Chapter 70: Privilege Escalation
The system body with four pairs of wings spread out was pulled to the upper right and curled up into a furry ball, which was very cute.
The most important thing is that the Maoqiu version of the system does not need to look at the row of gemstone decorations that look like eyes.
There was nothing scary in the box that Huo Shizhen asked Lin Guantang to open. However, the system on the terminal automatically opened its two pairs of wings due to the upgrade of permissions, which scared Lin Guantang. The densely arranged "eyes" made Lin Guantang instantly suffer from claustrophobia and felt extremely scared.
——In fact, the system itself, which originally only had two pairs of wings spread out, was also very strange.
Lin Guantang rubbed his arm, which was covered with goose bumps, and asked the question he had wanted to ask for a long time:
“Why is the system designed to be so terrible?”
Huo Shizhen casually gave a reason:
"It's the fear that arouses users' vigilance and reminds them not to become overly close to or overly trust the system."
Lin Guantang was even more puzzled.
Isn’t this very contradictory?
The system is designed to assist military cadets in their mission operations. If they cannot be trusted, what is the point of it?
Lin Guantang himself almost left all terminal and task-related matters to the system, and sometimes even felt a little regretful that the system could not be used in O Hospital. If they could communicate with each other, it would be more convenient.
Or is it just to prevent him from wanting to leave everything to the system?
Huo Shizhen looked at him biting the corner of his lips unconsciously, frowning in thought, and was caught off guard by a feeling of being touched. After a moment, he said thoughtfully:
"For the standard version of the system for the general public, we might consider redesigning it to be more user-friendly."
Is this also considered a kind of "wishes coming true" or "telepathy"? I just thought it would be even better if I could use the Hexi system in O Hospital, and then I heard Huo Shizhen say this -
Lin Guantang's eyes lit up:
"So you're going to promote Hexi's use throughout the empire?"
Huo Shizhen nodded and directly pointed out what Lin Guantang was most concerned about:
"Originally, we were going to conduct an advance experiment at the Central Military Academy to check for any gaps. If nothing goes wrong, O Academy will be connected to the system next semester, and you can control all your smart devices with your breath."
That's pretty fast.
While feeling delighted, Lin Guantang couldn't help but complain:
"I'm not worried about the general public becoming overly close to and dependent on the system."
Huo Shizhen didn't think there was anything to worry about:
"The system for the general public will have many permissions and freedoms closed off, and its self-upgrade mode will also be adjusted. It's no exaggeration to say it's a mentally retarded version of Hexi, with its IQ reduced a hundredfold. The probability of a normal person falling in love with a mentally retarded system should be no more than one percent. If your sexual fetish is truly this bizarre, then I can only offer my sincere blessings."
Lin Guantang: ...
Is it a sincere blessing? No matter how you listen to it, it feels like a sarcastic mockery.
The remaining charming atmosphere dissipated, and Lin Guantang finally remembered Huo Shizhen's sharp tongue. He didn't know how many sharp words he had held back when he was being kind to him just now...
But then again, if that were the case, perhaps for Huo Shizhen, the reason he could hold back from saying harsh words was that he was different from others and could occupy a role that could be called "special"?
Thinking of this, Lin Guantang couldn't help feeling a little complacent, but it was just a thought.
There was no way he would ask for trouble by going to Huo Shizhen to confirm the matter and give him the opportunity to say harsh words to him.
After Huo Shizhen finished speaking, he looked at the time and asked him if he wanted to go
Lin Guantang continued to look down at the task interface after the permissions were upgraded.
Congratulations to [Lingchen] for successfully unlocking the second-level permissions of the task system. The newly added permissions are as follows:
1. You can check the complete processing results of all completed tasks in the past;
2. Access to all on-campus and off-campus archival materials below Grade A;
3. You can select task objects from the system or initiate tasks yourself and become a task setter below level B. After submitting a task plan and passing it for verification, you can choose the task executor yourself or have the system assign it to you.
4. After three perfect executions of tasks below B level, you will be automatically upgraded to A-level task setter;
5. The list of materials and amounts that can be applied for will be expanded simultaneously. Please refer to the details for details.
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The newly added permissions were more numerous than expected. Lin Guantang was surprised and directly searched for the follow-up results of previous task objects, focusing on the tasks related to Apashou and Zhong Weizhao.
——
[Apashou, a member of [Eden], a beta-transformed body - transplanted with A-gonads, severe gland loss, mental damage, unable to communicate, irrecoverable.]
Liu Juncai, member of Eden, beta progenitor, former doctor at the Imperial Capital Central Hospital, currently Apashou's personal physician
——
[Zhong Wei Zhao, a senior member of [Garden of Eden], codenamed Asmodeus, beta proto-body, has died. Cause of death: sniper shot to the head, died on the spot.]
[Anonymous sniper, member of [Garden of Eden], beta proto-body, deceased. Cause of death: suicide by taking poison, died on the spot.]
…
Sure enough, there was a connection. After confirming his guess, Lin Guantang discovered another point that he had previously overlooked -
These two tasks did not occur one after another, so Lin Guantang only had a vague feeling that there should be a connection. Now that the results of the tasks were presented together, Lin Guantang discovered that the main task targets were almost all betas.
Not only other personnel related to the mission, but even in several other mission items, the proportion of betas is quite high. This is completely beyond Lin Guantang's expectations. He never knew that the beta crime rate in the empire was so high, or that the organization called "Eden" where Zhong Weizhao is located is composed of all beta members?
Huo Shizhen gave a positive answer to this question and told Lin Guantang another piece of news:
"Another concept of the Garden of Eden is that AOs are deformed products of the post-apocalyptic world, and that betas are the authentic human heritage. Therefore, the basic requirement for recruiting members is a native beta physique."
Lin Guantang: ...
Isn’t this idea a bit too extreme?
Being suddenly diagnosed as a deformed baby made Lin Guantang feel complicated, and he couldn't help but say:
"Since you think AO is a deformed product, why do you transform the same kind into AO instead of transforming AO into beta?"
"How do you know they didn't do that, especially for an S-class omega like you—"
Huo Shizhen leaned over to Lin Guantang, staring at him with his brown eyes. A deep voice rang out, like a devil's curse:
"They might even dig out the glands while the person is still alive."
As he spoke, he slowly stretched out his arm and passed it across Lin Guantang's shoulder. His cold fingers were like blades, vaguely sliding across his neck, as if he really wanted to demonstrate with his own body how to dig out Lin Guantang's glands.
The sudden sense of crisis made Lin Guantang reach out and hold Huo Shizhen's arm without even thinking. Then, with a slight irritation, he glared at the person in front of him who was showing such a bad taste, and said unhappily:
"Is scaring me fun? So, wouldn't an S-rank alpha like you also be in danger of having your glands dug out alive?"
Huo Shizhen's expression was rather innocent, as if Lin Guantang had slandered him for no reason.
"I'm just telling you a possibility. Why do you think I'm scaring you? Also, are you planning on getting my car keys for me?"
Lin Guantang: ...
Following Huo Shizhen's gaze, I saw a bunch of keys lying quietly in a wooden vine box on the edge of the glass table.
Lin Guantang took a deep breath and slowly exhaled it through his nose. He felt depressed as if he was being teased but had no way to express it.
Huo Shizhen took the key in a good mood, then stood up and walked out, took his coat from the hanger beside him, and looked back at Lin Guantang:
"I'm going out for a while. Do you want to leave with me or stay here?"
"I want to go back to school."
Lin Guantang responded, took the plate with some food residue on it to the sink, rinsed it, and followed him out.
Huo Shizhen specifically told him the password of the electronic door lock and also told him the address of the house. It was only a ten-minute drive from Quan O College. This meant that if Lin Guantang was unable to return to O College due to missions or other reasons in the future, he could come here to rest.
There is no need to worry about disturbing anything. You can enter the house freely and use the furniture as you like. You can also stay for a long time if you want. You can write down what you need in advance and put it on the storage table, and someone will be responsible for it.
It would be a lie to say I'm not grateful for this, but it's also impossible to say I'm not worried at all. In order to prevent any embarrassing situations in the future, it's better to ask some questions in advance:
"Whose house is this? It doesn't look like your home."
To be precise, this is a new house that no one lives in. Lin Guantang is really worried that he is borrowing someone else's house that is not in use temporarily. With the reputation of Young Master Huo, he may not need to care about the owner's opinion, but he can't just feel at ease to occupy someone else's house.
——But in fact, it is also very likely that this is Huo Shizhen’s own house. It’s just that Lin Guantang has no way of understanding what the meaning of Huo Shizhen buying a house here is. It can’t be just for his resettlement - this kind of explanation will make him even more uneasy.
Fortunately, Huo Shizhen loaded the poisonous tongue system instead of the love talk system, and the reason for speaking out was quite random:
"It's just a resting place. Don't overthink it. Do you want to stay with me for a long time? If so, I think we should hold an engagement party first."
——However, the content of the conversation is even stranger, which makes it easier for people to misunderstand.
Sitting in the car, even after driving out of the garage and onto the road, Lin Guantang was still struggling with the meaning of what he said. Was he just talking casually, or, or... he still couldn't escape the curse of the romance novel where the noble falls in love with the poor boy, and was he really attracted to him?
But isn't it too fast to skip the pursuit, confession and daily love and go straight to the engagement party? What's the difference between this and just writing an introduction and then announcing a happy ending and throwing flowers? Are they going for a fast-paced version of a love drama?
Lin Guantang sat in the passenger seat and looked at Huo Shizhen several times, wanting to say something but stopping himself. He didn't know whether to ask him directly what he meant, but soon, Lin Guantang stopped hesitating.
Because he saw the gate of O Courtyard and a large crowd of people bustling in front of it through the glass window.
Many of them were carrying various photographic tools and looking inside the O Courtyard, as if they were looking for someone.
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