[System: ? Are you saying that you plan to use a Refresh Opportunity here?]
Unexpectedly, after hearing Su Wanli’s plan, the System didn’t reject or debate the idea. It simply confirmed her intention, as if confirming whether to activate a hidden mode in a game.
No, is it not allowed? It should be fine to use, right? Don’t reject me—I remember it clearly. This function is related to that hidden mission, “The special evaluation for Meng Huange’s cheating case,” isn’t it?
[Of course, you can. This is your right after completing the main missions. Whether you use it or not is entirely up to you. If you wish, the System will attempt to refresh for you.]
[However, since this is your first time using this function, the System will briefly explain the specific mechanism of “Change the Future.”]
The electronic voice of the System narrated quietly in Su Wanli’s ear.
[First, your mission will not randomly turn into something entirely unrelated to the current plot. It will only be refreshed into a mission that matches the tone of the situation.]
[Second, the System will reserve the right for you to return to the original mission. After using the Refresh Opportunity, you may choose to complete either of the two missions as you like.]
[Lastly, as the System mentioned when you first gained this ability, the cooldown period is one week. After use, regardless of whether you switch or not, this ability will enter cooldown and cannot be used again until the end of next Tuesday.]
[That’s the general introduction to the Refresh mechanism. So, Host, are you sure you want to use it on the mission to expose Meng Huange’s cheating during the Examination?]
…Although it sounded as if the System was telling some mysterious horror story, its logic was actually quite sound. It even retained the option to choose the original mission, giving her a chance to go back.
Su Wanli thought for a moment, then silently nodded.
Nonsense. If not now, then when? If the difficulty of the last mission was at 100%, the difficulty this time could easily be said to be 500%.
Even if she would inevitably have to face Meng Huange in the future, it had to be taken one step at a time. She should take the opportunity to cultivate her villainess self-discipline a bit more.
[Understood. Your exclusive ability, “Change the Future,” has been activated. Please wait a moment, Host. The adjustment for the main mission is complex. The System will generate a new mission that is coherent and clearly ordered.]
[Estimated adjustment time: one minute.]
Spring chill.
During the System’s silence, Su Wanli swallowed quietly, stretched out her tense fingers, and waited for the System’s final verdict.
What… what will it be? It should still relate to the current situation, and match the tone…
If it’s the type of mission like “Find the test paper lost by a careless classmate and help her finish the exam smoothly,” that might not be much better than catching Meng Huange cheating…
But at least that would be aboveboard. If Meng Huange asked about it, she could say she was too stressed about the Examination and wanted to vent a little by randomly grabbing something.
If she actually got up and accused Meng Huange of cheating, that would be a whole other level of direct confrontation.
Finally, after what felt like a long minute, the System’s voice rang in Su Wanli’s ear again.
[Branch Mission B, Previous Context: After Meng Huange personally sought you out…]
Wait, why is it starting from here!? Don’t waste words with irrelevant summaries! Just tell me directly what I have to do!
[Since the mission needs to be adjusted, it naturally requires a logical plot chain. This is the System’s professional standard.]
After the System calmly fabricated a context that didn’t exist, it smoothly continued its narration.
[Thus, as the preface to Mission B: After Meng Huange actively sought out Miss Su, saying she was willing to help Miss Su enter tomorrow’s evening banquet, a new and unpredictable cooperation began once again.]
[“Ha, Meng Huange, you think that just because you want to help me, I’ll show mercy? A lowly person like you, who can’t even reach the soles of my shoes, dares to dine at the same table, stay in the same room, even negotiate with me!”]
[Indeed, on the surface, Miss Wanli accepted Meng Huange’s proposal, but a lowly person is never worthy of trading with the great Miss Su!]
[…Unless she can prove her ability, and, in this Examination, win enough glory for Miss Su.]
[Thus, in the scene of the language Examination, a sinister plan began to take shape in Su Wanli’s mind.]
…Why does this sound even more malicious, and the tone even colder, as if in the next moment she’s about to throw Meng Huange out the door?
Without giving Su Wanli time for wild imaginings, the System bluntly presented the options.
[So, Host, after using “Change the Future,” your new optional mission today is: At any chosen Examination checkpoint today, stand up openly—]
[Then, you need to walk out of the Class Three, Year Two classroom. In the entire Baiying Academy, whether through direct accusation or framing, please identify fifty or more cheaters, and hand them over to the Patrol Personnel as a warning to others!]
What a mockery—let Meng Huange prove her ability and win glory for Miss Su.
And then she herself has to leave the classroom, identify over fifty cheaters, and hand them over to the Patrol Personnel… as a warning to others?
Seriously?
If the previous mission was insidious enough to shock Su Wanli, this new one was simply bizarre.
What sort of mission logic is this? Clearly, it’s about letting Meng Huange prove her capability—why do I have to personally go out and find fifty cheaters?
[Because, at this special Examination checkpoint, your main role as the villainess Miss Su Wanli is to do everything possible to expose and trap others. As for the female lead Meng Huange, her important task is to withstand mounting pressure, achieve outstanding and eye-catching results, and overcome the subsequent wave of rumors.]
As soon as Su Wanli voiced her doubts, the System couldn’t wait to lay out its arguments, as if expressing its utter helplessness.
But is this the only way for us villains?! If we don’t make trouble for others during the Examination, we’ll feel uncomfortable, is that it?!
Su Wanli silently pressed her lips together.
…And they call this a great lady—this is just a ruthless background NPC.
[Of course, if you truly need a reasonable motivation, the System can weave one for you. For example—“After all the trouble I’ve gone through for her, if Meng Huange can’t get first place in the whole school during the Examination, then she’s shaming the Sujia. Simply driving her out of the Sujia would be merciful!”]
…If you can justify this, I don’t know whether to admire your thick skin or your professional skills.
[You flatter me. This is the solution the System has come up with after combining reality and your requirements.]
[On one hand, your ruthless attack on all the students can showcase your arrogance and dominance as the villainess. On the other, it adds even more challenge to the female lead’s Examination, making everyone wonder whether Meng Huange can get first place. It’s even more suspenseful than the original script!]
Whatever makes you happy.
The System, completely oblivious to the sarcasm in Su Wanli’s words, just kept presenting the options after its explanation.
[So, these are your Mission A and Mission B. Please choose, Host.]
[Will you use the notes in your book to frame Meng Huange alone, or will you walk out of the classroom with nothing but your words, go find fifty cheaters in the entire school, and clear the obstacles for Meng Huange?]