Chapter 17

A few days passed in the blink of an eye, yet the buzz surrounding Xia Zui’s gifting spree showed no signs of fading. The Cat’s Paw platform actually followed through, donating the entire portion of the gift revenue they had taken as a commission. They didn’t simply dump the money into a general fund; instead, they personally reached out to families struggling with severe illnesses to distribute the aid directly. This move helped the platform dodge a crisis and even won over the favor of most netizens.

Meanwhile, the live-streaming channel of Ruanruan and Cola saw a massive influx of viewers. Most were curious about the kind of streamer that someone like "Xia Xia Xia" would favor, but once they tuned in, they found themselves unable to leave. The hosts had pleasant voices, were beautiful, and had wonderful temperaments—it was no wonder Madam Xia liked them so much.

While the internet remained abuzz, Xia Zui felt a tinge of sadness; today was the day Hao Hao would depart.

"Xia Xia, I really can’t bear to leave you," Hao Hao said with a whimper. "If there’s a chance, if there’s a next life, I must bind myself to you!"

Xia Zui: ... What kind of trashy dramas had this guy been watching?

"Wuwuwu, Hao Hao, I can’t bear to see you go either!" Eleven cried, hugging Hao Hao tightly. "Next time, let’s go see the universe together again!"

Hao Hao nodded, "Mm-hmm!"

"I have to go now. You must take good care of yourselves. I will always be watching over you from the sky..."

Xia Zui: "The more you talk, the scarier it sounds, hey!"

"Goodbye, Xia Xia!" The God-Level Tycoon System waved its hand and gradually faded away.

Xia Zui looked up at the sky with a faint smile, "Goodbye, Hao Hao."

After the system left, the human and her companion felt sentimental for a while before Eleven spoke up, "Xia Xia, I’m going to pull in the next system now!"

Xia Zui nodded, "Go ahead."

A moment later, she heard Eleven shout in her mind, "Little Stall, you’re here!"

"This is my host; you can call her Xia Xia!"

Little Stall: "Ho-host, h-h-hello."

Xia Zui scratched her head, "Hello."

Eleven looked at the trembling Little Stall and explained to Xia Zui, "Little Stall is a bit socially anxious, but it’s okay! I’ll help it communicate!"

"Little Stall’s function is the Stall-Setting System. Every week, it provides a few random items to sell. Xia Xia, you just need to sell these things."

[Ding! Please sell the items provided by the system within one week. Prices must adhere to the listed tags; you cannot raise or lower them at will, and you cannot allow customers to test the products.]

[The items for this week have been issued. Please check your inventory.]

Xia Zui listened to the prompt in her mind, and before she could even react, a pile of items suddenly appeared before her. The boxes on the floor were divided into five stacks. Xia Zui climbed down from her lounge chair and picked up a box to examine it.

"Magic Glasses?"

She read the description on the box:

[Magic Glasses: Once worn, these glasses can restore sight to the blind and hearing to the deaf. Suggested retail price: 199 yuan.]

"Huh?" Xia Zui was stunned as she read the description. "Is this thing really that magical?"

Eleven stood with its hands on its hips, "Of course! These items are all from a high-tech plane."

Xia Zui held the box, "High-tech items should be expensive, right? This is only 199?"

Eleven: "Because the medical standards in that high-tech world are so advanced that there are no blind or deaf people left. These items are just inventions by elementary school students, mainly to train children's intelligence and hands-on abilities!"

Xia Zui: !!!

Such magical items were actually made by elementary schoolers in a high-tech world! She wondered if it was legitimate, but surely the system wouldn't provide fakes.

After all, she wasn't blind or deaf, so she couldn't test them herself. Xia Zui picked up another box and checked the description.

[Flying Bamboo Dragonfly: Place the dragonfly on top of your head to eliminate gravity and allow the wearer to fly freely. Suggested retail price: 99 yuan.]

Xia Zui: !!!

"Can I open it to take a look?"

Eleven replied, "Of course, but you have to pay to buy it if you use it."

Upon hearing this, Xia Zui immediately tore open the box. Inside lay a bamboo dragonfly that looked like a plastic toy, with a suction cup at the base. She carefully took it out and placed it on her head. Instantly, she felt herself become weightless. "Where’s the switch?"

Eleven: "There is no switch. Xia Xia, you just need to control it with your thoughts."

Xia Zui had an epiphany. She focused on the thought of flying, and before her eyes, she began to lift off the ground. Even though the dragonfly was attached to the top of her head, she felt no sensation of being pulled or dragged. It felt even easier than walking. She played with it happily, moving forward, backward, ascending, and descending. She only dared to play inside the house, fearing that if she flew outside and was caught on camera, it would be troublesome.

"How high can this go?"

Eleven spun around in her mind, "I think it can reach up to a thousand meters."

Xia Zui gasped, "Something this powerful only costs 99!" What kind of wonderful lives do the people in that high-tech world lead?

She examined the remaining three items: an Automatic Cooking Machine, a Sleep Learning Device, and a Temperature-Controlled Bracelet. Xia Zui liked every one of them, except for the sleep learner.

"Can I buy all of these for myself?" That way, she wouldn't have to worry about repairs; if one broke, she'd just replace it. A beautiful life was within reach!

Eleven shook its head, "No! Each person is limited to one of each item; that applies to you too, Xia Xia."

"Besides, these things won't break unless you dismantle them violently!"

Xia Zui: "Fine then."

Since she had to set up a stall to sell these things, Xia Zui decided she needed to think carefully about where to do it.

Jiangchao Park.

The weather had been getting colder in recent days, and even the park saw fewer visitors. However, every morning and afternoon, quite a few people still came to jog, walk, and exercise. Below the park was the Chao River, where there was a large open space often used by people camping or setting up stalls to sell kites and the like.

Yu Jingshan, a travel blogger, had been in Jiangchao City for ten days. Today was his last day; in a while, he would head to the airport to fly home. However, before leaving, he wanted to take a walk through Jiangchao Park. If he were lucky enough to capture footage of the white dolphins, this episode of his travel diary would surely be very popular.

Yu Jingshan brought his equipment to the park, entered through the main gate, and turned right toward the telescopes the city had set up for tourists to view the river dolphins. He walked step by step; winter was approaching, and the weather was growing increasingly cold. Especially by the river, the wind whistled past in gusts. When Yu Jingshan reached the telescopes, he found that every single one was occupied. It had to be said that Jiangchao City's river dolphins really attracted a lot of enthusiasts.

He thought for a moment and decided to just keep walking forward. Even if he couldn't film the dolphins, filming the river would suffice.

He didn't know how long he had been walking when he leaned against the railing and looked down, only to see a stall set up in the open space below. The person running the stall was a young woman. Curious about what she could possibly be selling here, Yu Jingshan walked down the stairs.

He approached the stall and looked, "Glasses, a bamboo dragonfly, a pot?"

And an eye mask and a bracelet? What kind of nonsense was this?

He glanced at the price tags: glasses for 199, bamboo dragonfly for 99, pot for 399, eye mask for 299, and bracelet for 199.

"Boss," Yu Jingshan couldn't help but speak up, "you're selling a bamboo dragonfly for 99?" What a rip-off!

"That's right," the woman running the stall looked up, "99 is very cheap!"

Only then did Yu Jingshan notice that the woman was wearing nothing but a thin jacket and a face mask. She looked like she had just graduated from university.

The stall owner explained earnestly, "These glasses are very magical! A blind person can see after wearing them, and a deaf person can hear!"

That’s right, this stall owner was none other than a disguised Xia Zui. She had thought it through carefully: she had to disguise herself to sell these high-tech items, or she’d end up in a research lab by the next day. So, Eleven had changed her appearance to a very common, forgettable face. She even altered her height and build; now, she was completely inconspicuous in a crowd. Xia Zui had also deliberately worn a mask to ensure that no one could find her after making a purchase.

She had been here all day, and not a single customer had bought anything. People would walk by, glance at the items, and leave without even asking. Up until now, this was the first person to stop, so Xia Zui decided she had to hook this customer and really hype up her products.

"And this bamboo dragonfly—once you put it on your head, you can fly! Isn't that magical?"

Yu Jingshan: ... Had he met a lunatic? Had she watched too much Doraemon? If a bamboo dragonfly could make a person fly, he might as well be on the moon.

Yu Jingshan turned to leave, but the stall owner added, "Young man, don't underestimate these things. Think about what 99 yuan can get you these days."

"You buy a few cups of milk tea, and it's gone, right? But if you use 99 yuan to buy this bamboo dragonfly! You can fly!"

Yu Jingshan hesitated for a moment and turned back, "Can I try it out?"

Xia Zui shook her head, "No."

Yu Jingshan turned and walked away.

Xia Zui: ... She couldn't help it; the Stall-Setting System’s rules strictly forbade letting customers test products unless they bought them first.

Xia Zui sighed and grumbled to the system in her mind, "Business is really hard to do these days."

She watched as the only customer who had spoken to her walked further and further away. Suddenly, Yu Jingshan turned around and jogged back to the stall. "I'll take the bamboo dragonfly you mentioned, and..."

He scanned the items, "I'll take the bracelet and the glasses, too."