"What will you do tonight, then?"
Lin Xianyu sat on the sofa, her feet propped on a beanbag chair, holding a ga controller in her hands while playing a ga on a 65-inch screen.
Ren Suo could only look at her gaming records; he absolutely couldn't interfere with her gaplay—unless it was a ga that allowed for two-player co-op, otherwise, he could just expect a zero-point clear.
Although using this audio-visual equipnt for gaming might seem outdated, Lin Xianyu had considered it carefully. Her ho had a dedicated gaming room equipped with top-of-the-line PC rigs, all current-generation ga consoles, and the latest virtual holographic device, "Pandora's Magic Box: World's Dominator." However, she believed the traditional controller and big screen still offered the best gaming experience.
Today, June 30th, Lianjiang had just had a downpour. However, instead of bringing a cool sumr, it made the weather even more sultry, like an overweight guy in a sauna.
Naturally, Lin Xianyu, in a very environntally unfriendly manner, set the air conditioner to 28°C and, like a heartless boss, kept it running 24/7. Despite this, she still wore lace-up hot pants at ho, revealing her long, alabaster-smooth legs, upon which Ren Suo comfortably rested his head as he replied:
"Usually, in this situation, I'd go back to my own den to play gas."
"Actually, I sotis take a day off to play gas on days like this too. After all, they can look after the five little monsters today, so I can free up so ti to play. The little monsters are also especially attached to their mothers, so I can play gas all night to my heart's content." As he finished, Ren Suo sounded rather smug, his voice brimming with happiness.
Lin Xianyu said casually, "Of course they're attached to their mothers. Their mothers always bring gifts when they see them, take them out to play, and give them whatever they want. Besides, the oldest, Xiaotian, hasn't even started elentary school yet. Teacher Dong and the class monitor want to be strict, but it's impossible for them."
"I don't know if it's your genes, but all your kids are little imps. They know that trying to please you, their father, is pointless. After all, you're together day and night, so any act of being well-behaved would eventually be seen through. Plus, it's too tiring and not worth the effort."
"But their mothers don't know that, do they? Every ti they visit, they're very generous. Since they spend so little ti together, the kids just need to act a little more obedient to reap huge rewards. Of course, they know exactly what to do."
"So, the mothers get to see obedient, adorable, and clever children, and the kids especially love their mothers who never scold them. Only their father ends up exhausted and struggling."
Ren Suo's lips twitched. "You make our happy family sound like a sweatshop..."
"Family is like that," Lin Xianyu stated. "Soone always has to sacrifice for others to gain."
Ren Suo replied, "But they're contributing too."
Lin Xianyu said nonchalantly, "According to common values, their contributions are more like self-improvent. Let's not even talk about Sister Qiao; I reckon in another ten years, she could probably take on Benevolent King Ren Zuo for control of the Great Wall.
Little Star is the most formidable. Backed by the Fairy Palace World Tree and with our help, she successfully secured the comrcial developnt rights for the Moon Base. Standing at the vanguard of this era, her business empire is already taking shape. As long as she doesn't ss up, she'll eventually beco the Queen of Stars—and even if she does, we'll be there to bail her out.
Teacher Dong is focused on her Cultivation and Seeking the Path. Currently, 80% of the Spells we learn co from Ren Zuo, and 20% from her. With her advanced Cultivation and significant worldly influence, she's practically the most dazzling star after Ren Zuo.
The class monitor is a bit more ordinary, but she's almost guaranteed the position of head of the Heavenly Lotus Academy. Right now, there are only five top-tier Transcendent training institutions in the world: the Mysterious Country's Sky Capital Academy, Europe's Ahalim Wizard School, Flourishing Sakura Academy City, the Federation's Watching Sea, and the Mysterious Country's Heavenly Lotus Academy. By leading the Heavenly Lotus Academy, the class monitor's future prestige might not be far behind Teacher Dong's.
As for Luna... she's a True God."
Lin Xianyu put down her controller and looked at Ren Suo. "Compared to their contributions, yours is a pure drain. They'll beco increasingly successful, while you remain Naless—"
Ren Suo interrupted, "Who says? My alias is still number one in the Fairy Palace popularity rankings!"
Lin Xianyu retorted, "Don't think I don't know. That's because you had Ilina rig the votes. First place was clearly the Truth Seeker; your Supre Supre alias couldn't even crack the top three."
Lin Xianyu paused, then added, "Without the Mini-World Ga Console, would you still have the nerve to be with them?"
"If there were no Mini-World Ga Console, would I still have married them?" Ren Suo chuckled. "Hypotheticals are aningless, you know.
It's like Xiaotian. He practically inherited all the best traits from and Cheng Ling; his Talent is as incredible as that show-off from Sky Capital. He already achieved his first turn before even starting elentary school. Would I say to him, 'Would you still be a Genius if you weren't my son?' or sothing like that?
Of course, I would teach him gratitude, to make him appreciate everything he has, and I'd encourage him to make good use of the resources available to him.
Life has its ups and downs. In adversity, one shouldn't despair or fall into ruin; in prosperity, one shouldn't beco complacent or self-deprecating. The phrase 'what if' is for self-reflection, not self-doubt."
Lin Xianyu was stunned for a long mont before she said slowly, "You really have beco... a father of several children."
"Thank you."
"But can you not touch when you're saying such serious things?"
Ren Suo calmly withdrew his hand. "Force of habit. I'm used to checking on the children's developnt when I'm lecturing them. Xianyu, the bra you're wearing doesn't fit quite right anymore. You've... grown a bit."
"Oh, thank you so much for pointing that out!" Lin Xianyu said irritably, picking up her controller and resuming her ga.
Ren Suo thought the topic was closed. But then Lin Xianyu asked, "But don't you ever feel an urge? An urge to achieve sothing great, to beco famous, to be dazzling, to not be content with an ordinary life..."
Ren Suo paused for a mont, then said, "Of course not. Why would you think that? Am I that kind of person?"
Lin Xianyu pressed, "But isn't taking care of children a huge hassle?"
Ren Suo shrugged. "Well... they really are a bunch of little monsters, but... I love them."
"Besides, you know I never really had grand ambitions. My old dream was for my sister to beco successful so I could ride her coattails, or to find a wife who would let freeload..."
Lin Xianyu remarked, "Well, your dream has co true—five tis over. If we used the Mini-World Ga Console's rating system, you'd get a perfect score of 150 points—'Unrivaled in a Generation'!"
Ren Suo chuckled, a touch of Gentleness in his eyes. "And now, I have a new ambition."
"The little monsters?"
"Mhm," Ren Suo said softly. "You say my efforts are just a drain, but... they're not. For , Cheng Ling and the others are chasing one ambition, while I'm nurturing five simultaneously—perhaps even more in the future... Actually, I'm the one who's truly profiting!"
Then Ren Suo grew increasingly excited. "This is the joy of simulation gas! Xiaotian is almost old enough to be 'developed,' and my ticulously prepared and repeatedly revised stat-building plan can finally be implented! I plan to have Xiaotian achieve the 'Youngest Figure Skating Champion' title first, and then..."
Listening to Ren Suo's stat-building plans, Lin Xianyu's expression soured. Any trace of emotion she'd felt vanished, and she burst out laughing. "I'm genuinely breaking out in a cold sweat for the little monsters under your 'care'."
Ren Suo grinned. "Well, I have the money, the ti, and the resources. Most importantly, I have five blank character slots to experint with various stat-building plans." Does that sound like sothing a father should say?
Lin Xianyu shook her head, smiling. "That's just like you."
Gazing at the ga screen, Lin Xianyu suddenly felt she couldn't quite compare to Ren Suo.
She was still using the Mini-World Ga Console to play at life from outside the screen, while Ren Suo had dived directly into "Earth OL," cultivating five new ga characters from scratch.
"Hey, stop using my lap as a pillow. Get up."
Lin Xianyu jiggled her legs. Ren Suo, who had been enjoying the lap pillow, sat up, puzzled. Then, Lin Xianyu snuggled into his embrace and said languidly, "It's my turn to play now. If you're still using my lap as a pillow, I'm getting the short end of the stick. I should be the one lying in your arms."
When Lin Xianyu suddenly acted coy, Ren Suo found it rather novel. He wrapped his arms around her waist and watched her play.
"Hey, how co this ga also involves the Azure Silver Ti-space Abyss?"
"Gas rated 7-star or higher pretty much all involve the Ti-space Abyss. The Primordial World in this ga is extrely powerful within the Ti-space Abyss. It has consecutively devoured the Ultimate Bliss World, the Dragon Phoenix World, and the Witch Ghost World. It's said to be on the verge of reaching the very bottom of the Ti-space Abyss."
"So, has it reached the bottom yet?"
"No, this world has hit a plateau. Perhaps after I unify this Dinsion, they can achieve another breakthrough... But I'm not optimistic. The fundantal Law of this Dinsion is Fate Karma Force. Its advantage is that it's nearly unbeatable when confronting other Dinsions, crushing everything with fate. The disadvantage is that their developnt practically stagnates without other Dinsions to consu."
"What if our Dinsion collides with theirs?"
"That's sothing for thousands of years from now. We'll cross that bridge when we co to it."
"But I really want to see what the bottom of the Ti-space Abyss is like... Primordial World, don't stop now!"
Watching Lin Xianyu go on a killing spree in the ga, Ren Suo thought that making her the second Player of the Mini-World Ga Console had indeed been the right choice.
He had always wondered if the Mini-World Ga Console could support additional Players, but he'd never tried to verify it. After all, he wanted to play the gas himself, and there was only one console. If a second Player were possible, wouldn't they all be fighting over it?
The turning point ca when Dong Chengling beca pregnant. Ren Suo had to focus on taking care of her and genuinely had neither the ti nor the inclination to play gas. So, he told them about the Mini-World Ga Console to see if they could register a second Player.
It turned out that registering a second Player was indeed possible, but it required Ren Suo to spend 1,000 rit Points to create a new account.
When everyone attempted to register, the system detected an exclusive Player's Privilege for each of them.
Dong Chengling was the "Void Empress," granting 3 slots for props.
Qiao Muyi was the "Mysterious Enchantress," granting 3 slots for Abilities.
Ren Xingi was the "Lord of the Stars," granting a 30% bonus to rit Points upon ga completion.
Gu Yueyan was the "Blood Lotus Sect Master," reducing the summon duration cost of the prop "Rippling Spring Sounds" by 30%.
Luna was the "Dinsional Empress," able to unconditionally summon the ga character 'Moon Chanter' for an unlimited duration in all gas.
But the most powerful exclusive Player's Privilege belonged to Lin Xianyu: "Heavenly Maiden Sovereign." In all probability-based selection events (including random Abilities, random props, Treasure Box selections, exclusive ga completion reward choices, etc.), Lin Xianyu would always receive the optimal result. For example, a random chance effect would invariably trigger the strongest outco associated with the lowest probability, and random selection phases would transform into phases where she could pick whatever she wanted.
Take the simplest example: the Ability "Miracle Full Moon." Originally, it involved randomly selecting a 'Miracle' and a 'cost.' Ren Suo rarely used it because it was highly likely to be useless.
But for Lin Xianyu, she could use "Miracle Full Moon" to define her desired Miracle and its cost. The system would then try its best to produce a Miracle that matched her specifications.
Ren Suo was a simp for the Mini-World Ga Console, and the Mini-World Ga Console was a simp for Lin Xianyu.
He used to believe that the future Supre Supre had created the Mini-World Ga Console. But after seeing Lin Xianyu's Player's Privilege, he wasn't so certain anymore.
Of course, there was also one very important question: why didn't *he* have an exclusive Player's Privilege?!
All of Ren Suo's Player's Privileges had been earned through painstaking level-ups!
How co they all got theirs just by registering?
If he hadn't let his wives try it out, Ren Suo wouldn't even have known such a hidden chanic existed!
He even began to suspect the Mini-World Ga Console was sexist for deliberately withholding his newbie welco package.
Consequently, Lin Xianyu naturally snagged the spot as the second registered Player, thanks to her exceptional Player's Privilege and her status as a "societally disengaged individual." The others weren't particularly interested in gaming. Even Ren Xingi was too busy with her career to play much, unless it was the "baby-making ga" with Ren Suo.
Lin Xianyu didn't disappoint Ren Suo's expectations. The Mini-World Ga Console fawned over her perfectly. Ren Suo had almost never seen Lin Xianyu score below 90 points, a stark contrast to his own performance.
"Level cleared," Lin Xianyu said, putting down her controller. "120 points, 'Surpassing a Deity'... Not bad, huh?"
"That was a Ten-Star Ga, and you still scored 120 points!" Ren Suo marveled. "Xianyu, Xianyu, why are you so good?"
Lin Xianyu replied, "Because I'm a girl. Why don't you try becoming a girl and playing in a dress? Maybe your gaming skills will get a 500% boost!"
Ren Suo was taken aback. He wasn't tempted, but a sudden possibility flashed through his mind: if he beca a woman, could he trigger the Mini-World Ga Console's "female player welco package" and get his own exclusive Player's Privilege?
While he was lost in these wild thoughts, Lin Xianyu said, "I've uploaded the ga record. It's your turn next month, right? Here, the console's yours."
Lin Xianyu materialized a sleek, glossy black ga console that looked like a work of art. Ren Suo took it and stored it directly in his 'Heart Chamber,' saying, "If the free ga I get is too difficult, we'll switch, and you can play again."
Lin Xianyu muttered, "But I want to play the new 'Pitch-Black Rebel' storyline in Final Fantasy..."
She sighed, glanced at the ti, and said, "It's almost 11:00 PM. I need to start my ga. Shouldn't you be heading ho?"
Ren Suo blinked, looking at her. "Are you trying to kick out?"
Lin Xianyu's eyes widened. "What else? I just had one Haidilao takeout al with you. Are you expecting to repay you with my body? Besides, didn't you say you usually pull all-nighters gaming?"
"Yeah, that's exactly why I ca to find you," he replied.
"Are you saying you want to run dungeons with all night?"
"No. I'm saying I want to *play* with you all night."
Lin Xianyu imdiately threw a punch at him. "Big Brother Ren, you've changed!"
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