Absolute Choice 2
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After thinking for a few moments, Yang Weiwei said with a smile, "Of course I've met Shi Xiaobai. He sure is handsome. He has black hair, and at the corner of his right eye, there is a tiny red mole. He likes to wear white, and although he looks tall and thin, he gives off a feeling like he's full of muscles. He always has a warm smile on his face and when he smiles, he reveals two dimples. He is very approachable and very gentlemanly, just like a prince."
"I have never seen him lose his temper. You can't fault him on the way he treats his friends. He often pays from his own pocket to treat others. Usually, he would take the time to give others advice even if he is busy. He also gets along well with those weaker customers, never putting on airs like a genius. Everyone likes him a lot."
Yang Weiwei gave a look of adoration. She described "Shi Xiaobai" vividly and did not even seem done, as though she was afraid she could not make it any clearer. When she was done, she smiled shyly and whispered, "I..I also like him, unfortunately, I'm too old...sigh!"
Her final sigh seemed to imbue all the feelings in her heart.
Shi Xiaobai was stunned. Isn't this acting way too fucking realistic?
Typically, swindlers tried their best to speak in vague terms when lying, afraid that they might introduce flaws in their lies, but Yang Weiwei was completely the opposite. From her description of "Shi Xiaobai", it was as though she immersed the listener into an actual description. The tone of her final sigh and that expression of hers was penetrating to the heart.
In times like this, the acting skills of swindlers could have a chance at the Oscars!
"Oh, tell me what other spectacular performances Shi Xiaobai has had in the battle arena cafe." Shi Xiaobai was addicted to this game he had with Yang Weiwei. He looked at Yang Weiwei with an excited look, greatly looking forward to her improvisations.
Yang Weiwei lamented in her heart. She had failed to utterly convince the youth with her spectacular performance. Now, she was in trouble. Usually to hide a lie, a thousand lies were needed, it was not simple to be a swindler!
However, as the youth looked dumb, she believed it wouldn't take long before he would surrender to her exquisite lies and trickery. Yang Weiwei immediately felt confident as she started thinking of the ways to deceive the crab youth.
Yang Weiwei did not dare to remain silent for too long because she was afraid Shi Xiaobai might turn suspicious. As she drafted her lines, she said, "Shi Xiaobai is an existence everyone knows in the battle arena cafe! In the placement matches for ‘Unrivaled Heroes', he has won all ten rounds. He has not lost a single friendly match in the cafe. Every weekend, in the battle arena's ranking matches, he would receive the biggest prizes..."
Yang Weiwei began recounting "Shi Xiaobai"'s glorious deeds. In fact, her lies could be easily exposed because once this youth entered the battle arena cafe and asked others, he would realize that he had been deceived, but Yang Weiwei did not care about that. All she cared about was to make this youth a customer to ensure her rice bowl. She could leave future troubles for her future self!
Yang Weiwei took three minutes to finish describing "Shi Xiaobai"'s wonderful performance, and she did so without stop the entire time. It was as though she was counting the number of heirlooms back at home. Shi Xiaobai was dumbfounded listening to her. What sort of powerful trickery was needed to be able to describe something with such realism? It was as though all those matters had happened before, and did not seem like she had made them up on the spot.
Shi Xiaobai felt a sense of admiration, feeling as though he had excavated an impressive talent. To fully develop Yang Weiwei's scamming potential, Shi Xiaobai immediately said, "Tell me about the offensive skills, defensive skills and movement techniques Shi Xiaobai is good at. Oh right, does Shi Xiaobai have any particularly cool moves? This King is really curious!"
Yang Weiwei smiled and immediately put on a professional smile.
"Shi Xiaobai's coolest move..."
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Thirty minutes passed. Shi Xiaobai asked numerous questions regarding "Shi Xiaobai", while Yang Weiwei patiently answered them all. Both of them had an axe to grind. One was committed to tap into the other party's "potential", while the other was committed to making a lie—that had been seen through from the beginning—work.
However, after such a long period of time, Shi Xiaobai seemed to not end his ceaseless questioning. Yang Weiwei finally could not help it as she said with a heavy voice, "Don't tell me you don't believe what I'm saying? Shi Xiaobai is really a loyal customer of the battle arena cafe! Why would I lie to you? When have you seen a liar give such details when lying?"
Shi Xiaobai rolled his eyes. Indeed, he had never seen one before, but he had finally met one today. It had to be said that for her to be such a shameless swindler, it was also quite fucking delightful!
"Sigh, you are a true talent. It will be a pity if you do not go to Hollywood. In another world line, you would definitely win a Oscar for your performance!"
Shi Xiaobai patted Yang Weiwei on the shoulder and whispered, "Work hard and keep up the effort!"
After Shi Xiaobai said this, he turned around and began using Crab Steps to leave. Oh no, he got addicted to having fun with the female swindler, wasting quite a lot of his time!
Yang Weiwei was stunned. Why did this youth refuse to believe her despite her hard work? Did she really have to do as Xia Lin said—if deceiving doesn't work, use force. If forcing doesn't work, she had to force him in even if she needed to take her clothes off and scream rape?
No, she would never do such a thing!
Yang Weiwei finally decided to give up. She felt that it was no big deal if she resigned. She did not need to work here at all costs. If not for her younger brother being a [Gaia] rookie this year— making it convenient for her to take care of him—she would have job-hopped a long time ago and left this place!
Just as Yang Weiwei felt despair, she suddenly saw a figure appear in front of her. The figure was walking towards them and was about to encounter the departing Shi Xiaobai. Yang Weiwei's eyes lit up, as though she had suddenly seen the light in the darkness.
Shi Xiaobai of course saw the incoming person. It was a 7–8-year-old boy. He was slightly surprised as he whispered, "Pleasant Goat!?"
This boy was Yang Yang who he met back at the Rookie Evaluation Test.
Yang Yang was also stunned seeing Shi Xiaobai. Just as he wanted to blurt out Shi Xiaobai's name, he suddenly remembered his Division Minister's serious instructions. As he lowered his head to look at Shi Xiaobai's odd Crab Steps, he said with a stiffened face, "Tu Dahei, what are you doing here?"
The Heavens knew that the person Yang Yang did not want to encounter in the entire Steel City was this "fancy schlock".
"Little Yang!"
Suddenly, an intimate voice shouted out from behind Shi Xiaobai. Yang Yang was surprised and cocked his head to take a look. He saw a white-collared girl jogging over with her heels in hand. As he focused on her, he found her face extremely familiar before he said with a shock, "Sis!"
Yang Weiwei was extremely excited at this moment. She never expected for her younger brother to appear at this moment. It was such a timely boost! Besides, her brother seemed to know this youth named Tu Dahei, wasn't this the Heavens helping her?
Yang Weiwei ran to Yang Yang's side and pulled him in front of her and said to Shi Xiaobai, "Since you know Little Yang, then you should know that Little Yang once participated in the rookie test with Shi Xiaobai. You would believe Little Yang's words, right?"
Shi Xiaobai was stunned, but as he guessed what Yang Weiwei was planning on doing, he could not help but smile.
Yang Weiwei seemed bewildered and said loudly, "Come, Little Yang, tell this friend, Tu Dahei, that Shi Xiaobai is a regular customer of the battle arena cafe. That’s right, isn’t it?"
Yang Yang was stunned hearing this. He immediately felt a pinch around his waist and when he turned to take a look, he saw Yang Weiwei sneakily winking at him. He understood that his
sister wanted him to participate in the lying.
As he turned his head back, he realized Shi Xiaobai was also sneakily winking at him.
What the fuck, what's going on?
What games are these two fancy schlocks playing?
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Chapter60 Playing games can even be done in such a grand manner?
Yang Yang spent a few minutes to figure out the situation in front of him. He learned that his elder sister was trying to make Shi Xiaobai become the battle arena cafe’s customer. In doing so, she had even used Shi Xiaobai's name in her act of swindling and bluffing. She had even painstakingly spent thirty minutes to perfect her lie.
Yang Yang was immediately rendered extremely speechless. Using Shi Xiaobai's name to scam Shi Xiaobai, this sure was a fucking nice match!
Furthermore, the crux of the issue was you were lying to a person who saw through your lies from the very beginning, yet he deliberately went along with your acting, making you think you did a great job acting. Nice fucking job!
If Sis Weiwei knew the truth, she would probably burst into tears, right?
With this thought in mind, Yang Yang felt a deep sense of pity for Yang Weiwei. His abhorring of a fancy schlock like Shi Xiaobai rose to a whole new level. Back at the Rookie Evaluation Test, Shi Xiaobai had said the touching phrase, "No Geniuses, Only the Strong" before mercilessly revealing what the difference between a genius and mortal was, causing Yang Yang's still nascent heart to nearly collapse. Up to this day, he still could not forget the bitter taste of that toxic bowl of chicken soup.
Noticing that the atmosphere seemed somewhat delicate, Yang Weiwei coughed lightly and said, "Ahem, Little Yang is also a regular customer of the battle arena cafe. Furthermore, he is an extremely good friend of Shi Xiaobai. The last time, they even slept on the same bed. If you were to join the battle arena cafe, you will definitely become Shi Xiaobai’s good friend!"
Yang Weiwei continued lying tirelessly. Since she had made numerous lies, she was not lacking this one lie.
A dark cloud hung over Yang Yang's head. He was indeed a regular customer of the battle arena cafe, but how could he be Shi Xiaobai's good friend? And fucking sleeping on the same bed?
Yang Yang was a little frustrated. He wanted to blurt out "you are the one who slept with Shi Xiaobai!" at Yang Weiwei, but found the phrase somewhat odd, so he immediately felt extremely vexed.
Due to [Order]'s Division Minister's repeated exhortations, he did not dare expose Shi Xiaobai, so he could only say to Yang Weiwei, "Let's go, Sis. Tu Dahei will not join the battle arena cafe, so don't waste your breath."
When Yang Weiwei heard this, she could not help but ask, "Why?"
Because you lied to the wrong person!
Yang Yang grumbled in his mind, but he said aloud, "That's because Tu Dahei does not need to go through virtual competition to improve his skill proficiency. He is a genius just like Shi Xiaobai. Geniuses like them only need to gain enlightenment, not undergo a long period of practice."
"For ordinary people like us, a simple Wavelet Shield might take hundreds of virtual battle rounds to reach the proficiency level of 'Grasped Basics', but for a genius like Tu Dahei, he can immediately figure out Wavelet Shield after having his Psionic Shield shattered a few times. So, these geniuses will spend most of their time on Cogitation to improve their Psionic Power, and not waste time improving their skill proficiency."
The tone in Yang Yang's words had a hint of jealousy. He had already learned from his Division Minister that Shi Xiaobai had accomplished destruction before establishment after four times. Such freakish talent was unheard of, something that made people feel as though there was no point to feeling jealous.
Yang Weiwei was already close to tears. She did not expect this crab youth named Tu Dahei was a genius.
For a genius, improving their Psionic Ability realm made more sense than practicing their skills. This was because one's Psionic Ability realm was honed by Cogitation, a down-to-earth accumulation. As for the proficiency of a technique, geniuses could frequently gain insights in actual battle and improve it. This was also the reason why the battle arena cafe failed to recruit the top three rookies.
Shi Xiaobai, who was beside them, was stunned. Gaming could actually improve the proficiency of his techniques?
Back when he checked for information regarding 'Dominating Refinement', he immediately ran out to cultivate his Crab Steps once he was done. He had a preconceived notion that increasing one's skill proficiency meant constant repetition. He ended up forgetting to investigate the methods to increase proficiency. He had made a blunder!
Shi Xiaobai did some soul-searching before asking, "Can gam...virtual competition really increase one's proficiency in techniques? What about Crab Steps? Can it be improved?"
Yang Yang and Yang Weiwei were stunned hearing this. Wasn't it general knowledge that virtual competition could increase one's proficiency in combat techniques?
Yang Yang was the first to come round to it. He recalled that at the Rookie Evaluation Test, Shi Xiaobai often appeared to lack the most basic knowledge, so all of that wasn't him acting dumb?
Yang Yang immediately could not help but smile wryly. He answered, "Virtual competition can naturally improve your proficiency. It could even be said that virtual competition exists for the improvement of skill proficiency! Even a S Class combat skill can be improved in virtual battles, much less the D Class Crab Steps."
Yang Weiwei also snapped out of her daze. She suddenly remembered Xia Lin previously exhorting them to ensure that non-customers clearly understood the importance of using virtual competition to raise their skill proficiency. Back then, she had scoffed, thinking that in an era of compulsory education, there was no one who did not possess such common knowledge. She never expected that there was really such a person. This was fucking unscientific!
Yang Weiwei did not dare show any signs of neglect. She hurriedly added on, "Psionic Ability control and the proficiency in combat skill depends on the accumulation of memory, sensory experiences and insights. The battle arena cafe's virtual reality is 99% realistic, so a virtual battle's experience is as close to an actual battle, hence, the accumulation of experience in every battle is substantive. You can use virtual battles to hone your combat skills, and it will definitely not be worse than real combat!"
How can it not be worse than real combat!?
Yang Yang immediately rolled his eyes and said to Shi Xiaobai, “Actually, the improvement in proficiency from virtual competition is inferior to real combat, but the benefits of virtual competition allows you to engage in battle for long periods of time. There is no loss in Psionic Power, so you can try again immediately even if you fail. A person with enough energy can even do 12 hours of virtual battle a day if they want, hence virtual competition is said to be tailored to the improvement of skill proficiency."
"However, the process of using virtual competition to raise your skill proficiency is rather difficult. The effects are much more inferior to real combat. Maybe the effects of ten rounds of battle in virtual competition might be inferior to a single real combat."
"However, virtual battles are nearly limitless. In real combat, you would have to stop due to the depletion of Psionic Power, so for ordinary people who can take the hardship, improving themselves using virtual competition is an excellent choice. However, for a genius like you, spending some time each day to engage in real battle, leaving the remaining time for Cogitation to improve your Psionic Ability realm is the best choice."
Yang Yang sighed. Although he did not like Shi Xiaobai, he did not want to mislead him. Maybe others would attempt to destroy a person more of a genius than themselves out of jealousy, but Yang Yang wouldn't. Although he was a normal person, he was a hardworking normal person. He was a normal person who wanted to surpass geniuses.
Yang Weiwei also sighed with exasperation. Yang Yang's relentless rebuttal of her words ma
de her too deep for tears, but she rejoiced over Yang Yang's kindness and honesty, making her feel unsure of what to think.
They did not notice that Shi Xiaobai's eyes were already glowing with an intense beam of light.
"This world sure is awesome. Playing games can even be done in such a grand manner!"
At that moment, Shi Xiaobai smiled.
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Chapter61 Thanking Shi Xiaobai
Playing games could actually also allow him to improve his Crab Steps!
He believed that games and Crab Steps were akin to not being able to have his cake and eat it, but he never expected that the composition of this world was so wonderful!
"It looks like this world has already sensed the coming of This King. The world line's trajectory changed because of This King!"
Shi Xiaobai could not help but smile. If playing games could improve his Crab Steps, then why was there a need to be in a dilemma!? As for Yang Yang's kind advice, Shi Xiaobai did not put it to heart. Maybe other geniuses considered Psionic Ability cultivation more important, but for Shi Xiaobai, at this moment, nothing was more important than improving his Crab Steps.
In order to improve his Crab Steps, he was even nearly willing to give up games. If not for this "cute" female swindler persistently retaining him, he might have brushed shoulders with fate, losing this opportunity. Immediately, Shi Xiaobai found Yang Weiwei very pleasing to the eyes!
"The Gate of the Destiny Stone has opened. It seems This King is destined to be a man who will become a Game King!"
Shi Xiaobai reflected before he looked at Yang Weiwei and pretended to hesitate. "Shi Xiaobai, really comes to the game arcade frequently?"
Upon hearing this, Yang Weiwei immediately nodded and said, "Yes!"
Following that, she tugged at Yang Yang and said, "Little Yang can testify!"