Surviving in the Beast World with a System-Chapter 23: Life is Full of Surprises

Although her cold laugh wasn’t loud, the other females nearby heard it clearly. The stares they had been directing at Wu Yue were no longer as audacious.

To dare and confront Aya head-on, it was clear this seemingly frail little female wasn’t so good-tempered after all.

Aya was stomping about like a fire-breathing dragon, but Wu Yue paid her no mind, simply laughing and chatting with her friends.

"Aya, just ignore her. She’s so weak, no male will want to partner with her. Weak females don’t live very long."

Persuaded by the female beside her, and perhaps imagining the miserable life that awaited Wu Yue, Aya’s anger subsided. She shot one last vicious glare at Wu Yue, who was surrounded by Mu Jing and her friends, and stopped stomping around.

The gathering spot wasn’t too far, and the food they collected was rather monotonous—only a single type of bitter green.

Once they returned to the tribe, the group dispersed, each heading back to their own home.

Carrying the woven bag, which was already starting to come apart, Wu Yue collapsed onto her primitive hay bed the moment she got back to her cave.

Enduring her aching body, she took off the woven bag and emptied out the bitter greens and hemostatic grass. She put half of the greens back into the bag and set it aside before finally calling out to the System.

"My dearest, universally invincible System, are you there?"

"TADA! Your handsome System is now online. How may I help you?"

Perhaps pleased by Wu Yue’s excessive flattery, the System’s customer service this time was worthy of a five-star rating.

"Submit task."

After a soft flash of light, a small porcelain bottle appeared on the hay bed beside her. There was nothing on its pure white surface, but Wu Yue knew it contained the very thing she’d been dreaming of: the "Body Strengthening Pills."

She was just about to take the pills when the System’s voice suddenly cut in: "Would you like to sell the bitter greens and hemostatic grass?"

"Sell." Wu Yue replied, feeling a flicker of anticipation. ’I don’t have much hemostatic grass left, but the bitter greens...’ 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"Congratulations, Host! The bitter greens and hemostatic grass you collected have been sold for a total of 17 points. Please continue your efforts and strive for even greater success! Oh, yeah~"

Wu Yue’s face was a mask of utter confusion. ’What???’

’That huge pile of bitter greens only got me 7 points?’

"System, what’s the unit price for the bitter greens?" Wu Yue asked, her voice turning cold.

The System replied with cheerful friendliness, "Each stalk of bitter green is worth 0.1 points."

"Isn’t that pricing a little... arbitrary?" Wu Yue felt her dream of striking it rich with her first haul instantly shatter into a million pieces.

’This damn System is such a scammer.’

Staring at the pitiful two-digit number, she rubbed her aching legs and arms, feeling utterly miserable.

’What kind of cheap labor am I?!’

"System, open the store. I want to buy something." ’No point dwelling on it. First, I’m buying underwear. These days of running around naked have been an... experience, and not one I care to repeat.’

"It is my honor to be of service."

The System had barely finished speaking when a transparent panel materialized before her.

"Search for ’undies’."

The moment she spoke, the screen filled with every imaginable style of underwear.

From delicate, petite children’s sizes to... ’what the hell?!’

Wu Yue propped up her chin. Those gaudy floral shorts, printed with red flowers and green leaves and absolutely reeking of a thick, rustic vibe...

Wu Yue silently mocked the System’s bizarre aesthetic. ’They actually listed these things for sale? Who in their right mind would ever buy them?’

A moment later, staring at the surprisingly high-quality floral shorts in her hand, Wu Yue—the one who was apparently not in her right mind—wiped a hand over her face. ’Life is full of surprises...’