Chapter 26 Increase
Although I suffered a lot of humiliation during this trip, at least I got my hairpin back...
Keqing felt a little better when she thought of this. At least the goal of the infiltration was achieved, although Qingxin, who was taken away by Ganyu, was not found.
"That's right. So, Miss Keqing has found her hairpin, but it looks... a little messy."
Ganyu nodded and looked over Keqing's head.
A hairpin was pinned on her cat-ear-like hairstyle.
Because Liu Bai just casually put it there, it felt a little strange.
"Ahem, I was in such a hurry that I couldn't take the time to wear it properly."
Keqing coughed lightly, took off the hairpin on her head, wiped off the dust, and then put it back.
"I see. Then what about your shoes, Ms. Keqing..."
Ganyu nodded, then looked down at Keqing's feet.
Because she didn't have time to put on her shoes, Keqing escaped without wearing any shoes, and the black stockings on her feet stepped directly on the ground.
However, she had the help of elemental force when she was escaping just now, and most of the movements she performed were jumping on the toes, so her stockings were not worn out particularly badly by the ground.
"...I ran too fast and didn't pay attention...They were high heels after all."
Keqing continued to explain awkwardly, although the heels of her shoes were not that high.
"I see. I'll send Miss Keqing back first. We can discuss this matter later."
Ganyu nodded and didn't ask any further questions, although she always felt that Keqing's experience was not as smooth as she said.
After all, Ganyu still had a deep impression of that executive officer, who used completely incomprehensible means to snatch her Pure Heart Basket...
"Well, please trouble Miss Ganyu."
Keqing nodded immediately. Only returning home could make her feel at ease. Otherwise, she would always be worried that the clothes on her body would suddenly disappear.
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[Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward! ]
[One-time Favorability Forced Modifier - Keqing: Can only be used on a specified target, and will force the target's favorability towards the host to be adjusted to the range of -50% to 500%. (Current favorability value of the target -81%)]
Liu Bai was taking a shower halfway when the system suddenly popped up the reward for the option he had just chosen.
"...?"
Liu Bai was stunned for a moment, then quickly dried his body, put on clothes and left the bathroom.
When I arrived at the bedroom, I could only see broken ropes on the floor and Nashida, who was holding a heavy book with an innocent look on her face.
"I don't know. I went to get you some water and when I came back you were gone."
After Liu Bai asked what happened, Nashida spread her hands and shook her head innocently.
"Is that so? What a pity! I still haven't been able to find out how to see the Rock God..."
Liu Bai could only sigh. Fortunately, Keqing's escape would not make that option considered a failure. The system would regard this as Liu Bai letting her go.
The Dragon's Sound in the Box on the ground was also picked up by Keqing, leaving only...
"It looks quite new, so keep it as a lunch box."
Liu Bai looked at the ground around him, walked over and picked up the pair of purple high-heeled shoes with gold patterns on the ground, nodded with satisfaction and said.
He had returned the clothes to Keqing before, but not the shoes, in order to make it more inconvenient for Keqing to walk.
"?"
Nashida looked at him in shock. Could this thing be used as a lunch box? Wouldn't it be unhygienic?
"...Ding Di, considering the host's idea is too perverted, reward!"
[Pet Master Ball: Throwing a pet ball and hitting a target that has no ability to resist can subdue it. The subdued target will gradually become a pet that absolutely obeys the owner's orders over time. (Note: After releasing the target, the target will return to its original personality and no longer obey orders)]
A new item...
It seemed to come from a famous animation Liu Bai had seen.
After seeing this prop, Liu Bai couldn't help but tilt his head, as if a "?" popped out from his forehead.
"System, are you in heat? Why are the rewards you give out recently always of such strange attributes..."
Liu Bai couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"Ding Di, the system doesn't know. The system rewards are random, so they are random. There is absolutely no shady deal."
"I don't believe you, perverted system..."
Cursing in his heart, Liu Bai put away the Poké Ball...the pet ball.
He was not very interested in turning Keqing into a pet. After all, a woman would only slow down his sword drawing speed... except for girls, of course.
And I just gave you a favorability modifier, but I haven't used it yet. I'll save it for the next time I encounter an option...
"Girl, are you uncomfortable with being barefoot all the time? How about these shoes for you?"
After putting away the pet ball, Liu Bai looked at the high heels in his hand again, then turned back and asked Nashida while holding up the high heels.
"No, you should stay for dinner..."
Nashida quickly shrank her neck and shook her head.
"Really? That's a pity. Without vegetables, it will lack nutrition..."
Nashida: “……?”
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Liu Bai had no intention of chasing Keqing, nor was he in a hurry to use the modifier. He planned to use it in front of her the next time they met. Maybe something interesting would happen...
As the night deepened, Liu Bai leaned against the head of the bed holding his doll, distracted by the sea otter doll in his hand.
"System, give me the disposable amplifier..."
After a while, Liu Bai gave instructions to the system.
The next moment, a purple circular amplifier appeared in Liu Bai's hand.
This was the reward he got from the system when Sanbing came to find him before, but he never used it. After all, it didn't seem to be as practical as other props.
[One-time amplifier: After use, it can amplify the target. If the amplification is successful, the attribute will be improved. If the amplification fails at a level of +12 or above, the amplification level will be reduced. The single success rate is 20%]
"The probability of success is too low..."
Seeing such a low success rate, Liu Bai looked at the sea otter doll in his hand with some confusion.
[+12 "Mr. Sea Otter" doll: durability increased by 120%]
The system quickly popped up information about the sea otter doll.
Liu Bai has obtained the +12 diamond enhancement coupon more than once since he obtained the system, and the one he gave to Nashida was not the only one.
"No, no, Sea Otter is already at +12. If I fail again, I will lose a level. It's too dangerous..."
"If you use it on a girl... she will cry if it fails, right?"
Looking at the amplification level of the sea otter doll, Liu Bai quickly shook his head.
Although he had not yet experienced a failed amplification, he could roughly guess the consequences of a failed amplification.
After all, he had played a "similar" game in his previous life. If the amplification failed above +10, it would drop directly to around +7, and if it failed above +12, it would be directly damaged and disappear.
Although failure above +12 in the system will only result in a level loss instead of the damage disappearing, it will definitely result in a lot of level loss...
"System, can you increase the probability of amplification?"
"Ding Di, spending 100 million Mora can increase the amplification probability~ but it is only for the host's own use~"
Liu Bai was struggling over whether to use the amplifier, so he had to ask his system, and the system suddenly popped up a prompt at the right time.
"Hiss, 100 million Mora, you dare to ask for a dog system!"
Liu Bai felt a little distressed when he saw that the system required so much Mora.
Liu Bai initially received 500 million Mora of funding, and he has actually spent tens of millions of it these days, with the bulk of it being spent on the "cognitive correction" function.
For example, now, Liu Bai has already said two sentences containing the word "system", and Nashida is sitting next to him reading the law book, so Liu Bai has lost another 200,000 Mora.
“Didi, just tell me whether you want it or not!”
The system asked proudly.
"Damn you dog system, come out, I have to use you to try out the Poké Ball I just got to see if it works!"
"Ding ding, this item requires the target to be unable to resist in order to be subdued, but the system can scold the host at any time and is not within the effective range~"
"...Okay, use it!"
Liu Bai gritted his teeth and agreed to the system's request.
After seeing his Mora reduced by 100 million, Liu Bai slapped the disposable amplifier in his hand on his head.
[Amplification successful!]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: +13·]
[Strength +240%, Intelligence +2.40%, Physical Strength +240%, Spirit +240%]
[Obtain new entry: "Bronze Head, Silver Head, and Gold Head". When using the head to withstand an attack, the damage of the next attack on the head will be greatly reduced, with a maximum of 3 layers.]
Then Liu Bai felt his body suddenly filled with strength and expanded rapidly.
And just like when Nashida was enhanced, Liu Bai also gained new entries, which are independent of the system skill bar.
When Liu Bai enhanced himself and the sea otter doll by 12, he did not obtain any new attributes.
"System... why did the multiplier change from 120 to 240? Shouldn't +13 correspond to 130?"
This was the first time Liu Bai had seen an amplification level above +12. After seeing the current multiplier, he asked the system in surprise.
"Ding ding, since the failure rate of the amplification is very high, after +12, the attribute multiplier will increase exponentially with each increase in the amplification level."
"So that's how it is. Then the 100 million Mora isn't a loss at all..."
Liu Bai nodded in understanding and looked at the new entry.
"The damage from head hits is reduced...?"
Looking at the attributes of the new entry, Liu Bai touched his chin and thought for a while, then tried to raise his right hand and make a fist.
Then he closed his eyes, made up his mind, and punched himself on the forehead.
"Ow..."
[↑Bronze Head: Reduces 20% head damage]
As Liu Bai punched himself, the system quickly popped up a prompt.
Seeing this, Liu Bai tried again.
[↑Silver Head: Reduce 40% head damage]
Liu Bai used about the same amount of strength, but this time he didn't feel any pain.
"Hahaha, this wave is a great win. If I stack it up to the maximum, I can reduce the damage by 60%. Then I can really use my head to block the Rock God's Rock Spear..."
Feeling the hardness of his skull, Liu Bai couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"..."
Nashida looked at Liu Bai with a confused expression and almost went up to stop him from hitting himself.
Due to the existence of cognitive correction, Nashida was unable to understand who Liu Bai was talking to. She could only think that he might be mentally unstable again and was talking to himself.
The price is that Liu Bai's Mora is still decreasing by hundreds of thousands.
"Girl, I'm going to sleep. Good night."
The attributes were greatly improved and new entries were obtained, which made Liu Bai feel that he could sleep well tonight. He immediately slid down and pulled the quilt to cover his back, and then said something to Nashida.
"Well, okay, good night."
Nashida responded, then stood up and blew out the candle on the table, then sat back and continued reading the book.
For her, as long as there was a little light outside the window, it was enough, and she didn't even worry about hurting her eyes.
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"This is the information I collected today."
In the Qun Yu Pavilion, a woman with short black hair with a bluish tint and wearing a blue leather jacket placed the information in her hand on Ningguang's desk.
"Thank you for your hard work, Ye Lan."
Ningguang responded, then picked up the information Ye Lan had collected and started looking through it.
"Nothing, just work."
Ye Lan responded nonchalantly, leaning against the bookshelf next to her and waiting for Ningguang's follow-up instructions.
"An audience with the Rock God... The Fatui executive wants to meet the Emperor?"
Ningguang frowned slightly as she looked at the information Ye Lan had gathered.
This morning, Liu Bai asked Zhongli at Wanmin Hall how to meet the God of Rock. Ye Lan, who was also in the store at the time, wrote this down.
"So, he wants to see me just to ask me how to meet the Emperor."
Ningguang quickly thought of this.
She had received a meeting request from Northland Bank this afternoon, and now was the perfect time to connect the two things together.
Because the plan to seize the Heart of God has not yet been officially implemented, the top leaders of the countries in Teyvat are still unaware of the plans of the Fatui executives.
"In that case, let's meet. I want to see what the Fatui are planning to do..."
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