Chapter 77: Lie Detection

Chapter 77: Lie Detection

The next two days were uneventful.

Sunday morning, Gao Yang accessed his system first thing when he woke up.

He was surprised to find that he had accumulated 441 Luck points.

Three days of points accumulation and the increased rate he got from his fight with his sister in the nightmare and his fight with War Tiger in the Millenium Tower—well, it was more of a one-sided slaughter than a fight—he had acquired more Luck points than expected without him realizing.

Gao Yang felt rich.

After some deliberation, he decided to acquire another Talent. It never hurt to have more cards up his sleeves, and getting a Talent itself would grant him permanent bonuses to his stats. No matter how he thought about it, he should prioritize getting another Talent than putting all his points straight into his stats.

[It takes 120 Luck points to comprehend a new Talent. Do you confirm?]

—Yes.

[Comprehending...]

[Comprehension fails. You have used 120 Luck points.]

—Keep going. The debut release occurred at N-ov3l-Bin.

[Comprehending...]

[Comprehending...]

[Comprehension fails. You have used 120 Luck points. To comprehend again...]

—Keep going.

[Comprehending...]

[Comprehension succeeds. You have used 120 Luck points.]

[Talent: Lie Detection. Serial Number: 181. Rune Type: Wisdom.]

[Level 1 Lie Detection: Allow one to determine if the target is lying once every 48 hours.]

[Stats Bonuses of Level 1 Lie Detection: Willpower + 10, Charisma + 10.]

[Stats updated.]

[Constitution: 47 Endurance: 48]

[Strength: 17 Agility: 39]

[Willpower: 209 Charisma: 67 ]

[Luck: 132]

Gao Yang’s heart burned. He had used a total of 360 points, yet the Talent he got was so much closer to the bottom of the list than the top. Still, the first two Talents he comprehended were ranked quite high. He should be content with that. Greed was the shortcut to one’s downfall.

And the Talent would help him make deals with Liu Qingying. Being able to use it only once every 48 hours was too little though. He had to use it a few more times to push it to level 2 first. Then level 3...

—You there, System?

[Yes.]

“It’s fine. Play games when you feel like it. Not even the savior of the world can work all day without rest.” Gao Yang smothered a smile. He wasn’t a teacher surprising a student to check on their progress. Wang Zikai had no reason to be this nervous.

“Haha, you’re right!”

“About my favor, how did it go?” Gao Yang didn’t beat around the bush.

He had called Wang Zikai two days ago and explained the situation his family was in, hoping that Wang Zikai would be willing to invest in his father’s food processing factory to help them overcome this challenge.

Wang Zikai agreed without a moment of hesitation and said that his father would be back in the country for the next couple of days, and that he would talk to his father about it.

Today was the third day since then. Gao Yang thought he would’ve gotten an answer.

Wang Zikai paused for a moment. “What favor?”

Gao Yang’s heart sank, and he frowned. “About my dad. You haven’t forgotten about it, have you?”

“Hahaha, I’m just teasing you!” Wang Zikai burst out laughing. “Of course I hadn’t forgotten about something my best bro asked of me! I told my dad the moment I met him!”

“And?”

“Well.” Wang Zikai scratched his face with his finger. “He wouldn’t give me the money.”

“Have you talked to him the way I told you to?”

“No...” Wang Zikai got angry just thinking about it. “I was gonna talk to him. Actually talk. But then he scolded me for dyeing my hair and said that I looked like a thug! So I dyed my hair. So what? That’s a stereotype he got! That’s discrimination! Then we started fighting, and I forgot to ask him again...”

Gao Yang sighed. Although he was suppressing the urge to facepalm, it wasn’t that surprising to him. Wang Zikai hadn’t had a normal conversation with his parents since he was ten.

“But don’t worry!” Wang Zikai pounded on his chest. “It’s just money. I dealt with it myself!”

“Really?”

“Of course. Who do you think I am?” Wang Zikai proudly presented him with a bank card. “Here’s two million. Take it!”

“Where did you get the money?” Gao Yang was a little worried that he might have done something of a clandestine nature.

“I sold my sports car,” said Wang Zikai.

“You sold it?!” Gao Yang felt a pang in his heart. Wang Zikai bought the car for a little more than four million, but he sold it at half the price.

“Yeah!” Wang Zikai didn’t sound bothered. “It’s fine. I have Wu Dahai’s McLaren!”

“He’s only lending it to you. You’ll have to give it back sooner or later.”

“Well, about that.” Wang Zikai seemed pleased with himself. “Wu Dahai said that the car would be mine if I help him get together with Qing Ling! That’s a piece of cake to me, the matchmaking master! Didn’t I get you and Li Weiwei together with a simple text?”

Should I thank you for that?!

Gao Yang felt like punching Wang Zikai every time he thought about it. If not for the practical joke Wang Zikai pulled, he wouldn’t have gone on a date with Li Weiwei, and Li Weiwei wouldn’t have transformed into a monster and attacked him. Then she wouldn’t have died at the hand of Qing Ling, and she would still be the childhood friend he knew and trusted...

...Or he would still awaken and expose himself to another monster instead of Li Weiwei. Qing Ling might not show up to save him in that case.

In a sense, perhaps he had Wang Zikai to thank for avoiding death.

Gao Yang pushed aside the thoughts and took the bank card from Wang Zikai. “Thanks. There are procedures to follow. You should sign a contract with my dad later.”

“I don’t know how to do that!” Wang Zikai found the formalities troublesome.

“Leave that to me. You only have to sign.”

“Then sure!”

Gao Yang got to his feet. “Come on, let’s go to the Walled City of Ten Dragons. I’ll buy you barbecue!”