At the System convention, all the Systems were lamenting that each new Host was harder to handle than the last. Only the Cannon Fodder Acting System didn't fit in. "My Host is obedient and good-natured. She diligently completes her missions, never slacks off or pretends to obey, and has a 100% completion rate."
The Systems were shocked. "So she really did become cannon fodder?!"
The Cannon Fodder Acting System smiled. "No, she became everyone's darling."
*
Before Ming Lian transmigrated into a book.
The System warned her: "You have to complete your missions and play a haughty, ignorant cannon-fodder character. Insult the cultivation-stone-poor male lead with spirit stones, make a fool of yourself by falling for the black-hearted junior uncle, and manipulate the junior disciple, the demon emperor with a blood feud... You absolutely mustn't try to become the protagonist, because I'm..."
Ming Lian declared with conviction, "The Big Sucker Acting System!"
She was delighted. "So I'm the one getting scammed? I'm used to that!"
System: "?"
After Ming Lian transmigrated into a book.
[Mission: Insult the future peerless alchemist boy with spirit stones]
The alchemist held up three fingers. Ming Lian tossed him four spirit stones and read her line: "You look so pitiful, so I'll give you four."
The boy, who had been about to sell three hundred of them, fell silent.
Ming Lian diligently continued: "Don't overthink it. That's all you're worth!"
Seeing the encouragement in the girl's clear eyes, her unwavering belief that he should "believe in himself" and that he was "worth it," the alchemist answered timidly, "All right...?"
[Mission: Fall from your sword while flying, assuming the junior uncle will catch you, only to be humiliated]
Looking at the gentle, ethereal junior uncle, Ming Lian leaped down, then instinctively caught herself at the last second.
The junior uncle, who was right beside her and hadn't been about to move at all: ?
After failing once, Ming Lian diligently tried again and again. She failed every time, and eventually had to lower her starting point. From 0.1 meters above the ground, she leaped, her tongue on fire as she rapped at top speed: "Junior uncle, catch your most favorite niece and disciple..." Speed ×10
The junior uncle reached out and scooped her up. "Caught you. Next time, fall faster."
[Mission: Force your junior brother to bully the heroine, then complain to your master first, only to be face-slapped by the heroine and your junior brother]
Ming Lian was delighted. Once the heroine looked upset, she went to complain to their master that the junior brother had bullied her.
The master scolded her. "How did you bully her!?"
The junior brother silently brought out the black tonic and spiritual food Ming Lian had cooked herself, both bubbling with purple vapor.
The heroine choked back tears as she brought out the dress she'd torn after gaining weight.
Master: "...You did well, but don't do it again next time."
After discovering that the results were completely unexpected.
Ming Lian was devastated and hung her head in dejection!
The System answered timidly, "I-it's okay. You did all the lines and actions properly, so how can we say you didn't complete the mission? If the Heavenly Dao refuses to count it, I'll go argue with it..."
*The System's idea of everyone's darling: only 123...n minor characters, including herself.
*A sweet heroine and a protective System. No one can resist the adorable girl!
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