Lin Chen thinks his life is probably the perfect definition of "mediocrity."
An ordinary family, an ordinary face, ordinary grades: toss him into a crowd, and he would disappear completely in three seconds. He has a secret crush on Su Muxue, the school's dazzling ice queen, but all he dares to do is quietly daydream about her. He doesn't even have the courage to approach and strike up a conversation. Every day follows the same three-point route: dorm, classroom, cafeteria. His greatest hopes are that he might get a good piece of gear in tonight's game, or that the cafeteria's sweet-and-sour ribs won't sell out too quickly.
Then, on the first day of his sophomore year, a cold mechanical voice suddenly rang out in his mind without warning:
[Ding! The Host's strong "slacker" aura and latent desire to "turn his life around" have been detected. The Urban Campus All-Round Conquest System is now bound!]
[Newbie Mission: Say one complete sentence to Su Muxue within 24 hours. Mission reward: Charisma +1, slight adjustment to basic appearance. Failure penalty: One "public humiliation" experience card for the next week.]
Lin Chen: "???"
System? Conquest? Su Muxue?
Staring at the translucent panel that had suddenly appeared in his mind, and the glaring mission prompt, Lin Chen figured he was either still asleep or hallucinating from staying up too late. But when he tried to refuse, an inexplicable chill swept through his body, as if something truly terrifying were about to happen.
To avoid being publicly humiliated, Lin Chen steeled himself and intercepted Su Muxue, who was carrying a stack of books, at the library entrance. In a voice quieter than a mosquito's, he managed to stammer, "C-classmate, your books..."
