"Become a celebrity?"
Ruan Qi's head was shrouded with a long string of question marks.
Bai Li: "I investigated the conditions of your era and concluded that becoming a celebrity is the fastest way to gather faith power."
"I've adjusted the system settings based on the actual situation. Look—"
A flash of white light, and a crystal pillar appeared in front of them.
"The red scale within the crystal pillar represents faith value. The more people who like you, the higher your faith value will be, the more Spiritual Power I'll recover, and the longer you'll live."
Ruan Qi: "So how long can I live now?"
"The current faith value is twenty-one, which means you can live for twenty-one days."
Ruan Qi: "..." Struck by a heavy blow.
She rubbed her face and asked again, "How many people need to like me to earn one faith value?"
"Hard to say," Bai Li shook his head, "the degree of each person's liking is different. Some people would die for you, while others forget you as soon as they turn around. The deeper the affection, the higher the faith value."
Ruan Qi frustratingly scratched her head, "But I know nothing about the entertainment industry."
"Don't worry about that. I've collected all the information related to the entertainment industry – enough for you to gain in-depth knowledge."
"Also, I'll arrange various training courses in the system. This includes acting, vocal training, body shaping, and more."
"Of course, there will be exams after these courses end. If you don't complete them, your faith value will decrease."
"So girl, work hard. There's a lot of challenges waiting for you in the future."
"..." Ruan Qi became reclusive.
Death hadn't made her recluse, but those acting and body shaping classes directly drove her to the brink of collapse.
What kind of crappy system was this?
Can I unbind it?
It would be better to let her sleep to death!
Ruan Qi squatted down and imagined herself as a mushroom, emitting a gloomy aura.
Bai Li approached her with a smile, patting her head, "Little girl, don't be discouraged. Although the task is a bit tough, the benefits are many."
"What benefits?" Ruan Qi asked in a muffled voice.
Bai Li: "Haven't you noticed that you can see the aura on human bodies?"
Ruan Qi blinked, recalling the golden light she saw on the drowning person.
"You mean..."
"This is one of the perks the system offers," Bai Li explained, "When the faith value reaches a certain number, the system will upgrade. As an upgrade reward, I will give you a skill."
"After I revived you yesterday, my Spiritual Power was completely drained. Luckily, your live stream last night collected quite a few faith values and helped me upgrade to Level One."
"So as a reward, you now possess the Koi Luck Skill."
The Koi Luck Skill, as the name implies, enables one to have luck like a Koi.
Furthermore, this skill comes with an additional bonus – the ability to see the aura on human bodies and also to see into the past and future."
"Everyone has a different aura. If someone has been unlucky recently, their aura will be gray or black.
If they've been injured, the aura will be tinged with red.
If a person is wealthy, or good things are going to happen to them, the aura will be light gold," Bai Li said.
"What color is my aura?" she asked curiously.
"You?" Bai Li blew on his mustache and chuckled, "A person on the brink of death, what color do you think it could be?"
Ruan Qi: "..." That hit hard.
"But don't worry," Bai Li continued, "Originally your aura was gray, but because you've escaped death and unlocked the Koi Luck Skill, from now on, your aura will only get better."
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The next day, Ruan Qi got up early.
She pushed open the bedroom door and yawned as she walked out.
Her gaze met a pair of unfamiliar eyes.
Time stopped at that moment.
Ruan Qi, mouth agape, silent, locked eyes with the man standing in the living room.