I'm involved in poverty alleviation in a primitive tribe.

"Ding-dong! Your cheat code is now online!"

Suddenly, a mechanical voice rang in Jiang Ning's mind.

Jiang Ning was startled. "You think a cheat code is real? This is too much of a coincidence."

Jiang Ning looked around, asking, "Where are you?"

However, she didn't see any unusual objects or people. She began to wonder if she had misheard or was hallucinating.

The mechanical voice replied, "I am in your mind; you can communicate with me directly in your mind."

"Let me introduce myself. I am the poverty alleviation system developed by the Multiverse Alliance. You can call me the system directly. My main functions are to popularize scientific knowledge, assist in learning, and help the host complete poverty alleviation tasks."

Jiang Ning's intuition system had something left unsaid: "Poverty alleviation? Why choose someone as insignificant as me?"

The system was somewhat ashamed: "Because we cannot directly bind to the original inhabitants, we would be rejected by the world's consciousness. Only travelers like you who accidentally travel to another world, who are outsiders but are also original inhabitants born here, are accepted by the world's consciousness. We can only complete our work by binding to you."

"You are a product of high technology, and you also have a global consciousness. Your worldview is quite complex."

"Hehe, the end of science is metaphysics."

"I live in the modern world and suddenly I'm transported to the Stone Age. I thought I was miserable enough, but I didn't expect that I would have to work here. I've never had a job in the last world!"

"Think about it another way, you've practically made it ashore!"

"..."

"You don't think you're being funny, do you?"

"I'm sorry, I thought you might need my comfort."

"Partnering with us is helping us, and it's also helping yourself. After all, you really can't go back. Through our cooperation, you can make your life better. Are you satisfied with your current life?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning fell silent. She thought of the mosquitoes in the cave and the unchanging roasted meat, day after day.

She was not satisfied; she longed to change her life and wanted to see a wider world.

After a while, Jiang Ning asked again, "Then why did your poverty alleviation system take sixteen years to arrive?"

System: "To be honest, it's a bit embarrassing. Nowadays, everywhere is experiencing a population explosion. Although the birth rate has decreased in recent years, the overall population is still enormous, which has led to some inefficiency in our work..."

"Some?"

"Okay, very much so."

Jiang Ning quickly adapted to and accepted the system in her mind.

After all, from the moment she learned that she had arrived on this magical continent, she had already experienced all sorts of incredible things.

The emergence of this system seemed to be the most natural thing for her.

She was no longer the ignorant and helpless girl she had been when she first arrived. On this continent full of unknowns, she had learned how to adapt and survive.

Jiang Ning was still somewhat unwilling: "If I complete the mission, can you send me back?"

System: "I'm sorry, I can neither bring you here nor send you back."

Hearing the system's reply, Jiang Ning felt both frustrated and relieved, as if she had just learned her lesson. Over the past sixteen years, she had come to terms with it. Sixteen years had passed, and her family in the other world should have started new lives by now. She hoped they were happy and content.

But we still can't just let the system off the hook; we have to try to get as many benefits as possible for ourselves.

Jiang Ning quickly perked up and asked the system, "What will I get in return? I can't work for nothing, can I?"

"In order to ensure the smooth progress of poverty alleviation work, based on the settings of this world, we have tailored a gift for the host."

"What is it?"

"You should know that this world is full of dangers. In order to help you survive safely, we have prepared a medicine for you. Once your contracted beast takes it, it will break through the level limit. You should know that it is very difficult for a strange bone beast to break through to a spirit bone beast, let alone a true bone beast or even higher. But as long as your contracted beast meets the conditions for breakthrough, it will not fail to evolve due to the level limit."

"That sounds great, but this doesn't seem like my reward! Employees need computers at work, and donkeys in the production team need millstones. Shouldn't you be providing me with a bodyguard?"

The system choked, realizing that there seemed to be some truth to it.

The system replied, "I will convey your question and apply for an additional reward from my superiors. I hope to satisfy you as much as possible."

"How long will it take? Another sixteen years?"

The system replied, "I'll process this as expedited. I'll let you know the result around this time tomorrow."

"Ok."

Jiang Ning had no other choice. After all, even if they refused, there was nothing Jiang Ning could do about it.

Jiang Ning was still somewhat confused and asked the system in her mind, "But you said you would teach me skills, are they skills that don't exist in this world? Won't that affect the course of history in this world?"

The system smiled human-like: "You may think you've traveled to the past, but the time you're in is their present. You appear here, and you will become part of their history, as will I, though we may remain unknown. In the long river of time, this world is at the same point in our lives."

Jiang Ning then asked, "How do I use your functions?"

"I can introduce you to anything you can see within a meter. I have all the skills you want to learn. Even if there's something I don't know, you just need to submit a sample to me, and after I upload it, someone will quickly figure out its function."

"One meter? Isn't that too small a range? Do you know how far our tribe has to travel to hunt? Do you know how big our tribe's territory is?"

"Through our numerous experiments, we have found that setting this range allows the host to be grounded and develop steadily. You can also have the tribe cooperate, which will strengthen the tribe's cohesion. Only when all achievements are the result of their own efforts can they continue to develop after leaving our assistance."

Jiang Ning asked with some suspicion, "Your alliance wouldn't be spending all your time on scientific research, which is why your efficiency is so poor, would it?"

"..."

"Of course not. Our system has a StarNet that connects to various worlds. After I upload the sample to the StarNet, professionals will naturally answer my questions."

"I also have a marketplace function. You can entrust the items here to me for consignment on the StarNet, or you can purchase them from the marketplace through me."

"Can I buy a spaceship?"

"Yes, but you can't afford it. Although we're not worried about it affecting the course of history, spaceships are far more advanced than the civilization of this world, so according to our assessment, this price is very expensive for you."

"..."

"We're all family here, why should I need money?"

"I am a poverty alleviation system, not a welfare system."

"..."

"Then can't I just buy a lot from the online store and send them the goods?"

"Yes, but you don't have any money."

Can I get a loan?

What is your collateral?

"Hahaha, you do have a good sense of humor."