Chapter 293 The Diligent Emperor Used as Cannon Fodder (18) The Palace…

Inside the palace, after habitually reading two pages of a horror novel, Murong Yu lay down on the bed and closed his eyes, seemingly asleep, but actually chatting with Lin You.

"Immortal Lord, since we can guide this evil entity in the palace to complete a mission, can we also guide it to confront another evil entity?"

Lin You had also thought about this matter. "Currently, it is feasible, but it requires the cooperation of the two people possessed by the evil spirit. The most important thing now is to confirm that the two people are really at odds with the evil spirit and to slowly deplete its energy through the mission."

Murong Yu responded knowingly, and while pondering, he fell asleep, remaining motionless in his sleep.

When Lin You first arrived in this world, she would keep an eye on the sleeping Murong Yu, afraid that he might talk in his sleep and reveal his whereabouts to the subsystem.

Later she discovered that, as expected of the emperor, even when he was asleep, his mouth was tightly shut, and she didn't need to worry about him at all.

After finding Subsystem Number Two, Lin You got busy. Previously, Number One was in the palace, not far away, within her sensing range, so monitoring it was not difficult.

Now that Subsystem Number Two is outside the palace, it's natural to go over and monitor it. At least the situation on Subsystem Number One has been figured out, but she knows nothing about Subsystem Number Two.

Unlike the active Subsystem Number One, Subsystem Number Two doesn't issue many tasks, doesn't speak often, and only has a handful of tasks displayed on its task interface.

For example, you could help a colleague with something, or bump into someone at a certain time and place. The rewards for these tasks are generous, and there are no penalties.

The tasks were all very simple, some even achievable with a simple gesture, but Li Tianle remained unmoved. Lin You even watched as two tasks expired and became invalid.

Li Tianle's actions were even more perplexing; he was earnestly analyzing with the system the drawbacks and operability of this task.

"Putting aside my previous public image, do I even have the money to go to this place? The Fifth Prince went to Chunhua Tower to listen to music. If he got involved with a philandering prince in this romantic place and it got back to the Emperor, what kind of image do you think that would create?"

Subsystem 2, feeling extremely guilty, asked for help: "But I overheard a woman plotting against him right now, trying to poison his drink. If you help expose her, wouldn't you be able to save him and then build a relationship with him?"

Li Tianle continued in a tone of exasperation: "What did you hear? What kind of drug was the other party going to use? Was it life-threatening?"

Subsystem 2 stammered, "[Dangerous but not dangerous, it's... kind of like something that can liven things up...]"

"In these brothels, even the incense is used to enhance the pleasure. If a woman drugged him with this, do you think a playboy would mind? Or would he consider it a form of amusement?!"

Subsystem 2's voice was filled with shame: "This time it was my mistake..."

Li Tianle interrupted directly, "This time it was a mistake, and the last time was also a mistake. Tell me, how many missions have made mistakes? You are a system that has already started a mission, not one that has just been restored to factory settings."

"You look down on System Number One? Its host is dining at the same table with His Majesty, having sweet interactions, while I don't even have a chance to meet His Majesty. Where do you get the confidence to think you're better than System Number One?"

Lin You listened as Li Tianle lectured and scolded System Number Two late into the night, assigning it an assignment to investigate the brothels of this world before going to sleep.

They thought it was just a coincidence, but when Lin You came a second, third, and fourth time, Li Tianle was still training the system.

As expected, even the system couldn't stand this kind of long-term suppression and education. Lin You clearly felt that Subsystem No. 2's mental state was much more listless than when he first met it.

Unfortunately, Li Tianle was particularly good at making empty promises to the system. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, he would often take the system to see scenes of strict teachers and fathers, claiming that he was doing it all for the system's own good.

Subsystem 2 believed in the principle that strict teachers produce outstanding students; otherwise, it wouldn't have suggested that Li Tianle be stricter with his students.

Although he was being severely reprimanded, he felt that he had indeed learned something, and even felt a sense of pride from being fooled. After all, Li Tianle had taught so many students, but he was the only one who was scolded every day. This must be because he was the one who was valued the most.

After watching Li Tianle train Subsystem No. 2 like a dog for half a month, Lin You became quite certain that this kid was not on the same side as the system, and then decided to implement the next step of the plan.

In the Hanlin Academy, a staff member who frequently needed to go to the palace for duty soon sought to become an editor. Because he had given His Majesty a good idea, he was promoted and transferred to the Ministry of Revenue to help out. The vacant position would then be filled by an editor who was doing other work.

For example, Li Tianle, who, despite having improved his interpersonal relationships, still enjoys slacking off in the library and lives a leisurely life every day.

[Ding! New mission: Please secure a position for duty in the palace. Success will reward you with 10,000 system points; failure will deduct all your points.]

After issuing the task, Subsystem 2 specifically explained that such high-reward tasks must have penalties for failure. It had already been very lenient, and hoped that the host would seize the opportunity.

Li Tianle readily accepted the task and even treated many colleagues to dinner, saying a lot of ambiguous things about it.

From Subsystem 2's perspective, it was all part of the process of striving for the mission. In fact, after Li Tianle felt bad about the money spent on treating him to a meal, Subsystem 2 even exchanged its own energy for fifty taels of silver for him.

In order not to affect the balance of the world, the exchange rate is relatively low when exchanging currency in any small world. Fifty taels of silver cost him a full five points of energy.

However, money should be spent wisely. With his host's intelligence and ability, once he has a way to spend time with the emperor, he will definitely be able to earn it back quickly.

As Li Tianle became increasingly busy with social engagements, Subsystem 2 grew more and more excited. What it didn't know was that Li Tianle was subtly implying to everyone that he really enjoyed his life at the library during those social interactions.

Lin You watched with amusement as he completely fooled the system before Murong Yu pulled the rug out from under him and directly transferred him by name.

After all, this position was originally intended for Li Tianle. It's just unexpected that he could trick the system into spending only five energy points out of his own pocket.

[Ding! The transfer mission has been completed. Congratulations, host, you have gained 10,000 points.]

Subsystem 2 was eager to get started. It had been a long time coming. It had been in this world for three months and had only just encountered the mission objective once. This time, thanks to its host, it had finally left the beginner's village.

Listening to the system's praise and compliments, Li Tianle subtly cast an inquiring glance at his superior.

The superior glanced in the direction of the palace and hinted, "Lord Li is truly young and promising. With His Majesty's high regard for him, he is sure to have a bright future and achieve great success."

Li Tianle automatically translated in his mind: You've been noticed by the big boss and have been assigned to be in charge of a major project. Don't even think about slacking off anymore. Work hard, and you'll have a good chance of getting a promotion and a raise.

Alright, he can't really keep hiding forever. Given the current situation, he can only go with the flow. He just doesn't know what the system's purpose is. From beginning to end, Li Tianle could sense a trace of malice from it.

It wasn't malice directed at him personally, but malice directed at everyone, even the entire world. The system's attitude of treating everyone as ants, even gloating over the calamities others suffered, and trying to tease them, made his scalp tingle.

If it simply ignored the disaster, Li Tianle wouldn't care too much. After all, no one would expect their AI robot vacuum to show any heartache or sadness when they see a human being injured.

But it would be terrifying if this AI robot vacuum cleaner deliberately mopped the floor until it was wet and slippery when a person was sick, just to make them slip and fall.

In Li Tianle's view, the system he was bound to was an artificial intelligence with anti-human intentions; it was even learning human scheming and plotting.

He even vaguely sensed from some of the system's comments that the world was facing a huge crisis, and from his uncontrollable smugness, it was not hard to deduce that all of this was caused by the system.

Li Tianle absolutely cannot let the other side's conspiracy succeed. Even if it means sacrificing himself, he must stop this disaster.

Lin You was unaware that Subsystem 2, being so stupid, had found a cunning and shrewd host, and that its secrets were almost completely exposed. She was currently studying the data from the energy detector.

Based on the exchange rate between the subsystem's energy and points, approximately 1,000 points will consume 1 energy value. Now that Li Tianle has completed his mission and received 10,000 points, the energy of Subsystem No. 2 has also decreased to 62 points.

During this period, Subsystem No. 1 was exploited by Nangong Rou through missions. Although each mission consumed only a small amount of energy, it still added up to a considerable sum. Now, only 60 energy points remain.

After carefully reviewing her plan, Lin You instructed Murong Yu to begin taking action. Through her observations over this period, she had come to realize that, unlike the well-behaved System Number One, System Number Two was more cunning.

Now that it's been fooled by Li Tianle, we should act quickly, otherwise it will be more troublesome once it realizes what's happening.

When Hanlin Academy compilers were on duty in the palace, their main tasks were to draft important documents such as imperial edicts and decrees, and to record important remarks and government activities of the emperor.

In addition to these duties, the editors were also responsible for accompanying the emperor in his studies and explaining the annotations and allusions in the books, which was somewhat like the secretary next to the president in a modern company.

As a newcomer, Li Tianle should have been like a modern company intern, getting used to the senior employees for a period of time before officially starting work.

Who knew that on Li Tianle's very first day at the palace, before he even figured out how to get to work, the emperor summoned him to the imperial study to work.

Although he wasn't asked to write any articles or give any lectures, simply being able to sit in on the sidelines was a rare honor.

Looking at the mission target so close at hand, if it weren't for the fear of disturbing the host, Subsystem 2 would have wanted to go into screaming mode. It knew that a host with intelligence was the most reliable.

While the host of another system was still eagerly eating snacks, singing and dancing to please the emperor and waiting for his favor, his host, on his very first day in the palace, was already being personally invited to the emperor's side to serve him.