a sigh of relief, the System Girl's voice appeared, sounding somewhat aggrieved. "Host, you just consumed a total of 3 disguised tree branches and 1 Sound Transmission Conch, for a total of 400 Gratitude Coins."

Before Su Qi could think of a reply, it continued, "Host, if these Gratitude Coins aren't repaid today, overdue fees will be incurred. For every hundred Gratitude Coins, one more coin will be added each day. Host, what should we do?"

Hearing the System Girl's almost tearful tone, Su Qi found it somewhat adorable. But thinking about it, she could accept it. A loan of 1 million yuan, and if she didn't repay 1.01 million yuan by today, who could accept such exorbitant interest rates!

But remembering how wholeheartedly the System Girl had supported him just now, how could Su Qi bear to let it bear so much risk? After all, compared to her—a little girl—he was a man!

Su Qi felt that even if she had to borrow money from her mother today, she would still have to pay this money back to the System Girl.

"Wait, Mom?" Thinking of Lu Ran, Su Qi suddenly remembered that she had a company her mother had given her. Actually, Su Qi was quite conflicted about this company. When making games, she always wanted a team of her own. But Su Qi discovered a problem: she lacked leadership skills and simply couldn't give orders...

A company with such a leader is like a piece of code without the enter key—it can't start and is destined to suffer losses and go bankrupt.

Rather than letting it go bankrupt now, it's better to open your own company when you're able to later. Although she felt a little bad about letting her mother down, Su Qi thought for a moment and System Girl, "Let's sell the company and turn it into money."

The System Girl was silent for two seconds before saying, "Host, if you're in a hurry to sell, you can only get 1.4 million." Hearing System Girl, Su Qi was surprised. The item was from the day before yesterday, and only yesterday had passed, yet it had dropped in price by 600,000? That's comparable to the price drop of a mobile phone.

Despite her heartache, Su Qi knew this matter couldn't be delayed. After all, the system's interest was compounding, and delaying it was even more crucial. As for her mother, she'd let Sui Tian admit his mistake himself. Thinking this, Su Qi nodded.

"Host, I'll begin the process. Donate all profits from Bilibili, game revenue, and the money from selling Tsukasa!"

Su Qi was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Where do you want to donate?"

"Children's welfare homes? I donate all my money there," the System Girl said matter-of-factly.

Su Qi quickly stopped her. Although the children in the orphanage were pitiful, Su Qi, who had been to the orphanage, knew that 4 million was enough to make a big difference to the orphanage. However, the amount of money that would directly benefit the children would be much less. Su Qi was afraid that if this operation continued, she would not get 400 Gratitude Coins, and then the System Girl would cry.

After explaining to the System Girl that Henan needed more support, the System Girl readily agreed.

Just three minutes later, the System Girl replied happily, "It's done."

Su Qi was very curious about how the System Girl managed to transfer money to a company without her own ID card, which was a supernatural phenomenon.

However, her System Girl's illogical behavior wasn't a new thing. At this moment, Su Qi was yawning; she needed to get some sleep to ease the heartache of spending 4 million.

"Host, you're broke, aren't you sad?" The System Girl, looking at its host yawning.

Little did she know that this was like a knife stabbing into Su Qi's heart. She was heartbroken, her heart ached so much it felt like it was about to bleed. But when she thought about how she had saved her brother in the end, she felt that the money was well spent.

But it still stung, after all, not a single penny of that 4 million had reached her account. However, saying it like that wouldn't do justice to her image as a powerful and imposing host, so Su Qi thought for a moment and said to the System Girl:

"Don't I still have you?"

After hearing System Girl was deeply moved. After Su Qi returned to the bedroom, she saw the same frame appear in her line of sight again. When she clicked on it, she saw a two-dimensional image that she found quite familiar.

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