nucmednet Chapter 143 The Useless Prince's Power Seizure (21)
Chapter 143 The Useless Prince's Power Seizure (21)
While Jingli was still in a daze, 6058 had already opened the system store.
Wow! That looks pretty convincing.
6058 can see the system's backend. When the transmigrator first arrived, the system gave her a random reward, which was the "heavenly voice" she had just mentioned to herself. This item has now been put to use, and it seems that the little palace maid has also benefited from the misfortune and regained her voice.
Now, the system interface has everything you need. Although it can't compare to the observer system connected to the internet, it's obviously a good thing for Jingli and 6058.
[6058: Great! The enemy is sending us cannons!]
500 points unlock the basic stage of the system shop, which contains basic daily necessities that Jingli doesn't really need. There are two more stages, intermediate and advanced, which require more points to unlock.
Jingli plans to save up her points first and exchange them when she needs them.
[Keiri: I understand the affection level for this mission, but what does "darkening value" mean?]
[6058: Normally, this should be attributed to the extent of Yu An's psychological abnormality. However, given that the system was distributed by the mastermind behind it all, I don't think they would be so kind. After all, the more twisted Yu An's mind is, the weaker the power of the world's consciousness becomes.]
Just like in the previous world, Jiang Yuanqi was dedicated to cultivating Jiang Zichu (Fu Zichu) into a little pervert.
[6058: Therefore, I believe this "darkening value" represents Yu An's level of acceptance of this world, and the degree of pollution he has caused to this polluted world.]
[Jingli: If even Yu An accepts this world, wouldn't that be equivalent to the world consciousness accepting a pseudo-world consciousness?]
[6058: That's right, that might be their goal.]
Jingli paused for a moment in thought.
[Keiri: So... how do we remove this corruption value?]
6058 smiled knowingly; his little one was still adorably naive in this respect.
[6058: This counterfeit system isn't that intelligent. It wants Yu An to accept this world, so let's just make him accept it.]
[Keiri: But... wait?]
Jingli's eyes lit up, as if she had thought of something.
[Keiri: Accepting this world doesn't necessarily mean accepting a polluted world, right?]
[6058: Intelligent.]
The scenery suddenly opened up.
In this way, the mission of this counterfeit system becomes consistent with their objective.
Eliminate the pollution of this world, let Yu An accept this world, and the corruption value can also be cleared.
As for favorability—
Jingli looked at the stats, which weren't even up to par in the first stage, and felt both amused and exasperated.
Anyway, he will gradually gain Yu An's trust, and there's no need to rush to improve his favorability.
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During the three months of confinement, Jingli did not go to see Yu An again.
The last incident involved the princess and caused quite a stir. If he disregards Langyue's orders and goes to her residence again, there will likely be more rumors circulating.
Just as Langyue said, in this palace, the more precious something is, the less you should show special affection for it, otherwise this preciousness will become your weakness and also become the other party's fatal wound.
He simply made a new kite overnight and asked Jingjing to deliver it to Yu An, hoping that Yu An would accept his apology.
This is where the advantages of the counterfeit system become apparent.
[Congratulations, host! Mission target's favorability +1.]
[Affection Level: 55/100, First Stage Goal: 100 (Note: Affection level cap will increase as the mission progresses)]
Jingli breathed a sigh of relief. After that, he often asked Jingjing to send some books and food to Yu An. However, since he didn't send them himself, the favorability rating did not fluctuate significantly again.
For the past three months, he has been busy pretending. He is still nonchalant in his literature class, hiding in the back to play with Zeng Yuan. In his martial arts class, he always complains of being tired and refuses to be exposed to the sun, preferring to hide in the shade of a tree.
But Yuan Lanying, who had practiced swordsmanship with Jingli, was secretly surprised.
The Third Prince's swordsmanship was steady and precise; every move he made, though seemingly soft, was the result of restraint.
He was deliberately making himself look worthless.
Yuan Lanying privately asked Jingli why she did this.
Jingli simply said, "I just don't want to be the one to stick my neck out."
After he finished speaking, he gave Yuan Lanying a meaningful look, which made Yuan Lanying's heart tremble.
He was the youngest son of a military officer, and because of his frail physique, he often heard his father sigh.
But he did not slack off because of this. The more others sighed that he was not good enough, the more hard he worked, thinking that one day he could surpass his brothers.
When he was appointed by the emperor to be the companion of the third prince, he thought he had really done it.
Unfortunately, the third prince did not resemble the prince he had hoped for.
Including another companion, Zeng Yuan, who was said to be the second son of a court official, had caught a cold as a child and was not very bright.
Rather than being a study companion, he seemed more like a playmate chosen by the emperor to help the third prince pass the time.
However, Jingli's recent behavior is not quite what Yuan Lanying had previously thought.
Did he say that, or was there a deeper meaning behind it?
Yuan Lanying himself did not realize that his competitive spirit had subsided slightly because of Jingli's words and glances, taking root and sprouting, and slowly changing.
Of course, this was also a deliberate act by Jingli after discussing it with 6058.
Three months is enough time to evaluate two study companions.
The two men were chosen by the emperor not to help Jingli, but rather to wear her down.
But these two were far more capable than the emperor had imagined.
For example, Zeng Yuan, although he was not as intelligent as the other study companions and could not write beautiful poems and songs, was pure in character, simple in mind, and outstanding in execution.
Before Jingli arrived, the original owner only mentioned that she was bored in class and didn't know what fun things there were in the countryside. Zeng Yuan then began to collect different interesting items every day to present to Jingli, never repeating the same thing twice.
Take Yuan Lanying, for example. He didn't have the robust physique of a typical military general, and he wasn't particularly outstanding in any of the four skills: sword, spear, or bow. However, he possessed a steadfast and resilient mind, and his abilities were remarkably balanced.
Moreover, he is good at reading people and knows how to behave appropriately. It is truly remarkable that he can be so composed at his age.
At present, both of them are valuable assets to Jingli.
And then there are the families behind them.
Although the two are not currently favored, Jingli has his own plans. He believes that he can offer enough incentives to entice these two families to his side.
After all, the position of crown prince is still undecided.
In this world, the concepts of distinguishing between legitimate and illegitimate children and respecting seniority are still mainstream among the common people, but this is not always the case in the royal family.
Not only the current emperor, but even the retired emperor was born out of wedlock.
This world is riddled with deep-seated problems, and the root of its pollution, frankly speaking, lies in the royal family.
Whether it's to clean up pollution or to maintain the world, the position of Crown Prince is something Jingli will definitely fight for.
Even if what lies behind this location is a cannibalistic trap.
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(My head is a bit foggy today, I'll fix it up tomorrow and finish this little skit.)