Chapter 30: You Are Not In Exile You Are Clearly Traveling!
Chapter 30: Exploiting the System (Happy New Year)
"This is Ghost Vine. It tastes bitter, warm, and is non-toxic. It's used for treating carbuncles, malignant sores..."
Yang Xiaohua pointed to a black vine on the ground, resembling a hand, and introduced it to Chen Xue.
"Be careful not to damage the roots."
In order to quickly dig up the herbs, Chen Xue and the servants started to work together. After all, herbs were often not just individual plants but rather grew in patches.
After digging them up, when nobody was paying attention, Chen Xue discreetly took one and then stored it in her consciousness.
"System, recycle!"
"Ghost Vine, valued at 120 contribution points."
Upon hearing the system's evaluation, Chen Xue's eyes lit up. 120 contribution points equated to 120 taels of silver. Although the value was high only for the first recovery, diminishing on subsequent attempts, it was still profitable.
"The exchange mall has been activated, you can check the inventory."
Upon hearing the system's reminder, Chen Xue's eyes brightened. "Quick, let me see."
Opening the system mall, she could see various items ranging from electrical appliances to food and household items.
"Fridge: 1500 points."
"TV: 2400 points."
"Electric blanket: 3600 points."
"Fan: 500 points."
"Bicycle: 3800 points."
...
Looking at these expensive prices, Chen Xue sighed. It wasn't enough; she only had 200 contribution points now, not even enough to buy a fan.
However, they didn't need a fan at the moment, and even if they bought one, they wouldn't have electricity to use it. It would just end up stored in their space. Instead, they could exchange it for a generator.
Electrical appliances were relatively expensive, but food items were cheaper.
"Instant noodles (box of 10 packets): 15 contribution points."
"Coke (box of 6 bottles): 8 contribution points."
"Spicy strips (box of 10 packets): 5 contribution points."
Basically, Chen Xue could buy everything she could in her previous life, and not only that, but also various items she had never seen before.
"Detox pill (detoxifies 10 types of poison): 50 contribution points."
"Soft armor (invulnerable to swords and spears): 1500 contribution points."
"Sword (cuts through hair): 1450 contribution points."
"Crossbow (range of 100 meters): 2500 contribution points."
A series of goods dazzled her eyes. Unfortunately, Chen Xue couldn't afford them and could only accumulate contribution points honestly.
Fortunately, with Yang Xiaohua's help, she was able to accumulate contribution points faster.
"Miss, this is a weed, not a medicinal herb." Yang Xiaohua became familiar with Chen Xue and gained confidence. When she saw Chen Xue pulling weeds, she quickly stopped her.
"I know."
Chen Xue nodded. She wasn't planning to eat them; she was just exploiting the system.
"Grass: 5 contribution points."
"Soapberry leaves: 4 contribution points."
"Pine needles, already recorded: 1 contribution point."
Unable to find medicinal herbs, Chen Xue started pulling weeds to exploit the system.
Unfortunately, after accumulating hundreds of contribution points, the system patched this loophole, preventing Chen Xue from continuing to exploit it.
Chen Xue had no choice but to let Yang Xiaohua lead her to find medicinal herbs.
"Stop!"
Suddenly, a bailiff blocked their path.
"Miss, it's him, he bullied me."
Seeing the bailiff, Yang Xiaohua became scared. It seemed that this bailiff had come looking for her again.
"You actually want to escape?" The bailiff looked at them maliciously. "Don't you know that escape is a capital offense!"
"Sir, you're joking. How could we be trying to escape? We're just gathering some herbs."
Chen Xue couldn't let the bailiff spread falsehoods. Indeed, in the exiled group, if any inclination to escape was detected, the bailiffs had the authority to execute the offenders.
"Is that so? I've heard that you're using herb gathering as an excuse, but in reality, you're trying to escape!" The bailiff didn't believe them.
"Do you want to escape? Let's see if my knife agrees!"
Chen Xue narrowed her eyes. She knew that the bailiff was just looking for an excuse to extort them.
"What do you want in order to let us go?" she asked.
The bailiff looked somewhat reasonable, then looked at Yang Xiaohua behind Chen Xue. "Hand over the girl behind you."
Yang Xiaohua's face turned pale. She instinctively shrank behind Chen Xue, but her eyes kept darting toward Chen Xue, afraid she would agree.
"No way!" Chen Xue refused without hesitation. Yang Xiaohua was already under her protection. How could she hand her over to someone else?
Moreover, the bailiff clearly had ill intentions. If she handed over Yang Xiaohua, she would undoubtedly suffer unimaginable torment.
So, no matter what, she couldn't hand over Yang Xiaohua.
Upon hearing this, the bailiff's face darkened. "You need to think carefully. I'm not negotiating with you; I'm ordering you!"
"Do you think you're still high-ranking officials' relatives? Now you're just prisoners, sentenced to exile. I have plenty of ways to torment you!"
Facing his threats, Chen Xue remained indifferent. Besides the support of Zhao Guang and Xu Tian, she had her own ways to deal with this.
Seeing Chen Xue's lack of response, the bailiff's face became even more unpleasant. "Do you think having the postmaster's support makes you special? He can only manage a small post station; beyond that, he's nothing."
"If you don't hand the girl over, don't expect to receive any food in the future."
Chen Xue scoffed at this threat. They didn't need the food the bailiff provided; it was no threat to them.
"Attack!"
The bailiff, enraged by Chen Xue's indifference, ordered his men to act. Several bailiffs went towards Chen Xue and her group, their faces filled with killing intent.
"Wait!"
Chen Yuan hurriedly stepped forward, bowing to the bailiff. "Gentlemen, is there a misunderstanding?"
"Misunderstanding?" The bailiff sneered. "Attacking an official's emissary, attempting escape—both are capital crimes!"
Chen Yuan's face turned ugly. He wanted to instruct the servants to find Zhao Guang and Xu Tian, but the bailiff stopped him, preventing him from leaving.
"Don't even think about finding Zhao Guang and Xu Tian. They can't help you."
With these words, Chen Xue and the others felt a sinking feeling.
They originally thought that the bailiffs were only interested in Yang Xiaohua, but now it seemed that these bailiffs had targeted them from the beginning.
However, who was behind them, able to stop Zhao Guang and Xu Tian? And mobilizing most of the bailiffs from the exile group—it was clearly not simple.
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