Bet you all cannot guess how the last 1% mission progress bar came to be
Translator: KunLin
Editors: Amaris, Grump
ãSystem: Ding! Congratulations Master for receiving a deep sea snow fish! This fish originates from an A-rank world and is very useful for detoxifying poison and restoring vitality. It is worth 100 points!ã
ãThe System who had been schemed againstï¼â¦Itâs all because it was still too young ( ＿ ＿)ãï½ã
ãGou Liang: Hurry, hurry! Little Wanton, hurry and open up an area in the system space, Iâm going to raise it! ã
ãSystem: Huh, is Master not going to eat it? ã
ãGou Liang could barely contain his excitement: How can I just eat it? Doesnât your consciousness hurt from saying that?! ã
ãGou Liang: The flesh of a deep sea snow fish is translucent like snow, in the entire space and time it is the best ingredient for sashimi! Its texture is extremely supple as it enters the mouth and carries a clear and mild sweetness with a mouth-watering tenderness. Not to mention, it can allow souls to experience taste with twice the sensitivity, just one bite will allow the taste to linger in the mouth, the delicious taste not dispersing even after three days! Ao, Iâve been wanting it for a long time but since itâs a product from an A-rank world, the price for it is simply too high!! Now finally, at lastâI can get it for such a low price, Iâm so moved! Whatâs even better is, a deep sea snow fish reproduces asexually, when it comes of age, it will automatically split into two to produce young. If I properly raise it now then in the futureâ¦Muhahaha! ã
He could almost see the inexhaustible supply of deep sea snow fish flying towards him!
ãThe System was stunned speechless for half a day before finally saying: And here I thought just the strawberry soul force will be enough to satisfy you, ne. â^âã
ãGou Liang sighed: Unfortunately, after completing the mission I wonât be able to eat it anymore.ã
Thinking of this, Gou Liangâs heart ached. His excitement from snatching the deep sea snow fish as a prize also dampened.
Shi Yu, as if sensing Gou Liangâs disappointment, aroused from his sleep. He hugged Gou Liang and asked gently: âAre you still feeling uncomfortable anywhere?â
Gou Liang buried his face into Shi Yuâs stomach, shaking his head while sulking silently.
âShi Yu, youâre mine. At least⦠right now you must be mine.â
Shi Yu smiled, he rubbed Gou Liangâs head and said: âWhat are you saying, not only now, I will always belong to you.â
Even though Gou Liang knew that wasnât possible, a radiant smile still unconsciously blossomed on his face.
With the start of a new semester, Shi Yu righteously moved into Gou Liangâs apartment with the excuse that it was located closer to school and was more convenient for his studies.
Mother Shi could only sigh, her son had grown up and could not be kept at home any longer.
Since young, her son never liked to be intimate with anyone and everything came easy to him no matter what he did because of his high intelligence. Yet at the same time, it meant that he never seriously did anything. Not to mention people of the same age, even those who were older than him might not be able to hold a conversation with him. There was finally a He Jin who could still somewhat get along with him but unfortunately she was met with a tragic fate. Like her husband had said, she was also afraid that her son would be alone for his entire life.
Now there was finally a person he cared about, whom he loved. Even though the other was a male, but he was lovable and clever as well as considerate of others. Everyone in the family could finally let out a sigh of reliefâthe latter half their son/grandsonâs life could finally be considered as settled.
Unexpectedly, it was her son who married out. She could only look forward to the weekends when Shi Yu would bring Gou Liang home to visit. When they got older, the visit might lessen to just once a month.
Grandpa Shi didnât comment on this matter. From his view, when a man had come of age he had to shoulder all good and bad things by himself; there was no need for others to interfere. On the contrary, it was Grandma Shi who secretly dragged Shi Yu aside and warned her good grandson to exercise restraint, to not overindulge just because they were youngâespecially since it would be taxing on Gou Liang as the receiverâit could have negative consequences in his old age.
Shi Yu agreed solemnly and kept in mind the advice Grandma Shi had consulted from an eastern medicine expert: âDo not do it more than twice a weekâ.
Gou Liang who was secretly watching this scene from the monitor: Oh no ã)TдT(ã!!
A blissful period of time passed with Gou Liangâs moral integrity dropping lower by the day, he would constantly tease the unwavering Shi Yu who was obediently carrying out the doctorâs order before making his escape in a slippery fashion. Gou Liang brushed up the mission progress bar to 99% but was unable to obtain the last one percent. A month later, there was only a day left until the countdown for the college entrance exams.
ãGou Liang: Little Wanton, Iâve tried all the postures available on BaiKe but Shi Yu is still unmovedâ¦say, what do you think he wants? ã
ãSystem: Oh, Master, according to the common sense of this world, this is where the female lead becomes pregnant with a baby, preferably twins, a boy and a girl. This way, the Happy Ending achievement will be unlocked.ã
ãGou Liang: Are you mocking me? ^ _ ^ ã
ãSystem: M-master! Iâm not, really, I swear!! â(ï¿£â¡ï¿£;) ã
ãGou Liang laughed coldly before saying: Say, do you think itâs because the favorability value is only at 99? Maybe I should take care of the favorability value firstâ¦En, this idea sounds very feasible.ã
As he said this, he sank deep into thought, coldly ignoring the System who pitifully wanted to contribute.
The day of college entrance exams.
Shi Yu had always displayed a whatever attitude for any exams but at this moment, he very carefully inspected Gou Liangâs test-taking equipment before reminding him for the third time: âThe weather is so hot, donât stay in the exam room for longer than necessary after finishing the questions; if hungry, there are chocolates that Iâve packed inâ¦â
âShi Yu.â
Gou Liang suddenly called out to him.
âEn?â
Shi Yu raised his head.
Gou Liang smiled, revealing a sweet pair of dimples. He leaned in towards Shi Yuâs ear.
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Shi Yuâs eyes widened.
In this instant, it was as if he had returned to the first moment where his heart had been moved; the otherâs smile was like the July sun, from it he could hear the sound of spring flowers blooming in his heart.
He said quietly: âMe too.â
ãDing! The targetâs favorability value had been updated. Current favorability value: 100! ã
Gou Liang had never hated this worldâs method of filtering talents this muchâcollege entrance exams and whatnot could go die! It caused Shi Yu who had always been weak towards him to be unmoved by any of his advances, ying.
The night after college entrance exams were finished, Gou Liang finally got what he wanted.
Although he was perplexed that the last 1% of the mission progress bar still hadnât moved, the strawberry-flavored soul force added with the 100 favorability value was enough to make him thoroughly intoxicated and unable to extract himself. He enthusiastically hugged Shi Yu, coiling around him, unwilling to let go. Only when they were both depleted of their stamina did he reluctantly stop.
Li LinLing and the others decided to plan a trip for their graduation.
However, considering Shi Yu had a shadow in his heart towards these kinds of events, Gou Liang still rejected the school flower and class flowerâs invitation despite the ying ying ying cries of the two cute sisters.
Because of this, today Li LinLing called them and invited them to a meal gathering before their graduation trip. Although Gou Liang only wanted to stay in a little black room with Shi Yu and do embarrassing things, he still decided to go in the end.
This time, the party wasnât held at Gou Liangâs house. Instead, a second rich generation of a restaurant chain provided a president suite for the location of their last gathering before graduation.
Surprisingly, both Zhan Yongzhe and Ye Hui were present.
There was not much to say about Ye Hui, because he was reckless during his period of recuperation, his legs remained injured even after they healed, causing him to have an awkward limp that could be noticed if one paid close enough attentionâafraid of being mocked, it made him become even more unsociable.
Of course, the reason Gou Liang didnât think he would appear here was because Yu Hui had completely messed up on his college entrance exam.
On the day of the college entrance exam, Ye Hui was unfortunately placed into the same examination room as him. The gaze Ye Hui had used to look at him was like it had been coated with poison. Gou Liang who had originally forgotten about Ye Huiâs existence felt very unhappy about this, thus he twisted the watch that he always wore around his wrist⦠Ye Hui once again learned what it felt like to take an exam with a forehead full of cold sweat while holding back the sharp pain in his stomach.
Ye Hui had a vain and competitive nature, so not hiding himself away after such an embarrassing failure would already be considered well done. Gou Liang didnât expect that during the period when he hadnât been observing him, Ye Huiâs psychological fortitude actually became stronger.
As for Zhan Yongzhe, after he was exposed for abusing the original host, his reputation in class had taken a sharp diveâthe students didnât try to ostracize him on purpose, but even classmates whom he had been close to previously, such as Chen LiBai, were unable to completely trust him again, causing them to become estranged. On one hand, Zhan Yongzhe was unable to tolerate the disparity of his current situation but on the other hand, he was also unable to face Gou Liang. He never went to any of Gou Liangâs house parties again afterward.
Li LinLing worried that Gou Liang would be affected so she explained to him in a low voice: âThey saw the information posted in the friend circle and said they wanted to come. Chen LiBai and I thought, since afterward weâll all be going on our own separate paths, then this last gatheringâ¦â
Gou Liang waved his hand and said: âItâs fine.â
Leaving the high school campus, the students finally treated themselves like real adults. They brought over so many cases of beer, it was as if they were expressing that they would not return home until all of them were drunk. This was their first time drinking alcohol at a party, making the atmosphere even more festive.
After they had eaten their fill, they would group together to talk about trivial matters or fight over the microphone to sing a song. Li LinLing who was staring at Gou Liang and Shi Yu with expectant eyes the entire time, turned around and suddenly proposed to play a simple game of truth or dare.
Everyone agreed in high spirits.
Twenty-or-so people stood around the table to make a big circle. A wine bottle was spun around in the middle. When it came to a stop, the tip pointed to Li LinLing while the bottom pointed towards Gou Liang.
Gou Liang asked: âSchool flower, do you and Chen LiBai have any other relationship aside from being deskmates?â
When he asked this, the usually carefree Li LinLing suddenly turned red-faced. Gou Liang raised a brow. With a vague smile, he looked towards Chen LiBai whose face had also turned red. He deliberately teased them: âIs this question hard to answer, do you want to choose a dare then? If so, hug the person on the right side of you for thirty seconds.â
Chen LiBai who was coincidentally on the left side suddenly blurted out: âWeâre still just a platonic couple!â
Gou Liang: âYour answer is invalid.â
Chen LiBai hugged Li LinLingâs shoulder and said with a prideful face: âCanât family members help each other?â
Gou Liang couldnât help but grin: âCan, of course you can!â
Li LinLingâs face became burning hot. The students in the class, regardless if they had seen hints of this coming or not, all laughed good-naturedly as they teased and gave blessings to the two. Some people even teased them by saying that they must remember to send them an invitation when they get married. Chen LiBai smiled foolishly the entire time while replying he definitely would, provoking Li LinLing to extend her evil claws as she pinched his waist, causing him to bare his teeth in pain.
After this, Li LinLing stared at Gou Liang and Shi Yu with even more determination. After a few more rounds, her chance finally cameâthe bottle pointed towards Gou Liang and the questioner was Zhang Xiao.
Zhang Xiao gave the excited Li LinLing an âI got youâ look. She cleared her throat and asked: âClassmate Qi Cheng, may I ask, do you and Scholar Shi have any other relationship aside from being deskmates?â
She asked the same question Gou Liang had asked Li LinLing.
Everyone held their breaths as they waited for him to answer. However, Gou Liang acted even more bashful than the school flower, making them wait anxiously for an answer before smiling happily and asked: âWhatâs the dare?â
Zhan Xiao didnât expect this question. Caught unprepared, she looked towards Li LinLing for help. The latterâs inner angel had long burst into a string of âao ao aoâ, at this moment she said out loud: âIf you donât answer truthfully, you have to pick a male student and kabedon him for ten seconds! And it must be done sincerely!â
Gou Liang was delighted. Without thinking twice he said: âI choose the dare.â
Li LinLing didnât react at first, it was only when everyone else sucked in a breath did she cover her mouth and yelled, âAh, ah, ah,â in a low voice.
Gou Liang domineeringly pushed down Shi Yu beside him. Like a rogue bullying a good familyâs daughter, he lifted the otherâs chin and said: âYo, little brother is so handsome. If you follow this lord, this lord will let you eat fragrant and drink spicy.â
Shi Yu replied: âOkay.â
Gou Liang suppressed his laughter, pouted his lips and said to him: âYou should at least struggle a bit, ah, thereâs no sense of accomplishment this way.â
Shi Yu raised his head and pecked his lips, saying: âHusband, this humble one will follow you.â
Gou Liang burst out into laughter and collapsed on top of Shi Yu, the melon-seeds-eating crowds felt like they had been fed a mouthful of dog food.
Everyone was very curious about the story between the two scholarsâonly Ye Hui felt sickened by this scene. Unable to conceal the disgust on his face, he said he was leaving. No one cared about what he was feeling right now and no one stopped himâeveryone was engulfed by the need for gossip. But unfortunately, neither Gou Liang nor Shi Yu was chosen again afterward.
When it was time to break up the party, Li LinLing cried and said: âI have only one wish, I just want to know, Ah Cheng, when did you get together with Scholar Shi? Such a small wish, but it still cannot be fulfilledâ¦â
Gou Liang expressionlessly watched her cry ying ying ying. In the end, it was Chen LiBai who felt his head and heart ache. He said: âAh Cheng, be merciful and just tell her, ba.â
Gou Liang: âAre you begging me?â
Chen LiBai was helpless: âYes, ah, Uncle, Iâm begging you!â
Gou Liang was satisfied by this, he held Shi Yuâs hand and said: âToday is the 612th day since we got together.â
Shi Yuâs smile grew even deeper.
612 days, this meant the two had been secretly dating each other for nearly two years right under their noses! Li LinLing was shocked by this. However, before they parted ways, she sincerely said to them: âAh Cheng, Shi Yu, I wish you both happiness.â
Her sincerity moved both Gou Liang and Shi Yu. Shi Yu even took the initiative to speak to her and Chen LiBai: âLetâs keep in touch. I also wish happiness for the two of you.â
The four people parted ways at the intersection.
At this moment, Gou Liang suddenly heard the frightened sound of Systemâs warning â
ãSystem: Ding!!! Master, be carefulâã
The sentence wasnât finished when it stopped talking again.
ãGou Liang: Little Wanton, what is it?ã
In the split second that Gou Liang was distracted, he heard the ear-piercing sound of a vehicle speeding over. Subconsciously, he turned his head around, under the street lights, he was just in time to see a car going beyond the speed limits charging towards him as well as the twisted and resentful look on Ye Huiâs faceâ
Shi Yu pulled him aside!
When Ye Hui saw that he didnât succeed, he stepped on the accelerator and ran for it.
Shi Yuâs face was pale with fright, he hugged Gou Liang tightly, not willing to let go even after a long while. When he composed himself again, he angrily took out his phone and contacted his fatherâhe would make Ye Hui regret his actions just now for the rest of his life!
Gou Liang saw that he was angered to the point that his fingers were shaking. He hugged Shi Yu and said: âDear, relax, Ye Hui wonât be able to escape.â
The phone call connected.
Shi Yu placed the phone by his ears while saying to him: âSince he dared to do this, I will make him pay the price for it.â
Gou Liang smiled, he was about to say something when Shi Yu suddenly widened his eyes in alarm and yelled: âLook outââ
Gou Liang only felt himself suddenly being embraced by Shi Yu as the two of them exchanged locations. Following after⦠he heard the sound of a sharp object piercing into flesh.
âAh!!!â
There was suddenly an ear-piercing scream! He Lin, who had disguised herself with a hat and a mask, saw that the person she hurt was actually Shi Yu and collapsed onto the floor, scrambling back in horror.
âShi Yuâ¦â
âShi Yu!!!â
The phone in his hand fell to the floor. Shi Yuâs tall figure, like it was completely sapped out of strength, collapsed.
Gou Liang instinctively supported him up.
ãGou Liang: Hurry and exchange for a regeneration prop! Little Wanton, quickly give me a regeneration prop!! Little Wantonâã
There were no answers at all in his sea of consciousness.
Gou Liang cusped Shi Yuâs face: âDonât be afraid, donât be afraid, Shi Yu. Weâre heading to the hospital right now, this instant!â
Shi Yuâs eyes were starting to lose focus, he opened his mouth and said with difficulty: âL⦠Xiao Kengâer, sorry, I canât, keep my promiseâ¦â
Tears slid down the corner of his eyes, expressing his unwillingness. It mixed with the blood flowing from his mouth, falling onto Gou Liangâs hand.
Gou Liang shook his head: âNo. Shi Yu, you wonât die. I will definitely save you. I will definitely save youââ
ãGou Liang: Little Wanton! Little Wanton, come out!! Little Wanton!!! ã
However it was all to no avail, Shi Yuâs life force slowly leaked away, his eyes losing their light.
Gou Liang trembled as he rubbed his back, the fruit knife was mercilessly stabbed into his back⦠lodging right where Shi Yuâs heart was.
âNo, Shi Yuâ¦â
ãDing, the mission progress rate has increased. Current completion rate: 100%.ã
ãCongratulations mission undertaker NO.00401 for completing the mission. Now commencing extraction, starting count downï¼10ï¼9ï¼8â¦â¦ã
The last thing that Gou Liang heard, other than the mainframeâs apathetic voice, was He Linâs mournful cries and the âHello? Whatâs wrong son? Xiao Cheng is it you?â coming from the phone laying on the floor.
In the sea of consciousness.
The space was misty and spacious, made up of Gou Liangâs subconscious world that was usually always lively.
The System revealed its true form for the first time. Gou Liang had given it the form of a human child, making its appearance very soft and cute. The System was fair and tender. It was short and wore a red doudou on its chubby body. At this moment, its large eyes were trying to hold back a dam full of tears. It timidly approached Gou Liang who was sitting blankly in one spot.
System: âMaster, are you alright?â
Gou Liang: ââ¦Why didnât you answer me.â
System: âWuwu, Master, I didnât do it on purpose, the Mainframe had suddenly frozen my hardware.â
Gou Liang: âWhy, why did it suddenly become like thisâ¦? It shouldnât be; the last group of mission undertakers had stayed in the world for sixteen years, Shi Yu should still have a long time to live⦠I-I originally couldâve had sixteen years of time before saying goodbye to himâ¦â
The System remained silent.
ãDing, dear mission undertaker NO.00401, due to unknown reasons, the Lord Godâs consciousness of world 001 had suddenly reawakened and disrupted the current timeline of the world, restoring it to its original trajectory, resulting in the end of the targetâs life. Fortunately, the mission had already been perfectly completed. ã
ãDing, congratulations for completing your first mission, a shop lottery draw with be rewarded!ã
ãDing, asking mission undertaker NO.00401 to organize their experience into a mission completion strategy guide and upload it onto the mission experience forum.ã
ãDing, the second mission world has been confirmed, transfer will commence in 10 seconds, may the mission undertaker be prepared.ã
The Mainframeâs robotic voice calmly notified him.
System: âMasterâ¦â
Gou Liang breathed in deeply and said in a quiet voice: âLetâs go, ba.â
The author has something to say:
The readers have the perspective of a god and know the true identity of the target. When the fragment is retrieved and Lord Godâs consciousness is awakened, then the little gong willâ¦you guys understand.
This is the first world, Xiao Kengâer was foolish and wasnât prepared, but this stab will allow Xiao Kengâer to realize his feelings later on. When Xiao Kengâer realizes that the little gong is the same person in every world, his feelings will explodeâthe readers can also tell, when it comes to feelings, Xiao Kengâerâs IQ is still higher than his EQ (although he doesnât know that the target will die, he knows that he will eventually leave at the end of the mission to continue the next one. Life is long, he wonât and does not dare to indulge himself). If Shi Yu was not killed, the proud but lovable dog will not admit that he had fallen for the little gong.
Also, after this lesson, next time he would be more prepared, la. He will strive to stay longer with the little gong~
ãLittle Theaterã
The slumbering Lord God is a dragon egg.
His soul was reincarnated into the body of a human cub, he lived from age zero to age hundred before returning to age zero. Until at last! On a fateful day, he met his destined shou!
He loved and loved but accidentally loved too hard. The Lord God foolishly/accidentally broke through his shellâand woke up.
The little dragon cub was the size of a palm, he hugged his eggshell to go find his wife only to realize: Author you bastard, you actually lost my wife!! Do you believe I wonât kill you!!! ï¼â¯âµâ¡â²ï¼â¯ï¸µâ´ââ´
Thus, the little dragon cub searched and searched, eventually growing from a little cub to a big black belly.
In the end, he realized ââ
The one who stole my wife away was actually myself_(â² 'ã â )_
And we are done with the strawberry arc!!!
âAm I the only one whoâs laughing because fruit gong got done in by a fruit knife? â-Grump
Onto the next bowl of dog food, the lemon-flavored film emperor!