Lucky billion players, you've never seen one before / I can accumulate my own luck

Encountering a B-level player... the probability of being able to directly hear their thoughts is too small, so equipping them is basically useless most of the time.

"There's no immediate danger. Changing one prop won't have a significant impact."

Thinking of this, Melissa said to the two guards, "Let's go."

……

at the same time.

Using the shadow space as a tool, Sakura moved continuously and quickly caught up with Fan Xiao.

She didn't appear immediately. After following him for a while and completely leaving the school area, she emerged from the shadows and appeared next to Fan Xiao, walking side by side.

"What are the plans next?" Sakura asked.

"Go to the nearby library and see if you can find any information about the city's history. Understanding history is not only helpful for grasping the big picture, but it also allows you to compare the present with the past and find distortions by looking at the differences."

Fan Xiao said, "Then, we'll go find Mitchell Sinderson, male or female version, it doesn't matter."

"Finally, let's go to the central area of ​​the City of True Love. The city lord lives there, and we might find something unexpected."

"Find the city lord?" Ying frowned and said, "This is not a wise move. Let others go first if we're going to fall into this trap."

“Sure,” Fan Xiao said with a smile, “You learn pretty quickly.”

"..."

Sakura was reluctant to admit that she had indeed been affected.

“Don’t worry,” Fan Xiao said. “As for the city lord, we’ll stick to the previous plan and let those two cannibalistic players probe him. We’ll just wander around the central area and stay away from the key locations. In short… well, we’ll scout things out beforehand.”

"Is it……"

Sakura controlled her pace and silently followed beside her.

After walking for a while, Fan Xiao looked at the guard who seemed to want to say something but hesitated several times, and said helplessly, "Just say what you want to say. You're making me a little anxious."

"There is a problem."

After hesitating for a few seconds, Sakura asked, "Are we... really going to date people here?"

"So that's what you've been worrying about all this time?"

Fan Xiao said, "Dating is just a term, it doesn't mean we actually have to date. We just need to win over the target person, change their mindset, and make them want to be with us... I think the Ring of Love will probably be transferred at this point, and we don't need to have any further intimate contact with them."

"The people in the City of True Love are all instance creatures. You can treat them like NPCs to reduce your psychological burden."

"Furthermore, if you have a psychological barrier to boys, you can absolutely go after girls."

"..." Sakura gritted her teeth and said, "I don't know how to pursue people! Besides... the latter is too difficult."

"Don't worry, we don't necessarily have to chase after people," Fan Xiao said. "If we find a way to increase your attractiveness score and boost it, you won't need to chase after people. They'll likely develop feelings for you on their own. When someone confesses to you, just say yes. If you say yes to many people, you'll find your target among them."

"...Can this still happen?"

Sakura was at a loss for words.

Accepting multiple people's confessions... isn't that a bit too much?

“Don’t approach this dungeon with a realistic mindset,” Fan Xiao said nonchalantly. “We’re not really here to find love; we’re here to complete the game. Besides…”

At this point, his tone became mysterious: "Even if I can't find a way to improve my appearance score, I have a Plan B, so you can relax. Hehe... I didn't expect you to be so loyal to the Holy Maiden."

"...It's none of your business."

Although Sakura's reply was quite impolite, she was actually feeling somewhat emotional at that moment.

When she first met Fan Xiao, Fan Xiao was still a D-level player, very weak, and she might not be able to beat her.

Unexpectedly, in such a short time, he has grown into her and the Holy Maiden's current support.

The rollercoaster-like speed of change... made her feel somewhat novel and wonderful.

Sakura composed herself and asked curiously, "What exactly is Plan B?"

"I can't go into too much detail, after all..."

Fan Xiao pointed to the sky.

He was using this gesture to imply that they were being monitored.

It's impossible to determine whether they are being monitored by the instance's rules or the instance's boss.

If it's the latter, and he reveals his rather radical "apocalyptic plan," the other side might just come knocking on his door on the spot!

He didn't want to directly engage in battle with the dungeon boss before he had a complete grasp of the intelligence.

Sakura nodded, indicating that she understood.

Fan Xiao said, "Well... I previously said that school romances only belong to people with good looks, but that's a bit of an overstatement. In reality, there are many exceptions."

“Special cases don’t mean anything,” Sakura said. “Looks are indeed very important.”

She herself is a sucker for good looks.

She liked saints.

Therefore, she wouldn't refute that.

Fan Xiao asked, "Then let me ask you, why do some school bullies, who are clearly not good-looking, change girlfriends every few days?"

“…I’m not quite sure,” Sakura said. “I haven’t looked into it.”

“The environment can influence people, especially students. They are young and their thinking and values ​​are not yet mature, so they are easily influenced.”

Fan Xiao said with a sigh, "If everyone is in an environment where people think being a gangster is cool, they will inevitably develop a sense of admiration for maverick thugs, especially some girls, who may even feel that being the girlfriend of such a person would be very prestigious."

"In fact, they did gain face and the respect of their classmates in this environment, and could bully others at will."

"Some girls are probably just afraid and don't dare to refuse the advances of thugs, so they are forced to become girlfriends. Others are just looking for something new."

"There is no true love between them, but they are definitely... well, in a relationship. Being in a relationship doesn't necessarily mean being in a relationship with true love, and this is very important for us who want to obtain the Ring of Love."

"You want to act like a delinquent at school?" Sakura asked.

“I’m just giving an example,” Fan Xiao said. “Looks are important, but not looking doesn’t mean you’re completely out of the running for dating. Many factors can lead to a relationship, even if it’s not true love.”

He chuckled at this point: "We just need to be ruthless dungeon-crawling machines. I'll say it again, we're here to run dungeons, not to find love. It doesn't matter what method we use, as long as it works."

Therefore, even a dependency relationship born in a post-apocalyptic environment can likely obtain a Ring of Love if it is given the title of romance.

As long as he can defeat the dungeon boss.

……

Six pm.

Fan Xiao and Ying arrived at the largest library in the City of True Love.

After registering his information and entering the library, Fan Xiao headed straight for the history section and began a thorough search, quickly finding many of the books he was looking for.

With the help of psychic powers and special memory techniques, he carefully read through the history of the City of True Love in less than an hour.

Sakura put down the history book, rubbed her temples slightly, and then said to Fan Xiao beside her, "I didn't expect this place used to be called Shuixi City. There was no so-called city lord back then. The government departments of the country managed this place... I guess after this place became a copy, it was separated into its own space, separated from its original division, and drifted around everywhere."

"The people living in this city... The city lord has existed for over fifty years, which means this instance has existed for at least fifty years. It has been wandering, not connected with the outside world, and we don't know how the people here have survived."

As she spoke, she activated the soundproofing measures.

Fan Xiao replied, "They probably aren't purely human anymore, but their understanding is still at the level of normal humans. They seem unaware that they've lived for so long... Could it be that this place restarts every so often?"

"Is it possible that the city is still functioning normally?" Sakura suggested, "I mean, the process of new births and old deaths continues."

“Impossible,” Fan Xiao asserted. “The people here are the same group from back then; they haven’t changed.”

"Why are you so sure?" Sakura asked.

“I created some flesh and blood clones and flew to various cemeteries to check on the situation.” Fan Xiao shook his head: “The time of death recorded on the tombstones is fifty years ago. In other words, no one has died here for fifty years.”

"Wouldn't this... be considered a twisted aspect of this city?" Sakura asked.

"I suppose so. Considering the previous biases in our understanding of money, the failure of our mental intervention, and so on, there are probably still many distortions and anomalies that need to be explored and discovered slowly... No, that's too troublesome. I don't know how much time it would take to figure out all the anomalies."

Fan Xiao thought for a moment and said, "The biggest distortion here is undoubtedly the city lord! As long as we understand the city lord's story, we should be able to find a way to remove all the distortions."

“The library’s collection of historical books dates back over a thousand years, but it lacks records related to the city lord,” Sakura said. “We probably won’t be able to get any new information from the library.”

"We still need to contact the city lord... Perhaps, we can take a risk?"

Fan Xiao weighed the pros and cons.

Contact with the city lord could very well trigger danger—that was his previous deduction.

He originally planned to trick the two cannibalistic players into going to the pit after they came out.

now……

After thinking for a moment, Fan Xiao said, "Let's go find Mitchell Sinderson first. Although we're not in a hurry to complete the second part of the dungeon quest, he's one of our targets, so we need to find out more about him first."

"The history here doesn't record any dangerous events; a layer of mystery still shrouds this city..."

He sighed softly.

To be honest, this was the first time he had ever seen such a peaceful instance!

This is a B-rank dungeon! Why is he acting like he's on vacation?

Fan Xiao couldn't help but have a feeling—if he continued to live here leisurely for a few more days, would he be able to wait for the instance to close automatically without any danger and then leave?

Is this reasonable?

He couldn't help but feel worried.

This is clearly unreasonable.

Even his C-rank dungeon was forcibly given so many crises by the evolution game... Although this is related to the fact that Fairy Tale Town already has a "high-difficulty dungeon base", it can also prove some things from the side.

In short, he was a little worried that while things were peaceful here, things were peaceful... and then suddenly a big wave would come!

Fan Xiao put down his book and walked out of the library with Ying.

Just as he reached the door, a voice asked a question that caught Fan Xiao's attention.

"Professor Chen, I've read your book, and I have some questions... Does that mean that people who are not good-looking can never find true love in their entire lives?"

Fan Xiao and Ying stopped at the same time and turned their heads to look over.

The first thing that catches the eye is a middle-aged man with a calm, reserved demeanor and an air of scholarly refinement.

Chapter 593 Miss Sakura's Advanced Ability

How could there be a professor who specializes in studying love and romance? A psychology professor...? Fan Xiao and Ying both carefully observed the scholarly-looking man not far away.

The person asking the question was a young man who looked to be under 30. He was holding a book in his hand titled "Selection of Genes".

The scholarly-looking middle-aged man... Professor Chen, smiled gently and asked the young man, "To answer your question, we first need to clarify a definition—which kind of 'true love' are you referring to?"

"It's that kind of love where the other person is happy when they see me and disappointed when they don't. I become the source of their pain and joy. They think what I think and feel what I feel... that kind of love."

The young man answered.

Professor Chen sized up the young man's appearance, then sighed softly, "So, what you crave is true love? Then I can only say that your chances of encountering such love... well, not zero."

“Professor Chen, I know what I look like,” said the average-looking young man. “You can be more direct if you wish.”

"It seems you already have the answer in your heart."

Professor Chen suddenly smiled: "You just hope to gain the strength from me to extinguish the last shred of hope in your heart, don't you?"

"Actually, when I say the probability is not zero, I am not trying to comfort you with lies. In my theoretical framework, although people will only be attracted to 'gene donors', this theory is not perfect, and there are many exceptions outside the framework."

"For example, you have to acknowledge human diversity. Maybe there are people of the opposite sex who like your looks? Maybe they're attracted to your appearance? We can't deny the possibility of that happening, right?"

“The probability does exist, but it’s extremely small,” the young man sighed. “Where would I find the time and energy to meet every single woman in the City of True Love and try my luck?”

"Hmm, the fact that you can say that means you've already understood the theoretical framework I presented in the book."

Professor Chen said, "If you're looking to find true love, I can only say... give up. If you just crave marriage, that's much easier to achieve. All you need is money... that's all."

"Even if two people have no feelings for each other... or don't love each other that much, if they are both good people and won't cheat during their marriage, they can still develop a strong family bond."

"By giving up unrealistic romantic fantasies, ordinary people can also have a fulfilling marriage."

"Oh... I understand."

After the young man finished speaking, he remained silent for more than ten seconds.