Parallel world · Blue Star
In the livestream, Xia Linxi's best friend, Lin Xingyao, was controlling Belle and picking up commissions all over the place. "Dowry! This is all dowry!"
She had already watched the new story too, and once her brain recovered, she had started taking commissions like crazy...
As someone who cared about both a character's strength and whether they appealed to her tastes, Lin Xingyao had no resistance to a character who was both handsome and powerful.
Lin Xingyao frantically moved her Bangboo across the grid, and couldn't help complaining:
"This grid exploration is kind of hard to play... I don't particularly like it. I just pulled a C6 Ellen, so why won't you let me enjoy fighting?"
(The banner schedule was still the same as usual. The protagonist would start out as a four-star, and his SP five-star version would appear later during Remy's version.)
[It's fine, streamer. I heard they're going to remove the grid exploration later...]
[Where did the person above hear that fake news?]
[Actually, I traveled here from the future. I came from version 3.2.]
[Stop spreading rumors. If they actually remove grid exploration, I'll eat my computer!]
Lin Xingyao was boredly controlling the Bangboo as it picked up coins when she suddenly saw a request to join her stream: Xia Linxi.
Lin Xingyao quickly accepted it. "Bestie, what's up?"
Xia Linxi looked excited on the other end. "Bestie! Turns out this game has a trust invitation system!"
Lin Xingyao sighed. "I already knew that. But aren't playable characters the only ones you can invite?"
Xia Linxi shook her head frantically. "I was bored and went to the video store just now. Guess what I saw? There was a colorful exclamation mark over my husband Yingheng's head!"
"Then I talked to him, and he gave me two options. Whichever one you pick, you get 1,600 Polychromes! If you pick the right one, you get more trust too!"
Lin Xingyao froze. "Wait? 1,600 Polychromes? Could he be a godfather too?"
Xia Linxi was very excited on the other end, with a faint hint of a smile in her eyes. "Why would I lie to you? It's real, I promise. Hurry up and check the video store!"
The world of Zenless Zone Zero.
Half an hour earlier, Lu Yingheng had finally finished organizing the shelves. He was sitting in a chair:
"System, do you think I should give them some resources? I could harvest Emotion Points that way too, right?"
"That should work!" The system was happily playing on its phone nearby. "But you can't give them too much. That would upset the balance."
A glint flashed in Lu Yingheng's eyes. "Too much won't work, and too little won't work either. Then I'll give them 1,600. That should be about right."
"After all, there aren't many people giving away ten-pulls for no reason these days. If I want to stay popular, I need to give out some benefits every now and then."
Parallel world · Blue Star.
Lin Xingyao quickly finished the commission and controlled Belle as she hurried back to the video store. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Lu Yingheng with a colorful exclamation mark over his head.
Lin Xingyao excitedly started a conversation:
Belle: "Brother Heng, how's your throat healing? You said before that your body recovered quickly and you'd be better in a few days."
Lu Yingheng: "Belle, thank you for asking. My throat is much better now. My voice is just a little hoarse."
Xia Linxi started shouting on the other end of the call:
"Oh my god! Bestie, I'm telling you, I almost lost it when I saw this dialogue. Belle, if you can't do it, let me! Can't you just call him your husband?"
Lin Xingyao mentally tuned out her bestie's shouting and focused on continuing the conversation.
Seeing that things had gone a little quiet, Lu Yingheng smiled faintly. "Belle, a black gold card suddenly appeared here just now. A customer might have left it behind."
Belle didn't take the card he held out. "Oh, that black gold card was your bank card before you lost your memory. It should be returned to its rightful owner."
Lu Yingheng was slightly taken aback. "Huh? You can tell at a glance that this is no ordinary card. Belle, you're really not lying to me?"
Belle shook her head. "Brother Heng, why would I lie to you?"
Lu Yingheng tried to hand her the card. "I haven't needed to buy anything since I lost my memory. Why don't you hold on to it for me? I am staying at your place, after all, so you can count it as rent."
Just then, two options appeared on Lin Xingyao's computer:
F1: Refuse. This card really is yours. I can't accept it.
F2: Then I'll happily accept it!
Lin Xingyao looked at Xia Linxi. "Bestie, which option should I pick?"
Xia Linxi said without hesitation, "Pick one! After you pick one, he'll ask what you need. Just say Polychromes, and he'll have someone send you 1,600!"
Lin Xingyao followed her bestie's advice and chose one.
Belle: "This black gold card really is yours. When your friend gave it to me, they said it had to be returned to you."
Lu Yingheng nodded. "Then is there anything you need? A contact suddenly appeared on my phone. She asked if I needed anything and said he could send it over."
Belle began to think:
F1: I want lots and lots and lots and lots of Polychromes!
F2: Give me some Denny!
People in the comments started stirring things up too.
[Streamer, streamer, I want to see you choose two!]
[The person above is crafty. I saw a streamer choose two, and then a pile of Denny appeared in their account.]
Lin Xingyao chose one almost without hesitation.
Lu Yingheng froze. "Polychromes? What's that? Never mind, I'll see if he can send them over. I don't even know if this is a scam."
Belle smiled beside him, her eyes gleaming with greed.
The conversation ended, and Lin Xingyao opened her mailbox while listening to her bestie's dirty remarks:
"No way, there really are 1,600 Polychromes!"
Lin Xingyao's eyes lit up, making her no different from Belle on the screen. "He's practically a godfather!"
Xia Linxi said from the other end of the call, "See? I told you I wasn't lying!"
The comments exploded too.
[Oh no, my Eous is having a second baby. I need to log in and check.]
[Is this the first godfather since Zenless Zone Zero launched? Godfather, please accept your godson's bow!]
Lin Xingyao began carefully reading the message Lu Yingheng had sent her.
Dear Miss Belle:
The contact on the other end of my phone has sent over what you needed this morning. At first, I thought the contact was a scammer, but I didn't expect them to be a rich person who helps people online indiscriminately.
I've put the things you asked for in your room. If you need anything else, you can come to me again. I'll see if that rich person can still help me, or I can buy it myself.
Lin Xingyao looked at the 1,600 Polychromes added to her account. "He's a god! By the way, does this count as a betrothal gift? Hehe, I didn't expect my husband and me to exchange betrothal gifts and dowry so soon..."
[Someone, hurry up and piss on this horny streamer to wake her up!]
[Anyone with diabetes, stay back. Don't give this horny streamer a taste of anything sweet.]