Jing Nan did not know why she had told Arthur so much.
In reality, under Arthur's guidance, her subconscious had unknowingly begun treating him as a longtime friend and acquaintance.
In fact, Arthur was using the typical Five-Step Trap technique from the "Pickup Artist (PUA)" playbook.
The Five-Step Trap proceeded as follows:
Curiosity → Exploration → Infatuation → Destruction → Emotional Abuse.
Arthur came from another universe, giving him an inherently mysterious background. On top of that, Jing Nan could not figure out what Arthur would do next, and she had always been at a disadvantage in their verbal exchanges. Thus, she began to grow curious about him.
After curiosity came exploration.
So when Arthur asked Jing Nan to be the lighthouse's "guide," she readily agreed to today's tour of the lighthouse in order to understand him better.
That morning, Arthur had deliberately done handstand push-ups, making Jing Nan "happen" to see his muscle definition. This caused her to begin stepping into the third stage: infatuation.
Combined with an environment like the lighthouse, this left Jing Nan almost completely caught in Arthur's PUA routine.
Of course, Arthur definitely would not carry out the later stages of "destruction" and "Emotional Abuse." He had no intention of ruining a girl.
Reaching the third stage was already enough for Arthur to obtain information from Jing Nan. In fact, given a few more days, he was confident he could even make Jing Nan do all sorts of things for him.
Back to the present.
After hearing Jing Nan's answer, Arthur put on an expression of surprise and said, "Oh? I see."
"Why..." Jing Nan turned her head toward Arthur's profile, a hint of wariness in her voice.
"Could it be that you want to become City Lord?"
"Me?" Arthur answered without even thinking. "I'm