Yu Siqiao stepped out the door, considerately pulling it closed behind him.
Sao Zha continued languidly, "[Task completion is at 6%]" Thɪs chapter is updated by novel✦fire.net
Mo Shu angrily chuckled, "Son of a bitch!"
Seeing her so livid she was stamping her feet, he actually felt happy???
Sao Zha clucked, "[Looks like he really hates you, came specifically to piss you off.]"
Mo Shu: I freaking noticed!!!
Sao Zha: "[You still haven’t done the exemption task, and the task progress is just at a dismal 50 points. You could use an item to complete the second half.]"
Mo Shu’s mood finally began to stabilise, and she raised an eyebrow to ask, "Is that the exemption task item you mentioned before?"
"[Nope,]" Sao Zha seemed in a good mood, "[That one costs 25 points and is generally used for main quests. There’s another called the ’Task Assistant,’ which can help with smaller tasks. It can only be used when part of the task is already done, and upon completion, it awards two secret-quest points.]"
Mo Shu: How much does it cost?
"[This item costs 3 points, but after completion, you get a reward of 2 points, a surprise mission, and some system goodies—so overall, it’s quite the deal~]"
Mo Shu sneered inwardly: If there’s a way to solve it, then why the heck are you pushing me to do tasks?
Sao Zha declared righteously, "[As an excellent system, it’s essential to cultivate a good habit in the host of completing tasks independently!]"
She turned and walked into the room. Ji Nan approached with a cup of water, saying, "Princess, don’t be angry, have some water."
Mo Shu felt a little warmed by the gesture and took the water cup, "Mhm, I’m going to sit outside for a while, you rest."
Ji Nan seemed hesitant and said, "Princess, I have something presumptuous to say, I don’t know if I should."
"If you think you should say it, then say it," Mo Shu took a sip of water, feeling finally more relaxed and said gently, "If it’s about Gu Wenjuan, you don’t need to."
Ji Nan fell silent, nodded, "I’ll go downstairs then, call me if you need anything."
Mo Shu chuckled, "Go ahead."
Ji Nan gave her a complicated look, nodded, closed the door behind him, and left.
Sao Zha curiously asked: "[How did you know what she wanted to say?]"
Holding the water cup, Mo Shu walked out to the Observatory, "It’s nothing more than telling me to stop antagonising Gu Wenjuan and to avoid making Yu Siqiao angry."
Sao Zha: "[But your very existence is to antagonise the main female character and occasionally disgust the male lead. If you don’t do this, there’s no point of your existence.]"
Mo Shu really wanted to hit him and said with a scowl, "Can’t I have my own thoughts?"
Sao Zha: "[Hey, up to now, I haven’t stopped you from changing the plot at a whim! As long as you just complete the tasks properly, it’s fine. I’ve bought the Task Assistant, you just need to operate it.]"
Mo Shu sat down on the Observatory’s tatami mat, and suddenly, a red halo appeared in front of her. In an instant, a semi-transparent page popped up, emitting a faint red glow.
’Do you wish to use the assistant?’
Mo Shu clicked ’Yes,’ and immediately, it felt like a breeze passed by, her face grew warm, and she heard Sao Zha’s voice.
"[Hidden task completed, obtained 2 points, balance 5 points, received a surprise gift bag, system upgraded, obtained shape]"
Just as the last word fell, the red light in front of her suddenly enlarged, then started to float up and down as if blown by the wind.
With a ’whoosh,’ a pair of wings popped out.