Poverty makes me capable of anything.

How dare they steal my things!

"Favorability -20!"

"..."

Zhou Jieyu, who was drinking water, froze, and her favorability rating dropped to -27.

Her guess was wrong!

MMP!

Zhou Jieyu was on the verge of tears, biting the bottle opening with her mouth, unsure whether to take it out or drink it all.

After thinking it over carefully, she tilted her head back and finished the rest of her drink.

"Favorability -3."

An Ran simply rounded it up for her.

You are welcome.

An Ran wasn't sure if the favorability system would affect her perception of players; all she knew was that she now defined the player who "led the escape" as a type 2B player.

It's infuriating.

"Bang!" Zhou Jieyu slammed the empty bottle on the table. Because she had drunk it too fast, there were still some water stains on the corners of her mouth and neck.

"Wait, I'll go buy another bottle!"

Zhou Jieyu quickly ran away, afraid that her popularity would continue to drop if she stood there.

She returned to where she started, intending to spend 1 pieru to buy a bottle of mineral water, but after thinking about it, she spent an extra 1 pieru to buy a bottle of a certain brand of spring water.

An Ran noticed that Zhou Jieyu had rushed back again, carrying a new bottle of water, the packaging of which seemed to have changed.

"Give."

Zhou Jieyu handed over the water, and An Ran subconsciously took it. Then she heard Zhou Jieyu continue, "That bottle of water was too cheap and didn't suit your status. This more expensive one is better."

"..."

An Ran was stunned and speechless.

What kind of expression should she make at this moment? A "facepalm.jpg" might be the most appropriate.

That's absolutely shameless!

The task has been completed; only a fool would believe your fabricated excuse.

Maybe she thought all NPCs were idiots.

However, An Ran didn't want to dampen Zhou Jieyu's enthusiasm, so she symbolically increased her favorability rating by 5 points.

You have to give someone a sweet treat after you hit them with a stick.

After Zhou Jieyu finished speaking, she remained completely calm and composed, thanks to the skills she had honed while deceiving her older brother.

But she quickly lost her composure.

"Favorability +5."

Only 5 points added?

Seriously? Drinking a bottle of water cost me 30 points, and returning the bottle only added 5 points. My favorability rating is now negative. What's the point of accepting any quests?

As far as Zhou Jieyu knew, to accept a quest from an NPC, your favorability rating had to be at least 0, and many quests required even higher favorability ratings to unlock.

We must try to salvage the situation.

Zhou Jieyu stared longingly at the yellow exclamation mark above An Ran's head.

She cast a scouting spell on An Ran.

The investigation yielded relatively little information, only basic information about Enron.

An NPC with four professions? That's impressive.

There was another piece of information that Zhou Jieyu paid special attention to.

Favorite item: Money.

Emmm...

That's really honest.

I heard that giving gifts to NPCs can increase their favorability if you give the right gifts.

Zhou Jieyu glanced at her bank account balance.

Somewhat pained, she closed her eyes. It was only 42 Biru, and that was extra pay the old man had given her when she set off for Twin Moon City.

Fine, I'll give it a shot.

Zhou Jieyu's right hand trembled as she reached into her pocket, then trembled as she pulled it out again, revealing a coin in her palm.

"Here...here...for you."

The gleaming silver coin was dazzling in the sunlight, and An Ran's eyes lit up immediately. Was it really that clever?

"Is it really possible?" An Ran asked somewhat shyly.

"Yes, yes." Zhou Jieyu nodded repeatedly, determined to increase her favorability rating.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

With a wave of her right hand, An Ran made the coin in Zhou Jieyu's palm disappear.

It hurts a little.

An Ran thought that 1 yuan was a bit too little, but at this point she couldn't dampen Zhou Jieyu's enthusiasm; instead, she had to entice her to hand over more money.

"Favorability +5."

Huh, it actually works?

Did Bilu gain 5 points of favorability?

Pfft, Zhou Jieyu regretted it to death. If only she hadn't bought the water, wouldn't it have been faster to just pay?

Chapter 10: Is this about creating babies?

Your affinity with NPC Anran has decreased by 25.

To be precise, this is a level of favorability that will cause NPCs to feel disgusted.

Zhou Jieyu tried to restore the favorability rating to a positive value.

So she took out five more coins.

One Biru can increase affection by 5 points, so wouldn't 5 Biru mean—

"Favorability +5."

puff--

You're fucking kidding me.

Zhou Jieyu refused to believe it, so she gave An Ran another 5 bilu, which An Ran politely accepted.

"Favorability +5."

What kind of strange algorithm is this? Does the increase or decrease in favorability depend entirely on the NPC's mood?

Zhou Jieyu was completely baffled. In fact, as long as one couldn't see through Anran's true nature, no one could understand what was going on.

Seeing Zhou Jieyu's puzzled expression, An Ran suddenly became a little anxious. Why wasn't she giving any more money?

Was the date they gave us a little too small?

Zhou Jieyu thought for a moment. She only had 31 Biru left and couldn't continue to be reckless. She would die if she didn't eat, so it was better to conserve her food.

Twin Moon City is so big, there must be many quests to explore. We can't put all our eggs in one basket; we should look for opportunities elsewhere.

Zhou Jieyu decided to find another way. She turned around and was about to leave when she suddenly received a notification from the game: "Affection +15, current affection 0".

"..."

Zhou Jieyu hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back, wanting to speak but holding back again...

MMP!

I might have been playing a fake game and encountered a fake NPC!

Is the affection level indicator delayed, or is there a problem with the affection level system?

In the end, Zhou Jieyu turned around.

Upon seeing An Ran again, Zhou Jieyu was stunned once more.

Four hats!

The NPC An Ran now has four hats on her head!

What an all-powerful NPC!

But why is there an extra hat?

Zhou Jieyu's eyes widened. The extra hat looked like a book, and she immediately understood.

Career mentor!

A "life mentor" who can open the door to a new world for players and guide them into that new world.

Although the official statement says that there are many ways to unlock all professions and that it is not necessary to go through a profession mentor, it is clear that having a profession mentor teach you the profession is the most convenient and common method.

Zhou Jieyu is still a blank player so far, and her desire for a new profession is an enhanced version of "wanting, wanting and wanting more".

Finally, they managed to coax the person back, and An Ran breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that she can't go too far in ripping them off at this stage.

At this point, the player was also very poor, even poorer than her.

Players have the advantage of having more lives and more chances to start over, even if they mess up. They have endless possibilities. Once they leave the newbie village, they will quickly become "fat sheep". Of course, there are also some fierce "fat tigers" and skinny "sheep" mixed in.

So An Ran opened the tempting box a little, and Zhou Jieyu took the bait.

Zhou Jieyu discovered that there were a total of 4 professions on the job change list.