Volume 3 Chapter 5: The Golden Legend

The next day, early in the morning.

The girl got out of bed very early. She washed her face, brushed her teeth, washed her hair, and dried it. Everything felt very smooth and familiar now.

Of course, among all these actions, there was one thing she was even more used to than the rest.

Opening the system interface, finding the system shop, then closing her eyes and praying, praying, praying…

The girl was praying very seriously.

She put her hands together, closed her eyes tightly, and muttered a bunch of nonsense words in her heart, words even she didn’t understand. Then she opened her eyes and looked at the screen.

That was basically the whole process.

Slowly, the girl opened her eyes and nervously looked at the items refreshed for today.

Even though she had done this many times already, Lin Lin still treated it like a ritual. And thanks to this “sense of ceremony,” the moment the items refreshed, she gasped sharply.

Th-this time…

The items were clearly much stronger than before!

Each one was shining with golden light. Just looking at them made it obvious they were high quality. It was like she could hear a tavern owner who made a fortune selling card packs, shouting excitedly like he was tricking a clueless kid.

“Wow~ a golden legend!”

And Lin Lin was that smug kid, feeling like she had already won everything after pulling a golden card.

Gacha player: “Yes, yes, you totally won. I lost so badly I can’t even play anymore and have to take the bus home.”

That kind of feeling.

Lin Lin stared excitedly at the four items in front of her.

Item A — [Fast Natural Drying, Say Goodbye to Hair Washing Trouble!]

After use, your hair will dry naturally much faster forever. No more worrying about hair dryers damaging your hair.

Item B — [You Guys Keep Grinding, I’m Going to Another World]

Gives you one chance to travel to another world.

Item C — [My Q + A + R Killed Them Instantly]

After use, when playing League of Legends and choosing Sona, your damage will permanently become insanely high.

Item D — [Killing Intent Detection]

After use, you will automatically sense dangerous events within the next three days and resolve urgent crises.

Hmm…

This was a really hard choice.

Ahem. Technically speaking, Lin Lin could buy all four items. She didn’t have to choose just one.

But since these were golden-quality items, their prices were insanely high.

Lin Lin didn’t have enough popularity points to buy all four at once, so she had to choose the best option.

Alright, so I choose—

Ahem. Of course, the “Isekai” thing!

Hehehe. Screw streaming missions, screw rivals, screw family problems. I’m going to another world to become a hero!

The girl took a deep breath and was just about to exchange the item when—suddenly!

Her hand stopped.

She realized something important.

【Lin Lin: Hey, System Bro. If I go to another world, do I still need to finish the one-million-followers mission?】

She asked carefully. The system’s electronic voice answered very quickly, and the result was obvious.

【System: Yes.】

【Lin Lin: Uh… then does the other world have internet? Or is it not the kind of Japanese RPG-style world I imagined?】

【System: There is no internet. It is a normal other world.】

【Lin Lin: ……】

【Lin Lin: No internet?! Then how am I supposed to stream?!】

【Lin Lin: Isn’t this a trap?! If I had gone there just now, wouldn’t I be stuck there and turn into trash after a year?!】

Lin Lin was completely stunned.

Good grief. She thought the “go to another world” item was the best choice, but it turned out to be a dead end!

How evil. Damn system! Wasn’t this clearly trying to ruin her?!

Lin Lin’s long list of complaints was, of course, sent straight to the system. After receiving the feedback, the system clearly got a bit angry.

【System: This system reminds the host! The effects of items refreshed in the shop have absolutely no connection to the host’s main mission. Any items that may cause the host to fail the mission must be judged and chosen by the host herself!】

【System: Also, this item only says “travel to another world.” It doesn’t say what you will become, what status you will have, whether your soul transfers or your body transfers, nothing at all. Is it possible that after going there, you’d be worse off than a trash can?】

Uh… what?

Worse than a trash can, th-that…

Gasp—

The girl sucked in a sharp breath. After the system said that, images already started forming in her head. Lin Lin shivered, feeling a wave of fear. She quickly pulled her hand back, breathing heavily, and felt lucky she hadn’t clicked that option. After a moment, she finally calmed herself down.

Still… if she really went to another world, being alone would feel pretty lonely.

Could she bring someone with her?

She thought about it for a while, then slowly lowered her head.

No… there probably wasn’t anyone suitable.

Forget it. Next option.

“My Q + A + R killed them instantly…” Lin Lin felt this talent was actually pretty good for streaming. If she played up the image of being a “Sona-only expert,” she might really become popular.

But after thinking about it, Sona as a hero… wasn’t very exciting to watch.

If that’s the case, did this item really deserve a golden rank?

And it wasn’t cheap either.

Rejected again by Lin Lin.

So, that left only the last two items.

The first one, fast drying…

Although the name itself was full of things to complain about—“say goodbye to hair washing trouble”? Was her problem really that her hair dried too slowly?

No. It was because she was lazy.

Even so, Lin Lin felt this item was actually very useful. It could protect her hair, save time drying it, and it was a permanent effect. It wasn’t too expensive either, and she would still have some popularity points left after buying it.

So Lin Lin placed the order and bought the fast drying upgrade.

Her head felt warm for a moment. Shortly after, the girl, who had just been holding a hair dryer, quietly put it down. She ran her fingers through her hair and found that not only was it already dry, it was also much smoother and softer.

What a great item!

Lin Lin nodded in satisfaction, then looked at the last remaining item.

Hmm…

Killing intent detection. This thing didn’t seem very useful.

She wasn’t a secret agent or a spy doing dangerous missions. Did a normal high school student really need something like this?

Well… since it was golden quality, she might as well take it. It was rare to get such good items, and buying it now as a backup wasn’t a bad choice.

Thinking this way, the girl reached out and touched the fourth item. Instantly, her popularity points were spent, the item was bought, and then…

It activated?!

Huh?!

Lin Lin froze. What was this? Why was it used immediately?

She checked the item description again, and—good grief…

“Immediately.”