Since the system became my girlfriend

"Any fun quests lately?" Su Rui asked the female NPC next to the quest board after arriving at the Mercenary Guild.

Since the game was launched some time ago, Su Rui has been playing for so long and he has noticed some problems. The female NPCs in the game seem to be very indifferent to him, and no matter how many quests he does or how much reputation he earns, these female NPCs do not seem to have any affection for him.

Faced with this situation, Su Rui didn't know what caused it, but he was too lazy to flatter these female NPCs anymore, so he wasn't so polite when he spoke.

"There are indeed a few high-level bounty missions recently, please take a look!" Because Su Rui was a special mercenary, even though the female NPC disliked him, she still had to answer the questions dutifully.

"Hmm!" Su Rui browsed through the quests displayed by the female NPC.

As Su Rui read through the lines, a familiar name soon caught his eye.

"Find Francis Salo?" Su Rui was clearly taken aback when he saw this mission.

"What's wrong? Any fun missions?" Feng Lixi also came over.

“Let’s go find that big shot!” Su Rui said to Feng Lixi. This mission was issued by the City Lord’s Mansion, and the goal was to find Marshal Francis Salo. Even without asking, Su Rui could guess that this mission must have been issued by City Lord Daril himself. And this City Lord was known for his generosity. If Su Rui could find news about Marshal Salo, he might even be able to get a rainbow-colored equipment!

“Okay!” Feng Lixi naturally had no objections. She wasn’t interested in the equipment or attributes in the game, since they were just numbers that could be changed at any time to her.

Feng Lixi's main goal was to be with Su Rui; she really liked, and even became obsessed with, this feeling of intimacy.

"Ding! You have accepted the quest—Find Francis Salo!"

Searching for Salo: Lord Daryl has something important to discuss with Francis Salo, and he hopes someone can find him!

Mission objective: Bring Salo to Lord Daril.

Quest Level: 15

Task Rewards: 2000 Experience Points, 20 Silver Coins!

Special Reward: Unknown! How to Obtain: Unknown!

"Let's go then!" Su Rui said to Feng Lixi after glancing at the mission description. Although the rewards for this mission were not particularly outstanding, Su Rui knew this city lord too well. As long as the conditions for special rewards were met, he was not a stingy person.

"This mission is so inconclusive, what's going on?" Feng Lixi asked after accepting the mission together with Su Rui.

Since the mission description didn't mention where Marshal Salo was, blindly going out to search for him would be no different from searching for him in the ocean.

“For others, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack, but it’s not like that for us!” Su Rui smiled slightly. Others might not know where Salo had gone, but he knew perfectly well.

Back in Sigma Village outside Donghai Town, Su Rui and Feng Lixi had met this former Grand Marshal. This Grand Marshal was also a man with a tragic fate. Not only did he live in seclusion in a small fishing village, but his son also committed suicide because the ghost of the dead killed his beloved.

This blow was too great for Marshal Salo, so he entrusted the villagers to Su Rui and Feng Lixi, asking them to escort them to Donghai Town, and then went alone to seek revenge on the dead.

So while others might not know Salo's whereabouts, Su Rui does. He just needs to head south along the direction of Sigma Village and find the undead's stronghold, and he'll probably find Salo's trail.

It was precisely because he knew Salo's general whereabouts that Su Rui decided to take on this mission; otherwise, he wouldn't have accepted such a needle-in-a-haystack task.

"Now that we know what to do, let's set off!" Feng Lixi said with a smile. As long as Su Rui knew the general direction, she could find a way to guide him to complete the task.

This kind of task might be difficult for others, but for Feng Lixi, the system goddess, all the puzzles in the game are transparent to her. If she weren't afraid of arousing Su Rui's suspicion, she could even teleport Su Rui directly to Salo's side.

"Let's go!" Su Rui didn't know what Feng Lixi was thinking, but he grabbed the girl's hand and headed straight for the dock!

When Su Rui and Feng Lixi arrived at the dock, they found that the dock manager had been replaced.

“Hey! It looks like the former dock manager has been arrested…” Su Rui said to Feng Lixi. The previous dock manager was connected to the Moraka Brotherhood. Even if he wasn’t a member of the Brotherhood, he must have been bribed, so Su Rui wasn’t surprised at all that he was arrested.

Since they didn't know anyone there, Su Rui and Feng Lixi had no choice but to obediently buy tickets and wait for the passenger ship to arrive before leaving the dock and heading straight for Donghai Town.

After passing through Qietu, Su Rui and Feng Lixi arrived at the dock in Donghai Town more than half an hour later on the passenger ship.

"Let's go, we'll head straight for Sigma Village!" Su Rui said to Feng Lixi, because their mission this time was to find Marshal Salo, so there was no need to enter East Sea Town.

“Okay!” Feng Lixi naturally had no objections.

Then Su Rui and Feng Lixi ran towards Sigma Village. As they ran, Su Rui complained, "Honestly, there's no way to get around..."

"Didn't the official website say that you can buy a mount after reaching level 20?" Feng Lixi said.

“That’s true, let’s hold on for another day or two, and we’ll be fine once we buy the mount,” Su Rui said.

"Tch! With your poor appearance, you should save your money to buy me rice balls!" Simig suddenly interjected. This little thing rarely speaks and just sits quietly on Su Rui's shoulder. Except when eating, it hardly moves. Outsiders would think it's just a decoration on his clothes.

"Eat! Eat! Eat! All you ever do is eat! I wonder when you'll ever be of any use!" Ximige's words only fueled Su Rui's anger.

Su Rui had a good plan: he would level up with Simig, since the little thing also gained experience. Once her level increased, Su Rui would gain extra attributes and even extra magic skills.

But who would have thought that the experience points required for this little thing to level up were more than those required for Su Rui, the player, to level up. It's been several days, and Boss Su, who is over level 10, has already leveled up, but this little thing is only level 3!

At this rate of upgrades, it'll take forever for Simige to reach level ten!