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Chapter 5 Struggling for a Living
the next morning.
The alarm clock that woke Su Tianqing up was at eight o'clock in the morning.
A swirling blanket on the bed seemed to be cocooning, and a tiny hand quickly reached out from inside to turn off the alarm clock, as if some kind of fox monster was hiding inside.
The fox demon rolled over on the bed and then suddenly let out a strange cry:
"Ouch! That hurts!"
The golden fox pressed down on its own tail.
.
Su Tianqing sat up in bed, her hair disheveled and falling beside her. Her eyelids and ears drooped, and she seemed listless. Only the stinging pain at the base of her tail reminded her that she should never sleep lying flat on her back again.
"Mmm... Mmm-hmm~"
The fox stretched its body to its heart's content, straightening its tail and ears, dispelling all fatigue from its body and welcoming a brand new day.
Good morning, world! This villainous fox is back!
After silently reciting a somewhat cheesy line to herself, Su Tianqing habitually picked up her phone from the bedside table, opened a video app as she walked to the bathroom, and looked at the Hero Association section she had been following yesterday.
A newly released announcement video came into view.
"An announcement? It's related to Magical Girl Hyacinth?" Su Tianqing muttered to herself in surprise.
A bad feeling popped into Fox's mind, and she recalled what had happened yesterday:
Enjoy nature at Green Heart Park, and incidentally ambush the magical girl Hyacinth, giving her a little surprise—in the form of a super-powered monster.
After playing a spinning top game with the hyacinth for a while, I quickly left because I needed to sleep too!
On the way, I even tried out the magical girl's flying ability and all sorts of random magic. I played until midnight before going home. I took a quick shower and then fell asleep as soon as I lay down on the bed. When I opened my eyes, it was the next day.
"Could it be that after all that trouble, she had a mental breakdown and decided to graduate from magical girl school and quit?"
Su Tianqing pinched her chin and pondered.
That shouldn't be done, it's really wrong.
I set a strict rule against any lewd behavior with the tentacle monster, at most I'd tickle her soles and armpits, so why is she reacting so strongly?
Surely the soles of my feet can't have strange reactions too.
Su Tianqing opened the video.
"A strange man attacked Rongcheng Green Heart Park last night. The magical girl Hyacinth went to suppress him, but she fell into the man's trap and was not rescued until 3 a.m.
Hyacinth has not commented on this.
"Three in the morning?... Heh, heh heh heh..." The villainous fox revealed a sinister smile.
Before leaving, I made a point of checking the time. It was 8 p.m., which means the hyacinth had been hanging for a full seven hours.
Although I restricted the scope of the suggestive scenes, being tormented for so long... must have been unpleasant.
Who cares! Let's just collect the mission rewards first!
Fox couldn't wait to finish washing up, ran to the living room, picked up the ancient book, and turned to the page for daily tasks.
[Daily Task 1: Spot the Difference Magical Girl, Completed]
finished!
100 Divine Stones have been earned. After deducting the Enhancement Medicine A that I spent a lot of money to buy yesterday, I have a net profit of 50!
But when Su Tianqing looked closely at today's task, she was stunned for a moment.
[Mission: To acquire a magical girl codename]
Every magical girl should have her own unique code name.
[Reward: 200 Divine Stones]
Magical Girl Code Name? What's that?
After a quick search on Baidu, Su Tianqing suddenly realized.
Each magical girl is registered by the Hero Association and given a corresponding identification code based on her fighting style or her own request.
Take Hyacinth for example. Half a year ago, after her first appearance, staff from the Hero Association came to contact her and, with her consent, gave her the codename "Hyacinth".
"Just like a stage name," Su Tianqing complained.
Since the secret manual has already made this arrangement, I should also try to come up with a good-sounding code name for my identity as a magical girl.
Fox's gaze fell on another task.
[Mission: Long-cherished Wish]
[Gained 200 followers]
Become a dazzling magical girl, let everyone remember your name, and live on with her legacy.
It looks simple, but it's actually quite difficult to do.
The mission description was even more so than the bassist's on the next set. Coupled with the memories of the original owner gradually returning to her mind, Su Tianqing finally realized just how dark the original owner's life truly was, to the point that even her two hundred followers had to describe it as a "long-cherished wish"—
Su Tianqing's monthly expenses are about 1,000 yuan. After deducting the 500 yuan subsidy she receives from the mutual aid association, she still has a shortfall of about 500 yuan.
So this Miss Fox chose to write a web novel, "Magical Girl Crisis," which tells the story of a slime protagonist and magical girls' adventures in another world.
I update 90,000 words every month, with only a handful of subscribers. Aside from the 500 yuan attendance bonus, I get nothing else.
It's currently the end of the month, and it's likely that the original owner died suddenly from fulminant myocarditis because of working late into the night to meet deadlines and the orc flu.
What? You're asking why all the loli protagonists make a living by writing novels?
Please, we can't expect this delicate little fox to go out and work, especially since she's a socially awkward and withdrawn person.
"……Wait a moment."
Su Tianqing suddenly realized a fatal problem.
If the original owner relied entirely on the 500 yuan attendance bonus from that trashy novel to make a living... and since I didn't write a single word yesterday, wouldn't that 500 yuan attendance bonus be completely wasted?!
Fox rushed to her bedroom desk, opened her laptop, went to an unknown novel website, and clicked on the author's backend.
The words "2 days of no updates" were prominently displayed in the attendance award column, making Su Tianqing almost faint.
The apartment was rented with the help of the mutual aid association near Rongcheng Medical College. The rent wasn't a problem, but the fact that she lost 500 yuan for full attendance bonus made her feel a huge increase in financial pressure.
That's a whopping five hundred yuan! Enough to eat five hundred steamed buns!
Fox sat in front of the computer, clutching its tail and whimpering.
At this moment, the mission is no longer important.
The priority is to secure our future living expenses!
Go out and hand out flyers? Find a nearby restaurant to wash dishes? Or how about some traditional skills from an urban rebirth drama—
— Copying books.
Su Tianqing recalled her experiences in her past life.
In my previous life, I was a doctor who enjoyed writing online novels to pass the time. I've written quite a few books over the years.
Although their results weren't great, they still managed to carve out a completely new path in this unfamiliar world.
Can copying your own book be considered plagiarism? Definitely not!
Without hesitation, Su Tianqing quickly logged out of the original owner's account and then registered a new one.
Pen name... Ten Thousand Mercury.
Let's keep the original title: "The Abyss Lord is My Loli Wife".
Relying on his memories from his previous life, he wrote 20,000 words in a flowing, natural style, and in just one morning he had gathered enough words to sign a contract. He then randomly found an editor's email address and sent it to them privately.
It wasn't until the sun was high in the sky and it was almost noon when Su Tianqing stretched and walked out of the bedroom that the empty hunger in her stomach brought Fox back to reality from the cyber world.
While calming my restless belly, I pondered the future.
I hope my book will be approved soon, so I can get my 500 yuan attendance bonus next month.
So, what's next...?
Fox picked up the secret manual from the table.
I have absolutely no idea about the two tasks: 200 followers and the magical girl codename.
Then Su Tianqing noticed today's daily tasks.
[Daily Task 1: Record the magical girl's embarrassing situation]
[Reward: 100 Divine Stones]
[Daily Task 2: Make sure at least 100 people witness the magical girl's embarrassing situation]
[Reward: 100 Divine Stones]
……Um?
Fox's brain began to work at high speed.
To record embarrassing situations and let others see them.
If she could connect with another 200 followers… Su Tianqing quickly turned the page to the information page and looked at the section on Magical Girl Hyacinth.
Sure enough, a few more lines of text appeared in the information section below.
Magical Girl Hyacinth
Real name: Nan Xiaofeng
[19 years old, studying at Rongcheng Third College of Arts and Sciences]
Currently struggling to catch up on summer homework.
[Home address...]
I'm so excited! (This is a huge box!)
Completely shocked by the sudden box, Su Tianqing suddenly had a brilliant idea.
Su Tianqing closed the secret manual, a smile appearing on her lips.
I, Fox, have some ideas.