Chapter 81

"Temporary Comprehensive Task: 1. Get to know Lin Lai's best friend; 2. Embrace at least one of the two; 3. Gain the favor and recognition of Lin Lai's best friend to indirectly improve the relationship with Lin Lai. Task difficulty (Hard). Reward: 1-2 main story tasks automatically completed. National-level firearms proficiency. Note: If the task fails, it will be counted as three failures."

Zhang Qiu didn't expect a comprehensive task to appear, and this was the second one to appear proactively. The reward was also very generous.

Originally, Zhang Qiu only had county-level firearms proficiency, but this task directly upgraded it to the national level. No wonder it was a difficult task; the reward skill was of extremely high quality!

However, this task also had a note about failure penalties, which made Zhang Qiu feel quite frustrated.

Completing the task could be counted as up to three successes, or possibly only two. But if it failed, it would definitely be counted as three failures.

This was simply an unequal treaty, and the system was a cunning merchant!

Cursing in his heart, Zhang Qiu saw Lin Lai turn and walk away, so he hurriedly followed. Walking parallel to the two girls, he said, "Lin Lai, I think there's some misunderstanding between us."

"Who are you? I don't know you," Lin Lai glanced at Zhang Qiu, pretending to be calm. Facing Zhang Qiu, she couldn't remain calm. Anger burned in her heart, but she was also afraid of Zhang Qiu and didn't dare to confront him directly.

At this moment, Ye Mei finally noticed Zhang Qiu. She had thought he was just a passerby, but now she didn't expect him to dare to approach and chat.

After all, when facing beautiful girls, especially very beautiful girls, most people wouldn't dare to approach and chat. Many would even sneak a peek, not daring to look directly.

There might be an environment where everyone is confident, outgoing, and dares to chat, like in a bar or a party. But in a high school campus, such a situation would never occur.

Under these circumstances, every person who dares to chat is rare and valuable, which means they would attract the attention of girls.

Now, Zhang Qiu had caught Ye Mei's attention. She glanced at Zhang Qiu and then asked Lin Lai in a low voice, "Nana, who is this guy?"

"I don't know him," Lin Lai said, her eyes darting away. "Let's go quickly! I don't want to be bothered."

"Lin Lai, something doesn't feel right," Ye Mei noticed Lin Lai's evasive eyes. In the past, Lin Lai had been approached by many people, and Ye Mei had seen it a few times.

But at those times, Lin Lai had been very calm and cold. Today, when this person approached, she seemed extremely unnatural, neither cold nor calm, but rather anxious, wanting to leave quickly.

In the past, even if Lin Lai really didn't know the person approaching her, she wouldn't have specifically said, "I don't know you." That would sound too weak, and it wouldn't fit Lin Lai's goddess image.

But today, she said it.

And the guy approaching her wasn't nervous or awkward; instead, he was very natural.

There was something going on here. It seemed that Lin Lai probably knew this guy.

At this moment, the guy suddenly asked her, "What's your name, beautiful lady? Are you Lin Lai's best friend?"

"Uh..." Ye Mei didn't expect this guy to dare to chat with her. She turned her head to look at Zhang Qiu, and as soon as she did, she felt her gaze drawn to him.

This guy exuded a sunny aura, making him look very handsome.

Zhang Qiu smiled faintly. Seeing Ye Mei's reaction, he knew he had succeeded. As he greeted Ye Mei, he suddenly plucked the remaining two charm peaches from the Charm Peach Treasure and added them to himself.

The charm aura above his head immediately grew to the thickness of an arm, reaching city-level charm. His attractiveness to city-level beauties reached 50%, to near-city-level beauties 80%, and to county-level beauties 100%.

However, being attractive doesn't mean the red aura would entangle. The level of attraction only indicates how easily one can develop a good impression, while entangled red aura means the two are in an ambiguous or even loving state. The deeper the entanglement, the deeper the affection.

People with a good impression are more likely to become ambiguous or fall in love, but it doesn't mean they will definitely become ambiguous or fall in love.

However, the Charm Technique can force the red aura to entangle. This forced entanglement would then influence the person's mind, giving a sense of having already fallen in love. The deeper the entanglement, the deeper the affection. However, this forced entanglement is only temporary and has a limited duration.

This was why Zhang Qiu could hug He Qing without resistance after using the Charm Peach Treasure to entangle their red auras.

Seeing the girl's gaze on him, Zhang Qiu felt that the charm he had added had already attracted her.

With attraction, things were easier. Zhang Qiu continued to use the "Entangle" technique, drawing out the girl's red aura. At the same time, a red aura flew from his head, met the girl's red aura in the air, and after a brief struggle, they entangled.

This scene was different from what Zhang Qiu had seen before. Previously, he had absorbed the girl's red aura through the Charm Peach Treasure and then transferred it to his head. This was probably the difference between having a technique and not having one. With a technique, the dependence on the Charm Peach Treasure was reduced.

Although there were several steps, everything happened in an instant.

The "Entangle" technique, once used, completes instantly, whether it succeeds or fails. It either collapses immediately or entangles successfully.

In this case, it was a successful entanglement. With a good impression, forcing entanglement was much easier than without one.

After the successful entanglement, the red aura split into two parts, each returning to their heads. Miraculously, both parts were the same size. This increased the total red aura of both, and a part of it entangled, intertwining with each other.

However, this entangled part would slowly dissipate.

Ye Mei glanced at Zhang Qiu, feeling a strong liking. In the next moment, she felt a sense of familiarity, as if they had been old friends for years.

She didn't have time to think about why, and remembered Zhang Qiu's question, instinctively answering, "I'm Ye Mei, you can call me Mei. I'm Nana's best friend! Are you her friend too? You look familiar, have we met before?"

Ye Mei was clearly a very outgoing and talkative girl. While answering Zhang Qiu's question, she also asked several of her own.

Lin Lai was speechless at Ye Mei's bluntness, not expecting her to so easily reveal personal information to this "thug" Zhang Qiu.

"My name is Zhang Qiu," Zhang Qiu smiled, extending his hand to shake Ye Mei's.

Ye Mei hesitated for a moment, then felt that she and Zhang Qiu had already reached a point where physical contact was no longer an issue, so she also extended her hand and shook Zhang Qiu's.

Ye Mei's hand was very soft and smooth, with a fleshy feel, indicating that it was a pampered hand. This suggested that she was usually a pampered girl.

Taking the opportunity to gently squeeze Ye Mei's hand, she didn't react strongly. At this moment, Zhang Qiu observed the red aura above his head, feeling that the entangled part was dissipating slightly faster, but the increase was limited.

At this rate, it could last at least half an hour. If Zhang Qiu let go of her hand and didn't do anything out of line, the speed would slow down, and it could last for several hours.

Lin Lai became even angrier, immediately pulling Ye Mei's hand away and scolding, "Zhang Qiu, what are you doing? Don't even think about it!"

Zhang Qiu reluctantly let go of Ye Mei's hand but felt relieved. The previous test showed that Ye Mei wasn't deeply resistant to him; otherwise, the red aura would have dissipated much faster.

"Lin Lai, what's wrong? It's just a handshake, nothing more," Ye Mei said, sticking out her tongue. Although she had just met Zhang Qiu, she felt that he was very likable, and even some physical contact was fine, let alone a simple handshake.

She couldn't understand why she felt this way, but she decided not to think about it and just treat it as a case of instant rapport. With this thought, she genuinely developed a liking for Zhang Qiu.

Similarly, with the red aura entangled, a suspicious girl might become more confused and troubled. Once the effect of the entangled red aura passed, she might even feel disgusted. But a broad-minded girl would find a reason to explain the sudden change in her feelings, and Ye Mei was such a broad-minded girl.

"He's Zhang Qiu!" Lin Lai reminded her.

Zhang Qiu's eyes twitched. What's wrong with me? From Lin Lai's tone... Could I be famous?

Ye Mei, influenced by the entangled red aura, didn't immediately understand Lin Lai's meaning and asked, "What's wrong with Zhang Qiu? He's Zhang Qiu... Zhang Qiu..."

As she spoke, she suddenly slapped her forehead. "Ah? So he's Zhang Qiu? The infamous 'Rubbish Qiu'?"

Hearing this nickname, Zhang Qiu almost fainted. Good deeds don't spread, but bad deeds do! (To be continued. Please search for Piaotian Literature for faster updates and better quality!)