After the college entrance exam, he began to become a male god of extraction.

Seeing the two new features, Xu Qin was somewhat excited.

I didn't expect the guaranteed minimum to be silver.

The other one is still gold (remaining).

Two gold fragments can be randomly combined to create a legendary item.

As for these two new properties, Xu Qin naturally has no use for them; they can only be used as synthetic materials.

Especially the flavor of "Free and Easy" is just too strong.

After returning the Dragon King's Token to Jiahao, Xu Qin went back to his own bed.

"Old Xu, hurry up and start a new game!"

Liu Nanfeng called out.

"I'll stop now, I have something to do, you two have fun."

"Hey Lao Zhou, let's go find a random team."

"They're here."

Xu Qin silently recited a sentence:

"System, I want to combine the three silver traits—'The King of Arrogance,' 'Gossip,' and 'Intrigue'—into a gold trait."

Xu Qin, after all, has to do serious business.

In July, he returned to the village and obtained two useless silver traits. As for the remaining one, he has been waiting for it from mid-July to late August, a full month and a half.

[Synthetic Properties: A cunning and opportunistic manipulator, gossip, and intrigue.]

[Synthetic Attribute Grade: Gold.]

[Current host's development path: fitness, writing, reading.]

Please select a development path.

"I chose to write."

The "textual affinity" has probably reached its peak; from now on, it can probably only be used for simple reading.

"Word affinity" has two uses: improving writing style and enhancing reading focus.

If you can't improve your writing skills, then all that's left is to focus on reading.

Therefore, in order to go further, Xu Qin needs to develop another characteristic in writing.

[You have selected the specialty area: Writing.]

[Characteristics are being synthesized...]

You have gained the trait: Romantic Affinity.

[Note: Romanticism is one of the most unique styles in literary history. Possessing this characteristic will give you a strong affinity for the ethereal, fantastical, tragically beautiful, and otherworldly qualities found in literature.]

Grade: Gold.

"So it's romanticism, I like that!"

Xu Qin truly likes him.

Romanticism in literature is not the same as the romance of love between men and women.

Rather, it is a special realm where imagination transcends the limitations of reality, personal emotions are extremely intense, the spirit is extremely free, and the artistic conception is greater than realism.

Xu Qin's grandfather had specifically taught him this when he was a child.

For example, Li Bai wrote a few lines of poetry: "When I was young, I didn't know the moon, calling it a white jade plate. I also suspected it was a mirror from the Jade Terrace, flying at the edge of the blue clouds."

This is a classic example of romanticism.

Reading this kind of romantic classical Chinese prose and poetry is at least not so dry and boring, at least in Xu Qin's opinion.

Because the vast majority of classical Chinese texts, poems, and even all books are almost identical.

That's very boring, just like Chinese class, making you drowsy.

"Since it's about romantic appeal, then we should find some literary works that possess this quality to read, right?"

Xu Qin went directly to ancient literature.

Furthermore, these works have been historically verified; the rubbish ones have long been eliminated.

As for romanticism in modern literature, there isn't much of it.

Because of a very realistic point.

Who are some of the literary giants in history who possessed romantic qualities?

Xu Qin looked it up: Zhuangzi, Qu Yuan, Song Yu, Cao Zhi, Li Bai, Li He, Su Shi, etc.

In China's thousands of years of history, only a handful of people have emerged. Those who can be counted are like gods. The rest, who are not famous, are simply not talented enough to be considered worthy of the table.

In other words, in an era, over a hundred or two centuries, there may only be a handful of people who possess this trait.

"You're the most handsome, so I'll look at you first!"

Xu Qin used his computer to find Song Yu's work: "Ode to the Goddess".

This article is a typical example of Romanticism.

Song Yu was a super handsome man and a great talent in the pre-Qin era.

Like "Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River," "Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River" describes a very beautiful goddess. However, the former is not as famous as the latter. Many people may not know that there is an article called "Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River," while "Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River" is a household name.

However, the opening line of "Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River" states: "Inspired by Song Yu's account of the goddess and the King of Chu, I composed this ode."

This refers to the "Ode to the Goddess".

It tells the story of King Xiang of Chu asking Song Yu to tell the tale of the goddess of Mount Wu. King Xiang then dreamt of the goddess, which led to the creation of this article.

"How beautiful is this goddess, adorned with the grace of yin and yang! Adorned in exquisite splendor, she is like a kingfisher spreading its wings. Her beauty is unparalleled, her grace boundless..."

The goddess was incredibly beautiful, possessing the essence of heaven and earth, yin and yang... Her beauty was unparalleled, reaching the pinnacle of beauty.

Xu Qin silently recited this in his heart.

His thoughts drifted, seemingly traversing the long river of history to reach Yunmengze, where he met Song Yu, King Xiang of Chu, and that ethereal goddess who seemed to exist beyond the reach of time.

After reading it, Xu Qin felt a little melancholy because he had really immersed himself in the story.

"Romantic affinity" is a gold trait, much stronger than "literary affinity," a silver trait.

It seemed to make Xu Qin feel as if he were actually there when he read the book; he could indeed imagine those scenes.

And it was quite clear, as if it were right in front of me.

"King Xiang of Chu is still no good. If it were me, I would have charged straight in."

The "Ode to the Goddess" tells the story of King Xiang of Chu falling in love with a goddess, who also has feelings for him. However, humans and gods are different and cannot be together.

It is well known that literary youth have a unique way of thinking; they prefer the kind of love story that evokes both hatred and longing, and they enjoy the struggle of wanting something you can't have yet being unable to let go of it.

If Xu Qin were a true man, he would rush up to the goddess and say: "I wish to be with you forever, until the end of time!"

First, let's be a little artistic.

In fact, many of those literary talents were very lustful, but because they were talented, they were called dashing and romantic.

After the arts and culture.

Then hug the other person and kiss them, while simultaneously touching them all over.

Xu Qin also considered that since she was a goddess, and was said to be blessed by the yin and yang of heaven and earth, she must be at least 1.7 meters tall, with fair skin, beautiful face, long legs, big breasts and plump buttocks, and her body must be so soft and boneless that it would be very comfortable to hug her.

In Xu Qin's imagination, the goddess must be perfect; for example, her breasts must be as big as half a watermelon.

Even a man as tall as 1.9 meters couldn't grasp it with his palm.

Xu Qin then read "Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River" again. The inspiration for "Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River" came from "Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River". The core of the story is actually similar, which is that humans and gods are different, close at hand but far away, which makes people feel annoyed.

"Does this mean I'll have to write some of these kinds of frustrating plots from now on?"

Xu Qin is currently writing books on the Chiyu Forum. The books on the forum need to be literary and artistic, and have depth, otherwise people might not read them. This is a matter of system and style, just like how online novels must be enjoyable.

"Never mind, let's see!"

Xu Qin understood that romanticism wasn't limited to this kind of thing. Li Bai was romantic, Zhuangzi was romantic, and their greatest characteristic was their innate optimism and indifference to everything.

Next, Xu Qin read the works of Qu Yuan, Zhuangzi, and Liezi, and he also picked out quite a few of Li Bai's poems to read.

He reads very quickly now, and these classical Chinese texts and poems happen to have very little text, so he doesn't need to read them for long.

With his "Romantic affinity," Xu Qin can more easily immerse himself in these works and thus appreciate their essence of Romanticism.

As for writing style, Xu Qin naturally could not possess the writing style of these historical figures; he merely absorbed the essence of "romanticism."

However, Xu Qin couldn't absorb much from just one viewing.

The principle here is similar to that of "textual affinity".

Both "romantic affinity" and "literary affinity" are growth-oriented characteristics, meaning that Xu Qin is allowed to explore and grow, rather than achieving them all at once.

That night, Xu Qin pondered until after midnight, and also jotted down some creative inspirations that struck him.

Xu Qin takes writing books very seriously because it is his current career.

He wasn't sure what he would do in the future, but for now, writing books was a good option.

After military training ends, he plans to write his third book.

Xu Qin is just starting out on the forum right now, and there are still many challenges he needs to overcome.

For example, "New City Year One" only has a million collectors.

On the forum, there are still works with a collection value of tens of millions that he needs to challenge, and even masterpieces that have swept the world.

As the old saying goes, "Since we're already here..."

It seems unreasonable not to achieve something.

Besides, we now have access to new writing features.

So, let's set a small goal: for my third book, I'll aim for three million favorites?

Three million favorites is the threshold for a post to become a hit on the forum.

Correct.

Three million!