Chapter 80: Deep gameplay of the system
(Minor revision of previous chapter)
Originally, Yu Xiaoli was just hinting at it, but unexpectedly, a big golden egg was revealed!
The great news made her feel a little lighter.
Although she could accept all of Zhai Da's "bad" things, even if Zhai Da said, "Don't bully the poor young, don't bully the poor middle-aged, don't bully the poor old, and death is the greatest..."
But that doesn’t mean she isn’t pleased with all the “good” things about Zhai Da.
As we chatted, tears started to form in the corners of her eyes.
Afterwards, Zhai Da wanted to wash the dishes according to the old rules, but Yu Xiaoli wanted to stop him, saying that he should spend more time studying.
However, Zhai Da told Yu Xiaoli to keep a normal mind and live her life as she should. "Cook without washing dishes, wash dishes without cooking" is the family rule of this family. Yu Xiaoli and Lu Wei have already cooked, so just leave the dishes to him.
He is not the kind of nerd who has nothing in his head just for the sake of studying.
Pushing his mother out of the kitchen, Zhai Da washed the dishes step by step. After finishing, he did not leave immediately. Instead, he took out the [Tough Man Razor] and the whetstone in the corner of the cupboard.
He doesn't know how to sharpen a knife, but he can search on Baidu on his mobile phone.
He had no complicated utensils, just a whetstone and the usual kitchen stuff.
Just keep it simple and do it casually. He is not trying to sharpen a peerless sword anyway.
Or in other words, a tool that is used to shave and reduce pain would be dangerous if it was too sharp.
Yes, this is also an attempt.
He had never made such a systematic change to the "material form" of his equipment.
The stains on the handle have been cleaned, and the rust on the blade has not visually spread to the blade, but it is better to grind them both to be on the safe side.
White vinegar, baking soda, and rapeseed oil are all useful ingredients and are readily available in the kitchen. If you feel the friction is not enough, add some salt or sugar.
After Zhai Da had been grinding for ten minutes, it seemed that the amount of material loss of this [equipment] exceeded a certain threshold, and Zhai Da actually received a system prompt.
"[Tough Shaver] is being modified... The equipment effect has been disabled (temporarily)..."
Zhai Da was stunned and stopped.
"[Hard Man Shaver] transformation is complete, re-evaluating..."
"Completeness judgment...functionality judgment...conceptual judgment..."
"Judgment passed, [Tough Shaver]'s status remains unchanged."
Zhai Da pondered for a moment.
So... equipment can be modified!
What happens if it fails? Totally broken?
Or...is there another possibility?
Zhai Da continued to polish, and after a few minutes, it seemed that he had exceeded a certain threshold, and he received a message from the system again.
System prompt: Being transformed, the effect is turned off...
Once it stops, it is judged as a success.
Obviously, just grinding to remove rust will not produce any other results.
The integrity, functionality and concept of [Tough Man Shaver] remain unchanged.
Zhai Da thought for a moment, threw the [Tough Man Razor] into the mineral water bottle, and then poured in "rapeseed oil" according to the instructions.
I'll take it out tomorrow and try it out again. Even if this [Tough Man Razor] has been given a new life, I'll try it myself first. If it's really of no use, I can lend it to Fan Junwei temporarily.
He had exhausted all the methods in the system space, and [Tough Man Shaver] could not be combined with anything in his hand for the time being, and the effect was also very annoying.
It was just a small job done on a whim. If it weren't for Fan Junwei, he probably wouldn't have really used this thing. He wouldn't even bother to polish it, and would have thrown it aside and waited for it to be synthesized someday.
But this gave Zhai Da a completely new understanding of the system.
[Suits], [Transformations]...are undoubtedly deeper levels of gameplay in the system.
If razors can be transformed... what about bicycles? What about playing cards?
But he had neither the tools nor the skills... He couldn't sharpen a blade out of a bicycle...
Zhai Da thought of his grandfather's metalworking notes, which were still in the bookcase and temporarily unused because he couldn't understand them.
That may be an important key.
The evening that followed was peaceful and productive, filled with learning.
Zhai Da and Lu Wei took turns using the [Literary Girl's Pen], and then guided each other and made progress together.
Lu Wei is responsible for mathematics and physics, and Zhai Da is responsible for Chinese and English.
The phrase "let's work together" at the dinner table was not just Lu Wei's politeness. The two of them are really a good match.
By the way, Zhai Da also tried the [Eternal Light Bulb] he got today. He stood on a stool, unscrewed the original light bulb on the roof and replaced it with the new one. The connector on the roof was a bit old and was just right for this piece of equipment.
Then I realized it can really brighten up... but it's also really dim.
To what extent? He felt that lighting a lighter was better than this light bulb.
In the end, Zhai Da had to accept it. Although the effect of preventing distraction and carelessness was difficult to detect, and could not be brought into the college entrance examination hall, it could at least increase the efficiency of his and Lu Wei's study in their own room.
For proper lighting, you still have to rely on a desk lamp.
At one o'clock in the evening, the two took a shower one after another. When Zhai Da came out of the bathroom, it was already quiet outside.
He stretched out on the bed with his whole body relaxed. His hips were still a little sore. Zhai Da kept kicking his legs in the dark, trying to loosen up some nerve.
"Zhai Da..."
The sound of Lu Wei's figure echoed on the wall.
"Um?"
"Let's go to the same university..."
In the small room next door, Lu Wei faced the wall, waiting for a response.
Her voice was always emotionless, so much so that even Zhai Da, who had a mature soul, could not clearly discern the real reason behind her words.
Is it because of uneasiness or encouragement?
Is it because of fear or out of politeness?
Or...
Is it because of friendship or because of love.
Zhai Da also felt that it would be great if he and Lu Wei were in the same university.
But this kind of good should not be sacrificed at the cost of Lu Wei's future.
If you do such a thing, you will be scolded.
It's like I don't want to...
Zhai Da could think this way, but he couldn't express it.
He had to force himself to persuade from a rational perspective, because he knew that if he brought it up, Lu Wei would not be able to refuse.
"Do you know how much the bonus from Peking University and National Tsinghua University can change your life? Your lower limit will be higher than the upper limit of many people."
"National Tsing Hua University, Peking University...are they really that important?"
"...certainly."
“You haven’t been there before.”
Zhai Da: ...
There was only another long silence.
Inside the small room, Lu Wei stretched out her slender pale hand and touched the texture on the wall. "Same university."
Zhai Da thought it was tiring to chat with a repeater, so he turned over and said, "It's too early to talk about this now... We're just filling out the application form to get our scores. Let's put on some music and go to sleep... What do you want to listen to?"
"Same university."
"If you don't say anything, I'll play "Tentative"."
Lu Wei: ...
"Then... 'Contentment'."
There are not many choices, and Zhai Da's copycat phone only has dozens of songs that he had copied into it before.
As a habit before going to bed, they have listened to the song over and over again countless times. Occasionally, when they come across a good song, Lu Wei will ask Zhai Da the name of the song.
After a while, soft singing came through the wall.
Gradually, there was no movement on both sides.
Only the screen of the copycat phone was still lit, scrolling through the lyrics.
“How to have a rainbow...”
“How to embrace the summer breeze...”
"The stars in the sky smile at the people on earth~I can never understand, can never feel it is enough..."
...
"Yes...same university..."
The girl's whisper to the wall became the last ripple of the night.
It appeared in the mind of Zhai Da, who was not actually asleep and had his eyes open.
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