That night, as Ye Xia meditated on the coming storm, the system delivered its most significant update yet.
[Ding! Host has successfully integrated wasted assets into strategic operations, demonstrating high-level resource optimization. Core functionality expanding. System Level 10 unlocked.]
The blue screen glowed with a new, intense light.
System: Money Wasting System (Level 10)
Host: Ye Xia
Todays Wasting Quota: 50,000,000 RMB
Conversion Rate: 30%
Kai Reserve: 450 Units
Cultivation Stage: Qi Condensation (Middle Phase)
New Function Unlocked: Asset Reclamation.
New Function Unlocked: Conceptual Waste.
[Asset Reclamation: Host may now 'reclaim' a previously wasted asset. The system will assess a reclamation fee (based on original value) to be paid from the daily quota. The asset will be restored to its original state and can be integrated meaningfully. Cooldown: 30 days.]
[Conceptual Waste: Host may now fulfill the wasting quota by funding abstract concepts: e.g., 'a dream,' 'a moment of peace,' 'a forgotten memory.' The system will manifest a tangible (though often symbolic) outcome related to the concept. Warning: Outcomes are unpredictable.]
Ye Xia stared at the screen, her mind reeling. Asset Reclamation was a game-changer. She could get back something she had foolishly wasted and actually use it. But it was Conceptual Waste that truly astounded her. She could waste money on… ideas? And the system would do something about it?
It was moving from manipulating finance and reality to manipulating meaning itself. The system was revealing itself to be far more than a financial tool. It was a mechanism of cosmic absurdity, and she was its chosen agent.
The path ahead was more dangerous than ever. But with these new, reality-bending abilities, Ye Xia felt a thrilling sense of possibility. The Ugly Heiress was gone. In her place was a woman who could turn waste into weapons, and dreams into destiny.