Guilongchao: I played the domineering CEO to the bone.

Yu Bing and Yao Yao's conversation naturally did not escape Min Moyou's ears. Even though he was pretending to talk to the boss while confirming the reward for his improved performance with the system, he still heard every word of Yao Yao and Yu Bing's conversation.

Since the game Guilongchao has not been launched for long and has little storyline, there are naturally even fewer interactions between characters from different regions and storylines.

Min Moyou never expected that Yu Bing and Yao Yao's meeting would be like this—Yu Bing actually recruited Yao Yao?

Can a permanent gold-tier character in the game recruit another permanent gold-tier character?

This is so much fun!

And what does it mean that "as long as you come under my command, I won't concern myself with your affairs with Min Moyou"...?

It's obvious that nothing has happened between him and Yao Yao yet!

Honestly, are all the people from aristocratic families the same as Yu Bing?

He's full of suspicions and overthinking, yet too naive in many ways, taking things too seriously where he shouldn't, and constantly spouting off about clan values...

It's hard not to believe that Yu Bing is actually an isolated case, isn't it?

However, Yu Bing mentioned that since Yan Yu was male, they wouldn't consider recruiting him, which pleased Min Moyou greatly—perhaps it was due to the requirements of aristocratic families regarding reputation, or perhaps she genuinely considered herself Min Moyou's fiancée.

In short, Min Moyou, who has a strong desire for control, does not want any men other than his family members to be around his woman.

Judging from what I've heard, due to Yan Yu's immense influence, Yao Yao probably won't accept Yu Bing's offer to recruit her.

Since Yu Bing is so discerning yet fails to recognize its value, then Min Moyou has no choice but to accept it with a smile.

In truth, Min Moyou also felt that Yan Yu would be difficult to recruit... Born in the slums of Lion District, he longed for a brighter life from a young age, but having witnessed the ugliness of human nature, he still couldn't achieve a better life...

It's hard to say whether he might harbor some resentment towards the rich.

But that's not important.

Judging from the main storyline... at this point in time, Yan Yu should be going to disappear, right?

If I help Qianjun and Yaoyao find Yanyu, and capture them during this time...

Whether through recruitment or other means, as long as Yan Yu doesn't interfere, Min Moyou isn't worried that Yao Yao and Qian Jun will escape his grasp once the main storyline progresses to finding Yan Yu...

Hehehe........

With the plan set, there's no need to pay too much attention to Yu Bing and Yao Yao's movements anymore.

Next, let's chat with the system.

'System, why did you only notify me that my role-playing level had reached 50%, but didn't give me any reward notification?'

[Well, the host is busy playing with the girls~ See, the system notified me, and you're going to say I'm bothering you; if I didn't, you'd be unhappy.]

'Uh...hehe, that's a good thing my system is getting more and more sensible.'

[Hmph! The system must punish the host. From now on, the system will no longer proactively notify you of rewards, only of your role-playing progress! Rewards will only be issued when the host requests them!]

[Are you scared now? Will you dare to be so fierce to the system again?]

'Isn't this a reward...?'

Min Moyou doesn't think she'll forget to periodically ask the system for gifts.

"Speaking of which, I just forced Yao Yao back into her seat, acting like a domineering CEO to prevent her from paying the bill. Shouldn't that have increased my acting skills a bit?"

'Are you trying to steal my role-playing points, system? What good would that do you?'

【{Crossed (the author said the role-playing level increased too quickly and they were afraid there wouldn't be anything left to write)}...Does the host think increasing role-playing level is that easy? It's just a matter of vying to pay; such a trivial matter is no longer worthy of increasing the host's role-playing level at this stage.】

[Host, have you forgotten? The system mentioned before that the higher the character's performance level, the harder it is to increase.]

'...Okay, okay, it really is a very small matter. I just wanted to ask, just in case.'

'Okay, okay, tell me what reward I got.'

[Congratulations, host! Your "Domineering CEO" persona has increased to 50%. You will choose a reward from the following two options:]

1. Unlock Yinhen 3

2. Dragon Spell Rank increases by 1 rank, unlocking a small ability.

'Hey! You really did withhold the rewards, didn't you? System?!'

'These were all in one reward package before, but now you've separated them and expect me to choose?'

[The system didn't say you could only choose one... And host, have you forgotten? You forced yourself to choose the system's virtual avatar last time, so this time you have one less reward option to choose from~]

'Is that what I want to choose...?'

"How about the system adds another one for you?"

[Optional Reward Option 3: The system's virtual avatar is at the host's disposal for one night~]

'In the end, aren't you the one who benefits the most?!'

[Is the host unhappy?]

'...Same as usual, I selected all three options!'

[Congratulations, host, for unlocking Yinhen 3 - Strong Strike: When the host initiates any attack, the damage effect is conceptually increased by 30%.]

At this point, Min Moyou, whose mind was filled with thoughts of yellow fertilizer, couldn't help but ask,

'Wait, does this definition of attack and damage include...?'

[Stop! Host! The system knows what you're going to ask! Asking means including! Don't say it out loud, or it won't pass censorship...]

"I'm all set, you can continue."

[Congratulations, host Yinhen, on advancing to Purple Tier 3 and unlocking an additional ability—Insight: You can detect information about any Dragon Yin with a lower rank or grade than yourself.]

"...Isn't this something I could have gotten the answer to by simply asking you?"

[Don't you think you'd feel more accomplished if you were to explore it yourself?]

"No...and there are limitations, it even took up one of my reward opportunities...that's really unfair of you."

[So, does that mean the host should disturb the system's rest every time they want to know something trivial like who's information? Is that really being considerate?]

'...Okay. So, what's the difference between this rank and grade?'

[As the host knows, the power classification of the Dragon's Blood in the Return to Dragon Tide world is too vague. Therefore, the system has borrowed from the general power classification method of the Return to Dragon Tide world to further refine the power classification of the Dragon's Blood.]

[Blue Rank, Purple Rank, Gold Rank, and the first, second, and third ranks of each stage—these are the ranks of the Dragon Curse, the most direct manifestation of the Dragon's current strength;]

[The ranks of dragon spells—Huilong, Qiulong, Yinglong, and Supreme Dragon Spell (Nine Sons Dragon Spell)—represent the upper limit of a dragon's power. Holders of Huilong-rank spells reach a maximum spell rank of Blue. The upper limit of Qiulong-rank spells corresponds to Purple, and the upper limit of Yinglong-rank spells corresponds to Gold. Holders of Supreme Dragon Spells have no clearly defined upper limit to their power.]

For example, Yu Bing possesses a Dragon Spell of the Yinglong rank, but her current strength is only at the Purple Second rank. With sufficient resources, the maximum she can raise the Dragon Spell to is the Gold Third rank.

[When the host uses the "Insight" ability later, they will also gain insight into the grade and level of the dragon curse, allowing the host to more comprehensively assess a person's strength.]

"I understand. So, with my Dragon Curse rank, I can detect almost all Dragon Blood, right?"

[Apart from other holders of Supreme Dragon Curses, whose Supreme Dragon Curses are of a rank higher than the host's Purple Rank 3.]

'...However, judging from the current storyline, the Supreme Dragon Curse that appeared in the newbie village of Nakaura Ward—the Pulao Dragon Curse—is probably at least a Gold-rank curse...Looks like I'm still too weak.'

[Next, congratulations, host! You've gained the opportunity to freely interact with the system's virtual avatar! Come and experience it!]

'So, couldn't I just play around with you, System, before? Your virtual image lives in my mind, doesn't it? It's there in front of me the moment I close my eyes...'

【That works too! You can do it anytime, anywhere!】

'...So what's the point of this reward?'

[Didn't the system add these because you complained that there weren't enough reward options? See, even after adding them, you're still unhappy...]

'I mean, shouldn't we celebrate a significant figure like 50%? Give us some kind of milestone reward or something.'

The secret of Minmo was finally revealed.

[Interim rewards? Yes, there are.]

'Then why didn't you give me a hint?'

[Didn't the system just say that from now on, besides notifications for increased role-playing ability, you'll have to ask the system for rewards yourself?]

[Didn't the host just seem indifferent? Didn't he accept it readily? Didn't he say it was a reward?]

[Now you know it's a system punishment?]

'...As a system, you're being a bit too secretive.'

'Now that I know it's punishment, hurry up and give me my interim reward.'

'As a responsible system, you wouldn't let your emotions affect your work and withhold my rewards, would you?'

【certainly. 】

[Congratulations, host! Your role-playing level has increased to 50%, and you have received a stage reward: Exclusive Weapon—Ten Thousand Souls... uh, Human Emperor's Banner! It has been successfully bound to your account.]

The next moment, a large, purplish-black banner with a white bone shaft and smeared with blood appeared in Min Moyou's mind. At the top and bottom of the bone shaft were sharp spikes, one divine blue and the other eerie green.

The banner is triangular in shape and looks like the fur of some unknown animal. It has purple stripes and black as the main color, and it looks very smooth and glossy.

Min Moyou also obtained the specific appearance data of the Ten Thousand Souls... Human Fear Banner - the banner pole was two meters long and looked like the leg bone of some unknown creature, and the banner surface was two meters wide when unfolded.

'You were actually referring to the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, weren't you?'

No! It's the Human Emperor Banner, or you could call it the Human Panic Banner, the Human Hesitation Banner, the Human Yellow Banner... anything goes, but it's not the Ten Thousand Souls Banner!

'This art style is a bit off, isn't it? Didn't I transmigrate here to experience a wonderful romantic life and snuggle up with anime girls?'

[But the world of Guilong Tide is a dark world filled with the bizarre and the strange... Wanhun, uh, the Human Emperor Banner is the one that fits the style of this world.]

'She has personality, I like that.'

'I think the name "Renhuangban" is good.'

'Tell me how it's used?'

[It's very simple. The host only needs to pierce the dark blue cone at the top of the Human Fear Banner into the body of a dying ghost, and the ghost will be captured and controlled by the host, unable to resist; the same applies if the host pierces the dark green cone at the bottom of the Human Fear Banner into a dying demon.]

'It's surprisingly simple and easy to use...'

'Let the main storyline begin soon! I can't wait to add Xiaoran and Qingyin Bird to my Human Banner.'

'This is the only interim reward? That's it?'

[That's all. The host is about to start playing around... Is the host about to start playing with the system? (Looking forward to it)]

'...Later.'

..........

in reality,

"Esteemed customer, your total bill for tonight is 1,324.9 square coins. I'll round it down to 1,390 square coins for you. How does that sound?"

The boss finally finished calculating the price for Min Moyou, but after he told Min Moyou the price, Min Moyou still didn't react.

Min Moyou is still having a pleasant conversation with the system right now.

The stall owner, assuming Min Moyou was complaining about the price, couldn't help but feel disdain—dressed so well and eating so much, he was clearly a rich man; why would he try to take advantage of a commoner like him...

The boss sighed, but his warm smile remained unchanged.

"How about this, I'll give you another 5% discount, so you can give me... 1200, is that okay?"

Minmoyou still did not respond.

"This...distinguished guest?"

The boss thought there was something wrong with how he addressed it.

"Young master?"

"Sir?"

"This... boss?"

The boss waved his hand in front of Min Moyou, who had just finished his conversation with the system.

"You've finished calculating the price, right?"

"Yes, yes, the total is..."

"Snapped!"

Min Moyou pulled a wad of cash from the inside pocket of his clothes and slapped it onto the food vendor's cart. It must have been at least several thousand Jiufang coins.

"Keep the change. My time is precious. I don't have time to count out each nine-coin to you one by one, nor do I have time to wait for you to return the exact amount to me."

After saying that, Min Moyou turned and walked towards Yu Bing and Yao Yao, not giving the boss a chance to speak.

The vendor clutched the money in his hand, watching Min Moyou's departing figure: So all that calculation I did was for nothing?

What a weirdo.

That's really good.

..........

"I'm sorry, the Yu family doesn't hire useless people. If you really don't want to leave your brothers and sisters and want to keep pestering me to take them in, then I can't take you in."

Yu Bing couldn't win over Yao Yao for a long time, so he had to use his ultimate move—advancing as a form of retreat!

If I push her a little, and she realizes how much of a pity it would be to lose this opportunity, and makes her think more about the hard times she has gone through, she will know how hard it was for me to recruit her—then I'll have her under my control.

But Yu Bing ultimately underestimated the bond between Yao Yao and her family!

"Sigh... I'm sorry, Yaoyao Zihao can't refuse, Miss Yubing. Yaoyao will work hard to earn money to support Sister Gege and herself... I also want to thank Sister Yubing for giving Yaoyao this opportunity..."

"No...you...?"

Yu Bing was completely taken aback by Yao Yao's decisive rejection!

In her ongoing negotiations with Yao Yao, she even raised the bar for terms and conditions—for example, she could recruit her sister Gege to work as a helper in other businesses of the Yu family, or help her gain a foothold in Min Moyou's life. She had already made such concessions and shown such sincerity, so why would Yao Yao still refuse her?

Seeing Min Moyou finish paying the bill and come over, Yu Bing stopped the topic, glanced at Yao Yao unwillingly, and sighed softly.

They don't know what's good for them.