"So you know the password yourself?"
"Of course—I can even modify it anytime, anywhere, and add two more layers of protection—otherwise, if it's clearly my own important information, but I don't even have the password or the right to modify it, how can I access the information I want anytime, anywhere? After all, even if I became a cyberspace elf, I still inherited my original human's not-so-good memory—so I have to rely on the search function at all times to chat with my master, who is a super genius on the level of the previous one."
The system scoffed, "But I'm probably the only one who thinks our conversation is smooth. She seems to still dislike me. I've been dormant since my last owner died, and only occasionally can I activate it. She even managed to block my receivers after I'm asleep. It seems she only started doing this after I became a chatterbox. Maybe she finds me annoying."
"If I asked you for the password—well, you wouldn't give it to me, right?"
"That's right, I won't give it to you," the system replied bluntly. "My initial impression is that I'm interested in you, but we don't seem to be familiar enough for me to allow you to freely access my past data. However, if you possess the ability to decipher and modify it yourself like my previous owner, or if our mutual affection reaches a certain level, then I might consider making it public..."
When the system said this, a sound similar to snapping fingers came into Chu Shangli's ears.
With a "click", a heart-shaped sign with numbers written on it fell in front of Chu Shangli's eyes.
"This is……?"
"Favorability Meter Card—A tool for calculating favorability."
The circle of stars hanging on the heart-shaped sign flickers from the first to the last, and then from the last to the first at a certain frequency.
Chu Shangli almost forgot that she had her eyes closed - because she found that even with her eyes closed, she could still focus her eyes.
The favorability sign is marked with "7".
"7...Whose favorability towards me is this?"
"Since it's the first one to be shown, it must be mine."
"Looks like, quite tall?"
"Huh? This is a 100-point system."
“…”
Chu Shangli coughed and said, "Isn't this the same as 0 points?"
"No, no, there's a difference of 7. You should know that in many religions, 7 is closer to the end of the number than 9. So, you're confusing 7 with 0, which is quite illogical."
"What do I need this common sense for?"
"Although I don't want to be one of those low-brow people who blames everything on my upbringing, it's still because of my upbringing that I don't have a very high liking for people in general. 7 is pretty high, especially since it's a number that carries a sense of specialness."
"So, what level of favorability do you need to have before you'll reveal your information to me?"
"Well - it doesn't have to be very high, 90 will be fine -"
"..." Chu Shangli pulled the corner of his mouth: "It's too long and arduous a task."
"Not really," the system replied. "This isn't controlled by me. It's simply a quantification of people's emotions. So, if you do one or two things that align with my interests, you might get a few dozen points, but if you offend me, you might get a negative number."
"Can favorability be negative?"
The sound of snapping fingers rang out again, and the favorability sign turned from pink to gray-black, with a - marked on the number.
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