Chapter 188: Super Abundant Energy Stones

001: This claim...

Not having enough money isn't a problem.

What does "repay later" even mean? Don't they think the one who owes money now is the big boss? As long as it doesn't affect her normal transactions or anything, it's just a 500,000 fine; let it be.

At the same time, the system that issued the fine frowned deeply.

Strange.

Too strange!

Why can't this repayment time be sent?

It tried several different methods several times, and finally, helplessly reported an error to the main system.

Cheng Shuili was very pleased.

This Instance turned out to be unexpectedly rewarding.

She took out all the energy stones, piling the variously sized stones together, and in the carriage she literally built a small mountain.

Cheng Shuili grew more satisfied as she looked, even opening the system to take a photo, intending to keep it as a memento.

But these energy stones cannot be used directly yet; 001 specially prepared a document for Cheng Shuili called "Rules for Dividing Special Materials".

It targets exactly this kind of unevenly sized material!

It is to prevent some malicious humans from cutting a whole energy stone into as many tiny pieces as possible, thereby increasing the count of energy stones!

Cheng Shuili, being restricted, thought: "…"

Seriously.

Why is the system sometimes smart and sometimes stupid?

Cheng Shuili shook her head, gripping a long sword, and began cutting the energy stones according to the standard.

This thing is indeed easy to cut; it can be called the easiest thing Cheng Shuili has ever cut.

But that's not the point.

Cheng Shuili furrowed her brows tightly, pinching a stone and asking 001: "Why can't this energy stone count as one?"

【Lao Da, this energy stone is 0.1 cm smaller than the minimum required size, so it doesn't count as a stone.】

Cheng Shuili clenched her fist, trying to lift the corners of her mouth.

Is this revenge?

It must be!

She thought of something else, furrowed her brows and asked: "Then does this stone have any use?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the energy stone in her hand turned into a wisp of dust and scattered in broad daylight.

Cheng Shuili: "???"

【Lao Da, this is our waste recycling system. To prevent misuse of non‑standard energy stones, any stone below the minimum standard automatically turns into dust.】

Can't tolerate any longer; no need to endure further!

"You don't set the rules you should! Why bother with these messy details?"

【Lao Da, we have undergone strict deliberation! If we don't restrict the specifications of energy stones…】

001 listed more than a dozen seemingly serious consequences in one breath.

Cheng Shuili furrowed her brows and listened for a while; the more she heard, the more she felt these were less serious than her chopping down the statue.

"Really… the places that should be serious aren't…"

Cheng Shuili muttered, carefully studying how to divide the energy stone in her hand.

She originally thought it was a trivial matter, but under the system's ultra‑high standards, Cheng Shuili worked on it until past eleven at night.

Of course, she took a break to have dinner.

When she straightened up and stretched, Su Rui had already fallen asleep.

Cheng Shuili shook her head, looking at the uniformly sized, crystal‑clear energy stones scattered on the ground, and felt the day was very fulfilling.

The statue yielded a total of 142 energy stones for her.

Is this the statue's limit? This is the limit of Cheng Shuili's Abyssal Ring.

Before entering the Instance she hadn't specially organized the ring; it still contained many items, and the remaining space was completely filled with energy stones, which is why she could bring out so many.

But actually Cheng Shuili was already very satisfied.

That's 142 stones! Even a fully opened golden chest would yield only ten energy stones!

Rounded up, her Instance run netted a full 14 golden chests!

Before, she wouldn't even dare imagine this.

Cheng Shuili took a deep breath, and while today was still not over, she took an energy stone and sat at the workbench.

The number of blueprint improvements for today hasn't been used; it can't be wasted.

Cheng Shuili thought and chose the "Basic Vehicle Rain‑proof Cloth Blueprint" obtained from the organization.

Improvement does have a certain evolutionary effect! It must be purified to provide acid‑rain shielding!

What worries Cheng Shuili now is what the next disaster will be; tomorrow's "Divine Gift of the Great Prediction God" will be fine, and only then will the answer be revealed.

Disasters shouldn't repeat in a short time; the upcoming disaster must be one she has a counter‑blueprint for!

Otherwise she'd be no different from a rookie.

Cheng Shuili, after venting, fixed her eyes on the blueprint; after a moment's hesitation, she finally pressed "Improve" resolutely.

Then she immediately raised her hand to cover her eyes, as if not looking would bring good fortune.

But fate didn't cooperate; Cheng Shuili opened her eyes and saw the pop‑up displaying "Failure".

Cheng Shuili bit her molars and stared at those two words for a while; sometimes she really wonders what the success probability actually is! What conditions must be met to see that probability!

Damned system!

Is it hard to give a manual?

The system, of course, wouldn't pay attention to her boring accusations; after Cheng Shuili wasted an energy stone, she happily hugged the remaining 141 energy stones and went to sleep.

She just closed her eyes, then suddenly opened them again.

Come to think of it, this thing is sparkling and can provide energy; it shouldn't be something radioactive, right?

Cheng Shuili frowned, paranoid and doubtful, and gathered the energy stones on her body into the Abyssal Ring.

She is not the same as before; before she was a miserable soul who kept working overtime whenever told, now she has died once, so she can be said to be the most life‑cherishing person in the whole game world.

She lay back on the bed and honestly closed her eyes.

At the very last moment her consciousness sank, she thought, in her twenties, she seemed to have reached the age for taking care of health.

Sometimes Cheng Shuili really feels that this disaster is completely different from the previous ones.

The previous disasters seemed to beat drums and gongs, grandly announcing what kind of disaster was coming! They constantly proclaimed their presence, affecting players every single moment.

And the famine is like a venomous snake lurking in the dark, watching its prey; when you let your guard down it quickly sticks its head out and bites you hard.

On the fifth day of the famine, the system didn't cause any trouble.

The life‑cherishing players who figured out the process all honestly followed the rules; how much supplies were lost is another matter, but at least this life was indeed saved.

These past two days, the regional channel has had many bloody pictures.

Thighs, arms, etc., gnawed to the point of exposing white bone; the protagonists in the pictures are all in a comatose state, and of course whether they could wake up is obvious.

These chilling pictures spread like wildfire on the regional channel.