Josh thought for a moment, "Do you think Old Mrs. Cao’s words are credible?"
Yuze nodded, "It’s believable."
"Why are you so sure?" Josh was puzzled.
Yuze patted her head, "You little fool, when goodwill reaches 100%, an NPC won’t lie to the player."
Josh: "...Oh."
She was still not convinced, "But not lying doesn’t mean they won’t hide something."
Yuze thought for a moment, "You’re right. We need to find someone else to verify."
Josh suddenly leaned in suspiciously, "Tell me honestly, is Old Mrs. Cao’s goodwill really that easy to increase?"
Yuze couldn’t help but laugh, admiring her keenness, "Alright, I’ll tell you, it’s one of my personal skills."
"Personal skill?" Josh raised an eyebrow.
Yuze nodded, shared his attribute panel with her, "It’s something in the special skills section. I got a skill that lets me quickly gain NPC goodwill during a dungeon before."
Josh vaguely remembered she also had a special skill. She opened her attribute panel, and indeed saw a skill called "Super Sensing" in the special skills section.
She shared her attribute panel with Yuze, "Is it this one?"
Yuze nodded.
She was curious, "How do you use this skill?"
Yuze told her to place her hand on him, "Now imagine in your head activating the special skill on me."
Josh placed her hand on his chest, imagining the "Super Sensing" skill in her mind.
Suddenly, a strange sensation flowed into her mind from where her hand touched.
She looked up at Yuze, inexplicably thinking he... was very cute?
What the heck!
Josh quickly withdrew her hand.
Yuze saw her reaction, "What? Did you sense something?"
Josh’s expression was hard to describe, "I think I feel... you’re very cute?"
Yuze chuckled, "Yes, that’s what I’m feeling now. The Super Sensing skill allows you to perceive the other person’s current emotions through physical touch. Since I feel you’re cute now, your perception of emotions makes you think I’m cute when you look at me."
Josh’s ears turned red, "Why would you say something like ’I find you cute’ so naturally?"
Yuze didn’t realize what he said, seeing her silent, "What?"
Josh shook her head, "Nothing, it’s just a pretty useless skill."
Yuze glanced at her amusingly, "Do you know how many people run hundreds of dungeons and can’t get a single special skill? Your skill probably came to you when the dean forced a body swap with Code 7 in the last dungeon."
Josh cleared her throat, "Uh... maybe, let’s go ask around elsewhere."
Yuze agreed and suddenly said, "This skill is actually quite handy. You can understand the mood of corpses before their death through touch, and also sense the current emotions of other NPCs. Special skills, if used well, can be very useful."
Josh nodded, "I’ll think about it more."
The two walked a bit, then halted simultaneously.
Yuze looked at her, "Where to now?"
Josh tapped her chin, "How about I use the skill to check on the Holy Daughter?"
Yuze stroked his chin, "That’s doable, but she’s unconscious now, so you might not sense much."
Josh blinked at him, then suddenly said, "How about we split up? I’ll go check on the Holy Daughter, you go find Yunbing for intel."
"No way!" Yuze refused without a second thought.
Josh teased him, "Why so eager? Yunbing likes you so much, won’t she spill everything to you? Such a convenient intel gatherer!"
Yuze glared at her, "Little Tactician Lady."
Josh smiled, "Mm-hmm?"
Yuze pinched her face, gritting his teeth, "I’m your dear leader, not a gigolo from the red-light district!"
Josh let him squeeze her face, studying his handsome close-up face seriously, "You could be, and do quite well."
Yuze’s expression darkened, with a "pop," two cat ears appeared.
Josh couldn’t help but burst out laughing, "How did you get so worked up that your ears popped out? Captain, I must admit, you’re really cute now!"
"Josh..." Yuze gritted his teeth, waving cat paws and lunging at her.
Seeing him annoyed, Josh quickly used Spider Silk to shift him away.
Yuze, brandishing his cat paws, attacked again.
Josh shifted him away once more.
After several rounds, Yuze gradually gauged her speed, each time getting closer in a blink.
Josh’s lips twitched, "Captain, can’t you take a joke? I was teasing you..."
Just then, Yunbing and Yuntian were passing by in the not-so-far distance.
Josh’s eyes lit up, throwing Yuze into Yunbing’s arms.
She turned and ran, an explosion sound "bang" coming from behind.
Josh’s legs moved quicker.
Such a loud noise, he must be really mad, only a fool would stick around.
Behind her came Yunbing’s loud call, "Little Ze! Little Ze, why are you running?!"
"Ouch... Little Ze, why did you hit me? Ugh... you’re really strong."
Josh didn’t expect Yunbing to be into that. She could already imagine Yuze’s face turning pitch black.
Not daring to stay longer, she quickly ran into the ancestral hall, locking the door.
Yuze was tangled with Yunbing and didn’t catch up for a while.
Josh quickly opened the system to message him: [Alright then, you gather intel from Yunbing, I’ll gather intel on the Holy Daughter.]
[You little rascal, just wait!]
Josh breathed a sigh of relief.
She exited through the side door of the ancestral hall, right beside the Holy Daughter’s houseboat.
Several women were guarding the houseboat, and Yue Xi was coming out.
Josh greeted her: "Aunt."
Yue Xi’s gaze was a bit complex when she looked at her.
Since the incident on the mountaintop last night, Yue Xi’s gaze held a different meaning, always looking like she wanted to say something but couldn’t get it out.
Josh moved closer, "Aunt, can I go see the Holy Daughter?"
Yue Xi frowned slightly, "You want to see the Holy Daughter?"
Josh’s face held determination, "Aunt, the Holy Daughter is the hope of our village. To save the village, I will try my best to awaken her."
[Ding! Acquired 15 from Yue Xi, current goodwill is 25.]
Yue Xi’s expression softened a bit, nodding, "Alright, go ahead, but make it quick. The Holy Daughter needs to rest."
Josh hugged Yue Xi with a smile, "Thank you, Aunt! You’re the best."
[Ding! Acquired 15 points of goodwill from Yue Xi, current goodwill is 40.]
Josh frowned slightly; wasn’t Yue Xi’s goodwill rising a bit too fast?