I Have A Divination System

When Lin Xuan woke up, it was already the next morning. A nurse happened to come in for rounds and was pleasantly surprised to see her awake. She ran out and quickly called an elderly doctor with a white beard. The doctor examined and questioned Lin Xuan for a while before finally calming down.

“It’s a miracle, truly a miracle. Such a major car accident, and all you have is a slight concussion and a scrape on your head.” The doctor’s eyes sparkled as he stared at Lin Xuan’s skull, as if he wished he could open it up and examine its internal structure.

At this moment, Lin Xuan remembered everything. She had been in a car accident yesterday, hit by a black Audi at the school gate. But that wasn’t the main point; the main point was that the divination result had actually come true. That trash website wasn’t deceiving people.

“Host, please do not doubt the abilities of this system.”

The sudden mechanical voice startled Lin Xuan, almost making her jump out of bed.

“A system? So the voice I heard before I died wasn’t an illusion.”

“If it were an illusion, forgive me for being blunt, but the host would have already died.” The voice of the system appeared again.

“What’s wrong?” The doctor thought that Lin Xuan might have some lingering effects and asked with concern.

“N-nothing, just feeling a bit scared.” Lin Xuan replied with a pale face.

“It’s natural to feel scared. The doctor who treated you said you were thrown about twenty meters by the impact. Twenty meters! Being hit that far, even if you didn’t die, you would be seriously injured…” The doctor glanced at the patient’s pale face, realizing that his choice of words was inappropriate. He coughed lightly and continued, “But it’s alright. As the saying goes, ‘When disaster is near, blessings will come.’”

“Thank you, doctor,” Lin Xuan expressed her gratitude.

“Alright, stop overthinking things. Since you’re awake, go and settle the hospital bill. Your condition isn’t serious; you just have a cut on your head that bled a bit. After another day of observation, you can be discharged.” The doctor finished speaking and went on to attend to other patients, muttering a few incomprehensible words to himself.

“Hospital bill?” Lin Xuan was taken aback for a moment. “Didn’t the person who hit me pay?”

“The driver who hit you fled the scene. We don’t know if they’ve been apprehended yet,” the doctor explained.

Being hit by someone, having to pay for medical expenses herself—could it get any more unfortunate? But compared to losing her life, a little money was nothing.

“How much is it?” Lin Xuan asked.

“There’s a hospital information sheet by your bedside. Bind our hospital’s public account, and you can check it yourself. Once you’re done checking, you can pay directly online,” the doctor said before leaving to attend to other patients.

As soon as the doctor left, Lin Xuan eagerly rushed into the restroom, not because she urgently needed to address a physiological issue, but to verify something.

“Divination system?”

“It’s me,” the system’s voice sounded.

“Is it really true? So, it was you who saved me?” Lin Xuan was still a bit groggy at that time, and her memories weren’t very clear.

“Yes, due to the host’s weakened state during the binding process, the system automatically repaired the host’s body. However, considering the host’s actual experience of the car accident and the presence of blood seeping out, to avoid unnecessary trouble, the system left a small wound on the host’s head. Please understand.” The system was a meticulous one.

“It’s fine.” Compared to being killed or severely injured, a small wound was nothing. “Thank you for saving me.”

“You’re welcome,” replied the system.

Although she hadn’t figured out why she had bound with this system, since the system had saved her life, Lin Xuan decided to like it.

“Divination system, your ability is divination, right? Should I help you with divination in the future?” Lin Xuan had also read some novels and could guess the general setup.

“Yes, the host needs to use the system to perform divinations for the people around you and earn virtue points,” the system explained while displaying the system interface in front of Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan felt her eyes light up as a simple and elegant system interface appeared out of thin air.

She quickly glanced at it and found that the system interface was not much different from a regular mobile app. The main page was the divination page, with the same layout as the previous divination website, featuring a large sign tube standing on the Eight Trigrams diagram. Lin Xuan didn’t pay much attention to it and went straight to the “Profile” page in the bottom right corner. She was curious to see what her attributes were in the divination system.

Host: Lin Xuan

Age: 21

Gender: Female

Luck Value: -99

Virtue Points: 1

Divination Gold: 0

“What does Divination Gold mean?” Ordinary people always pay extra attention to money.

“The money you earn from performing divinations for others is called Divination Gold,” the system explained.

“I can earn money too?!” Lin Xuan got excited.

“There’s no free divination in the world. Diviners also need to make a living. Every time the host performs a divination, you can charge a corresponding fee as Divination Gold,” the system explained.

That’s absolutely right.

The more Lin Xuan listened, the brighter her eyes became. Divination could earn money, and with the divination system’s 100% accuracy, she could get rich!

The doctor was right after all. When disaster is near, blessings will come!

“Do I get to decide the amount of Divination Gold, or has the system already set it?” Lin Xuan cautiously asked.

“The host can set it on your own…”

“I can set the price for Divination Gold? Then I can make it cheaper in the beginning, and even offer it for free when necessary. After all, if I suddenly go out and claim to be able to perform divination, nobody will believe me. But with the divination system’s 100% accuracy, this period won’t be too long. Once I establish a good reputation, I can raise the prices…”

“Ten yuan per session,” the system stated.

“What? Ten yuan for one divination?” Just as Lin Xuan was envisioning a bright future, the system abruptly announced a price, interrupting her daydream.

“Yes,” replied the system.

“But you said I could set the price for Divination Gold myself,” Lin Xuan complained.

“That’s the price set by the host,” the system clarified.

“When did I set it?”

The system remained silent, but the system interface in front of Lin Xuan suddenly flashed, revealing two lines of notes:

【Please pay Divination Gold: 10 yuan per divination, 100 yuan per divination, 1000 yuan per divination, 10,000 yuan per divination, 100,000 yuan per divination.】

【Note: Please choose carefully as your choice will determine your starting point.】

“Do you remember now, host?” the system asked.

“…” Lin Xuan not only remembered, but she wished she could knock herself out on the toilet, especially when she recalled her self-satisfaction when choosing the ten-yuan option.

So, this was the starting point.

“I… I didn’t know it meant this,” Lin Xuan regretted.

“In the host’s eyes, Divination Gold is worth as much as you think it is. It’s fair and just,” the system said.

It made sense, and I couldn’t argue against it.

Just as I was envisioning a path to riches through divination, it was mercilessly cut off, and it was all due to my own stinginess. As the saying goes, you reap what you sow. Indeed, the scope determines the height. If only I could set my Divination Gold to start at a hundred thousand, like someone who considers a billion as a small goal.

Well, no matter what, recovering my life is already the greatest luck.

“Does this Luck Value refer to fortune? What does -99 indicate?” Even without understanding the standard for luck index, negative numbers were definitely not a good sign.

“You can directly click on the text to view the introduction and explanation,” the system suggested.

Lin Xuan nodded and tapped on “Luck Value,” and a line of explanation immediately popped up on the screen: 【Luck Value, ranging from -99 to 99. The higher the value, the better the luck, and conversely, the lower the value, the worse it is. When the Luck Value falls below -90, there will be a life crisis, and at -99, it’s certain death.】

“…” No wonder I had a car accident, no wonder I couldn’t find a job all this time. Now it all makes sense. “Ran Ran was right. I really should go to a temple and pray.”

Ran Ran, the full name being Song Ran Ran, was Lin Xuan’s best friend.

Lin Xuan didn’t dwell on it for too long and continued exploring the system. She clicked on “Merit Value,” and a line of explanation appeared: 【This system can divinate the misfortune of pedestrians within three meters of the host. Each time a divination is performed to help avoid misfortune, one merit point is obtained. Helping to evade misfortune earns ten merit points. The system consumes one merit point per day of operation. When the merit value accumulates to 99, the system mall can be unlocked.】

“A mall?” Lin Xuan began searching for the mall on the system interface and indeed found the mall button at the end of the interface. However, the button was grayed out, clearly indicating that it was not yet available.

In other words, she had to help at least one person with divination every day to meet the system’s operational requirements, which didn’t seem too difficult. With so many people in the city, she would surely encounter a few unlucky ones. She only needed to perform the divination and inform the person of the results. Although she thought it wasn’t a challenging task, Lin Xuan still asked, “What will happen if I don’t earn merit points in time?”

“If the merit value is 0 or below 0, the host will return to the moment before binding the system,” the system replied.

“The moment before binding the system… you mean… I’ll be hit by a car?!” Lin Xuan’s voice trembled with fear. She remembered that she was hit by a car right before binding the system.

“Don’t panic, host. In the spirit of humanity, the system will give the host three chances. Only when the merit value is continuously 0 or below 0 for three times in a row will the host die. The first two times, the host will only be hit by a car, and each time it happens, the system will automatically acquire one merit point,” the system explained.

“…So you mean I have to be hit by a car three times in a row to die.”

“Yes, from a probabilistic perspective, it is very difficult to die.”

“Well, thank you very much,” Lin Xuan didn’t feel comforted at all. Regardless, the merit value was the key, and she couldn’t let it drop to zero. She decided to go out and help someone with divination. This was a hospital, with many people, so she would surely encounter a few unlucky ones.

This meager merit value made Lin Xuan feel as if her days were numbered.

After asking her questions, Lin Xuan’s gaze involuntarily fell back to her extremely unlucky luck value: -99. She really didn’t want to see that number.

“The host’s luck value cannot be changed,” the system stated.

“Why?!” Lin Xuan was shocked and dismayed.

“Because, host, all the good luck in your life has been used up to meet me,” the emotionless AI intelligence said, delivering a romantic line with a horrifying undertone.

Could it not try to be cute at a time like this?

“Does that mean I will always be unlucky? Always unable to find a job? Always in life-threatening situations?” Lin Xuan felt her vision darken. Just a moment ago, she thought she was lucky to have the system bind to her and save her life, but now, she truly experienced her lifetime of bad luck.

Only, she had exhausted a lifetime’s worth of bad luck in an instant. Sob…

Lin Xuan suddenly felt like crying.

“In the face of life and death, there’s nothing significant.”

“What do you mean?” Lin Xuan asked wearily.

“When the luck value reaches -99, the peak of misfortune, the remaining misfortune will retreat. Therefore, the host will still be able to find a job.”

Lin Xuan no longer wanted to speak. The system’s attempt at consolation gave her heart palpitations, and she decided not to like this system anymore.

“One last question, will I face a life-threatening situation every day?” If the system’s answer was yes, Lin Xuan decided she would jump off a building immediately. She didn’t want to become the protagonist of a death-defying scenario.

“No, a crisis won’t randomly appear. It requires specific social conditions to be met for a danger to emerge. In other words, it is a danger naturally occurring in society,” the system explained.

After pondering for a moment, Lin Xuan understood. It meant that her misfortune wouldn’t be like the arrival of the Grim Reaper, with scientifically impossible accidents specifically tailored for her. She was just exceptionally unlucky, which made her more susceptible to being involved in dangerous situations. And these dangers were naturally occurring. As long as her surroundings were safe, she would be safe as well.

Lin Xuan immediately relaxed and had confidence in the public security environment in her country. As long as she went to work honestly, diligently performed her job, and didn’t wander around aimlessly, the probability of encountering danger wouldn’t be too high. It was like how accidents happen every day in society, but when it came to a specific area or individual, the probability greatly decreased.

If you don’t believe it, just go out and ask which neighborhood has daily occurrences of homicides and car accidents.

Suddenly, someone knocked on the door of the restroom. “Miss, are you okay?”

“Ah, I’m fine. I’ll be out after washing my hands.” It seemed like Lin Xuan had been inside for too long, causing concern from the person outside.

Lin Xuan turned on the faucet and casually washed her hands. As she raised her head absentmindedly, she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror.

“Ah ah ah!!!”

A pure white bandage was quietly stuck among her thick hair.

What could be more difficult to accept than death? It was being a young girl with premature baldness.