Just after saying that, Bai Ming saw a new system settlement screen pop up before her eyes.
[Heartwarming Event Completed]
[Evaluation Score: 24/100]
[Rewards Obtained: Crystal*240]
[Initial Favorability: Additional Crystal*100]
As soon as she saw the words "Initial Favorability," Bai Ming instantly realized that her actions just now had also made March 7th feel a slight flutter.
And what the record indicated was this:
[Covered for March 7th]
[24/100]
The literal meaning was easy to understand; it referred to her just now covering for March.
But she had already covered for her once before when looking for the card.
Why didn't this heartwarming event trigger at that time?
Bai Ming lowered her head in thought, but couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation for a long time.
However, this haze of confusion didn't linger around Bai Ming for too long.
Because she soon got an explanation.
Of course, it wasn't an explanation from the system in literal terms. It was an explanation from March 7th's actions!
She saw March 7th cautiously speak up and ask: "Bai Ming, although I can't be your girlfriend or anything like that."
"But..." March 7th looked at Bai Ming before her, her eyes—which shared an inexplicable connection with the Intertwined Fate—filled with concern. "I also don't like seeing you look so sad...There are so many things worth being happy about in this world! We should spend our time smiling!"
As she spoke, March 7th smiled. That radiant, infectious smile suddenly made Bai Ming realize something.
Although this [Honkai Impact 3rd Dating Exchange System] really does look like a GAL game system,
There's one thing I absolutely cannot overlook.
And that is—March 7th is a living, breathing girl!
She's not some AI that acts according to a program.
As long as she's human, she'll have her own subjective will influencing things.
Even if the essence of something is the same, judgments can differ at different times.
If I approach this with preconceptions and think about her reactions from a gaming perspective then that's just wrong!
This is a [Heartwarming Event], not some [Programmed Event].
Even if you want to grind for it, you still have to follow the basic rules!
If there's no genuine emotional resonance, how can you talk about a "heartwarming" effect?!
This is why March 7th didn't react before, but this time she "gave" me a score.
Thinking of this, Bai Ming felt a bit embarrassed.
She had been so focused on strategizing to obtain crystals that she overlooked the true meaning of the "strategy" itself.
"I'm... I'm sorry, March 7th. I won't confess to you for no reason anymore! Let's go!"
As she said this, Bai Ming took March 7th's hand.
"Huh?" For some reason, when she heard Bai Ming say that, March 7th felt her heart suddenly tighten. It was like missing the bus she was supposed to take.
Upper Walkway.
To ensure the safety of the Master Control Zone and the space station personnel, Bai Ming and the others, following Arlan's instructions, came here.
"Speaking of that Light Cone..." March 7th hadn't even finished speaking before Bai Ming, who was holding her hand ahead, replied directly:
"It's yours."
"But Arlan said this can enhance combat power?"
"Hehe~" Bai Ming turned her head and revealed a confident smile.
although it's just the simple B-rank Valkyrie battlesuit it's capabilities of unleashes power on her are far better than expected.
And when you think about it...
Bai Ming looked at her own hands and the baseball bat she picked up to use as a weapon.
This body of hers, which has the exact same appearance as her original one (you could even say it is her original body), seems to have become much more resilient after arriving in this world.
Bai Ming even feels that, even if she were to deactivate the battlesuit, it wouldn't be a major problem.
Of course, she definitely won't deactivate it.
Confidence is good, but overconfidence is not.
You only live once; it would be foolish to gamble with your life.
During this time, she also equipped herself with the Stigmata [Roland (Bottom) ★★★★].
It not only further increases her defensive capability when HP is high, but also, because [Battlesuit White Comet] is Kiana's Valkyrie battlesuit, grants an additional boost to critical hit rate during combat.
At the same time, Bai Ming managed to confirm one thing:
The implantation of Stigmata does not actually cause harm to the recipient.
This was true for the seemingly pointless [Lucia (Top) ☆☆☆] she had before, and it's the same now with [Rowland (Bottom) ★★★★]!
These things, which originally should cause physical damage to the implantee, seem to have lost their original side effects.
That's truly commendable.
But come to think of it the physical sensation of having high HP is easy to understand.
After all, if something's wrong with your body, just the impact on your eyesight alone would be enough to cause serious trouble.
But how is "Critical Hit" actually manifested?
Hitting a vital spot?
But in reality, whether you hit a vital spot or not is largely connected to the user themselves, right?
And most importantly, how could I possibly know where other people's vital spots are?
If that's the case, even 100% crit rate would be equal to zero!
There's still a significant difference between games and reality!
The control device was activated, and a pale white gravitational bridge. this time, Bai Ming didn't leap across the broken passage like before, but instead waited properly for the pressure bridge to activate.
The group slowly moved forward.
March 7th's cute voice sounded at this moment: "We're at the elevator already? We didn't run into many enemies along the way..."
"Ah, as soon as I said it, I felt like something bad was going to happen..." Dan Heng let out a light sigh and picked up right after March 7th finished speaking.
"That means you're growing up, March."
Listening to their conversation, Bai Ming also faintly sensed a wave of unease.
This classic setup, those curse-like words...
Thinking this, Bai Ming subconsciously looked up.
Then, she saw this scene:
A uniquely shaped weapon, its entire form resembling a double helix, was flying towards the group from a distance, trailing purple light!
It was a killing intent aimed at them!
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