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Chapter 1 - Chapter 1: The Consumption System

Han Lie dragged his heavy feet and boarded the last subway.

The carriage was empty.

Every person returning home at night has a face full of fatigue and numbness.

Han Lie found an empty seat and sat down, closed his eyes and rested for a few seconds.

When I opened my eyes again, an illusory panel suddenly appeared in front of me.

At the same time, a mechanical voice sounded in my mind.

[Consumption system reports to you]

system!

Han Lie is very familiar with this.

He started reading online novels in his first year of high school and has continued to do so until now.

Because of this, his grades, which were originally quite good, dropped sharply, and he was ultimately only admitted to a third-tier university, where he lived a mediocre life until he was thirty.

Every time Han Lie thinks of his rebelliousness in high school and his indulgence in college, he will fall into deep regret after being beaten by society for more than ten years.

If only...

Unfortunately, there is no if, and we can't go back to the past.

However, despite his regrets, Han Lie still lacked the motivation to change.

Because he knew very well that it was useless.

I was just an average person to begin with, and I wasted my most precious teenage years and missed the opportunity to take the college entrance examination. What can I do now no matter how hard I try?

Can you afford to buy a house or can you afford to marry a wife?

Instead of humbly striving for career and love, it is better to lie down comfortably.

Read novels, play games, and be free.

Han Lie remained inactive until he was in his early thirties and achieved nothing.

Until today, I was inexplicably hit in the face by the system.

Has God finally stopped watching this?

My time is coming?!

Just as intense excitement surged, Han Lie heard another reminder—

[Newbie gift pack open]

[Consume all previously accumulated consumption value to fulfill one of the host's wishes]

[Please make a wish]

"I want to go back and do it all over again!"

Without even thinking, Han Lie blurted out his greatest wish.

No, that's not a wish.

It was a dream woven with regret and unwillingness.

I am a loser, but if I could do it again, I would like to be a winner.

Han Lie woke up and found himself still sitting on the train.

But it was no longer a spacious and bright subway, but an old-fashioned train.

This is...

After graduating from the college entrance examination, on the way to report to the School of Humanities of Shanghai International Studies University?!

Han Lie looked at the girl opposite him and instantly fixed his mind on the current time node.

August 30, 2013.

The first long journey in life.

Han Lie still remembers everything that happened today.

Because sitting opposite him happened to be the beautiful Chen Yanfei, who was in the same school but a different class from him.

Coincidentally, she was admitted to the Shanghai International Studies University, which was next door to Han Lie.

The young and naive Han Lie thought that this was a fate given by God. He struggled for a long time, and finally couldn't help but strike up a conversation with her when they were halfway there.

However, she was severely beaten by her classmate Pan Shaohang.

That defeat directly destroyed Han Lie's beautiful fantasy about college life and caused him to be mentally unbalanced for many years.

Han Lie calmly took out his thousand-yuan knockoff phone, opened it, checked the time, and then looked at the ticket.

Fortunately, the train had just started and the events in my memory had not yet happened.

Feeling relieved, Han Lie lowered his head and checked the system with peace of mind.

The system panel is very simple.

There are several lines of text description on the current page.

[The host's total consumption value is only enough to return to the eve of the college entrance examination]

[Taking into account the possible adverse consequences, the wish function automatically selects the current time node for the host]

[Current balance consumption value is 12588 points]

[Do you want to continue backtracking? ]

[whether]

Looking at the two options flashing on the panel, Han Lie broke out in a cold sweat and decisively clicked [No].

Back to the eve of the college entrance examination... so scary!

Why are you going back?

A new record of 200 points on the test, and a mixed doubles beating at the same time?!

Pooh!

If he could go back to the beginning of his senior year of high school, Han Lie would be willing to give it a real try.

I don't want anything else, I just want to prove that I'm not a waste.

Even if you only get into a second-tier university, it is a new beginning.

What a pity that I didn't get the chance...

Forget it, the humanities at Shanghai International Studies University are pretty good.

At least there are enough beauties.

After giving up, new prompts will be refreshed immediately.

[The wishing function has been permanently closed]

[Consumption system officially launched]

ah?

Can't make wishes anymore?

Well, that's not a big deal.

Han Lie was not very disappointed. At this moment, the old boy was in a state of extreme satisfaction. The joy of his dream coming true filled his whole body, so strong that it overflowed and was enough to sweep away all negative emotions.

Han Lie now feels very favorable when he sees Pan Shaohang sitting diagonally opposite him.

Well, the boy has handsome eyebrows, red lips and white teeth, he is a good duck!

Their eyes met, and Han Lie even nodded to the other party in a friendly manner, revealing a smile from the heart.

My child, daddy loves you.

However, Pan Shaohang did not intend to accept that kindness. He looked very disdainful and let out a slight sneer from his nose.

Maybe he thought Han Lie was unkempt and poorly dressed, and was not worthy of being associated with him?

Han Lie felt that this naughty child was hopeless, but he just laughed it off.

He lowered his head, opened a magazine as a cover, and continued to check the system.

Just after Han Lie lowered his head, Chen Yanfei, who had seen the whole process, quietly looked at the young man in front of her.

Han Lie knew nothing.

The four words "officially opened" filled him with anticipation and captured his entire attention.

The entire consumption system has only three sub-pages.

[Attributes], [Items], [Messages]

The item page was naturally empty, and the message page only had a sentence [More functions will be unlocked after upgrading]. Han Lie could only explore the attribute interface.

In the upper left corner is a rotating 3D personal image.

He is 174 cm tall and weighs 60 kg. He is thin, with messy hair that is half-length to his eyebrows. He wears a pair of old-fashioned black-framed glasses and has dark skin.

His appearance is just that of an ordinary person, and he also looks a bit rustic and timid.

It's not ugly, but it's really hard to get close to it.

This is the story of Han Lie, an 18-year-old boy from a small town.

In the upper right corner of the panel are various data.

They are respectively -

[Basic Attributes: Strength 62, Agility 59, Constitution 63, Intelligence 65]

[Secondary Attributes: Appearance 66, Body 58, Health 69, Special 75]

[Professional knowledge: Mathematics Level 2, English Level 3, Accounting Level 1, Finance Level 3...]

[Skills: Driving Level 1, Driving Skill Level 3, Cooking Skill Level 2, Handicraft Skill Level 4, Stock Trading Skill Level 2, Writing Skill Level 2...]

Cash: 20385

[Experience: 12588]

Focus your mind on any term and expanded terms and related explanations will appear.

Han Lie checked each item one by one and soon got a general idea.

First of all, the core of the system: consumption gains experience, and experience can be invested in any attributes and skills.

One consumption, two benefits.

And the extra benefit is the "self-upgrade" that money can't buy, which is really cool.

Consumption value is converted into experience on a one-to-one basis, with no deception for anyone.

The system rules are simple and crude, and they perfectly suit Han Lie's wishes.

——Who would want to struggle with those brain-burning rules when they can get happiness so easily?

Therefore, Han Lie would rather stay in Li Jiaqi's live broadcast room waiting to grab orders than join in the Double Eleven excitement.

With so many twists and turns, who are you trying to fool?

The new generation no longer tolerates anyone's arrogance.

There is a price to pay for arrogance, Lao Ma...

Smiling, Han Lie began to check the meaning of the numerical values of various attributes.

Below 60 points, sub-healthy, add one point for every 1,000 experience points.

60-69 points, normal range, one point added for every 10,000 experience points.

70-79 points, excellent, unlocked after system upgrade.

80-89 points, genius, unlocked after the system is upgraded again.

90-99 points, top level, as dazzling as the sun.

Han Lie was not surprised at all that his basic attributes were mainly concentrated in the early 60s.

Just an average-looking person!

If you are the geniuses and we are the mortals, then the vast majority of people in the world are us.

Before today, Han Lie had always had a clear understanding of his own positioning.

An extremely ordinary person among the countless people.

But now, quietly looking at the system panel, Han Lie suddenly realized...

I will eventually break away from us, surpass you, and become a third kind of person—

They.

The basic attributes are normal, but the secondary attributes are very strange...

What is special?

Open it quietly and take a look...Brother Lie's smile gradually becomes abnormal.

Hey, I am talented in some areas!

However, it is a sad story that he only has talent but lacks excellent strength and physique to support it, so his talent cannot be brought into play.

After being sad for a while, Han Lie's face suddenly turned dark.

Damn it!

What are you thinking about?

With your looks, figure, and emotional intelligence, you've been a single guy from the beginning to the end. You've never used your talents at all, right?!

Han Lie suddenly understood why there was a mysterious level 4 skill among the skills.

Damn, this damn world is really not friendly to me...

Although he complained, Han Lie knew very well in his heart that it was never the world's problem, but that he had failed to find the right way to get along with the world.

It is always difficult for people to admit their failures, and they prefer to blame objective conditions and the external environment.

Before today, Han Lie was a typical tough talker.

I always like to make excuses for myself to escape reality and avoid problems.

He wrapped his heart in a shell, forcibly rebounding all external stimuli.

Don't listen to nagging, don't accept criticism, don't want to distinguish between true and false, and don't want to show your true self...

In short, against everything.

Han Lie's mediocrity and failure are largely due to his unhealthy mentality.

If you keep fighting with yourself all day long, how can you use your strength to fight?

However, after rebirth, that shell suddenly disappeared.

Han Lie felt unprecedentedly relaxed. When he recalled many things from the past, he could clearly distinguish right from wrong, and they no longer hurt his fragile self-esteem.

No, that's not right. I'm not fragile now...

Han Lie wandered in the ocean of memories, slowly sorting out the past events and old friends of these years.

I feel peaceful and fulfilled, full of relief from the past and longing for the future.

The feeling of happiness embraced him tightly, making him understand so much.

As the saying goes, a man's maturity is a matter of a moment.

Now is the moment when Han Lie reconciles with himself and shakes hands with the world.

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