Chapter 158 The Transmigrated Boy Used as Cannon Fodder (Part 5) Until Ten Thousand...

Even after Wan Jun left, Mo Kaiyang still couldn't figure out what had happened. Could it be that he hadn't traveled through their timeline's history?

Lin You stood to the side, amused as he muttered to himself and occasionally tugged at his hair. It was fortunate that he was wearing a wig, otherwise he might have ended up with alopecia areata.

Her initial impression of Mo Kaiyang was quite good. After all, he had experienced four worlds, and every mission he had undertaken was meticulous and insightful. Even Song Yu, who was afraid of ghosts, was shrewd and calculating.

Spending a lot of time with them, Lin You always felt like a little goofball.

Now, I've finally met a friend whose IQ is similar to mine, or even seems a bit more naive. It's so rare!

Mo Kaiyang scratched his head for a long time, still unable to figure out what was going on. Lin You reached out and patted his shoulder, "Modern entertainment gossip can also be misleading. This has been passed down for thousands of years, so some errors are inevitable."

"But the error can't be this big, can it? The founding emperor of the Wan Dynasty, he died at the age of three?? It can't be that I gave it to the butterfly, can it?!" Mo Kaiyang's expression became even more conflicted.

"What are you thinking about? You've only been here for a few days, what does this have to do with you? Let's go and take care of things first." According to the history that Mo Kaiyang knew, the enemy's arrival was not far off.

Mo Kaiyang temporarily put aside his worries and followed Lin You outside, curiously browsing the part of the system page that Lin You had opened up for him as they walked.

This is also something Lin You just unlocked. Regarding the benefits and treatment of full-time employees, she can authorize the task recipients to display the system pages she wants, or task pages that she personally writes.

Lin You's system forum was gradually unlocked as she leveled up, and this feature was mentioned the most in the forum.

The system can step back into the background directly through this task page, and simply publish the task to guide the task object to achieve the final goal.

After the system is upgraded, you can even bring two or more task targets to earn more points and experience.

Lin You certainly wouldn't take that path. She's a person, and people are social animals. She needs to constantly encounter new things, learn, and explore in order to further improve herself.

What's more, the experience points she gains from cultivating in the small world are more than she could earn working multiple jobs in other systems, and it's not as boring. Isn't that great?

Lin You's system page was already very simple, and there was even less information for Mo Kaiyang to see, so she only tried to grant him permission to query task information.

This mission is simple and straightforward. Even the mission description states that there are no tricks or frills involved; it is simply about helping the mission target adapt to ancient life.

Mo Kaiyang closed the system page with some regret. This was completely different from what he had imagined. Aren't the tasks in novels always long and complicated, with various rewards and punishments?

"Are we serious about this mission? It's not challenging at all!"

Lin You gave him a strange look. This was the first time she had ever seen someone like this. He thought the exam questions were easy, but he insisted on taking on the challenge.

As luck would have it, she hadn't been idle since she arrived. Before she even had a chance to extract the cheat codes of this world, after hearing his complaints, she unlocked the privilege to extract the cheat codes as well.

Anyway, she's never had good luck, so let's try someone else.

Mo Kaiyang's eyes lit up instantly when he saw the refreshed cheat code trial. "Are our benefits this good? They even match cheat codes! And it's in blind box form! I'm so lucky, I'm sure I'll get a hidden one!"

Mo Kaiyang washed his hands with great ceremony, then clasped his hands together in prayer before carefully pressing the lottery button.

A crisp system notification sounded in both of their minds at the same time.

[Ding! Additional task generated: Test of the "Makeup Artist" cheat code. Attachments: Makeup tutorial, makeup tools, cosmetics.]

If you successfully design 15 different makeup looks that have become famous, you will be the best makeup master. You need to pass at least 9 tests.

Failure will deduct the reward for this mission; passing will grant a chance to win a mystery gift; a perfect score will grant double the mission reward. Note: The cheat code can only be used on the mission target.

Mo Kaiyang stared at the description of the "golden finger" for a long time, unable to come back to his senses. What kind of makeup master is this? He wasn't going to participate in a cosplay competition, how could this thing be considered a golden finger?!

After confirming that she wasn't the only one with bad luck, Lin You was quite pleased. She patted Mo Kaiyang on the shoulder and comforted him, "It's already pretty good."

"Sis, stop fooling me. How can this be considered good? What did you draw before?" Mo Kaiyang asked curiously. He called her "sis" very naturally, and there was not much disappointment in his tone.

"It's nothing. For example, last time I drew a card that required the salvation of 10,000 ghosts. Back then, there were less than 5,000 ghosts in the whole world combined."

"And the time before that, the task I was given was to complete 10,000 sets of perfect score college entrance exam papers. I even transmigrated to ancient times, and people there didn't even know what a linear equation in two variables was." Lin You didn't have anything to hide about this, so she gave him two examples.

Upon hearing this, Mo Kaiyang couldn't help but gasp. Ten thousand ghosts was one thing, but ten thousand sets of college entrance exam papers, all with perfect scores! He might as well just kill him!

However, his system sister seems to have completed quite a few tasks, so she must be very experienced.

He looked at Lin You and tentatively asked, "What will happen if we fail to complete this 'golden finger' mission?"

He heard the notification sound; it said some task reward would be deducted. He figured the reward was probably from the system.

"My salary and performance bonus will be deducted this time, and no one will be able to use the 'golden finger' skill again in the future." After saying this, Lin You reassured Mo Kaiyang:

"Don't feel pressured. I have a part-time job, so even if my salary is deducted, it won't have much of an impact. As for the cheat code, you've seen it yourself. Whether you have it or not doesn't really matter."

The boy quickly shook his head: "It's just makeup. I have some basic skills, I can definitely do it, and I promise you won't get your wages docked!"

If others have already completed ten thousand sets of exam papers and ten thousand ghosts, and he fails with these fifteen makeup looks, wouldn't he become a laughingstock and embarrass himself to the next world?

While there's a requirement for widespread fame, with so many beautiful modern makeup looks, there's bound to be a way to make it go viral here.

His little thoughts were written all over his face, with an innocent childlike quality. Lin You smiled and couldn't help but think of herself when she first transmigrated.

At that time, besides feeling confused and fearful about time travel, what she craved most was all kinds of modern food. Mo Kaiyang has been here for so long and has been staying in the cave. He probably can't adapt to the food here either.

Lin You glanced at her system inventory. Because many items that she didn't need for the time being were stored in the warehouse, her system inventory wasn't as full as before.

In the previous world, Song Yu and his apprentices knew her preferences and often sent her food. Even Xiao Song Xia and his girlfriend would send her some from time to time.

Although Lin You no longer deliberately collected snacks, she still had quite a few in stock, which took up most of the space in one of her backpacks.

She took out some snacks—potato chips, pudding, cookies, chocolate, and so on—and stuffed Mo Kaiyang's arms full of them; they were all snacks that she thought tasted good.

Upon seeing these things, Mo Kaiyang's eyes lit up even more. He had been making do with radishes and cabbages for more than two months, and he was so hungry for snacks that he almost cried every day. He thought he would never be able to eat them again!

"Sister, you're truly my dear sister! I'll serve you faithfully. Tell me, should we go east or west now..."

The two had reached the place where he had been ambushed earlier. There were cliffs to the east and west. Mo Kaiyang wanted to say something more, but when he saw the traces of the previous battle in the canyon, his voice stopped abruptly.

He reached out and touched the sword marks on the stone. These were the marks left when he had rushed outwards with his sword energy while helping General Wan Jun block an arrow. The arrowhead stuck in the stone wall was the result of him knocking the arrow away with too much force, causing it to be deeply embedded in the stone wall.

But why do these traces of battle completely overlap with the marks on the mountain wall from later times?!

"What is this? The automatic repair process of history?" Mo Kaiyang was both amused and exasperated. The sword mark used in later generations to prove General Wan Jun's invincibility had actually become his handiwork.

After that, when people talked about this, wouldn't he be the one being praised?

Mo Kaiyang hesitated for a moment, then excitedly discussed with Lin You, "Does this mean I'm now famous for all time? Should I come up with a resounding and imposing name in the martial arts world?"

Lin You patted his head affectionately, finally understanding why the previous guys had all liked to coax her like a child. It's true that silly children are lovable.

Whether it's the missions Lin You personally experienced or the information revealed by other systems in the system forum, the mission targets selected by the company are basically all somewhat special.

He might have performed great deeds, or he might have great fortune, or he might do something that will make him famous. The company isn't a charity. If Mo Kaiyang were really just an ordinary transmigrator, Lin You wouldn't have come to do this mission.

"In the history you know, General Wan Jun was seriously injured but fought for seven days and seven nights. Do you think he could have done that with his martial arts skills?" The Wan Jun she met did have martial arts skills, but compared to Mo Kaiyang, he was far inferior.

Mo Kaiyang quickly defended his idol: "Of course not under normal circumstances, but people can break through their limits at certain times, and there are many such examples in reality!"

Many modern experts have analyzed that General Wan Jun's seven days and seven nights of fighting did indeed break through the limits of the human body, but this is also a symbol of his bravery and tenacity.

"What about these? They say people will do anything when they're pushed to the limit, but even if Wan Jun were in a hurry, he couldn't have made such a mark that was clearly formed by sword energy." Lin You pointed to the sword mark.

Mo Kaiyang wasn't stupid; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to learn the cultivation technique on his own in just two months. He just hadn't thought about it in any other way.

"If I hadn't arrived in time, and Wan Jun had died trying to attack your acupoints, what would you have done?"

Lin You stared at the bewildered boy for a long while before finally revealing a tearful expression: "When I transmigrated, I happened to bring a suit of armor with me, which was a replica based on fragments of General Wan Jun's armor..."

He would certainly put on armor and impersonate General Wan Jun to fight the enemy. With his martial arts skills, he would definitely be able to hold out for seven days and seven nights, just like the historical General Wan Jun.

"You think the border generals will recognize you as Wan Jun just because of a suit of armor? They can't all be face-blind and unable to recognize your voice!"

But that's how amazing the plot is. No one recognized that Mo Kaiyang was an imposter. Lin You believed that someone had arranged it in advance, rather than the silly boy's disguise.

"Furthermore, Wan Jun's ability to become a victorious general is not simply due to his fighting skills. You seem so easily fooled and admire him greatly. He could easily help you recover from your injuries with just a few words. Why would you choose such a devastating method as impacting your meridians, which would also harm you?"

Upon hearing these words, Mo Kaiyang's expression became even more unsettled.

To confirm her guess, Lin You used a plot summary of this world. Sure enough, just as she had guessed, the historical General Wan Jun whom Mo Kaiyang admired was actually himself after he transmigrated.

Looking at the newly unlocked plot introduction on the system page, which was heavily pixelated, and reading the explanation of the plot, Mo Kaiyang was stunned for a long time before he could react.

He stared blankly at the sword in his hand. In a museum in later generations, there was a rusty sword that was broken in two, but the cloud pattern on the hilt was exactly the same as the pattern on the sword in his hand.

But the sword in Wan Jun's hand that he saw had a different pattern drawn on it. Mo Kaiyang quickly drew a shape on the ground with a stick, then suddenly changed it a little, and then gasped.

Isn't that the symbol of the Wan Dynasty?

Seeing that he was quite upset, Lin You quickly emptied all the snacks from her space for him and even spent two points to buy some carbonated drinks and various fruits in the system space.

Mo Kaiyang looked at the snacks that had almost buried him, and then at Lin You who was still constantly rummaging through her hands. His mood, which had been on the verge of tears, suddenly improved considerably.

He complained, "Sister, I'm so unlucky! Who can have their family's fortunes collapse just because they're a fan of an idol from a thousand years ago?"

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Author's Note: I've been too busy with work. I'll update more when I'm done. _(:з」∠)_