Since the system became my girlfriend

"Uh..." Su Rui touched his nose. He didn't know where he had offended Li Meili, which made this intelligent NPC give him the cold shoulder as soon as she saw him.

Little did Su Rui know that it wasn't just Li Meili; any female NPC in "Source" would immediately lose 100 points in favorability upon seeing him.

If you ask why, women are naturally suspicious, especially girls like Feng Lixi who are just beginning to experience love and are just starting to date. In her eyes, her boyfriend is simply one in a million, and she can't find anyone better. She sees everyone as a bad woman who wants to steal her boyfriend away, and she's afraid that Su Rui will be taken away by someone else.

Under the influence of this anxiety and fear of loss, and given that she has the ability to adjust the attribute data of other NPCs, Feng Lixi naturally has to nip any potential problems in the bud and eliminate any hidden dangers in advance.

So, with a wave of her hand, the young lady caused all the female NPCs in the game "Source" to have a significantly lower level of favorability towards Su Rui. However, in order for Su Rui to be able to play the game normally and not be unable to receive quests from female NPCs, Feng Lixi still left these female NPCs with a little bit of favorability. But that was limited to giving Su Rui quests. As for a good look, don't even think about it.

"Okay, I'll go collect it right away..." Su Rui accepted the task with a puzzled look on his face. Although Li Meili didn't give him a good look, he still had to do the task. He didn't want to get angry with an NPC.

"Ding! Mission Update: Collect Flax!"

Collecting linen: Li Meili from the tailor shop hopes you can help her collect twenty pieces of linen.

Quest Level: 1

Risk level: Extremely low

Quest Rewards: 200 Experience Points, 20 Copper Coins, Beginner's Robe

"So the newbie equipment is distributed through newbie quests..." Su Rui smiled, it seemed that this game wasn't as stingy as he had imagined.

Actually, if Su Rui had followed the normal steps in the game, it would have been very smooth. After completing the village chief's initial quests and then following the guide to complete another round of tutorial quests in the village, he would have not only received a set of beginner equipment but also some low-level medicines.

These items are enough to help players get through the initial stage smoothly and leave the newbie village. You should know that other players follow this normal procedure. Only Su Rui received special "care" and did a "hidden quest" in advance. Although he was beaten a few times in the process, the result was still good. At least he is now two or three levels higher than other players and also has a top-quality high-attack weapon.

After receiving the mission, Su Rui took Feng Lixi's hand and prepared to leave the newbie village to do missions outside. According to the markings on the map, the locations for collecting flax and hemostatic herbs were not far apart, so they could complete the two missions at the same time.

But just as Su Rui turned to leave, Li Meili suddenly shouted, "You two brave warriors! Wait a minute!"

"Huh?!" Su Rui turned around in confusion and saw that Li Meili was staring intently at Feng Lixi, or rather, at the prop that Feng Lixi was playing with in her hand—the serrated fangs!

"Brave warrior, could you let me see what you have in your hand?" Li Meili asked in a trembling voice. Clearly, she had not recognized Feng Lixi's special identity and regarded her as an ordinary player. After all, Feng Lixi's character attributes were indeed no different from those of a player.

“Of course!” Feng Lixi laughed. If it weren’t for triggering this hidden quest, she wouldn’t need to keep holding up that serrated fang!

Because of her special status, Feng Lixi knew exactly how to trigger hidden quests. So when the man-eating dog dropped the serrated fangs, she immediately took them. Otherwise, Su Rui would have thrown them into his backpack and they would have become just ordinary forging material.

"This is...you killed the man-eating dog?" Li Meili examined the serrated fang carefully, then asked tremblingly.

"Yes! We killed the cannibalistic dog!" Su Rui immediately stepped forward and said. As a professional player, he was very familiar with this tactic; this was clearly a hidden quest triggered!

"Can...can you give it to me?" Li Meili asked, looking at Su Rui and Feng Lixi, her eyes already filled with tears.

"Should I give it to you?" Su Rui looked at Feng Lixi. If this thing were his, he would definitely not hesitate to exchange a low-level green forging material for a hidden quest. Only an idiot would not exchange it.

The problem is that he has already given the serrated fang to Feng Lixi, so the decision is now in the girl's hands.

“I can give you this fang, but can you tell me why you want it?” Feng Lixi said to Li Meili.

"Oh!" Upon hearing Feng Lixi's words, Li Meili burst into tears. After sobbing for a long time, she finally said to Feng Lixi and Su Rui, "This is what happened..."

Originally, Li Meili was a girl from the next village. After she came of age, she became engaged to the young master of the tailor shop in this village. However, on the day of their wedding, man-eating dogs attacked the wedding procession. Li Meili's husband was bitten and seriously injured, and died not long after arriving home.

But by this time, Li Meili had already been taken to her husband's family. Logically speaking, since they had not yet held a wedding ceremony, Li Meili could have broken off the engagement. However, seeing her in-laws who were helpless after losing their son, Li Meili softened and stayed. She then inherited the tailor shop's skills.

After her parents-in-law passed away, Li Meili became the owner of the tailor shop. She thought she had forgotten about the incident, but seeing the jagged fang today brought back all the past pain.

"Poor woman..." Su Rui sighed repeatedly after hearing this. Although he knew that these plots were all man-made, it was still heartbreaking.

“So I want to keep this serrated fang as a tribute to my deceased husband, and I hope you can grant my request,” Li Meili Fenglixi said.

"Alright then, you can have this serrated fang." Feng Lixi nodded.

"Thank you, warriors! Thank you for avenging me," Li Meili said, deeply moved.

"Don't mention it, it's what we should do." Su Rui said, but he was getting a little impatient. Wasn't it supposed to trigger a hidden quest? Why was he just thanking him? Was he going to be given a "friend zone" card?

"Warriors, I have no way to repay your kindness. I will write you a letter later. You can take the letter to my brother in the city, and he will repay you on my behalf!" After expressing her gratitude, Li Meili finally said what Su Rui wanted to hear most.