On the night of September 30th, Ren Suo was washing dishes in Dong Chengling's kitchen.
"Suo."
"Hmm? I'll be done soon."
Ren Suo turned his head and saw Dong Chengling approaching, so he quickened his dishwashing pace.
It wasn't that Dong Chengling would criticize him for being slow, but rather that she would want to wash them together.
That alone would have been fine, but Dong Chengling also liked to practice the "Spirit Shock Technique" while washing dishes—using Spiritual Energy to vastly increase the destructive power of her hands, making her palms as sharp as scalpels.
She didn't use steel wool, a towel, or even dish soap when she washed dishes, relying solely on the "Spirit Shock Technique" to remove stains from the bowls and plates.
After several sets of her family's dishes had been broken, Ren Suo no longer dared to let her wash them.
Dong Chengling nodded, ca over, and whispered, "If Little Jiu asks you for money, don't give her any."
Ren Suo looked at her quizzically. Dong Chengling explained, "Little Jiu seems to have picked up so bad habits from her classmates recently. She's addicted to gas and might ask you for money, but don't give it to her."
Noticing Ren Suo seed hesitant, Dong Chengling added, "I've already given her a thousand."
"Oh, I see... Understood."
Ren Suo imdiately agreed. As a Player himself, he was quite happy to find Little Jiu also addicted to gas like he was. If Little Jiu had quietly asked him for money, he probably would have given it to her.
But it was different since Dong Chengling had already given her a thousand.
A thousand, even now, was enough for him to buy seven or eight gas and enjoy them for an entire year!
"Speaking of which," Ren Suo suddenly rembered sothing, "why are you calling just 'Suo' again?"
"Hmm?"
Dong Chengling paused for a mont, then said, "Do you rember Miss Euphy and Little Karen?"
"I rember."
"They call you 'Suo'. For convenience, I started calling you that too. Do you mind?"
"Er... whatever."
Just then, Little Jiu walked into the kitchen and asked, "Big Brother, can we go now? Can we go?"
"Yes, we can go." Ren Suo drained the water from the bowls and chopsticks, placed them in the sterilizing cabinet, and then left Dong Chengling's house with Little Jiu.
A week went by, and Little Jiu had already gotten used to life there. She also quickly beca a new third-grade student in a nearby elentary school—her knowledge level was sufficient to skip first and second grade.
Generally, it takes so ti for new students to integrate into a school, but this definitely didn't apply to pretty and cute little girls.
On Little Jiu's first day of school, she ca ho and told Ren Suo she had made five new friends, and four boys had loudly declared their affection for her.
There were also two mischievous kids who tried to get Little Jiu's attention with bullying tactics (nothing more than pulling hair, making faces, and flipping skirts). However, after Little Jiu greeted them softly a couple of tis, the two troublemakers instantly beca her followers.
After a week, Little Jiu had beco the supre queen of Class 3-2. Even teachers and parents who had t her regarded her as 'that amazing child from another family'—the most potent platinum-level title a child could achieve.
She was striving to dominate her entire grade. It was predicted that conquering the elentary school and then the neighboring nursing ho was just a matter of ti.
Ren Suo thought that after Little Jiu started an interesting and happy school life, she would gradually forget him. However, their Bond seed tighter than he had imagined.
Or perhaps, their shared secret made their relationship eternally closer than any other.
Consequently, Little Jiu would pester him every few days to stay over at Ren Suo's House for a night—though she had to go back for her bath before 10:30 PM.
At Ren Suo's House, Little Jiu would watch TV, tell Ren Suo about what happened at school over the past few days, or play on her phone.
It was hard to say about other things, but Little Jiu was practically a natural when it ca to playing on her phone. Plus, she didn't have to worry about myopia, so Ren Suo let her be.
She didn't seem to have any particular goal. According to Zhao Huo, it was: "Little Jiu needs to absorb so of your 'sand sculpture' energy every few days to make herself happier."
Back ho, since Little Jiu was there, Ren Suo could justifiably slack off from his Cultivation and continue playing his Hell 4PRO Gaming Console.
Little Jiu clung to Ren Suo's arm, playing on her phone while chatting with him. Suddenly, she wiggled and said with wide eyes, "Big Brother, maybe I should just live with you."
"Isn't it good living with your Sister Ling?" Ren Suo asked.
Little Jiu pouted and said, "Sister Ling is so strict... She even takes away my phone when I sleep... and she spanked my bottom yesterday! If Sister Ling says bad things about , Big Brother, you mustn't believe her."
Ren Suo blinked but didn't ask why Little Jiu was spanked. Instead, he asked, "You didn't resist?"
Little Jiu was no simple child; she was a True Nine-Tailed Fox. Although Dong Chengling had beco completely immune to Little Jiu's adorable Attribute due to their ti together and Little Jiu's personality, if Little Jiu truly lost her temper, her combat ability was definitely stronger than Ren Suo's!
Of course, being stronger than Ren Suo didn't an she could beat Dong Chengling.
Currently, as an owner of Space Spells, Dong Chengling might not necessarily win every fight, but she would definitely never lose.
However, Little Jiu also had enhancents from things like a Supre Treasure. Catching Dong Chengling off guard shouldn't be a problem for her.
Little Jiu tilted her head and said, "Big Brother, you said I shouldn't reveal my Nine-Tailed Fox identity... Little Jiu is very obedient!"
Ren Suo pinched her small cheek, making her look at him. He knew this definitely wasn't the main reason and continued to ask, "And?"
Little Jiu's face turned slightly red. Hiding her face, she whispered, "Sister Ling..."
"Hmm?"
"Sister Ling likes and is good to . Being with her makes Little Jiu very comfortable..." Little Jiu said shyly, "Little Jiu... Little Jiu likes her a lot too. She's also Little Jiu's family."
Although Little Jiu's logic was a bit muddled, Ren Suo understood.
Little Jiu was actually quite similar to Karen. She could very sensitively perceive others' true feelings towards her, so she knew who genuinely liked her and who was rely attracted by her facade.
For people like Dong Chengling, who had seen through her act but still cherished her with genuine affection, they were the 'family' that Little Jiu, having once been lonely, found hard to refuse. Therefore, Little Jiu would never hurt her.
And it was most likely Little Jiu who was in the wrong. Otherwise, she definitely would have complained to Ren Suo.
Hearing this, Ren Suo also felt relieved and unhesitatingly rejected Little Jiu's suggestion.
A little miffed, Little Jiu sat on the other side of the sofa playing on her phone. Ren Suo went to the fridge, got two cans of freshly squeezed juice, and gently pressed one cold can to her little cheek for a mont. Still slightly annoyed, she took the juice and drank it with a pout.
Then she bead, a happy and contented smile lighting up her face. She ca over, tugged Ren Suo's hand, and said, "Big Brother, the school wants us to buy supplentary workbooks."
"Oh?"
Do third graders need to buy supplentary workbooks? Ren Suo's mory was a bit hazy. After all, he'd been raised with a laissez-faire approach, relying on copying his deskmate's howork, so he wasn't too familiar with such things.
"How much?" However, supplentary workbooks were definitely necessary. Since Little Jiu was asking him, Ren Suo would naturally give her the money.
Little Jiu looked down, fiddling with the lace on her little skirt, and said, "2,888."
"That expensive?" Ren Suo was shocked. Could Little Jiu's elentary school actually be a prestigious international school?
"Not expensive, not expensive," Little Jiu hurriedly waved her hands. "2,888 Points, that's not much!"
Ren Suo fell silent.
After a long mont, he asked quietly, "Would 288.8 Q-coins work?"
"Q-coins? Big Brother, wait a mont, let calculate..." Little Jiu instinctively reached for her phone, but she quickly realized sothing and her body stiffened.
Her nervous thoughts echoed. Oh no! I hope I haven't been found out!
「A mont later」
As Ren Suo left Dong Chengling's house, he heard Little Jiu's wails from inside. He thought to himself that Little Jiu was really picking up bad habits quickly; now she even knew how to lie.
Don't misunderstand. Ren Suo hadn't reported Little Jiu. On the contrary, he pretended to be fooled by her and topped up her Q-coins.
But when Dong Chengling found out about it later, she taught Little Jiu a lesson.
The reason for such a convoluted approach was, firstly, to teach Little Jiu a lesson so she wouldn't lie anymore. Secondly, it was to make Little Jiu understand a principle: It's actually very easy to fool Ren Suo.
That way, she naturally wouldn't devote effort to honing her deceptive skills. Then Ren Suo could easily tell if she was lying. And wouldn't the decision still be in Ren Suo's hands?
These roundabout adult sches were sothing Little Jiu, a newborn Nine-Tailed Fox, was bound to fall for.
Back ho, Ren Suo checked the ti. It was about right, so he took a shower, ordered so takeout, and rested to conserve his energy.
「When the clock struck twelve—」
"Mini-World, Infinite Fun!"
The startup sound seed particularly excited today, or perhaps it was Ren Suo who was particularly excited—today was the start of a new month!
October. Theoretically, there should be at least two solar term promotions: Cold Dew and Frost's Descent. As for Double Ninth and National Day, Ren Suo really didn't know if they counted.
Ren Suo's goal this ti was very simple—he wanted to play a 5-star ga!
He wanted to advance to Level 5 Player as quickly as possible to raise his Rippling Spring Sounds Level and gain more Rippling Spring Sounds playti. More importantly, Ren Suo wanted to use the Key he obtained from Karen!
"Key of Light: Can open any star-rated Treasure Box, guarantees a 100% reward enhancent, and allows the Player to choose one of three enhancent paths."
Without a doubt, this was the most powerful Key Ren Suo had ever seen!
It could even be said that this was the biggest reward Ren Suo had received in "My Life is Not Your Ga"!
Setting aside the enhancent effect for now, just the fact that it could open any star-rated Treasure Box made Ren Suo almost want to kidnap little loli Karen.
Ren Suo still didn't have a Four-Star Key. This was mainly because he didn't know any Fourth Transformation Awakened Cultivators. The Awakening Monks he did know didn't have high enough Cultivation levels for him to collect four three-star keys to synthesize one Four-Star Key.
One could imagine that the further he progressed, the harder it would be for Ren Suo to obtain Keys. If the Cultivation of all the bonding partners he knew hit a bottleneck, Ren Suo could only rely on a massive number of Keys to accumulate a high star-level Key.
And a Key like the "Key of Light" could be considered Ren Suo's trump card.
The only question now was—when should Ren Suo use this Key.
If he wanted to maximize benefits, this Key should naturally be used to open the highest star-level Treasure Box.
But Ren Suo didn't know what the highest star-level for a Treasure Box in this ga console was.
Most importantly, he didn't know how much ti it would take him to be able to play the highest star-level ga.
Ren Suo had previously noticed that while ga prices varied, they generally followed a pattern: the higher the star-level, the higher the purchase price and the greater the returns. This ant Ren Suo, with only 400 rit Points, definitely couldn't afford the highest star-level gas.
Moreover, the highest star-level gas most likely had Player Level restrictions.
For instance, when Ren Suo's Player Level was below 4, he wasn't qualified to play gas rated Four-star or higher.
This ant the gas Ren Suo could currently play were at most 4-star, 5-star, or 6-star. Gas rated 7-star or higher likely required an even higher Player Level.
And in free gas, it was rare to find one two levels above his Player Level.
So, at the mont, Ren Suo could only play up to 5-star gas!
His goal was to clear a 5-star ga and then use the "Key of Light" to directly open a 5-star Treasure Box, sothing he probably wouldn't be able to open for a while!
Although using the "Key of Light" here seed like a waste, Ren Suo understood even better that holding onto resources that couldn't be converted into real strength was itself a waste.
Besides, it wasn't impossible for Ren Suo to obtain a similar Key to the "Key of Light" in the future. At worst, once Karen beca stronger, he could just make a trip to Britain.
Ren Suo wasn't too fixated on this. It should be used when needed; benefits in hand were what truly counted.
Furthermore, Ren Suo's idea might not even be achievable.
If October's ga was too difficult, he might not be able to clear it even with "Rippling Spring Sounds." Ren Suo might even have to use the "Key of Light" to open the Four-Star Treasure Box he got from "Midnight Walker," just to obtain a prop to clear the ga.
After playing for several months and eight or nine gas, Ren Suo had long understood that he shouldn't dwell on gas he hadn't obtained. But if he had already acquired a ga, he'd better clear it quickly.
If he hadn't cleared "Assassin," "Mage Under the World Tree," "My Life is Not Your Ga," and "Midnight Walker," would the Ranpelrouge Sisters already be dead? Would the monsters from the Secret Realm be rampaging in the human world? Would those Demons and Ghosts be even more rampant? And what would have beco of Little Jiu?
Of course, Ren Suo had absolutely no intention of becoming a savior.
Nor did he have that conceited sense of superiority, thinking, If it weren't for , who knows what would have happened to this world.
But when the ga was before him, controller in hand, there was clearly only one thing for Ren Suo to do.
As a Player, clear the ga by any ans necessary.
If he could offer a little help to others along the way, that would naturally be even better.
Perhaps this was why the Mini-World Ga Console had co to Ren Suo. It wasn't just because of his sense of social responsibility, diligence, good character, and extrely high EQ. It was also because Ren Suo was a true... Player.
A beautiful, charming girlfriend, an immortal cultivation journey... those are all great, great things, but I... want them all, and I still want to play gas.
Open the "World Store"!
Ren Suo glanced at it and noticed there was no "Free Ga of the Month" section. Instead, a strange section wreathed in ghostly blue flas had appeared: "October Exclusive: Ten-Day Ga."
Ren Suo calmly clicked on it and discovered it was a special section integrating beta testing activities and free gas.
[October Exclusive: Players can choose to use a holiday promotion chance to draw a free ga to play, or play a beta version ga (choose one of two).
Ten-Day Ga: Once play begins, the beta version ga is limited to 10 days of playti. Regardless of whether it is cleared or not, the ga will end after 10 days.
"Hand of Fate"
[This ga is an action role-playing ga. You will converse with the world's Destiny, plunge into the vortex of fate, obtain world treasures, and confront world disasters. This ga constantly uploads ga records. The maximum reward for completion is 500 rit Points, and the exclusive completion reward is an 'Ability Fusion Inscription Rune'. In-ga purchases are available. The ga has 10 chapters in total, with possible future DLC. Ga difficulty: 5-star.]
[Note: In the beta version ga, Players can consu promotional activity chances (or consu 300 rit Points) to summon characters from cleared gas to help with completion. Summoned characters from cleared gas will disappear after the Player passes a stage or dies in it. Each character from a cleared ga can only be summoned once in this ga. Summoning is activated when the Player wears Rippling Spring Sounds.]
[Note: Only one chapter can be played per day. Task evaluation and rit Point rewards for each chapter are settled imdiately upon its completion. The exclusive reward can only be obtained after clearing all chapters.]
[Remaining promotional activity chances this month: 3 (Cold Dew, Double Ninth, Frost's Descent)]
Remaining playti: 10 days (ga not yet started)]
Ren Suo stared, stunned.
Although he had a feeling today's ga would be very unusual, for it to be unusual to this extent... it left him a bit slow to react.
This was the first ti he had seen terms like "multi-chapter," "real-ti settlent," and "beta version."
And this ga clearly had a protagonist, yet you could summon characters from other gas for free (consuming promotional activity chances counted as free) to help clear it.
Just thinking about it made Ren Suo realize the ga's difficulty.
The ga itself thinks it's too hard, so it's giving Players a cheat!
But, the most unignorable point in the ga description was—
"This ga constantly uploads ga records"!]
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