Backstage of the banquet hall.
"Someone reported that you had a conflict with President Zhao. What happened?" A young man in his thirties with gold-rimmed glasses walked to Qi Tao's side and asked.
"It's nothing. I've taken a liking to Fatty Zhao's daughter, but he refused to marry me. That greedy bastard just had to take a liking to a useless superhuman who only improved his culinary skills. I only went to entertain them a little, but that useless bastard fainted from anger. What a joke, a useless bastard will always be a useless bastard …" Qi Tao said nonchalantly.
A hint of anger flashed across the man's eyes, "It's fine if you want to act like a spoiled brat, but you have to look at the occasion! Whether he's a useless bastard or not, he's a rich customer. Is that how you entertain your customers? "
Qi Tao was immediately angered by the bespectacled man's scolding in front of him. "Yo, Young Master Qi, I'll give you some face and call you Brother Ye to support you when I see you leading everyone to make a fortune in public. Do you really think I'm afraid of you? How dare you scold me? Don't forget, the success of your medicine was mostly due to my grandfather's efforts! "
After that, he turned around and left through the backstage door.
Qi Ye's eyes turned cold as he watched the man's unbridled back. As expected, there was no power without authority.
…
The System was unprecedentedly obedient as it waited for Fang Ning to explain how he did it. This was a sign that did not exist even when he obtained the special achievement "Gushing Spring Reciprocation".
It was obvious how important Fang Ning's mental blackmail method was …
Of course it was important. It meant that the System could farm more powerful yellow named monsters, and its efficiency would increase by more than a little. How could it not be obedient …
It even resisted the urge to farm a monster that was so red that it was almost purple. If it was any other time, even if it had to run from the east to the west of the city, it would still run there no matter how tight the time was …
Fortunately, Fang Ning knew that he and the System were one. Whether or not he could read novels and play games in peace in the future depended on the System. The stronger the System's thigh, the more stable he would be …
Fang Ning said, "It's actually very simple. I've read too many novels. That guy called me a useless bastard the moment he came up, and that was already a personal attack on me. Plus, I thought too much, and he was clearly a threat to me …"
"What threat? I don't think so. He's strong, but if I use my esoteric skills, he's still not my match. "The System did not understand.
Fang Ning was speechless. He continued, "He said we're useless and wanted to steal our blind date. If he was a normal person, it wouldn't have been a big deal. But he is someone with great potential. If you want to snatch him away now, he will definitely want to completely cripple me in the future. If I leave him alone, won't he become a huge threat when he grows up? Even if you can still fight back, they are from the Qi Family, and there are a bunch of old things behind them. They will definitely come out to take revenge. This is not one of those cool novels that we are following. What if someone surpasses our combat power limit comes out? Won't we be over? When I thought about how serious the consequences would be, and how I wouldn't be able to play games and novels in peace every day, I felt like I couldn't live anymore … "
The System understood a little, but it was still a little confused. "What you said makes sense. Although what you said is backed up by solid evidence, it's just a thought in your head. How could you change the color of the monster on the System Map? I can't even do that. "
"Of course you can't do that. You've said it before, you're just a system that can only obtain power by operating according to the predetermined rules. You can't do whatever you want. So it's normal that you don't understand the hidden settings. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been so shocked when you obtained the special achievement 'Gushing Spring Reciprocation'. But I'm the Host, I have a way to directly trigger some hidden settings. "Fang Ning was quite patient. He had to make the stupid System believe him, or else it would be difficult to hide one of its true intentions.
He said patiently, "For an otaku who has read a lot of novels, this kind of persecutory delusion with real evidence and not groundless imagination will become a kind of obsession. Did you forget how I obtained the 'Grace of a Drop' achievement? Didn't the notification say that I completed my obsession of repaying gratitude? This new obsession could also trigger a hidden setting. The easiest way to trigger it would be to set Qi Tao as an enemy who would attack me, so that I could destroy him. Do you think I'm right? "
The System said, "You're absolutely right."
Fang Ning was overjoyed. This stupid System's brain really didn't know how to think. It believed him the moment he tricked it. In fact, it only needed a person's true feelings to know.
The reason why he could trigger the hidden settings was not because of some bullsh * t persecuted delusion. It wasn't a new idea either. It had always been there, and it was deeply ingrained into his bones. Obsession wasn't a brain hole. How could it be generated with just a thought? The System wasn't human. It didn't have emotions and didn't understand the complexity of human emotions. That was why it was easily tricked. If it were someone else, they would be able to see through it.
His obsession with repaying the debt of gratitude was slowly formed over the course of more than ten years …
What was the other obsession that had taken him more than ten years to form? It couldn't be any clearer.
Fang Ning thought to himself, 'I won't tell this stupid System. If I tell it, it might find a way to destroy my obsession. What's the point of living?' Besides, he didn't want to destroy this obsession. As long as it was still there, it was the same as giving Sir System a permanent monster farming buff. He wouldn't have to worry about not having any monsters to farm.
Previously, using the Celestial Weapon to farm monsters was efficient, but it was uncontrollable. This buff could be triggered automatically. Combining the two, the efficiency would be the highest …
As Fang Ning was thinking, the System that had been tricked spoke again.
"Host, after these few incidents, I can't help but admit that there's a huge gap between our intelligence. I've just made a very difficult decision …"
"What decision?" 'Don't tell me this idiot's confidence has been shattered by me a few times, and it's going to start the automatic uninstall program.' Fang Ning was very worried, because he had already realized that being seized like this was quite comfortable. It had fulfilled his long-cherished wish and his true obsession …
Fortunately, that didn't happen …
The System said, "If there's any trouble that I can't solve in the future, I'll automatically stop all the System's thinking processes and call you to handle it."
Fang Ning spat out a mouthful of blood. It was a difficult decision, and he couldn't work for free. "What about the benefits?"
"I don't care what you play in the System Cyber Cafe. Maybe you'll find new ideas from novels and games …"
This benefit was necessary. He could finally play without worry in the future. Fang Ning pushed his luck again. "What if I'm busy and don't have time to solve it for you?"
The System said, "Then disconnect the Internet."
'You're ruthless.' Fang Ning spat out another mouthful of blood. "What if I can't solve it after I come out?"
The System said, "Disconnect the Internet too."
Sir System was stubborn like that …
Fang Ning asked, "Then what are you doing?"
The System said, "Farming monsters, training."
Fang Ning heard the six-syllable mantra and was shocked. Another bolt of lightning flashed in his mind. 'I think I know how you came out, System.
I remember now. That day when I fainted from the Qixi Flame Meteor, I bumped into my notebook. I was bleeding, but I didn't notice anything. At that time, I remember that I was still playing a wuxia hack game that was modified from the core of a certain brainless, ancient cabbage online game. If your idiotic System hadn't evolved from it, my IQ would be on par with yours in the future … 'Lin Huang thought to himself.
After figuring out the System's background, Fang Ning instantly felt very at ease. He no longer had to worry about the System taking over his body, or even his brain and consciousness. With the core of that brainless online game, in this day and age where the situation was changing so quickly, it would not survive for more than three years. 'But wouldn't it be better if you admitted defeat like today? Then I wouldn't have to worry about reading novels and playing games for the past few months. Now I'm relieved.' 'However, that bastard who wanted to steal my blind date made me unable to sleep or play well. I have to farm him as soon as possible. I don't want to be a shut-in anymore. I don't want to run around …'
System Notification: [The Host's Obsession has been strengthened. If it is strengthened three more times, it will never be eliminated.]
The System, "??"
Fang Ning thought to himself, 'This idiot wouldn't have noticed anything, right?' He then realized that he was overthinking.
The System completely ignored the notification. It seemed that the difficult decision just now had made it give up on thinking. "I saw on the System Map that Qi Tao's color has darkened. It's almost black now. Should we wait a little longer?"
"Hold on, let me ask you something. Now that we have the Aggro Bar, the Morality Bar that can only be unlocked at Level 50, and the double effect, will there be any monsters that you can't farm at this stage?" Fang Ning asked.
The System said, "No. Originally, we only had Aggro, so we didn't have much confidence in using Esoteric Skills. However, with the Morality Bar, our power will be doubled. Also, if the enemy is targeting us, who are chivalrous, they are evil. Morality will be a great help to them. As long as we work hard and fill up the Morality Bar, there won't be any monsters that we can't farm. At the very least, we will be able to escape. If that's the case, can we farm him now? "
Fang Ning said, "Wait a little longer. Didn't I just mention that this monster isn't like the wild monsters from before? It's big and has deep roots. It's a new type of monster in the new era. We can't farm it mindlessly. We need to gather information first and find a perfect plan."
The System said, "Before you come up with a perfect plan, let's disconnect the internet first …"
'F * ck!' Fang Ning was stunned. He quickly said, "No, I still need to do some research."
"No need. Ask me if you want to know. I'll look it up on the internet. It's much faster and more detailed than you. I've been trying these few days and found out that it's not that difficult to enter the internet. It's almost the same as climbing over a wall. I've searched around the dark web that you mentioned earlier. Although I don't understand it, I'll bring you whatever you want and copy it to your standalone computer …" No matter how stupid the System was, it knew that the Host would forget everything when he started playing. It was more efficient when the internet was disconnected.
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