The mascot of the wishing shop is a cat.

Chapter 363 Is this a bug?

"Is your translation card still usable? Look at what's written on it."

Ling Ye turned to Lin Xiyue beside her helplessly, hoping that she could use the translation card to decipher the mysterious picture.

"Hmm...yes, wait a moment."

Lin Xiyue paused for a moment, seemingly thinking about something, then nodded and answered affirmatively.

After answering Ling Ye's question, Lin Xiyue casually turned her gaze to the foreign script on the picture.

However, in reality, her understanding of these texts was quite limited. At most, she could only understand one or two paragraphs by guessing, and she couldn't even guarantee that her understanding was correct.

Faced with this awkward situation, Lin Xiyue felt somewhat helpless.

She pondered to herself that although she had some understanding of foreign cultures, she was still not capable of fully deciphering these texts.

However, nothing in this world is difficult if you are willing to give up.

Therefore, Lin Xiyue decided to ask the system for help again.

System, please help me, please translate this. ?(????)

Lin Xiyue said to the system in her mind, her tone revealing a coquettish quality.

Sure, but—it'll cost extra!

The system's voice rang in Lin Xiyue's mind, carrying a hint of smugness and arrogance.

Lin Xiyue was stunned upon hearing this.

"Huh? Why do you suddenly want money? Wasn't it free before?" She felt that this system was like a chameleon, changing its mind in an instant.

She asked incredulously.

Wait a minute, it's no use bringing money. What do you need money for?

Moreover, Lin Xiyue also realized a problem.

She simply couldn't understand what the point of money was for a virtual system.

[That was just a trial period for me, which is why I translated it for free. Things are different now; you need to give me gacha points now. ?(???)?]

The system seemed to have anticipated Lin Xiyue's reaction and explained calmly.

Gacha points? What do you need gacha points for? Does your system even have a use for them?

Lin Xiyue was completely confused.

[Don't worry about it. I need gacha points anyway. Money is useless to me, but gacha points are important; I can use them to upgrade my system or load mini-programs.]

The system continued, shaking its head as it spoke.

The more Lin Xiyue listened, the more she felt that the system was like a shrewd businessman, suddenly charging for services that were previously free.

You're acting like a shrewd businessman now! You didn't want anything before! Are you still my adorable system baby?

?? ?°Benefit° ??

She couldn't help but complain.

She even thought that if she could encounter the system entity, she would definitely pinch its face without hesitation, lift it up, and teach it a good lesson.

Like this. (╬￣皿￣)＝○＃（￣＃）3￣）

[Never mind that, I need it anyway, so just tell me whether you'll give it to me or not. ╭(╯^╰)╮]

However, the system completely disregarded Lin Xiyue's dissatisfaction and responded arrogantly.

Faced with the system's tough stance, Lin Xiyue felt extremely helpless.

Hmm... that seems like a good idea.

Finally, Lin Xiyue thought about it and agreed to give it to the system.

However, before deciding to allocate points to the system for drawing cards, Lin Xiyue suddenly realized that she needed to check her remaining resources first.

It's strange, really. It seems like I haven't checked my panel in ages. This kind of forgetfulness is odd, since I used to check it at least once a week, if not every day.

Because of renting cards, my points increase every week. Every time I check the panel and see my points rise, I feel incredibly happy.

For some reason, I seemed to have completely forgotten about the panel during this period, and almost never checked it.

Moreover, I now communicate directly with the system to decide which cards to use or to draw cards, instead of searching and organizing my own cards in the panel as I used to.

This is so strange, how could I have been so careless?

Lin Xiyue suddenly realized the problem she had been having recently, and kept finding loopholes in her mind.

[Ah, cough cough cough...]

The system seemed to have suddenly choked, emitting a violent coughing sound, as if it was coughing up its lungs.

This sudden situation interrupted Lin Xiyue's subsequent thoughts, causing her to shift her attention to the system.

System, are you alright?

Lin Xiyue asked anxiously.

After a while, the system's coughing gradually subsided.

[Wait...wait a minute, I'll open the panel for you right away.]

It took a deep breath, seemingly trying to calm itself, and then answered somewhat stiffly.

Lin Xiyue sensed something was off about the system's voice, but she didn't press the matter and could only wait quietly.

Just when she thought the system would need some more time to recover, the system suddenly started operating quickly and opened Lin Xiyue's panel in the blink of an eye.

[Name: Lin Xiyue]

Gender: Female

Level LV?

Stamina: 6/8 (Maximum value for adult males is 10).

Health: 86/100 (Some minor wounds.)

Mental strength: ? ? ? / ? ? ?

Ability stats: ? ? ?

Possible abilities: Card draw, True Sight, Summoning, Flight (Super Deluxe Edition), Attack Card (Power of Money).

Card draw value: 5710 (Life cards are slowly increasing, settled monthly.)

Energy Coins: 861

Package+]

Huh?! What's going on here?!

I haven't checked the panel at all recently, so why has it suddenly become so strange?!

Putting everything else aside, what do all those question marks mean?! Also, why did my gacha value suddenly increase so much, while my energy coins decreased significantly at the same time?!

I distinctly remember you telling me before that energy coins couldn't be converted into gacha points, so what's going on here?!

Lin Xiyue stared wide-eyed at the panel in front of her, completely stunned.

Countless questions seemed to be swirling rapidly in her mind, like a machine gun relentlessly bombarding the system. Every sentence was filled with questioning and doubt towards the system.

[(⊙o⊙)…cough cough cough, well…ah, wow, look, you've got fifty consecutive draws now! Why don't you try drawing some cards? Maybe you'll get a guiding card, then you can find your way out directly! Right, right!]

The system seemed somewhat flustered; its voice sounded hurried, clearly trying to change the subject.

Stop changing the subject! Tell me right now, why did things turn out this way?

[○?｀Д′? ○]

However, Lin Xiyue wouldn't be so easily fooled. She wouldn't be swayed by the system's evasive attitude; she wanted a reasonable explanation!

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