As soon as Xia Chenxi chose to accept the task, a new task window popped up on the game interface.
[——Dear player, it has been several days since you started playing this love simulation game. We believe you already have a basic understanding of your character.]
Xia Chenxi had a slight premonition that something might not go well and tried clicking to the next page.
The text changed again.
[——This game is centered around 'love cultivation'. Next, the game will present you with three questions. Dear player, you need to fill in the correct answers. For each correct answer, you will be rewarded with +1 love points.]
Xia Chenxi's heart skipped a beat. He never expected that the task would involve answering questions.
Xia Chenxi felt a bit uneasy because he felt that he didn't really know much about the character.
Hopefully, the questions in the game won't be too difficult.
Xia Chenxi silently prayed for a moment before cautiously pressing the [Start Answering] button.
The game screen changed again, and the first question appeared.
[(Question 1: Multiple Choice) What is its favorite color?]
[A[Red]][B[Black]][C[White]][D[Likes All]]
Xia Chenxi pursed his lips and instinctively started observing all the decorations in the character's room.
Among them, white and gray dominated, with few bright and cheerful colors.
However, Xia Chenxi remembered that most of the clothes in the character's closet were black and gray, with only one white shirt.
At the same time, there was hardly anything red in the room.
But the carpet was reddish-brown.
Xia Chenxi fell into deep thought. Based on his initial judgment, the character should... probably like black the most.
Because the character had been wearing black clothes every day for the past few days, even the pajamas were black.
Thinking of this, Xia Chenxi hesitantly chose [B[Black]].
[Congratulations, player, you answered the first question correctly. You do indeed have a basic understanding of the character. Your reward of +1 love points has been credited to your account.]
Xia Chenxi let out a small sigh of relief. Fortunately, he guessed right.
He continued to click to the next question.
[(Question 2: Multiple Choice) What sleeping position does it usually use?]
[A[Arms Crossed Peaceful Death Pose]][B[Side-Lying and Hugging the Quilt]][C[Curling Up Like a Silkworm Cocoon]][D[Sprawled Out in All Directions]]
When Xia Chenxi saw this question, he almost wanted to pound the table in excitement, but unfortunately, the reality didn't allow it.
He held back his excitement and took a deep breath for a few seconds. This question was practically a giveaway, and he immediately chose C without hesitation.
[Congratulations, player, you answered the second question correctly. Your reward of +1 love points has been credited to your account. Please keep up the good work.]
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Xia Chenxi sincerely hoped it would be as easy as the first two questions, so he could smoothly get the +3 love points.
[(Question 3: Fill-in-the-Blank) Among clothing, food, housing, and transportation, which aspect do you think the character currently needs the most improvement in, and why?]
Clothing, food, housing, transportation...
Hmm?
Xia Chenxi instinctively frowned and began to analyze carefully.
First, clothing doesn't need to be considered. Although the character's wardrobe only had about three or four pieces of clothing, it was currently the least in need of improvement.
However... food is different. In Xia Chenxi's view, it was the most in need of improvement.
In just these two short days, Xia Chenxi noticed that the character had been eating some strange, dark dishes.
Especially today, the dish made with 'red-eyed octopus' as the main ingredient had completely surpassed the level of dark cuisine.
If this isn't improved, Xia Chenxi suspected that the character would bring back even stranger things next time.
As for housing, this room could keep out wind and rain, and apart from the occasional knock on the door by a crazy person outside, there was no urgent need for improvement.
Regarding transportation, Xia Chenxi wasn't sure if this referred to improving the character's travel tools when going out or if it meant allowing himself to leave the room with the character.
If possible, he would most prefer to choose 'transportation.'
But priorities need to be set.
For now, the most urgent issue is 'food' because it could potentially threaten the character's health at any time.
Xia Chenxi steadied himself, quickly made up his mind, and filled in 'food' in the bracket, explaining that: The character's food could potentially harm their health, making it the most in need of improvement.
After editing and filling in his answer, Xia Chenxi submitted it directly.
The game seemed to be analyzing Xia Chenxi's answer, and after about three seconds, a new text box appeared.
[After analysis, your answer is correct. The character currently needs the most improvement in the aspect of 'food.' You answered all three questions correctly, earning a total of +3 love points, as well as [Detoxification Pill x1].]
Xia Chenxi quickly took a sip of water to calm down his excitement and promptly opened the backpack, where the [Detoxification Pill] was quietly lying.
Xia Chenxi long-pressed on the item, and a more detailed description appeared.
[Detoxification Pill]: Can eliminate or alleviate the effects of low-level negative conditions. Note: The Detoxification Pill tastes very sweet.
Xia Chenxi twitched the corner of his mouth. Even if it's sweet, what's the use?
The game character can't even taste sweetness.
Xia Chenxi muttered to himself while also remembering to click the 'use' button for the Detoxification Pill.
Because the character's condition was very bad at the moment.
It could still sit on the bed before, but now it was almost on the verge of passing out from the pain.
Through the headphones, the character's breathing could be heard becoming more rapid compared to earlier.
Its forehead was covered in sweat, making it look extremely painful.
It couldn't be delayed any longer.
Xia Chenxi quickly zoomed in on the screen until the entire display was filled with the character's face, then he tried clicking on the character's mouth.
*
It kept its eyes tightly shut.
The pain almost made it lose its sanity, with the deepest suppressed thoughts in its heart, like a monster, trying to break free from the cage, willing to destroy this disgusting world at all costs.
The more it hurt, the more it wanted to destroy everything.
At the moment when the thread of sanity was about to snap, it seemed to smell a strange scent.
The scent was so peculiar.
With blurred consciousness, it tried to move closer, but it felt something cool against its mouth.
The omnipresent pain seemed to lighten a lot.
Instinctively, it opened its mouth.
The strange taste filled its mouth, the pain in its body began to subside, its body gradually relaxed, and the violence and madness deep inside it slowly settled, disappearing into the blackness.
[It fell asleep.]
A text box popped up on the screen.
Xia Chenxi looked at the character quietly asleep and breathed a sigh of relief.
The task was finally completed.
But then, Xia Chenxi started to worry again. The character's hair was still wet, and the blanket wasn't covered.
It won't catch a cold... right?
Especially since the game is so realistic, it feels like this is highly possible.
No, Xia Chenxi almost wanted to slap himself twice.
How could he think that way? Wasn't that just asking to set himself up for failure?
Xia Chenxi wiped his face expressionlessly, and suddenly the +3 love points he just earned didn't feel so good, and he feared he might have to spend +2 love points just to unlock the interaction mode.
No matter how amazing this game is, it still shares some fundamentals with other games, where, for some reason, you eventually have to spend money.
