003 The first target

What the hell?

The Ultimate Bootlicker System?

Jiang Chen wondered if it was the noisy bar environment that caused him to hallucinate.

After all, "bootlicker" had been his label for the past year, constantly shadowing him wherever he went, and he could hear it everywhere.

Jiang Chen didn't take the previous voice to heart and was about to continue lifting his glass when the emotionless mechanical voice spoke up again.

[The Ultimate Bootlicker System has been activated, please select your first target for pursuit as soon as possible]

Jiang Chen was stunned.

This voice... It seemed to be coming directly inside his head!

He glanced subconsciously at his three roommates but noticed nothing unusual about them; apparently, they hadn't heard anything.

[Host: Jiang Chen]

[Bootlicking Credit Limit: One hundred trillion RMB]

[Personal Discretionary Budget: 0]

[Number of Pursued Individuals: 0]

[Pursuit Target: None]

Then, a panel seemed to be etched directly onto his retina, and as he made out the string of information, Jiang Chen was completely flabbergasted.

It seems... It wasn't an illusion.

He might not have eaten pork before, but at least he had seen pigs run.

Once upon a time, he too was obsessed with wildly imaginative web novels.

Could this be the so-called system?!

Jiang Chen's breathing quickened.

One hundred trillion?

How much money was that?

Even the wealthiest tycoon in the country couldn't match one percent of this amount, right?

But what did it mean that his personal discretionary budget was zero?

Did it mean he couldn't use this money?

[The Bootlicking Credit Limit is a fund specifically set up for the host's bootlicking activities. In short, all the expenses the host incurs for pursuing a target are covered by the Bootlicking Fund, but any personal expenses of the host are not covered by the fund.]

Jiang Chen understood some of it.

So, in other words, he could only spend this one hundred trillion on women, and not a dime on himself?

[The host may understand it that way]

The initial surprise somewhat faded, and Jiang Chen's face twitched.

No wonder the personal discretionary budget was zero.

What's the damn use if he couldn't spend it on himself, no matter how high the limit?

[Friendly reminder, as long as the host successfully pursues a target and achieves the required level of affection, ten percent of all the Bootlicking Funds spent on that target will be converted into the host's personal assets and added to the host's personal discretionary budget]

It's a twist in the tale, a turn for the better.

Jiang Chen got excited again.

He understood, understood completely.

This Ultimate Bootlicker System required him to be a bootlicker, to butter up girl after girl with crazed spending, and once a girl fell for him and completed the mission, ten percent of all the money he had spent would turn into his personal wealth!

It truly lived up to being the Ultimate Bootlicker System.

Having fully grasped the system's function, Jiang Chen had mixed feelings.

Bootlicking? He was well-practiced in that.

But the key was...

After Ai Qian's blow, he had already lost heart and was planning on making a fresh start, to become a new man.

Luo Peng and the other two had accompanied him for drinks tonight to celebrate his return to the right path.

His gaze swept over Luo Peng and his friends, and Jiang Chen found himself facing a difficult choice.

To resume his old ways... Or to stand tall and live a dignified life?

"Jiang Chen, what are you dazing off for? Drink up!"

The clueless Luo Peng urged.

"Gulp..."

Clutching the glass, Jiang Chen finally downed the drink in one gulp.

To hell with it, bring on the bootlicking.

What's there to be afraid of!

After all, that's one hundred trillion we're talking about!

Even if only ten percent would become him, that's still ten trillion!

If he were to rely on work after graduation to earn this money, he probably would have to work from the dawn of humanity to its extinction.

There's a saying that goes like this. Licking one person, that's a lapdog. Licking a crowd, that's freaking a wolf of war!

"I'm going to use the restroom."

Determined, Jiang Chen set down his glass, stood up, and headed to the bathroom, where he stretched his hands under the automatic faucet and washed his face.

He felt a bit more sober.

He wasn't dreaming.

Staring at the wet face in the mirror, Jiang Chen cracked a smile.

Starting today, his fate was about to undergo earth-shattering changes.

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"Well, well, look who it is? Isn't that our school's Jiang Chen, the major lapdog?"

On his way back.

Suddenly, a burst of giggles came from nearby.

Jiang Chen turned his head and saw several glamorously made-up beauties, each in a mini skirt and black stockings, dressed quite sexily. Under the flickering light of the bar, it took him a moment to recognize that these were a few girls from the school's Art Institute.

One of them seemed to be the Art Institute's belle.

"Jiang Chen, where's Ai Qian?"

The girl batted her eyelashes, her ears adorned with large silver earrings that added a mature charm as they swayed and wore a small tight-fitting top that just revealed the slightly raised mounds, very tempting.

Truly, those who come from the Art Institute do know about dressing up.

"How would I know?"

Jiang Chen said indifferently.

Seeing his "tough" attitude, the Art Institute beauties were all taken aback, somewhat surprised.

Is this still the well-known major lapdog?

"We've broken up, please don't associate her with me anymore."

Jiang Chen spoke provocatively.

The beauties looked at each other in dismay.

What's going on?

Could it be that this major lapdog had finally reformed himself?

Before they could figure out what was happening, Jiang Chen turned his attention to the girl with black eyeliner, and thick long lashes, sitting cross-legged, drinking and ignoring him, and an idea struck him.

The ultimate lapdog status had just been credited; he had to test if it was of any use.

"Shu Rui, may I sit down and join you for a drink?"

As soon as he spoke.

The other girls were utterly shocked.

Shu Rui?

Really, could he be any more chummy?

"Jiang Chen, are we that close?"

The most beautiful girl finally looked up, her heavy eyeliner making her eyes dazzling and soul-captivating. Despite her young age, she had a sizzling figure, and her scanty dress looked at from a high angle, seemed a shaky handful, at least two or three grades above Ai Qian.

That's right.

One is the belle of an institute full of beauties, and the other is merely a class belle.

There's simply no comparison.

"We're not close now, but we will be in a bit."

Most young guys probably couldn't withstand Li Shuru's imposing presence, but who was Jiang Chen?

As a veteran lapdog, his most basic quality was thick skin.

"Shu Rui, did you hear that? He wants to get to know you."

"Jiang Chen, are you taking a fancy to our Shu Rui now?"

"Hehe, good taste, huh!"

The girls, unafraid of a high stage for the drama, egged him on messily from the sidelines.

Was Jiang the big lapdog switching targets after failing with Ai Qian?

They had actually thought he had suddenly come to his senses.

Yet having failed to conquer the smaller hill, he now fancied conquering a taller mountain... Is that really okay?

"You want to drink? Sure, blow this bottle first."

The belle Li Shuru hooked the corner of her mouth into a slight curve and pushed a bottle of Western liquor forward.

At the same time.

There was a "ding" inside Jiang Chen's head.

[Name: Li Shuru]

[Affection toward the host: -100]

[Lapdog relationship binding]

[Conquest objective: Reach a goodwill rating of 90 for success]

[Please begin lapdog actions promptly]