Was the impact of a betrayal so big?
If it was so, Ni Mei thought that she should have let Ni Ni see the true face of her boyfriend long ago.
"Stop eating!" said Ni Mei once she noticed that Ni Ni had been eating until now. Even when she was talking, Ni Ni didn't stop eating even for a minute. "Are you that hungry?"
"Hungry," replied Ni Ni with a pitiful look on her face. That look could really touch the soft spots of anyone's heart. After all, Ni Ni was naturally born with delicate features and there was no doubt that she was a little beauty. How could this pitiful look not evoke any feelings?
Ni Mei steeled herself to look away so as not to fall for this trick of hers and sternly rebuked, "We only have this much stock. And the journey ahead of us is not only long but also arduous. Where are we gonna find supplies in this desolate world? Whatever supplies there were had long been raided by the survivors. We can only do our best to make do with what we have."
Ni Ni looked at the bag that was only half filled with food that didn't even taste very good. She felt bitter inside. She wanted to eat spicy chicken. But she didn't think there were any chickens left. For the first time since she came back to life, Ni Ni felt like crying. She didn't cry because of her death, she didn't cry in pain, and she didn't think of crying when she woke up in a different body and with a different identity, but she surely wanted to cry thinking about her fried chicken that flew away for good!
[Host, hold the tears! Are you forgetting me? The system can let you eat fried chicken.]
Ni Ni's eyes lit up once she heard that mechanical voice in her head. It almost seemed like the angel had come to save her.
'Give me the chicken then!'
[Host, you don't have points yet to redeem it. I told you, that once you earn points you can redeem anything from the system mall. Whatever you can think of is available in the system mall.]
Ni Ni slumped down dejectedly. It seemed the chicken was still far from her. If she remembered correctly, she only had three viewers in today's broadcast. They must have randomly stumbled upon her channel. How was she supposed to attract viewers?
[The word of mouth is a powerful method.]
'Huh?'
[Host, I told you, the system's name is the fate-changing system. Actually, the job is to give the most pitiful cannon fodders a chance to change their destiny and break away from the author's pen. Once you start writing your own fate, the fans will definitely come to your channel. The more you shine, the more gifts you'll earn, and the more points you'll have!]
"I'm gonna close my eyes for a few minutes," said Ni Ni as she closed the backpack and leaned against the broken wall to close her eyes. She obviously didn't want to rest. She wanted to take this chance to finally figure out more details about the system.
'Are you saying that this world is a book?' questioned Ni Ni in her head.
[Yes and no.]
'Explain!'
[Host, this was the world of the book but it awakened its consciousness long ago. You can rest assured that this is the real world although it's kind of at the end of its life now.]
'Ni Ni is a cannon fodder?'
[Was! When you awakened, the storyline of Ni Ni was already coming to an end. Ni Ni was gonna commit suicide after being humiliated by that fat man. That was her original ending but after a pole on the star network in the interstellar, the readers were not satisfied as they thought that Ni Ni was the most pitiful character—this way Ni Ni was chosen as the next host of this system. The system first gave Ni Mei a hint or else, why do you think she appeared to save you so timely? In the original storyline, by the time Ni Mei learned about Ni Ni's disappearance, it was already too late.]
Ni Ni once again had to take a moment to let everything sink in before she asked, 'Then why did you choose Ni Mei to save me?'
[After your death, Ni Mei's character blackened. She became a vengeful spirit. She felt guilty and she blamed herself for Ni Ni's death too. She believed that she didn't keep the promise of protecting Ni Ni. That's why, she not only razed the whole base to the ground, she went on a killing spree. You can even say that she became one of the big villains in the way of the male lead and the female lead.]
'What? I've had a villain by my side all this time!' Taking a deep breath, Ni Ni calmed down, 'Forget it. This villain is quite protective of me so I don't mind.'
[Although the system can detect that the host is extremely distrustful, the system will still give you a piece of advice. Ni Mei is the only person you can trust wholeheartedly around you right now. The world can betray you but she won't. However, she is very capable of betraying the world for you.]
'We'll see about that. I don't need your advice on this matter. Show me the system mall.'
[System Mall is currently unavailable. The host is advised to work hard. After collecting 100 points, the host can unlock the system mall.]
Ni Ni mentally rolled her eyes at those words and then asked, 'Show me the stats again.'
Once the holographic screen appeared in front of her eyes, Ni Ni was surprised to find a few things. First, even with her eyes closed, she could see the screen. Second, there was a change in her stats.
For instance...
[Health: 71% (Slowly recovering)
Stamina: Extremely low (15%)
Hunger: Moderate (65% full)]
Ni Ni's eyes narrowed thoughtfully, 'System, how is my health recovering? Also, I ate so much, why am I only 65% full? And why is my stamina so bad? Just how pampered life Ni Ni really lived?'