I Fed The Affectionate And Paranoid God - Chapter 15
Xia Chenxi secretly guessed and moved his hands to enlarge the picture.
This made it easier to hear the movements outside the door.
About a few seconds.
Thud.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
Xia Chenxi was startled, and when he regained his composure, the door handle suddenly turned a few more times. Probably because they realised that it couldn’t be opened, the outside had completely quieted down.
Xia Chenxi suspected that the one standing outside the door wasn’t the character.
Rather, it was some other NPC in the game.
The surroundings were quiet.
He didn’t know how long it took before footsteps could be heard gradually fading away.
Xia Chenxi vaguely felt something was wrong.
Was the person outside the door the little person’s neighbor? If so, why didn’t the other person speak?
Of course, it couldn’t be ruled out that there was no sound effect in this game, but the behaviour of the other party knocking on the door and turning the door handle inexplicably was very abnormal. Even neighbours would leave directly after discovering that the homeowner wasn’t at home.
And it wasn’t like the person outside the door stood there waiting for a while before leaving.
It was like the other party did it intentionally.
It seemed that in order to verify whether there was anyone inside the house, he deliberately created the illusion that he had already left to lure the person inside into opening the door.
Xia Chenxi felt a chill in his spine about this speculation, but at the same time, he wondered if he had thought too badly about the NPC outside the door.
After all, this was a game that aimed to cultivate love, so there shouldn’t be any horror plot, right?
With an uncertain attitude, Xia Chenxi continued to stare at the screen of his phone, occasionally poking the screen, wondering which thing in the room he could interact with.
Ten minutes passed quickly.
The little guy still hadn’t come back.
Xia Chenxi didn’t know the time ratio between this game and reality; the only thing he could do was wait.
By the way, he hadn’t seen any specific information about the title yet.
Thinking of this, Xia Chenxi opened the personal profile interface again and pressed the title for three seconds. Soon, a more detailed explanation of the title appeared.
【[Infinite Power · Level 1]】: When you encounter dangerous attacks or use equipment, this title’s effect will immediately be activated, and the usage time is ten minutes.
Note: The first-level title can only be used every 3 days and cannot be stacked multiple times.
Before opening it, Xia Chenxi had already vaguely guessed that there might be other restrictions on the title, and his mood sank when he saw the last sentence.
The title could only be used once every three days and couldn’t be accumulated or stacked.
This also meant that when he encountered danger, it was best not to activate the title but to use it at the most critical moment.
And if the title wasn’t used within three days, there would still be only one chance to use it in the next three days, which couldn’t be stacked.
This also prohibited Xia Chenxi from cheating with it.
However…
Did it mean that the interval between the use of first-level titles was three days? Did this mean that the time limit for the use of second-level titles may be shortened?
For example, only two days?
But all of this was just speculation. Xia Chenxi felt that he should not think too far away for the time being but rather think about how to trigger game tasks in the present and maybe get useful rewards for himself.
Just then, footsteps appeared outside the door again.
But the knocks on the door were quieter than before.
Xia Chenxi immediately focused on the screen of his phone, and the sound of a key inserted into the hole came through.
Then, the handle turned slightly.
The door opened quickly.
The induction lights in the corridor tilted in, emitting a dim yellow colour, as if rendering the entire picture somewhat outdated.
A figure stood at the door, seemingly observing the door.
Its figure was completely backlit, and Xia Chenxi couldn’t see what this game character looked like.
Until it walked in, raised its right hand, and pressed the switch with a loud bang.
The light came on, revealing a beautiful but somewhat gloomy face with delicate eyebrows and eyes that seemed carefully depicted.
Xia Chenxi breathed a sigh of relief.
It was the little person.
Meanwhile, Xia Chenxi took the opportunity to quickly observe outside the door.
There was an old-looking corridor outside the door, with some black-brown stains all over the cement surface.
Everywhere you could see, there were piles of old boxes that he didn’t know what they contained; they almost blocked the way and were only able to accommodate one person walking past.
Xia Chenxi frowned.
The game screen gave off a feeling that made him extremely uncomfortable. At this moment, something flashed behind the old box, so fast that Xia Chenxi almost thought it was an illusion.
Xia Chenxi quickly zoomed in on the screen, and before he could see clearly what was behind the old box, the little man quickly closed the door with a solemn expression.
Xia Chenxi felt a little regretful. He should have taken a screenshot at that time, but regret was useless.
Xia Chenxi withdrew his gaze, and only then did he notice that the little man looked more tired than when he went out in the morning and had many more wounds on his body.
The little person walked in expressionlessly and looked around, finally sitting on a stool with long eyelashes hanging down, making him unable to see its specific expression clearly.
Xia Chenxi became increasingly puzzled.
What did the little person do today, and why was he hurt again?
How did these injuries happen?
Xia Chenxi enlarged the injured area of the little man and looked back and forth several times, only to find that its arms and wrists showed some terrifying wounds.
It was a bit like it was cut by something.
Xia Chenxi pondered for a moment.
What was the purpose of setting the character to always get hurt in this game?
Wait…
Xia Chenxi suddenly remembered the mall that had just opened today; he had wondered why only medical tape was available.
Turning his gaze back to the injury to the little man, Xia Chenxi’s mind flashed, and he suddenly understood something.
With his years of gaming experience and intuitive judgement, there was a high probability that this game would provide task prompts in the future.
As expected, in the next second, a text box popped up again on the game screen.
[Dear player, it has been injured again, and its mood is very low.]
Um.
This was already a clear indication.
Xia Chenxi immediately opened the mall and bought medical tape without blinking, deducting 3 love points. This love value must be raised, no matter how expensive it is.
Based on the magical nature of this mobile game, Xia Chenxi suspected that if he didn’t treat the villain, it might really die.
Xia Chenxi opened the package and selected to use it, and a prompt popped up again on the screen.
Dear player, do you really want to treat the villain at this time? [I need to remind you that this game aims to cultivate love, and the villain’s favorability is higher than anything else.]
Xia Chenxi was taken aback for a moment, recalling the vigilant appearance of the little man when he woke up the next day after treating him last time. Obviously, he mistakenly thought that a stranger had entered the house.
Its reaction and details at that time were very authentic.
This also meant that the characters in this game should have a certain level of intelligence.
He couldn’t view this game as an ordinary game.
Was the likability of the villain higher than everything else?
Xia Chenxi murmured to herself, beginning to analyse in her heart.
Based on the previous reaction, it could be roughly inferred that the little person had a very high level of vigilance; otherwise, he wouldn’t have made the move of stuffing his hair in the crack of the door.
The previous events may have already raised his awareness.
Xia Chenxi remembered another detail. The little person stood at the door for a few seconds when it returned home. Was it worried about someone inside?
In that case, it was better to wait until the little person fell asleep before seeking treatment.
After all, compared to a stranger who may be hiding inside the house helping to stick medical tape, it was definitely better than medical tape appearing inexplicably on its wounds.
According to the intelligent reaction of the little person, the latter may make him fearful, and he’d suspect that there were ghosts in the room.
At this moment, the little man suddenly stood up, took out his change of clothes from the cabinet, and went to the bathroom with a loud sound of water.
Xia Chenxi tried tapping the screen but still couldn’t engage in any interaction.
About ten minutes later, the little man came back with wet hair, hurriedly wiped his hair with a towel, and then went to the kitchen.
Xia Chenxi still couldn’t adjust the scene to the kitchen and could only see the little person clumsily move through the glass window; he was seemingly unable to cook at all.
About ten minutes later, the little man sat in front of the dining table with a plate. Xia Chenxi was a little curious about what the little man was eating, but his expression was slightly shocked after zooming in on the screen.
What was this?
Xia Chenxi struggled to identify it—steamed fish?
But why did this fish look like a monster? It was very ugly, with five fish tails under its huge head.
It was in the posture of looking up at the sky with dead fish eyes.
The little man calmly ate everything on his plate and didn’t seem to find it difficult to eat.
Xia Chenxi swallowed heavily, and his scalp went numb.
Did this little person like to eat this kind of thing?
The little person didn’t have a big appetite, so he wrapped up the remaining half and put it in the fridge. Then he went to the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face, and he laid down to sleep.
From beginning to end, it didn’t attempt to treat its wounds.
Xia Chenxi suspected that the game may have made the character unable to self-bandage, even though its previous performance was very intelligent.
And the reason for this was most likely so that the player could heal the villain and increase goodwill.
He had already guessed the setting of this game.
Xia Chenxi pursed his lips and quietly gave himself a thumbs-up in his heart.
It laid down and covered itself with a blanket, naturally placing its hands outside.
Although it didn’t find any unfamiliar traces inside the house after returning, it suspected that the other party would still not give up.
And the wound it intentionally made today could be used to test the other party.
The little man closed his eyes, covering up the gloom in his eyes.
No matter what, it wouldn’t let the other person leave this room alive.