Remaining survival time: 167 days six hours, life points: 4965 (-5000).

The Rule-Level Ability Life Bank is at your service. Your current assets are negative. Please make a profit as soon as possible, otherwise your life will soon be bankrupt.

Today's expected revenue: 0, Today's expected expenditure: 1.

There are 47 days left until the end of the month settlement, and the expected repayment this period is 1000 points. Please ensure your account balance remains positive.

Lu Ping'an, awakened from a deep sleep, instinctively opened his panel.

“Ah, another day of waking up poor.”

Lu Ping'an had just woken up and was immediately jolted by the -5000 on the panel.

Other traversers rely on the system to enjoy themselves and reach the peak of their lives, but I'm different. As soon as I arrived, I was given a countdown to death.

Life points, simple and direct, one point per day. Back to zero and you're done.

I owe myself 6,000 points (about 20 years, already repaid 1,000), and I have to repay 1,000 points every month. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be bankrupt and liquidated in at most six months, and it will be over.

"Ugh, this piece of junk. It's called a Z-grade contaminant and supposedly a top-tier ability with extreme threat level? It's ruined my freedom..."

"What are you mumbling about, Anping? It's time for dinner."

The shouts from outside woke Lu Ping'an up reluctantly. Ever since he started "living together" with that person, staying up late to play games had become a thing of the past.

"Today there's your favorite dish."

"With your skills, you can't tell the difference between any dish. I even suspect that your 'price' was sacrificing your sense of smell."

"If you don't want to eat, it's fine. I'll go feed the cat next door."

“Munch munch munch.”

Lu Ping'an was a bit helpless, so he lowered his head and diligently ate his rice.

Xia Qin sat there, seeming pleased with her own progress in cooking.

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A melon-shaped face, slightly thick red lips, and long eyebrows and eyes. Even without a trace of makeup, her bare face exudes vitality and presence.

Her usually neat and tidy short hair was a little messy, and the slanted bangs of her bob haircut covered her right eye.

Even with a tired expression, she still possesses a clean and refreshing aura, with a beautiful face that leaves no room for misinterpretation of her gender.

The full lips coupled with the mysterious tear mole under the left eye make a captivating impression on first glance.

Lu Ping'an thought this woman was beautiful, with dark eyes, short hair, long legs, and she was his type. If only she wasn't so old!

"What time did you get back last night?"

After having a meal, Lu Ping'an glanced at the television. It was reporting another serious pollution accident at a certain shopping mall where many people had died.

"Three thirty, I have a somewhat troublesome task."

Xia Qin yawned. As the deputy captain of the third special operations squad of the ancient city Xian district alien management bureau, overtime was the norm, and day-night shifts were a daily occurrence.

After all, supernatural pollution and crime tend to come out more at night than during the day.

Lu Ping'an sighed and lightly patted Xia Qin's shoulder.

The next moment, she sprang to life at a speed visible to the naked eye. Her pale complexion turned blood red, her hair regained its luster, and her energetic appearance was as if she had just slept through a day of beauty sleep.

"Thanks! That's really helpful."

"Well, how else would you end up illegally imprisoned..."

“What? What did you say? About your application for residential surveillance, I put in a lot of effort. Without my guarantee, you..."

After much deliberation, she still couldn't bring herself to speak those words. But Lu Ping knew that the unspoken ones were "annihilation."

In a sense, the fact that I survived that catastrophic pollution incident is a testament to the security detail captain's protection.

Xia Qin stood up excitedly, she felt full of energy. She could work overtime all day long without any problems... So, she went to chase dramas excitedly!

Yesterday I worked the night shift, today is my day off, my state has recovered, and there's no need to go to work as a wage slave.

But Lu Ping'an glanced at the invisible panel again and sure enough, he saw the expected prompt "Life Points - 1".

"Oh, another day gone..."

"This freaking system, Road Peace, isn't a perk that comes standard with being a transmigrator. It's a type of ability in this world, and in a way, it's also a curse on himself."

Now, in the peaceful "Bank of Life," the number is always "-1." The only ability he can use is to "spend money."

Life Bank Sub-function 1: Deferred Payment of Life: The price required to pay for life is divided into installments. Currently, the upper limit is six installments over six months, and the lower limit is three installments over three days.

Sub-ability 2, Investment of Life: Invest in credit targets with a guaranteed minimum return rate of 10% and a maximum return rate of 20%. Currently, the investment limit is three people. The current investees are: Xiaqin (1 PM daily) and Lei Huoren (1 PM daily).

Now, the two abilities of Lu An are really underwhelming. One is even worse than the other. Especially the latter, using one's own life force to help others, it's so selfless that it's painful.

But he insisted on using it, and used it with all his might, desperately shortening his own lifespan.

"Isn't it possible to upgrade if you use your abilities more? I've wasted over 30 points and there's still no sign of any improvement."

You can't awaken new child abilities, increase life points, and in six months, Lu Pingan will definitely be finished. Make a desperate effort, there might still be hope.

But just that, Lu Ping'an would still hesitate. After all, every point consumed meant living one day less.

At this time, seeing that the clock in the room struck eight, Lu Ping'an took a deep breath and lay down on the chair, ready to face the impact.

"System, settle yesterday's earnings."

Among the proceeds earned by investor Xia Qin, please keep the host in a stable state. Now, begin calculating yesterday's investment returns.

Lu Ping'an no longer had the energy to look at his own panel. In an instant, too many memories flooded his brain, and his whole body felt like it was being jolted by electricity, as if he were about to convulse.

"Damn, she's a badass..."

In the midst of fragmented memories, Captain Xia fought fiercely, leading the charge at the forefront. One night she beat up hooligans, and the next she battled monstrous creatures. She fought from west to east, leaving demons and outcasts alike calling her grandma.

These memories are quite fragmented, with no clear beginning or end. They mostly consist of scenes of combat, depicting how she fights, her strength, and her movements.

Gained a small amount of combat experience, gained a small amount of firearms experience, gained a trace amount of forbidden knowledge...

For a moment, the panel was flooded with messages. After it stabilized, Lu Ping'an inexplicably felt an urge to go out and beat someone up... In fact, he was more capable of doing so.

Martial Arts (Confidential Style): Level 2, 6/100

Gun Skill (Pistol): Level 1, 87/100

As evidenced by this rise in "experience points", my usually non-violent child now knows how to use guns and fight.

This is the "return on investment" of fighting. Lu Ping'an traded a day of his life for a wealth of combat experience and skills, earning an upgrade to his professional skills recognized by the system panel.

And these vocational skills, however, are the key to higher professional positions, and the foundation upon which he tries to evolve his abilities.

“When I reach level 10 in both Combat and Gunnery, I can try applying for the job of 'Gunfighter'. Among first-tier extraordinary professions, that's considered pretty useful.”

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The next moment, another spasm came, and the "share" of the second investor arrived.

Investments that can bring about peace on the road are naturally not something ordinary people can achieve.

This time, it was a supernatural profession, a runner.

Of yesterday's earnings from the investment by Leihuo Jian, the investor gained a small amount of running experience, a small amount of breathing technique skill, and a small amount of spatial perception instinct...

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But what truly pleased Anping was the last little hint.

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Obtained the Black Iron rank spell 'Shrink'.A few insights so far. Current progress: 58/100.

This also means that Lu Ping is getting closer and closer to being a true "professional".

"There are 15 days left until the college entrance exam, it seems like I need to find more experience harvesting 'leeks'. That also means I'm closer to death, and my life is shorter."

But Lu Ping'an wasn't unhappy about it, after all, every day he lived now was like earning money for free.

This matter started 13 days ago when he was still a cancer patient.

At that time, he was still struggling to survive until dawn.

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