America: I came here to study, not to show mercy.

Chapter 146 Game, Conditions

Aren’t virtual time cards just pools of time that can be deployed at will and used for at least a year at a time?
Li Xiaoen looked at the information displayed on the screen, pondered in his mind, and accepted it without hesitation, then looked around at the several plastic water bottles on the table that the girls had half-drunk.

Each person has one bottle, and there are five challenges in total. He didn't play this kind of game much when he was a child. Apart from keeping the water in the bottle at the bottom quarter, he didn't find any good techniques in throwing.

Could it be that the first failure in the system task challenge happened this time?

Li Xiaoen felt unsure for the first time and grabbed the cap of the water bottle in front of him and lifted it into the air.

"Sean, what are you doing?"

Her eyes were fixed on Li Xiaoen, and Victoria couldn't help but ask, noticing the young man's unusual movements since he sat down.

Li Xiaoen did not answer immediately. He threw the bottle in his hand into the air and saw the bottle spinning up and down in the air before finally landing smoothly on the table. It kept shaking but did not fall down. He breathed a sigh of relief.

All things are difficult at the beginning. Once you find this kind of water bottle and get a feeling for the remaining amount of water, it will be relatively easy to replicate it.

When he looked up and was about to borrow a water bottle from a few girls, Li Xiaoen finally realized that they were all looking at him.

"what happened?"

"Sean, are you playing little games again?"

Victoria pursed her lips helplessly. Although it was just a small game, she found that the young man was extremely serious every time.

"I just threw it casually, and when I saw the success, I had some ideas."

Li Xiaoen smiled and responded simply, "Besides, isn't this a game that many people play?"

He has seen many such videos online, where a group of men gather around and throw water bottles in turn. Although it is not very difficult or meaningful, this small achievement of working together is still exciting.

Just as he finished speaking, there was a dull sound of a water bottle hitting the table from the other side. Seeing the water bottle in front of Seraphina bounce a few times on the table and finally lose balance and fall down, Li Xiaoen couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Fortunately, the failures of others do not count against him.

"Seraphina, there's too much water in your bottle. If you drink less, it will be easier to achieve your goal, similar to what I have."

With an idea in mind, Li Xiaoen pushed his water bottle over.

"is it?"

She had heard this before. Seraphina glanced down, unscrewed the bottle cap, and drank a few sips before putting it back on the table. She lowered her head to compare and said, "It still doesn't seem to be level."

"let me try."

The difference in water volume wouldn't have a big impact. Li Xiaoen reached out his hand and said, "Let me feel if it's okay to throw it away and then give you some advice."

"Are you that serious?"

Seraphina made a strange expression and pushed the bottle in front of Li Xiaoen without thinking much.

I picked it up and tossed it, and it landed smoothly and steadily. The second bottle was a success.

Li Xiaoen felt relieved and pushed the water bottle back to the other party. "It's almost done. You can try it."

After saying that, Li Xiaoen looked at Victoria and Mary.

"You want my water bottle too?"

Victoria pointed at herself in surprise. As for Mary's, Li Xiaoen suspected that she was already drinking her second bottle. She had been eating non-stop since the housekeeper brought her the snacks.

"I want to experiment on each of our bottles to complete the mission!"

The truth cannot be concealed, this kind of game is actually not uncommon, Li Xiaoen nodded in acknowledgement.

"..."

"Hmm... wait a minute, I drink slowly."

Pursing her lips helplessly, Victoria nodded and agreed.

"Thank you Victoria, you are truly the best and most beautiful woman in the world."

Li Xiaoen smiled and nodded. He was most confident in Victoria from beginning to end. Just as he was about to look at Mary, she immediately pushed a water bottle over. The remaining amount in the bottle was almost the same as his.

"You're welcome, Sean."

Mary smiled and raised her chin. "When the time comes, I'll ask you for help. You can't refuse."

"How can I help?"

Li Xiaoen paused as he picked up the water bottle and his expression turned strange.

"I didn't think about it."

Mary waved her hand, picked up another piece of cake and put it in her mouth, her voice a little unclear, "For example, how about playing my boyfriend?"

"Mary..."

This sentence made the whole audience silent, and Victoria couldn't help but turn her head and say something.

"It's not true."

Mary helplessly glanced at the few good friends present. She wanted to complain in her heart, but she forced herself to suppress the urge. "Sometimes it's a lot more convenient to have a fake boyfriend."

"Isn't Sean Chinese?" Victoria looked at Li Sean meaningfully.

There is no intention of discrimination or looking down on them. As children of the richest families in the United States, their families will certainly not let them choose their marriage partners at will. At the very least, they must pay attention to a match between the two families' social status and status. Although Li Xiaoen is very outstanding and has a good personality, at least for now, he is not in the eyes of their parents.

What's more, he is a Chinese.

This was a heavy topic that they could never avoid. When Victoria thought of it, her heart was shrouded in a shadow again.

"Let's change the matter. I will definitely help within my ability."

Nodding helplessly, Li Xiaoen pushed the bottle back to Mary. He inexplicably felt that the atmosphere was becoming a little off.

Without thinking too much, now only Victoria and Sufei's were left. Victoria was drinking slowly. Li Xiaoen couldn't help but look at Sufei across the table.

"That's all the water I have in my bottle. If you want to play, just do it this way."

After giving Li Xiaoen an intriguing look, Su Feier said slowly, laying down the half-empty bottle and rolling it in front of Li Xiaoen with a rather cool movement.

"It's so hot, drinking more water is good for your health."

Li Xiaoen rolled the water bottle back to Sufeil in a roundabout way.

The corresponding reward will be deducted for each failure. According to the description on the time card, one year of action time should be deducted.

Even if there was only half a bottle of water left, there was still a chance of achieving the goal, but given his relationship with Sufeil, he didn't want to fail at the hands of the other party.

"If you don't want to play, forget it."

Sufeil said lightly, but his calm face froze and instantly became gloomy. He raised his eyes and looked at the young man in front of him.

She could feel her feet under the table being bumped by the other person's feet, and she kept signaling, but looking at the young man on the table, there was nothing unusual on his face.

Taking a deep breath, Sufeil rolled his eyes, but still unscrewed the bottle cap and took a few sips.

……

It’s not easy to complete a challenge.

After Victoria finished her drink in small sips and completed the challenge, Li Xiaoen couldn't help but stroke his forehead tiredly. He felt even more tired than when he was practicing shooting in the hot sun just now.

I wish every girl was as gentle and easy to talk to as Victoria.

After resting for a while, when Li Xiaoen was about to go back to practice shooting, the housekeeper of the manor drove a four-wheeled vehicle to the training ground.

"Miss Seraphina..."

After getting out of the car, the man in a suit nodded to everyone in the group before continuing, "Lunch is ready. Do you want to go back to your house to eat, or should we bring the food here?"

"Let's go back and eat. It's a bit hot here. It's a little cooler in the house."

Seraphina looked at everyone and said so, gaining unanimous agreement.

Perhaps there is a professional team of chefs in the manor, and there are many kinds of food on the table, and the local cuisine is even more dazzling.

According to the maid who was serving them, the huge dining table included classic cuisines from several regions, including New England, the American South, the Middle East, Japan, and China.

Li Xiaoen even saw Peking duck and xiaolongbao.

This made him even more certain that this manor was the business base of the Seraphina family.

Seeing Peking duck for the first time in America, Li Xiaoen couldn't help but take a thin lotus leaf pancake in his hand, pick up a piece of roast duck meat with chopsticks and put it on it, followed by green onion strips and cucumber strips, and then use a spoon to add some sweet bean sauce on it before rolling it up.

"Sean, this French baked snail is really delicious. Don't you really want to try it?"

Sitting next to him, Victoria put the food in her mouth down and looked over with bright eyes.

"I'm sorry, I can't get over it."

Li Xiaoen raised his hand to block the snail shell that Victoria was holding with the tongs. Without thinking, he shook his head and refused. Seeing that Victoria was about to speak again, he simply stuffed the burrito he had rolled with his other hand into her mouth.

"Well……"

A muffled sound came from her mouth, and Victoria raised her eyes and opened them wide. She reluctantly reached out to take the burrito from her mouth, held it in her hand, and then began to eat it in small bites.

Glancing helplessly at the young man, Victoria raised her arm and bumped into him.

"I'm kind enough to give you a burrito, and you're going to hit me?"

Rolling up a new burrito, Li Xiaoen raised an eyebrow and said, "Victoria, the conditions I promised you at the training ground have been cancelled."

With Mary taking the lead, Victoria, who followed, also put forward a condition after drinking the water bottle. Seeing this, Seraphina also brought up the old account and asked for it. This made him laugh and cry, and he glanced at Sufei without leaving a trace.

Sufeil didn't say anything at the time, and didn't put forward any conditions for helping, but there is no doubt that this "prosperous age" is what she wanted.

As soon as she finished speaking, Victoria's arm bumped into her again in dissatisfaction.

After a simple lunch and trying some Middle Eastern lamb couscous and chickpeas, Li Xiaoen and a few girls came to the open corridor balcony on the second floor of the mansion for a short rest.

After chatting with a few girls, Li Xiaoen went back to the house to use the bathroom. When he turned a corner, he saw that the door on the side was suddenly opened.

He paused and before he could react, an arm stretched out and pulled him in.

(End of this chapter)