Inside Su Lake Manor, in the most prestigious Su family villa, Su Bai lounged lazily in a massage chair in his newly renovated room, enjoying this hard-earned moment of comfort.
Suddenly!
The usually taciturn dog system spoke. Its icy voice made Su Bai jolt, and a trace of daze flashed through his eyes...
[ Ding! Congratulations to the host for enraging the protagonist favored by fate. Anger level has reached 80%, hatred value: 8000! Evaluation received: B! ]
[System reward issued: Basic Firearms Proficiency!]
The instant he heard the system reward, Su Bai was utterly stunned and somewhat confused. When had he enraged the protagonist favored by fate?
Holy shit!
Was this a case of sitting at home while cheats fell from the sky?
Since when did he get the treatment of a protagonist blessed with luck? Still, wasn't this reward a little excessive? This was an urban novel, not a military novel where he needed to go out and kill enemies!
Though that was what he thought, Su Bai still could not contain his surprise. He rose from the massage chair, excitedly rubbed his palms together, opened the system, and carefully reviewed the reward.
[Basic Firearms Proficiency]
[Upon use, grants firearms proficiency. Dynamic vision and neural response are slightly enhanced, and the user masters the operating techniques of all types of firearms—I'll admit that Your Excellency's martial arts are formidable, but if I pull out an AK47 from my clothes, what are Your Excellency's chances of winning?!]
The moment he saw that description, Su Bai could not help laughing. Sure enough, since ancient times, the sword had been the lord of all weapons, the spear had been the king of cold weapons, and assault rifles were the king of kings!
In an instant, a streak of golden light flashed out and entered Su Bai's body. His whole body shuddered, and countless memories of firearms flooded into his mind like a tidal wave.
It was as though countless firearms had passed through his hands one after another: Desert Eagle, M4A1, Barrett...
He had mastered them all!
The next second, Su Bai suddenly opened his eyes. His sharp gaze swept across the room, and his confidence swelled to its peak. With a gun in hand, the world is mine.
But then he thought of those Dragon King soldier protagonists from urban novels, every one of them able to hit targets with perfect accuracy from a thousand miles away with a gun in hand, and the arrogance in his heart immediately faded.
For now, he should stay cautious. Still, with this skill, he at least had something to rely on. If he encountered an emergency someday, he would not just stand there stupidly and watch in shock.
"Knock!"
Just then, a knock sounded outside the door. Su Bai raised his head slightly and heard Uncle Wang, the butler, report, "Young Master, according to the latest information from our surveillance personnel, Xiao Fan vomited blood and fainted at the hospital."
Hearing that, Su Bai immediately understood why the system had rewarded him. So Xiao Fan, that protagonist of a broken-engagement story, had gotten angered again.
"Pfft!"
Thinking of that, Su Bai could not help sneering. He had never expected Xiao Fan to be done in by nothing more than a few trending topics.
That was it?
A protagonist blessed with luck, yet he was that fragile?
"Alright! Keep people watching him!" Su Bai nodded and replied. Just then, his phone rang.
Looking closely, he saw the familiar vice sect master of the Carefree Sect, Zhang Tianci. Su Bai immediately answered. The other man's indignant voice rang out at once. "Brother Su! Damn it, Xiao Fan is too shameless! He actually slandered you and my adorable little sister!"
"Is Sister Ruo Xue alright now? If anything happened, you have to tell me!"
Though he sounded indignant, the kid clearly had ulterior motives and was still thinking about his sworn little sister in black stockings. Su Bai's eyes flashed with speechlessness. He waved impatiently and said, "Get lost!"
"My sister needs your concern? I think you're itching for a beating. Believe it or not, I'll teach you a lesson next time we meet? I'm terrifyingly strong now!"
Hearing that, Zhang Tianci could not help shrinking his neck and did not dare act cheeky anymore. When he had seen Brother Su last night, he had already noticed that Brother Su had become much more muscular. Not to mention that he had been next door last night—the sounds coming from Brother Su's room had not stopped all night...
He really was terrifyingly strong!
Zhang Tianci did not want to be forced into anything by a strong man, so he immediately changed the subject and righteously praised him. "Although that vile little man Xiao Fan stabbed you in the back, Brother Su solved every problem with a flick of his finger. Awesome!"
Seeing the kid get serious for once, Su Bai nodded with a faint smile and said softly, "It was nothing. Easy as pie!"
But just then, Zhang Tianci's voice suddenly lowered, taking on a lewd, gossiping tone as he asked excitedly, "By the way, Brother Su, those online commenters you hired said Xiao Fan is a pedophile. That can't be true, can it?"
If it was true, probably not a single person in the entire second-generation circle of Suzhou would dare associate with that bastard Xiao Fan anymore...
Too disgusting. Too vile!
Though Su Bai clearly knew that Xiao Fan, as the protagonist of an urban broken-engagement novel, was undoubtedly a perfectly normal man, he was still an enemy.
So when it was time to slander him, slander him. It would be perfect to let Zhang Tianci spread it around and have the entire rich second-generation circle in Suzhou laugh at him.
"Hahaha!"
Su Bai immediately chuckled, shrugged, and said leisurely, "Who knows? But that guy doesn't get close to women, and even his secretaries are men. He seems more like he's gay."
In an instant, Zhang Tianci's eyes lit up on the other end of the call. He could not stop himself from excitedly rolling around on the spot. Holy shit, now that Brother Su mentioned it, it really fucking did seem that way!
Then sorry, but by tomorrow morning, all of Suzhou would know this news. He immediately let out an excited monkey-like howl. "Don't worry, Brother Su, I get what you mean. Hahahahaha!!!"
Su Bai smiled knowingly as well. Who said a villain's lackey was useless? That was only because villains did not know how to use them. Once this young master stepped in, it was an instant win!
"Oh, right, Brother Su, I handled the date for you. Eight tonight, top floor of the Hua Di Dynasty Hotel. My sister has already reserved a table. Just head over then!"
After that, Zhang Tianci gradually calmed down and revealed the main reason for his call today. He had wanted to claim credit.
What a shame. Sister Ruo Xue did not have any feelings for him at all!
"That fast?" Su Bai was stunned when he heard that, slightly surprised. He had never expected the villain's lackey to be so capable.
After all, the original owner's reputation was not exactly good!
"Of course! Your little brother here paid a heavy price for this. Brother Su, you have to seize the opportunity and try to win my sister over in one go!"
Zhang Tianci patted his chest and kept encouraging Su Bai. Then his tone suddenly turned solemn as he reminded him, "But remember, don't force yourself on her! My sister has a black belt in taekwondo. I've taken plenty of beatings at home!"
Listening to him, Su Bai could not help shaking his head. Why was this lackey so determined to make him his brother-in-law?
But then he recalled how, several years ago, when they had gone out to have fun, Zhang Tianci had gotten too excited and played too wildly, only to get beaten up by a group of people who did not know his identity.
At that time, the original owner had thought that, as members of the Four Great Families, he could not stand by and watch him die. So he had stepped in, only to have some blind idiot smash a bottle over his head in the dim bar. He had spent a month in the hospital and had nearly died.