Chapter 44: Hundred-Medicine Cup (Part II)

A gun appeared in 1049's hand, and she immediately prepared to fire at Su Xi.

Wen Jie hurriedly stopped her, "The competition is about to start; there might be requirements for the number of people."

Only then did 1049 put away her gun, though she still threw out a harsh remark, "Don't let me catch an opportunity!"

Su Xi couldn't be bothered to pay her any mind; she took the lollipop from Xiao Mi, looked at the large milk bottle held in her small hands, and then retrieved a Small Storage Bag from the System Space.

Of course, the items inside had already been removed, leaving only an empty bag.

She hung the Small Storage Bag around Xiao Mi's neck, "Courtesy demands reciprocity; this is for Xiao Mi, you can put your milk bottle inside. Also—"

Su Xi took a small green gourd containing Spirit Spring Water and a box of Fruit Nut Cake from the System Space, "The water inside can be drunk directly, and the pastries were made by my mother herself; they have honey and Qianruixiang Flower Petals added, they are especially delicious, you can try them."

Xiao Mi looked at the Small Storage Bag, sniffed it, and finally, her beautiful large eyes curved into crescents, "Sister, you are so kind, be my sister-in-law, I have many brothers who are bachelors."

"Is that so?" Su Xi smiled, treating it as childish prattle and not taking it to heart at all.

"Should Xiao Mi pick the best brother for you, Sister?" Xiao Mi asked persistently.

"... Alright, then Xiao Mi can introduce the brother you think is the best to me!" Su Xi was just humoring the child.

And she understood children best; she had raised her younger brother when he was small. If you told him he couldn't do something, he would definitely be contrary and insist on doing it until he got his way. If you went along with his wishes, he would soon forget about the matter entirely.

"It's a deal!" Xiao Mi put the large milk bottle into the Small Storage Bag.

Su Xi patted her little hat, not knowing what material it was made of, but it felt really nice. She just hoped her family could take her home soon.

A girl wearing a hooded long trench coat took off her hood, revealing a clear and beautiful face, and she was toying with a dagger in her hand, "Bing Li, Fire System."

Su Xi looked at her system ranking: 5115.

The youth leaning against the wall, reading a book in his hands, replied without lifting his head: "Lu Jin, Wood System, system ranking 【redacted】."

"Ouyang, 30 years old, special forces soldier, Gravity System, system ranking 【redacted】," a burly, robust man in military uniform with a scar on his forehead replied.

"Lin Xiangshu, 23 years old, Appraisal System," the young man wearing glasses replied.

Su Xi glanced at his system ranking again—617; for the Appraisal System to be ranked this high, he must have some very powerful treasures.

1049 puffed out her superior chest: "Gao Wei, a woman's age must be kept secret, Poison System."

Finally, it was Su Xi's turn to introduce herself.

Just as Su Xi was about to speak, she saw a number plate appear in her hand, with a long string of numbers on it—【redacted】.

Following their example, she stuck the number plate onto her body; she chose her shoulder.

Seeing her ranking, everyone was very surprised.

Gao Wei looked at it again, and only after confirming she hadn't misread it did she say, "This ranking is longer than my bank card password; it seems I won't need to make a move, you'll be rolling out of here soon."

Wen Jie laughed, "Not necessarily. The system leaderboard only rolls over once a week. Many people hide their true strength during normal times and get a relatively poor number plate. Only after the competition starts will the ranking on the seventh day be the real one."

Bing Li looked at Lu Jin's number plate again, "You aren't Wood System."

Lu Jin smiled slightly and put away his book, while a seed appeared in his hand. In a very short time, it sprouted, bloomed, bore fruit, and withered, and he tossed the fruit into his mouth and ate it.

Bing Li: "... Sorry."

"It's fine." Lu Jin looked at Su Xi, "What is your system?"

"Su Xi, 25 years old, Thunder System," Su Xi said, as a Thunder Ball appeared in her hand.

Seeing this, Gao Wei's expression turned somewhat ugly.

Xiao Mi didn't have a number plate; she was eating the pastries Su Xi had given her, and she was still clinging tightly to her.

"What about this child?" Ouyang rubbed his head, feeling that once the competition started, this child would definitely be a burden.

Su Xi said, "I'll take her with me."

【Official System: All system hosts participating in the Hundred-Medicine Cup have completed random team assignments. The official entry will begin in ten seconds. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0】

After a burst of teleportation light erupted in the room, the group was teleported to a city filled with smoke and fire everywhere.

Su Xi immediately carried Xiao Mi on her back, took her flying spirit tool, the Rainbow Silk, out of the Storage Bag, bundled Xiao Mi up securely, and then draped a Defensive Cloak over her to cover her, leaving only her pink, tender little face exposed, which could also be shielded by the cloak's hood.

Xiao Mi lay on Su Xi's back, smelling the sweet floral scent on her body, "Sister, don't you think I'm a burden?"

"Of course not. I'm just worried that your family won't have found you before I exit the arena."

"I believe in you, Sister; you will definitely win the competition and get the Hundred-Medicine Cup," Xiao Mi replied happily while eating her pastry.

Su Xi hadn't thought about it at all, "I'll take your auspicious words, Xiao Mi."

As she was speaking, a system window popped up in front of her.

Looking at the others, it was the same for them.

【Official System: The entire competition schedule is divided into four stages. The first stage is the Team Points Match. The second stage is the Individual Points Match. The third stage is the Elimination Match. The fourth stage is the Award Ceremony + special theme.

Team Points Match requirements: Abide by team rules, all speech and actions detrimental to the officials are prohibited. At the end of this stage, points will be doubled based on the number of team members.

Team match content—head to the Official Safe Zone to receive missions. Each mission has corresponding points; the greater the mission difficulty, the more points obtained. Besides the Official Safe Zone, special missions will also be triggered randomly...】

Su Xi finished reading the competition rules and looked at the others, especially Gao Wei; it seemed that even if she didn't like it, she would have to endure it for now.

"Sister, I will cheer for you," Xiao Mi whispered to Su Xi in a milky voice.

Su Xi nodded and smiled, "Mm! Thank you, Xiao Mi."

Wen Jie raised his hand to greet everyone, "The Hundred-Medicine Cup official platform can be logged into now. I just created a team group—Angel Radiance; everyone join it so it's convenient to do missions."

"Isn't this name a bit tacky?" Gao Wei said with disdain.

"Then why don't you come up with one, beauty?" Wen Jie laughed.

Gao Wei scoffed, "Wait until I think of one."

"Alright, then we'll use this for now." Wen Jie looked at the others, and seeing no one raise any objections, he asked, "Who is the team leader?"

Su Xi let Er Miao handle joining the team group; they looked like players who often did these kinds of missions, while she had only done her second Treasure Box mission before being dragged here, and she was still confused and didn't understand anything.

Er Miao said to Su Xi: 【Host, do you want to be the team leader? In the end, when distributing official reward points, they will be allocated according to each member's contribution points within the team.】

Su Xi denied it: 【No, I'm a newcomer; it's better to hide my edge and keep a low profile so I can live a little longer.】