I am weak and friendly

Chapter 178 Ah, so it was [support], no, [self-deception]!

"Pingzi, Pingzi!" Tang Yiping was groggily woken up from the sofa.

When I opened my eyes, I saw Brother Ze's face.

"Hirako, get up and wash your face, then get ready for dinner."

Ah, I got fed by Brother Ze again today!
So happy!
Wait, isn't Ze-ge feeding me every day?
Would you consider this a stable food source for me?
The thought suddenly popped into Tang Yiping's head, and he quickly checked his information: stable food sources (0/1).

Is it not stable enough?

After all, Tang Yiping often goes out and has fun, and is not at work.

Or is there another determination mechanism?

Based on Tang Yiping's understanding of the "Survival Guide for the Weak," he felt that the judgment mechanism was bound to be full of pitfalls.

After Tang Yiping became a professional, a ranking system was added.

As we all know, if you give humanity a level system, humanity will automatically level up.

If you give humans an achievement system, they will automatically accumulate achievements.

You only need to give humans a task, and they will automatically complete the task.

Tang Yiping was no exception.

The main task is to continue to discover or learn new abilities, and Tang Yiping has already completed one-third of that.

However, according to Lola, everyone's potential is limited, the number of skills that everyone can learn is also limited, and the "path" required for job change is fixed, as are the conditions that need to be met.

Although Tang Yiping always felt that Lola's words were unreliable, always wrong here or wrong there, at least on the "carrion" route, Lola was right.

This shows that Lola's information is still somewhat reliable.

So we'll probably need to gather more information to figure out how to proceed.

Of course, Tang Yiping's system seems to be a little different from other people's systems.

For example, he's already a professional, but the [Community] and [Shop] features aren't available yet. Meanwhile, Lola, Lux, and Stokka clearly already have similar features, allowing them to exchange, trade, and communicate remotely.

For example, it seems difficult for others to learn skills. For instance, Lola has eaten countless stinky tofu pieces, but she still hasn't learned how to eat carrion.

And Stoká...

Tang Yiping was thinking when Ze Ge suddenly ran over with a strange expression.

"Hirako...did you use my computer last night?"

"No!" Tang Yiping said, "I fell asleep last night."

"Strange, an idea suddenly popped into my head last night, but I didn't have time to write it down, and I actually finished writing it this morning..."

"Brother Ze, have you forgotten that I'm a useless weakling who can't do anything?" Tang Yiping asked. "Did you finish writing it in a daze last night, and then forget about it after you fell asleep?"

"Really? Really? Really?" Ze Ge, with his messy hair, was completely baffled. "Pingzi, haven't you noticed that strange things are happening more and more frequently at our company? It's that mysterious bug, that quantum bit, and last night there was even a thief..."

"No way, Brother Ze, you're overthinking it."

"Really? Really? Really?" Brother Ze frowned. "Could it really be that I wrote it?"

“Who else could it be? It was just the two of us here last night. You were asleep, and I couldn’t write it. It couldn’t have been Stoka who wrote it, could it?” Tang Yiping said.

“Yeah, it couldn’t have been Stoka who wrote it.” Zege frowned. It could only have been written by himself in the middle of the night while he was half asleep.

Stoka: "Hahhhhhh..."

That's right, that's how it is with oxen and horses. They do a lot of work, but no one sees it, so it's all for nothing.

Go, Stoka!

Well done, Stoka!
That's all the help I can give you.

"If only Stoka could really help me write it." Zege stroked Stoka's head a few times and then turned away.

See? Stoka has been practicing the [Bull and Horse] skill so hard, but he still hasn't succeeded.

Tang Yiping almost learned the [Ox and Horse] skill just by watching his brother work...

This has made Tang Yiping afraid to watch his brother Ban work any longer.

Alas, geniuses are often helpless in this way.

Lux's job advancement quest requires using [Vampirism] 100 times, but she only has three available.

Therefore, the system must be quite lenient with itself.

So why did it still not succeed?

Where is the food source unstable?
As Tang Yiping was pondering, someone suddenly sat down in front of him.

"Wow, Pingzi, this is the breakfast that Brother Ze fed me today! Let me have one!" Shen Qianyu sat down in front of Tang Yiping, then reached out, pinched a small steamed bun, and stuffed it into his mouth.

Tang Yiping: "???"

"Ah, the steamed buns Brother Ze fed us today were so delicious! Even better than yesterday's!" Tang Yiping: "??????"

Damn, I knew it!

Someone must have stolen my breakfast!

So that's where the instability came from!

"Spit it out! That was my breakfast!"

Even if I throw it up, you can't eat it!

"I don't care, spit it out!"

"No, I'd rather die than throw it up!"

"Spit it out!"

"Uh--"

Tang Yiping was very disappointed. Shen Qianyu would rather be strangled to death than spit out the steamed buns he had eaten.

But here's the question: when did Shen Qianyu steal his food?

"Do you think Brother Ze is so busy that he would have time to buy you food every day?" Shen Qianyu said.

"???"

“I’m the one who buys it for Brother Ze every time!” Shen Qianyu said.

"You said that Brother Ze has never spoken to you," Tang Yiping said.

“Yeah, Ze Ge always asks in the company group chat if anyone has bought or ordered food, and then he'll bring her a portion too.” Shen Qianyu clenched his fist. “I always manage to snag one!”

Aside from you, no one else is this sleazy!

"And let me tell you a secret, but don't be jealous... I buy all of Ze-ge's meals every day!" Shen Qianyu said with a face full of happiness.

Tang Yiping: "???"

“Every time I buy food, Ze Ge asks how much it costs, and then I just tell him how much your food cost, and I pay for Ze Ge's portion myself. Ze Ge doesn't know that yet.”

Tang Yiping: "..."

system hint:

—Observe the process of Homo sapiens Shen Qianyu buying food and learn a C-level survival skill: [providing sustenance]

[Offering]: It is a blessing to be able to support the strong. Give everything you have to support them, even if you are drained dry, you will have no regrets!
Tang Yiping: "..."

I really don't know how I feel right now.

Tang Yiping: "Seriously? Even if that's Brother Ze, this is way too humiliating..."

This is different from when Brother Ze feeds Tang Yiping. When Brother Ze feeds Tang Yiping, Tang Yiping is grateful.

I'll occasionally reciprocate with snacks or something, even though they're just picked up from the ground.

Shen Qianyu is supporting him silently, without even letting Ze Ge know.

"No, I always buy you a lot more, and then I eat half of it from your meals."

Tang Yiping: "..."

Tang Yiping felt that his brain was not working properly.

What is this operation?
But at least now we know why our "food source" has become unstable...

"What Brother Ze eats is what I bought, and what I eat is what Brother Ze bought. That way, Brother Ze and I are treating each other to meals." Shen Qianyu's face was full of happiness.

Tang Yiping: "..."

system hint:

—Observing the process of Homo sapiens Shen Qianyu buying food, learning a B-level survival skill: self-deception.

[Self-deception]: Believe in yourself! You must believe! You can only survive by deceiving yourself!
No, is this an operation that can unleash two skills? Or has even the "Survival Guide for the Weak" been fooled by Shen Qianyu's unpredictable moves?

But it's Rank B! That's a really high-level skill!
You can unleash two skills at once, that's almost as good as Brother Bao!

Could it be that Shen Qianyu is a treasure from head to toe?
Tang Yiping thought that Shen Qianyu had suddenly become handsome.

It can fetch a good price!
and many more……

Tang Yiping suddenly had an idea.

If I find someone to learn the skill of "Supply" and then have that person "Supply" me, would that be considered a stable source of food?

Tang Yiping felt that his idea could be used as a street lamp.

But... I really want to try it!

(End of this chapter)