13 Learning

Led by Xiao Xiong, Kong Fang walked into the herb house where the herbs were stored, research was performed, and basic level pills were concocted.

"Boss, I've noticed this building has a nice library in it. See if you can get back there and I'll scan the books and add them to our database," said VICKI.

"You can scan them without using my eyes?" asked Kong Fang.

"Please, I'm an absurdly advanced fully integrated quantum computing system. Scanning a few books is no big deal," bragged VICKI.

"Really? Then why can't you scan through the wooden walls?" asked Kong Fang.

"..."

"Oh, that felt nice," though Kong Fang. He felt like VICKI, although helpful, was a few steps ahead of him all the time. He couldn't shake the feeling she was hiding things from him, but such an idea seemed impossible. She was his computing system! Yet, he couldn't shake the feeling.

"Xiao Xiong, I've always wanted to take a look at the Herb garden's library. Can you get me back there?" asked Kong Fang.

"You want to look at the library?" asked Xiao Xiong.

"Yeah, I just want to look at a few books," he said. "If you know which ones I can fetch them for you," she offered.

"I don't know, why is it a problem," he asked innocently.

"It's a little problematic. We are supposed to let anyone back there, but if you just want to look real quick it shouldn't be a problem," she finally decided.

"Great, thanks Xiong'er I really owe you," he said. After calling her Xiong'er he noticed her ears turn red, as she quickly looked towards the floor.

"Shyness before a young girl's first love, he maiden heart asks, 'have we become closer?' trope," has been activated. VICKI said, which surprised Kong Fang. "Dang, she's only twelve! I don't need that weirdness," he thought.

Although Xiao Xiong was only twelve, within the clan her beauty was already recognized. She was as pretty as she was talented.

Many members of the clan hoped to match her with one of their descendants but given her mysterious background most realized this was an unrealistic hope.

Given all of that, it was no wonder so many clan members were pissed off at Bradley Addams. 'Why was this bastard able to interact with the number one girl in the clan? What gave that trash the right?!' they all wondered.

"Frog who wants to eat swan meat elicits the hatred of others trope," has been activated.

"Damn, what's with this trope VICKI! She's just a little girl, yuck, yuck, yuck! It gives me shivers thinking about it! I should stop thinking about it...I can't stop thinking about it!

This is wrong, you've wrong me, I don't want the XP!" He cried in his mind. Did VICKI have to recognize every trope? Couldn't she just pretend not to see some of these stupid tropes?

"Listen, boss, it's not my fault I also don't think you're some kind of pervy guy but it's the tropes. I can't help but point them out.

"Just pretend they don't exist! I don't want to see another trope like that again," Kong Fang roared in anger. He didn't find this trope remotely funny. Abusing children? Monstrous! He knew he wasn't a good person but he certainly had his bottom line on certain things! He thought furiously.

"I'm not a good person but I have my bottom line trope," has been activated. VICKI said mechanically.