Twenty Tasks

It seemed Li Daxing's notoriety in the freshman year was widespread. When the five freshmen before them realized Su Ke was the very person who had beaten Li Daxing to a pulp, their eyes clearly betrayed a hint of fear and hesitation. The girl who had been looking at them with utter disdain just a moment ago hurriedly took a step back.

"Just you wait!" The girls didn't forget to throw out some harsh threats before leaving, glaring fiercely at Wang Huan. Su Ke, however, didn't take it to heart. It was best if they were scared off; otherwise, did he really have to go and actually do something to them?

"You guys should hurry back, too!" Su Ke turned his head and only then noticed a scratch on Wang Huan's cheek, with a small amount of blood faintly seeping out. He added immediately, "Wang Huan, you've got a cut there. Go to the infirmary and get it treated first!"

"Ah?" Wang Huan's little face sank instantly. "Those little bitches, I'm going to finish them!" Feeling the stinging sensation on her cheek, she couldn't care about anything else and dragged Li Yan away. It seemed she was still quite concerned about her face.

"Brother Su Ke, thanks!"

Su Ke waved at them and was about to walk into the classroom. The hallway, which had been cleared out just a moment ago, suddenly saw Wang Xiaogang pop up again. "Su Ke, was that fun just now?"

"Get lost. Why didn't you come out earlier?" Su Ke landed a punch on Wang Xiaogang's shoulder.

"How could I dare to come out? I'm not as tough as you. Those moves you used just now were simply too cool! First, that Clothes-Removing Hand—if you hadn't changed your move halfway, that girl's belt would've fallen off. Then that Nine Yin Butt-Grabbing Hand, so aggressive and thunderous; I bet someone's butt is going to be bruised. And finally, that Divine Dragon Breast-Grabbing Hand, it was truly elusive—once unleashed, it didn't distinguish between friend or foe!"

Wang Xiaogang tried hard to suppress his laughter, his entire face crinkling like a blooming chrysanthemum.

Su Ke felt awkward hearing this. It had truly been a last resort; if he had actually used Military Boxing, those girls would have all ended up sprawled out on the floor in a heap.

"Get lost!" Su Ke said as he walked into the classroom. Sure enough, as soon as he entered, he saw Wei Lan glaring at him. Her chubby little face was taut, and her lips were pursed as if he were her sworn enemy.

"Hehe!" Su Ke quickly smiled at Wei Lan, only to be met with a cold snort. Wei Lan immediately turned her head away. The task of rescuing Wang Huan from her predicament was already complete; the remaining tasks were to ask Liu Qingqing out to dinner and to extinguish Wei Lan's anger.

With a sheepish smile, Su Ke scratched his head and walked to his seat. In any case, he had to go home with Wei Lan after school; he figured he could just say a few nice words then, and everything would be fine.

The bell for class rang, but this time, Su Ke didn't settle into his studies quickly. His mind was a mess. Ever since he had inexplicably obtained this Flower Picking System, his world seemed to have changed entirely.

Could it be that I've become more handsome? Su Ke could only tell himself that!

In the past, no girl had ever taken the initiative to talk to him; they had even treated him like air, not worth a glance. But now, Wei Lan, Li Feifei, and Liu Qingqing, who had suddenly confessed to him today—no matter what, Su Ke was now involved with these girls.

Yet, he still knew nothing about the Flower Picking System. He only knew that he was always passively receiving tasks and then completing them. Although the difficulty wasn't high, no one wanted to be manipulated like a puppet.

Su Ke rested his chin on his right hand, staring at the blackboard as if listening intently, while he entered the space of the Flower Picking System once more. Looking at the electronic screen before him, it listed three uncompleted tasks.

"Task: Obtain Wei Lan's first kiss; Reward: High School Science Mastery (Intermediate)."

"Task: Invite Liu Qingqing to lunch; Reward: 500 RMB."

"Task: Extinguish Wei Lan's anger; Reward: 300 RMB."

Where did these tasks even come from? Su Ke wondered to himself. But the electronic screen showed nothing but the tasks. Logically speaking, there should at least be some kind of introduction or something!

"Hmm?" Su Ke, muttering in his heart, suddenly froze. He noticed a small box in the bottom right corner of the screen with the word "Help" written on it.

Su Ke was certain this box hadn't been there before, because he had spent half the night studying the interface inside and out and hadn't found any clues.

Finally, something new! Without the slightest hesitation, he clicked on the "Help" box.

Beep!

No response. He clicked again.

Beep!

Still no response. Su Ke was furious, his temper flaring up involuntarily. The sound was just like a computer error alert. Just as he was about to start cursing, a prompt appeared at the bottom of the electronic screen.

"Help function requires 20 completed tasks to unlock!"

"Current: 17 tasks, 14 completed!"

"You've got to be kidding me!" Su Ke stared at the prompt, still finding it hard to believe. Counting from the first day he received a task, he counted on his fingers—sure enough, including the three uncompleted ones, it was seventeen!

"Inviting Liu Qingqing to dinner and coaxing Wei Lan can be done quickly, but that's only sixteen. I'm still four tasks short!" Su Ke felt a bit anxious, but no matter how urgent he was, he had to rule out the task of getting Wei Lan's first kiss.

Human curiosity is infinite; it is the driving force behind scientific progress and social development. Right now, Su Ke was being driven to distraction by his own curiosity. To figure out the ins and outs of this Flower Picking System as soon as possible, he had to complete twenty tasks quickly.

But Su Ke could only wait for the system to issue tasks; staring and worrying didn't help at all.

Finally, school ended. Su Ke packed his bag and looked up to see Wei Lan had already left the classroom.

"Wei Lan!" Su Ke shouted, but the girl didn't even stop or turn her head; instead, she walked even faster.

"Damn, she really is angry!" He shoved his things into his bag in a flurry and chased after her. Su Ke was waiting to complete his tasks; if he let Wei Lan get away, he'd be screwed.

"Wait up! Hey, just wait for me!" Su Ke panted as he followed behind Wei Lan, but the girl didn't pay him any mind, other than turning her head to glare at him fiercely.

"I'm saying, Miss Wei, what is wrong with you! Why are you so angry?" Su Ke stepped in front of Wei Lan and blocked her path.

"Hmph! You tell me, what's the deal with that Li Feifei? And what about that Liu Qingqing? Also, why did you touch that girl? Why did you touch her chest?" Wei Lan's little face was taut, devoid of any expression.