Xia Wen's Choice

Inside the Library, after Bai Zhi finished speaking, the others fell silent.

Admittedly, Bai Zhi can help others make choices and tailor his teaching to their individual needs, but there is a major premise to this.

That means unless they are willing to Bai Zhi.

Their detailed attributes, the items, Equipment, Skill they possess, their respective strengths, and so on.

Otherwise, instead of blindly copying Bai Zhi's answers, it's better to make your own choices based on your actual situation.

"One more thing to add."

Bai Zhi picked up the pen from the table in front of him, tapped the blank sheet of paper in front of him, and began to speak.

"If you choose options 5, 6, or 7, those Skills, items, or Equipment will be randomly drawn from what you already possess. Before choosing these options, you should consider whether your attributes, which haven't been Enhancement, can support the use of those items."

"What about Spiritual Energy calculations?"

He frowned slightly for Instant.

"Naturally, it's calculated based on your Base Attributes of Intelligence and Perception. Even if both of these attributes are at their maximum, once you enter, your total Spiritual Energy will not exceed 300 points."

While twirling a pen in his hand with his head down, Bai Zhi answered without looking up.

"If your attributes don't support the use of Skill or Equipment at all, then the option you chose will be useless, so choose carefully."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Instant also picked up the pen in front of her.

It could be said that Bai Zhi's words made the people who were originally inclined to choose these three options hesitate again.

Option 567 may seem unremarkable, but it is actually a hidden trap.

Take Bai Zhi as an example. With most of the Equipment, items, and Skill he currently possesses being stripped of their Enhancement attributes, many of them are simply unusable.

Even if he were lucky enough to randomly obtain a usable Equipment, item, or Skill, it wouldn't make much of a difference given the 300-point Spiritual Energy cap, since summoning just one Shadow Guard requires Spiritual Energy...

Could you give me some suggestions? Which ones should I choose?

Just as Bai Zhi was pondering, Xia Wen sneakily approached with paper and pen.

"I absolutely must choose one of the four options, so what should I choose from the other options?"

"I can give you some advice, but you need to provide me with your overall attributes and the Skill you possess..."

Before he could finish speaking, Bai Zhi received a brief notification from the system, followed by a long list of information appearing in front of him.

"..."

Raising an eyebrow slightly, Bai Zhi turned his head and glanced at the other person.

"Please, can you do me a small favor?"

With her eyes half-closed, Xia Wen clasped her hands together in supplication to him.

"... Do you know how to use a gun?"

Shifting his gaze from the other person and looking at the information in front of him, Bai Zhi casually asked them a question.

"Or rather, would you take a knife and attack someone?"

"Absolutely not."

Xia Wen shook his head decisively.

"I've turned Peacekeeper Elite into Skydiving Simulation Game. All I've ever done since I was a kid is hack and slash... Uh, why are you looking at me like that all of a sudden?"

"Nothing much, it's just that I suddenly realized something."

Looking at Xia Wen, who was unconsciously shrinking back in Previous Self, Bai Zhi smiled quite kindly.

--It hasn't even been a month since the other party became Player, so all that information is readily available. Among the Equipment attribute Skill information, Bai Zhi keenly discovered a Watson.

Don't you think you owe me an explanation for certain things?

"Uh... did I do something wrong?"

His gaze swept across the Light Screen in front of Bai Zhi, and his lips twitched slightly. Xia Wen, who had seen something in the book, tried to make a last-ditch effort.

What do you think?

Bai Zhi's smile became even more amiable.

"I didn't expect you to have bought that Skill. You must have had a lot of fun using it before, right?"

I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

Sitting up straight, Xia Wen solemnly made a big X in front of him.

"Now, we should..."

"It's okay if you don't admit it now, the worst that can happen is that the punishment will be several Level higher when we get back."

With a slight pursed lip, Bai Zhi turned his gaze back to the Light Screen in front of him.

"For example, stripping you naked, then tying you up with ropes and hanging you up..."

"If you want to find fault, you can always find a pretext."

With his hands, Xia Wen looked righteous and awe-inspiring.

"I will absolutely not bow down to criminal gangs. Even the police need evidence to arrest criminals, and you don't have any evidence at all..."

"Sorry, I don't need evidence in my investigations."

Bai Zhi interrupted the other person once again.

"Since the previous punishment didn't scare you, then when we get back, I'll ban you from snacks for a month. Qingyi and Anna both listen to me, so don't even think about getting any from them..."

"I'm sorry, I was wrong!!"

Before Bai Zhi finish speaking, Xia Wen quickly lowered his head and surrendered at lightning speed.

"Please don't do anything so cruel. One Xiao Yi is enough."

"... How many times have you used it?"

Bai Zhi's lips twitched slightly as he turned to look at the other person.

"I only used it twice after buying it... but it's really not my fault."

Looking up, Xia Wen had a pitiful expression on his face.

"This is a built-in feature of the Skill itself. It automatically selects the most handsome person I know as a template. How can you blame me for this?"

"... Can't you just become an ugly man?"

After a moment of silence, Bai Zhi asked, sounding quite pained.

"Reverse Harem Technique, huh? The harem must need 3000 handsome men, right?"

Xia Wen held up a finger in front of him, his face serious.

"So, to be honest, this isn't really my fault. It's mainly your fault—who told you to be so handsome?"

--In order to secure a better future for himself, Xia Wen went to any lengths.

It's not that ugly men are unacceptable, but if I say that, wouldn't that expose the fact that I'm deliberately using the other person's appearance to apply my Skill?

She's not that stupid.

Anyway, there's only one such Skill, and only women can learn it. If I don't tell anyone, how will they know the true secrets of this Skill?

And if he were to actually transform into an ugly man, the Skill might not even last a second...

"Yeah?"

Bai Zhi glanced at the other person with slight suspicion, but all he saw was sincerity on their face.

After a moment's thought, Bai Zhi nodded with a touch of emotion.

"Sure enough, being handsome has its troubles..."

"That's right."

Xia Wen nodded.

"So you won't ban me from snacks, right?"

The others at the Four-Sided Table: "..."

They were already at the same table, so close to each other, and the Player generally had exceptionally good hearing, so the others could hear the entire conversation between Xia Wen and Bai Zhi.

--In all honesty, they only intended to take Bai Zhi's choice for Xia Wen as a slight reference.

"4, 5, 9, you choose these three."

While they were all in a state of confusion, Bai Zhi provided the answer.