In Honkai with Tom Cat

"Alright, that should do it!"

A minute later, Li Huan looked at his handiwork with satisfaction.

At this moment, Kiana was tightly bound with a thick rope, lying on the ground like a cocoon, with only her head sticking out, resembling a caterpillar.

What? You ask where the rope came from? Well, when Li Huan was looking for something to restrain Kiana with, Tom handed it to him out of nowhere.

Looking at the unconscious Kiana, Li Huan sighed.

Poor kid, knocked out twice in a row.

Although the second time was on my orders, and you got knocked out again, I'm not going to apologize.

With these thoughts in mind, Li Huan sat down on a chair, then picked up the gun he had confiscated from Kiana.

As he held the heavy, regulated weapon in his hand, Li Huan showed an almost enchanted expression as he caressed it, as if stroking a little brother.

As a man, most people can't resist cool things. And a gun, well, that's definitely in the cool category.

Even though it's a dangerous thing, Li Huan had long been fascinated by it... It's not unreasonable for a man to want his own gun, right? And now, with one right in front of him, how could he not be tempted?

Li Huan raised the gun to examine it and sighed, "So this is a real handgun?"

The system chimed in with a friendly reminder: [Be careful. It's best not to point the barrel at your head, especially since it's loaded.]

Li Huan frowned at this and retorted, "How could I do something like that? Do I look like the kind of person who would?"

[Is that so? Look in front of you.]

At the system's prompt, Li Huan instinctively turned his head, only to see the barrel of the gun pointed right at him.

"Yikes!"

Startled, Li Huan quickly moved the gun away. Apparently, while he was talking to the system, he absentmindedly turned the gun around and aimed it at himself, luckily without his finger on the trigger, or there would've been trouble.

[That's why I said to be careful. You're not a comedic character who can shoot themselves and walk away unscathed.]

The system continued earnestly: [Besides, you haven't had any professional training, so even if you have a gun, you probably won't know how to use it properly.]

"You're right, but I still want to have a gun."

Reluctantly setting the gun down, Li Huan started chatting with the system. "Do you have anything that can instantly teach me shooting skills?"

[Why don't you check the store yourself?]

Hearing this, Li Huan remembered that he hadn't had time to browse the store before. Now, he could finally take a look.

Opening the system menu, Li Huan clicked on the store option.

But when he did, a burst of colorful light suddenly flashed from the store interface.

"Damn, my eyes!"

Caught off guard, Li Huan quickly covered his eyes to avoid further irritation. After a moment, he opened them again and saw the store interface.

[Good news! The universe's largest agricultural fertilizer volatilizar, Golden Kela, has launched its new generation: Golden Kela Mark 99!]

"Huh?"

Li Huan was stunned, staring at the screen displaying a bag of green, white, and yellow fertilizer, labeled with the large characters "Golden Kela."

[The new Golden Kela Mark 99, compressed and manufactured in a black hole, constructed using vacuum zero-point energy, far surpassing previous versions in quality!]

[With Golden Kela Mark 99, crop armor absorbs nutrients up to 3.2 meters deep, increasing yield by 28 teratons per acre!]

[In today's world, controlling agriculture means controlling the world! What are you waiting for? Order now!]

[Look~ God crushes dogs~]

Li Huan watched the entire ad in a daze, unsure why he had to watch it at all.

[Uh, sorry.] The system came back online after the ad ended. [I made you watch something pretty nonsensical…]

"What was that ad? I didn't expect you guys to have ads too."

[That ad was placed by the Golden Kela company in our Infinite Space System department. All systems originating from Infinite Space must show this ad when opening the store.]

"What's the point? I couldn't even understand the ad, but it looks incredibly expensive, right?"

[More or less. Golden Kela is a high-grade currency, not only used in agriculture but also in military and construction industries.]

[I remember that the previous generation, Golden Kela 98, was needed to build a planet-destroying cannon. It could instantly upgrade the cannon to a level capable of wiping out entire star systems…]

The system casually dropped this bombshell, but Li Huan wasn't focused on that.

"Wait, so the last generation was called 98? The naming convention is totally different now!"

[That's your focus!?]

"Well, what's the point of showing me this ad? As a newbie, I can't afford it anyway!"

[Can't help it. They paid us a lot, and ads are just like that—they don't care if you can buy it or not, as long as someone sees it and gets interested.]

After a round of complaints, Li Huan finally put the ad behind him and started browsing the store.

After the ad ended, the store interface appeared before him, displaying a wide variety of products, almost overwhelming him.

"Damn, there's so much stuff… huh?"

Li Huan suddenly noticed something in the lower-left corner.

There was a string of numbers, and before the numbers were four large characters: 'Fun Points'.

"What the heck is this? It sounds like some kind of card game fee…"

[This is the currency you use to purchase items in the store.]

[To buy things in the store, you need Fun Points. Without points, you can't buy anything.]

"Let me see… I actually have 500 points?"

Li Huan was surprised to see that his initial Fun Points totaled 500. "Did you give these to me?"

[No,] the system denied it. [These are points you earned yourself.]

"What do you mean?"

[There are two ways to earn Fun Points.]

[One is by completing tasks, which will be calculated and awarded as Fun Points.]

[The second way is by performing funny or comedic actions in your daily life, which gradually increase your Fun Points.]

[The 500 points you have now are a surprise reward for your intentional and unintentional comedy actions.]

At this point, the system gave a meaningful lesson: [Now you understand why I suggested you play pranks.]

[The prank you pulled just now earned you about 120 points, and getting beaten up by Kiana added another 80 points, totaling 200 points.]

[As long as you become funnier and funnier, your Fun Points will keep increasing. Then you'll be able to exchange for tools, followers, and more, eventually becoming truly invincible. So, young man, strive to become a comedic character—a funny star that lights up the sky!]

"So why do I get points for getting beaten up?!"