novelraw Chapter 5
Chapter 5
After entering the forest, Luolin realized just how vast this world was.
This forest alone was far larger than all the roads Luolin had traveled in his previous life combined;
its vastness was evident even from the outer edges.
"I thought it was just that small area I crossed into a couple days ago."
Luolin said helplessly.
[Master, you're dreaming.]
"...I suspect this system is messing with me."
Luolin shook his head helplessly.
The commission he had accepted was to subjugate three goblins, then cut off their left ears and bring them back for a reward of ten copper coins.
This should be a low-level task issued by the authorities, both to give low-level mercenaries something to do and to suppress goblin reproduction.
Since he had accepted the task, he had no choice but to do it.Luolin was about to formally enter the forest when a man and woman approached from the opposite direction, apparently just coming out of the forest.
The man looked older, an uncle-type, while the woman was just a young girl about Luolin's age.
"Little brother, you're not planning to enter the forest at this hour, are you?"
The uncle came up and said. Luolin nodded.
"Yes, why?"
"It's getting late. If you go in now, you might not be able to get out before dark, and for some reason there are an unusually large number of goblins wandering around the outer areas right now."
There are goblins? That's even better—Luolin had been wondering how to find his targets.
"Uncle, thank you for the warning, but I still have to go. Life demands it."
Luolin shook his head helplessly. If he didn't get the money today, he might as well just spend the night in the forest.
The uncle also gave a bitter laugh, and after once more telling Luolin to be careful, he left with the girl.
"Second Uncle, is that guy an idiot? We told him not to go and he's still going."
"Sigh... Such a nice young man, but unfortunately he doesn't seem too bright."
One face in front, another behind—this is also life.
...
Luolin arrived in the forest, where the surroundings already had a somewhat eerie feeling, but he hadn't discovered his targets.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Luolin decided to do something else first.
"What exactly is this 'Affection Card' you mentioned earlier?"
[Master, this is a special skill. Simply put, you can turn young women whose affection you've raised into card skills. When equipped, they provide attribute bonuses. The specific bonus values depend on the card itself and the level of affection.]
"Card equipment bonuses?"
Luolin was quite surprised.
Isn't this the setting from card mobile games? And typically these games are gacha games where you have to continuously invest something called "648" to draw cards to obtain good cards.
"This way, I have no choice but to raise affection levels."
Luolin was even more helpless, after all, he couldn't waste something so hard-earned.
[Scoundrel! Using such methods!]
The Resentment System's voice suddenly rang out.
[You're actually using such methods to force the host to raise affection levels!]
[What do you mean force? I'm helping Master improve his strength.]
[Are you helping him? You're just greedy for affection points, you're despicable!]
"Alright, alright, stop arguing!"
Luolin felt his head spinning and quickly called for a stop.
"Don't argue yet, I think I just heard something...."
Without realizing it, Luolin had already entered the outskirts of the forest, and it was here that he heard some unusual sounds.
"It sounds like someone screaming, and it's a woman."
Luolin judged.
[The opportunity has come again! Save her, gain favorability! GKD!]
[Save her, you can save anyone, but remember after rescuing her, while her body is weak and her psychological defenses are down, take off her clothes, then make love, and the resentment value will increase with a 'biu'.]
Regarding these conversations between the two systems, Luolin had become almost numb. He began to carefully determine the direction of the sound he had just heard and finally pinpointed it.
Then, Luolin headed in that direction.
After walking for quite a while, Luolin finally figured out what it was. Sure enough, it was a girl.
At this moment, she was bound by various vines, suspended in mid-air, with the vines tightly wrapped around her, outlining an alluring body curve.
[Bondage PLAY!]
What are you getting excited about as a system!
Luolin's gaze fell once again on the girl before him. In her current state, if Luolin really wanted to do something, he probably could.....
Surprisingly, her face was full of defiance, with no intention of asking for help whatsoever.
"Wait a moment, I'll get you down."
Although Luolin said no with his mouth, favorability points were still quite appealing once obtained.
Luolin was about to pull and break the vines, but those vines were very tough and difficult to break with brute force. Luolin's hand slipped, and one palm landed on a strange place.
It was one of the two small mounds that had barely risen on the girl's upper body, tightly bound.
"You... bastard, what are you touching!"
[Resentment value +5]
[Target's current accumulated resentment value: 5]