Chapter 39 The Campus Genius Used as Cannon Fodder (Part 3) That Snack Cabinet...

The snack cabinet was as tall as a person, and it was divided into several storage compartments, which were filled with all kinds of snacks.

A wide variety of cookies and potato chips, candies and chocolates, bread, yogurt, cupcakes, drinks like Sprite, Coke, and orange juice, and even instant noodles and hot and sour rice noodles come in many flavors.

Lin You was incredibly tempted; there were so many delicious foods! They could probably fill up one of the system's storage slots!

Although she can't eat it now, she'll be able to eat it in the future. The most important thing is that the world she's doing missions in now is completely random. Who knows where she'll end up? What if she gets sent to a food desert and there's nothing to eat? Wouldn't that be even worse?

As for the system shop, you can indeed buy anything there, but her points didn't come easily. Lin You would never be willing to spend her life-saving points just for the sake of satisfying her appetite.

With a whole cabinet full of snacks hanging around her, Lin You diligently studied with Shen Zechen for an entire afternoon, finally gaining a basic understanding of programming.

Shen Zechen watched with a curious expression as his snack cabinet was gradually emptied, leaving him with only a few cans of beer and a bag of liqueur-filled chocolates. Following the order in which Lin You collected the snacks, he gained a little understanding of her hobbies.

His family likes sweet and spicy foods, followed by crispy foods. They enjoy fruit juice and milk tea, but don't like carbonated drinks and don't drink alcohol.

As for why Shen Zechen tempted Lin You with snacks, it was because he heard her swallowing when he was eating hot and sour noodles earlier.

As it got dark, Shen Zechen was too lazy to go out, so he ordered a black pepper sausage pizza from a food delivery platform. After thinking for a moment, he also ordered a yellow peach fruit pizza for Lin You.

"Brother Ze, you have such a keen eye!" Lin You praised him as soon as she saw that he had accurately ordered her favorite fruit pizza.

"You deserved that 'brother' title, didn't you? I may not be making a lot of money right now, but it's more than enough to support you!" Shen Zechen smiled smugly, his expression clearly saying, "Come on, praise me a couple more times."

Lin You, being very perceptive, praised her for a while longer, successfully making her happy. Then she waved and ordered two large cups of milk tea, a cup of yellow peach yogurt, and a cup of strawberry milkshake, all of which were her favorite flavors.

While the two were waiting for their takeout, Lin You took out Chu Nanfeng's message board and handed it to Shen Zechen.

When the last mission ended, she asked Chu Nanfeng how she could be sure she had encountered a trustworthy mission partner.

Chu Nanfeng told her that she could trust someone when that person took the initiative to teach her some knowledge that would be helpful to her and even bought her her favorite snacks.

Shen Zechen opened the semi-transparent message board with some surprise and saw the elegant and graceful handwriting. The wording of the article was classical and antique, as if he could see a man in a long robe with wide sleeves standing with his hands clasped.

The letter was written without any archaic language. Although it was in traditional Chinese characters, it was written neatly, and even a science student like Shen Zechen could understand it.

The article wasn't too long; it basically said that his older sister was a simple, kind, and selfless person who was a very good person, but she was a bit lazy. It would be best to keep an eye on her while she did practice problems and learn some other things as well.

As for how to disregard gains and losses, Chu Nanfeng knew Lin You's personality and directly pointed out the task of the "golden finger," the consequences of failing the task, and the fact that Lin You had previously concealed the consequences of failure from him.

In summary, he's a very nice person, just a bit naive and simple-minded. He's also afraid of causing trouble for others, and he hopes that those who come after him will offer him help. It would be even better if his personality could be guided.

Shen Zechen: ………

Although he is indeed simple-minded, he is not a fool. He has already criticized me countless times in just half a day since we were bound together. Prime Minister Chu has taught him quite well.

However, this person who dislikes trouble frowned slightly and pretended to be dissatisfied, saying, "We are all mission targets, how can you be biased? Prime Minister Chu has a cheat code, why don't I have anything?"

"A cheat code? Oh, I haven't had a chance to use it yet." Lin You blinked as she sorted through the snacks and slowly replied.

There's no rush for a lucky draw. With her current luck, she should pick an auspicious day, wash her hands, burn incense, and go to a temple to pray before trying again.

After she stopped talking, Shen Zechen rolled his eyes, which was rare for him: "Didn't you call yourself a female ghost? Have you ever seen a temple where a female ghost can have her wishes granted? I don't mind your bad luck, so stop messing around and watch me!"

Just as Lin You was expecting him to come up with some high-tech programming that could calculate the rules for extracting the cheat code, she saw Shen Zechen open a forum and forward eighteen lucky koi fish images for her.

You said you didn't care about my luck?!

Ignoring Shen Zechen's hypocrisy, Lin You opened the cheat code page, clasped her hands together in prayer, and then devoutly pressed the button.

[Ding! Additional quest generated: Test of the cheat code "King of Beasts", Attachment: Beast Tamer Training Manual]

If you successfully tame 10,000 beasts, you will become the King of Beasts. A minimum of 6,000 beasts is required to pass the test.

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

Lin You: ……………！ ！ ！ ！

Ten thousand beasts! Shen Zechen will probably have to stay in the deep mountains and forests for a long time!

She coughed lightly, bound the cheat code to Shen Zechen, and said somewhat guiltily, "Brother Ze, we won't force you, just give it a try."

Shen Zechen wasn't too worried after reading the task assigned by the cheat system. He even mocked Lin You after hearing her thoughts: "Why do you think that only creatures from deep mountains and forests are beasts? According to the official explanation, any mammal with four legs and hair can be a beast!"

Shen Zechen held up the answer he had just found online, reading it aloud while looking down on Lin You: "You're a liberal arts student? Don't you understand such a simple principle?"

Lin You: ………

If you know what's good for you, then don't use Baidu Baike. What's so great about reading the answers from the encyclopedia? You're just taking advantage of the fact that I can't use my phone!

Because of her terrible luck, Lin You complained inwardly for a while, but surprisingly didn't say anything back. Just as she was thinking about where to find a "beast" to test her skills, she saw from the window a lithe tabby cat carrying a huge mouse as it passed by downstairs.

"Brother Ze, there's a beast outside the window! Do you want to try out your cheat code?" Lin You hurriedly called Shen Zechen over to take a look.

Shen Zechen peeked out and said, "A cat? It really is quite suitable. I'll learn how to do it first, and then we'll go out and try it out later."

"Brother Ze, I think for our first time, we shouldn't pick something so big. A rat would be just right," Lin You suggested tentatively, thinking he hadn't seen the rat.

Shen Zechen hurriedly shook his head, trying to cover up his misunderstanding, "Not only do rats carry so many bacteria, but they're also hard to get close to. Stray cats will come over on their own with just a can of food!"

"We can go to the pet store and buy a hamster. It's only ten yuan a hamster, which is less than the price of a can of food. We can just put it in a cage, and you won't even have to catch it." Lin You felt that her suggestion was perfectly normal.

But Shen Zechen still shook his head, saying that there were several school cats at his school, which he often fed and that were already experienced animals, so they should be easier to tame.

"Alright, it's decided then. I'll learn how to tame beasts first. If you have nothing to do, go do some practice questions. Didn't Brother Chu give you quite a few questions?" Shen Zechen made the decision before Lin You could say anything.

"What exactly did he write on the message board that made you start calling him Brother Chu? He used to call me Sister." Lin You pouted, picked out a random question from Chu Nanfeng's quiz, and started studying the answer in the employee handbook.

“Let’s each be our own. Calling him Brother Chu doesn’t stop me from being your older brother.” Shen Zechen said, gesturing with his hands as he looked at the “Beast Tamer’s Cultivation Manual” that he had taken out from his cheat device.

The way his fingers moved back and forth was very similar to the hand gestures Taoist priests make when exorcising demons in TV dramas.

Luckily, he often types on the keyboard, so his fingers are quite dexterous and well-controlled. Before long, he was able to write quite well.

Lin You watched him practice for a while, then suddenly asked, "Brother Ze, is it because you're afraid of mice that you like cats so much?"

"Youyou, I think chocolate liqueurs are pretty good. I wonder how about liqueur pizza? Should I order some for you?" Shen Zechen paused in his work, then threatened with a smile.

Lin You coughed lightly and smiled ingratiatingly, "I misspoke. Brother Ze is so powerful, of course he's not afraid of anything!"

Now, she can only take things that Shen Zechen agrees to give her. Lin You doesn't want to carry a lot of alcohol and alcoholic snacks in her backpack.

It's not that she doesn't like drinking, but rather that she has never drunk alcohol before.

The eldest sister stipulated that none of them under the age of twenty were allowed to drink alcohol, and her age was forever frozen at nineteen.

Although she has left that world and doesn't know how her two older sisters and younger siblings are doing, she will still obey her eldest sister's instructions.

Just as Lin You was feeling a little sad, the takeout finally arrived. The black pepper sausage pizza was seven inches long, and Shen Zechen finished it all by himself, thoroughly enjoying his meal.

Lin You put her milk tea and pizza into her backpack. Although she hadn't tasted them yet, they were already hers, and she was very satisfied as it was only a matter of time before she could eat them.

"This pizza has more toppings, but the cheese flavor is a bit weak. Next time, I'll treat you to another place. Their cheese is sweet, which you'll probably prefer." Shen Zechen then opened the refrigerator and took out a can of Coke.

"Brother Ze, isn't your eating habit a bit unhealthy?" Lin You reminded him as she watched him gulp down his iced cola.

"At our age, it's not time to focus on health yet. I can start using a thermos to brew goji berries when I'm over thirty-five." Shen Zechen casually tossed the can into the trash can.

"Besides, don't you also like to eat snacks? Brother Chu spoils you so much, so when you're with him, don't you often get to eat royal banquets?"

Lin You sighed: "When Chu Nanfeng was working at the Hanlin Academy, his meals were all from the imperial kitchen. It's a pity I didn't have a backpack back then, otherwise I would have packed a few to keep!"

"Just storing it away?" Shen Zechen asked in surprise. "You're not going to eat it?"

"Yeah, I'm not high enough level yet." Although Lin You can manifest for half an hour a day, she still has no sense of taste or smell, but she does have a sense of touch.

"Your backpack is huge?" Shen Zechen couldn't help but ask, recalling the comments on the message board about this person who was quite unreliable in some ways.

“There are five squares in total, each one cubic meter. If you want to expand, you can add one for every twenty points.” Lin You didn’t think there was anything to hide and answered very simply.

Shen Zechen remained silent for a long while before finally managing to utter a sentence: "Why do you only think about food!"

He finally understood Brother Chu's helplessness, "With only five cubic meters of space, shouldn't you be able to store some important things?! Are you planning to use points to buy more later if you need them?"

Shen Zechen took a deep breath, "Don't put things randomly in your space anymore. I'll buy you some things later to help you tidy up!"

"Oh, thank you, Brother Ze." Lin You obediently agreed, seeing how worried he was, just like Chu Nanfeng.

Shen Zechen continued practicing the hand gestures and incantations for taming animals. Lin You waited and waited, and seeing that it was almost midnight, she couldn't help but ask:

"Brother Ze, what time is it? Are we still going out to practice on cats today?"

Shen Zechen was still struggling with the extremely difficult rhyme, feeling like his tongue was about to get tied in knots. This thing was probably even more difficult than tongue twisters!

He was used to staying up late and didn't feel sleepy even after a whole night. He only realized how late it was when Lin You reminded him. "It's already so late. I'm not going today. The cats are probably all asleep."

Lin You was used to teasing him, but seeing him continue studying the book, she couldn't help but complain, "If you haven't learned it, you haven't learned it. It's not shameful to say it out loud. Whose cat is sleeping at this time?"

Before Shen Zechen could threaten her, she spoke again, "And another thing, staying up late can cause baldness at any age. If you don't go to sleep soon, you might end up with a receding hairline and go straight from teenager to middle age."

"How could someone as handsome as me be bald!" Shen Zechen couldn't help but ruffle his hair, retorting guiltily.

He did see a lot of hair fall out when he washed his hair yesterday. Could he really be bald?

“Kids who stay up late won’t grow tall. Ze-ge, you’re only 22 years old. You still have a chance to grow taller. You’re only 174cm. Have you already given up hope?” Lin You raised the stakes again.

Shen Zechen couldn't help but grind his back teeth and slammed the book shut.

"sleep!"