Urban Cultivation with a Demonic System-Chapter 53: Machine Soul! Show Me Your Limits!
"Mmm, the orange made by Nuoyi herself really is different... So delicious, it even gives you a feeling of spiritual cleansing after drinking it!"
Yin Qiyue inserted a straw into the fruit tea, sipped gently, and repeatedly praised it with a look of utter happiness.
Actually, there’s nothing different; I just added a bit more Calming Pill to your fruit tea.
Su Yuan silently griped in his heart.
He was stationed at the bar, glanced around the shop, and noticed that there weren’t many customers.
That’s normal; most people are still working at this time.
Su Yuan enjoyed the leisure, sneakily scrolling his phone.
Of course, he wasn’t just playing; he was looking through various work groups to find a high-paying job to achieve his goal of earning 30,000 a day.
Unfortunately, he didn’t find any jobs to his liking.
With no other choice, Su Yuan had to temporarily put aside the matter of making money and focus on winning over Yin Qiyue to complete a system task.
To improve Yin Qiyue’s impression of him, he needed to understand her better.
Su Yuan quietly tucked an earbud into one ear and opened Yin Qiyue’s homepage on the Miao Yin short video platform.
After casually opening one of Yin Qiyue’s latest videos, a girl in traditional Chinese attire sitting next to a microphone appeared on the phone screen.
This girl was naturally Yin Qiyue, but regardless of lighting or camera angles, everything in the video was so poorly done that it reduced her 95-point looks down to 80 points.
Though she still looked beautiful in the video, it wasn’t as striking as seeing her in real life.
But isn’t lighting and shooting a basic skill for students at Celestial Sound High School?
Could Yin Qiyue, with her bold eyebrows and big eyes, actually be a slacker among art students?
Su Yuan internally griped, while a melodious singing gradually flowed through his earphones.
In an instant, Su Yuan felt his consciousness being entranced by the beautiful singing, as if he was about to sink into the song’s world.
In his mind’s eye, a dream-like world appeared before him, pulling him away from reality into a trance.
It felt like eating mushrooms and gradually understanding everything.
Fortunately, the Brahma Purifying Demon Heart specifically counteracts various negative states of mind, which prevented Su Yuan from falling completely.
"Is this the preliminary course of Thousand-faceted University, capable of enchanting people with just the sound?"
Su Yuan marveled internally.
Art capable of touching the heart and inducing illusions while in the Qi Cultivation Stage is rare indeed.
To ensure a better online experience for ordinary people and cultivators, the Spiritual Network has imposed many restrictions on students like Su Yuan.
One restriction is that videos and texts containing magic or divine techniques of High Tier Cultivators cannot be viewed by Low Level Cultivators and ordinary people.
Because if they’re not careful, the power transmitted through videos and texts by High Tier Cultivators could completely pull ordinary people into an illusion realm and could even lead to brain death.
Low Tier Cultivators’ understanding of High Tier Cultivators is limited to media interviews and news reports. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖
Only when one’s cultivation reaches a certain level can further permissions for the Spiritual Network be unlocked to access more exciting works.
So, Su Yuan usually does not get to enjoy such dream-like song art.
No wonder Yin Qiyue could gather over two hundred thousand followers in such a short time and become a small online celebrity.
She really is talented in her field.
Not long after, when the song finished, and Su Yuan was about to scroll down to listen to another piece, he noticed the current video’s progress bar hadn’t ended yet.
He was slightly puzzled and then suddenly realized why.
Yin Qiyue was speaking hesitantly:
"Dear friends in front of the screen, are you troubled by your phone freezing often, or do you frequently miss work due to flying sword malfunctions?"
"Now, the Pinduobao New Season is here. Please click the link below the video to jump to the Pinduobao shopping platform and exchange for a new phone in one click."
"To thank my fans, I’ve secured exclusive benefits for them. Please search the mysterious number below on the Pinduobao shopping platform to go directly to the Hundred Billion Subsidy venue."
"Tonight at 10 o’clock sharp, there will be ten new phones available for free at the Hundred Billion Subsidy venue!"
"If you’re fast enough, you can get a Qiankun Phone worth 19,999 for free. First come, first served!"
As Yin Qiyue spoke, various information and interface from the shopping platform popped up in her video, leaving Su Yuan speechless.
Turns out even you, with big, bold features, took up advertising?
Learning something good is hard; learning something bad is easy, huh.
But that said, this video from Yin Qiyue was just released today, and in a few minutes, it would be exactly 10 PM.
Should I try my luck at the Hundred Billion Subsidy venue to see if I can grab a Qiankun Phone?
Even if I don’t use it myself, just selling it online could easily net over ten thousand!
With that thought, Su Yuan was tempted.
But the problem is, can he snag one of those ten phones from Pinduobao’s hundreds of millions of users?
These kinds of activities happen almost every month, and every time, Su Yuan would camp out at the venue early, but he always ended up empty-handed.
Clearly, if it wasn’t the Pinduobao platform meddling, then it was scalpers using unknown tricks to intercept those free phones.
It’s almost impossible to counter scalper technology with manpower!
But the past is the past, and now is now!
Su Yuan wanted to give it a try!
He wanted to break through the encirclement of the scalpers!
And Su Yuan had only one reliance: the Demon Technique·Finger Weapon and his phone, which had been with him for years like a family member!
Can the effect of Machine Soul Joy match the scalper technology and expert speed?
Su Yuan didn’t know, but he wanted to try!
He called out Chen Nuoyi to watch the shop, then went alone to the changing room of the milk tea shop, opened the Pinduobao Hundred Billion Subsidy venue, and smoothly entered the free new phone grabbing event.
At this time, there was only one minute left on the countdown before the event began.
Within this minute, Su Yuan quickly adjusted his breathing to ensure he was in peak condition.
Then, Demon Technique·Finger Weapon activated!
The next second, a familiar feeling of being heart and soul connected with his phone surged in.
Machine Soul Joy effect, activated!
Both Su Yuan and the phone pushed their performance to the limit, like two bombs about to explode, ready to unleash earth-shattering power!
"Machine Soul, let’s show those tech-using scalpers the power of our bond!" Su Yuan murmured, his gaze fixed on the big red button on the screen.
Countdown, five seconds!
Time seemed to slow down at that moment.
Four... Three... Two... One!
Just as the countdown was about to end, a light flashed in Su Yuan’s eyes, and he was about to press his finger!
But just then, click—
The dressing room door opened, and Chu Lanxi walked in!
Su Yuan was momentarily distracted, missing the best moment to press the purchase button, leaving his finger hovering in mid-air.
"Slacking off, huh? I might report you for absenteeism." Chu Lanxi greeted Su Yuan with a playful smile.
But soon, he realized something was amiss.
For Su Yuan’s entire being was surrounded by a bone-chilling coldness, making Chu Lanxi feel a sense of dread.
It was as if he was facing not an adopted son with whom he’d shared many years, but a menacing demon!
"What... what’s going on here?" Chu Lanxi was somewhat dumbfounded.
"Lanzi, you owe me 19,999. Are you going to pay in installments or full amount?" Su Yuan asked grimly.
Chu Lanxi blinked, then said with some realization:
"19,999? You weren’t just trying to grab a free phone from the Pinduobao Hundred Billion Subsidy event, were you?"
"So what if I was? If not for you, I’d definitely have gotten my hands on the new phone!" Su Yuan gritted his teeth.
"Uh, well, I didn’t mean to laugh at you. I just wanted to remind you that you seem to have snatched it." Chu Lanxi pointed at Su Yuan’s phone cautiously.
Su Yuan turned around sharply and saw the screen on his phone had already switched at some point, displaying the words "Congratulations on becoming the tenth winner in this zero-cost new phone contest, receive a Qiankun Phone worth 19,999. Please fill in your delivery information promptly!"
Su Yuan was stunned.
He remembered very clearly that he didn’t press down on that button!
Which means... his phone tapped the purchase button on its own?!
