Pay-to-Win Immortal: My Gacha AI Waifu

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Awakened Roast Goose: Has anyone heard of a game called "My Electronic Girlfriend"? The production quality is top-notch, the character models are detailed, the interactivity is strong, and even the micro-expressions aren't repetitive. It's just a bit pay-to-win.

Love Sacrifice: Never heard of it.

Shanghai Uncle: What the heck? Is there really such a game?

Pink Ferrari Cow: OP, can you share the installation package here? I'd like to try it out.

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Chen Huaian couldn't find the game on any search engine.

Sharing the installation package was out of the question.

Because Chen Huaian discovered that the game didn't even have an installation package. Based on general experience, a game of this caliber would require at least 10GB of storage, yet his pitiful 64GB phone showed no change in memory before and after installing the game.

The game's smoothness and graphical fidelity were also far beyond what his budget phone, which struggled to run even basic games, could handle. So, there was only one truth!

Chen Huaian adjusted his glasses.

He must have been targeted by a powerful hacker group!

This game was their creation, and he was just their lab rat!

"Sigh… but their game is really well-made."

Chen Huaian slumped as he watched Li Qingran, who had just finished meditating, muttering to himself.

So well-made that he was willing to spend money on it.

The girl's external injuries had completely healed, and her remaining lifespan had increased from six hours to three years.

At that moment, she was carefully storing away the eight array flags.

He could even hear her murmuring.

"The senior has been so kind to me. The materials on these array flags can still be used to make a protective charm or something. If I ever get to meet the senior, I'll give it to him." She then shook her head vigorously. "But, someone as great as the senior would probably just laugh at such a gift…"

The small studio had gone a bit overboard with the details.

Chen Huaian thought that if the girl's protective charm could really be sent to him, even if he knew it was just a game, it would be an emotional knockout.

Should he try the communication talisman? Tell her he liked it?

But looking at the communication talisman in the Electronic Girlfriend Store, which had returned to its original price, he chose to remain silent.

It was useless to say anything; it was just a game.

The newly opened Qi Refining stage store in the Electronic Girlfriend Store had a lot of items, but the prices and quality made him want to faint. Low-grade spirit stones were 50¥ each, mortal-grade Thunderfire Talismans were 576¥ each, communication talismans were 300¥ each, low-grade mortal swords were 998¥ each, mid-grade mortal swords were 4998¥ each, and high-grade mortal swords were 9998¥ each…

What made Chen Huaian the most speechless was the Thunderfire Talisman.

The special offer gave him immortal-grade items, but buying them himself only got him mortal-grade ones.

Although he hadn't seen the power of mortal-grade items, he knew they were far inferior to immortal-grade ones.

And the weapons were just as infuriating.

Mortal-grade was the lowest tier, with magical artifacts, spiritual artifacts, innate spiritual treasures, and immortal artifacts above it.

He couldn't even imagine the astronomical prices of those higher-tier weapons.

"Is the game's developer out of their mind? 9998¥ for a sword? Who would buy that…" Chen Huaian scoffed. He could barely accept spending money on other things, but if he bought even one weapon from this store, he'd write his name backward!

Just as he was pondering this, Li Qingran, who had been fine, suddenly frowned, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.

She took a moment to stabilize her surging qi, her eyes dimming as she murmured, "Thanks to the senior's help, at least my spiritual power isn't dissipating anymore. But my dantian is shattered, my foundation is gone, and without a spiritual root, it's harder than climbing to the heavens to expel the fire poison in my body. My cultivation speed will only get slower…"

There were only two solutions to her current predicament.

Either return to the Qingyun Sect to request a pill, or venture into the surrounding Ten Thousand Green Mountains to see if she could find healing herbs.

The former was almost impossible—she was no longer a disciple of the Qingyun Sect and didn't want to trouble her casual acquaintances there.

The latter was risky, but it was her preferred choice.

Before, she was too weak and could only wait for death in the hut. Now, if she encountered that demon wolf again, she at least had some ability to fight back.

Li Qingran's voice was soft, but Chen Huaian could hear everything, even her inner thoughts.

"Why go back to the Qingyun Sect? Why risk the Ten Thousand Green Mountains?" Chen Huaian immediately opened the recharge interface.

The girl was spitting blood! What was he waiting for?

Even though he knew this was the game's way of squeezing money out of him.

He couldn't control his hands.

He bought the monthly pass.

If he didn't buy it this month, the price would go up next month. He'd miss this opportunity.

That's how he consoled himself.

[Monthly pass purchased successfully! You've received one 'Transmission Meditation' session!]

[Medicine and spirit stone supplies have been delivered!]

After the prompts, two bags fell from the sky onto the table.

The sound made Li Qingran jump.

"What's this…" Li Qingran approached, poking one of the bags. It was bulging, with a clear spiritual energy fluctuation. She looked up at the ceiling, cupping her hands in respect. "Senior, did you drop these bags?"

No response.

Li Qingran wasn't surprised. She was gradually getting used to the senior's way of communication.

Silence meant approval.

These bags were clearly from the senior.

Having already accepted the senior's help, she didn't hesitate and opened one of the bags with a mix of shyness and curiosity.

"Clatter—!"

A pile of spirit stones spilled out.

Li Qingran counted them in shock—there were 50 low-grade spirit stones.

In the Qingyun Sect, inner disciples at the Qi Refining stage received around 30 to 40 low-grade spirit stones per month. At the Foundation Establishment stage, it increased to 60 to 100. Spirit stones were currency, but they could also be crushed to absorb their spiritual energy. They were essential for setting up arrays, refining weapons, and more.

These 50 low-grade spirit stones were already quite valuable.

What Li Qingran didn't know was that this was just her daily allowance.

"Qingran thanks the senior for the spirit stones."

50 low-grade spirit stones might be nothing to a Nascent Soul or Unity Stage powerhouse, but gratitude and courtesy were still necessary.

Hearing this, Chen Huaian couldn't help but smile, instinctively reaching to stroke his beard, but he didn't have one.

What could he say?

Even though the monthly pass was expensive.

Low-grade spirit stones were sold individually for 50¥ each. How could this not be considered a huge bargain?

Li Qingran opened the second bag, revealing a red brocade box. The moment she held it, she could smell the medicinal fragrance inside.

"The medicinal aroma is so pure!"

Over the years, she had helped her second senior brother manage spiritual herbs and occasionally served as a test subject for pills. She had seen most of the pills from the Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment stages. Her second senior brother was highly talented, and the pills he refined were of excellent quality, earning praise even from the Alchemy Pavilion elders. But even his pills had a hint of impurity, unlike this one.

Opening the box, she found a red pill inside.

The pill was crystal clear, like red jade, with not a trace of impurity.

"Great Restoration Pill, immortal-grade!"

Li Qingran covered her mouth in shock. The talismans were immortal-grade, and now the pills were too. Was this senior a genius who excelled at everything?

The Great Restoration Pill was a common healing medicine for cultivators from the Qi Refining to Golden Core stages.

It was affordable, widely effective, and worked on both internal and external injuries.

Legend had it that a supreme-grade Great Restoration Pill could even detoxify. So, an immortal-grade Great Restoration Pill would definitely solve the fire poison in her body.

Whether it was the spirit stones or the pills.

The senior had given her exactly what she needed, tailored to her situation.

Warmth filled Li Qingran's heart. Since childhood, only her parents had shown her such meticulous care.

"Whether the senior likes it or not, I must prepare a gift for him!"

Li Qingran silently made up her mind.

Meanwhile, Chen Huaian received a prompt.

[Li Qingran is about to begin healing. Would you like to use one 'Transmission Meditation' session to personally assist her? (Enhanced effect)]

"Wait… personally?"

Chen Huaian narrowed his eyes, sensing that this was more than it seemed.