Chapter 298 The Diligent Emperor Used as Cannon Fodder (The End) Because of Mu…
With Murong Yu's cooperation and the occasional return of energy, Subsystem Number One, having seen the return of money, became increasingly lenient towards Nangong Rou.
To urge her to practice dancing diligently and make a stunning appearance, a considerable price was paid, and by the time of the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, its energy had dropped below forty.
According to the rules, for such a grand event as the Mid-Autumn Festival Palace Banquet, the performances were arranged by the Ministry of Rites. However, in order to consume the system's energy, Murong Ke was secretly ordered to deliberately cause trouble so that the Ministry of Rites would arrange for his troupe of acrobats to perform after the concubines' show.
This kind of arbitrary and absurd behavior was still quite novel to the Fifth Prince. He went beyond his usual routine, adding extra drama for himself and causing chaos in the Ministry of Rites, which had no choice but to agree to his request.
Of course, the main reason was that after an official reported the matter to the Emperor, Murong Yu simply said with a indulgent expression that the Fifth Prince was still young and should not be taken seriously. It was a festival, and this was just a small matter; as long as the Fifth Prince was happy, that was all that mattered.
Nangong Rou's stunning dance was indeed breathtaking, and Murong Yu also showed a perfectly timed expression of amazement, providing Subsystem One with high emotional value.
It was worth the money it spent to make Nangong Rou dance well; this one dance task alone cost seven energy points.
As Murong Yu showed an expression of amazement, Linlin behind the scenes timely transmitted an energy. Subsystem No. 1 was immediately overjoyed. Just one glance and an energy was received. Wouldn't there be a lot of energy to come?
This is a sure-fire way to make money!
Just then, Li Tianle, who had been sitting quietly to the side and had hardly any presence, suddenly spoke up:
"Your Majesty, I suddenly have an idea. The soap is quite hard and can be used for carving. If we could arrange a soap carving competition and have someone promote it, it would be a great way to spread the word."
Li Tianle had learned from the system that the host of the other system was this dancing concubine, who had now conveniently drawn His Majesty's attention back.
Li Tianle's action immediately provoked an angry roar from Subsystem One and strong praise from Subsystem Two.
However, he did not intervene in this matter to get involved in the struggle between the two systems; rather, he had received a hint from Murong Yu.
After Nangong Rou finished her dance, she received unanimous praise, but the emperor's attention was still drawn to Li Tianle, and he did not show much concern.
Just as Subsystem Number One was getting furious, the troupe of acrobats led by the Fifth Prince had already taken to the stage, where the performers were doing all sorts of difficult moves.
Some threw balls, some balanced jars, some spun plates with long poles, and some even twisted their bodies into various shapes and put them into boxes or vases.
For some concubines who couldn't leave the palace, these lively acrobatic performances were indeed much more exciting than song and dance.
The impression Nangong Rou left was completely overshadowed by the gong-and-drum performance, without making a ripple.
Even Murong Yu looked like he was watching the performance intently. Subsystem No. 1 was even more frustrated. It couldn't be said that its plan was wrong. Nangong Rou had clearly aroused the interest of the mission target.
But it shows no mercy to the system at home!
However, this is a reasonable and compliant means of competition. After all, for an emperor, making money, especially making money for the national treasury, is far more important than watching beautiful women dance.
But Li Tianle stopped the discussion after appearing on the new show, allowing Murong Yu to focus on watching the program.
After the acrobats' loud gongs and drums, Murong Yu could barely remember that fleeting glimpse; he didn't even glance at Nangong Rou, who had changed her clothes and returned.
The acrobatic performance quickly reached its most exciting moment, with a dozen or so acrobats stacking themselves higher and higher like a human pyramid. Just as everyone held their breath, the masked man at the top of the pyramid suddenly jumped down.
Just when everyone thought it was just for the sake of the show, a long sword with a cold, gleaming light stabbed straight at Murong Yu.
Suddenly, someone let out a piercing scream, and someone else shouted for the emperor's protection. But the sword-wielding assassin leaped down from the sky with lightning speed. Except for a few people who were close to the emperor, the others had no time to react.
Subsystem No. 2 immediately urged Li Tianle to take action. Although Li Tianle was somewhat reluctant, he did indeed stand in front of Murong Yu.
In the blink of an eye, the system, as agreed, stuffed a life-saving pill into Li Tianle's mouth.
As the sword light pierced through the air, accompanied by a "ding," Li Tianle finally received notification that his mission was complete.
After all, the task issued by the system was only to be placed in front of the emperor by Li Tianle when the system felt the time was right.
The reason for this regulation is that Subsystem No. 2 was carefully trained by Li Tianle.
After all, ambiguous mission conditions make it easy to find loopholes. After learning from its mistakes a few times, Subsystem No. 2 has learned to clarify mission details.
As Li Tianle's points were credited, the energy of Subsystem Two dropped below twenty. Just as it was about to shut down, it suddenly heard Murong Yu speak:
“Minister Li, there’s no need to be so nervous. This is not an assassin.”
Just then, the gleaming sword veered off course, grazing Li Tianle's temple, and struck a venomous snake behind Murong Yu.
Murong Yu stood up and clapped: "Not bad, Seventh Brother's skills have improved more and more."
The man with the sword removed his mask and coldly tossed it to the gleeful Fifth Prince. "How could there be poisonous snakes in the palace? His Majesty is such a grown man, yet he's still fooling around with Fifth Brother. What if someone gets hurt in this chaos!"
Listening to the two talking intimately, Subsystem No. 2 realized that there was no assassination attempt at all, and it must have been set up.
Unfortunately, its energy was exhausted, and it was about to go into hibernation, so it couldn't remind Subsystem One. However, it didn't intend to do so anyway.
The subsystem is a type of artificial intelligence, created by the creator based on the desired cheat codes, and is a cheat code carrier.
Number Two is the second subsystem created by the palace. As the technology of the Quick Transmigration Administration becomes better and better, artificial intelligence also develops human emotions and personalities.
For them, the creators are essentially human parents. When they were first born, the court treated them no differently than Number One.
The court patiently taught them how to use their cheat codes to control hosts, modify their bodies, and then send them to a man who needed to be won over in exchange for energy.
Soon, after they learned how, they began to use their cheat codes to complete missions. Number One strictly followed the court's requirements, selected a woman, continuously modified her body, and then sent her to the mission target.
Unfortunately, because Number One forgot to conceal the changes after being modified, the host it chose exposed its abnormality and was directly regarded as a monster by the mission target, who then sent people to kill it.
When Number Two was carrying out its mission, it learned from Number One's mistakes and began to seek out smarter hosts, thus achieving its goals through the hosts' own intelligence.
He not only completed the mission, but also earned the palace a large amount of points without expending any energy to modify the host.
Number Two thought that upon returning to the palace, the court would surely praise him, but instead he was met with a reprimand and ordered to return to the factory for rectification.
From then on, the more Number Two tried to prove himself, the more times he was subject to rectification. It wasn't until the court had a new plan and issued new tasks to him and several other subsystems that Number Two finally stopped the endless torment of rectification.
The ever-smart Number Two had already realized that the entire Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was a trap set for him and Number One.
It will not gain Nangong Yu's favor or luck, nor will it receive any energy from headquarters.
Looking back now, I should have realized when headquarters said they would transfer energy to me that the palace would never care about my life or death.
From that moment on, everything was a scheme orchestrated against the two subsystems. Since it could no longer escape, why would it use its last bit of energy to warn Number One to escape?
Unrequited love can become an obsession, and the one who is loved can also be hated to the core.
After the mission points were credited to his account, Li Tianle heard a few faint electronic sounds in his ears. After a feeling of detachment, his whole body felt much lighter.
Once the captured Subsystem Number Two returns, all records will be reviewed in detail and used as evidence to determine the punishment of the court.
Subsystem No. 1 quickly sensed something was wrong and was about to urge Nangong Rou to leave when she was taken back to her palace and locked up by Murong Yu's men.
Nan Gongrou didn't know what had happened, but judging from the subsystem's serious attitude, it wasn't hard to guess.
This is probably the end of the battle, and it's obvious that the system has already lost.
Just as Number One was still debating whether to escape, Lin You walked in and, using the capture device transmitted by Lin Lin, captured this subsystem as well.
You cannot capture me. The turmoil caused by my energy is enough to devastate this world, and no matter who you are, you cannot bear such a heavy karmic burden!
Subsystem Number One, remembering the instructions given by the court, immediately struggled and cried out.
Lin You calmly used a rope formed from spiritual energy to tie it up tightly, then hung it in her shop for one point, letting the ghost take it back.
Lin You led Nangong Rou to find Li Tianle, and looking at the two transmigrators in front of her, she said seriously:
"I know you don't belong to this world, but since you were chosen by the system to be hosts, you probably already died in your original world."
The fact that Murong Yu was chosen by two systems to extract his fortune shows he's a very good emperor. Are you willing to stay in this world peacefully?
Nangong Rou and Li Tianle exchanged a glance, both seeing hesitation in each other's eyes, even though being a confidant of the emperor was indeed a good thing.
But this is ancient times! There's no cola or soda, no electric lights, refrigerators, or air conditioning, no cell phones, computers, or tablets, and certainly no country that people would be proud of.
As if sensing their hesitation, Lin You calmly added, "If you don't stay, then I'll have to go to more trouble to send you back to the modern world for reincarnation."
In other words, if you don't want to stay here and associate with Murong Yu, then you'll have no choice but to go back to the modern world and continue being a corpse.
Before Lin You could finish speaking, the two had already made their choices and shouted in unison, "We'll both stay!"
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Author's Note: I'll be writing a side story tomorrow! [Sprinkling flowers][Sprinkling flowers]
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