Chapter 597: Exaggerated Favorability
In the Tianyao company building, Lao Wang, a backbone member of the R&D department, rolled and crawled all the way to Xiao Yan's office.

"Guan Bao Zhi Jiao went through another wave of upgrades a few days ago. As the chief designer, I have to go and check if there are any omissions. Secretary Lin, I'll have to trouble you again these two days."

"It's okay, Mr. Xiao. It's all for the company. I can do it."

At this moment, the office door was pushed open and Lao Wang shouted:

"Boss Xiao! Boss Xiao! I have something important to report to you."

Xiao Yan subconsciously straightened his clothes, then scolded:
"No matter how important it is, you have to knock on the door! So, what's the important matter?"

Lao Wang: "Tang Huoer's obsession system has been unlocked!"

Since version 3.0, Tianyao Company has secretly inserted a new program into AI Nuwa.

The R&D department initially called it the "fangirl system."

But it was opposed by female employees in the R&D department. After all, this system is not exclusive to male players.

Later it was renamed "Obsession System".

The system works very simply.

When any player comes into contact with an NPC, AI Nuwa will determine whether the requirements of the "fascination system" are met based on the NPC's personality, as well as the scene and situation when the player comes into contact with the NPC.

Because as time goes by, players will have more and more experience in the game, and the number of times they meet the requirements will increase.

As for the "Obsession System", each player has only one chance to activate it.

Therefore, if the conditions are met, a "random hit" will be performed internally within AI Nuwa.

The probability of hitting is 5%!

If it hits, the "Obsession System" will be officially activated.

Every player's experience in the game is different and personal to them.

In order to further enhance the player's gaming experience, while maintaining the autonomy and randomness of the player's experience.

Therefore, within the technical scope, Tianyao Company has tried its best to make the triggering of the "obsession system" as close to the direction of "fate" as possible.

Contact is determined by the player's own thoughts.

Whether the scene is satisfying is determined by the player's own behavior.

Whether the "fascination system" can be triggered is determined by "randomness".

From the perspective of logic and process, it also conforms to the "abstract concept" of "fate" that is difficult to explain, grasp, or predict.

Of course, the obsession system is to enhance the player's gaming experience. The specific effect lies in "assistance", and the key still depends on the player's own behavior.

It doesn't mean that you can steadily increase your favorability just by using the "Obsession System".

If you do something polite, the NPC will say goodbye to you soon.

Of course, if this one-time "Obsession System" is not used well by the player, the "Obsession System" will be refreshed after a period of time.

The obsession system is limited to ordinary NPCs and minor NPCs in the original work.

Important NPCs such as Xiao Xun'er, Zi Yan, Yao Lao, Hai Bodong, etc. are not included.

The main criteria for judging important and minor characters in the original work are their roles, identities and influence.

Therefore, NPCs such as Feng Qing'er, Tang Huo'er, Mu Qingluan, Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, and Lingquan are all considered "minor characters".

Xiao Yan: "Fuck! Who has such good luck?"

Secretary Lin, who was standing by, immediately pretended to analyze the situation seriously in order to quickly avoid the embarrassment.
"It should be Xiao Aotian. After all, his appearance and fighting skills are very similar to Xiao Yan in the original novel."

Xiao Yan: "What a joke! The requirements for triggering minor supporting characters in the original novel are much more stringent than those for ordinary NPCs. Xiao Yan has the aura of the protagonist, but does Xiao Aotian have it? Not to mention Xiao Aotian, even Yang Shan..."

Lao Wang: "It's really Yang Shan!"

Xiao Yan, who was analyzing calmly, immediately smiled in relief:
"Oh, him, that's okay."

Lao Wang: "No! Boss Xiao, that idiot Yang Shan used the Obsession System on Tang Huoer, so isn't Tang Huoer's fate doomed?"

"What do you mean by the ending is doomed? At most, it's just the relationship that's doomed. Even AI Nuwa can't figure out what Tang Huo'er will be like in the future! Besides, there are so many minor supporting characters. Can he take them all in? As long as there are no problems with the game content and operation, the players' gaming achievements must be protected!"

At this point, Xiao Yan added:

"After a while, when Yang Shan gets a few more server-wide announcements for Sealing Hearts and Locking Love, I'll contact the Operations Department and ask Yang Shan to write an advanced version of the NPC strategy guide!"

Lao Wang's eyes lit up when he heard this:
"Hey, it has to be Boss Xiao, he's really smart!"

You should know that if players post any paid services on the forum, Tianyao Company will take 50% of the income!
And this part of income will be invested entirely into Tianyao Company’s “Employee Incentive Plan”!
From the chief planner Xiao Yan to the cleaning lady, everyone can get more bonuses from the "Employee Incentive Plan"!
Just based on Yang Shan’s strategy post last time, hundreds of thousands of employees at Tianyao Company received an extra bonus of 2,000 yuan per person!
Xiao Yan waved his hand:
"If you have nothing else to do, go back and work hard."

Lao Wang: "There's something else!"

Xiao Yan: "Anything else?"

Lao Wang: "The genius sent by the Xiao clan, Xiao Mei from the former Xiao family, went to find Xiao Aotian, and then also triggered the fascination system."

Xiao Yan: "From now on, if the obsession system of a minor character like this is triggered, you don't need to report it! Anything else?"

Lao Wang: "Well, the number of players entering Zhongzhou has exceeded 10,000. Do we want to start the event?"

Xiao Yan: "It's only ten thousand, why rush? We can talk about it after a hundred thousand!"

Lao Wang: “I understand!”

"Go to work if you understand!"

"Oh, Boss Xiao!"

"Can you finish what you want to say next time? If you have anything else to say, please tell me now!"

"The Guan-Bao friendship system has been optimized. Do you want to try it?"

"Well done! You'll get the full bonus this month! Secretary Lin, follow me!"

In the game, Tang Huoer and Yang Shan are already at the highest hill of Jincaimen.

Yang Shanna took out the matching table and chairs from her ring and filled them with wine.

"Young Master Yang, come, I'll drink first as a sign of respect!"

Tang Huoer grabbed the jar of wine and started to drink. After finishing the whole jar of wine, Tang Huoer licked his lips and asked:

"Any more?"

Yang Shan casually took out three more jars of wine:
"Enough wine!"

Yang Shan always keeps two kinds of wine in his ring.

One is a kind of wine used to liven up the occasion when negotiating things, called "Zuixian Wine", which costs 800,000 spirit stones per pot.

There is also another kind, which is apricot blossom wine. The price has increased recently, and it costs one hundred spirit stones to buy a jar.

As long as it was not about serious business, Yang Shan would basically use apricot blossom wine to entertain guests.

There are deep secrets involved. First of all, those who can come into contact with Yang Shan are not of low status.

Secondly, Yang Shan’s status is already high enough.

Thirdly, as Tianyao Company’s first high-volume beverage, Xinghua Wine was created with a sweet taste to appeal to a wide audience.

So in theory, a jar of apricot wine can naturally lead to three topics:
What kind of wine is this? It tastes quite good!
This wine is so cheap!

With your status, you shouldn’t drink wine at this price!
As long as one of these three topics can be brought up, the value of Xinghua Wine will be increased thousands of times!

Yang Shan didn’t know how many people knew this little detail.

Anyway, he didn’t mention it in the “Boss Concentration Camp”.

Even within the company, you have to sign a confidentiality agreement to know.

Because this little detail is really useful.

For example, Tang Huoer, the daughter of the master of Fenyan Valley, what kind of wine does she usually drink?

Anyway, she won’t touch any wine that costs less than 100,000 spirit stones!
Even some high-level spiritual plants are put into the wine!

The straightforward Tang Huoer didn't think much about it and asked directly:

"Young Master Yang, where did you get this wine? It's really delicious!"

Yang Shan: "Apricot blossom wine, I think it's not sold in Zhongzhou."

Tang Huoer: "Nonsense! What can't be obtained in Zhongzhou?"

Yang Shan smiled and said:

"You're right, but which businessman is willing to bring a jar of wine that costs 100 spirit stones from the Northwest Continent to Zhongzhou?"

Tang Huoer's eyes widened. "How much? One hundred spirit stones? You are the young master of Fenglei Pavilion, and you only use one hundred spirit stones to treat me?"

Yang Shan: "Just tell me if it tastes good or not!"

Tang Huoer: "Although the taste is a bit simple, it is indeed delicious."

Yang Shan: "That's it, as long as it tastes good, what's the difference between a million for a pot or a hundred for a jar?"

"That's true!"

The more Tang Huoer thought about it, the more he felt that what Yang Shan said made sense, so he took a jar and started drinking again.

After drinking another half jar, Tang Huoer noticed that Yang Shan only used his fighting spirit to draw a strand of wine from the jar into the wine glass each time, and then drank it slowly, sip by sip.

Perhaps Tang Huoer was watching too intently and forgot that he had not finished his drink yet!
[Ding! Players, please note that your leisurely expression while drinking has made Tang Huoer a little fascinated. Tang Huoer's favorability increased by +2. Current favorability: 4! ]

Although Yang Shan appeared calm on the surface, he was secretly worried!

Yang Shan had always been very confident before, but now he actually began to doubt himself:
"Am I really that handsome?"

Seeing that Yang Shan didn't drink anymore, Tang Huoer realized that it seemed a bit rude to stare at a man she had only met once.

But Yang Shan had already asked:

"Miss Tang, why are you staring at me? Is there something on my face?"

How could Tang Huoer admit that she was obsessed with Yang Shan?
She decisively found a reason:

"I'm a little confused. Why are you drinking so slowly?"

Yang Shan: "This isn't a competition, why are you drinking so fast? Drinking heavily or taking a small sip won't change the taste of the wine."

Tang Huoer slapped the table:

"How can that be? I keep drinking while you take small sips. Am I at a disadvantage then? Come on, Young Master Yang, we can say that we didn't know each other until we fought. I came out to gain experience, but my father has blocked part of my cultivation. I was a little bit dissatisfied with you in the fight just now. Let's have a drinking contest now, and I must get back at you!"

Yang Shan pretended to be startled and quickly took away the two unopened jars of wine:
"Drinking contest? I think you're trying to trick me into drinking! You're such an innocent and pretty little girl, but you're so scheming!"

"what?"

Tang Huoer was dumbfounded:

"Yang Shan, why are you so stingy? You won't let me drink as much as I want at a jar of wine that costs 100 spirit stones, right? Just now you said you had plenty of wine!"

Yang Shan: “Did I say that?”

Tang Huoer: "You have!"

Yang Shan pushed the wine jar back distressedly:
"Okay, you, you drink it. Leave some for me! I have to go back to the Northwest Continent to buy this stuff, and I don't have much left!"

There are indeed not many. There are only more than 300 altars in Yang Shan's ring. If it is not enough, just ask the girl from Meteor Club who is still in the northwest continent to mail it to you.

Seeing Yang Shan in such an embarrassing state, Tang Huoer laughed triumphantly:
"Look how sorry I am for you! Northwest Continent. Have you ever been there before?"

Yang Shan: "I'm from the northwest continent."

Tang Huoer: "Ah! I haven't been to the Northwest Continent yet. What is it like over there? Tell me about it."

A straightforward girl like Tang Huoer, once the conversation starts, will naturally be willing to take the initiative to ask some questions that she is curious about.

And this friendly exchange between geniuses of the same generation started with the topic of apricot blossom wine!

Yang Shan picked out some interesting things that suited Tang Huoer's preferences and told them. Tang Huoer's answers can basically be divided into several aspects:
It turns out that Young Master Yang had such rich experiences when he was young!

Young Pavilion Master Yang actually hovered between life and death several times in his early years, but he was able to turn danger into safety every time. This is enough to show that Young Pavilion Master Yang has both ability and luck.

The Northwest Continent is indeed very different from the Central Continent. Yang Shan, you have managed to reach this level and are even preparing to break through to Dou Zun! Your experience is truly legendary and can be written into a book!
[Ding! Players, please note that Tang Huoer is amazed at your rich and colorful experiences in your early years, and even more impressed by your achievement today despite your ordinary beginnings. Tang Huoer's favorability increased by +4, and the current favorability is 8! ]

Something is wrong!
There's something one hundred and fifty percent wrong!

Yang Shan knew Tang Huoer very well.

Although Tang Huo'er has a straightforward personality and such women tend to dare to love and hate, but no matter what, Tang Huo'er is also a minor NPC in the original work.

And he is quite popular among the secondary NPCs!
Before Yang Shan met Tang Huoer in his previous life, he had tried to conquer at least a hundred female NPCs!

Different from Xiao Aotian, the young man who always says "I rely on my charisma".

As a technical player, Yang Shan had been through many things in his past life! He conducted "sampling analysis" from NPCs with different personalities!
Regarding NPC strategies, his own notes contain more than one million words!
Only in this way can you raise your favorability to 50 points after meeting Tang Huoer!
But now, just by drinking some wine and chatting for a while, I have added 8 points of favorability!

The growth was so fast that Yang Shan thought there was something wrong with the AI ​​Nuwa’s calculations!
There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Fortunately, Yang Shan has the good habit of recording video.

He wanted to try to communicate with Tang Huoer as much as possible to see what Tang Huoer's current situation was!
If the truth is not revealed, Yang Shan can conduct a detailed analysis through the video later!

Yang Shan wanted to talk more, and Tang Huoer seemed to want to talk more too. She even took the initiative to talk about some interesting things that she had encountered in the past.

Perhaps Tang Huoer felt that the time was right, so she casually asked a question she really wanted to know:
"Yang Shan, have you always been wearing this kind of red clothes since you started your journey in the Jia Ma Empire?"

The attentive Yang Shan immediately noticed that when Tang Huoer asked this question, her beautiful eyes began to shine!

(End of this chapter)