"Shen Yu, I like you!"
After hearing Jiang Che's words, Shen Yu slowly raised her eyes, looking at him expressionlessly.
Shen Yu was not like Ye Mengyao or Qin Qiaoqiao, who were obsessed with romance. She was an extremely rational person, which meant she wouldn't be troubled by matters of love.
With mathematics, physics, and chemistry, who needs men?
"Your behavior is quite strange. You clearly desire me, but you keep beating around the bush... Is this what you men call flirting?"
"Utterly boring!"
"Or is it... that your system mission is a flirting system?"
Even though her own system had been exposed, Shen Yu didn't show any particular panic. Instead, she gradually calmed down.
Facing Shen Yu's counter-question, Jiang Che shrugged and laughed nonchalantly.
Flirting? He had simply completed the first option of his system. After all, confessing to Shen Yu would grant him a 100-person business team, and Jiang Che wasn't about to pass that up.
Soon, Jiang Yuan would hand over the company to him... and by then, Leng Ningqiu's current staff would definitely not be enough. Adding another 100 people would be perfect.
It had to be said, Shen Yu was indeed the most rational girl Jiang Che had ever met. Her eyes were only on knowledge, not men.
See? Girls need to study more to enrich themselves, so they won't be easily swayed by some smooth-talker in the future!
But what if I'm also an academic genius... How would you handle that, Miss?
......
"Heh heh~~~" Jiang Che chuckled twice.
"Shen Yu, can't you let me complete my system mission?"
Shen Yu tilted her head and looked at the young man in front of her. "Confessing to me is also part of your system mission?"
Jiang Che shrugged, his meaning clear.
Sincerity is the ultimate weapon, though it doesn't work well on a girl like Shen Yu, whose heart is as cold as cement.
"Actually... Shen Yu, I came to study and exchange ideas with you. You're so good at academics... you wouldn't refuse me, would you?"
"I don't want to study or exchange ideas with you," Shen Yu refused bluntly.
"Well, I'm afraid that's not up to you. If the school leaders and teachers start giving you trouble every day, your system mission might not be completed."
Shen Yu's heart stirred slightly—out of anger!
"Go on, I'm listening."
"I'll give you a math problem, a very simple one. You have three days to solve it. If you can solve it within three days, I'll never bother you again from today onward."
Shen Yu frowned, her gaze fixed on the smiling Jiang Che.
"I don't accept. If the problem you give me is an unsolved mathematical conjecture, my current abilities obviously wouldn't be enough to solve it."
So rational!
"No, no, no. This problem is something I came up with in my spare time when I was 17, and I solved it in just one night."
Hearing Jiang Che's words, Shen Yu narrowed her eyes slightly.
She had done some research on Jiang Che and knew that he had once been an academic underachiever. However, he had suddenly become a top student within a few months, clearly... with the help of a system.
So she didn't believe Jiang Che had any real academic prowess!
But Jiang Che's words piqued her interest.
"What problem? If you can solve it, I certainly can too."
Jiang Che's lips curved into a smile. The fish had taken the bait!
To conquer a woman like Shen Yu, you had to be even more outstanding than her!
"The problem is actually quite simple. Using only a compass and straightedge... construct a regular heptadecagon (17-sided polygon)."
After saying this, Jiang Che snapped his fingers.
That's right, he had borrowed the experience of the "Prince of Mathematics," Gauss, from his youth.
At the age of 19, Gauss had once accomplished something similar. His teacher had written a geometry problem that had stumped the mathematical world for years on the blackboard. Gauss remembered it, went home, and solved it in one night.
Although Shen Yu was incredibly talented—a girl blessed by the system—Jiang Che didn't think she was smarter than Gauss!
"Construct a regular heptadecagon using only a compass and straightedge?"
Shen Yu narrowed her eyes slightly, sensing something unusual about this problem.
"Shen Yu, no using your academic genius system for help, okay?"
Jiang Che grinned mischievously.
"Are you sure this problem has a solution?" Shen Yu asked, narrowing her eyes.
"Of course I'm sure, and I solved it entirely on my own. If you're scared... you can give up now."
"If you cheat using your system... well, I can't stop you, but I believe you won't cheat."
The proud Shen Yu would never admit defeat or give up!
"Fine, I'll give you the answer in three days."
Shen Yu's gaze grew determined. When it came to academic challenges, she was always serious!
"Here's the deal: if you solve the problem within three days, I'll never bother you again. But if you fail... there will be a penalty."
"What penalty?" Shen Yu frowned.
"Simple. You have to kiss me."
"Deal!" Shen Yu agreed without hesitation.
"Then I'll wait for your good news!" With that, Jiang Che turned and left without looking back.
Constructing a regular heptadecagon using only a compass and straightedge? He actually knew how to do it!
In his previous life, he had pursued a beautiful mathematics Ph.D. who had given him this exact problem.
Back then, Jiang Che had spent weeks cramming various mathematical concepts before finally solving it. Of course, the outcome had been wonderful—their academic discussions had turned into life discussions.
Now, he was using the same problem to win over Shen Yu. As the saying goes, "In books, there are houses of gold; in books, there are beauties like jade."
The ancients didn't lie!
Although the problem seemed simple—just using a compass and straightedge—it involved complex calculations with imaginary numbers and even Fermat primes... It wasn't something that could be solved easily.
While it was framed as a geometric construction, the underlying idea was to transform it into an algebraic equation problem.
And if Shen Yu actually solved it... Jiang Che had another trick up his sleeve.
Little girl, did you cheat using your system? Cheating isn't honest, you know!
Heh heh heh—
No matter what, Jiang Che was determined to reel in this little fish, Shen Yu!
Conquering such a supremely rational girl would be an achievement like no other!
......
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the villainous choice!]
[Rewards obtained: 3 Millennium Vermilion Fruit Trees, 100 Business-Type Puppets, and a System Spirit Field.]
Ah, it's time to count the rewards again!
[Millennium Vermilion Fruit Tree: A vermilion fruit tree that has grown for nearly a thousand years, capable of producing top-tier vermilion fruits. Each tree yields about 100 fruits per year.]
Vermilion fruits were a treasure. Jiang Che had once received a box of them, which could enhance physical strength, cultivation, and improve one's aptitude for cultivation. Now, with three trees, he could enjoy vermilion fruits to his heart's content!
As for the business-type puppets, they were even more valuable. In a few months, he would take over Yuanche Pharmaceutical, and he certainly wouldn't have time to manage the company himself.
Having more hands on deck was always good, and these system puppets only required basic food and shelter. They didn't need houses or cars, making them the ultimate low-cost labor force!
Most importantly... they would never complain!
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
or! A blessing for those who struggle with love, a guidebook for dating novices. Quickly match with your dream goddess! Complete walkthroughs earn rewards, and perfect walkthroughs unlock limited achievements!】 Shen Yi, an ordinary office worker, accidentally downloads a mini-game called Dating Simulator. The mini-game is simple: randomly search for dating targets, simulate dates, and receive rewards upon successful confession. Rewards include but are not limited to money, attributes, and skills. The higher the evaluation, the better the rewards, with perfect ratings unlocking mysterious achievements. Shen Yi plans to use this mysterious mini-game to continuously pursue targets and improve himself, making his life better and better. ...... However, after several successful walkthroughs, Shen Yi suddenly notices something strange - the targets he previously simulated dating seem to be searching for him in real life?
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
