Chapter 11, Character Cards
[Congratulations on reaching number 1 on the server-wide elevator level leaderboard! You have received a Golden Treasure Chest x1.]
[Congratulations on reaching number 1 on the server-wide Elevator Popularity Ranking! You have received a Golden Treasure Chest x1.]
[Congratulations on reaching number 1 on the server-wide class rankings! You have received a Golden Treasure Chest x1.]
[Congratulations on ranking #1 on the server-wide overall sales leaderboard - Shop Sales Ranking! You have received a Golden Treasure Chest x1.]
[Congratulations on ranking first on the server-wide overall leaderboard - Personal Assets Ranking! You have received a Gold Treasure Chest x1.]
[Congratulations on reaching the top 10 on the server-wide power rankings! You have received a Bronze Treasure Chest x1.]
Yu Yanyan topped five out of six lists!
Not to mention everyone else was stunned, even Yu Yanyan herself didn't expect to win so many first places.
Yu Yanyan knew that the store's sales ranking and personal assets would be on the list, but she didn't expect to get first place.
Thanks to her good luck on the first day, she got a lot of supplies, which gave her the ingredients to make desserts, and she was able to stay ahead from one step to the next.
Yu Yanyan received the treasure chest and couldn't stop laughing as she looked at the golden chests scattered on the ground in front of her.
We've struck it rich!
This is really going to take off!
These rankings are updated once a month at midnight on the 8th, and the rankings are reset each time, with treasure chests being distributed.
Only the first chest is a gold chest, chests 2 through 5 are silver chests, and chests 6 through 10 are bronze chests.
Yu Yanyan stroked the treasure chest in front of her with great affection, thinking to herself that even silver treasure chests were rare outside, and she had obtained five gold treasure chests at once this time.
Get rich overnight in a real way!
She took a few deep breaths, opened her backpack, glanced at the materials bag, and beamed with joy when she found there were only two.
My luck hasn't kicked in yet, perfect time to open some chests!
Yu Yanyan's eyes lit up as she first took the bronze treasure chest and opened it.
You have received a seafood platter x1.
The ten-pound seafood platter, including shrimp, crab, scallops, mussels, oysters, salmon, sea urchin, and more, made Yu Yanyan's mouth water.
Not bad, not bad, this box is pretty good.
Yu Yanyan couldn't resist and popped a large crab leg into her mouth. The delicious taste immediately made her involuntarily squint her eyes.
Putting away the seafood platter, Yu Yanyan licked her fingers and opened all five golden treasure chests at once.
You have obtained a Temperature-Controlled Combat Suit (Purple) x1.
You have obtained an AKM47 (Purple) x1.
You have received 1 Blue House Card.
You have obtained 1 piece of purple farmland.
You have obtained a character card (red) x1.
Holy crap!
Yu Yanyan picked up the character card in shock. This was the legendary NPC card?!
The game features character cards, allowing players to draw NPCs of any class, age, and gender.
These NPCs are 100% loyal to the player, but their loyalty will decrease if the player does something wrong to them.
The less loyal one is, the less efficient one becomes.
Once the value drops below 30, the NPC will simply give up and stop working properly.
With only a handful of loyal players, the NPC immediately committed suicide and destroyed the card.
Character cards are at least red quality, which is extremely difficult to obtain. Logically speaking, no player would be willing to treat NPCs too badly.
But since NPC selection is random, you might end up with a bad-tempered, useless card that the player has to appease to get things done.
Yu Yanyan knew that a loyalty level in the single digits would result in the "card being torn up," but a player still took a liking to that NPC and forcibly took her place despite her wishes, causing her loyalty to drop directly to a negative number.
NPCs experience birth, aging, sickness, and death, and have emotions, making them no different from real people.
Their DNA is etched with the principle of not harming their master, so it's truly outrageous that they would mess around with such loyal partners.
The elevator now has a merging function. As long as they are in the same area, both parties can agree to combine their spaces and live together.
But players will always have disagreements.
Killing your roommate will reduce your space back to your original size, and you won't be able to pick up items from their backpack, but the items you display will not disappear.
There are countless romance scammers who specialize in swindling people out of their money and other valuables; it's impossible to guard against them all.
Not living with other players and living alone can easily lead to depression and feeling stifled. Having a 100% loyal NPC would be absolutely wonderful.
Yu Yanyan dreamed of owning a character card in her past life, but with her assets and abilities, she could only afford to eat her fill, let alone buy such an expensive luxury item.
Now, the character cards are here right away!
Yu Yanyan took the card and kissed it hard, then clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, and made a wish—a rare moment of superstition.
"Please, game system god, give me a useful and good-tempered NPC!"
[You used a character card (red), currently in the process of random selection... successful draw, character has been issued.]
Yu Yanyan opened her eyes and saw a cold-faced, tough man in front of her.
He was extremely tall, with short hair, sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, thin lips, a hooked nose, and piercing gaze.
Yu Yanyan noticed that after he appeared, he first glanced at her, and then subtly scanned his surroundings.
This subconscious movement, his 1.9-meter height, and the strong and beautiful muscle outline under his T-shirt made Yu Yanyan swallow hard.
"Hello, Master."
The man bowed slightly in Yu Yanyan's direction and gave a salute.
"My name is Shen Xingzhi. I will be responsible for protecting your safety from now on."
Yu Yanyan looked at him with bright eyes and opened the system to view his attribute page.
Partner: Shen Xingzhi (28 years old)
Occupation: Bodyguard (former international mercenary)
Job Level: Beginner (Synchronized with Master's Level, currently suppressing combat power.)
Skills: Firearms, melee combat, mechanics, general repair, technology application, cooking, reconnaissance, traps, bartending, bomb making, lock picking, theft, housekeeping, makeup...
The long list of skills left Yu Yanyan speechless with amazement and overjoyed.
A former mercenary! An all-around bodyguard!
Look at all those skills! Yu Yanyan couldn't control the muscles on her face and smiled brightly at Shen Xingzhi.
"Hello, hello, my name is Yu Yanyan, you can just call me Yanyan from now on."
"Yes, Master." Shen Xingzhi's expression remained unchanged, still maintaining his aloof and cool demeanor.
Yu Yanyan didn't seem to mind his cold personality at all and continued to smile.
So what if I'm quiet and reserved? There's absolutely nothing wrong with that!
Such a powerful bodyguard, let alone being taciturn and stubborn, he'd even shut you up and not say a word!
Yu Yanyan's biggest fear was that her combat strength was not enough. Now that's great, she can take Shen Xingzhi with her on future explorations, or even send him out to explore alone. It couldn't be more awesome!
She sincerely thanked the system god in her heart, and couldn't stop smiling.
"Please have a seat, I need to use my room card, just a moment~"
The blue house card has no yard or windows; it can only change the interior environment of the elevator by adding more walls to make it look like the interior of a house.
The blue house card cannot change the layout; it can only be set as a two-bedroom, one-living room, one-kitchen, one-bathroom, and one-balcony house.
The room card was successfully used, but the furniture that was previously placed must be rearranged.
Yu Yanyan is incredibly extravagant; she used the renovation card even though there were no windows.
The style is modern and minimalist, with all walls in off-white with subtle patterns.
The room's electrical circuits are also separate and can be switched on and off freely.
The kitchen wasn't small, but there still wasn't enough room for the large oven. Before Yu Yanyan could even speak, Shen Xingzhi got to work.
This keen observation made Yu Yanyan's smile even brighter.
The master bedroom belongs to Yu Yanyan, and the slightly smaller second bedroom next door belongs to Shen Xingzhi.
The dining room and living room are integrated, and even with furniture, the space still looks very spacious.
The small balcony was completely useless, so Yu Yanyan simply placed a screen there to separate it and use it as a storage room.
The bathroom has a separate wet and dry area, and the shower room is quite spacious, so you can open the door and take a shower without feeling cramped in the glass enclosure.
Anyway, once the door is closed, no one can see it, so it doesn't affect the other person washing up outside, which is great.
After everything was tidied up, looking at the elevator that had been completely transformed into a home, Yu Yanyan smiled with satisfaction.
"Not bad, not bad~"
Shen Xingzhi stood silently beside Yu Yanyan, offering no opinion and remaining completely quiet.
Yu Yanyan was extremely satisfied with his personality and habits. If he were a lively and talkative person, she wouldn't be able to stand him.
"You've worked hard~" Yu Yanyan looked up at Shen Xingzhi, "Have you eaten dinner? Are you hungry?"
Shen Xingzhi: "It's not hard work, and I'm not hungry."
Yu Yanyan nodded and opened the trading platform to search for men's clothing.
"You can use any of the supplies at home as you like. I see you can cook, so you can make breakfast tomorrow."
Shen Xingzhi nodded to indicate that he understood.
"It's getting late, I'm so sleepy, I'll get up at eight tomorrow." Yu Yanyan put the clothes she bought, along with a toothbrush and a towel, into his arms, yawned, and went back to the master bedroom.
Shen Xingzhi watched as the master bedroom door closed before returning to the second bedroom.
He put the clothes on the bed and opened the closet to put them inside.
With a lift of his hand, a small bag sandwiched in the middle fell out.
When I picked it up, I realized it was underwear.
It was still a pure, bright red pair of underwear.
Shen Xingzhi: ...
His eyes, which had remained unchanged until now, finally showed a different expression.
He stared at the red underwear for two seconds, then opened the bag, took out a pair, and prepared to visually estimate the size.
Just then, Shen Xingzhi's ears twitched. He immediately put away his underwear, packed it up, threw it into the closet, and then closed the door.
Soon there was a knock on the door.
"Knock knock knock—"
Shen Xingzhi: "The door isn't closed, please come in."
Yu Yanyan pushed open the door and came in carrying a new pillow. "I almost forgot that your room is empty. I brought you two blankets so you can sleep on the floor. I'll buy you a bed tomorrow."
She opened the closet door, put down the pillow, and brought out two quilts from the storeroom.
"Just tell me what you need, and I'll find it for you if I can find it."
Shen Xingzhi: "Having clothes and food is enough."
She doesn't value material things, doesn't overindulge in life, and isn't a difficult NPC to please. Yu Yanyan exclaimed in her heart, "I love her!"
"Okay, I'll try to get you some later." Yu Yanyan smiled, her gaze drawn to the conspicuous underwear in the closet.
Yu Yanyan paused for a moment, then said, "Tell me if the size is not right."
Although she knew he was 100% loyal, Yu Yanyan didn't want to give him the trading platform and warehouse access for the time being.
We'll have to take another look.
During this period, he had to buy everything he needed himself.
Shen Xingzhi: "...Okay."
Yu Yanyan, who was initially a little embarrassed, looked up and suddenly noticed that Shen Xingzhi's neck and ears were red. After a moment of surprise, her embarrassment vanished.
So innocent!
I'm dying of laughter, this tough guy is shy.
Yu Yanyan suppressed her laughter and said "goodnight" to him before leaving.
Even though Yu Yanyan's expression was normal, Shen Xingzhi still saw something in her eyes.
He raised his hand to touch his neck, frowned, quickly made the bed, and lay down to sleep.
Yu Yanyan returned to the master bedroom, covered her mouth and chuckled, then sat down on the edge of the bed to look at the remaining rewards.
The temperature-controlled combat suit is pure black, consisting of long sleeves, a windproof jacket, combat pants, Doc Martens boots, and even gloves.
Yu Yanyan tried it on, and the size was just right. The fabric was comfortable, and it wasn't hot to wear the whole thing, or just the long sleeves.
The shoes are incredibly comfortable and fit perfectly, almost like they were custom-made for you.
The gloves weren't thick, but they were very warm. Yu Yanyan read the description and found that the gloves were also very protective and wouldn't tear from ordinary scratches.
Yu Yanyan tested it with the dagger, but she couldn't pierce it even with all her might.
Of course, it's also possible that her strength is only 5, which is a bit weak.
According to the description, as long as it is not broken in two after being punctured, it will automatically heal, and the more broken it is, the slower the healing time will be.
Most importantly, this clothing is waterproof, fireproof, and stain-resistant.
It can work freely at temperatures below 1000 degrees Celsius, and its performance is even better than the best fireproof cloth currently on the market.
If it gets dirty, just pat it hard with your hand and the stain will come off. It couldn't be more perfect.
Needless to say, the purple AKM47 is incredibly powerful and comes with two 60-round magazines.
A rifle is much more powerful than a handgun, and with Shen Xingzhi by her side, Yu Yanyan feels incredibly safe.
From now on, I don't need to be so timid when exploring different floors.
However, the land card is temporarily unusable. This land card represents half an acre of land, which cannot be stored in a yard without a very large yard.
But it's really frustrating to leave it unused, since once the land is left unused, it will automatically generate a small bag of seeds every month.
Yu Yanyan was heartbroken that she had a treasure but couldn't use it.
For the first time, she was troubled by good luck.
After putting away the land card, Yu Yanyan collapsed onto the bed, pulled the covers over herself, and fell asleep instantly.
Yu Yanyan usually goes to bed before 10 p.m., but today she stayed up until 2 a.m.
The next day, her biological clock only kept her awake for a moment at six o'clock before she fell asleep again.
It wasn't until 8:10 that Shen Xingzhi knocked on the master bedroom door.
The moment she heard the knock on the door, Yu Yanyan opened her eyes abruptly, sprang up from the bed, her muscles tense, and pointed the gun directly at the door.
"Master, it's 8:10 now, breakfast is ready."
Shen Xingzhi's deep and sexy voice came from outside, and Yu Yanyan put away her gun and raised her hand to scratch her hair.
"Okay, I'm up."
I almost forgot that I also have partners.
Yu Yanyan stretched, relaxed her body, and got out of bed with a yawn.
Breakfast consisted of bland egg pancakes, overcooked steamed eggs, and watery white porridge.
The taste was very ordinary; it was cooked but edible, far inferior to the food made by Li Zhiyao.
After Yu Yanyan finished eating, she said to Shen Xingzhi, "I have a chef I work with, so you don't need to worry about meals anymore."
Shen Xingzhi: "Yes."
Yu Yanyan kneaded dough and baked cookies, then went to the living room to exercise with Shen Xingzhi.
"Teach me how to improve my overall physical fitness!"
Shen Xingzhi nodded: "Okay."
After a busy morning, it was finally time to explore.
Exploring the later floors will be more dangerous, and you'll encounter other people, so competition for resources is inevitable.
However, with Shen Xingzhi and firearms, Yu Yanyan wasn't worried at all.
The elevator doors opened automatically, and Yu Yanyan and Shen Xingzhi exchanged a glance before stepping out together.
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