During the banquet.
Chen Yi heard the old man in Taoist robes whispering to Shi San.
"Chief, it is time to deliver the meal to the River God tomorrow."
This old man was the strategist of the Black Stone Gang; Shi San consulted him on matters big and small.
Shi San nodded.
"Let Wang Qiang handle it."
"Wang Qiang is already feeding the fishes."
"Oh... I drank too much and forgot about that, hahaha! Then have Fourth Master go to the docks tonight and pick out a few coolies... By the way, I remember there's a fool, isn't there? The one who eats a lot! He must go!"
Hearing this, Chen Yi frowned slightly.
Feigning drunkenness, he probed tentatively.
"Chief, that fool is from my hometown. He is clumsy and awkward. If you have a task, hand it to me; he won't be able to handle it!"
Shi San remained unmoved.
"That fool can definitely accomplish this task. You just focus on being an instructor here. Come, drink!"
Clearly, Shi San was not going to give Chen Yi any face.
Chen Yi said no more.
He realized he had to rely on himself to become stronger to solve the problem facing him and Da Chun.
He had to start the second simulation as soon as possible!
After the luncheon.
Chen Yi feigned intoxication and staggered back to his room, refusing any attendants.
The moment he entered the room, his drunkenness vanished, and his gaze turned sharp.
[Guide Mission Completed!]
[Rewards Distributed!]
Clang!
A crimson longsword fell before him.
There was also one chance to draw a Boutique Trait.
A familiar ball of light emerged in front of Chen Yi.
The multi-colored specks of light within were the traits.
White specks were still abundant, but fewer than before, as the probability of drawing a white trait was now only 89%.
"Give me a useful trait!"
Chen Yi reached out.
There were no surprises.
He touched a white trait.
"It doesn't matter. These are Boutique Traits; even a white one will be useful, unlike that useless 'Chicken Beauty' one from before..."
[Dragon Plays with Phoenix (White Common): Your bedroom skills and capabilities are significantly improved. Everyone who tries it gives a five-star review!]
"What on earth is this?! I am a vigorous young man who has watched countless videos; do I need this?"
Chen Yi really wanted to roll his eyes at the "Simulator" trait.
"So-called Boutique Traits are indeed a scam. It is just like the rate-up banners in gacha games—worse drop rates than the standard pool, just designed to trick players into spending money! Let's just start the simulation."
[You have completed the guide mission for this simulation and obtained a new simulation opportunity.]
[Initial Equipped Traits: Simulator (Rainbow), Low-Grade Root Bone (Green), Serious Punch (Green), No Pain No Gain (Green), Dragon Plays with Phoenix (White).]
[Simulation Start!]
[Break the cauldrons and sink the boats; the Qin pass shall belong to Chu. Sleep on brushwood and taste gall; three thousand Yue armor shall swallow Wu!]
[In order to successfully escape the control of the Black Stone Gang with Da Chun.]
[You deliberately revealed your strength as a martial artist, thereby gaining the opportunity to join the Black Stone Gang and becoming an instructor within the gang.]
[However, you have no interest in gang life; your aim is to find an opportunity to escape...]
[Year One, eighteen years old.]
[Initiating trait draw...]
[Draw successful!]
[Night Owl (White): You prefer to hide by day and come out at night. If you do not sleep during the day, you will feel depressed.]
[Do you wish to adjust the trait?]
[Yes/No]
The white traits were performing consistently as usual.
To obtain valuable traits, one had to improve their Martial Dao realm to increase the probability of high-quality traits.
Relying solely on luck and god-tier draws was too unreliable.
[You selected No.]
[You are aware that you have entered a simulation.]
[In that case, there is no need to be overly cautious.]
[Take a risk tomorrow and make a run for it!]
[The next day, at the break of dawn.]
[Fourth Master led a few underlings, taking Da Chun and two other coolies, and walked downstream along the banks of the Green River.]
[Knowing that Fourth Master was easy to fool, you claimed you couldn't sleep and asked to accompany him, treating it as a stroll.]
[Fourth Master didn't think much of it and brought you along.]
[Fourth Master used the same rhetoric as Wang Qiang, stating that after delivering the meal to the River God, the three coolies could go to the Yihong Courtyard to play for three days.]
[Da Chun asked as he walked.]
["Hehe! Fourth Master, is there delicious food at the Yihong Courtyard?"]
[Fourth Master laughed heartily upon hearing this.]
["Yes! There is plenty of delicious food! Sausages! Abalone! Tofu! It is all delicious!"]
[Da Chun drooled at the thought.]
[The group arrived at the Ten Mile Pavilion. Fourth Master pushed Da Chun and the other two to the riverbank, then shouted towards the water.]
["Lord River God! We have come to deliver your meal! Please enjoy your food and drink!"]
[You noticed the accompanying gang members unconsciously take a few steps back; clearly, they were somewhat afraid of this River God.]
[The three oblivious coolies were still clutching their lunchboxes, truly believing they were there to deliver a meal, unaware that they themselves were the meal.]
[The calm surface of the Green River suddenly began to churn with whirlpools.]
[Fish and shrimp leaped out of the water, as if there were some great terror beneath the surface preventing them from staying down.]
[At that very moment, standing behind Fourth Master, you suddenly delivered a vicious kick!]
["Get lost!!"]
[With a splash that sent water spraying into the sky, Fourth Master was kicked into the river by you.]
[Seeing this, the gang members behind you immediately drew their broadswords.]
["Instructor Chen! What are you doing?!"]
[You completely ignored their interrogation and attacked directly.]
[With your current cultivation base, dealing with these gang members who were not martial artists was more than easy.]
[You threw them, one by one, into the river.]
[The people of the Black Stone Gang knew all too well what was in this river.]
[They swam desperately towards the shore.]
["Chen Yi! You dare to harm me! Wait until I get ashore, I will skin you alive!"]
[Fourth Master was still shouting threats.]
[But it was as if a pair of giant hands were pulling them from within the water. After swimming for a long time, not only did they fail to reach the shore, but they were getting closer and closer to the center of the river!]
[Da Chun and the two coolies watched this scene, somewhat bewildered, not understanding the situation.]
["What are you standing there for? Run!"]
[You dragged Da Chun and fled.]
[Looking back.]
[You saw half of a massive green fish head emerge from the center of the river.]
[That fish head actually spoke human words.]
["The Black Stone Gang is truly generous. Did you send seven people at once this time? Good, good, good... It is a pleasure doing business with you!"]
[Hearing this, Fourth Master screamed.]
["River God! You have got it wrong! We aren't this month's 'meal'; those people on the shore are!"]
["Oh~ This one is the fattest. I like it! Gang Leader Shi really understands my desires!"]
["What??? I am the Fourth Master of the Black Stone Gang! Look closely, sir!!"]
[The fish's eyesight was obviously poor; it couldn't see Fourth Master's face clearly at all, regarding him only as a delicacy.]
[The fish demon opened its bloody maw and bit down towards Fourth Master and the others. Its mouth was filled with barb-like teeth, growing in over a dozen rows, resembling a bandsaw.]
[Blood stained the surface of the river red.]
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
