Chapter 38 The Campus Genius Used as Cannon Fodder (Part Two) Because of someone...
Since she wasn't very familiar with the person, Lin You didn't say anything more, and Shen Zechen took the opportunity to finish his lunch.
He often eats at this potato noodle shop; the taste is very authentic. As soon as you open the container, a tangy and spicy aroma wafts out. Bright red chili oil coats the translucent noodles, and the pure sweet potato noodles are chewy and springy. You pick up a noodle, slurp it gently, and your mouth is filled with a tangy, spicy, and savory flavor.
Lin You couldn't help but swallow, and wanting to avoid seeing him, she took advantage of his slurping noodles to open the character introduction to check:
Name: Shen Zechen
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Height: 174cm
Weight: 62kg
Title: University Graduate
Skills: Computers
Looking up at Shen Zechen, who was eating potato noodles with his mouth full of red oil, his eyes squinting with satisfaction and two dimples showing, Lin You couldn't help but click her tongue: "I didn't expect you to be twenty-one already. I thought you were still a minor."
With his baby face, he could easily pass for a middle school student, let alone a college student.
"Why are you such a gossip about your system? If you're really bored, go and modify your core programming so that you don't keep talking too much nonsense and annoy your task objects to death."
Lin You clicked her tongue and said, "Most people's rebellious phase lasts until they're eighteen or nineteen. You're already in your twenties and you're still so immature. Is that really okay?"
Shen Zechen refused to back down: "Other systems at least give out newbie gift packs when they issue tasks, but you have nothing. Why don't you keep up with the times?"
Lin You suddenly remembered the cheat-like quest from the previous world and chuckled twice: "Want to do a quest? Sure, do you want me to get you a quest to seduce the transmigrated woman? Although there are no specific requirements, I don't mind paying out of my own pocket to give you the reward."
Shen Zechen: ………
This AI is quite vengeful. All I did was covet her core technology, did it have to be sarcastic in every single sentence?!
They either said he had a baby face or they were mocking him for not having a girlfriend, as if she, an AI, wasn't single.
However, such emotionally rich AI was still quite rare for Shen Zechen, so he didn't mind her sarcasm and even teased her a few times on purpose.
Because arguing with Lin You doesn't require using your mouth, Shen Zechen could slurp up his noodles while arguing with her. By the time they finished arguing, the potato noodles were all gone.
Lin You had long realized that he was just teasing her, and she only revealed the truth after Shen Zechen had taken the last bite of the spicy soup.
Shen Zechen was shocked and choked on a mouthful of spicy soup. He coughed violently for a while before he was able to cough up the chili oil from his lungs.
"What did you say? You're not an AI?! Then what are you called, system?!" Shen Zechen couldn't help but cover his face. He didn't mind revealing his true nature in front of an AI, but when it came to a real person, especially a girl his age, it was a bit awkward.
Lin You pretended not to know: "I never said I was an AI. The system is just my title. Before becoming a system, I was a college student who had just finished the college entrance examination."
As partners who were supposed to complete the mission together, Lin You briefly recounted her experience and couldn't help but show off a little, "I've already successfully completed one mission. My Chu Zaizai is especially amazing; he got full marks on all the missions, and I even got double the points."
"You call that famous prime minister of all time 'Little Chu'?" Shen Zechen suddenly remembered that this guy always talked about his baby face, and quickly emphasized, "I'm older than you, you can't call me 'Little'!"
Lin You disagreed with this calculation: "Based on my age before death plus my age at the time of death, no, I mean the time of the mission, I am at least two months older than you!"
"Of course, we'll calculate based on your previous age. You're not going to get old. It's great that girls are always nineteen. You have to call me brother!" Shen Zechen argued with Li Jue.
"Alright, since you're so good with words, I'll call you Brother Ze." Lin You agreed, considering that he hadn't complained even though he was coughing so badly.
Satisfied, Shen Zechen cleaned up the trash, washed the red grease off his lips, and sat down at the computer to get to work.
"Now that you've become part of the system, is there any employee training? Your skills in this area should be pretty good, right? How about we have a competition?" Shen Zechen asked, still unwilling to give up.
Lin You refused decisively: "I studied humanities and applied for history major. I don't know anything about computer programming."
As for employee training? It's just a few employee handbooks that resemble instruction manuals, mainly containing system precautions and rules. The few skills mentioned are mostly about communication and have absolutely nothing to do with programming.
With his fingers flying across the keyboard, Shen Zechen typed out a simple string of code and tentatively asked Lin You, "Can you understand something this simple?"
"I already told you, I really don't know how to program computers." Lin You glanced at the computer screen and felt dizzy.
Shen Zechen frowned, pulled out the innermost cardboard box from under the table, and took out the two books at the bottom. "These are computer beginner tutorials. Take a look at them first, and I'll teach you when I'm done with my work today."
As he opened the book, he complained, "How can you, as a system, not know how to program?!"
Lin You looked at the book, feeling incredibly overwhelmed, and said in a low voice, "Big brother, if all else fails, you should just do what Chu Nanfeng did and treat me like a female ghost."
She's just a system here to complete tasks, so why are all her task recipients so eager to teach others?!
Shen Zechen rejected Lin You's suggestion without hesitation: "This is a modern technological society, not ancient times. Have you forgotten the core socialist values? Where do ghosts come from in this world?!"
Lin You: …………
What he said made so much sense that I couldn't refute it.
To avoid being forced to study hard right after arriving in this world, Lin You wisely changed the subject and started talking about serious matters.
For example, the mission details of this world that she finally remembered.
In Lin You's view, this task was very simple: graduate smoothly, find a good job, and that's just the normal life of a college student.
Hearing her words, Shen Zechen couldn't help but pour cold water on her enthusiasm, "What does 'graduating smoothly' mean? Do you want to pursue a master's or doctoral degree? What are the standards for a good job? What salary and working hours are you looking for?"
This is even worse than your previous mission involving a high-ranking official and dealing with time travelers. Although those were complicated, at least they had clear requirements.
For a science student, the task description was riddled with flaws.
Lin You was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly opened the system task page. Fortunately, there were detailed annotations at the end, and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after reading them.
"The requirement for graduation is that you get a university degree. A good job is one that you feel is good, based on your own perception."
After saying that, Lin You asked curiously, "What is a good job in your mind?"
Shen Zechen hesitated for a while before saying, "I think a good job is to be the best hacker."
"Brother, hacking isn't a job, is it? At most, this is just an identity skill," Lin You said helplessly.
"What's the point of being a hacker? You can only take on small jobs like building firewalls. It's easy to break the law just by playing around. If you want to do it, you should join a government agency."
When Shen Zechen mentioned this, his eyes couldn't help but light up. With the government protecting him, he could do whatever he wanted online.
"Oh, you're planning to take the civil service exam? That's definitely a good job." Lin You nodded. The ultimate goal in the universe is a government job, no matter how much the salary is, as long as you're a civil servant, it's a good job.
"Why should I take the exam myself? Can't I just be exceptionally skilled and attract the relevant departments to specially hire me?!" Shen Zechen slightly raised his chin, his tone carrying a hint of expectation and arrogance.
Lin You felt that she had only been in ancient times for three years, so how could she have such a big generation gap with her peers? What kind of bizarre idea was that?
"Brother Ze, you're so amazing, your skills are so good, you can definitely do it, keep it up!" Lin You casually offered a word of encouragement, not because she thought he couldn't do it, but mainly because she felt he was being a bit redundant.
Shen Zechen's fingers flew across the keyboard, almost leaving afterimages. Lin You saw that he was busy, so she didn't disturb him.
She peeked at the computer screen again; strings of letters were flying by. As a liberal arts student, all she could tell was that the typing speed was impressive, but she couldn't understand anything else.
Lin You was really bored and didn't want to remind Shen Zechen to assign her a study task, so she went to look at the backpack she got from opening the treasure chest.
On her system page, there was a new backpack icon that looked just like the system backpack icon, but it was pink.
The backpack has five compartments, each with a volume of one cubic meter. It can hold any non-living item, and once the item is inside, its time is frozen.
If she wanted to expand, it would cost 20 points plus one slot. Lin You ignored that for the time being; as a newbie, the free version was enough for her!
Although it's not very big, time stands still inside! Lin You was very satisfied with this. This backpack was perfect for carrying food; it would never expire no matter how long it was stored!
Lin You looked to Shen Zechen's left, where there were a few pale yellow sea salt lemon candies. Even when her task target was typing rapidly on the keyboard, he could still find a moment to grab one, bite open the packaging, and put it in his mouth.
Lin You was amazed by his one-handed keyboard skills. She tried to put a piece of candy into her backpack, but was told that it was not her item and she could not take it.
Looking at the long message sent by the main system about the importance of being civilized, harmonious, honest, and upright in system creation, and that taking things without asking is stealing, Lin You couldn't help but facepalm.
She then remembered that the employee handbook stated that as outsiders to the world, company employees could only obtain resources from the mission world through voluntary donations from the local inhabitants or by legal means; otherwise, it would be considered theft.
If someone forcibly takes the money, they will be warned by the head office, and in serious cases, they may face penalties.
"Brother Ze, can I have one of these lemon candies?" Lin You heard Shen Zechen casually agree, and when she went to collect the lemon candies, she could indeed put them in her backpack.
She tried to take it out, but the candy fell to the ground with a thud. Well, she really couldn't handle things.
“Looking at it this way, it really does look like a female ghost. You should be careful. There are regulations in our modern society that prohibit beings from becoming spirits after the founding of the People’s Republic of China.” Shen Zechen suddenly spoke up. Although he had been working on the keyboard, he hadn’t missed the commotion around him.
Although the words sounded somewhat sarcastic, it wasn't hard to hear the underlying message of advice.
Lin You put the candy away again before snorting, "Ze-ge, you should watch your computer more carefully, or you'll lose again!"
"Nonsense! How could I possibly lose to this bunch of noobs!" Although Shen Zechen said this, his hands moved even faster. Luckily, his keyboard was of excellent quality, otherwise it would have been smoking from all the typing.
The battle lasted for more than an hour. By the time Shen Zechen stopped, the opposing team was already in complete disarray.
"A life without rivals is truly as lonely as snow." He sighed softly, and Lin You almost rolled her eyes at his pretentious and childish remarks.
"I wonder if they've noticed my behavior, and when they'll come looking for me," Shen Zechen sighed again.
Before Lin You could complain about him again, Shen Zechen suddenly perked up and picked up the book he had taken out earlier, saying, "Come on, let me tell you about the charm of computer programming."
"No, why should I, a liberal arts student, learn programming!" Lin You refused decisively.
"Isn't this a system-recognized skill? You'll have other missions to complete eventually. What if someone needs your help in some way, and you can't even hack a QQ account? That would be so embarrassing," Shen Zechen earnestly advised.
"Account theft is illegal! Besides, why would my target need to steal a QQ account?" Lin You didn't feel persuaded at all.
"Then I'll teach you how to build a firewall. When you're bored, just flash your firewall with thousands of layers. Then, when someone tries to crack your core code, they'll be completely deterred," Shen Zechen continued to persuade.
"First of all, I'm not an AI. Secondly, I think I'll never encounter another insane task subject who's obsessed with the system's portable code!" Lin You still refused.
The two argued for half an hour, and in the end, Lin You gave in. It wasn't because Shen Zechen was particularly eloquent, but because he used his ultimate skill and directly opened his snack cabinet.
Lin You looked at the boy who had two dimples from smiling and waved his hand, looking very proud: "Let's learn the most basic introductory skills today. Once you've mastered them, they're all yours!"
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