Chapter 412 - 411: All-Member Favorability Query

’So, after reaching Level 8, the only main quest I have left is to raise the affection level of every single target on the list?’

Yu Zhizhi realized this had to be the final main quest...!

"Does it have to be completed? What happens if I fail?"

’The mission requires everyone’s affection level to reach 100. If I fail, will there be some kind of penalty?’

[System: Completing the final main quest will activate the Teleportation Array. Only by activating the Teleportation Array can the host return to her original world.]

’So...’

’If I never complete the final main quest, even if my level reaches Level 10, will I be stuck at the final stage?’

Since the beast cubs brought in points whenever they leveled up, Yu Zhizhi wasn’t worried about not having enough points.

That meant the main quest was something she absolutely had to complete.

The Little Octopus carried away the glittering golden Beast Egg.

Yu Zhizhi sat alone on the bed. A gentle breeze drifted in from the balcony, rustling the Frost Flower by the headboard. After a moment’s thought, she spoke softly, "Can I check their affection levels now?"

[System: You may.]

A light blue, floating panel appeared in front of Yu Zhizhi, with a field to enter a name.

Yu Zhizhi typed in "Don Locke K."

The text on the panel quickly changed.

[System: Searching for target’s affection level, please wait... DING! Don Locke K, Affection Level: 95.]

’Locke... His affection level is already very high. If I could just see him in person, getting it to 100 shouldn’t be too hard, right?’

’Wait!’

Yu Zhizhi suddenly realized something—

"What happens... if a target is killed in action?"

[System: If a target is killed in action, their name will disappear from the target list and will no longer require a full affection level.]

’I see...’

Yu Zhizhi thought about how she could still look up Locke’s affection level. ’That means he’s still alive!’

’That’s great!’

’I hope Don Locke comes back soon!’

Yu Zhizhi continued entering names.

[System: Searching for target’s affection level, please wait... DING! Dracula, Affection Level: 13 (Peak Affection Level: 100).]

’Is it only 13 because of his amnesia?’

’Does the Peak Affection Level of 100 refer to the past?’

Yu Zhizhi couldn’t help but ask, "Can affection levels drop?"

[System: Yes.]

Feelings weren’t permanent.

Yu Zhizhi suddenly felt that getting everyone to 100 was going to be incredibly difficult.

She entered the next name.

[System: Searching for target’s affection level, please wait... DING! Louis, Affection Level: 100. Lou, Affection Level: 92. Spider: Affection Level 79.]

’Do the three personalities have separate affection levels?’

Yu Zhizhi opened her mouth, but in the end, she didn’t ask.

The system had listed them out separately, which probably meant that Lou and Spider also had to reach 100.

Yu Zhizhi continued entering names.

[System: Searching for target’s affection level, please wait... DING! Yusen, Affection Level: 100.]

’Sensen is at 100~’

Yu Zhizhi was very happy to see that.

So far, two of them had reached 100: Louis and Yusen. And Dracula, in the past.

’But... he’s only at 13 now. We barely interacted last time we met, so I’m actually pretty surprised he’s even at 13.’

’Next.’

[System: Searching for target’s affection level, please wait... DING! Shen He, Affection Level: 77.]

’The Big Shark...’

’He’s more than twenty points short.’

’I wonder how hard it is to raise affection levels. What if I’m not careful and it drops instead of rises?’

Yu Zhizhi remembered how Don Locke’s affection level was actually negative at the very beginning...

She hugged her pillow, feeling that getting Lord Shen He to 100 was going to be a bit difficult...

Next up was Zero.

[System: Searching for target’s affection level, please wait... DING! Yu Ling, Affection Level: 64.]

’Kitty is in the sixties~’

Yu Zhizhi thought about how she hadn’t spent much time with Zero. He seemed very busy, though. ’If I want to contact him more, do I have to go to the Divine Hall Illusion Realm more often?’

When she was doing quests before, she went more frequently and saw Kitty almost every time.

Later...

After escaping from Varolan, she hadn’t gone very often.

Yu Zhizhi decided she would visit Kitty more often from now on and try to get his affection level to 100 as soon as possible!

’Who’s left...’

’Prince Canglan and the Duke.’

’Ugh...’

’What am I going to do about these two?’

Yu Zhizhi typed in the name "Cang Lan."

[System: Searching for target’s affection level, please wait... DING! Cang Lan, Affection Level: 15 (Peak Affection Level: 60).]

’Just as I thought...’

’After what happened last time, it plummeted all the way to 15.’

Yu Zhizhi even wished the Big Tiger would get amnesia...

’Raising his affection level would be so much easier...’

’I’m not afraid of him losing his memory, I’m afraid of him holding a grudge, boohoo!’

Finally, only the Duke was left to check. Thinking back to their last encounter, Yu Zhizhi figured that even if the Duke had felt something for her before, his affection level must have dropped to almost nothing by now, right?

’Besides, with the Duke’s personality, what could I even do to...’

’If I try to get close to him again, will he just lock me up by his side?’

What bothered Yu Zhizhi the most was that he was about to get married.

No matter what, she would never "seduce" a married man.

’So, the worst-case scenario is...’

’I can’t complete the quest, and I’ll be stuck here forever?’

At that thought, Yu Zhizhi’s nose began to sting.

"Sigh." She let out a soft sigh and typed in the Duke’s name.

[System: Searching for target’s affection level, please wait... DING! Bolun, Affection Level: 100.]

Yu Zhizhi thought she had misread it. She stared at the screen and carefully read it again—

"One hundred?"

...Huh?

The Duke’s affection level was actually 100?!

She murmured, "This... Could this be a system bug?"

Yu Zhizhi searched again.

The result was exactly the same as the first time.

Yu Zhizhi started to think, could this be the system showing her mercy? ’If there really is some kind of bug, I hope it stays that way forever.’

After checking everyone’s affection levels, she fell back onto her bed. ’I want to raise Zero’s affection level first...’

’As for Dracula, it’ll be hard to interact with him after leaving the Underground City.’

’The only place we could possibly meet would be the Divine Hall Illusion Realm.’

The Little Octopus ran out of the bathroom, hugging the Beast Egg. It suddenly said, "Should we give it a name?"

Seeing the golden Beast Egg, Yu Zhizhi suddenly realized that with the cub’s birth, Cang Lan must have sensed it! The Tiger Clan of the Moon Rising Empire would definitely take action.

’So—’

’Will I see Cang Lan?’

’Will he, will he come?’

Yu Zhizhi suddenly grew nervous.

Seeing that the little rabbit wasn’t saying anything, the Little Octopus continued, "I want to call it Little Golden Egg. What do you think of that name?"

Yu Zhizhi: "..."

’Call it that? The Golden Tiger Cub might bite you when it grows up, you know.’

She looked at the gleaming golden Beast Egg and couldn’t resist hugging it.

If only a beast cub could stay with her in her territory.

’It doesn’t matter which one,’ she thought. ’I just really want a beast cub to stay and keep me company.’