What if I'm a Bad Artist? I Lie Down and Win with a Divine Brush

After six years in the apocalypse, Xi Xi tragically died at the hands of her aunt's family. Unexpectedly, she was reborn on the day the apocalypse began. Just as she was preparing to leverage h...

Chapter 196 A Redundant Move

Xi Xi recognized She Ji's voice and was taken aback, having not seen him for a long time.

His voice was still polite yet tinged with a hint of aloofness, so much so that Xi Xi couldn't tell whether he was praising or criticizing him.

Clearly, the general public didn't understand much either.

"Such a polite comment from Sheji. He's my favorite NPC, bar none."

"I feel the score won't be low."

"Huh? 'Wearing gloves while washing hands must be very refreshing'? What does he mean by that?"

"Praise how light and thin these gloves are."

"Is it really a compliment...?"

"Holy crap, they gave me such a low score..."

"Wasn't what he just said all about praising the gloves?"

"It feels like he meant to say 'taking off your pants to fart is pointless'..."

"..."

"...Ah, this."

"I feel relieved to see that I'm not the only one who got a zero on the reading comprehension section."

This She Ji is really a smiling tiger. His amiable appearance is all an act... Xi Xi said involuntarily with a flat expression, and then forked a piece of fragrant stinky tofu and put it in her mouth.

The second NPC's voice was slightly childish; the tone and wording immediately revealed that the speaker was clearly an innocent child.

According to the public chat, this was the NPC child from the previous food competition. Xi Xi had never seen him before, so she sat up straight.

"Children are just children; they only care about whether something looks good or not, without considering its actual content and effectiveness."

"Her voice is so cute, it reminds me of my son..."

My condolences.

"Pah, my son isn't even born yet!"

"Sorry, please don't say such ambiguous things in the future, okay? Okay."

"Isn't this kind of review a bit unfair? This kid really doesn't seem to care about any functional uses at all."

"Is it possible that it's not that he doesn't read, but that he's too old to understand the text?"

"Well, what can you do when they're an NPC..."

"It's alright. A good thing is one that can be liked by people of all ages, right? The child's perspective is also quite interesting."

"I also find it quite interesting, but anyway, they're not going to comment on me, haha. Why are you so indignant?"

Xi Xi was somewhat interested in this child NPC.

Judging from the NPCs she has encountered in the game so far, they are all characters with specific responsibilities and busy with their own affairs; there are no idle people.

Xi Xi was genuinely curious: what kind of position could such a young child, whose speech was not even very clear, hold?

The third NPC was even more impressive; his very first words nearly made Xi Xi spit out her rice wine.

The NPC old lady didn't seem to be mentally prepared for the review and was looking around for her reading glasses when a series of clattering sounds of items falling came from the light screen.

"Isn't that Granny You's voice?!" Xi Xi shouted inwardly.

"My god, it looks so real! Is this an NPC or a real person?"

"This program is well-written! My professional instincts are kicking in, I really want to see the code!"

"She's an old lady. Was she in the last food competition?"

"I don't remember."

"Hey, could it be the old lady from the supply station?"

"Right, wasn't the medium-sized supply depot supposed to be a convenience store run by an old lady?"

"Yes, yes, Xi Xi and Xue...that one, Xue Panzi? We mentioned her in that show, I think her name was Granny You."

"Grandma You."

"Ah, yes, yes, yes, yes!"

"Holy crap, Mom, I love you! Can you come and open a shop here tomorrow?"

"Grandma, I'll volunteer to help you cross the street!"

"Grandma, are you looking for an old man?"

“Mother-in-law, I have a bad stomach. The doctor said I can only eat soft food.”

Chu Zhiqin looked at the messages on the public chat and then realized what was going on. She turned to Xi Xi and asked, "Is she the Granny You you mentioned before? The one with the ostrich?"

Xi Xi nodded, signaling her mother not to speak yet.

At this moment, Grandma You cleared her throat and began to offer her comments.

Surprisingly, every word she uttered was unexpectedly earnest, as if it had been carefully considered, and everything she said had merit, making it entirely commendable.

Chu Zhiqin nodded in agreement, praising, "This old lady is a cultured person. She's quite old, but her thinking is clear. She's a good person."

Next, the three NPCs proceeded to evaluate the top ten best-selling entries one by one.

She Ji remained outwardly friendly but inwardly sharp-tongued. Her comments made the final score unpredictable.

The kid guy thoroughly embodied the core spirit of being a looks-obsessed person. As long as something looks good, it must get a high score; but if something has some flaws in its appearance, no matter how useful it is, it will be difficult for it to get a very high rating from him.

In contrast, Granny You seemed to be the only normal one among the three. Not only was her language vivid and expressive, but she also always managed to pinpoint the key issues.

In addition, her rich experience and unique perspective as a convenience store owner quickly won her enthusiastic support and admiration from many viewers on the public screen.

Immediately, comments poured in like snowflakes, with everyone praising and affirming Grandma You's wonderful performance.

To Xi Xi's great surprise, she had a feeling that Granny You's every word was a rebuttal to She Ji.

Whenever Sheji's words were barbed, Grandma You would find a point to praise him to the skies.

The thought that the two were mother and son made Xi Xi unable to suppress a smile.

The people on the public screen were obviously unaware of the relationship between Granny You and She Ji, and they all sighed that the old fox was indeed shrewd, praising Granny You to the skies.

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