Favorability

Beneath the azure sky, an enormous figure soared through the air.

It was Xiao Fan and Xiao Yi Xian, who had escaped with their lives.

On Blue Eagle's soft, comfortable back, Xiao Fan and Xiao Yi Xian sat facing each other, still discussing the danger they had just faced.

Xiao Fan had never expected to encounter the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. He had thought that entering the Mountain Cave early with Xiao Yi Xian would keep them from running into the mercenaries, but it seemed they had been watching Xiao Yi Xian for a long time as well.

Otherwise, the timing could not have been such a coincidence.

Through this adventure, Xiao Fan had also discovered some of his own shortcomings.

First, he had relied on his memories, assuming everything would follow the original story and that, as long as he was careful, he would not encounter any serious danger.

But many dangers could not be captured in words. For instance, if Mu Li and his men had blocked the cave entrance beforehand, Xiao Fan and Xiao Yi Xian would not even have had a chance to break through.

Second was his mindset. He had always thought he was viewing the world from a god's perspective, yet without realizing it, he had already become deeply entangled in it. This was no longer merely a novel in a book, but the world Xiao Fan himself lived in.

The price of his recklessness might ultimately be his own life.

Shaking his head, Xiao Fan pushed those thoughts aside for the moment.

He decided to check his gains first.

[Strongest Supporting Character System] (Pidàn)

Host: Xiao Fan

Level: 3 (381400)

Strength: Six-Star Dou Zhe (6001000)

Cultivation method: Radiant Sun Art

Dou Techniques: Yellow Tier Low Grade Fire Cloud Palm (effortless mastery), Profound Tier Low Grade Suction Palm (proficient), high Profound Tier Eight Extremes Collapse (proficient), Profound Tier Low Grade Dragon-Shocking Steps (major mastery)

Items: Low-Grade Storage Ring, Blood-Refining Pill, Third-Rank Wood-Type Magic Core, Green Lotus Core Flame Map, Jia Nan Academy Admission Invitation, Shadowless Mask, Thousand-Flame Spear, pure soul experience (awaiting absorption).

Main quest: Assist Xiao Yi Xian in escaping the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's pursuit. (Completed)

Seeing the completed quest, Xiao Fan's heart burned with excitement.

This quest should be enough to level up his system again. He wondered whether any new features would unlock at level four.

Without further hesitation, Xiao Fan chose to claim the quest rewards.

"Ding! Congratulations, host. Reward received: Lottery Ticket ×5."

"Ding! Congratulations, host. Reward received: Dou Technique Experience Book ×10."

"Ding! Congratulations, host. Reward received: experience points +100."

"Ding! Congratulations, host. Reward received: Dou Qi points +10."

"Ding! Congratulations, host. Reward received: Dou Qi points +10."

Looking at the rewards the system had given him, Xiao Fan wondered whether he had misread them. The system had been so generous before, so why were all the items it gave him this time such trash?

There were practically no substantial rewards. Xiao Fan had thought he might receive some cultivation methods and combat skills.

"Pidàn, why are there so few rewards for completing this quest?"

"The system evaluates the difficulty of the quest selected by the host and awards rewards accordingly. The more challenging the quest completed, the richer the final rewards."

Hearing the system's reply, Xiao Fan curled his lips helplessly. So it simply thought breaking out with Xiao Yi Xian had not been difficult!

Just then.

Xiao Fan suddenly heard the system's voice ring out.

"Ding! The host has successfully raised the system to level four. New section unlocked: Character Favorability Module."

Xiao Fan froze at the system's words.

Favorability module?

Did that mean I could see who bore me goodwill?

With a tool like this, Mom would never have to worry about me going adventuring again.

Opening the system to inspect the latest favorability module, Xiao Fan discovered that it currently displayed favorability for only a handful of people.

The others did not appear. He did not know whether that was because they had little influence on the plot or because he did not know them well.

[Xiao Fan] Favorability: 85.

[Yao Lao] Favorability: 83.

[Xiao Xun'er] Favorability: 66.

[Xiao Yi Xian] Favorability: 70.

Favorability rules: 0-30, enemies until death; 30-40, loathing; 40-50, mild dislike; 50-60, strangers; 60-70, slight fondness; 70-80, trust; 80-90, deep trust; 90-100, sharing life and death.

Note: When another person's favorability toward the host reaches above 95, they will never betray the host for the rest of their life.

After reading the system's explanation of the favorability module, Xiao Fan understood what it did.

But looking at Xiao Xun'er's glaring favorability score of 66, Xiao Fan felt that, if he were not close to Xiao Yan, he would probably be no more than a stranger in her eyes.

Then there was Xiao Yi Xian, whom he had only just met. As expected of a kindhearted physician, after facing life and death together once, her favorability had shot straight up to 70, right on the boundary between slight fondness and trust.

Xiao Fan was quite satisfied with Yao Lao's and Xiao Fan's favorability toward him. It was not as though someone could meet him once, reach 90-plus favorability, and be ready to share life and death with him. In this world, you only ever reaped as much as you sowed. For Yao Lao to have such high favorability toward him after just one short year together had already exceeded Xiao Fan's expectations.

After all, Yao Lao had previously been betrayed by his own dear disciple.

After getting used to the new system section, Xiao Fan absorbed the Dou Qi provided by the system. He decided to save the five Lottery Tickets. His luck had been rotten lately, so he had no intention of using them.

Once he finished absorbing the Dou Qi, Xiao Fan discovered that he had already reached seven-star Dou Zhe.

He had to admit, the system's setup was incredible. His experience rose at a blistering pace.

As long as he clung tightly to the system's thigh and ground out quests every day, sweeping across the Dou Qi Continent would be child's play.

After briefly regulating his breathing, Xiao Fan opened his eyes, only to find Xiao Yi Xian resting her cheeks in both hands, staring dreamily at him.

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian gazing at him with her chin propped up, Xiao Fan paused.

Realizing she had been caught stealing a look, Xiao Yi Xian blushed involuntarily. Apparently, she had not expected Xiao Fan, who had said he would meditate and regulate his breathing, to open his eyes so soon.

Being caught red-handed while sneaking looks at someone was awkward without saying.

"You... weren't hurt, were you?"

Xiao Yi Xian stumbled over her words as she changed the subject. She lowered her hands from her chin and shyly picked at the hem of her clothes.

Xiao Fan, who had also felt a little awkward at first, suddenly found there was nothing awkward about it after seeing her reaction. Instead, he thought she looked adorable.

"Nothing serious. I just used up quite a bit of energy," Xiao Fan answered with a smile.

Then, looking at the blazing sun rising in the distance from the eagle's back, he turned to Xiao Yi Xian and said, "What about you? Now that we've escaped the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's encirclement, they definitely won't let us off."

Hearing Xiao Fan's words, Xiao Yi Xian tilted her head, thought for a moment, and said, "I'll go back to Qingshan Town. I'm very popular there. They won't dare do anything to me."

Xiao Fan frowned slightly at her answer. He wanted to warn her, but did not know how to put it, so he could only say, "Then be careful. And don't put too much faith in the Myriad Medicine Pavilion."

At Xiao Fan's words, Xiao Yi Xian smiled sweetly. "Don't worry. I know what I'm doing."

Hearing her answer, Xiao Fan did not press her any further. Xiao Yi Xian was not his only objective in coming to Qingshan Town.

Standing on a peak in the mountain range, Xiao Fan watched Xiao Yi Xian ride away on Blue Eagle, then turned and slowly headed deeper into the Magical Beast Mountain Range.