A single-player post-apocalyptic game, but with an all-female teammate mod.

It's all good in the end.

As our strength grows, we will eventually understand the specific differences and the essence of things.

He was more concerned about something else at that moment.

If the last time I slept with Dudu, the verbal interaction increased my trust level, it was just a guess.

This time it can be basically confirmed.

Even if the doll is replaced by a real person, the 18Xmod will still work.

In that case, increasing trust levels doesn't seem so difficult.

But Aono forgot one thing.

Last time, the increase was so much just from verbal interaction, which clearly shows that there is a difference between real people and puppets.

Trust in a real person can increase or decrease.

If there isn't genuine trust, even if he rises through such means, he will soon fall from grace.

It's even possible that the moment it's raised, it will fall back to its original state.

With excitement in his heart, Aono hugged the exhausted Dudu and drifted off to sleep.

The next morning, sunlight streamed through the gaps in the curtains and onto the dining table.

The five people sat around a table, the atmosphere subtle.

The young cook, Dudu, kept her head down, almost burying her face in the bowl of milk, her ears bright red.

But she just couldn't suppress the smile on her lips, and her eyes were full of unconcealed sweetness, like a kitten that had successfully stolen a bite.

Tsunade started clamoring for a drink early in the morning, and Coco kept giving him flirty looks.

As the empress, Ying seemed to see nothing, and continued to eat her breakfast slowly and deliberately.

Aono watched everything with a smile, but a thought stirred within him.

Now that we've found a shortcut to increasing trust levels, perhaps we should share this discovery with them.

This boost is two-way, allowing everyone to become stronger more efficiently in the future.

After whispering a few words to Dudu, he tapped his finger to bring up her personal profile.

Trust Rating: 145%

Qingye's smile faltered.

wrong.

He remembered very clearly that when he checked last night, it was definitely over 150%.

How come I fell down after taking a nap?

His gaze swept across the panel and then landed on the young cook beside him, whose face was beaming with happiness and who was cautiously glancing at him.

Snapped.

Something seemed to whisper in my mind.

Dolls have no emotions, they don't experience gains or losses, and they don't overthink things.

Therefore, as long as the conditions are met, the value will increase rigidly.

But real people are different.

If feelings or trust are not truly stable, even if they are enhanced through trickery, they will quickly decline to a level that is genuine.

Clearly, after last night's intimate encounter, Dudu's trust in him has indeed increased.

However, the increase was less than 20%, and the current stable value is the true confidence level.

Fortunately, it didn't drop below 140%, so the bonus is still there.

Aono was silent for a moment, then closed the panel without changing his expression, as if nothing had happened.

He cleared his throat. "Alright, let's get down to business."

"Today is the same as yesterday, continue fighting monsters, leveling up, and collecting resources and materials."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over Dudu, his tone softening slightly, carrying a hint of barely perceptible gentleness.

"Dudu, you worked hard last night. If you're not feeling well, you can rest today."

Dudu paused for a moment, then looked up and met Qingye's gaze.

The blush on her face had not yet faded, but she shook her head vigorously, her voice firm.

"No! I can do it, I've fully recovered!"

This wasn't just forcing herself; the increase in her level had greatly enhanced her physical abilities.

Although Aono had gone through a lot of trouble, he had recovered almost completely overnight.

Seeing how determined the young cook was, Qingye didn't try to persuade her any further.

He thought for a moment and said, "In that case, you can come with me today and follow behind to finish off the enemies."

“Coco, now that you’ve leveled up, start switching with Dudu from today.”

Aono looked at Koko, his tone calm but undeniable, "It just so happens that you're the lowest level, so the Kage and Tsunade can level you up more quickly."

After a pause, Aono turned his gaze to the Kage and Tsunade.

"Hurry up and level up. I estimate that level 20 should be the maximum. Then we can consider tackling the BOSS."

Ying didn't speak, but quietly stood up and straightened the hem of her clothes, which were perfectly wrinkle-free.

Her gaze swept lightly over Qingye's hand resting on Dudu's shoulder, then returned to Qingye's face, and she nodded slightly to indicate that she understood.

Tsunade pursed her lips; she wasn't particularly interested in defeating the BOSS, but she didn't object either.

The feeling of leveling up and becoming stronger is great. Whether you fight bosses or not, it's never wrong to work hard to level up.

Coco opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something.

But in the end, it wisely closed its eyes.

Aono and Dudu are clearly having an affair, so going to be a third wheel at this time would only lower her own popularity.

This is not in line with her goals.

A dozen minutes later.

Under an unreal, azure sky, Aono led Dudu into a silver metal building.

After watching the two figures disappear, Ying strode towards another silver metal building not far away.

Tsunade and Koko exchanged a glance and followed closely behind.

And so, the five members of Aono began to level up rapidly and increase their strength.

During the day, fight monsters and conquer metal buildings to gain experience; at night, train in the training ground to extract chakra.

At night, Aono even wanted to build trust with Dudu a little more.

The genitals are a shortcut to a woman's heart.

This statement is not entirely true, but it is not entirely wrong either.

The trust value increased by 18Xmod will leave some after sex.

Aono wanted to see if he could raise Dudu's trust level to 160% before fighting the BOSS, thus gaining a new and powerful bonus.

Trust levels become increasingly difficult to increase as you progress.

Correspondingly, the bonuses given are becoming increasingly powerful.

From physical constitution to mental state to soul.

It's immediately obvious that its value is constantly increasing.

Several days passed, and the accumulated materials were finally enough to upgrade the training room.

“Mr. Aono, that’s enough.”

Back on the Ark, while waiting for dinner, the silver-haired older sister, having finished her daily shop purchases and supplies tallying, found Aono.

She patted the notebook she was using to take notes, her fingertips tracing the list of materials, her tone carrying a hint of relief at having completed the task.

"All the materials needed to upgrade the training room are in the warehouse."

Upon hearing this, Aono immediately got up and went to the warehouse area to collect the materials.

A few minutes later, he went to the console.

Submit the materials from your system inventory to the console, and the building icon for the training room will light up.

This is a sign that it can be upgraded.

Aono clicked and selected upgrade.

The console emitted a slight buzzing sound, then returned to silence.

At this point, the training room icon on the console had become much larger.

[Training Room lv.2]

Aono took a look at the effects of the Level 3 training room and found that it added an entry position.

In other words, two martial artists can join the company at the same time.

One person can mentor three people, meaning there are six students simultaneously who can benefit from the bonus.

Of course, the bonuses received are related to the martial arts instructors they are assigned to, and cannot be applied in combination.

Aono turned and left the office, not in a hurry to check the changes in the training room.

Anyway, after dinner, everyone will go to the training room together for chakra extraction training.

The training room in the Level 2 training room has expanded its area again, almost to the size of a gymnasium.

Aside from that, it looks the same as the previous preview.

Now one coach can instruct three students at the same time.

That is, it can provide a buff to three people at the same time.

Now Qingye, Dudu, and Koko can finally enjoy the bonus at the same time.

The speed of chakra extraction increases by one-fifth.

The busy and fulfilling days passed by exceptionally quickly.

Two days have passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Shadow finally reached the level cap.

As expected, just as Aono predicted, the level cap is 20.

Aono followed closely behind.

His monster-killing efficiency is slightly lower than Ying's, but he has a talent bonus, so he gains more experience.

Next is Dudu. She started early and was mentored by Kage and Aono in turn, so it's normal that she's a step ahead of Tsunade.

Coco was the last person to reach level 20, more than a week later than Ying.

This was the result of Qingye and the others feeding her almost all the mechanical monsters to level her up after they reached the maximum level.

There's no way around it; it's like how a shadow's lightning can subdue a mechanical monster.

Coco's expertise in firearms is countered by these mechanical monsters.

Even if she levels up, it will be difficult for her to level up by fighting monsters on her own.

These days, seeing Dudu and Qingye being so loving, Coco is getting really anxious.

She wanted to do something to improve her standing in Aono's eyes.

But fighting monsters, managing resources, and extracting chakra have completely drained her energy.

I have the will, but not the power.

While waiting for Coco to level up, Qingye and Dudu were also busy.

The two have successively completed the chakra extraction training.