Chapter 18 - Substitute

"Really got a golden card!"With a nervous heart, she skipped the fancy card drawing screen, and the card list appeared in front of her: , ,

"Substitute?"

Xu Xiaoyou was a bit confused. She rubbed her eyes, opened the card drawing interface, and was dumbfounded by the numbers below the card pool interface.

"Eh?"

"Not resetting after getting a golden card is one thing, but what’s the meaning of exceeding the guaranteed number?"

"Shouldn’t a big guarantee follow the small guarantee, what a rogue game company!"

Feeling a bit disoriented inside, unable to understand what was going on, Xu Xiaoyou shook her head, deciding not to think too much about it for now, and looked at the few newly obtained cards which gathered between her fingers virtually.

Who would drink such a thing, she didn’t want to turn into a muddle-headed Su Leshuang fool.

A slight increase in swordsmanship ability?

Xu Xiaoyou wasn’t very satisfied with this skill description.

One should know that the power of the three skill cards , , and far exceeded her expectations and even dealt with three First Tier Cleaners.

At least for a one-time skill card, it’s not too much to ask for stronger skill power, right?

The duration is quite long, a full six hours.

Just have to see what this "slight" really means.

If the effect is good.

Thinking of Anya, Xu Xiaoyou smiled unconsciously.

Doesn’t she still have a few Character Experience Cards and Energy Cards unused?

Try them with Anya later.

The last skill card—, although it was the one that shone gold, Xu Xiaoyou wasn’t too hopeful anymore.

A long paragraph of text made Xu Xiaoyou lack interest, but when she saw that even if the durability of this Substitute Card goes to 0, it wouldn’t be destroyed like other cards, but instead recharge and can be used again when full, her eyes slowly widened.

"Can it be used indefinitely?"

The skill cards she got earlier were all one-time use items, suddenly telling herself that she’s got an infinitely usable skill card made her a little excited.

Taking advantage of having no one around, Xu Xiaoyou summoned the substitute in a dead corner beyond surveillance, intending to see what the specific effect was.

Although just looking at the skill effects seemed average, the thing about substitutes is, if used well, they can often turn the tide of the whole situation.

A figure identical to her appeared in front of her, and her body became sluggish and weak after using the skill card.

The other party just looked at her quietly, eyes tranquil and indifferent.

"Hello." The substitute said expressionlessly.

For some reason, being stared at by the other party made Xu Xiaoyou a little uncomfortable.

"Do an aerial split for me to see." Xu Xiaoyou said.

Substitute: "?"

"Can’t do it? What about drinking water while upside down?"

Substitute: "?"

Seeing the substitute unmoved, Xu Xiaoyou couldn’t help but be a little disappointed.

Couldn’t even do these, no hope of asking the other party to do any complex actions; this substitute’s intelligence level seems not very high.

"Lick your own lips, that’s not a problem, right?"

Xu Xiaoyou almost said it casually without hope.

At this moment, the substitute moved.

Xu Xiaoyou’s head lightly bumped against the wall: "What are you up to!"

When she opened her eyes while complaining, her expression froze at the scene in front of her.

The girl, looking exactly like her, was now standing in front of her, leaning in close, slender fingertips slowly gliding over her lips, leaving a warm touch.

"Hiss... What are you doing?" Xu Xiaoyou was momentarily dumbfounded, her mind stalled on the spot.

Her desk was right behind her, leaving no room to retreat.

In the large office, the positions of the two appeared somewhat strange.

She stared blankly into the substitute’s eyes. The other party’s gaze remained as serene as at the start, but deep within those eyes, there was an indescribable expression.

Seeing the other party leaning in with her head, Xu Xiaoyou felt a shiver of fear inside, hurriedly reaching out to push her face away.

"Stop, stop, what’s gotten into you!"

The substitute, pushed away, stood silently in place, a hint of disappointment flashing in its calm eyes, like an aggrieved elementary student who got cheated of money when trying to top-up game credits from a classmate.

"I was executing the order, licking lips."

"I didn’t ask you to lick my lips!" Xu Xiaoyou was exasperated.

Without waiting for the substitute to respond, she waved her hand, directly sending the other back into her card slot.

Looking around, confirming no passing employees noticed the commotion here, Xu Xiaoyou breathed a sigh of relief.

Okay, she admitted she was a bit narcissistic, just looking in the mirror every day was a visual delight.

Those with exquisite self-serving personalities are often narcissistic; she never expected the substitute to inherit this emotion too.

The other party wasn’t lacking in intelligence, it was too intelligent, Xu Xiaoyou didn’t know whether this was good or bad.

The good thing is that in the future, all troublesome tasks could be assigned to the substitute.

The bad thing is if she calls the other party to do something dangerous, and the other party doesn’t want to, it wouldn’t be good.

Yes...

People should empathize with each other; the other party can think independently and has its emotions.

Xu Xiaoyou sighed.

Who cares about her!

Even if she wears out the substitute, it can be repaired when its durability reaches zero anyhow; it’s a consumable product after all. If it breaks, it breaks. After all, it’s her substitute; if she’s about to die, would she care about a substitute?

Direct mandatory control by then!

Xu Xiaoyou felt no guilt for the unreasonable thoughts she had.

Soon, it was time for the afternoon’s new employee training.

The lecture hall was already full of people, looking out, people bobbing up and down, the noise deafening.

Xu Xiaoyou was among them; she still hadn’t figured out what the card pool meant.

"Hey, buddy, you just arrived too? Those seniors say the future of the C Department is very bright, as long as there’s performance, you can make a lot of money!"

"I also heard outside that the C Department is not good, very dangerous, but now it seems completely different, the seniors are warm and friendly, so patient."

"Yes, yes, the seniors also said that as long as we work hard, we’ll quickly get promoted, raise salaries, and move into big houses."

Indeed, a room thirty centimeters in length, width, and height, weighing five pounds with the person and the box.

Xu Xiaoyou, with her legs crossed, sat in the back row, playing on her phone, completely uninterested in the discussions around her. Compared to those young folks with hopeful glows on their faces, she seemed like an old dog battered by society repeatedly.

Just then, a surprised female voice came from beside her.

"Senior! You’re here too?"