An increase in favorability is a good start to a date. This option isn't particularly challenging - most people would get it right unless they're deliberately trying to cause trouble.
However, according to Shen Yi's speculation, option D wasn't just for fun. If he hadn't been concerned about insufficient assets, he might have actually chosen it.
Jian Leyi had a materialistic label attached to her. Spending lavishly on her could genuinely result in gaining significant favor.
If this tactic were used on the previous literature girl, it probably wouldn't be as effective - giving her a classic novel might have worked better.
"I've ordered."
"What would you like to drink?"
After meeting, all of Jian Leyi's dialogue was broadcast through voice.
Shen Yi casually selected one of the floating options.
Jian Leyi nodded slightly, gracefully arranging the order.
While waiting for the drinks, Jian Leyi spoke first.
"Though I don't know why you sought me out, thank you anyway."
As soon as she finished speaking, the options before him changed:
A. No need to thank me, I just want to get to know you better
B. It's nothing, my shoulder is always here for you
C. Stop talking, my bed is big and comfortable
D. Please input
The options now included an input field, apparently supporting free expression for those unsatisfied with the system options.
Shen Yi currently had too little information to know what she was thanking him for, but continuing the conversation was key.
The good news was that unlike cold text communication, the tone and voice carried emotion, allowing Shen Yi to better discern the situation.
Although Jian Leyi's attitude had improved slightly, her tone was floating and casual, clearly showing low interest and giving the impression she was restless.
Shen Yi conservatively chose option A. He figured that joking around recklessly might end the scene unpleasantly. Though there wouldn't be much loss, he wanted to complete the process once to observe.
Fooling around could wait for the second playthrough.
"Click."
Jian Leyi lit a cigarette and held it, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with Shen Yi's response, though she did become a bit more serious.
"Shen Yi, what do you do for a living?"
A. I'm a destined worker
B. I'm a wealthy young master
C. I'm an ace programmer
D. I'm a passing Kamen Rider
E. Please input
Five options appeared on screen. Without much thought, Shen Yi chose the wealthy young master option, planning to fully target Jian Leyi's materialistic nature.
His choice made Jian Leyi's face show doubt, as if she couldn't completely believe it, but she still smiled and said:
"Who actually calls themselves a wealthy young master? You're quite the joker."
Favorability neither increased nor decreased, clearly showing doubt about Shen Yi's fabricated identity.
'Quite intelligent...'
Thinking about it, Shen Yi found it reasonable. After all, with the free input option, if he wrote that he was an Ultra Giant from the Land of Light, would she believe that?
The AI's involvement and maintaining reasonable doubt helped the storyline progress smoothly.
Shen Yi, sitting in front of the screen, nodded approvingly at the development team's rigor.
Soon, a waiter came forward, busy serving and changing glasses, then slowly retreated.
Jian Leyi raised a glass to toast with Shen Yi, the screen shook, indicating they both drank.
Putting down her glass, Jian Leyi extinguished her cigarette and teased:
"Young master, what do you usually like to do?"
A new round of options appeared. This was typical in games - seemingly vast but actually fixed branches, all variations on a theme.
Shen Yi scanned the choices floating on screen:
A. Discuss national affairs
B. Talk about domestic and international celebrities
C. Discuss literary masterpieces
D. Talk about music and art
E. Please input
'Huh? No outrageous options...'
Shen Yi muttered to himself, feeling uncomfortable with such normal options, though these choices seemed too serious.
Looking at Jian Leyi's appearance, Shen Yi felt none of these would be good choices. For someone uninterested, these would be boring and profound topics, and forcing such discussion would create an arrogant, distant feeling.
Struck by inspiration, Shen Yi decided to trust the system's information and typed "Let's talk about luxury goods" in the last field.
Shen Yi was quite confident this topic would match Jian Leyi's taste, as she was not only materialistic but fond of shopping. Her small handbag looked quite exquisite, suggesting she was familiar with luxury goods.
After the new option was input, the screen froze for a while as if calculating. After Shen Yi waited a bit, Jian Leyi's expression changed from initial delight to strange, and finally to complete impatience.
Gray-black bubbles continuously floated from her avatar in the upper right corner, and favorability suddenly evaporated significantly.
With too little feedback information on screen, Shen Yi couldn't figure out what went wrong.
The plot continued, with Jian Leyi's face turning cold on screen, her thin lips uttering:
"Thank you for today's treat, young master Shen. I have something to attend to, so I'll be leaving first."
She stood up and left without any option to stop her appearing.
Her voice through the phone speaker had lost its sweetness, replaced with mockery, especially emphasizing the words "young master."
After Jian Leyi left, one heart under her avatar immediately dimmed.
The scene slowly faded out, accompanied by checkout sounds, displaying a bill showing 15,000 yuan deducted from assets.
"Date ended!"
"System calculating..."
[Overall Rating: D, A Failed Date]
[Reward: 50,000 yuan]
[System Comment: Fake young master, real big spender.]
[Insufficient rating, unable to synchronize]
[Review scene?]
Large amounts of text refreshed on screen, with the D rating particularly bright and eye-catching, as if mocking Shen Yi.
Shen Yi had never suffered such humiliation before. Feeling unfairly defeated, he quickly skipped the previous descriptions and clicked confirm on the review prompt at the bottom.
The review unfolded, flowing before Shen Yi's eyes in text form, similar to a battle report.
Scanning the previous descriptions, there wasn't anything particularly unusual until the drinking and chatting part.
[Your young master introduction successfully made Jian Leyi laugh. Although she didn't completely believe it in her heart, she didn't question it either, thinking "what if it's true?"]
[Cold alcohol poured down her throat. Jian Leyi extinguished her cigarette, thinking about another income today, her mood improved, and she decided to chat more with you, this big spender...]
[Jian Leyi's life was unremarkable, not knowing where to start the conversation, so she decided to ask about your interests.]
[Your answer made Jian Leyi's face brighten with interest, slightly piquing her curiosity. She didn't expect you to also like luxury goods. As expected of a young master, she only had a show-off bag, and in turn guessed you must own many luxury items.]
[Unfortunately, the real you knew little about luxury goods, and forced discussion made you increasingly exposed. Under pressure, you could only make things up...]
[Jian Leyi was stunned, seeing through your fake young master identity, unable to accept your nonsense, she decided to leave.]
[She felt disappointed, thinking you were a cash cow...]
Review ended, Shen Yi looked surprised, never expecting to fail at trying to cater to her interests.
'Damn! Not choosing normal options leads to the character making things up...'
Shen Yi didn't know whether to criticize this game as reasonable or unreasonable. He personally knew little about luxury goods, but shouldn't game characters share game data?
Where was the AI when needed? The dialogue seemed quite realistic, but when it came to professional knowledge, it seemed too lazy to search.
"What a trap, free input is just a gimmick after all..."
Shen Yi complained while habitually plugging his phone into the bedside charging cable.
This free input dialogue appeared to maximize freedom on the surface, but such a big problem occurred so early. Shen Yi suddenly felt this was just a trick by the developers.
However, Jian Leyi's acting was quite good just now. Wonder which drama school she graduated from, now reduced to filming game scripts.
"What a shame..."
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o a martial world and obtained a system that allowed him to draw one entry per year. Unfortunately, all he drew were useless white-tier entries. The probability for high-quality entries was extremely low, with the highest-tier mythic entry having a mere 0.001% chance! To increase the probability, he had to improve his martial realm, but he lacked the innate talent for cultivation. At the age of eighteen, Chen Yi fell into the hands of a gang and was forced into hard labor. Just as his life seemed destined for a bleak end, on his 18th entry draw, he actually pulled a mythic entry—Simulator! In the simulation, he could also draw one entry every year that passed, and upon ending the simulation, he would inherit all entries and his martial realm! In his first simulation, Chen Yi struggled desperately just to survive, knowing that living one more year meant one more entry draw! Finally, with hair turned white, he drew the entry he had longed for—Low-Grade Innate Talent! "Hahaha! Don't bully the old and poor! Time to cultivate and inherit my cultivation base!" ... From then on, Chen Yi continuously simulated and drew entries, his martial realm soaring higher and higher! Epic, legendary, and even mythic entries were gathered into his collection one after another! "What demon race or devil race? What dark turmoil? I don't know anything about that. They just charged at me screaming 'How can you possibly ascend to immortality?!' and got stuck to my fists, unable to be shaken off. Blind spots, speed bumps... go talk to my simulator. We're all struggling to survive out here. I'm trying so hard, so how are they still alive?"
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
