"ah……"
Before the screams had faded away, Gu Yu already felt a sharp pain and then fell into a coma.
It was unknown how long it took before he regained consciousness.
"We sense that you have a strong desire that has not been fulfilled. Tianren Systems will provide you with a chance to realize your dream, but you will need to pay a corresponding fee. Are you willing?"
The mechanical sound seemed to come from nowhere, with no discernible direction, yet it seemed to be everywhere.
Gu Yu wondered in confusion, a dream? Does he really have a chance to realize his dream? For a mute, is the dream of becoming a singer too far-fetched?
"You'll be given ten seconds to think about it. After the countdown ends, if you don't make a choice, it will be considered as giving up. 10, 9..."
"I do!" Gu Yu replied quickly.
He had no time to think, nor did he want to think. If there really was a chance to realize his dream, he definitely didn't want to give up.
Even if all this seemed like a dream, even in a dream, he was unwilling to give up.
The feeling of pain seemed to still linger in his consciousness. The moment he rushed forward and pushed the girl from the same school away, he was already prepared to die.
The girl was the school's goddess, they were not familiar with each other, and the girl didn't even know him. But he knew her, she was a top student in the music department, and just based on this, he couldn't remain indifferent when he saw her in danger.
His dream is destined to not come true, but girls can.
When Gu Yu woke up, he was lying on the ground. Above his head was a high white ceiling with gorgeous dark patterns carved on it. It didn't look like a hospital.
He turned his head in confusion, trying to look around, but unexpectedly, he saw a face with closed eyes in front of him. He was startled and quickly sat up with his hands on the ground.
His left hand pressed something and felt a soft touch. He looked over and saw it was the arm of another person with particularly eye-catching red hair.
He hurriedly gestured to apologize with his hands, but stopped before he finished. The person whose arm he pressed did not wake up.
Next to the red-haired boy was another boy with light gray hair lying, also with his eyes closed. Both of them had very delicate faces, like characters from comics.
He turned his head to look at the person facing him. That person had chestnut hair and was still sleeping unaware of anything. There was a black-haired boy next to him, also sleeping.
A guess suddenly popped up in his mind, and he panicked for a moment. He secretly reminded himself not to panic.
He carefully observed the chestnut-haired boy and noticed that his chest was rising and falling, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He then looked at the others, and they were all breathing.
He stretched out his hand to wake up the chestnut-haired boy, but just as he stretched out his hand, he withdrew it again.
Disturbing people's sleep will make people hate you.
He stood up quietly, and after he stood up straight, he was stunned for a moment, looking down at himself, his eyes full of disbelief.
Wasn't he hit before? How come he was unscathed?
At this moment, a mechanical voice sounded: "Everything is normal for the trader inspection, entering the novice guidance stage."
The moment he finished speaking, a panel appeared in Gu Yu's mind, with 'Dream System - Favorability' written on the surface of the panel.
A mechanical voice reminded: "Use your consciousness to enter the dream system."
Gu Yu looked at the dream system, and the screen changed to a light green page with 'Total Favorability: 0' written at the top.
In the lower right corner is the Favorability Mall. Gu Yu looked over there and the screen changed again. It was similar to the online mall, with "Favorability Mall" written at the top.
There are only eight shelves in the mall, four on the top and four on the bottom. On the left shelf is 'Speaking and Listening', with a price tag of 10 favorability points below, and it shows on the page that it has been obtained.
The remaining three shelves in the first row are all gray. The second one is "Text", priced at 10, the third one is "Spiritual Language Pill", priced at 100, and the fourth one is "Qingrun Pill", priced at 100. The prices are all favorability values.
The shelves in the second row were all black, and it was hard to tell what the goods were.
The mechanical voice came again: "Due to the changes in the world, the trader's situation is special. The basic product 'Speaking and Listening' is given as a gift. The rest of the products require the trader to work hard to gain favorability points to purchase. The purchase order is the reasonable order to realize the dream. After all the first row of products are purchased, the second row of products will be activated."
Gu Yu looked at the product "Spoken and Listening" with hope. A line of explanation appeared next to the shelf: "Others can understand what you say, and you can also understand what others say."
He opened his mouth and tried to speak, but still no sound came out, so he pursed his lips.
He looked at the other products one by one. After figuring out the function of each product, his eyes lit up and his hands were clenched tightly with excitement.
'Text': Able to understand text.
'Spiritual Language Pill': Able to speak.
'Qingrun Dan': moisturizes the throat.
As long as he gets the Lingyu Pill, he can speak! He really has a chance to realize his dream!
He asked in his mind: "Excuse me, how do I gain favorability?"
The mechanical voice did not answer directly, but instead instructed: "If you have any doubts about any word in the system panel, you can use your consciousness to check it and there will be a corresponding explanation."
Gu Yu said politely: "Thank you."
His eyes fell on the favorability value behind the price, and a line of explanation appeared next to it: "Gaining the favor of others can collect favorability points. The initial favorability value attached to the trader has the effect of: consuming a point of favorability value to say a sentence."
There is also a note at the end of the explanation: "The initial attached effect will automatically take effect, the favorability value cannot be locked, and the favorability value will be automatically deducted when speaking. Please be cautious when trading."
Gu Yu pursed his lips subconsciously, and then the corners of his mouth slightly curled up. He was used to not speaking when encountering things, and he was not worried about inadvertently losing favorability.
Before purchasing the Lingyu Pill, he would definitely keep his favorability points well.
But how to gain the favor of others?
Gu Yu became nervous, and images of being hated by others emerged in his mind.
He could speak when he was a child, but a high fever left him mute when he was left unattended, and he was later secretly thrown into an orphanage.
He is very cute and was very popular with kids at first. He didn't speak and the kids thought he was shy.
But later, when a child was in danger, he started to scream in panic. His face turned red and he kept opening his mouth, but there was no sound. This scared many children, and from then on, he was no longer liked by children.
When he reached middle school, he was laughed at and his name was almost forgotten. "Mute" became his code name.
It was not until college that his situation improved. His classmates no longer laughed at him and were even very friendly to him. However, he knew that his classmates felt sorry for him because of his health. Even so, he was grateful.
But none of them liked him, so he couldn't help but start to doubt, could he do it? Could he collect the favor points to buy the Lingyu Pill?
The mechanical voice continued: "The novice guidance phase is over. Traders, please work hard. If you have something, call me in your consciousness. I am—" The voice paused, "003."
Gu Yu quickly asked: "Excuse me, what is the reward I need to pay?"
He remembered the conversation in the coma very clearly. He needed to pay for the opportunity to realize his dream, and 003 had been calling him a "trader".
003: "It's too early to talk about compensation now. I'll tell you after you get all the goods in the first row."
Gu Yu: "Thank you."
003 did not speak again. Gu Yu looked through the system carefully, and finally stayed on 'Total Favorability: 0' for two seconds before turning off the system.
He looked around the room. It was a large and luxurious house with many things placed around it, many of which he had never seen before. There was a gleam of light in the corner. He walked over and saw a wooden box on the ground, which was full of jewels.
He suddenly realized that this seemed to be a storage room.
Thinking of this, his heart started beating wildly and he walked quickly towards the four people lying on the ground.
On the way, he passed by a standing mirror. The mirror was very tall, at least two and a half meters, and it reflected his figure completely.
He paused and looked at the person in the mirror. It was him, with black hair and black eyes. Even his clothes were the same white casual suit he had worn before.
He breathed a sigh of relief after seeing this, and quickly walked to the place where he woke up. The four people were sleeping in the same position as before.
Gu Yu couldn't help but frown. It was so incongruous. Why would there be someone lying on the ground in such a gorgeous house?
This feeling of incongruity made him feel a little flustered. He squatted next to the black-haired boy and pushed the boy's arm. The boy didn't respond. He increased his strength, but there was still no response.
He couldn't help but pat the boy's face, praying in his heart, wake up quickly!
The boy suddenly opened his eyes, turned his head to look at Gu Yu, and smiled sweetly: "Hello."
Gu Yu also smiled, with the corners of his mouth curved, and gestured a greeting with his hands.
The boy did not respond, maintaining a sweet smile and still looking at Gu Yu.
Gu Yu thought he didn't understand and smiled embarrassedly. Soon, his smile froze and he realized something was wrong.
The boy's smile was still sweet, but the curvature of his mouth didn't change at all. Even his blinking remained at a frequency of once every two seconds, which was too regular.
He quickly took a step back, but the boy's posture still didn't change. If it weren't for the boy's breathing and the touch he felt when he touched him, he would have thought the boy was a dummy.
Even if it wasn't a dummy, something was wrong.
Gu Yu stood up and ran to the door, wanting to leave this strange place, but the door could not be opened.
He was extremely frightened in his heart, but he tried hard to keep a straight face, out of habit making himself look calm at all times.
He stood by the door, looking in the direction of the other four people. For a long time, the four people did not move, which made him feel a little relieved.
"Ding——" After a long time, a sound suddenly came from the door lock. Gu Yu's black almond eyes suddenly widened and he took a step back.
The door was pushed open by a tall man. The man was wearing a black military uniform. He was not wearing a military cap, revealing his short white hair. Under his sharp eyebrows were a pair of light blue eyes, which swept towards Gu Yu sharply.
When he saw Gu Yu, his sharpness disappeared and he glanced around the room.
Gu Yu's heart tightened and he subconsciously raised his hand to explain. He didn't know why he was here.
As soon as he raised his hand, the man grabbed it. The man raised his eyebrows and revealed his defiant temperament: "It turns out that it is not false propaganda. It can really make a corresponding reaction."
The man said, squeezing Gu Yu's hand: "Tsk, it feels good, hard to tell whether it's real or fake."
Gu Yu's face turned slightly red with embarrassment. Before she could think about what the man meant, she was pulled out by the man.
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