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Life Exchange Game

Xia Yu finds himself in an alternate world where he belongs to a single-parent, a financially struggling family. Unlike his previous life as a well-off only child. After living for 18 years with no system, Xia Yu unexpectedly receives an odd "body-swapping game" system. The system allows him to swap or take over the bodies of of any Human or Animal for eight hours a day, in turn acquires various skills called "bonuses" after a successful swap, gaining their speciality. Curiosity and the desire to escape from his mundane life leads Xia Yu to experiment with the system. Ding- [Body exchange has been completed.] [Generating bonus based on the other party's body...] [Obtained bonuses: Music lv1, Painting lv1, Flower Arrangement lv1.] "Well It seems I don't need to sell this body's kidney or get a loan in their name anymore."

Xenal · Urban
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446 Chs

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Looking at the acquired bonuses, Xia Yu was completely bewildered.

Aren't you a programmer? Why is your bonus about slacking off and playing games instead?

Is this the legendary person who is put in the team just to relieve pressure on others when the stress is high and doesn't really possess any skills?

Xia Yu's heart was greatly stimulated.

This body swap can be considered a complete failure.

However, even a useless person can be put to use.

Taking a glance at the three abilities of this body, Xia Yu disregarded the slacking and gaming, and focused on the electronic game.

Entering the room, Xia Yu found a laptop. It had a facial recognition feature instead of a password.

After scanning his face, Xia Yu opened the laptop.

The operating system of this world was different from that of Earth, but it was roughly the same.

Soon, Xia Yu became skilled at using it, and started browsing through the games in the selection.

AAA large-scale production, start!

During the opening screen, Xia Yu looked around the room and found a controller in the cabinet, along with a gaming console, handheld device, VR glasses, and other gaming equipment.

As expected from a body with bonus abilities in slacking and gaming, it knew how to have fun.

Five minutes into the game, the original owner of the body finally spoke up.

"Um, who are you? What's going on?" The woman's voice was filled with confusion.

"You are dreaming," Xia Yu answered while controlling the character in the game.

"Oh, so I'm dreaming," the woman instantly believed Xia Yu's words.

In her mind, the only explanation for her body suddenly being possessed by something unknown would be if it was happening in a dream.

"Hey, why can't I control my dream?" The woman asked again.

"Dreams are controlled by the subconscious. Can you control your subconscious?" Xia Yu replied.

After several attempts and confirming that she couldn't make even a slight change, the woman gave up.

She chatted with Xia Yu, "It's so sad that I play games every day and even dream about playing games."

"Think in the daytime, dream at night! It's a normal thing," Xia Yu comforted the other party.

"Hey, watch out for the right side. There's a monster hidden in the corner by the game designer."

Although Xia Yu was warned by the woman, he was still a bit flustered.

"Dodge, roll, pierce!" The woman continued to guide Xia Yu.

After making mistakes twice, Xia Yu finally passed this level according to the woman's instructions.

In the next level, they began to form some tacit understanding.

As the eight hours approached, when Xia Yu said she should be awake, the woman still urged Xia Yu to play for a while longer.

Rejecting her suggestion, Xia Yu lay on the bed and logged out of the game.

After he left, the woman opened her eyes all at once.

She rubbed her face: "I actually had a dream where someone played a game in my house, using my body, my computer, and under my guidance. How much do I want to find someone to play games with me?"

The woman, now interested, didn't go back to sleep but went to her desk and opened her laptop.

She started the game, looked at the additional large map, and the pile of equipment added to her character's inventory. She calmly analyzed and thought carefully.

What the hell was that just now?

...

On the other hand, Xia Yu returned to his own body and looked at the panel showing an additional level 1 electronic game. He nodded his head with satisfaction.

Although the programming acquisition failed, there were still some gains.

He took out that list again and carefully studied it.

The woman he had just logged in with worked for a small, unknown company. It was normal for her not to have the required expertise. Next time, he should try finding a programmer from a larger company.

Should he go tonight?

Xia Yu hesitated. If he went tonight, he would have to stand up An Siyao, which seemed somewhat inappropriate.

Xia Yu could feel the happiness of the young girl every time he went there. Happiness and sadness are two sides of the same coin. When Xia Yu stood her up, she would also feel the same sadness.

Maybe he should find a way to contact An Siyao, so he could tell her if he'd have to stand her up.

However, having contact meant having clues, and An Siyao would be able to find him.

Although Xia Yu didn't think the girl would do anything to him, a young lady from a big family would have someone paying attention to her. If her family found out, it would create trouble.

Abandoning this idea, Xia Yu turned on the light and read a book.

At five in the morning, the sound of Xia Dongyang opening the door rang out. This time, Xia Yu didn't hear him stumbling in, so it seemed he didn't drink much.

These days, Xia Yu had been waiting for the group, including the flower-tattooed man, to cause trouble for Xia Dongyang. However, it seemed that Xia Dongyang had no issues, needless to say, he must have found some way to smooth things over.

If he had used this ability in his proper work, the Xia family wouldn't have fallen into its current situation.

At 7:30, after washing up and eating breakfast, Xia Yu arrived at school.

The after-school tutoring class had turned into a music appreciation session, and the news had spread within the class. In order not to have the boys and girls protest, the class leader had added a maid and a male servant to serve tea and pour water for the students during their studies.

In this way, most people had no objections, and the matter was settled.

In the evening, Xia Yu came to An Siyao's body, played a song "Treasure Carp in the Lake" ordinarily, and ate the new snacks made by the chef.

Before leaving, he told An Siyao that he wouldn't be coming back at night.

He originally planned to put all his energy on programming recently and not come to the girl's place anymore, but under the girl's almost crying voice, he still made a promise to come at least once every three days.

Upon returning to his body, he rubbed his forehead.

This girl is more clingy than Yun Xue.

Well, there are snacks over there, so just treat it as a vacation.

Opening the door, Xia Yu walked out of the house.

Among the sixteen female programmers on the list, only two were in big companies, and the two lived relatively far away. Xia Yu did not visit these two places when he checked them out last time.

After observing the environment and finishing a day's lessons, Xia Yu came to the first target's building.

His luck was not good. He saw Gui Zixiao's brother sneaking into the target's house, so this body was definitely not an option.

He came to the second target's building, and Xia Yu repeated his old trick. He yelled from behind a tree and exchanged bodies when the target came to the window.

This female programmer was not only an employee of a big company but also the leader of a project team. Xia Yu was confident in her.

He waited for the prompt words to appear.

[The body exchange has been achieved.]

[Generating bonuses based on the other party's body…]

[Bonuses generated]

[Bonuses received: Adorable Bonus lv1, Video Game Bonus lv1, Clothing Design Bonus lv1]

"???"

Xia Yu analyzed it calmly and felt that he might have made a mistake somewhere.