After buying the watch, Lin Chu intended to part ways with Xu Qianqian.
"Big brother, I hate to leave you... I originally wanted to treat you to a meal..."
"Why is the car here so fast... Oh well, I'll head back to school first~"
"Mua!"
"Mhm."
Before getting into the car, Xu Qianqian still hugged Lin Chu reluctantly and planted a sweet kiss on his cheek.
This immediately drew looks of envy, jealousy, and hatred from the surrounding pedestrians and the driver inside the car.
They thought to themselves that being kissed by such a goddess-level figure was truly worth it in this lifetime!
Even though there was still nearly an hour left on the system quest timer, allowing him to farm time until the end, Lin Chu felt it was unnecessary.
As a true man-god, one should act as one pleases rather than being controlled by a quest and farming just for the sake of it—that lacked vision.
As the saying goes, steady streams flow far.
As long as the system was there, that was his greatest foundation of confidence.
Secondly, because he had spent a long time sitting in an office lacking exercise, coupled with his daily habits of smoking, drinking, and irregular sleep schedules, he felt somewhat physically exhausted after walking around all afternoon.
It wasn't for nothing that people said having a body in your thirties wrapped around a soul in your twenties was a real thing.
He really couldn't imagine how girls were creatures capable of shopping all day without ever getting tired.
It seemed he really needed to work out and get into shape properly.
Now that he had money, he needed a healthy body even more to fully enjoy the good life.
Otherwise...
How did that saying go again?
"Weeping into an empty cup in one's old age?"
He certainly didn't want to end up in that kind of state.
"Ding! Only by having a healthy and perfect body can one willfully enjoy life and become a true man-god!"
"Quest: [Vigorous and Robust]!"
"Requirement: Raise the [Health Value] to 80 or above!"
"Quest Rewards: [Green City Number One Villa] x1, [Primary Mixed Martial Arts] x1, [Vajra Indestructible] x1!"
"All quest-related expenses incurred by the host will be fully reimbursed by this system!"
"Damn! Did this come right on time?"
Just like that, the system seemed to have overheard his inner thoughts and immediately issued a quest.
Moreover, these quest rewards felt exceptionally awesome and practical.
First of all, the [Green City Number One Villa]—it was rumored to be one of the top villa districts in all of Hangzhou!
If he remembered correctly, it was worth several small targets.
As a man-god, how could he not have a house of his own?
This perfectly resolved the awkward predicament of him drifting in Hangzhou for years without a place to call his own.
Secondly, the [Vajra Indestructible] and physical sturdiness were going to be extremely useful for his current frail condition!
They were practically his absolute necessities!
Just as Lin Chu was sighing to himself, a voice spoke up.
"Hello sir, would you like to check out our tennis club?"
A sexy voice drifted into his ears.
"?"
He looked up, and the first things that came into his view were a pair of massive chest assets.
Damn!
For a moment, Lin Chu felt almost dizzy with dairy overload.
Taking a closer look, she was a sexy royal sister wearing a black duckbill cap, a white face mask, a pink sports vest, and grey hip-hugging yoga pants.
Compared to Xu Qianqian, the pure JK-style girl, this royal sister's figure was practically invincible.
Her curves were full and shapely, and the hips wrapped in yoga pants displayed a captivating bodily silhouette.
Her golden-ratio waist-to-hip ratio also made passing pedestrians turn their heads repeatedly.
In her hand, she was holding a stack of flyers featuring a poster for "Master Tennis Club".
"Sir?"
Behind the mask, a pair of pretty eyes were staring right at him.
"Ahem, a tennis club?"
"Yes. If you need one, you can scan the QR code above for details."
"Oh, right."
"Then I won't disturb you any longer. Have a wonderful day~"
With that, she turned around and quickly walked away, leaving behind only the faint lingering scent of perfume in the air.
"Tennis... sounds pretty good, doesn't it?"
Holding the promotional flyer, Lin Chu watched the captivating retreating figure of this top-tier royal sister and couldn't help but think to himself.
***
After returning to his tiny apartment, Lin Chu collapsed flat onto the bed, his limbs limp.
His knees were aching and his calves were weak.
Exhausted yet happy—that perfectly described him at this moment.
"Right, let me try that [Calming Sleep Tea]!"
Lin Chu suddenly remembered something, so he brewed a cup of tea and drank it down.
"Holy shit? This awesome?"
Instantly, a mysterious force from the East flooded his entire body.
All of his exhaustion vanished completely, replaced by an abundance of energy. Running a few kilometers downstairs right now would probably be an absolute breeze for him.
"Big brother, I'm at school now~ Today is the happiest day of my life so far!"
"Oh right, I'll send you the photos I took of you today!"
"You look so handsome, I couldn't help but set it as my phone wallpaper, hehe [shy]."
As soon as she returned to school, Xu Qianqian took the initiative to report in to Lin Chu.
The guys who chased her in ordinary times probably couldn't even imagine their cold, aloof goddess being so proactive in front of someone else.
"Can you treat me to a meal next time, big brother? [expectant]"
Facing Xu Qianqian's barrage of messages, Lin Chu did not rush to reply.
The first step to a man's failure was replying to someone's message instantly.
You had to project a sense of mystery and anticipation; otherwise, if it went on too long, you'd just end up being led around by the nose.
Sigma males never reply instantly—let alone when he was a man-god now!
He suddenly remembered the system's regular check-in task.
After saving the photo Xu Qianqian had sent him, he uploaded it to Douyin with the caption: "A day of shopping until my legs went soft!"
The image showed him posing at a 45-degree angle in a full outfit of DIOR menswear.
You had to admit, money really did elevate a person's appearance.
Compared to his greasy, big-headed photo from this morning, he instantly looked several notches more decent and polished.
At the same time:
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the regular check-in task!"
"In view of the host completing the check-in task for the first time, you are hereby granted four draw chances!"
"Does the host wish to draw now?"
Four?
That's awesome!
Lin Chu couldn't help but sit up excitedly from the bed, chanting silently in his heart:
"Draw!"
"Random rewards are being drawn for the host..."
Instantly, alongside the electronic chime ringing in his ears, a lucky roulette wheel appeared and began spinning rapidly.
"Obtained [Luxury Car 10% Discount Coupon] x1!"
"Obtained [Primary Quick Learning Card] x1!"
"Obtained [Novice Singing Voice] x1!"
"Obtained [Novice-level Painting] x1!"
Damn!
A [Luxury Car 10% Discount Coupon]?
Lin Chu was stunned for a moment, but immediately brushed it off with a calm smile.
That's right!
As a man-god, how could he lack a luxury car matching his status?
Daddy System really understood him after all.
As for what on earth [Novice-level Painting], [Novice Singing Voice], and [Primary Quick Learning Card] were, he only found out after looking through the system descriptions.
[Novice-level Painting]: "Enables the rapid mastery of basic sketching, coloring, and quick-drawing skills, with a proficiency comparable to students of professional fine arts academies."
Hmm... Painting?
Lin Chu stared blankly for a long time.
Thinking back to how he had dreams of becoming a painter when he was a child...
It was just a pity that he was completely inept with his hands.
Now that he had this skill, wasn't this fulfilling a childhood dream?
That being said, he just didn't know if he would have any use for it anytime soon.
[Novice Singing Voice]: "Singing prowess comparable to a professional singer, capable of handling most songs on the market."
This was good!
Previously, he was the kind of person whose singing was so out of tune it sounded like it belonged in another dimension.
Every time he went to KTV, people joked if he was there to claim lives.
Now with this, wouldn't his singing sound like heavenly music?
[Primary Quick Learning Card]: "Allows the learning of any skill or knowledge at 5 to 10 times the speed of an ordinary person. Correspondingly, the host will consume a certain amount of energy and physical stamina."
Although at first glance this prop card was only of primary grade, its functions and side effects were proportional.
Yet Lin Chu felt that this prop card was insanely awesome.
For many people—whether during their student days or after reaching adulthood—the thing they hated most was undoubtedly studying.
It was dry and tedious, and repetitive practice might not even yield the expected results.
For a man-god, the most precious things were time and life.
This card could precisely save him a massive amount of study time while simultaneously delivering the desired learning results.
However, now that he had the prop card, a question arose:
What should he study?
Suddenly, he noticed the promotional flyer in his pocket.
"Master Tennis Club!"