After finishing the meal and offering a few words of encouragement to that lively female student, Elashia left the Magic Academy with Siris.
After saying goodbye to Siris outside the Magic Academy, Elashia planned to return to the palace and continue slacking off.
Thinking about it, she had already finished all the novels she'd bought, so she needed to take a detour to the marketplace.
At the thought that she could slack off until the expedition one hundred days later, Elashia's footsteps became lighter.
No matter how dangerous the road ahead might be, that was something for her future self to worry about.
↖(^ω^)↗
A few days after transmigrating, Elashia had figured it out—this world was too dangerous, with one crisis after another. She just needed to do what she could.
Otherwise, she would eventually go mad with anxiety.
As long as thinking about future events had no meaning, she wouldn't think about them. ╮(╯▽╰)╭
Elashia didn't want tomorrow's rain to wet her today.
Casting aside the maturity she had displayed in front of Siris, Elashia skipped happily toward the marketplace.
[System Task Issued]
?
I've only just had a moment's peace.
[Task: Help the child by the road rescue his pet cat]
Huh?
Why such a small matter?
Elashia was somewhat speechless.
Looking toward the roadside, she saw a child whose cat had climbed up a tree. The child below was extremely anxious, but not knowing how to climb trees, he could only worry helplessly below.
[Completion Reward: Mage level increased by one]
[Non-completion Reward: Warrior level increased by three]
?
There's a reward for not completing it? And it's better than the completion reward?
Elashia wanted to think carefully, but time didn't allow for deep consideration—the cat was about to fall from the tree!
Elashia immediately sprang up from the ground, using a flying spell to reach the kitten's side and rescue it.
[Task Completed]
[Task Reward: Mage level increased by one]
Elashia handed the kitten to the little boy amid his grateful words, but the question in her heart remained unresolved.
Why would such a small matter trigger a system task?
Logically, only somewhat dangerous situations should trigger tasks.
Carrying her doubts, Elashia hadn't walked far when she saw a few young hooligans bullying a little girl.
Then Elashia received another system task.
Seeing the same task rewards as before, Elashia's confusion deepened.
Elashia walked up to the hooligans, and under the grateful gaze of the little girl, gave those poor troublemakers a lesson.
Then she received the reward of another warrior level increase.
This wasn't right. Something was very wrong.
Walking back on the road, the questions in Elashia's heart grew deeper.
Why were these completely non-dangerous matters triggering system rewards?
Elashia really couldn't figure it out.
Before Elashia could think more, the system's prompt came again.
Looking at the carriage stuck in the mud ahead, Elashia gave a bitter smile.
......
"I must say, this young lady is really strong!"
The carriage owner happily gave Elashia a thumbs up before leaving.
Elashia could only respond with a smile.
After the driver left, Elashia looked at her mud-covered skirt with a displeased expression.
The white skirt made the mud stains even more obvious.
Candice will definitely scold me when I get back.
(╥﹏╥)
......
"Ah~"
After wandering around, Elashia finally arrived at the marketplace, by now looking somewhat bedraggled.
Her white stockings were stained with dirt, her skirt visibly covered with mud, and even her delicate face was smudged with dust.
Now she just wanted to quickly buy her novels and go back for a good bath.
In the nearly six months since her transmigration, the system's tasks combined were almost fewer than today's alone.
(-_-;)
Meanwhile, Candice, who had been following her the whole way, smiled and said to Cecilia beside her:
"Now are you completely reassured about her?"