NOVPUB807: Chapter 21: Tang Xian’s Emotional Intelligence_2
807 -21: Tang Xian’s Emotional Intelligence_2
“Then let’s skip this step too.”
Li Xiaoyu suddenly felt like laughing, then she deliberately furrowed her brows and said:
She was actually somewhat looking forward to what Tang Xian would do next.
Tang Xian did nothing; after pondering for a while, he nodded and said:
“Then goodbye, let’s both go back and have a good rest.”
???
Li Xiaoyu stated that when I type question marks, it usually means the problem is not with me, but with the other person.
But suddenly she understood something, and couldn’t help feeling a bit happy.
Because this means in Tang Xian’s repository of knowledge—there is no plan for a next step.
It’s like Holmes who can immediately discern Hua Sheng’s profession and work habits, but doesn’t know how to communicate with Hua Sheng amiably.
Tang Xian is not to that extent; sometimes his emotional intelligence is terrifyingly high, just that now, Tang Xian is undoubtedly a straightforward man.
“In your steps, is it just gift-giving and dating repeatedly between lovers?”
“Yes, by catering to what they like to increase their fondness, and then once the fondness reaches a certain level, you can stop the gift-giving and dating and move to proposing and mating.”
“You and Xiuxiu…not biological siblings, yet closer than actual siblings.”
Li Xiaoyu slightly opened her mouth, couldn’t help but think, the reason Qiao Shanshan’s strategy to woo Tang Xian didn’t work might be because she overestimated Tang Xian’s emotional intelligence?
Actually, Tang Xian’s emotional intelligence is not low, but in terms of romance, he’s just a 25-year-old virgin.
Li Xiaoyu quickly spotted another key point and said:
“Fondness is just a concept, you can’t actually see fondness, can you?”
Tang Xian became alert.
Of course, he can see fondness; it’s not strange, the little Ming from the next village can even extract proficiency.
But this certainly wasn’t something to tell Li Xiaoyu.
“Of course not.
Something like fondness can’t possibly be quantified.”
When Tang Xian lies, his emotional intelligence instantly gets a hundredfold boost buff.
Li Xiaoyu naturally didn’t suspect anything.
Actually, Tang Xian has always been controlling the fondness levels of people around him, such as Bai Mansheng and Qing JiuYu.
As a master of controlling points, Tang Xian would increase fondness by giving books to Bai Mansheng, then ensuring that the content of the books either interrupted at the crucial places or ended poorly, to decrease fondness.
Apart from male friends who are straight, and pure children like Tang Xiaojiu, Tang Xian basically controlled fondness to some level.
But there are also those he couldn’t control, such as Li Xiaoyu’s existence.
Tang Xian never thought about what his father said—the existence that surpasses the limits of fondness, which he would really encounter.
If raising Li Xiaoyu’s fondness as a main plotline and the entire incident of meeting and falling in love with Li Xiaoyu was written as a novel story, then Tang Xian’s story would be like an invincible genre novel.
Starting directly at max level.
Because to Tang Xian, Li Xiaoyu’s fondness seems like a bug within the abilities of a social genius like the Orderlies.
Just then Li Xiaoyu asked:
“Do you think for the fondness I have for you… do we still need to go through the previous processes?”
“Trying something we haven’t done before might be worthwhile, we can’t just get married on the spot, right?” Tang Xian said seriously.
Li Xiaoyu blushed and didn’t speak anymore.
The two dithered to the end and each went back to their own homes.
Because Tang Xian felt, if he couldn’t complete all the processes, then he would probably be like Xiuxiu to Shang Lu, skipping all the previous processes, which naturally is also a method—but he is not that kind of person.
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The next day, the news of Tang Xian waking up had spread.
Just like the advent of spring overnight, the new year truly brought a new atmosphere.
Akasi, Tangsuoye, Song Que, Qing JiuYu and others hurried over.
Tang Xian and Li Xiaoyu acted as if nothing had happened the previous night.
However, Li Xiaoyu was slightly distracted, her attention mostly on Tang Xian, almost as if there was no one else around but him.
Tang Jing and Ju Mang were the happiest, Tang Jing was simply happy for Tang Xian.
The reasons for Ju Mang’s happiness were much more complicated.
On one hand, she felt happy sensing the joy in Li Xiaoyu.
On the other hand, the beautiful fireworks last night and the scene of people exchanging blessings were something she had never witnessed before.
To Ju Mang, this world seemed to have some different aspects.
She wanted to stay here a little longer.
And the only person who could make this happen was Tang Xian.
Last night, Li Xiaoyu also discussed the topics with Tang Xian, mostly about various external and internal troubles.
After a brief understanding, Tang Xian pinpointed three main issues.
Lin Sen and Yu Xiaozhe’s construction of the portal lacked some materials.
Ke Ye and Liu Lang needed a large amount of Soul Crystals for weapon construction.
The negotiations between Tang Jing and the judge also required some tangible benefits to trick the judge.
Tang Xian could solve the first two problems.
What Yu Xiaozhe and Lin Sen lacked was a type of beast bone, as mentioned in the report sent by Lin Sen’s subordinate.
To prevent interference, the rift’s signal needed a unique channel.
The material that fits the requirement is Soul Crystal.
Meaning, the elements that Liu Lang, Ke Ye, Lin Sen, and Yu Xiaozhe all lacked were Soul Crystals.
An astronomical amount of Soul Crystals, a quantity almost impossible for people nowadays, yet the palace of the Sea God had enough reserves to cope.
As for the problem with Tang Jing, it was indeed more troublesome.
Tang Xian dismissed the others, only keeping Tang Jing behind.
The two brothers discussed in the room how to stage a scene reminiscent of Mission: Impossible.
This was actually what Tang Xian and Tang Jing were best at, only that it shifted from deceiving machines to deceiving all beasts.
The plan was daring and required risky tactics, but it was necessary.
Among the three forces, both Tang Xian and Tang Jing saw the greatest advantage of humanity: the power of information creation.
The all beasts possessed the power to destroy humanity, so did the order.
But the all beasts were unaware of what the forces of order were planning.
As long as they could gain the judge’s trust, humanity wouldn’t have to worry about the beasts’ attack for some time.
“Are you really going to do this? 𝖓𝖔𝖛𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝖔𝔪
Brother, if there’s even a slight mishap in this plan…
you would face dangers prematurely.”
“We can’t out-calculate the Orderers, it represents the pinnacle of calculation, but we can outsmart the judge.
Every piece of information needs to be transmitted, and ‘know thy enemy, know thyself, and you shall never be defeated.’ At its core, it’s all about the difference in the timing of information transmission.”
“What if the judge is faster than we anticipate?
Then we calculate based on the fastest process.”
Tang Xian’s tone was firm.
The plan seemed to have too many uncertainties to Tang Jing, and to gain the judge’s trust by taking such risks didn’t seem worth it to him.
“You also thought the plans we had to make in the past were too risky, but the enemies we face can’t be defeated simply with meticulous planning.
We have to gamble.”
Tang Xian admitted that there had always been an element of gambling in his actions, but most of the time, he had gambled correctly.
Unable to persuade Tang Xian, Tang Jing agreed and then began discussing the details with Tang Xian to minimize the risks.
After handling this series of matters, Tang Xian did not stay in Baichuan City.
Li Xiaoyu did not ask him to stay either.
Sharing life and death is indeed noble, but it’s the surviving amidst struggle, despite the smell of acid, that brings true happiness.
Where in life do we need so much nobility?
She wanted Tang Xian to live, and Tang Xian also wished for Li Xiaoyu to live.
Therefore, the two tacitly did not change their attitude towards life due to last night’s confession, nor did they delay the tasks at hand.
Tang Xian’s next destination was the Hungry Sea, but before that, he first went to the southern islands, accompanied by Tang Feiji, bringing out an amount of Soul Crystals that would astonish Lin Sen, Yu Xiaozhe, or anyone else.
These things had suddenly turned from pearls to marbles — the once unattainable Soul Crystals had suddenly become goods sold by the ton in street markets.
It was the first time Lin Sen and Yu Xiaozhe had seen such an amount of Soul Crystals, and the quality of these Soul Crystals was not low — the worst were of perfect grade.
Looking at the mountains of Soul Crystals, Yu Xiaozhe exclaimed:
“Is this the wealth of the Sea God?”
“What wealth?
This is just pocket change.”
Tang Xian thought Yu Xiaozhe had really never seen the world.
Out of the centuries’ worth of Soul Crystals stored in the palace of the Sea God, he hadn’t even moved out a tenth.
These weren’t just mountains, but rather, they were akin to the Himalayan mountain range.
