The sunset fell.
Tang Tian finally ended his last round of meditation.
He slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air.
Feeling the spirit power growing at a snail's pace within his body.
"This level 6 Innate Spirit Power, cultivating it is as trashy as campus internet!"
He opened the system panel again.
He originally thought that after an afternoon of warmth,
The gloomy Blue Silver Grass should already be bright and sunny.
As a result, looking closely, Tang Tian was stunned again.
The bubbles emerging from the top of the Blue Silver Grass's head were still filled with gray tones.
[Master stopped cultivating just now...]
[Is it because I'm too stupid?]
[As expected, my efficiency in absorbing spirit power is too low; I'm simply not worthy of Master's efforts.]
[If I were a top-tier Spirit like the Clear Sky Hammer, Master would have definitely broken through by now, right?]
[I'm sorry, I'm really useless...]
Tang Tian was stunned again.
Didn't things just get better? How could it be failing again?
His own Spirit was too gloomy, wasn't it?
It starts self-destructing at the slightest sign of trouble.
Was it because he lived such a miserable life with Tang Hao, that rotten drunkard of a father?
Did he make his Spirit gloomy just by watching him?
But in the next instant, Tang Tian saw the prompt from the system:
[Ding! Your gentle encouragement has touched the heart of the Blue Silver Grass.]
[Favorability +3! Current Favorability: 33/100 (Ordinary)]
[First time increasing favorability, received an extra reward: spirit power cultivation speed increased by 10%! Received pure spirit power feedback!]
Before Tang Tian could react,
A warm current surged in from the palm of his right hand.
Following the meridians, it instantly flowed to his four limbs and hundred bones.
The fatigue from cultivating all afternoon was swept away.
Even the spirit power bottleneck in his body loosened slightly!
Tang Tian was shocked to find
That this so-called favorability feedback was even better than the results of his bitter cultivation!
How was this a trash Spirit?
This was clearly a cheat that could automatically level up as long as it was kept happy!
"The gloomier she is, the more delicate her thoughts!"
"The more sensitive she is, the stronger the feedback to emotions!"
"With just a little bit of sunshine, she can be brilliant for me!"
This is the essence of a Galgame!
What's the point of a 'flower on a high peak'?
Conquering this kind of gloomy girl who lacks love, has low self-esteem, and treats you as her only salvation in the World is the kingly way!
It seems that on the Love Continent, love is the kingly way!
Tang Tian was ecstatic.
Just as he was about to strike while the iron was hot,
And give his Little Blue another combo of 'cheesy pick-up lines + head pat.'
Suddenly,
A piercing metallic hum exploded in his mind.
A silver pocket little iron hammer
Angrily emerged from the palm of his left hand.
Suspending in mid-air,
Its hammerhead pointed at Tang Tian, looking very much like a little girl throwing a tantrum with her hands on her hips.
At the same time,
The avatar frame representing [little iron hammer] in the system
Was flashing red light frantically, scrolling like a waterfall:
[little iron hammer (Extremely Furious)]
[I'm so angry! I'm so angry!]
[Forget that blind Su Yuntao, even that sloppy old man who only knows how to drink doesn't recognize quality.]
[But why is even my Host a blind man?]
[I am the noble Great Sumeru Hammer!]
[Although I've fallen on hard times and degenerated into an ordinary iron hammer, that ordinary Clear Sky Hammer isn't even worthy of carrying this young lady's shoes!]
[Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, do not bully a young girl for being poor!]
[As long as you give me enough resources, I can flatten a Titled Douluo with one hammer strike!]
[But what is this idiot Host doing?]
[He actually spent half the day being all mushy with that broken grass, while leaving me aside?]
[Where am I not better than that weed?]
[Ding! little iron hammer Favorability -3]
[Current: -3/100]
Tang Tian looked at those words 'do not bully a young girl for being poor.'
The veins on his forehead throbbed.
"Good grief, on one side is a gloomy girl with low self-esteem, and on the other is a chuunibyou tsundere with twin tails?"
"And it's this typical outdated tsundere? Throwing a tantrum whenever things don't go her way?"
"What era is this, still playing the 'do not bully a young man for being poor' routine?"
As a high-level Galgame player,
Tang Tian knew well
That for girls with different attributes, one must use completely different methods.
For a low self-esteem type like Blue Silver Grass, one must be gentle, encouraging, and provide enough security.
But to deal with a tsundere character like little iron hammer who pushes her luck and has an overactive ego!
You absolutely cannot be a simp!
The more you simp, the more arrogant she gets!
The less she treats you like a human!
The best way is Neglect Play!
Also known as: the cold treatment!
Thus,
Tang Tian calmly glanced at the little iron hammer floating in the air.
Directly ignoring its protest.
With a flip of his left hand and a thought,
He stuffed it back into his body with a backhand move.
The World instantly became quiet.
But inside the system, it exploded:
[little iron hammer (Raging)]
[???]
[He stuffed me back? He actually dared to stuff the noble me back?!]
[Is this idiot's EQ negative?]
[Aaaaah! I'm so angry! Idiot Tang Tian!]
[You just wait!]
[Next time, even if you cry and beg me, I won't come out!]
[...Even if you buy me the best Rare Metals to eat, I won't come out!]
Rare Metals?
Truly a tsundere!
With just a little provocation, she exposed all her needs and weaknesses.
Now he had the intelligence!
Tang Tian chuckled inwardly: Little thing, as if I can't handle you?
Now that he knew her preferences, wouldn't it be easy to manipulate her in the future?
Just then, footsteps came from not far away.
Tang San, who had finished practicing the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Method, walked over.
He was soaked in sweat.
Although he was only six years old,
On that tender little face was a maturity inconsistent with his age and.
Looking at his big brother sitting on the grass playing with grass,
A hint of complexity flashed in Tang San's eyes.
Then it turned into a helpless consolation:
"Brother, let's go home and eat."
"Dad was just angry for a moment in the blacksmith shop; you know his temper."
Tang Tian stood up and patted the dust off his butt.
Looking at the earnest Tang San,
He gave a meaningful smile.
Giving up on himself?
No, my foolish younger brother.
While you are sweating like rain at the forge,
I, your older brother, am dating my Spirit.
Moreover, my cultivation efficiency is much higher than yours.
"Understood, Little San."
Tang Tian waved his hand in a great mood, not taking Tang San's preaching to heart at all:
"Let's go, let's go home for porridge, I'm starving!"
...Returning to that dilapidated blacksmith shop.
Under the dim oil lamp,
The atmosphere was so oppressive it was suffocating.
Rice porridge and a few steamed buns were set on the table.
Tang Hao was still in a drunken state, slumped in a broken chair.
But his state today seemed slightly better than usual.
At least there was a hint of something called hope in his eyes.
This was because of his younger son, Tang San.
When he saw his eldest son, Tang Tian, entering the door with a carefree attitude and humming a tune,
His gaze instantly turned into undisguised disappointment and indifference.
In his view, awakening a trash Spirit wasn't scary.
What was scary was after awakening a trash Spirit,
To be so complacent and lacking in ambition!
Rotten mud that can't stick to the wall!
"Eat."
Tang Hao coldly spat out two words.
He grabbed a wine bottle and took a gulp of low-quality ale.
Tang San sensitively sensed his father's dissatisfaction with his brother.
He sat at the table.
Looking at his cold-faced father and then at his brother who was nonchalantly munching on a steamed bun,
He was as anxious as an ant on a hot griddle.
He wanted his brother to soften his stance and admit his mistake.
Even if it was just to put on an act and say, "I will work hard!"
That would be good.
But the words were at the tip of his tongue.
Seeing Tang Tian's "I don't give a damn" expression,
He swallowed them back.
The meal was eaten like chewing wax.
Tang Tian, however, had a good appetite.
He finished the porridge in a few gulps and casually wiped his mouth.
"I'm full, going back to my room."
After saying that, he didn't even look at Tang Hao.
He got up and went straight back to the inner room.
Since you treat me as an invisible person, I'll treat you as air.
Everyone stays out of each other's way; it's quite good.