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Chapter 3 - Little Thief

Ruan Chanchan stared at the notification in front of her for two seconds before pulling her hair off her head. She muttered anxiously, "I know that I was not a good person in my past lives, but I wasn't bad to the point that I keep reincarnating and dying. Dear Heavens, what about the other criminals? Why don't you pay attention to them?" 

"Darling, we obviously pay attention to them, but it will take them centuries to wash off their sins and reincarnate. You are different from them, so why are you comparing yourself with them?" 

Hearing the childish voice, Ruan Chanchan waved her hand and remarked, "You will not understand the pain of someone who has lost more than one billion gold coins as well as the comfort of the modern world." 

"Is money that important? And I think this world is even better; look how fresh the air is." 

"Of course it's—" Ruan Chanchan paused as she realised that she had been talking with someone till now. But the only family member of this body was Ruan Zique, who was not in the cave at the moment, so who was the one who was speaking to her? 

Ruan Chanchan slowly turned to look behind her and was stunned when she saw a 3D hologram of a volleyball bouncing behind her. 

"Ah!" She scrambled away from the hologram and rubbed her eyes frantically. She was sure that there was something wrong with her vision, but even after rubbing her eyes until they were stinging, Ruan Chanchan could see the hologram flying in front of her. 

"Don't be scared, darling," the volleyball continued bouncing here and there before saying to her in an excited manner, "I am the gratitude system, Xiao Xi. I am here to help you in saving this world." 

"... I never said that I would be saving this world," replied Ruan Chanchan, even though she felt like her brain cells were not working properly. 

Xiao Xi, who was bouncing around happily, turned stern and stiff when he heard her response before sweeping in close to Ruan Chanchan's face, causing the woman to lean back even further. 

"Are you sure? Are you really sure that you don't want to save this world? Even though you know that this is your last chance, if this world gets ruined, then you will have no choice but to accept your death. Then you cannot blame the heavens, as we did give you enough chances," Xiao Xi said to her with his face pressed against hers. 

"Alright, alright." Ruan Chanchan, who was pushed into a corner, had no choice but to agree. Even though she was trying to push the hologram away from her, it was as if the thing weighed more than sixty kilograms. No matter how many times she tried to push it away, the thing simply didn't budge even a little. 

Maybe it had something to do with the fact that it did not have a solid body. That's why she was having a hard time pushing it away. 

Only after she agreed did the hologram move away from her. 

Xiao Xi smiled at her once again before saying, "Don't worry. Though this task that was given to you is a bit difficult, we have made enough arrangements, and you will not suffer." 

As Xiao Xi spoke, he explained the situation of the current world where Ruan Chanchan had transmigrated. Though the situation of this world was indeed better than the one where Ruan Chanchan lived, this world was completely primitive. One where the beastmen didn't even know how to light a fire. 

Because of this, the chances of early deaths of the beastmen had increased, and without proper disposal of the corpses, the probabilities of these beastmen getting affected by a flu or virus were even higher, as they didn't know how to keep their surroundings clean or themselves. 

"So basically, you killed me and brought me here to teach these beastmen about hygiene?" Ruan Chanchan felt that she had died in vain! 

"Of course not!" Xiao Xi shook his head and stated in a calm voice, "There will be a number of troubles in front of you and the tribe where you are living, and you will need Xiao Xi's help to live a better life." 

Ruan Chanchan felt her head throb. She had no idea what this system was talking about; all she knew was that she was in much more trouble than she had been in the past six lives. 

Why was she suddenly chosen as a hero all of a sudden? 

Though Ruan Chanchan had all kinds of thoughts in her head, she still pursed her lips and nodded. Since she was here, she might as well try her best to stay alive. 

"Great!" Xiao Xi exclaimed as his beaming smile widened. He then said to Ruan Chanchan, "I will take you to the special space prepared by Xiao Xi; this space will be your safe sanctuary." 

The way Xiao Xi spoke, this space sounded really great, and Ruan Chanchan started to look forward to entering this grand space. 

When Xiao Xi saw that he had set the correct mood, he smirked. A second later, the cave was filled with a bright, vibrant light that made Ruan Chanchan close her eyes. 

It took three seconds for the light to turn a bit dimmer, and only then did Ruan Chanchan dare to open her eyes. 

A clean white ceiling with twenty-four holes that had brilliant white LED bulbs greeted her and as she lowered her head, her expression, which was filled with—oh my god, this is my space—turned sombre as if she was meeting the thief who had stolen her family's treasure.

Xiao Xi had no idea what was going on in her head and was still speaking happily, "What do you say? You are shocked, right?" 

"Yeah," Ruan Chanchan deadpanned as she walked over to the little system and squashed it between her hands. "I am really shocked to see the little thief who stole my own mall and is now presenting it back to me as if it is some grand gift!" 

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