Chapter 256

"Anyway, didn't you recently finish dealing with the Hi-Fyūmaru?"

There should be one chance to win a prize.

"There is?" Mei suddenly felt she might have guessed right. If there really was a chance to win a prize, she wouldn't have come here trying to get something for nothing!

The system has very strict conditions for giving out lottery chances.

Anyway, from beginning to end, I never heard of Hi-Fyūmaru achieving any titles, receiving any rewards, or completing any role tasks.

So the system is actually afraid of being replaced after being investigated?

"What do you mean?" MEI asked, feigning ignorance.

"That's how it is~" the system explained cheerfully, "Don't you have a chance to win a prize? You can use it to draw a side quest."

"Side quests are similar to custom quests, as I've mentioned before. Custom quest content and custom quest rewards."

"You can create a custom task and then set your own reward."

"For example, improving MEI's knowledge value unlocks specialized knowledge domains."

"Or unlock certain special skill points for yourself."

"Oh~" MEI felt that she might not have guessed wrong.

It's a side quest with a 50% chance of being obtained through a draw. While the quest flow and rewards are customized after obtaining it, there's a crucial condition the system doesn't mention.

It means that the difficulty of the task should be matched with the reward.

It's impossible for a task like "buy a can of Coke" to reward you with "a Rolls-Royce".

Since this condition is not mentioned here.

Does that mean the system is planning to manipulate things here?

And the side quests involve drawing cards!

50% probability!

So now, if we draw a lot, will they just give it to us directly?

"Alright then," MEI said. "Since that's the case, I'll draw one."

Anyway, it was given to me for free by the system.

If you're doing side quests, the interface is much simpler. There aren't as many chests to choose from, and you don't need to draw cards. You just roll the dice after entering.

Odd numbers were drawn and won; even numbers were not drawn and won't.

Concise and clear.

MEI casually tossed the dice onto the ground, and as they spun until they were stable, the number facing up finally appeared!

It's a three!

"Congratulations~ Congratulations~" the system said impatiently, "Then here's a mission for you."

"You decide what to do."

Chapter 278 Side Quest

"That's a 100% probability."

MEI looked at her new side quest.

Side quests are probably the simplest of the three gacha modes. They're like fill-in-the-blank questions, only with blanks provided.

They gave us nothing else.

It seems like this is supposed to be a task you write yourself, fill in the rewards, and then post it to yourself.

Theoretically speaking, among the three types of lottery draws, side quests offer the greatest potential reward.

Unlike characters and equipment, side quests don't guarantee you'll get them just by trying. There's a 50% chance you won't get them from side quests.

If you don't win, it means you've wasted a precious chance to win.

There is no guarantee or compensation.

However, the potential gains from this lottery, which offers no guarantees or compensation, are also the greatest!

Side quests don't randomly assign you a task and then give you a reward that matches or doesn't match the task's objective. You decide what kind of task you take on and what reward you'll receive upon completion. In other words, you can directly obtain valuable items that you want or that are unavailable through traditional means.

However, there is also a requirement for side quests.

The tasks and their rewards are matched.

However, this request has not been raised yet, which suggests that there may be a problem with the system.

I gave myself a free chance to win a prize and a free task reward. I guess I gave myself these freebies in order to get those snacks through a roundabout way.

What exactly happened to the system?

MEI is very curious about this!

Curiosity aside, we need to focus on the task at hand. Creating armor for Wendy is secondary; improving MEI's stats is the priority.

Reward: Armor manufacturing knowledge and skills (Note: those MEI is familiar with and proficient in).

MEI did not fill in the task details but wrote the task reward first.

After the task reward was written out, the entire panel turned gray at first, and after a few minutes, it returned to its original color. At this point, a new line of text appeared on the panel.

For Rank A tasks, please fill in the task flow that achieves Rank A status.

"A?"

MEI frowned slightly and said, "Just A?"

"On another note, what exactly qualifies as an A-level mission?"

What qualifies as an A-level mission?

The system does not provide a standard, such as what kind of person needs to be eliminated to be considered an A-level task, or what kind of task needs to be completed to be considered an A-level task.

The system itself did not specify which tasks were grade A and which were not.

The tasks given by the system are all assigned along with the character.

Moreover, not all characters have this feature.

For example, the character "Soul of the Underworld" has no missions, and the character "Mamiya" also doesn't give any missions.

"This is really troublesome."

MEI felt it was a bit troublesome; the system had given her a chance, but it had also caused her some trouble.

"How about a hundred squats?"

MEI has written this into the task flow.

Then...

It was rejected.

It's like the screen went black for a moment and then lit up again. After it lit up, apart from the reward requirements not changing, the task process was still blank.

'It just didn't work out.'

MEI didn't think there was anything wrong with it. If doing 100 squats is an A-level task, then running a triathlon would be an EX epic task, which is even higher than S-level.

"Oh... so you'll write this?"

For some reason, MEI suddenly had a lot of funny and mischievous ideas in mind.

Anyway, I feel like it definitely won't work, so I'll just write it like this.

For example...

Task: Personally feed the Silly Goose one hundred Mustard Herring Puffs.

Then the screen went black again.

"Tch~ I knew it~"

"As expected..."

"Huh?!"

The screen went black, then lit up. Mission accomplished!

Task: Find a way to feed Durandal one hundred Mustard Herring Puffs. The herring must be freshly taken from Surströmming and have been thoroughly seasoned.

Task difficulty: Pseudo-A level.

Mission Rewards: Increase MEI's Knowledge Points and unlock related knowledge and skills in the field of armor manufacturing.

"Huh?! What?!" MEI exclaimed in surprise, "Holy crap! This actually works?!"

"I... ne... Mommy!"

This... this is something I just wrote randomly, can I change it?

It doesn't seem like that's possible!

"Doctor? Doctor?"

Just then, MEI suddenly heard someone calling her from the outside.

This voice sounds familiar.

MEI quickly exited the system interface and opened her eyes to take a look.

"It's Rita." MEI composed herself slightly, adopting her usual unwavering and emotionless demeanor, and asked, "What brings you here?"

It was Rita; she had somehow wandered into her lab.

"That's right," Rita said. "Was Wendy's behavior this morning something the Doctor encouraged her to do?"

Rita was slightly angry, even though Doctor Mei relied on the fact that she was a reincarnation of Kallen. Lord Otto was completely obedient and never held anything against her.

However, Rita still felt that Doctor Mei's encouragement of Wendy to run to the rooftop was really too much.

After bringing Wendy down from the rooftop, Rita promptly went to find Doctor Mei.

Upon entering Doctor Mei's laboratory, you'll see Doctor Mei taking a nap in a chair.

Although disturbing someone's sleep is a very impolite thing to do.

But Rita still woke up MEI.

I plan to have a talk with MEI.

"What's wrong?" MEI seemed a little confused. She picked up her coffee and took a sip to perk herself up.

From an outsider's perspective, during the time I was in the system, it really did look like I was sleeping. MEI didn't mind making it even more convincing.

"Although I know that Wendy said a lot of things she shouldn't have said."

"But Doctor, you've gone too far," Rita criticized. "Every Valkyrie is very important, not a toy for your amusement."

"What?" MEI said, still confused, "Making fun of you? I didn't make fun of Wendy."

"Besides, Wendy isn't young anymore, if she said anything..."

"Then you have to be responsible for your words."

"Isn't that right, Rita!"

"But Wendy is still a child." Rita was even angrier, seeing that Wendy was pretending to be naive despite having done something so serious. Rita's tone became more stern as she said, "Although you only made the armor for Wendy, you are also Wendy's guide on this path."

"She is her first teacher. Even if you can't set a good example, you shouldn't lead your child astray, right?"

"If Wendy did something wrong, you could just make her apologize. It doesn't have to be like this, does it?"

"Do you know how much psychological trauma this will leave on her?"

"I don't know!" MEI pushed up her glasses, slammed her cup down heavily on the table with a loud thud, and said, "I don't understand what you're talking about. If you want to accuse me of doing something wrong..."

"Then let's just say it directly. Besides, you should know that you have to take responsibility for your mistakes."

"The fact that she can come here means she's no longer a child."

"Being young is not an excuse for her mistakes."

"Valkyrie is not a kindergarten child."