Chapter 276

"Do you mean 'Death God Elementary School Student'?" The system thought for a moment based on Li Pu's description and said, "If it's 'Death God Elementary School Student'..."

"Why don't you just pull out a Death God Elementary School Student and that's it?"

"No," Li Pu refused, "I don't want to!"

It seems like pulling a character is a pretty reliable strategy?

Is that so?

Li Pu has now discovered a problem: is drawing characters really that worthwhile? After completing a side quest, Li Pu feels that drawing characters isn't as cost-effective as he initially imagined.

Drawing characters, which seems like a 100% return lottery, is actually not that cost-effective.

Because the characters drawn don't have high stats and lack corresponding weapons, it's very difficult to unleash their full potential.

To draw characters, you need to increase your knowledge value, and the characters you draw may not be the ones Li Pu wants.

For example, the mother of that Bronya, Mrs. Aleshkevich.

This character has no distinguishing features or abilities; he's simply a named NPC. To date, Li Pu has no idea what this character can do.

Except for Bronya.

Even if you manage to draw the character you want, you still need to equip them with the corresponding weapons, armor, and items, and even unlock knowledge through the system to increase your understanding value.

Overall, all of this required a very large investment.

The fact that Li Pu hasn't been able to cultivate a character who is 100% knowledgeable about the game so far probably speaks volumes.

So Li Pu discovered this after completing one side quest.

There is a 50% chance that you won't get the item from this side quest.

But this one is clearly the most profitable!

Because you can directly obtain the abilities you want, get whatever you want, receive it at a specific point, and have it tailored to your needs, it's incredibly cost-effective!

Just like now, instead of drawing a character, it's better to complete the missions to get the abilities.

"I just want the abilities of Death God Elementary School Student Reaper," Li Pu said. "I don't want the character of Death God Elementary School Student."

"You only want the ability? You don't want the role?" The system roughly understood what Li Pu was saying.

"Are you planning to buy the box and return the pearl?"

"Freebie?"

"What do you mean by 'freebie'?" Li Pu said, "It's a draw! It's a 'lottery'!"

"Moreover, this is more like buying the casket and returning the pearl."

"I didn't say I wanted it directly."

"I won't give it to you even if you want it," the system said. "When are you going to pay me back the snacks you owe me?! I've been waiting for so long! And the Weight-loss medicine too."

"Although I don't need it, I don't want to be constantly pressured to get it."

"I'm doing it again~ I'm doing it again." Li Pu said, "I'll definitely do it next time, I'll definitely do it next time."

"Maybe next time?" the system said unhappily. "Snacks! Snacks! Snacks! It's been so long, and you still say 'next time'?"

"If you promise next time, I'll just... never mind, it's nothing..."

The system couldn't think of a way to retaliate.

This guy is incredibly lucky!

Lowering the drop rate isn't a good way to get revenge. I tried lowering the drop rate before, and this guy still got it anyway.

It really is...

"I don't know~ I don't know~ I don't know~" The system was simply being unreasonable.

"Okay, okay~" Li Pu was a little helpless. This system really left her speechless.

Because of the previous incident where the two operators behind the system sabotaged each other, Li Pu realized that the system didn't seem as complicated as he had imagined.

Especially the two people behind them might be quite naive.

But this time...

Isn't that a bit too naive?

This...

This is clearly just a kid fooling around!

The kind that can be cured with a beating.

"Okay," Li Pu said, "We agree on the day after tomorrow. I will definitely give you the snacks I promised you the day after tomorrow."

It's just a snack; Li Pu figured he didn't need to haggle with the system over this. It wasn't worth it anyway, since the ingredients were all directly from the St. Freya Academy's cafeteria.

Otto approved it, and no one dared to say no.

There's nothing to do except waste some time.

"Alright," the system said, seeing Li Pu's assurance. "Then I'll trust you this once."

"Regarding your idea of buying the casket and returning the pearl."

"My personal suggestion is to draw a character."

"I already said that," Li Pu said impatiently when the system brought it up again, "I'm not drawing characters!"

"I only need ability."

"The character has many advantages," the system said. "Besides, directly stating the ability is too general! The Death God Elementary School Student has quite a few abilities."

"His kicking technique, which can send the ball soaring into the sky, is quite impressive, especially his shot at Kogoro."

"Aren't those props?" Li Pu retorted. "How can that be considered a personal ability?"

"Settings," the system said, "At this point, we need to use relativity. Relative to Conan, those are gadgets, but relative to the anime you're watching, they are abilities."

"Settings are abilities, including items."

"So this concept is too broad and too general," the system said. "You haven't specified the specific abilities you want, nor have you specified how many you want to acquire, so this doesn't constitute a task reward."

"You definitely didn't read the reward rules for the side quests carefully; they're for a specific ability."

"Just like the 'MEI's armor manufacturing knowledge and skills' you mentioned."

"This constitutes a reward."

"If that's how it works," Li Pu thought for a moment based on what the system said and said, "Then if I said I wanted all of Death God Elementary School Student's abilities."

"Then you should just give up," the system said bluntly. "This task is definitely at the EX level of difficulty."

"This is the protagonist! All the abilities of a protagonist."

Do you think it'll be that easy for you to get it?

I don't think I really know how to do that.

Li Pu was a little dejected; the system was quite honest this time. Although the system was rather stupid to some extent, it wasn't completely clueless.

It's about letting yourself be easily fooled.

"I just want the ability to be a detective," Li Pu said, scratching his head. "Is that so difficult?"

"Although I don't know what you want the detective's ability for," the system said, "It's not that difficult. You can fill in the gaps in your existing abilities."

"You have your own strengths, and the advantages that the role brings you. You don't necessarily need more similar abilities."

"For example, absolute memory."

"Detective characters who rely on their intellect usually have the ability to remember everything they see."

"Coincidentally, MEI also has this ability, as does Soul of the Underworld."

"So now you have it too."

"Therefore, if you want all of a detective's abilities, they will overlap, and the overlap will not result in a higher level."

"Waste."

"Well..." Li Pu was genuinely scratching his head this time, and said, "Then what ability should I draw?"

"My personal suggestion," the system said, "Is that you could draw a Memory Palace."

"Memory Palace?" Li Pu thought to himself, "This ability sounds really advanced."

"What kind of ability is this?"

"To put it simply," the system said, "You can think of this as data storage, management, and retrieval."

"Oh~" Li Pu was a little disappointed after hearing the system's explanation and said, "This... this ability, don't MEI and Soul of the Underworld have it?"

"Of course there are, but they are different," the system said. "MEI and Soul of the Underworld are single-domain data storage, management, and retrieval systems."

"They only use this ability in their own relevant fields; in other unrelated fields, they are a complete mess."

"But it's different for detectives, because they come into contact with a lot of information that is very disorganized."

"They need to categorize and store this information."

"You can find it quickly when you need it."

"If we make an analogy..."

"MEI and Soul of the Underworld are somewhat similar to Google, and they are very useful in professional fields."

"The detective's is more like Baidu; you can find all sorts of random things by searching for keywords."

"This analogy..." Li Pu was truly speechless.

"It's just a metaphor," the system said. "As long as you can understand it, it's fine. In general, it's about identifying and filling gaps, and learning from strengths to make up for weaknesses."

"Of course, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are weak in this aspect; it's just that they have different focuses."

"One is professional, the other is broad."

"Combining expertise with breadth."

"You could also think of it as..." the system paused slightly before saying, "This is a powerful alliance."

'A powerful alliance...' Li Pu thought about it according to the system's logic, and if that's the case, it's not bad. A powerful alliance means one party is an expert, and the other party can further expand their perspective and knowledge base on that expertise.

This is also a pretty good option.

The problem is...

This system is surprisingly reliable?

That's rare!

Could it really be because of the desserts?

"Speaking of which," Li Pu suddenly remembered what he had said before, "Was someone investigating you last time?"

"Investigation?" The system suddenly panicked and said, "Investigate what? Why should they investigate me? And who will investigate me? You're overthinking it. How could I possibly be investigated?"

"That's hard to say~" Seeing the system so flustered, Li Pu was even more certain of his judgment.

So what was the reason this system was investigated?

Suddenly, a bold idea popped into Li Pu's mind, one that seemed very close to the truth.

"Why should they investigate you?" Li Pu said sarcastically. "You removed my Complaint Button and replaced it with a fake one. Don't you think they should investigate you?"

This is just a guess. What is an investigation? Behind every investigation lies the exercise of regulatory power, and regulation is sometimes inseparable from complaints.

If no one complains about you, what are they investigating?

And in some ways, this system can be considered a customer service system, right?

What does customer service do? They accept suggestions, provide suggestions, and record complaints.

The system has accomplished the first two, but what about the last one?

What about a complaint?

"You don't really think I don't know, do you?" Li Pu said it as if it were the truth.

Although he himself was just guessing.

But obviously...