"Don't let a single one escape!"
A rough voice rang out in the village, followed by screams from the villagers.
"Who are you people, and why are you arresting us?"
"Let me go, ah!"
Angry voices rang out from the villagers, but they were met with merciless whippings from the men in black.
What Qin Luo saw was a scene too gruesome to bear. He had only missed a step on the stairs when he was leaving work in the early morning, and he never expected to end up here in the next second. Thinking about it, he felt somewhat incredulous. But now was not the time to be stunned. Just as he was about to sneak away, a slightly sinister voice sounded behind him.
"Hehe, we forgot one here..."
Qin Luo quickly turned around and only saw a figure completely covered by a black robe and a pair of dark eyes. Then everything went black and he fainted again.
Tick-tock.
Water dripping from the ceiling landed right on Qin Luo's face, causing him to raise an eyebrow before groggily opening his eyes.
"Ouch! Where am I? Why does my head hurt so much?"
Qin Luo placed his hand on the back of his head, which was still a little sore, and stared blankly at the small room. When Qin Luo looked at it clearly, it was no small room at all, but a dungeon where prisoners were held.
"Hey, is anyone there?!"
Qin Luo gripped the iron bars with both hands and shouted loudly towards the outside, his voice echoing for a long time in the dungeon.
"It's no use, don't waste your energy."
At that moment, a faint voice came from the corner of the cell.
Qin Luo turned around abruptly and was surprised to find a person sitting in the corner behind him, arms wrapped around their knees. The person had delicate features, red lips, and white teeth, resembling a scholar. If Qin Luo hadn't noticed the slightly protruding Adam's apple on its neck, he would have mistaken it for a flat-chested woman.
What do you mean by that?
Qin Luo looked at it and asked with a somewhat gloomy expression, sensing something was wrong from the person's words.
But the man ignored Qin Luo, hugged his knees, lowered his head, and fell silent again, as if what he had said to Qin Luo was just to calm him down.
Seeing this, Qin Luo felt annoyed. Why did this guy act like a woman, always stopping halfway through his sentences?
Just as Qin Luo was about to ask again, a mechanical voice sounded in his mind.
The Love Investment Simulator is now activated.
[The host can choose to invest in women. The cultivation level gained by the bound woman, her physical constitution, and future opportunities will all be returned at different rates according to the level of affection.]
[Once the host binds to a woman, a dating simulation can be conducted. When the woman in the simulation reaches a certain level of affection, the host can obtain an item that the woman currently needs.]
[Note: Investment involves risk; please exercise caution!]
Qin Luo stared blankly at the system that had suddenly appeared in his mind. What was this dating simulation all about? He had been a single man for over twenty years. Asking him to simulate dating was just asking him a lot of trouble.
Below these pieces of information appeared a simplified panel containing some basic information about Qin Luo.
Name: Qin Luo
[Realm: None]
[Physical constitution: None]
[Technique: None]
[Number of investments available: 1]
[Number of simulation attempts: 1 (refreshes every 24 hours)]
[Investable Woman: Xia Zihan]
Qin Luo naturally ignored the long string of useless messages on the panel, but when he saw the name at the very bottom, he was immediately puzzled.
"Who is this Xia Zihan? I have no recollection of her either."
Just as Qin Luo was racking his brains trying to figure it out, he accidentally caught a glimpse of a scholar sitting in the corner with his knees drawn up to his chest. An absurd thought popped into his head: Could this system be trying to get him to... Ugh!
"No, this name sounds like a woman's name. I guess I was just stunned by my own thoughts."
Qin Luo quickly realized what had happened and patted his chest lightly to comfort his frightened young heart.
"So, the person in that corner is a woman disguised as a man?" Qin Luo wondered to himself.
"Who cares if she is or isn't? Anyway, she's the only one left here, so we can only try anything."
Qin Luo made a tough decision and used the only investment opportunity he had at the moment on Xia Zihan's name. Instantly, a pink interface appeared in front of him.
Name: Xia Zihan
Gender: Female
[Realm Level: Spirit Vortex Realm Stage 1 (now defunct)]
[Constitution: Purple Star Spirit Emperor Body]
[Other information is unknown...]
[Start Simulation?: Yes/No]
Upon seeing this, Qin Luo chose "yes" without hesitation, and immediately the pink interface began to transform into text that appeared in front of him.
[Simulated information entry in progress, simulated female: Xia Zihan.]
On the first day, you tried to chat with Xia Zihan, but she just sat silently in the corner, lost in thought, and ignored you. No matter how you waved in front of her, she didn't even look up at you.
The next day, still unwilling to give up, you tried to get her attention again. After two hours of harassment, she finally looked up, stared coldly at you, and uttered a "get lost!" Embarrassed, you could only retreat to your corner.
On the third day, you are awakened by a commotion. When you wake up, you find Xia Zihan being taken away by a group of men in black. By the time you realize what's happening, Xia Zihan has already been taken away. Shortly after, a large group of men in black enters and begins a massacre of the people in the dungeon. Soon it's your turn. A flash of light, and you are dead.
This simulation has ended and is currently being evaluated...
Overall result: Affection value: 0;
Please select the reward for this simulation. Rewards can only be applied within the simulation.
[a: 1 point of emotional intelligence; b: 1 point of appearance; c: 1 point of skill; d: 1 point of luck]
Qin Luo stared blankly at the simulation results. He had thought his simulation wouldn't go too smoothly, but he hadn't expected it to end so quickly, in just three days.
"It seems that those men in black came in to slaughter Xia Zihan after she was taken away. Does that mean there are only three days left before she is killed?"
Thinking of this, Qin Luo forced himself to calm down. Now, only this system could save him. He could still conduct two more simulations in three days. The solution lay in these options. Qin Luo looked carefully at the four options, his eyes lowered. After a long while, he let out a soft breath and carefully reached out and clicked on one of the options.
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