MTLNOVEL Chapter 20: Acheron: I don't Want to Disturb You.
When Tingyun blurted out the word "benefactor," the system also responded in a timely manner:
[Target: Tingyun]
[Favorability: 75 (Friendly and Curious)]
[Relationship: Benefactor]
['Maybe they thought you were a Galaxy Ranger, so your favorability went up immediately. You're really lucky.']
[Reward: Draw a green card once.]
It turned out to be a green card draw.
When Lin Shuang saw the reward, she was surprised for a moment. Was it because of the favorability?
She thought there was only one lowest-level card draw.
I don't know if I'll have another chance to draw cards after the relationship changes.
For example, Acheron's favorability has been rising over time, and recently it has risen to 85.
[Target: Acheron]
[Favorability: 85 (Trust and Preference)]
[Relationship: A couple in name only]
['Just keep lying. The higher your favorability is, the worse it will be when you fail.']
[Rewards: New rewards can only be issued after the relationship is stable.]
Anyway, as for Acheron, her favorability has been rising, but she hasn't gotten any new card draw opportunities. Looking at the system description, I guess it has something to do with my own 'cheating'.
As for Tingyun, I don't know whether there will be new card draws as the relationship changes. Everything remains to be verified.
…
"My benefactor, my benefactor~ You keep staring at my tail. Even if you are my benefactor, I will still feel shy."
The soft tail gently whipped the back of Lin Shuang's hand, waking her up.
She looked at Tingyun with a little surprise but saw that her face was full of smiles and just the right amount of shyness.
At this time, Acheron had already walked to Lin Shuang's side, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Lin Shuang seemed as calm as ever.
"Does it look nice?"
The unexpected question came out of Acheron's mouth and almost caused Lin Shuang to choke in surprise.
"It looks good, but... not as good-looking as you."
Acheron's expression changed slightly, but she still said:
"I was wondering why you wanted to go to the Xianzhou. It turns out you are curious about the Fox People."
"I'm not that curious..."
For some reason, Lin Shuang always felt that Acheron seemed a little jealous.
This feeling made Lin Shuang reflect. Could it be that she was too proud of herself seeing Acheron's favorability increasing day by day?
But no matter what she thought, Lin Shuang still walked to Acheron and stood next to her.
Tingyun watched the interaction between Lin Shuang and Acheron with interest.
She had some speculation about the relationship between the two.
"Why don't you two follow me to the base of the merchant guild here? I will treat you to a rest there; this Starskiff is not a suitable place to talk right now."
Lin Shuang saw that the people from the Whistling Flames Merchant Guild had already packed up their belongings and bandaged their wounds.
So Tingyun invited Lin Shuang and Acheron to go off the boat together.
Acheron naturally didn't care, and Lin Shuang, with the idea of 'hooking up' with the little fox, would of course choose to agree.
"Okay."
Lin Shuang and Acheron followed Tingyun, and after many twists and turns, the group finally walked out of the Starskiff.
They arrived at a desolate valley.
The valley was barren, and the air quality was poor.
Lin Shuang couldn't immediately adapt and started coughing from the air, bending over to cough.
At this moment, a pair of delicate fingers gently stroked Lin Shuang's neck, and as the life-support device was activated, Lin Shuang felt much better.
Then, a gentle and charming voice sounded in her ears.
"This is a life-support device. Is Miss Benefactor feeling better? Although it can purify the air outside, it is best to enter the city as soon as possible."
Lin Shuang turned around and saw Tingyun with a smile on her face. She bent over a little, with one hand raised to her mouth, as if she were whispering something.
It's really provocative.
"Ahem...thank you, I feel much better."
Lin Shuang coughed twice, stood up straight, put some distance between herself and Tingyun, and leaned on Acheron's arm.
In her heart, she thought to herself, isn't Tingyun this little fox who's very good at dealing with people? Why does it seem like she's just watching the fun?
Sooner or later I will pinch your ears and rub them hard!
Lin Shuang secretly wrote it down in her little notebook while looking into the distance.
The atmosphere of this planet is quite colorful, with several colors intertwined, which is very beautiful.
It is this bare wilderness and the huge warehouses standing in the distance that destroy this natural beauty.
When looking down from the sky earlier, Acheron told Lin Shuang that this was not a habitable planet.
Only those transformed cities and starports are the gathering places of life.
Most of the rest of the space is used as large warehouses.
In the direction of the city, everyone could already see the frigate that had arrived long ago.
Perhaps because it saw that the outcome of the matter here had been decided, the frigate obviously increased its speed and soon landed in front of everyone.
While Tingyun was stepping forward to negotiate.
Lin Shuang tiptoed slightly, leaned against Acheron to whisper, and asked:
"How was my performance just now? Can I get a passing grade?"
"Just?"
Acheron blinked, turned her head, and stared at Lin Shuang's face, and after thinking for a while, she said:
"Miss Tingyun has a good impression of you, and she probably recognized me. You called yourself my companion, so she probably thought you were a Galaxy Ranger. I think she would take the initiative to invite you to visit Xianzhou Luofu."
Acheron's's explanation was so logical that Lin Shuang was stunned.
She turned her head in confusion and stared straight into Acheron's gem-like eyes.
Compared to the first time they met, Lin Shuang didn't know if it was because she was used to Acheron's eyes or what, but she always felt that there was a little more humanity in her eyes.
"What's wrong?"
Lin Shuang's puzzled expression also made Acheron puzzled. She didn't say anything wrong, right?
Judging from the current development direction, it is only natural for Tingyun to invite Lin Shuang to the Xianzhou Luofu.
Lin Shuang was speechless.
"I wanted to ask you about my performance in the battle just now. Who asked about this...?
"…"
This time, it was Acheron who was silent for a moment.
She retracted her gaze from the confused Lin Shuang, looked in the direction of Tingyun, and said:
"Not bad. Your sword strikes were clean and crisp, and you always had room to change directions. It seems that you didn't slack off while playing games during those few days on the spaceship."
"Uhh...how did you know I was playing games the whole time?"
Lin Shuang blushed when she was suddenly exposed for the game she had been secretly playing for a few days, but Acheron didn't care much.
"There were a few times when I was looking for you along the way, but I knocked on the door and got no response. When I went in to see you, I found you were playing."
"Hey, if you're looking for me, why not just wake me up?"
"You've worked hard on that planet for more than ten days. It's normal for you to relax. I don't want to disturb you."
Hearing Acheron say this, Lin Shuang felt embarrassed.
There was a subtle sense of guilt for having fun by yourself and neglecting the company of those around you.