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After calming himself down, he asked, "By the way, Professor Chen, your lecture time hasn't changed, has it?"

"No change. 7:30 PM."

Professor Chen laughed and said, "You've already grasped my theoretical framework, so it doesn't matter whether you attend the lecture or not."

"This time, I mainly want to answer the questions in the minds of those who still have doubts."

"Won't there be a lot of trolls like last time?" the young man worried.

"I never said that my theory can explain all phenomena related to love." Professor Chen's expression and tone were very relaxed: "I welcome people to ask questions that I cannot answer, so that I can do further research."

“Well… alright,” the young man said. “I will attend. Thank you, Professor Chen. Your book has been very helpful to me and has helped me understand many things.”

"It would be my pleasure if this were of any help to you."

Professor Chen responded with a gentle smile.

After the conversation ended, the two left the spot.

Fan Xiao stared at Professor Chen's retreating figure for a moment, lost in thought.

"Have you noticed anything unusual?" Sakura asked.

“No,” Fan Xiao said. “His mental response is the same as an ordinary person’s; there’s nothing special about it.”

“But it’s too much of a coincidence!” Sakura frowned. “Their conversation sounds like it’s related to our dungeon mission, related to love, especially that book… We need to check out the gene selection!”

“It’s a bit of a coincidence,” Fan Xiao said, “but that Professor Chen’s threat level is zero.”

This judgment stemmed from his crisis perception ability, which he had developed through sheer luck—an ability that has never failed him.

When he was still an E-level player, he encountered the destruction of a nation, and at that time, this ability gave him a warning—a feedback warning that sounded in his mind like an air raid siren.

He could sense even the threat from a super player, so there shouldn't be any dangerous individuals in a B-level dungeon who could escape his notice... Of course, it's also possible that when the nation was destroyed, it didn't try to conceal its deterrent power at all.

Professor Chen is an ordinary person... or rather, his abilities are equivalent to those of an ordinary person. The probability of this judgment being wrong is very small.

"No threat?" Sakura was a little surprised: "I thought he would be some special person."

"Special individuals do not necessarily have to be extremely powerful."

Fan Xiao glanced at the time on the player panel and said, "It's 6:40 now, and there are still 50 minutes until 7:30. Let's go take a look at that book, 'The Choice of Genes,' and then attend Professor Chen's lecture at 7:30. Hmm... maybe we'll get some unexpected insights."

Sakura approved the proposal.

The two returned to the library via the same route.

After consulting with librarian Fan Xiaochao, he quickly found the bookshelf where the book "Selection of Genes" was displayed.

As the largest library in the city, its book collection is naturally not based on single volumes. There are four copies of "The Choice of Genes" on the bookshelf. Fan Xiao and Ying each took one and started reading quickly.

A moment later, Fan Xiao looked surprised: "Gene providers, donors... there really are professors researching love and romance."

He found the book very interesting, as it presented a theoretical framework for true love with great conviction—that true love is essentially genetic selection.

In the realm of gene selection, good genes are those that conform to mainstream human aesthetics.

Both men and women are drawn to this gene, instinctively pursue it, and experience a strong sexual attraction to it.

Simply put, everyone is attracted to good looks.

The purest and most unadulterated love must begin with physical attraction.

People with good looks are what are called "gene providers".

People with average looks can only become "supporters" if they want to find a partner.

The group of donors is further divided into large donors and small donors.

The "big donors"... as the name suggests, are those wealthy and powerful people who possess abundant social resources and can provide excellent living conditions and nurturing value for the opposite sex, yet have ordinary looks—collectively known as Alpha men and Alpha women.

The small donors are ordinary people who have neither money nor good looks.

This book points out that only gene donors... that is, handsome men or beautiful women, can obtain true love—that is, they can meet a member of the opposite sex who is obsessed with them, who is happy when they see them and sad when they don't, and who is willing to give money, sincerity... to make them happy. Their intense emotions are not related to any interests, but are purely out of heartfelt liking. They will become the source of the other person's happiness and troubles.

Those who are not like this will never be destined for true love.

Even those who provide substantial financial support, despite possessing abundant social resources, only receive compromises from the opposite sex after assessing the situation, and what they gain is a emasculated love.

Take men as an example. A wealthy and powerful man who isn't good-looking can only attract women who are experienced and know that looks alone can't guarantee a good life. A handsome man, on the other hand, can attract all women; it's an attraction at the genetic level, an instinctive sexual attraction that's unavoidable.

Women approach wealthy patrons because they value their ability to provide for them. In contrast, they approach handsome men out of genuine affection.

This theory applies equally if the genders are reversed.

Within this framework, human mate selection exhibits a purely animalistic nature.

Of course, this theory cannot explain all phenomena.

For example... some people have a sense of curiosity and like people who are ugly. What can you do about it?

However, such people are special cases and do not fall within the scope of the generality theory.

After finishing reading the thin book in her hand, Sakura frowned deeply, her heart filled with strong repulsion.

She said, "It's too explicit! This book... treats humans purely as animals! In reality, there are clear differences between humans and animals. Intelligence, civilization, ethics... these are all things that transcend animal instincts."

"Don't rush to refute," Fan Xiao laughed. "A person who truly doesn't care will just smile lightly. Look at your reaction, it seems like you've been hit where it hurts and your defenses have crumbled?"

"..." Sakura said, "In fact, most couples are of average appearance, but there are quite a few who are very loving. The conclusion put forward in this book is self-defeating."

"I told you, don't be so quick to deny it, making it seem like you've really broken down."

Fan Xiao pointed to the page he had turned to: "The rebuttal you raised is explained here."

"Most people think they have true love, but in reality... they don't. What they have is a compromised, emasculated emotion. They are providers, not gene providers. But when people spend a lot of time together, even without romantic love, familial affection can develop. Are you sure that what you call affection is romantic love, and not familial affection?"

Most people know they can't get handsome men or beautiful women, so they have no choice but to compromise. If you had a choice, would you choose a handsome person as a partner, or someone of average appearance?

“This question is meaningless to me,” Sakura said.

“Oh, let me rephrase the question.” Fan Xiao asked again, “If the saintess weighed 200 pounds, had buck teeth, small eyes with wide-set eyes, a high hairline, a bald patch on her head, and body odor… assuming her personality remained unchanged, would you still like her?”

cherry:"……"

This guy... he's really annoying!

She subconsciously imagined that scene, and her shoulders immediately started shaking... She couldn't accept it!

“This kind of assumption is meaningless,” Sakura said. “It’s like the assumption that your mother and girlfriend both fell into the water at the same time. It’s not only unsophisticated, but also very childish!”

"Stop rambling," Fan Xiao pressed, "Just tell me if you'll still like it or not?"

“…Yes!” Sakura said through gritted teeth.

"Hehe," Fan Xiao laughed, "If you say it so reluctantly, then it's a lie. Don't worry, I don't mean to look down on you, because if that situation really happened, I would most likely back down and stay far away."

"..." Sakura: "You're such a jerk!"

"It's just the instinctive selection of genes." Fan Xiao turned his gaze back to the book.

"Trying to shift the blame to the book you just saw?" Sakura's tone was somewhat disdainful.

"This book is quite interesting. It uses many real-life events as case studies to illustrate the topic we are discussing."

Fan Xiao read with great interest: "For example, Mr. A really liked B, the class beauty, during high school. He used to bring B breakfast and drinks every day, tutor her in her terrible grades, and fawn over her every day, trying to find ways to make her happy. A pursued B like this for a year and a half, but B never agreed to be A's girlfriend until they graduated from high school."

"During college, Mr. A overheard his former high school classmate C mentioning that on the night of their high school graduation, the class beauty B went to a hotel with the class heartthrob D, who was also the class leader. The two of them stayed up all night before going home. Tsk tsk... Did they play Gwent all night? They're quite the players... Uh, why are you looking at me like that? I'm just reading about a real case."

“One case doesn’t represent the whole picture,” Sakura said.

"Really?" Fan Xiao laughed. "Then this book really does contain a huge number of examples."

cherry:"……"

"These examples all illustrate one point—girls will be more proactive than you can imagine in front of handsome guys. Oh, and the same goes for guys," Fan Xiao remarked. "Although it's cruel, it's indeed a truth of the human world."

"..."

Sakura couldn't find any rebuttal arguments for a moment.

Because... she really is a sucker for good looks.

She did lie just now.

She liked the saint's appearance.

She's just that shallow.

She paused for a moment, then asked, "You seem to really agree with this book?"

“I partially agree,” Van Shaw said. “The theoretical framework presented in this book makes a lot of sense… or rather, it’s a summary of the phenomenon of love in the human world. But it’s too… well, too binary, it’s practically black and white. I’ve always believed that human nature is complex and cannot be fully summarized by a simple binary theory. However…”

He shook his head: "My ideas are probably meaningless in this instance. Because this City of True Love, barring any unforeseen circumstances, should be operating according to the theoretical laws mentioned in this book. This... is perhaps the biggest distortion?"

"Why do you have this guess?" Ying asked. "That Professor Chen... did you perhaps see something special about him?"

“He’s just an ordinary person… at least for now,” Fan Xiao said. “Think carefully back to the background information of the dungeon.”

Upon hearing this, Sakura immediately brought up the player panel and took a look.

Soon, she discovered that the background information contained content similar to the views advocated in the book "Selection of Genes"—many people think they have had true love, but in fact, they have only had compromises with the opposite sex, or kinship that has developed after a long period of companionship.

"Almost identical?" Sakura pondered. "It seems that this Professor Chen has a close relationship with this instance and is definitely not just a simple instance human. Why... does he not show any special characteristics?"

She paused for a moment, then suggested, "What if we test him...? Perhaps we'll get some unexpected results?"

“This suggestion is good, but it’s a bit radical.” Fan Xiao said strangely, “Xiao Ying, this doesn’t sound like a plan you would come up with.”

Upon hearing Fan Xiao's question, Ying did not answer immediately.

She looked around and, finding nothing amiss, said through the soundproofing device, "You still remember my talent, don't you?"

"Mm." Fan Xiao nodded.

Predicting the future in five seconds—he murmured to himself, without saying it aloud.

Sakura continued, "Don't resist. I'll take you somewhere where you can talk."

The next second, the shadow beneath her feet began to sway and spread rapidly, covering the area beneath her and Fan Xiao's feet.

Fan Xiao felt his body lighten as he was dragged into an unknown, pitch-black space.

Sakura's voice came over: "My talent is actually not just the ability I've shown. It also has an advanced version—to predict the future for 50 minutes at the highest probability. The cooldown is one month. The cost is that you will be in a state of mental weakness for a whole day after using it. During this time, you cannot use your talent and can only use items that do not involve mental power to fight."

"Predicting the future 50 minutes in advance?" Fan Xiao said in great surprise, "Your ability... is quite impressive! I feel like you have the potential to reach A-level."

“The cooldown time is too long.” Sakura shook her head: “My talent doesn’t have offensive capabilities, which puts me at a great disadvantage in dungeons where items are sealed. I’ve only used this advanced ability three times so far, and all of those times were outside of dungeons.”

She would never have brought this up if "boss" Fan Xiao hadn't been there.

Although she thought Fan Xiao was a bastard, she acknowledged his formidable abilities.

“So,” Fan Xiao asked, “you’re planning to use this monthly deduction skill to test Professor Chen?”

“If we can’t find a way to improve our appearance stats, I’ll give it a try.” Sakura nodded and said, “If this dungeon is really as you say, and follows the theoretical principles advocated in this book, then without good appearance, we’ll hardly be able to move an inch.”

"Hmm... how accurate are your predictions about the future?" Fan Xiao asked.

“I can only say it’s not 100%,” Sakura replied. “And not everything can be deduced. For example, some extraordinary abilities or phenomena cannot be simulated or deduced with my talent.”

"Then... is it indispensable for you to be the one guiding the future?" Fan Xiao continued to ask, "Or can someone else do it too?"

"...What do you want to do?" Sakura countered.

"Your reaction...it seems you're not indispensable for the lead role. It's truly a divine skill! I feel it has the potential to be upgraded to A-level." Fan Xiao laughed, "Leave the lead in this future simulation to me."

"..." Sakura hesitated for a few seconds, but finally agreed, reminding him, "You need to hand over your plan to me, and then I will remind you how to act in the 'simulation world' so that you can take the lead."

She paused, then added, "The characters in the 'simulated world' are not necessarily 100% the same as the real person. If you possess abilities that I cannot deduce, the resulting chaos might cause your personality in the simulated world to... undergo some changes."

"A change?" Fan Xiao asked curiously, "What change?"

"They will most likely follow their instincts more... or rather, act purely on reason, and will lack a lot in terms of emotion."

After Sakura finished answering, she asked, "What plan do you want to verify? If you have something to say, please do it quickly, because this shadow artifact of mine can't take people into the shadow space for too long."

“It’s not the right time yet. I’ll let you know when it is,” Fan Xiao said. “Let’s go out first. We’re going to Professor Chen’s lecture. If we want to test him, let’s start with the simplest contact. There’s no need to be so aggressive right away. We still know too little about him.”

Sakura obeyed the order and deactivated the item's effect.

The next second, the two were back among the bookshelves in the library.

There was no one else around at the moment, and their sudden disappearance and reappearance did not cause any disturbance.

Sakura placed the book "Selection of Genes" back on the bookshelf.

Recalling the extremely explicit theories advocated in the book, she subconsciously frowned, feeling a sense of rejection—was it simply a matter of not agreeing? Or was it that although she agreed, she rejected the idea of ​​herself, as a human being, possessing such ugly animalistic characteristics...? She herself couldn't quite explain it.