Affinity Mechanism (2)

Yang Shan smiled and said:

"I am the most qualified to speak on this analysis, because I have also thought about it carefully. Whether it is Ya Fei or Yun Yun, I was there when they were most likely to increase their favorability, and I was the only one who seized the opportunity!"

Xiao Aotian gritted his teeth and said:

"No! I object! If we follow your analysis, then Medusa wouldn't have had any Snake Spirit in the first place, so how do we win over Medusa?"

Yang Shan: "That's right, there was never a way to win over Medusa!"

Xiao Aotian: "."

"She's one of the Great Female Lead in the original work, after all. If players were to take her over now, how much effort do you think Tian Yao Company would have to put in to balance out this unexpected situation in later versions?"

Yang Shan leaned back in his chair and sighed, "Besides, as long as Medusa isn't conquered, there will be tons of players like you who get obsessed with Medusa and rush in like crazy! You know what 'baiting' means, right?"

"Whether it's because we, as players, obtained the Heavenly Flames and helped Medusa, causing Medusa transformation to proceed without problems, or whether Tian Yao Company did it intentionally, the result is this: Medusa Queen's soul is intact. We have no way to increase Medusa's favorability through this channel!"

Xiao Aotian seemed unable to accept this fact; he wanted to find more reasons to refute the conclusion, and his CPU was almost overheating.

"Wait a minute, if the goal is to bait and fish, then Ya Fei and Yun Yun shouldn't be the ones being pursued!"

Yang Shan shook his head and said confidently, "If there are no examples to prove that important NPCs in the original work can be romanced, how long do you think players will continue to be so obsessed?"

"Of course, perhaps in a future version, Tian Yao Company will reinstate the Medusa Snake Spirit's favorability rating, which was originally gone, allowing players to pursue her. But by then... tsk! I reckon I'll break through to Dou Sheng faster than unlocking Medusa's favorability rating!"

Xiao Aotian swallowed hard:

"Is it possible that Medusa, as the Great Female Lead in the original story, is just an exception?"

Yang Shan: "It's highly unlikely. If I'm not mistaken, a portion of Xiao Yi Xian's favorability has already been lost forever!"

Xiao Aotian: "Xiao Yi Xian? You mean when she was in Green Mountain Town?"

Yang Shan nodded. "I don't think I need to analyze this in detail anymore."

Xiao Aotian chuckled, "That's unnecessary. If this conclusion is true, then Xiao Yi Xian really can't win me over!"

When the game first launched version 1.0, Green Mountain Town was not an option for players to choose their starting point.

However, many players still forced their way to Green Mountain Town from the nearest city.

Because almost all players know that Xiao Yi Xian didn't have much cultivation at the beginning.

She had a turbulent childhood, dreaming of becoming Alchemist, but due to her own talent, she could only become an ordinary doctor.

After settling in Green Mountain Town, Xiao Yi Xian earned the respect of the local mercenaries with her superb medical skills.

At that stage, if any player could actually establish a relationship with Xiao Yi Xian, there are no "ifs"!

In version 1.0, hundreds of thousands of players flocked to Green Mountain Town, and every player wanted to establish a relationship with Xiao Yi Xian.

The end result is that every day when Xiao Yi Xian opens her eyes, she has to face countless players.

This is not a surprise, it's a disaster and a nightmare.

Xiao Yi Xian lives a life of misery in Green Mountain Town, constantly searching for a chance to escape.

Given this environment created by countless "strangers," how could Xiao Yi Xian have the courage to trust "strangers"? During that period, Xiao Aotian actually visited Green Mountain Town once and experienced firsthand the madness of the players Green Mountain Town.

Finally, Xiao Aotian chose to retreat and focus on developing his skills within the Xiao Family. He planned to try interacting with Xiao Yi Xian again once he had become powerful enough.

But what they got in return was news that Xiao Yi Xian had escaped from Green Mountain Town!

No one knows how Xiao Yi Xian managed to cross the Magical Beast Mountain Range and reach the Chuyun Empire.

But everyone knows that the Xiao Yi Xian who went to the Chuyun Empire will definitely not be the same doctor she was in Green Mountain Town.

It is the Woeful Poison Body, the ruthless "Heaven Poison Woman" of the Chuyun Empire! Yang Shan: "You see, many things in the game now are not actually things that Tian Yao Company is actively digging. From the very beginning of the game, all the players' actions have more or less affected this world. Tianyao's R&D department specially created the AI Nüwa to provide the subsequent development path of the Dou Qi Continent in response to these influences. This is too complicated, it is not something that the human brain can understand."

"But AI Nüwa's computing power is powerful enough that she can perform meticulous and error-free calculations on the entire server, based on the core underlying logic of the game, so as to obtain results that conform to normal logic."

"Whether it's Medusa or Xiao Yi Xian, Tian Yao Company can now provide logically sound reasons to prove that they cannot be won over!"

Xiao Aotian rubbed his face, forcing himself to calm down:

"Damn! Besides Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian, are there any others?"

Yang Shan: "There are so many characters with significant roles in the original work, and I haven't even interacted with them all, but I estimate that many characters have similar favorability lock mechanisms. Guess why I reminded you to interact with Hua She'er before? We were still in the story at that time, and Hua She'er's five points of favorability might be exclusive to the story! If you don't interact with her, those five points of Hua She'er will be locked forever."

"Don't forget, Hua She'er is the number one Serpent-People tribe! She's even more powerful than Medusa in some areas! Players think that taking down Medusa is unrealistic and a waste of effort, so they settle for Hua She'er and Yue Mei instead. They're perfect for 'nesting'! If you're lacking something here or there, in the end, your favorability will be stuck at around 60 points and you'll have nowhere to cry!"

You owe me a huge favor!

As Yang Shan spoke, he sent over the drafted contract. "Sign it quickly!"

Xiao Aotian agreed readily this time.

The message Yang Shan gave him, along with his previous reminder to interact and gain the 5 points of favorability from Hua She'er that might be blocked, made it worthwhile for Xiao Aotian to sign the contract! After signing the contract, Xiao Aotian gave Yang Shan a thumbs up:

"I'm National Server. I'm still at the stage of playing with stats and skills, while you've already started analyzing the game's underlying operating logic!"

"Speaking of which, you're not waiting for the day I surpass you, and then using this contract to make me lose nine stars in a row, are you?"

Yang Shan sneered:

"You've turned on the alcohol to numb your senses, haven't you? This little bit of Apricot Blossom Wine has made you this drunk, and you think you're better than me?"

Xiao Aotian retorted, "I refuse to believe you'll always be number one! I'm the man in the entire server who's closest to Xiao Yan! Xiao Yan, do you understand?! I have the potential, ability, qualifications, and opportunity to surpass you!"

Yang Shan looked Xiao Aotian up and down:

"Xiao Yan has the ' Flame Mantra ' technique, Yao Lao, and the protagonist's halo. What do you have?"

Xiao Aotian: "I at least have fifteen points of goodwill with Yao Lao!"

Yang Shan: "I also have fifteen points of goodwill with Yao Lao!"

All Alchemist across the server may have the opportunity to trigger the Yao Lao Yao Lao's encounter and receive his guidance.

Yang Shan and Xiao Aotian were no exception. Although the timing and process of their opportunities were different, they both reached the maximum favorability of a normal opportunity, which was 15 points.

The only one who was even luckier than them was Little Yao Xi.

The Yao Lao stayed by that little girl's side for several months!

Xiao Aotian remained unconvinced. "I don't care, I just feel like I have a chance to surpass you! Come on, let's drink to our gentlemanly competition!"

The two clinked glasses and drank heartily. Coincidentally, in the "Big Shot Gathering Camp," Lucky Poison Hand sent a large red envelope of two hundred yuan, and then sent a message: "@All members, come on! Everyone look at me! I have a big announcement to make!"

Ye Suifeng: "Lucky Poison Hand, that sounds familiar. You're not going to call me an idiot next, are you?"

Lucky Poison Hand: "Hey hey hey, stop with the jokes, I really have something important to say!"

Yu Feifei: "Your red envelope is so small, what big thing could it be?"

Lucky Poison Hand: "Stop texting, listen to me! I hereby announce that from today onwards, I, Lucky Poison Hand, will officially become— Xiao Yi Xian's personal disciple! Hahahaha, are you envious? Are you jealous? Come on, tell me I deserve to die, I can take it!"

Yi Qingyang: "Congratulations, Brother Poison. May I ask if you plan to become Traitor to the Master?"

Ye Suifeng: "Damn it! I also wanted to be Traitor to the Master back then, but Yun Yun... Waaaaah, I'm so upset!"

Jin Shankao, "Wow! Brother Poison Hand is really amazing. He must be the one who has made the fastest progress with the main NPCs besides Brother Yang, right? Being close to the water tower gives you an advantage."

Chao Bafang: "Holy crap! Awesome!"

Zhu Tianpeng: "Holy crap! That's awesome!"

Su Yitang: "Congratulations, Poison Hand!"

Lucky Poison Hand: "@Yang Shan, @Xiao Aotian, why aren't you two saying anything?"

Yang Shan: "Busy, congratulations."

The contract Xiao Aotian signed included a confidentiality agreement, so he cannot disclose any analytical information about the Xiao Aotian blocking mechanism to the public at this time.

So Xiao Aotian could only reply with:

"Brother Poison is awesome! Congratulations!"

After sending the message, Xiao Aotian asked Yang Shan, "Should we tell him?"

Yang Shan sighed, "Alas, it's too late. Judging from his appearance, he's already lost it. It's not appropriate to talk to him about this now. Let's talk about it later. It would be good to trick him into giving us a contract then."

Xiao Aotian was relieved. "Luckily, I didn't get stuck in a quagmire. If I really had a 30 or 40 point favorability rating with Medusa, I'm afraid I wouldn't listen to anything you said."

Yang Shan: "Let's keep increasing the favorability rating. Anyway, the more of this stuff, the better. It would be good to have Medusa help us more in the future."

Xiao Aotian shook his head. "I feel sorry for Poison Hand!"

Yang Shan: "What's there to feel sorry for? It'll all be fine after this period of tension from above. Once the Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya's Friendship' friendship is implemented, we'll see if that poison-wielding guy can win over the other NPCs, and that'll be the end of it!"

Xiao Aotian smiled, somewhat gloating, after all, he had once longed for Xiao Yi Xian.

"That's true! Come, let's drink to Brother Poison's tragic fate!"

"Dry!"