Chapter 187: The 500,000 Small Fine

Cheng Shuili only cared about the system's idea, picked up the last energy stone, and after confirming she had filled the Abyssal Ring, she brushed the dust off her hand, waved at the system and said, "Since there's nothing else, I'll go now?"

System: "……"

It now just wants to quickly submit a transfer request.

At the moment Cheng Shuili turned around, the entire space suddenly collapsed completely.

A blinding white light engulfed everything, Cheng Shuili felt the ground disappear beneath her feet, and she began to fall rapidly.

"Bang!"

She crashed heavily onto the hard floor.

She opened her eyes; everything around was familiar attire, and Su Rui was calmly driving the car in the cockpit.

Cheng Shuili rubbed her bruised arm, glanced at the time, and realized only ten minutes had passed?

How did they kick her out of the Instance?

Cheng Shuili opened the regional channel; it was fine not to look, but when she did, it was full of questions.

"Why did it end suddenly? The tutorial is still talking to me."

"Yeah, it seemed to lose power suddenly, like the Instance crashed. What's going on?"

"Me too, I was at the crucial part, about to dive into the advanced content! Then I got sent out! That's outrageous, the time wasn't even up!"

"??? I was just asking how to cure athlete's foot!"

"@Guanghui Zhaoyao Lanxing, boss, handle it! This is far more serious than that time with Zhibai de Zhi!"

"Yeah! What on earth is happening?"

Cheng Shuili touched her nose.

It can't be because of her, can it? It can't be?

Meanwhile, at system headquarters.

A newly transferred sub‑system, having just submitted its transfer request, was frantically drafting new Instance rules:

【Players are strictly prohibited from damaging tutorial facilities (including but not limited to statues, walls, floors, etc.)】

【Violators will face severe punishment (specific measures to be determined)】

【It is recommended to change all Instances from series to parallel connections, to prevent one Instance's failure from affecting other system Instances.】

After writing the last line, the sub‑system silently added a note at the end: It is recommended to pay special attention to certain humans, especially the one with ID AAAJCCJ8888 named Cheng Shuili!

It feared there might be someone with the same name, so it added the ID.

The main system replied quickly.

【Agree to the first three suggestions; the note is rejected. We are absolutely fair and just; every player should face challenges matching their own abilities.】

Sub‑system: "......"

Cheng Shuili watched the regional channel for a while, because this sales‑channel Instance had no danger at all, and was even quite useful.

Therefore, the voice of Zhibai de Zhi, which had been demanding, changed, and now it's all praise.

"This Instance is really conscientious! It just gives away knowledge points for free!"

"@Zhibai de Zhi, sorry baby! I was speaking too loudly just now!"

"Zhibai de Zhi, the initiator, is literally a lucky star; there was never such an Instance before. No danger is fine, but it even gives away knowledge points! I really learned a lot, thanks Zhibai de Zhi!"

"Decided, the first koi is you!"

"Wow. I expected it, but I'm still shocked by the extreme changes on the regional channel from you all. Who was cursing before? They were even shouting about killing people. So absurd."

"Never having cursed, Zhibai de Zhi surpasses 99% of people!"

Cheng Shuili: "......"

Alright.

Talking to these people is less interesting than chatting with the system for a while.

Cheng Shuili took out the energy stones she had gathered, just as she was about to hammer them to standard size and tally the harvest, she heard the system's broadcast.

【This Instance ended early due to an accident, but the impact was minimal, so it can be considered a satisfactory conclusion!】

The regional channel's fire turned on, and messages flooded the screen so fast it was dizzying.

"Satisfactory? What a joke. Your 'satisfactory' is only two‑thirds of three??"

"I want compensation! I want compensation!"

Compensation is impossible, but that doesn't stop everyone from shouting that line.

Cheng Shuili felt a bit helpless, was about to close the regional channel, when she saw an interesting message.

"System, I *****! I was just asking how to cure baldness!!!"

Below immediately followed a dozen or so heckles:

"Bald brother, stay calm, the system might be in a hurry to do a hair transplant."

"Don't ask, the system fears you'll learn and steal its wig business!"

"Bald brother, don't panic, before the Instance collapsed I recorded a move for you! Wear a hat!"

"The system is doing this for your own good, afraid that after you learn… you can't actually cure it."

"@Zhibai de Zhi quickly open a new Instance 'Treatment and Prevention of Baldness'! Infinite merit!"

Cheng Shuili: "......"

These people are so bad.

The system doesn't care about these remarks at all; it dutifully continues broadcasting.

【All rewards of the random Instance are inside the Instance! After the Instance ends there will be no more score broadcast! This Instance is just a beginning; in the near future you'll open more random Instances! You'll see me again and again! I'm looking forward to it.】

Cheng Shuili lifted her head, heard the final word, confirmed it was the closing line, and finally couldn't stand it: "Who wants to see it?"

Cheng Shuili didn't waste any more time; she placed the largest energy stone in front of herself and waved a long sword left and right.

Come to think of it, it's also strange; this thing looks rock‑hard, yet when cut it isn't much different from tofu.

Cheng Shuili found a spot, was about to strike, when she suddenly received a prompt from 001.

【Lao Da, you have an unpaid fine for damaging public property.】

Cheng Shuili: "???"

Chasing to claim?

The Instance is already over!

And what public property is that? The whole space only has her and the system, how can that be a public area?

Cheng Shuili lowered her blade, frowned, thought for a moment, then ordered 001 to pull up the fine; she wanted to see how many Game Coins the system could demand for a statue.

Units, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten‑thousands… one hundred thousand.

One hundred thousand?!

Cheng Shuili stared at the fine notice projected by 001, her eyes wide and round.

"Five hundred thousand Game Coins?!" her voice suddenly rose, "Why doesn't it just grab it?!"

Su Rui, after a pause, turned her head from the driver's seat, completely ignored Cheng Shuili's condition, and greeted, "You're back?"

Cheng Shuili nodded, but she wasn't going to address Su Rui now; she gritted her teeth and scrolled down the notice content:

【Damage to public property compensation details:

1. Holy Leader Statue (Epic): Game Coin

2. Instance Space Stabilization Device: Game Coin

Total: Game Coin】

Cheng Shuili's mouth twitched: "What the heck is this so‑called Holy Leader Statue? Isn't it just a decoration? At most it's a power source, right?"

She suddenly squinted, noticing a detail: "Wait…"

With uneasy feelings, Cheng Shuili asked 001, "Does this fine have no repayment deadline?"

001's system seemed to glitch briefly, but soon it gave a confirming reply: "That's right, Lao Da! It just so happens we're short on funds now, we can pay later."