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—Has she suddenly become so frank? Did she suffer some kind of provocation from Texas and the Emperor?
7三林死蹴V'{II（三）死越+仪云逸 While complaining in his heart, he stood in place and kept rubbing his burning earlobes to relieve his shyness.
Lappland was startled by Yun Yi's commotion.
She immediately abandoned the subsystem she had been fiddling with for a long time without discovering anything new, and stepped in front of Yun Yi.
Lappland eagerly grabbed Yun Yi's arm and turned to walk back the way they came. "Come on—fight me! Beat me, and I'll acknowledge you!"
Approved?
Yun Yi was led a few steps in a daze before she realized that it was what Lappland had said before she returned to the unknown place.
But for her now, it makes no difference whether Lappland approves or not.
—All Yunyi needs is the contract itself.
Do you want to refuse?
Yun Yi looked at Lappland's wolf ears bobbing with her steps, and her wolf tail swaying happily, occasionally brushing against Yun Yi's knees.
She silently swallowed her original refusal and changed her words, "Wait, I'll fight you, and I'll fight you until you're satisfied."
As he spoke, Yun Yi tugged at Lappland's sleeve, "But could you give me a little time to finish up the last thing about the contract (system)?"
“Give you a little more time? Ha, again and again…” Lappland lowered her wolf ears and responded in a deep voice with a sense of oppression, turning around to look at Yun Yi.
The dark, upward-sloping scar on her left eye, resembling a tattoo, combined with her piercing gaze, gave Yun Yi the illusion of smelling blood. "Continuing to prolong the killing, you—"
Angry?
Or are you joking?
Looking at the ever-present smile and the dangerous aura emanating from Laylinba Temple Liupuland, Yun Yi suddenly hesitated.
Volume Two: Fireworks at Dragon Gate: Chapter Eighty-Six Lappland: Stop dawdling, hurry up, hurry up—
Yun Yi was hesitating.
"Hmm?" Lappland immediately saw through Yun Yi's words and realized that he was telling the truth.
She clicked her tongue regretfully, then waved her hand decisively, letting them pass. "Okay, okay, stop dawdling and get on with it!"
As she spoke, Lappland placed her five fingers on the hilt of her knife, a mocking smile playing on her lips as she tried to scare Yun Yi: "Hurry up, are you just standing there like an idiot wanting to taste my knife?"
Yun Yi hadn't expected Lappland to be so understanding. She quickly replied, "I'll do it right away," and then brought up the system panel.
Upon seeing it, Yun Yi's previously suppressed hesitation and anger instantly flared up: 'System, aren't you going to say something?'
Six dots appeared shakily on the system panel [...]
'say.'
[Um, well, that...]
The system stammered, "[Well, there's no other way. You, the main character, are now the longest-living of the long-lived—eternally existing. If we don't restrict your emotions and feelings, you'll go crazy later...]"
Sure enough, the system was the cause.
Confirmed, Yun Yi became even more annoyed. She interrupted the system directly, 'Couldn't you just say so? Do I have to discover something this important myself before you tell me?'
The system chuckled awkwardly, its voice full of apology.
Yun Yi gritted her teeth. She had previously thought that her increasing difficulty in perceiving emotions was due to an avoidance mentality.
—After all, it's normal for someone who had little emotional sensitivity in their previous life to be even less perceptive of emotions after being reborn in another world following a series of stimuli.
Yun Yi had always thought so, but little did he know that the real reason was that the seemingly honest system had interfered.
She glared at the panel. 'So all the emotional turmoil I've felt since I got here is because of you, right?'
[Innocent!] The system quickly distanced itself, even abandoning its self-identification as "this system" in an effort to gloriously sever ties with its original self. [Emotional shielding is a built-in system mechanism!]
In other words, the underlying code that cannot be changed?
Yun Yi was speechless for a moment. 'Is this mechanism even necessary? Even if the accumulated emotions will drive me crazy over time, the items in the shop can solve that, right? My unchanging soul will also persevere, won't it?'
[You're too optimistic. Emotions are contagious, subtle and gradual, just like growing up.]
The system shook the panel and let out a sigh, "You really don't understand." [People often find themselves suddenly realizing they've changed, but do they think this change is wrong?]
[No, this change is clearly the culmination of all his experiences and memories, an integral part of him, and perfectly normal—the same goes for the distortions brought about by emotions.]
'At that time, I will only think that I have changed because I have experienced a lot...' How could I have thought of using products to eliminate it?
Yun Yi could tentatively accept the system's explanation, and her mood calmed down. 'Then what about the soul?'
Seeing that Yun Yi was no longer pressing him, the system's tone instantly relaxed. [As for the so-called unchanging nature of the soul...]
The system control panel displays a red ball and a gently flowing river. [Your soul is like this river; its direction of flow never changes, but throwing red into it...]
On the panel, a red spherical object falls into the river.
The section of river it fell into was quickly dyed light red. As the river continued to flow, the light red spread forward, and soon, the entire river in sight turned light pink.
After the demonstration, the system collapsed the screen and displayed the explanatory text: [For your soul, emotions are like that red dye ball, capable of changing the color of the soul (river) but not crossing the bottom line (the river's flow and shape)].
Yun Yi could understand to some extent, but he was somewhat disheartened.
She had already remembered that the system had actually mentioned this before, but at the time her attention was completely drawn to romance and such.
In this way, emotional distance is indeed necessary, or rather, necessary for the future.
"But the problems you're talking about require a long period of accumulation, and may not even exist at all, right? For now, they're not that necessary, and might even have a negative impact on me."
Yun Yi touched her chest. After suddenly experiencing the warmth of emotions without any interval, the sudden loss left her feeling empty and awkward.
'Couldn't we cancel it first and then reopen it decades later?'
The system quickly shook the panel left and right: [No, the emotion filtering mechanism is designed to prevent you from losing track of the markers. This system does not have permission to disable it.]
"Really not? Don't lie to me." Yun Yi frowned. "This time, I wasn't completely blocked out of my emotions."
This system truly does not have it.
The system paused for a moment, then whispered, "[However, if you have enough sugar daddies through contracts, or if you form new emotional anchors yourself, this mechanism is very likely to shut down automatically.]"
[Moreover, your own inclinations carry a significant weight in this mechanism—if you really don't want to be blocked, the protective shield of this mechanism will be somewhat compromised when your emotions fluctuate or your mindset changes drastically.]
Yun Yi's eyebrows twitched. Wouldn't that mean she could replicate the Contract Gambling Cave again? A little more each time, and after about a hundred times, she could return to normal?
Unaware that Yun Yi had already anticipated the system's attempt to maintain an air of mystery ["Well, when the time comes..."]
Before he could finish speaking, he was muted by a pop-up window that appeared across the panel.
[Core system requirement detected; system initiation of deep upgrade process]
[Due to the significant changes in this upgrade, the system will only maintain basic functionality, with all remaining computing power allocated to the upgrade process.]
[预计耗时——01:00:00→00:59:59]
After the cold announcement that echoed the pop-up ended, Yun Yi called for the system, but all that appeared was a rigid program.
She scratched her face. Had the system been dragged away to provide computing power for upgrades?
Why do system upgrades always happen at such strange times?
Even if they release a formal announcement this time, it's still too sudden. And what about those so-called basic functions? Could it be that they only have contracts?
No way!
Yun Yi was startled and immediately summoned the system panel to check.
Fortunately, the points earning and shopping mall purchase functions are currently unaffected.
She breathed a sigh of relief.
Lappland keenly sensed that Yun Yi's matter had come to an end.
She suddenly used a clever trick to pull Yun Yi, who was already gripping her arm, in front of her, and then pushed her into the passage without saying a word.
Although Lappland's moves seemed sudden and impolite, the details were actually handled very well.
In addition, Yun Yi moved along with her, so she didn't feel any discomfort when she was being pushed around. She was just a little confused. "You're in such a hurry."
“Of course I’m in a hurry,” Lappland chuckled. “I’m not like you, a snail.”
Volume Two: Fireworks at Longmen: Chapter Eighty-Seven: Yun Yi: Pulling out the heart? ? ? O_o
They are slow and inefficient in their work, often going back and forth.
"Ah, indeed." Yun Yi readily accepted the assessment, turning around to say, "No need to push me, I can walk by myself. By the way, where are we going?"
"Let's find an open space outside and fight the fight you promised." Lappland released Yun Yi's hand and took two quick steps to stand shoulder to shoulder with Yun Yi.
She swayed her tail slightly, raised her eyes, and smiled with a drawn-out tone: "Heh, don't even think about running away~ If you try to run away—you can guess whether I'll let you slip out of my sight alive?"
Yun Yi abruptly stopped, raised an eyebrow, and looked down to meet Lappland's chuckling gaze. Completely ignoring her threat, he said seriously, "Outside? I want to go somewhere else."
“Sure—what, do you have a better place?” Lappland stopped in response, surprise rising in her eyes, her wolf ears tilting slightly.
The Emperor always says that "Penguin Logistics is a legitimate company" and claims that he will never add large-scale battlegrounds.
This meant that ever since Lappland chased Texas to Lungmen in search of her, aside from exchanging a few blows with Texas at the beginning, she hadn't been able to have a proper fight again.
If Yunyi had a good place, that would be perfect!
Thinking of this, Lappland's eyes gleamed with anticipation as she looked directly at Yun Yi, praising him with a smile, "Haha, fantastic—take me there now!"
But reality didn't match her expectations. Yun Yi didn't speak about the venue, but instead revealed the hidden reason: "I'm wanted by the rulers of Longmen and can't leave for the time being..."
Upon hearing this, Lappland's tail tip abruptly stopped, and its gaze instantly turned icy. "Are you kidding me?"
Seeing this, Yun Yi quickly finished speaking: "However, I do have a better place!"
Just as Lappland realized this was true, Yun Yi added, "But we have to tell Swire first, since strictly speaking, she paid for that place."
Lappland's fist hardened at Yun Yi's dawdling manner, but then she remembered that she wouldn't be able to have a proper fight here, so she suppressed her impulse and clicked her tongue lightly, "I really want to show you what I'm capable of right now."
I really want to stab her.
"Anyway, let's go back and try to get Swire's approval first." Yun Yi turned his gaze away from Lappland's displeased look and took a step to run away immediately—to find Swire.
Lappland grabbed Yun Yi's hand this time, and said, "What's the rush?" As she spoke, her cold fingertips slid between Yun Yi's fingers, holding them tightly together. "Since we can't fight right away, let's try a contract first..."
Lappland recalled for a moment, then simply stood on tiptoe, intertwined her fingers with Yun Yi's, and opened her arms to hug him tightly.
Her fluffy head rested on Yun Yi's shoulder and neck, and as she whispered, her warm breath brushed against Yun Yi's skin, "Skin contact area and time and event level..."
At this moment, all of Yun Yi's senses were captivated by the tingling sensation between his fingers, the scalding heat on his neck, and Lappland's suddenly softened voice that was so close to his.
Her consciousness wavered, and her body trembled uncontrollably.
When he came to his senses, Yun Yi couldn't help but complain in his heart.
Why do they all like to suddenly hug you?
Couldn't you have told me in advance?
Yunyi wanted to ask these questions as soon as she opened her mouth, but the emotions surging in her body from the embrace disrupted her thoughts.
Fortunately, because the protective barrier was incomplete, she did not completely lose her ability to feel emotions.
Through this lingering sensation, Yun Yi sensed the presence of emotion and suppressed some of it, ultimately regaining control of his body from the grasp of emotion and suppressing his urge to hug back.
Lappland, unaware of Yun Yi's brief struggle, was still muttering against his neck, "...This points calculation is so complicated... Ha, all this talk is just to make things more effective, right?"
Muttering to herself, Lappland seemed to have suddenly thought of something interesting.
Her wolf ears suddenly perked up, and her voice returned to its playful tone, "Then if I take out your heart and hold it, will I suddenly get a lot of points?"
"..." Yun Yi was startled at first upon hearing this, then fell into deep thought, "It seems... to make sense. This event must be of a very high level, right?"
The base points will be quite high, right?
After all, theoretically speaking, donating one's heart might be of a higher priority than intercourse—but that's not necessarily true. Survival and reproduction may have different priorities in genes, so it depends on the specific circumstances.
However, this is indeed a possible idea.
Yun Yi gently pushed Lappland away—after hearing the reply, the wolf's tail swayed gently, and its eyes gleamed.
Yun Yi didn't pay much attention, pressing one hand to his chest and focusing intently on the analysis, "Although the heart extraction is a one-time thing, you can hold it for a long time. As long as you don't put it down, it will last longer than any physical contact, and the final reward points will be quite considerable."
Most importantly, this way she can save herself trouble. She doesn't have to continue to consider issues like morality and love with her contractors, and she can easily (with the heart contractors holding her) gain points.