"That's right. Because I got to know them relatively late, their initial affection toward me wasn't very high. After I gave them a great deal of help in a short period, the increase in their affection was enough to produce Bond Artifacts."
Chen Li nodded.
There were usually two ways to obtain Bond Artifacts.
One was through continuous help, allowing Bond points to accumulate bit by bit.
The other was through one crucial act of help, causing a massive increase in affection and, consequently, a massive increase in Bond points, thus obtaining a Bond Artifact.
Gaining Bond points did not necessarily mean raising affection.
But raising affection would definitely increase Bond points.
Just like how Credits could not be exchanged for Stellar Jade, but Stellar Jade could be used to buy gift packs that gave Credits.
"B-but..."
"You can ask Elysia. If I'm not mistaken, she definitely doesn't have Eden's Bond Artifact. Their relationship was already very good before the Friends Circle support system was installed."
Chen Li said.
That was also why Elysia had "only" sixty-seven Bond Artifacts.
"Then why is the number of Bond Artifacts you've given away zero? What do you have to say about that? Changye Yue gave you a Bond Artifact, but you didn't give her one! Doesn't that mean that after you gave her the Friends Circle Terminal, you didn't raise her affection toward you enough?"
Stelle stammered as she fired back.
A bad feeling rose in Stelle's heart.
"Hmm, but is there a possibility... that my affection for someone was already very high before I became friends with them and activated their Friends Circle Terminal?"
"How could—" Stelle was about to refute him, but she seemed to think of something and obediently shut her mouth.
"Go on, then."
Chen Li smiled at Stelle.