I am weak and friendly

Chapter 180: I don't even know how to copy code (Bonus chapter 510 for hallliana)

"What is your current survival level?" Tang Yiping asked.

"I'm with my companions, and our current survival level is LV4 (grouping together for warmth)," Stoka remarked.
"What kind of environment did your true form exist in? You must have paid a heavy price to become a [Carrion Eater]. Indeed, only someone with such unwavering will as you could become such a powerful professional as a [Carrion Eater]!"

Tang Yiping: "..."

Is it possible that this place is my true form right now?

You tell me, I clearly have a house to live in, food to eat, clothes to wear, and I can even change clothes whenever I want.

Where were people starving, naked, and homeless?
Tang Yiping felt that it was too abstract.

The evaluation system of "The Survival Guide for the Weak" is hard to understand.

But... how come Stoka's survival level is so high?

My current living conditions are worse than those of a dog?
Tang Yiping felt that he was truly injured.

Stokka sighed and said, "I understand. I will keep an eye on this information. However, you may have to wait a while. It will be difficult to find information among my friends that matches the value of C-level resources, since their talents are too low."

Is the talent level too low?
Tang Yiping thought of Lola, who was "smart since childhood" and could learn the A-level survival skill [Carrion] just like him; he thought of Lux, who was obviously much smarter than Lola but could only learn the C-level skill [Vampirism]; and he thought of Stoker, whose intelligence far surpassed his own but who couldn't even learn a second C-level skill.

An absurd idea suddenly popped into my head:

Holy crap, are Stoka's friends also a bunch of guys whose IQs are way too high?
Given the anti-heroic nature of this "Guide to Survival of the Weak," it's quite possible.

If you study hard, you'll eventually get weaker, right?

What exactly is this "Survival Guide for the Weak"?
That said, you might say the "Survival Guide for the Weak" is useless, but its skills are indeed quite powerful.

Lux's [Vampirism] seems to be somewhat useful.

So what exactly is the logic behind this?
As the saying goes-

The stronger, the weaker.

The weaker, the stronger.

Does that mean the dumber you are, the smarter you are?
Wow, so Lola was indeed smart from a young age!
At this moment, Tang Yiping truly realized how terrifying Lola was.

No wonder Stokka is Lux's friend. A weakling like Stokka wouldn't even make it into Lola's circle of friends!
No wonder she is so proud and confident.

That's the source of confidence!
As for her other skill, the B-level [Self-Deception], only Lola's friends, who have been clever since childhood, might be able to digest it.

Tang Yiping himself wasn't very interested in this skill; he always had a white moonlight in his heart.

In any case, he needs to leave a slot for the S-rank skill [Stacked State].

This skill alone, regardless of its evaluation or appearance, seems very powerful.

But there's absolutely no way to learn this skill! How could a human possibly acquire it?
Tang Yiping had a feeling that the upcoming job change and the rewards for increasing his survival level would probably be different from what he had imagined.

[The Survival Guide for the Weak] is such an abstract system!

After chatting with Stoka for a while, the office door was opened.

Brother Ban walked in.

"What are you talking about with the office door closed?" Ban asked.

"Brother Ban, you're here. Why are you so late today? How was last night?"

"Don't worry about such things, kids."

Tang Yiping: "..."

Master, you've changed!
You used to be a good master who would tell his disciples everything!

Now you actually despise your disciple? And all of this was for a woman...

Tang Yiping's mind was already filled with images of the Niu Ma Sect where master and disciple turned against each other because of a woman...

"Stoka, smell Master... no, does Brother Ban have any smell?" Tang Yiping said. Then he was glared at by Brother Ban.

"To be frank, my parents came over last night and arranged a blind date for me..." Brother Ban sighed, "but the girl didn't even show up. She probably didn't even like me..."

"What kind of girl is this? She's so blind!" Tang Yiping exclaimed. "She doesn't even like the guys in our class! That's outrageous!"

"Sigh..." Brother Ban sighed, stopped talking, turned on his computer, and continued to revise his plan.

Tang Yiping watched Ban Ge's retreating figure.

A body that's growing increasingly broad, hair that's thinning more and more, a life that's becoming increasingly bleak...

"Brother Ban, we must make Dog Translator a success and a big success!" Tang Yiping clenched his fist.

For the sake of Master's lifelong happiness, we must also encourage Master to cheer up.

Thinking this, Tang Yiping turned around and started copying code again.

As he was copying, Tang Yiping suddenly remembered something.

Last night, Ze Ge preferred to work overtime at the office rather than go home...

"Hey, do you know what the girl on that blind date's name is?"

"No, they didn't even show their faces. It was all one-sided, with both sets of parents involved, so I didn't ask."

Oh no, really...

What are you thinking? There's no such thing as a coincidence.

Tang Yiping shook his head. "The sect's mascot is actually the blind date of an outer sect elder and she stood him up"—this huge gossip that could ignite the entire company was best kept to himself.

Regardless of whether it's true or not, if even the slightest rumor gets out, Shen Qianyu will surely jump off the eighth floor to prove his innocence with his death.

He might also end up banging his head against his brother's desk and dying.

Although it would be good for Stoka to have brains to eat this way, he would forever lose a provider who not only bought him food but also tasted a portion of it first to test for poison.

Wait, when did I learn to deceive myself?

Tang Yiping shook his head, dismissing all this nonsense.

Then they started copying again.

"Aaaaaah... Why is this so difficult!" A few minutes later, Tang Yiping started banging on the table again.

What's it like to not even know how to copy code?
Listening to his commotion, Brother Ban sighed deeply.

He felt that his product might really be... struggling to survive.

Tang Yiping knew that his brother Ban had high hopes for the Dog Translator product and wanted to make it a success. However, Tang Yiping only had outdated programming skills, and it was really difficult for him to write a satisfactory product using those technologies that were ridiculed all over the internet!
Now it's truly starting from scratch.

Tang Yiping encountered several technical problems and didn't know where to find the answers, so he decided to open a forum and start a thread to ask.

Then I saw that someone had sent me another message in the background.

In fact, Tang Yiping receives many messages every day, but the person who sent this message is rather special.

A girl nicknamed "A Messy Gutter" (who has turned evil and has a romantic partner) tirelessly pleaded backstage: "Master, Master, please accept me as your disciple! I'm very capable, I can do anything!"

Huh, this guy's connected to the internet?
Just as Tang Yiping was about to ruthlessly click the "X" button, a thought suddenly struck him.

"Wait...can I...?"

"Want to become my apprentice? Sure, I'll give you a problem. If you can finish it by tomorrow, I might consider it..."

Tang Yiping sent his requirements directly.

How cunning I am!
Shame on you, Tang Yiping!
(End of this chapter)