Chen Li: Don't Tell Me You're Scared, You Little Silver Wolf! You Wimp! You Wimp!

[Dad]: Hey, finally got your own Friends Circle Terminal? How about that? Was my hint obvious enough?

[Silver Wolf]: Ah!! How dare you say that?! You've ruined my reputation as a dignified cosmic hacker! What do you mean by "Attention, Silver Wolf of the Stellaron Hunter, Silver Wolf of the Stellaron Hunter, your mother gave you your favorite game console and put it in the usual spot. Please check it."? Do you know the psychological trauma I suffered when I woke up and heard Kafka say those words to me?

[Dad]: In urgent situations, expediency is key. Anyway, welcome back to our Friends Circle.

[Silver Wolf]: I lost the first match to you, no doubt about it. According to the rules, I'll be in charge of the second match! Right? And this time I've come up with a perfect match to humiliate you! A match I'm absolutely certain of winning! A match where I'll crush you and make you cry for your mother! This is the perfect match I devised after spending the entire day filled with absolute rage. Just wait and see!

[Dad]: Oh. Then I admit defeat.

[Silver Wolf]: The content of the competition is... wait, what did you say?

Upon seeing Chen Li's message, Silver Wolf excitedly kicked over his computer, then peered at his phone, staring in shock at Chen Li's comment.

The light from the Friends Circle Terminal illuminated Silver Wolf's dilated pupils and incredulous face.

[Dad]: You said you were sure you could win, so why should I even compete? There's always a third round, right? I get to decide the third round, right?

[Silver Wolf]: Seriously, buddy. Don't you have any shame as a genius? You just give up so easily? What about all that brainstorming I did all day?!

[Dad]: You're quite clever.

[Silver Wolf]:...

Silver Wolf used all his strength to tap six dots on the Friends Circle Terminal.

Unbelievable! Unbelievable!

Silver Wolf had never seen such a shameless genius!

[Silver Wolf]: Daddy! I'm going to kill you! If you've got the guts, log into the game now, I'm going to torture you 1000 times! 1000 times!

[Dad]: I'm not capable. And I'm going to sleep now. I'll announce the third competition event tomorrow. Goodnight, you should go to sleep early too.

"... How can you sleep at your age!" Silver Wolf roared in impotent rage, slamming his Silver Wolf on the table.

Silver Wolf didn't know if Chen Li would be able to sleep tonight; she only knew that she definitely wouldn't be able to.

Silver Wolf repeatedly reviewed his chat history with Chen Li, growing angrier with each passing thought, and the angrier he became, the more he thought about it, the angrier he got...

The four words, "I give up" and "You're so clever," kept playing in Silver Wolf's mind.

Seven simple words wiped out all the hard work and thought I'd put into this whole day!

Silver Wolf swore that he had never been this serious, not even when he competed against Screwllum from the Genius Society!

So, you gave up?

Silver Wolf felt he had never suffered such injustice in his entire life!

"Wah!" Silver Wolf burst into tears.

Chapter 205 Chen Li: You wouldn't be scared, would you? Small fry Silver Wolf! Small fry! Small fry!

"Emmm... Kitsune Saiguu, you know me. The moment I saw you, I felt we were incredibly destined for each other, a perfect Master - Servant combination. The best combination in the world. So could you please stop looking at me like that?" Chen Li sat at the dining table, feeling Kitsune Saiguu's intense gaze, his expression slightly shy.

"The best thing in the world that you mentioned, you mean leaving me all alone on the Xianzhou, with no money and no food, and leaving me there alone until midnight?" Kitsune Saiguu gritted his teeth as he chewed on fried tofu.

"Well, anyway, I remembered this in the middle of the night, didn't I?"

Chen Li was suddenly awakened in the middle of the night last night, only to remember that he had a Servant. So he quickly connected to the follower's Friends Circle Terminal, paid for the Starstones, and teleported the follower back to his home.

"I thought you were doing something earth-shattering, but it turns out you were just sleeping... I should have gone up to heaven and squeezed in with that Elysia!" Kitsune Saiguu was very disappointed.

Elysia, who acts as the sun in the sky above the Xianzhou, seems to have noticed Kitsune Saiguu wandering aimlessly through the streets of the Xianzhou, and extends an invitation to him.

Considering that Chen Li might come to pick her up soon, Kitsune Saiguu declined the invitation. However, she waited until midnight.

"Uh, if you want to contact me next time, you can just look for the emergency help function in the Friends Circle Terminal. This was indeed my oversight, so I'll compensate you with 10 Starstones. It's already been transferred to your account," Chen Li said while eating breakfast.

After turning Starstones into a universal currency in his Friends Circle, Chen Li found it much easier to handle problems.

If there's a bug or a mistake, just provide compensation.

This is how all the game companies Chen Li has seen operate.

However, unlike the virtual currency issued by game developers, Starstones have real value.

Chen Li was willing to distribute Starstones on his Friends Circle because Chen Li always felt that everyone had their own "newbie benefits period"...

Newbies always seem to have good luck in lotteries. Take Haruhi Suzumiya for example.

Chen Li uses Starstones to exchange for resources from fellow group members or to maintain "Friendship and Bonds." After receiving Starstones, the group members participate in a lottery, and Chen Li uses even more Starstones to buy the good items they win...

Although it might sound like a loss, since he might have won something better in the lottery himself, Chen Li was always well aware of his own luck.

Compared to the highly random Starsea Trove, Chen Li would prefer that the Miraculous Forging Guide include a Starstones Shop.

"Starstones? What are they used for?"

"The Raiden's Gnosis within you was obtained by someone through a lottery using Starstones."

Chen Li only learned about the Kitsune Saiguu's Inherent Skill, Raiden God's Companion, when he was idly looking at the Kitsune Saiguu's interface. This skill allowed him to borrow the Raiden's divine power and use things that the Raiden God could use, such as the Raiden's Gnosis.

No wonder Kitsune Saiguu played Raiden's Gnosis so well right after getting started.

"That sounds quite precious... I'll give it a try." Kitsune Saiguu's eyes lit up.

"First, go and check out the 'Starstones Lottery Instructions' pinned at the top of the Miraculous Item group."

"OK."

Alright, now I've managed to appease my Servant.

Now Chen Li is about to face another problem... What to do about Silver Wolf?

Thinking of this, Chen Li glanced at his private chat interface.

In addition to Sunday and Sparkle's regular morning routine, a new partner has joined the private chat interface— Kafka.

Perhaps Kafka obtained another Friends Circle Terminal that Silver Wolf had set aside; in any case, Kafka successfully made contact with Chen Li.

In fact, the triple verification that Chen Li set up for the Friends Circle Terminal was completely useless. Ignoring the risks and continuing to operate it, there were absolutely no problems.

This was another thought of Chen Li's: who would ever complain about having too few friends? They can be used up anyway.

Kafka didn't have any friends with Chen Li, but Kafka clicked the emergency help button that Chen Li had mentioned to Kitsune Saiguu earlier. As a result, Chen Li, who had fallen asleep as soon as he got into bed yesterday, was woken up after sleeping for half an hour.

Kafka didn't chat with Chen Li, she just sent him a photo.

A photo of a Silver Wolf crying out loud.

Although it was very immoral, to be honest, Chen Li found the Silver Wolf crying out loud really interesting, so he printed out the photo that very night and hung it on the wall of his bedroom.

This helps Chen Li maintain a cheerful mood.

On the other hand, Chen Li accumulated so much merit so that he could be truly wicked when he wanted to be.

If I don't accumulate merit, I can't be immoral; if I do accumulate merit, I still can't be immoral. So what's the point of accumulating merit?

However, after Chen Li finished his immoral act, Chen Li felt that such a blow might be too severe for a child who was not yet an adult.

[I'm not a professional strategy guide system, but I think if you follow my plan and soothe Silver Wolf a little, he'll be utterly defeated! Winning his heart will be as easy as taking candy from a baby!]

Go play somewhere else.

Okay. Oh, right, I suddenly had an idea.

"Put your thoughts away."

I think Silver Wolf might be a born loser.

"Hmm, what makes you say that?" Chen Li had to admit that the Pixie had piqued his curiosity.

The opposite of "Silver Wolf" is "loser." Wolf versus dog, winner versus loser— Little Silver Wolf, destined to fail!

"..."

[Hmm, don't you understand? The pronunciation of "Silver Wolf" is similar to "winning wolf"... I forgot the beginning, I forgot the end, but it's just hilarious.]

"... Shush."

Chen Li was completely bewitched by the Pixie, actually believing that the Pixie could have any normal thoughts.

In the end, it was Chen Li herself who got hurt.

Chen Li hesitated for a moment, then sent a message to Silver Wolf.

[Dad]: Are you there?

[Silver Wolf]: What? You're awake? Want to continue bragging about your amazing wisdom in surrendering in the second round?

[Dad]: No, that's not it. I just sent you a link, did you see it?

[Silver Wolf]: I saw it. After clicking in, it just showed a bunch of Herta figurine spinning around, so I closed it. What's wrong?

[Dad]: You might not believe it, but after watching a full ad, you'll receive a Resurrection Card fragment. Collect 10 fragments to get a Resurrection Card. Once you have a Resurrection Card, you'll have the chance to participate in Revival Match in Hell. If you win the Revival Match, you can resurrect the dead, and you can even pre-select yourself as the resurrection target.

Silver Wolf:!!

To be honest, Silver Wolf didn't believe Chen Li's nonsense at first. But after listening to Chen Li's advice, Silver Wolf resisted the urge to turn off the ads and watched a group of Herta figurine spinning around before obtaining his first Resurrection Card fragment.

Once Silver Wolf obtained the Resurrection Card fragments, he had no choice but to believe Chen Li's words.

This completely exceeded Silver Wolf's imagination of genius.

Are all the members of the Genius Society this amazing?

Why are you even Genius Society member? Why don't you become Aeon?

I support my dad becoming the Aeon; he's the one everyone wants!

[Silver Wolf]: So you're using this Resurrection Card ad link to apologize to me and plan to continue our second match?

[Dad]: Of course not, I just want you to watch more ads so that if you die after the third match and can't be resurrected, I won't have to watch ads to revive you.

[Silver Wolf]: No, buddy. What are you going to compete in for the third round? Why are you even using Resurrection Card?

[Dad]: Don't worry about that. Anyway, I'll give you three days to watch the ads.

Apologize?

Shall we continue with the second match?

It does not exist.

Just kidding, if Chen Li apologizes or continues the second match, then Silver Wolf's tears will have been in vain.

Chen Li would never do something so immoral.

You think Chen Li was going to comfort Silver Wolf? No, Chen Li was going to press his advantage!

[Silver Wolf]: No matter what the third match is, I will fight to the end. But can you not give up so quickly? Let's finish the second match first, okay?

[Dad]: No comparison.

[Silver Wolf]: Coming back from a 1-0 deficit to win 2-1 is a major taboo in the gaming world! It's far worse than coming back from a 2-0 deficit to win 3-1, don't make that mistake for yourself!

[Dad]: No comparison.

[Silver Wolf]: Don't be so stubborn! Be careful, after I win the third match I'll be hanging around you every day, making you call me Wolf King every single day!

[Dad]: No comparison.

[Silver Wolf]: You're not scared, are you? You coward!

[Dad]: No comparison.

[Silver Wolf]: Please... let's have a competition.

[Dad]: No comparison.

[Silver Wolf]: Ah!! You just wait, I'm going to show you in real life right now!

[Dad]: Okay, I'm planning to explore the depths of the Nanook right now, want to come along? But just so you know, I have 100,000 Resurrection Cards that can revive 100,000 times, while you don't have a single one.

[Silver Wolf]: Fine, fine, you just wait, I'll watch a million ads right now! It's just 100,000 Resurrection Cards, right? It's not like anyone can't collect them!

[Dad]: Very good, I like your unruly attitude!

[Silver Wolf]: Who wants your liking!

Half an hour later...

[Silver Wolf]: No, buddy, is there something wrong with the drop rate of your Resurrection Card fragments?