“Ah, I apologize, in my haste, I…”
Tyler released the girl and quickly stepped back, offering her a sincere apology.
“It’s, it’s alright… I, I should be the one thanking you, thank you for saving me…”
The girl lowered her head, not daring to meet Tyler’s gaze. For a moment, they both stood there, the atmosphere slightly delicate.
In Tyler’s understanding, the girl’s mentality in such a situation could be divided into three cases:
1.Although rescued, she might feel no gratitude, and could even feel disgusted by the intimate physical contact, leaving a negative impression of the man, and might even feel ashamed of being saved;
2.Influenced by the suspension bridge effect, the physiological tension and accelerated heartbeat could leave a profound memory, and later, there’s a higher probability that she will begin to doubt whether her reaction was because she fell for the other party;
3.A very few people might be unaffected, possibly because they have experienced more significant events and do not care about it, or for other reasons;
Tyler believed that if it was “Case 1,” the girl would not be so polite, restrained, and shy in talking to him, but would say ungrateful words such as “Who told you to touch me!” or “Stay away from me!” before leaving angrily. If it was “Case 3,” the girl’s communication with Tyler should be more open, like patting Tyler on the shoulder with a relaxed expression, saying “Thank you!” followed by a hearty laugh.
Therefore, eliminating “Case 1” and “Case 3,” Tyler was now in the perfect “Case 2” scenario, where the girl should be both nervous and shy. Next, Tyler used the Divine Eye of Transcendence to observe the girl’s inner thoughts, which indeed matched his conjecture.
—(? ???ω??? ?) Was I just embraced?
—Only, only my shoulder was held; it, it doesn’t count as being embraced, right?
—Heavens! How could this happen? How can there be such contact between strangers of the opposite sex?
—But, but in an emergency, there was no other way, right? He did it to save me!
—But, but, but it feels so embarrassing! What should I do! Did everyone around see it? They won’t have wild thoughts, will they?
—(T_T) …But no matter what, he did save me…Should I invite him to a meal to express my gratitude? But the dishes I cook are so ordinary that I can’t present them…
In short, the girl was very confused right now, which was precisely the effect Tyler wanted to achieve.
(Silly Nissen: You’re quite lucky, young man, to encounter such a timely opportunity to play the hero and save the damsel!)
(Tyler: You can donate your unused vision to those in need.) 𝑂𝒱𝗅xt.𝑐𝓞𝓜
(Silly Nissen: What-o do you mean?!)
(Tyler: Didn’t you see that I tampered with the pillar?)
(Silly Nissen: Huh? When did-o you do that? How could-o you pull off such a stunt?)
The foolish loli was inadvertently caught in Tyler’s scheme once again. This time, Tyler took the opportunity to confirm that the foolish loli could only see the field of vision in his right eye. This way, if necessary, Tyler could hide some actions from the foolish loli in the future.
(Silly Nissen: Hey! I’m talking to you, Tyler! Do you have no conscience at all?!)
(Tyler: When did you get the illusion that I have a conscience?)
As Tyler confessed, he never held himself to the standards of a good person. Even when he was saved by the villagers, he was already a man full of lies. At that time, Tyler’s every move was to gauge the villagers’ reactions and identify the most vulnerable kind-hearted people in the crowd. For example, the girl he “saved” now was actually the one who brought him water during the noon crowd. Tyler had used his appraisal ability to confirm the girl’s basic information.
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Avril, female, 16 years old, a villager of Ira Village
Production occupation: Fruit Farmer – Lv1
Manufacturing occupation: Tailor – Lv4
Combat occupation: None
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Sixteen years old, the very age when a girl’s youth begins to blossom. Coupled with the fact that Tyler observed her inner thoughts to be quite innocent, focused on notions like “This person is so pitiable” and “I happen to have water at home to help,” without any complicated motives, he immediately added her to his list of conquest targets.
Later, Tyler learned about the village’s population while dining with the village chief, Woodall.
Excluding Tyler, Ira Village had a total of 54 people, four of whom had already died in the “Giant Fire Pillar Incident.” Additionally, two were severely injured, and five were slightly injured. Among the remaining 50 people in the village, there were 26 females. Eight were aged 0-14, two were aged 15-30, and 16 were 31 years old or older.
If it were someone else, they might not consider the age groups of 0-14 and over 31 due to moral, aesthetic, and legal factors, but Tyler was different. He only considered success rate and efficiency.
Tyler’s thoughts were as follows:
Children aged 0-14 don’t understand what love is. To make them confess sincerely would be torturing oneself;
All of the women over 31 in the village have families. To conquer them, he would need to help them overcome their sense of guilt and take on the suicidal challenge of cuckolding their husbands under their noses. This would undoubtedly cause trouble for Tyler, not to mention conquering the elderly women who are hard of hearing.
Therefore, only the two aged 15-30 were left to consider. One was Avril, who had brought water to Tyler, and the other was a woman named Mary.
Speaking of Mary, Tyler was well aware of her. The inner thoughts he saw from Joseph, the woodcutter, in the morning were still fresh in his mind. If it weren’t for Tyler’s appearance, Mary would probably continue to be intimate with Joseph that night. Mary, Mary’s husband, and Joseph – this complex love triangle was something Tyler would avoid unless he had no other choice.
After a round of screening, Avril became both Tyler’s best and only conquest target, leading to the recent “hero saves the beauty” scene.
“Th-Thank you so much for saving me. If you don’t mind, would you like to…”
“You’re welcome. I’m glad you’re okay. Just be careful when passing by dangerous buildings next time.”
“Um… okay.”
For some reason, Tyler interrupted Avril’s words and spoke with a somewhat indifferent tone before leaving her to help other villagers. Even the foolish loli Priscilla Nissen could see that Avril was about to invite Tyler to her house for dinner!
(Silly Nissen: You big idiot-o! Why didn’t you let-o her finish? Didn’t you use your mind-reading ability to see her thoughts?)
(Tyler: What’s the fuss… Haven’t you heard of the “Intermittent Reinforcement” theory?)
(Silly Nissen: Uh, what-o is that?)
(Tyler: It’s a theory proposed by a psychologist named “Skinner” from the Earth world.)
(Silly Nissen: And-o then?)
(Tyler: I’m not telling you.)
As for the ability to drive the foolish loli crazy, Tyler was truly top-notch.
However! Priscilla Nissen couldn’t tolerate being played by Tyler over and over again!
In extreme anger, the foolish loli used her once-a-day power: she broke through the limits of parallel worlds, requesting the “Benevolent Deity Faction” to grant her access to the “Omniscient Wisdom Repository” to learn about the “Intermittent Reinforcement Theory” from the “Earth World.”
Seconds later, the knowledge of “Intermittent Reinforcement Theory” had entered Priscilla Nissen’s mind. Then, she was shocked! The Earth World actually had such an evil theory! And Tyler was the scum of the scum, planning to apply such a terrifying theory to an innocent sixteen-year-old girl!
(No, wait, this intermittent reinforcement theory looks familiar… This jerk Tyler… hasn’t he been using intermittent reinforcement on me all this time?!!)
