Chapter 37 The Campus Genius Used as Cannon Fodder (Part 1) Company Assignment...
The staff dormitory assigned to the system by the Quick Transmigration Bureau is a very spacious and independent space. It contains a special energy that allows the system to calm its mind and recuperate after completing a mission.
Dormitories can be decorated according to one's own preferences. From small things like flowers and plants, tables, chairs and houses, to large things like mountains, rivers, the sun, moon and stars, everything can be purchased from the system's store.
However, it consumes a lot of points. Even a simple river or mountain requires 50 points, and if you want the alternation of day and night and the changing of the stars, you'll need at least a thousand points.
Despite having a "huge sum" of 231 points, Lin You remained thrifty and hardworking.
According to the rules, this space will only be fully bound to her after she retires, which will definitely be a very long time from now. For now, it's just an employee dormitory, and she can't bear to waste too many points on renovations.
After browsing the system shop for a long time, Lin You finally spent only 2 points to buy a simple bamboo house. Inside the small house, there was a bamboo bed and a set of bamboo tables and chairs.
Lying on the bamboo bed, Lin You closed her eyes wearily. The energy here had a calming effect on the soul, and she was finally able to fall asleep. Perhaps this was why the space was called a dormitory?
Lin You, who had just lay down, only had time to think of this one sentence before falling into a deep sleep. When she woke up, she saw the time displayed on the system page and realized that more than ten days had passed. Fortunately, the soul did not need to eat or drink, otherwise it might have starved to death.
Lin You let her mind wander for a while, rubbed her face, stretched comfortably, and lingered in bed for a bit longer before heading off to the next mission world feeling refreshed.
After a moment of dizziness, Lin You opened her eyes and saw the familiar road, the endless stream of cars, and the towering buildings.
Lin You was so excited that tears welled up in her eyes. Although the ancient environment was very primitive and the people and things were relatively new, she was a modern person who had grown up in this kind of environment since childhood!
This must be near a university campus. Most of the people coming and going are energetic young men and women, carrying textbooks and discussing which food stall to try today.
Lin You sighed for half a minute, then quickly composed herself and flew towards a somewhat secluded street corner following the system's guidance.
Chu Nanfeng painstakingly completed all the Golden Finger tasks, not only doubling the points reward but also giving a full two hundred experience points. Now Lin You has been upgraded to a level four system.
The system doesn't show the highest level, but she can retire after reaching level 49. Although the more levels she goes up, the more experience points she needs, at least there's hope, right?
After the upgrade, Lin You's abilities also improved. Not only could she fly faster and higher, but her eyesight also improved a lot. After she took off, she quickly saw a huge orange question mark in the alley not far away.
The person with the question mark above their head was a boy who looked much older than he was; he was Shen Zechen, a student at a nearby university.
Lin You's mission is to save Shen Zechen, who is being used as cannon fodder by transmigrators, so that he can graduate smoothly and find a good job.
Successfully completing this mission will earn you 200 points and 200 experience points, double the amount from the previous world.
This is easy to understand. The first world is full of beginner missions that give out freebies, so the points won't be high.
It really wasn't difficult at all. If Lin You hadn't gone crazy and tried out a cheat code, she would have basically finished the task on the first day.
The task target, Shen Zechen, wearing a loose beige sweater and dark gray jeans, looked clean and handsome as he walked briskly into the depths of a somewhat dimly lit alley.
There, one could faintly hear a woman calling for help and the joking voices of several men; without even looking, one could guess what had happened.
Lin You didn't even bother to examine the new mission target; she flew ahead to the depths of the alley to check the situation inside.
In the dimly lit alley, some trash was piled up haphazardly in a corner. A girl in white, holding a book, was being harassed by three men with unusual hairstyles. She shouted loudly and kept dodging, but there was no panic on her face.
The girl's long hair was loose and she kept ruffling it, making it a little messy. She had also taken off one of her shoes.
The man with green curly hair, wearing wireless earphones, seemed to hear someone say something. He immediately winked at the girl and then reached out to touch her face.
"No! Go away! Don't come any closer!" The girl's voice rose a few decibels as she struggled incessantly.
The blond-haired man grabbed her arm, and the girl, as if frightened, screamed and threw away the thick English-Chinese dictionary she was holding.
The dictionary was a hardcover, and the girl deliberately chose an angle that wouldn't hit the three of them. Then, Lin You watched helplessly as the brick-like dictionary flew straight towards the orange question mark.
The book was clearly aimed at the head of their target, so Lin You immediately warned, "Shen Zechen, quickly move to the left!"
Upon hearing the sound, Shen Zechen subconsciously took a step to the left. The thick English-Chinese dictionary grazed his shoulder and slammed hard onto the ground with a loud thud.
Shen Zechen rubbed his shoulder, which was still a little sore from being scraped, and looked at the dictionary that had fallen to the ground like a brick, feeling a wave of fear wash over him.
If someone hadn't warned him in time, the dictionary would probably have hit him squarely on the head, and with that force, he probably would have died on the spot.
"They won't die on the spot, they'll just become a vegetable." Lin You had just reminded him and established a mental link with him. After sensing his thoughts, she subconsciously replied.
Just as Shen Zechen was wondering when he had blurted out his true feelings, he suddenly realized that the voice that had just reminded him was actually ringing in his mind!
The girl in white then realized she had overacted. Forget about flirting with her crush, she quickly put on her shoes and ran away through the small door around the corner.
Seeing this, the three men surrounding her hurriedly left as well, as half of the thousand yuan acting fee that the girl had promised was still outstanding.
Wen Yin ran for two hundred meters before stopping. She tidied her hair and was extremely glad that she had messed up her hairstyle.
The lighting in the alley was poor, and her messy hair covered half of her face, so Shen Zechen probably didn't see what she looked like!
Shen Zechen hadn't really noticed the girl's appearance; he was completely stunned by Lin You's words. "You said you're a system? And you want to bind to me?"
Shen Zechen is also a young man who has read many online novels, so he certainly doesn't need Lin You to explain what a system is.
However, influenced by the novel, the general perception is that this kind of cheat-like system is an advanced AI produced by an advanced civilization.
This is incredibly attractive to experts in the field of computer science.
Not to mention that this system just saved his life, even without that experience, Shen Zechen would never have refused it.
Just when Lin You thought that this binding would require some persuasion, the task target unexpectedly accepted the binding request directly.
[Ding! Task target has been bound. System, please complete the task diligently.]
Hearing the mechanical prompts, Lin You's eyes lit up. She flew to Chen Zechen's shoulder and sat there as if they were old friends.
This person is much more straightforward than Chu Nanfeng, who treated her like a ghost. As expected of a modern person, they are knowledgeable and discerning!
Lin You patted Shen Zechen's shoulder in a friendly manner. He was even thinner than Chu Nanfeng. Judging from his clothes, he didn't seem like someone who couldn't afford to eat.
Just as Lin You was wondering whether to feed the new target, she heard Shen Zechen's inner thoughts again:
Is it a high-tech artificial intelligence system?
What does its code look like?
In what medium does it exist?
Through what channels does it transmit information?
Does it have a firewall? How can it be breached?
…………
Lin You was completely bewildered. Hearing that Shen Zechen was already planning to break her down into several data sets for analysis, she couldn't help but shout, "Hey, Shen Zechen, what terrible thing are you thinking about?!"
So this system can even know what I'm thinking.
Shen Zechen paused in his shoulder massage, then casually put his hands in his pockets and strode out of the alley toward his rented apartment.
Lin You was torn. Should she still tell this guy how to block her thoughts? If he had ulterior motives and could hear her thoughts, wouldn't she be mentally prepared?
As per company policy, Lin You waited an hour to make sure she hadn't heard Shen Zechen's terrifying thoughts again before teaching him how to block out thoughts and communicate.
"You said you're called the Cannon Fodder Rescue System? You're here to save me? Why am I cannon fodder!" Shen Zechen said, hands in his pockets, looking arrogant and knowing exactly what to focus on.
Lin You explained helplessly, "If I hadn't shown up, you were just about to play the hero and save the damsel in distress, only to be smashed into a vegetative state by the beauty's English-Chinese dictionary, lying in bed for ten years before dying. Wouldn't that be considered cannon fodder?!"
Shen Zechen frowned, his face cold and silent. His still slightly chubby face, though clearly trying to look angry, inexplicably carried a hint of grievance.
Lin You rubbed her fingers regretfully. The dimples were so cute; she wanted to poke them, but unfortunately, she couldn't pinch them.
She had already read the plot summary; the plot of this world was quite simple:
A girl named Wen Yin transmigrated into the novel she was reading, and her favorite character in the novel was Shen Zechen.
Although Shen Zechen is not the male lead, he is like a cheat code for the female lead, with his hacking skills making waves on the internet and being revered as the Dark Lord by hackers.
Lin You was speechless when she saw this. What kind of childish name was this? Shen Zechen looked like a well-behaved boy, not a troubled teenager at all.
Wen Yin discovered she had transmigrated into a book, and wanted to seduce the female lead before she appeared.
Shen Zechen and the female lead met through a heroic rescue, and she then staged a similar scene where she was also harassed by a rogue.
Wen Yin deliberately dressed like the female lead, wearing a pure white dress, with her long, black hair cascading down, and holding a thick English-Chinese dictionary in her arms.
However, she miscalculated her strength; the delicate heroine threw the dictionary, and it just landed at Shen Zechen's feet.
She was a fake lady with boundless energy. After throwing the dictionary, it hit Shen Zechen on the head with a thud, sending him to the hospital on the spot.
Lin You couldn't reveal the subsequent plot, but the system's plot had already been completed, so it was okay to talk about it.
Listening to Lin You's description, Shen Zechen seemed to realize something, and his whole body became somewhat agitated: "Is she out of her mind? How could she choose this time to turn me into a vegetable?!"
Lin You finally seized the opportunity to complain, "You said she's out of her mind, do you think she'd pick an auspicious day for you?"
"But tonight, I'm going to have a showdown with those bastards from Y country! If I turn into a vegetable, those bastards will think I ran away without a fight!!" Shen Zechen said through gritted teeth.
His illustrious reputation as the Dark Lord was almost ruined by a dictionary—oops, I mean, by a stupid woman!
"Chen, with that kid's face, you're not really suited to swearing," Lin You said deliberately, "so you want to dismantle my core code."
“As a system, you’re not really suited to judging people by their appearance,” Shen Zechen replied immediately, then put on a serious face.
But it looks even cuter than before!
Lin You pursed her lips for a while before managing to suppress a strange laugh.
Unaware of the system's intentions, Shen Zechen navigated the familiar alleyways, even grabbing a bowl of potato noodles for lunch at a street stall before returning to his residence.
This is a small apartment, about 20 square meters. The interior is divided into a duplex structure, with the bedroom upstairs and the living area downstairs. It is very tidy, and everything is individually owned.
Lin You walked around the room and commented seriously, "Pretty good. You can tell he's been single for many years and has never had a girlfriend."
Shen Zechen: ………
He's carefree, relaxed, and happy all by himself. He must be bored to even think about finding a girlfriend.
Shen Zechen didn't discuss his hobby of being single for so many years with the system; how could he expect an artificial intelligence to understand the diversity of human thoughts?
Of course, he is currently unaware that his system is not some kind of artificial intelligence (AI), but rather a human customer service system.
Lin You wasn't interested in gossiping about whether he had a girlfriend or not. The main issue was that the transmigrated woman had taken a liking to him. If he had a girlfriend, he could have another person to help protect his integrity. But if he was single, he would have to take care of himself.
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