The seventh copy

The only light in the room was two candles by the bedside, half of Li Jin's face was shrouded in darkness, and his expression was unclear. He stood there alone, passing the poisoned rock sugar and snow pear soup forward.

Du Ming hesitated for once.

It’s mainly about the customization of option C, but he doesn’t understand how to customize it.

There are too few clues available, and Du Ming is afraid that the story will go straight to a BE ending if he is not careful, which is more annoying than directly choosing A.

At least if he chooses A, he is mentally prepared and can even go back to his original identity choice through the rollback grid.

If C...

He hesitated for a moment, and finally chose B unexpectedly.

"Li Jin, I ate too much for dinner today and don't want to touch anything now." Du Ming waved his hand and refused directly.

In order to show that he was very resistant, he turned around and looked like he was rejecting her with his whole body.

In fact, his attention was all on that place, and his hand under the quilt was tightly holding the weapon. If the other party made any unusual movement, he would be ready to attack directly.

Fortunately, Li Jin simply asked calmly, "What's wrong? Were you unhappy during dinner?"

Du Ming: “…”

To be honest, he didn't think of this problem at first, just as he didn't understand why Madam Lian's favorability decreased after dinner.

If this were the real world, there would probably be people who hated you and would think it was wrong to see you breathing.

But this was a game, a dungeon, so there had to be a reason he hadn't noticed. Li Jin's lowered favorability was easy to guess.

The other party is loyal to Madam Lian. If you make Madam Lian unhappy, you will naturally be disliked.

So why does Madam Lian hate her own children?

Do you want to give it a try?

Du Ming tried to speak, his voice low, "Li Jin, does mother dislike me?"

There was a long silence behind him, and after a long time, Li Jin's voice was heard, "This...is not your fault." As he said that, he actually went down with the pear soup.

[Li Jin's favorability towards you increases by five points.]

Right choice!

A strange light flashed in Du Ming's eyes.

It seems that although Madam Lian has a strong dislike for him, as a three-year-old child, he should be full of admiration for his mother.

I was indeed a little too cold when I was having the meal just now.

After finding the crux of the matter, Du Ming felt relieved. He also discovered some patterns in these two incidents.

First, if the favorability drops to negative, it will bring about a fatal disaster. However, when it is within a certain range, although there will be danger, there is still room for rejection.

Secondly, although favorability represents a certain degree of likes and dislikes, the character's setting should not be broken. For example, his indifference to Yu Shaolin and his close admiration for Madam Lian.

However, Du Ming still needs to have more contact with the characters to know more about their personalities.

After figuring it out, as the candle tears dripped, the system's narration sounded in my ears.

【It’s late at night, and you’ve fallen into a deep sleep. 】

Du Ming gradually fell asleep.

The next day, the sun shone through the window paper. Du Ming opened his eyes with the sound of a bird.

There was a knock on the door, and someone glanced at the upper right corner of their field of vision. The dungeon timer was displayed there, and it was exactly seven o'clock.

Considering the time when the narration of the plot sounded last night, I slept for exactly eight hours.

During this period, Du Ming had no consciousness at all, just like the cutscenes in a pure computer game he was playing before traveling through time. The whole night passed in the blink of an eye.

It shouldn't be...

Advanced game copies will have night side quests for players to collect clues or follow the plot.

There is no 'left or right', and I don't know if it's because the plot point hasn't arrived yet or there is a specific time period.

Du Ming asked a question in his mind, then stood up and started washing up.

Breakfast was served in the dining room of the Palace Pavilion. It was said that the emperor had specifically requested it in order to enhance the relationship among the princes.

When Du Ming arrived, someone had already arrived.

He glanced around and saw that there were quite a few people there. In addition to Yu Shaolin, whom he had met once, there were also the third prince Yu Shaofeng and the fifth prince Yu Shaoxian.

The favorability level is similar to Yu Shaolin's, between fifteen and twenty. It is obvious that the relationship between the brothers is average.

Therefore, Du Ming didn't say hello specifically and was led by Li Jin to sit down and eat obediently.

Breakfast was served on small plates, not much in quantity but good variety.

Du Ming took a fancy to a small pastry and moved a little, preparing to eat it first. After a while, the other two brothers also came.

They are the second prince Yu Shaoqian and the fourth prince Yu Shaojun.

Someone took a subconscious glance and found that Yu Shaoqian's favorability towards him was quite high, as high as thirty points, almost catching up with Li Jin.

A little unexpected.

Du Ming raised his eyebrows unconsciously.

It seems that I can find an opportunity to contact this so-called cheap second brother.

Then they had breakfast.

The princes were not rigid in their meals, and those who had good relations with them would chat with each other.

Through the casual conversation of several people, Du Ming learned that the eldest prince had just come of age and had set up a residence in another place at the beginning of this year.

The age of adulthood in the Yulong Kingdom is sixteen, and the second prince is fifteen years old this year, and he will move out of the Palace Pavilion next year.

As the eldest brother present, the second prince still has to care about his younger brother for the sake of face.

So, he asked everyone one by one, some about their studies, some about their health. When it came to Du Ming, he asked, "Did you sleep well today, Eighth Brother?"

Du Ming responded, "I'm replying to my brother's words. Very good."

"That's good." The Second Prince nodded with satisfaction. Then, as if he had thought of something, he whispered, "If Seventh Prince had been able to sleep peacefully every night, wouldn't he have..."

The third prince coughed.

The second prince suddenly realized that he had spoken out of turn, and he apologized softly and said nothing more.

I don’t know if the others were affected by him, but they stopped talking.

The atmosphere was inexplicably depressing. Du Ming paused holding the pastry. He looked up and around, only then did he realize that the Seventh Prince was not there.

It is a strict rule that underage princes live in the palace pavilion. It is not a rule of the palace, but a rule of the game.

So the Seventh Prince is not here, which can only mean one thing.

Die young!

Du Ming carefully observed everyone's expressions and found that something was wrong. It seemed that the Seventh Prince's death was not as simple as that; there might be something else going on.

As soon as this thought crossed my mind, the system narration arrived as promised.

You noticed something was wrong.

[Side quest: The death of the seventh prince.]

[The branch line has been included in the memory column. 】

A picture with a villain vomiting blood on the cover flashed past Du Ming's eyes, eventually shrinking into a piece and then turning into a point of light and disappearing in the lower right corner of Du Ming's sight.

Then, a small box that looked like a button appeared out of nowhere, with the word "Memory Bar" written on it.

Du Ming poked with his mind, and the memory column opened automatically. The newly included side story was in the first grid at the top.

He had an idea in mind.

The breakfast was quickly finished and it was time for morning classes.

Classes took place at the Prefecture Academy, not far from the Palace Pavilion, a quarter-hour ride in a sedan chair. The princes attended classes three days a week, half a day each time, and were kept in class for a half-day each month for random inspections.

From the breakfast and the classes at the government school, you can tell at a glance who is close to whom.

The second prince is in a group with the fourth prince, the third prince is good friends with the fifth prince, and the sixth prince and he are lone wolves.

It seemed that the Sixth Prince was the easiest to approach, but unfortunately, the lesson from last time taught Du Ming that if he rashly approached him, the consequences might be bad.

As expected, I still need to improve my favorability.

There are generally two ways to improve favorability in this game. The first is the most direct way, which is to give small gifts or small things to improve favorability by catering to the player's preferences.

The second method is more troublesome. It is to choose the correct option during the conversation with the character to stimulate the other party's favorability.

But Du Ming couldn't even talk to anyone now, let alone make choices.

Then you can only choose to give small gifts.

After returning from class in the morning, Du Ming went back to his room and simply looked through the cabinets. He found that there was nothing suitable for him and he needed to buy something else.

He called Li Jin over and through some verbal hints, the other party's face showed a look of sudden realization.

Li Jin smiled and said, "Your Highness has truly grown up. This old servant will give you the key to the storeroom right now."

【Congratulations to the player for unlocking the warehouse. 】

Another location is unlocked, and a small dot lights up on the map in the upper left corner.

Li Shiguan returned quickly, holding a fishtail-shaped key and handing it to Du Ming. "This is your key. Since you were born, I have deposited 20 silver coins every month in the treasury for you. After deducting the expenses, I now have 100 silver coins left."

"From now on, I will give you 20 silver coins every month. I will give you 10 silver coins, and I will take care of the rest for you."

As Li Jin spoke, another new column popped up.

【pack】

The package was directly connected to the warehouse, so Du Ming could immediately see the money he had stored in it.

The unit is silver. If you want to exchange it for copper, you need to go to the warehouse to exchange it.

In fact, translating Li Jin's words, the initial capital of the game is 100 silver, and then 10 silver will be distributed regularly every month.

The currency exchange rate in Yulong Kingdom was 1:100, with gold above silver and copper below. The average civilian's monthly expenses were around 2 silver coins.

20 silver coins is not a small amount, and as Du Ming grows older, this monthly salary will increase. In addition, there will be random checks every month, and if the score is in the top three, rewards will be given according to the ranking.

First place gets 20 silver coins, second place gets 10 silver coins, and third place gets 5 silver coins.

Of course, the princes who had extra money could also make money by buying shops and renting them out or buying and selling goods.

There are various ways, but they are not suitable for Du Ming for the time being.

Not to mention that he didn't have that much money, and with Li Jin around, any little movement would probably be reported to Madam Lian.

Based on that person's favorable impression of him, there is a high possibility that the situation will develop into a bad outcome.

Not easy to operate.

Du Ming weighed the matter and temporarily put aside the idea of ​​buying a shop.

He looked at Li Shiguan standing in front of him, took out 5 silver coins from the package and handed it to him, "Thank you for your hard work over the years, Li Jin. Here, use this to buy some things for yourself."

"Your Highness! This..." Li Jin couldn't refuse and took it with great trepidation.

[Li Jin's favorability towards you increases by ten points.]

As expected...no one doesn't love money.

Du Ming's brows relaxed instantly, and the master and servant, one sitting and the other standing, both had smiles on their faces.