New Sign-In Mission

[Natasha's favorability increased by 1%. Current favorability: 86%]

Looking at the favorability panel at this moment, Jing Yan felt quite good.

The Emotion Stone he created not only significantly boosted the other party's favorability but also allowed her mood to continuously improve, thereby further increasing her affection.

In other words, if the holder of this item already had a relatively high opinion of him, coupled with daily interactions, he could passively increase his favorability rating.

[Today's check-in location: Robot Settlement]

[Reward: Divine Power Advancement, new ability acquired]

"Oh, an advancement in divine power insight?" Jing Yan felt a bit puzzled upon seeing this, but he soon understood. It was just like how his previously acquired ability, Verbal Domination, was an advancement of Emotion Manipulation.

His other abilities should also be able to grow stronger as his understanding of his Path, "Eros," deepened.

Divine power was like a pool of water; whether it was a small puddle, a lake, or an ocean, that was merely the foundation. Being able to wield it was the true skill.

At this moment, Jing Yan couldn't wait to see what deeper-level skills he could acquire after his divine power insight reached a new realm.

However, his brow furrowed slightly, because the Robot Settlement, as the name implied, was an area controlled by machines, and its actual ruler was Mr. Svarog.

There were quite a few factions distributed throughout the Underworld.

A portion of the residents lived in Boulder Town.

Many of them worked as miners in the mining areas.

Beyond that, there was a group called the Gold Diggers who made a living by scavenging, constantly searching for prehistoric ruins underground. Their leader was a robot named Mr. Svarog.

Mr. Svarog's origins and abilities were very unique.

He possessed some memory archives from a long time ago that should have been wiped, and furthermore, he could command various mechanical constructs.

The Robot Settlement was not only a base for robots, but there was also a camp for human vagrants there.

The environment there was quite harsh; it was originally a mining area, but it had since been abandoned.

Because of the lack of Geomarrow Ore, there was no heating, making it extremely cold, with the entire ground covered in frost and snow.

In such an environment, apart from some robots or vacationers wanting to experience the snowy atmosphere, there were only some homeless people and adventurers looking for ruins.

However, under the leadership of Mr. Svarog, the Robot Settlement and the people of other Underworld regions mostly lived in peace and did not infringe upon one another.

There was even frequent cooperation between them; for instance, mining or searching for treasures often required the help of machines.

Although Jing Yan had previously tested that his divine power could influence the mechanical constructs within the Fragmentum, that was only the beginning. Now that his abilities were stronger and he was about to face even more machines, he felt a little excited and expectant at the thought.

At this moment, Jing Yan pondered that he still needed a reason to go check in, so he turned to look at Natasha beside him and asked, "Sister Natasha, let me ask you something. Have there been a lot of mechanical constructs causing disturbances lately?"

Jing Yan inquired.

"Ah, are you talking about the mining area? You could go ask Mr. Oleg," Natasha said after a moment of thought.

"What's wrong? Can't you sit still? You just got back from the surface, and now you want to go do something else? You aren't thinking of adventuring to find some ruins, are you?"

Natasha's expression was filled with concern.

"To be honest, that thing you gave me earlier—was it found underground, rather than on the snowy plains above? Could the item you gave me be something from the era of the Geomarrow Trailblazer Corps?" Natasha asked, feeling exceptionally curious.

She knew how difficult it was to go up into the frozen wasteland to search for prehistoric relics. Therefore, compared to asking her brother to search for ingredients for the Blizzard Immunity Potion, that method of searching was clearly more reasonable and reliable than heading to the underground Robot Settlement.

And the Jing Yan before her eyes had been active under her nose most of the time.

She saw him every day.

Only on the rare few days he took off would Jing Yan not be at the clinic helping her treat patients.

So, if Jing Yan had gone to the snowy plains, the changes in him upon his return would have been easy to spot.

But Natasha hadn't noticed anything different about Jing Yan's appearance lately.

Jing Yan looked to be in good health and hadn't become weathered by the harsh snow.

From this, Natasha deduced that Jing Yan hadn't found that colorful stone on the surface, but rather near the underground Robot Settlement.

Of course, everyone knew about Seele being saved by Jing Yan, but Jing Yan hadn't asked Seele to keep his powers a secret. Judging by her current behavior, Natasha really seemed to be unaware of his abilities and had never suspected them.

Even if she had suspected that his ability to help Seele earlier was due to him awakening a Path, in Natasha's mind, she assumed the Path Jing Yan had awakened was the same as her own: "The Abundance."

"Machines, disturbances... did you get to know some mechanical automatons in the Robot Settlement and find this stone under their guidance?" Natasha asked with concern, while once again taking the "Emotion Stone" out from her bosom, looking at it as she asked.

"Haha!" Jing Yan scratched his head and laughed.

He felt a bit awkward.

He hadn't expected Natasha's imagination to be so vivid.

She had actually filled in the blanks with a whole story he hadn't even thought of himself.

The other party actually believed that the Emotion Stone he had created with his divine power was something he had dug up from ruins near the Robot Settlement while following those Gold Diggers?

"Um... that's a secret. The important thing is, does Sister Natasha not like that stone?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Natasha's face flushed red.

She realized that her focus on Jing Yan seemed a bit too obvious, so she couldn't help but show a hint of shyness.

This guy, really.

Natasha couldn't help but grumble inwardly.

Despite his young age, he insisted on putting on a cool, composed facade in front of her, the true leader of the Underworld Fire organization.

He acted as if everything he did was already within his grasp.

What was even more infuriating was that he insisted on playing the riddle-master with her, leaving her feeling a mix of affection and annoyance.

She loved that this guy, whom she once viewed as a younger brother, was becoming increasingly capable; not only did he know how to make her happy, but he also had a knack for getting things done, making him relatively reliable.

At least, when compared to Sampo, that profit-driven scoundrel who wouldn't lift a finger without a reward.

It was just that he always kept her hanging these days, leaving her constantly worried for him.

This guy...

Does he still see me as his older sister?

Natasha thought back to the moment her chest had been groped, and her heart began to flutter and sway.