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After another round of choices, the difference in Mood Value among the 11 players had become quite large.

The player with the highest Mood Value, like the owner of Vienna Sunshine Resort, now had a Mood Value of 155 points, whereas the young man wearing a Monkey Mask, who had mistakenly chosen to watch a movie, had not recovered his mood like the others.

Instead, his Mood Value had further plummeted to -98, dangerously close to the alert line, and the thought of having to go to work the next day made the young man wearing the Monkey Mask all the more anxious.

He could only pray that he would make it to the company smoothly the next day and not encounter incidents like insomnia, failing to clock in, or having to work overtime that would further decrease his Mood Value.

Just when everyone thought the day was about to end, none expected the Virtual Beauty Girl Anchor to suddenly speak.

"Meow, I've noticed that some owners' stress values are already quite high, so I've timely opened a forum section for all owners to reduce their stress, meow~ All owners can actively participate in the forum to gain Joy, meow~

"So, let's continue with the owners speaking in reverse order of the Chinese zodiac, starting with you, Pig Owner, meow~"

"Why me again?" the man wearing the Pig Mask exclaimed, "I just had my turn; it should start with that unemployed Rat now!"

"But this is the last event of the first two rounds, meow. If we start with the Rat Owner, the Rat Owner will also get to speak first twice, meow, which is equally unfair, meow~"

"Then let's do rock-paper-scissors, and whoever loses speaks first!" the desperate man wearing the Pig Mask said; if it hadn't been for starting with him this round, his stress value should have cleared.

As a result, his Mood Value was still at -38, and everyone was still in the dark about this newly opened forum feature.

If he was the first again, wouldn't that mean that the pitfalls he encountered would become lessons for others?

The man wearing the Pig Mask wasn't someone who liked benefiting others at his own expense. He was truly upset and argued fervently.

However, the next sentence from the Virtual Beauty Girl Anchor left him speechless.

"Since someone has to be at a disadvantage, meow, it might as well be you, Pig Owner, because the Rat Owner watched my live stream and supported me, meow~"

"What?!" The man wearing the Pig Mask was totally baffled. Dammit, did watching the live stream actually have this effect?

You could have said that earlier, could someone not have chosen it?!

However, the man wearing the Pig Mask knew it was too late to say anything now. He had to concede and then asked, "Are there any restrictions on forum posting? What do I need to do to improve my Mood Value?"

"Of course, meow, the forum has its rules, meow, but since none of you will read them anyway, the rules aren't important, meow~

"As for how to improve your Mood Value, you should know better than I do, meow. After all, I'm just a dumb cyber cat and seldom post online, meow~ 30 seconds countdown, starting now, meow~ Minna-san, please strive harder to attain Joy, meow~"

The man wearing the Pig Mask's back was already soaked with sweat. He now deeply regretted not choosing the sixth option to watch the live stream in the previous event.

If he had chosen the sixth option, at worst, he could have decided the speaking order of this round through rock-paper-scissors. He wouldn't have had to lead, facing this entirely unfamiliar mode.

No, no, it was all the fault of that damned Rat. If it weren't for that revolting Rat suggesting a change in the order initially, he should have been last all along.

Such societal scum, existing only wastes the nation's resources. It would be better to take the lead in this bizarre little game, contributing at least a bit of value.

The man wearing the Pig Mask grew angrier the more he thought, racking his brain on how to make his speech to boost his Mood Value, but the harder he tried to think, the less he could come up with.

The 30-second countdown went by quickly, and soon the number above the Virtual Beauty Girl Anchor's head reset to zero again.

"Next, let the Pig Owner speak first, meow~"

The man wearing the Pig Mask opened his mouth, but no sound came from his throat.

"Pig Owner, your thinking time has ended, meow. Please speak promptly, meow; otherwise, it will be considered a forfeit, meow~"

"No, no, I... I want to speak..." the man wearing the Pig Mask didn't want to pass up this rare opportunity to boost his Mood Value.

"I... I want to say, young people shouldn't always complain about being unable to find jobs. First think about whether you can endure hardship. Our environment back in the days was much tougher than yours. Three or four generations lived in one small house, sharing toilets and kitchens with neighbors.

"Despite the hardship, we came through. Look at you; you grew up in the best environment—your parents gave you the best of everything, including cellphones and takeout. And still you complain about jobs being hard to find, content to just 'lie flat' and be a parasite to society. You post-90s and post-00s kids really don't measure up."

The man wearing the Pig Mask finished in one breath, feeling much more comfortable.

The Virtual Beauty Girl Anchor also listened with relish and even applauded when he finished.

"What an exhilarating, heartfelt speech, meow~ I believe the Pig Owner must be feeling joy now, meow. Mood Value +10 meow, and at the same time, being criticized by the Pig Owner has surely upset the Rat Owner, meow. Mood Value -20 meow."

"What?" The man wearing the Mouse Mask didn't expect to be involved in this and was momentarily dumbfounded. How could the other guy's speech cause his Mood Value to drop?

This isn't fair, right?

He hurriedly said, "I, I'm actually okay, I'm often scolded, so I've become numb to it."

"But, Mouse Owner, you must still feel unhappy, meow. Besides, your Mood Value is still negative, and you just got inexplicably lambasted on the forum, meow. Poor thing, meow~"

The man wearing the Mouse Mask clenched his fists.

"With the Pig Owner setting the example, everyone should understand the forum module's gameplay now, meow. Next, let's invite the Dog Owner to speak." Stay updated through My Virtual Library Empire

"I abstain, I don't attack others online," Yi Xiaxia said. "It's wrong. We shouldn't do this. We should forget about this module and move on to the next day."

"Bitch Virgin Mary, your Mood Value is now 0; of course, you can afford to talk light."

The woman wearing the Tiger Mask scoffed, paused, and then added, "You bastards, whoever tries to harvest Mood Value from me, wait till my turn—I'll curse them to death!"

"Same here. If anyone lays a finger on me, I'll watch them like a hawk from now on." The middle-aged man wearing the Sheep Mask quickly added.

Soon, everyone started speaking up, even the timidest Rabbit echoed the others with a threatening declaration.

But then the young man wearing the Monkey Mask said, "I know everyone here is tough, but I really need Mood Value now. My Mood Value is already -98, and it's close to the warning line.

"I think we can target one person, harvest some Mood Value from him. Just one person—even if he wants to retaliate, he can't out-argue so many of us."