【Congratulations on obtaining "Memory Enhancement," automatically redeemed】
【Memory Enhancement Details: Personal memory reinforcement, no side effects.】
【Congratulations on obtaining a Hidden Reward Opportunity *1. Spend points to redeem?】
Looking at the familiar, strange glow, Xiao He knew that this system really wouldn't let go of any chance to earn his points. It was definitely going to take another cut from him while he was on a winning streak!
But it didn't matter. Xiao He only hoped that after taking so many of his points, the system would be a good person—no, a good system—and help him get what he truly wanted—
So, Xiao He proceeded to click 【Yes】 without any hesitation.
【Since the top tier of one million points has been reached, excess points are automatically returned. Automatically matching the highest reward tier for you...】
【Match successful!】
【Congratulations on obtaining "Criminal Base" *1. Automatically rationalizing the source for you...】
【Criminal Base: An excellent criminal maintains high vigilance and a keen sense of smell at all times. This is your safe house; it can provide you with supplies and shelter, making it easier to evade the pursuit of hounds.】
Xiao He clenched his fists. He hadn't expected the system's highest tier to actually be one million points. It didn't take a single point more and even had the conscience to spit back the extra points—
But what Xiao He looked forward to even more was where this Criminal Base—ah, the Beijing luxury house—would be located and what kind of surprise it would be.
He performed the prostration rite once more and began to pray devoutly...
However, one minute passed.
Three minutes passed.
Xiao He stood bewildered in the wind; nothing happened.
“Brother Xiao, should we get going?”
It wasn't until Xiao Chen couldn't help but ask in a low voice that Xiao He finally couldn't resist pulling out his phone to check his various texts and emails repeatedly.
But there was still nothing.
Clearly, last time he finished the draw, he immediately received a call from the real estate company, but this time, nothing happened after the draw.
No one called, there were no similar texts, and not even a property deed appeared out of thin air...
Huh?
Where is the huge house I just drew?
And most importantly, the system didn't tell him the location, nor did anyone notify him. He had no idea where the house was or what it looked like!
—
Even after sitting in the car on the way back, Xiao He didn't give up. He checked the properties under his name again, confirming that no strange property certificates had appeared.
If it weren't for the sudden decrease in points, Xiao He would have suspected he was just dreaming today.
Wait, is this right?
This isn't right, is it?
My one million points!
Xiao He hurriedly opened the system panel and read the information on it over and over. Finally, he discovered something different—【Automatically rationalizing the source for you...】
Last time he drew a reward, it said the rationalization was already successful, but this time, it was still in progress.
So it wasn't that it didn't exist, but that the system was still working on it.
Xiao He looked at the system notification, feeling a bit lost.
No, exactly what kind of property is it that even the system needs to spend so much effort to process?
Xiao He didn't give up and began to poke the system panel frantically.
“System, system, system, at least give me more of an explanation, or even a loading bar would do! How am I supposed to know when you'll assign it to my account?”
If this thing stays stuck here, how long will he have to wait?!
Fortunately, hard work pays off. Ten minutes later, the system, which had been poked quite unfairly, finally impatiently gave a warm reminder.
【Warm Reminder: Due to real-world logic, non-system products may experience delays in arrival. Please wait patiently. Thank you for your understanding.】
Xiao He:...
Hehe, System, you have your days too!
Although he didn't see his long-awaited house immediately, Xiao He finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his hanging heart slowly settled.
The system finally gave some response.
That's good...
Although he didn't know when it would arrive, Xiao He began to look forward to it.
This made the "Memory Enhancement" skill he had drawn seem like a mere incidental bonus.
But in fact, for Xiao He right now, having such a cheat-like ability was a life-saver. It was many times more important than a house he couldn't take with him and wouldn't live in for long.
He was already exhausted from grinding lines for "imperial industry"; if he had to deal with the feng shui and metaphysical knowledge from "Long" on top of that, Xiao He really would have felt that "life is meaningless."
He could be a competitive king, but he couldn't spend all his future days completely buried in this one thing.
It greatly drained his enthusiasm for work.
But now, looking at this skill, Xiao He finally felt like he had come back to life.
So without any hesitation, Xiao He opened his tablet and began to check the "homework" Director Zhuang had assigned him—
Xiao Chen was originally in high spirits, wanting to turn around and chat with Xiao He, but he didn't expect that as soon as he turned his head, he saw his own competitive king already immersed in work.
His originally upturned lips slowly slumped, and much of the spirit on his face dissipated.
Ah, isn't today a rare day off?
Why has the competitive king started exerting effort again...
Xiao Chen, the lucky charm, shivered as he silently opened his chat box, found his chat history with Chadley, and began to review the filming perspectives Chadley had taught him before.
Lao Qi glanced at the rearview mirror and slowed down the car significantly. Liu Rulan, who had been busy with the work in her hands, also looked up at the situation of the people in the car at this time before lowering her head again.
Only, a slight smile involuntarily curled at the corners of her mouth.
...
A few days later, at the recording site of the "Book of Ancient Kingdoms" Program Group.
The host read from the teleprompter, their tone growing increasingly excited and soaring: "Now, let us welcome Mr. Ye Jiangmin—a national first-class calligrapher, Ambassador for the Inheritance of Traditional Chinese Culture, Honorary Chairman of the Overseas Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Restoration Exchange, member of the China Calligraphy Association, and Director of the China Restoration Center... to the stage to give his lecture."
Professor Ye's figure instantly appeared on the large screen.
Hearing the host's words, Professor Ye stood up, waved to the audience below, and smiled with innate kindness. He picked up the microphone and said enthusiastically to the audience: "Regarding this content, I would like to invite my special guest assistant for this occasion to come on stage and help me complete this entire process—"
Thus, following his introduction, a young man wearing a Zhongshan suit with a reserved and steady temperament strode onto the brightly lit stage amidst the cheers and applause of everyone.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and revealed a gentle smile, bowing slightly to the crowd with impeccable etiquette: "Hello everyone, I am actor Xiao He, and I am the Special Guest Assistant for the Inheritance of the Chinese Cultural Lineage for this episode of 'Book of Ancient Kingdoms'."
“Relics are silent, but time leaves its mark. Today, let us step into history together, explore the stories behind the national treasures, feel the profound power of the millennia-old Chinese civilization, and together practice our original intention of protecting cultural relics and passing on the flame...”
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