Chapter 31
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Chapter 31
Arnold is a very efficient and serious person. Once he makes a decision, he immediately carries out the plan without hesitation.
This also applies to his new feelings.
So after returning to Astronaut Star, Arnold told his small pet that he had something to do, and immediately went to the office.
Before the office door was even closed, Arnold spoke to the connected terminal 1086, "In the name of Empire General, I command you to immediately pull up Fu Yue’s overall impression data on me."
In order to defeat the enemy, one must first understand the enemy. This was what Arnold was taught in the first military class at the Empire Elite Training Institute.
But this time, it seemed like he had more than just Fu Yue as an enemy.
[Command denied. As per the advice of your personal physician Carter and the newly enacted Krud people Emotional Generation Regulation, we can only inform the General that Fu Yue’s admiration value for you has not reached the required level yet. Please continue your efforts.] Arnold, "…" Although the voice of 1086 was still cold and mechanical, Arnold somehow felt a sense of happiness from within it.
Even though the low admiration value was expected, Arnold still casually tapped the terminal with his foot when it was explicitly pointed out like this.
Humph, weak artificial intelligence system.
But dealing with it can wait for now, because Arnold has come up with a way to increase admiration points.
During the meeting break, he reflected on the reasons for his previous failures. He discovered a common feature among them – that these methods were basically created from information gathered from the entire universe.
But Fu Yue has always lived in the relatively small and closed environment of Blue Star, and according to his investigation, all of her activities were completed within Blue Star’s Hua Country.
"So now, what he needed to do was very clear: ‘1086, gather all the files related to love or increasing admiration points in Blue Star Hua Country, analyze them, and give me the results.’"
"[Received.] "Hmm…" Arnold paused, remembering the recent regulations and Carter’s authority command, and said, "Also send the analysis results separately to Carter and Peidi, inform them of my research purpose, and have them analyze it simultaneously."
After giving the command, Arnold looked at Fu Yue experiencing interstellar shopping in the living room through the 3D projection, his red eyes showing confidence in victory.
About two hours later, the three of them finally logged into the virtual conference room with the analyzed data organized.
Arnold, with a serious look, began with his conclusion, "After analyzing numerous 2D movies, TV shows, and books, I believe ‘dating’ is the most effective way to increase favorability ratings between males and females." Carter, who seemed eager to try out this firsthand emotional data, was clearly excited from the beginning of the meeting. So, after Arnold, he spoke first, "No objections! I didn’t expect the people of Blue Star to have so much literary material about emotions, it was a big blind spot for me…" Excited Carter seemed like he had come across some advanced research material and was studying the texts carefully. He even enthusiastically introduced, "I’m currently reading this text titled ‘The Dominating Marshal Falls for Me,’ which seems to align with your identity."
After nodding, Arnold also added this book to his collection.
"I don’t understand, General," questioned Peidi, "these so-called dates refer to females and males going out alone to places other than their home."
"So, General had similar interactions with Blue Star people’s pets before, can’t these be defined as dates?" This was a question Peidi thought about for a long time, as the only person present who didn’t have a pet but was still called by the General to the meeting.
Peidi felt the weight of the General’s trust on his shoulders. Only by sharing his insights could he show his worth here.
"No!" Carter interrupted excitedly, "In Blue Star, for an act to be called a date, both male and female need to engage in lip contact friction before the activity ends, only then can it be considered a successful date."
"Hmm." Arnold nodded slightly, clearly in agreement with Carter’s theory, and gave Peidi a look that said, "Your information is incomplete."
Getting the signal from the commander, Peidi felt like he had suffered ten thousand points of damage.
However, Arnold didn’t focus on his deputy, but continued explaining the process of a date, "This behavior includes but is not limited to playing at ancient entertainment facilities, observing the physiological behaviors of animals and plants, eating, and ending with lip friction."
"And throughout the activity, it’s best to have no external interference." Carter used a TV series called "Princess Returning Pearl" as an example, saying, "In this show, it was because the female blood relative participated in their date and disturbed the blood relative’s recruitment of a female companion, that a series of complicated events occurred."
Arnold nodded firmly, "I will eliminate all distractions."
But Carter pondered, "In the early stages of building attraction between males and females, we also need to find a good reason to make it happen."
Arnold replied, "I already have plenty of good reasons to go on a date."
Listening to Arnold and Carter’s conversation from the sidelines, Peidi couldn’t hold back anymore and suggested, "Effective communication is crucial during a date. In some 2D animations, positive interaction can rapidly increase a female’s admiration levels during a three-hour dinner party."
Just as Arnold was about to note this suggestion, he heard 1086 objections.
[Warning! When conversing with Fu Yue in a normal way, causing her to feel pleased only accounts for 1-11% of the entire conversation. Please be careful.]
Arnold and Peidi were silent, while Carter’s laughter filled the room, echoing with bursts of triumphant giggles.
Afterwards, Arnold quickly decided on the location and details of the date, made note of some key points, then announced the end of the meeting and hurriedly logged off.
Excited throughout, Carter, after Arnold logged off, eagerly exclaimed, "I want to go try out dating with Minli too!"
In the end, only Peidi was left alone in the meeting room, staying silent.
After finishing all the preparations for the dates efficiently, Arnold finally left the office before dinner.
Now only the formal invitation to Fu Yue was left.
He walked into the living room and saw the Blue Star people who had been waiting for him to come back. All he had to do was casually say they could go out the day after tomorrow, and he believed his little pet in front of him would not refuse.
"Let’s… let’s have dinner first."
Even though she didn’t understand why Arnold suddenly said those words and stood still without thinking of ordering, Fu Yue, who had been patiently waiting for the boss’s answer with a somewhat stiff neck due to the dressing fee she received a few days ago, continued to wait.
"Why are you looking at me?" Arnold turned his face to the other side, subconsciously avoiding eye contact with Fu Yue.
"General, what would you like to eat today? Please decide quickly… I can’t hold on much longer."
Arnold finally seemed to react, saying, "Um… you can order."
Great! Fu Yue glanced at Arnold, who seemed out of it today. She ordered everything she wanted to eat.
Soon, the table was filled with food.
Happily, Fu Yue started eating. After a while, she suddenly realized that something was off.
Normally, Arnold sitting next to her would have eaten half of the food on the table by now. But not today… Fu Yue carefully checked the table and noticed that only she had eaten anything.
She looked up at Arnold again. Oh my… was she seeing things? She thought she saw a troubled expression on Arnold’s face.
Fu Yue, "General, what’s wrong with you, General! If you’re possessed, blink!"
But half a minute passed, and Arnold still had the same expression. This made Fu Yue feel very anxious.
"General, General?" Fu Yue tried to push Arnold.
"Um, what’s up?" When Arnold heard her voice, he immediately returned to acting as if nothing was wrong.
When she heard the boss finally respond to her, she felt relieved and reminded, "It’s time for dinner!"
Watching Arnold calmly pick up his own hand and start feeding himself food, Fu Yue’s heart finally settled down a bit, and she continued eating her dinner.
But it turned out that it was too early to relax now. Because in less than two minutes, the boss brought up a new question.
"Do you feel like it’s a bit warm in here?"
Holding a duck claw, looking at the room always set to twenty degrees, Fu Yue was even more certain that Arnold hadn’t completely recovered yet. But as someone experienced in daily challenges, Fu Yue had already developed her own chatting skills.
"It seems like… it’s a bit warm?" Anyway, agreeing with the other person was the key.
"Then we should go to a cooler place soon." Arnold seemed to have finally relieved himself of a burden and spoke out his thoughts.
As soon as she heard they were going out again, Fu Yue showed her excitement, "Where are we going? When?"
After quickly finishing a bowl of noodles, Arnold announced, "The day after tomorrow, we will go to Yang Star."
Today was still a day for Kaven. He tried writing a few sand sculpture scenes with three men, not sure if the little angels would like it.
Let them go on a date tomorrow.