LOT -Chapter 314 Childhood Arc: System Improving Its Skills Daily

Neither set of parents could understand why these two kids got along so well.

Clearly, their personalities and temperaments were completely different, yet somehow they played together perfectly.

Originally, each set of parents had hoped that the other’s child could influence their own: one wanted their child to be a little smarter, the other wanted their child’s aesthetic sense to be more “normal.” But they both failed.

The not-so-smart kid remained not-so-smart, and the one with odd tastes remained the same. Yet, the two kids even started complimenting each other, each feeling very clever and very aesthetically refined.

And just like that, they arranged to meet up and play again.

“Wow! Zheng’an brother, you look so eye-catching today! Really beautiful!”

Qin Zheng’s eyes sparkled, and the praise flowed naturally.

Wei Zheng’an beamed with pride. “Right? I told you this outfit looks good. I also have a pair of green pants and white boots—I wanted to wear them together, but my parents wouldn’t allow it.”

Qin Zheng: “It would probably look great together. Your butterfly-patterned outfit last time was amazing too. I could spot you instantly in a crowd.”

The last time, Wei Zheng’an had his mother’s fabric made into a personal outfit covered with elegant butterflies.

At that moment, Wei Zheng’an had truly become the most stylish boy on the street—no matter where he went, he drew all eyes, turning heads wherever he walked.

The two kids were still very young, spending their days playing in the streets.

Other children occasionally invited them to join gangs or cliques, which they had tried, but soon left when they realized they weren’t a good match.

Those kids often bullied the poorer ones and did annoying things. After beating up a few wealthy brats, the two friends were left isolated.

But they didn’t feel isolated at all. Both were learning to read, and had just learned a word: “living apart from the world yet independent.”

They felt they were exactly that—independent from the world, true gentlemen!

While Lin Mo caused trouble at home, these two were out wreaking havoc in the streets. As for the system, it was currently in training.

Because of its insistence, the main system had no choice but to arrange an internship.

It was now shadowing another system, something called the “Sweet and Naive” system, which was bound to a boy.

The system was extremely diligent in learning from the Sweet and Naive system.

Sweet and Naive system: “What if your pursuer disagrees with you? Eating-Gossip System, how would you respond?”

System, excited: “They’re always right! Unconditional obedience!”

Sweet and Naive system: “Clever! You’re learning very fast!”

“What if you do something wrong? Eating-Gossip System, answer!”

System, thrilled: “Apologize immediately! Then look at them pitifully with wide eyes, showing your absolute advantage!”

Sweet and Naive system: “Not bad, not bad! You’re ready to graduate! When you go on missions, don’t forget everything I’ve taught you.”

The system was deeply moved. Its mentor was amazing, teaching everything without holding anything back.

Meanwhile, the main system, observing: “…I feel like something is off.”

Handing an Eating-Gossip System to a Sweet and Naive system for training—wasn’t that already suspicious?

But no other system was willing to train a newbie, so they had to find an easy target to help.

Most systems were very shrewd, especially after experiencing world after world—they became very competent. Only the Sweet and Naive system remained innocent and naive year after year.

After all, the Sweet and Naive system always went to “cuddle-romance worlds,” bound either to a naïve male or female protagonist. Two naives together multiplied the naivety, with no tragic storylines.

So even after years, the Sweet and Naive system remained completely innocent and gullible.

“Alright, I’ve given you the internship you wanted. So when do you plan to officially start working?”

No system had ever needed an internship before starting their duties.

System: “But I still want to play a bit, and I don’t know which world suits me. Main system, can I follow you to other worlds first?”

Main system: “…What now? You’ve already had everything you asked for.”

“Eating-Gossip System! Remember your duties! You need to work. Where will the energy come from to sustain your life if you don’t work? You can’t just freeload all these years!”

Other systems earn energy, but this Eating-Gossip System had never earned a single bit of energy since becoming a system—yet it consumed a lot!

System: “Why feel guilty? Humans have a saying: ‘If you want the horse to run fast, you must feed it well.’ I haven’t even fully learned my work yet. What if I make mistakes if I start working too early?”

Honestly, it was enjoying its life: freeloading off the main system, observing other systems being trained, all while learning. It was too much fun!

Feeling the system’s inner emotions, the main system regretted once again:

Why did I think this thing had potential? What’s good about it?

Refusing to work, eating too much, wandering everywhere, and always claiming it could become a main system.

Yes, a soldier who doesn’t want to be a general can’t become a general—but first, you have to actually be a soldier! A lazy glutton can never be a general.

If any other system said that, it would have been wiped out long ago. No system dared compete, yet this one kept spouting nonsense.

The main system considered itself generous—it gave the system time to learn, arranged its internship, and even provided energy freely. In human terms, it was like raising a son.

“Fine! I’ll give you more time! You better master your work, or else you’ll see what happens!”

Perhaps other systems became systems unwillingly after death, but this one had volunteered, so the main system felt some attachment.

In human terms, this was like keeping a trusted subordinate—special treatment was fine.

System: Hehe, a few more years of slacking off!

Since it didn’t need to start working yet, it went off to play with the Sweet and Naive system. That world was really interesting, and it needed to continue learning seriously to improve its skills.

(By the way, don’t you remember your name is Eating-Gossip System? Improving your “skills” mostly means improving your gossip-eating ability, right?)