Travelling Frog

Chapter 11

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The appearance of the arch bridge in the courtyard interface can be selected, and the code editing permission is open, so anyone can modify it freely; in addition to it, other fixed furnishings in the courtyard are also designed in the same way, probably to expand the upper limit of players' free play and enhance playability, just like some console games encourage players to create their own mods.

The game uses a relatively niche computer language. If it were an ordinary player, they would not understand it and would just leave it there and not touch it, but this happens to be Hojo Natsuki's comfort zone.

It took him ten minutes to easily debug a relatively simple effect, but before he could make any further attempts, the frog came back.

On the screen, the alert Gua Gua glanced at the message on his phone and stepped tentatively on the stone steps.

Walk down calmly, unmoved.

After walking a dozen steps, he looked back.

[[Qin Frog] Favorability 20]

[[Qin Frog] Current Favorability -130]

Hojo Natsuki was overjoyed. He had thought it would be great if his favorability score didn't decrease. He never expected that a little gadget he made could add so much.

He couldn't understand Kurosawa's feelings, and boldly guessed that the frog might like shiny things like the dragon, so he would give gifts in this area in the future.

Just ask.

[Natsuki]:Do you like diamonds, gold, or jade

Qinwa saw the message, but read it without replying.

After a while, it asked: [Where is the simulated shooting range? ]

Hojo Natsuki: “…”

It’s really difficult. Can players only rely on blind guessing to find out what people like

The number on the avatar bubble changed to 4. There were only 4 messages left in the chat quota for today. The system only said that it would be reset every 24 hours, but it didn't specify whether it was in the game or in real life. Hojo Natsuki decided to keep one or two to see if the unused number could be added to the next day.

He answered concisely: [You can see it when you open the door. You can figure out how to use it yourself.]

Kurosawa Jin was thinking about what the code word for "open the door" was.

He looked around and couldn't find a second door in this cramped little room, so he opened the door.

All I saw was the mottled white lime on the corridor walls.

He closed the door, paused for a few seconds, then turned the handle in the opposite direction—

A brand new space appeared in front of him, a vast expanse of silver-white. This large venue was three or four meters high and very spacious, covering at least three hundred square meters. The walls were all flawless white, and when Kurosawa Jin looked over, he saw the word "Wele" slowly appearing on the wall facing him.

Kurosawa Jin: “…”

He decisively closed the door, turned it right, and opened it normally.

It was still an ordinary corridor, gray and old, with cracked walls that were about to fall off, revealing the gray concrete inside.

Close it again and turn left.

—The wonderful space appeared again.

"Wele" was still displayed on the screen. In the middle was a rectangular space with the floor opened to both sides, and a row of display cabinets rose from the bottom.

In the display cabinet, there are sniper rifles of various models, and the gun bodies quietly reflect the cold light under the light.

Kurosawa Jin's attention was attracted by these guns. After a while, he took the first step.

The word "Wele" on the screen disappeared and turned into a guide for beginners.

[Welcome to the [simulated shooting range] prepared by Natsuki for you.]

[We will develop a comprehensive training plan for you based on your shooting level and personal needs. Next...]

The calm AI female voice, combined with the animation played on the big screen, guided Kurosawa to get started with the various functions of the "simulated shooting range".

The more he experienced, the more doubts Kurosawa became.

The technology level of this place is at least ten years ahead of the current level, and the door handle turns left and right to connect to different spaces. Only Weekly Jump dares to draw it like this. But these strange things have been happening to him for several days.

Fortunately, Kurosawa Jin is a person with excellent survival and acceptance abilities. No matter how bad the environment he is thrown into, his first reaction is to struggle.

Just survive and then use the existing resources to live better.

He doesn't know what that person wants from him yet, but since the other party has given him such a big gift, he will definitely make the best use of it.

Kurosawa spent half an hour going through all the functions of the simulated shooting range. The most useful feature for him was the "scene simulation".

He inputs the location and time of the sniping, as well as personal information such as the target's height, weight, and range of activities. The AI will help him design a sniping plan based on the activity map, and then simulate training in a holographic scene, with the buildings restored one-to-one, and even details such as wind direction and humidity will be taken into consideration. Regardless of success or failure, there will be detailed data review and guidance after the end.

The assassination of Hamano finally saw a turning point.

When Hojo Natsuki came online again, he saw two messages pop up on the system.

[[Qinwa] really likes the [simulated shooting range] you set up, favorability 20]

[[Qin Frog] Current Favorability -110]

Hojo Natsuki: “!!!”

It's getting better. This time the gift finally touched Gua Gua's heart and really raised the banner of counterattack in favorability! I casually added 40 in one day. At the latest, it will be back to positive numbers in a week!

The phased victory has been achieved, and we are ready to continue the charge.

I just asked it whether it likes valuable hard currencies such as gold, diamonds and jade, but it didn't give a direct answer, perhaps it is not very interested.

Frogs have hearts of steel. They can easily refuse delicious food, so they probably can't be easily swayed by money.

Hojo Natsuki crossed out the option of "throwing money around" in his mind.

Add ten points to the favorability. The frog likes steps that light up when it steps on them.

But what is it about this that strikes its fancy? It lights up when you touch it, and I've never seen it before, so I think it's very interesting

If "newness" is used as the criterion for choosing gifts, there are many things in the mall that meet the requirement, such as rocket launchers, intercontinental missiles and artificial satellites. A little kid living in a shabby house must have never seen such things.

Xia Shu was stuck in a dilemma and was ready to find a friend to discuss the matter, but when he opened Line, he found that there was no suitable candidate at all.

His contact book can be simply divided into three categories: those he needs to deal with for work or research, those who are out of touch with normal life, and those who are not human (specifically Dazai Osamu).

He first sent a message to Nakahara Chuuya, finding a photo of a glittering staircase and sending it to him: "If you like to step on glowing stairs, what other gifts would you like?"

Nakahara Chuuya is a straight man, and he replied puzzledly: "I can't answer that. I don't think there's anything to like about this kind of staircase."

So Natsuki turned to Ozaki Kouyo for help and forwarded the problem.

Tail Gas Hongye raised his eyebrows slightly, thought for a few seconds, and thought he had understood something from a few words, and replied: "This person may be very girly and more fond of romance? How about trying this direction?"

Girlish heart.

Hojo Natsuki realized it.

The frog is so difficult to understand. Maybe it is a little frog with a cute girl's heart and a man's appearance. The way of thinking of men and women seems to come from two completely different planets, so he can never understand what it is thinking.

Wait, the koto frog has such long hair, could it actually be a girl? It, it is also Kotoko

Hojo Natsuki opened the property panel of the koto frog and reconfirmed that the gender column was indeed written as 'male', and felt relieved.

In order to maintain his hard-earned favorability, he decided to be a little more cautious in gift giving, not to act rashly, and to leave Qin Wa alone for a few days.

Then I increased my favorability score myself!

[[Piano Frog] stayed in the [simulated shooting range] you set up for 12.9 hours]

[[Qin Frog] Favorability 3]

[[Frog] stayed in the [simulated shooting range] you set up for 15.6 hours]

[[Qin Frog] Favorability 2]

[[Qinwa] is out]

[The Frog is back]

[[Qinwa] did not bring you any special products]

[[Frog] stayed in the [simulated shooting range] you set up for 14.3 hours]

[[Qin Frog] Favorability 1]

[[Qin Frog] Current Favorability -104]

—I’m getting better. I’m really getting better!

Little Guagua, who is always away from home, has fallen in love with the simulated shooting range. He stays at home every day, and players gain favor by doing nothing. It seems like a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

After watching the report, Hojo Natsuki switched the game interface to the [Simulated Shooting Range] to observe Gua Gua playing with the gun.

He could see the shooting results and training plan of the Frog, and a hit rate statistics table like a report card stood in front of the player. Xia Shu saw that its progress was very fast and obvious. In just three days, the firearm proficiency rose from B- to B. It was worthy of being the ultimate growth type of the shooting talent 3S.

Qinwa strictly follows the difficulty level training plan formulated by the AI to carry out training, and also does additional training on its own, working incredibly hard.

At this moment, the ferocious little frog was carrying a rifle. It was quiet and motionless, like a frame of a picture, and only followed the moving bull's eye on the screen. It was so serious and quiet that Hojo Natsuki, who was staring at it outside the screen, also held his breath.

[boom-]

The dragonfly in the holographic image was shot down and fell to the ground, dying.

Then the screen went dark, and when it lit up again, the picture changed. The sniper target changed from a dragonfly to a bee scurrying around among the flowers. The frog changed its posture slightly, but still remained highly focused on the target.

Hojo Natsuki: “…”

Something is wrong.

For more than ten hours a day, Qinwa just practices shooting in the virtual shooting range, without eating or doing any work. He only knows how to shoot bees and butterflies. Isn't he just like the internet-addicted teenager who is addicted to CS in real life

But it has to go to school! How can it only play FPS games at its age

Hojo Natsuki immediately activated the anti-addiction mode of the simulated shooting range, and mercifully limited the usage time to 6 hours, considering that Qinwa himself was quite hardworking and would at least take the initiative to go out to the coffee shop to do homework (not really). He also went to the mall and ordered more than a dozen sets of supplementary books, intending to let the little guy study well.

He thought about it and felt that positive encouragement was more useful than excessive restrictions, so he manually adjusted the settings. As long as Qinwa was willing to do the questions well, he could play for a while longer.

Alas, I am really worried about this unfortunate little kid's studies.

The frog was facing away from him, aiming at the little butterfly intently, while Hojo Natsuki propped up his chin and thought tolerantly: "If it only knows how to play CS every day, what will it do when it enters society in the future? ... When it grows up a little, it will understand my painstaking efforts. I am doing this for its own good."

[Countdown to prevent addiction: 01:08:33]

(End of this chapter)