Can a System Have Bad Intentions? - Chapter 53

Liang Cheng indeed didn’t go out. He was sorting through the resumes of the chefs who came to apply today. He wanted to make it simple and clear for Lu Tang to review, saving her the trouble.

Additionally, with Yu Shunhai not taking the manager position, whom should they hire instead?

Lu Tang was lying on her desk, focusing on her exam.

There were ten fill-in-the-blank questions, ten multiple-choice questions, and five essay questions, totaling a hundred points.

“In an infinite homogeneous medium, the explosive effect of a blast can be divided into——, ——, ——, and —— according to the characteristics of rock destruction.”

Lu Tang: …

Forget answering, she didn’t even understand the question!

This subject was so complicated, and she had only studied for seven days. Did they expect her to answer correctly? This was no different from some places where first-grade elementary students were expected to learn pinyin from the start of school in September and have it mastered by October! Who are they kidding? Are these kids prodigies straight out of a genius novel?

Grumbling to herself, Lu Tang moved on to the next question.

Ugh!

Fine, next question.

Fill-in-the-blank questions went by very quickly, as she left them all blank, done!

Next up, multiple-choice questions.

“The intercept design flow rate can be based on the monthly or ten-day average value with a—— frequency during the intercept period.”

A. 5%-10% B. 10%-20% C. 20%-30%

Lu Tang: …

Multiple-choice questions were also quick to solve, just a bit slower than fill-in-the-blanks because…

When in doubt, choose C.

After quickly getting through the multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions, Lu Tang concentrated on the essay questions.

She still didn’t know the answers, but she’d at least try to get some effort points. She filled the essay answers with jargon mixed with simple explanations, hoping the examiners would find some merit in her responses.

Her old teachers used to say that the graders would look for correct points in the answers and give partial credit accordingly.

Diligently, stroke by stroke, she wrote. Suddenly, she felt something was off but had no time to ponder it further.

One hour passed quickly.

“Time’s up!”

The system’s cold voice announced, and Lu Tang tossed her pen aside. Finally, it was time to submit her work!

“The system is grading your exam, please wait.”

Lu Tang: …

Right now? Watching the red X marks appear all over her paper was not surprising.

“Congratulations, host! You’ve successfully scored zero on your first baseline exam!”

Lu Tang laughed, “How delightful!”

“Are you proud of scoring zero?”

Lu Tang crossed her arms and looked indifferent. “Why shouldn’t I be? You gave me a pile of books, seven days to study, with no syllabus, no…”

The system interrupted her.

“Did Lu Deren give you a plan when he embezzled your family’s assets? Did Gu Yunhe give you a warning when he tried to harm you? Life doesn’t come with instructions.”

Lu Tang: Ding!

Suddenly, everything made sense!

If she were a bit dumber, she might have been fooled. She raised an eyebrow, realizing the system’s illogical reasoning.

“If there were no exam range, why didn’t you ask about uniform magnetic fields or advanced chemical structures? You messed up and tried to blame me for getting zero. Do you think I’m stupid?”

The system: …

Usually fierce, the system was silent.

Lu Tang smirked, “It’s your fault, not mine. You even mentioned this was a baseline test.”

She pointed to the header on the exam paper, which read: “Promotion Test.”

The system howled in despair.

“You usually aren’t this sharp. What happened this time?”

Before it could finish, a distant, echoing voice interrupted.

“The champion system has a task loophole detected by the host. Punishment is in progress. It might be gory. Please pretend not to hear.”

Lu Tang: …

The system’s agonized screams lasted about fifteen minutes. Then, weakly, it apologized.

“I was wrong. Please forgive my mistake this time.”

Lu Tang laughed out loud.

At first, she wasn’t sure if there was an issue with the baseline exam, just felt something was off. But having taken countless exams, she had never encountered such a mismatched test. It was obvious when the system tried to justify itself.

The system’s overly philosophical defense tipped her off. It didn’t want to provoke her to retaliate and accept the situation.

Lu Tang lightly tapped the table, “What if I don’t forgive you?”

The system: …

“If you don’t forgive me, I’ll take half your punishment. But if you do, I’ll provide hints during tasks.”

“I prefer doing things myself. I choose not to forgive you!”

The system: …

“Are you sure? Tasks will get harder, and you’ll need my hints.”

“If I fail, you’ll suffer with me. You’ll give me more hints then.”

The system: dead!

Due to the system’s error, Lu Tang’s exam results wouldn’t affect her. Another baseline test would come in seven days.

Feeling the refreshing breeze of justice, Lu Tang reveled in the system’s downfall.

Trying to fool me? Not happening!

With newfound confidence, she spun her brush and suddenly remembered the oddity at Yu Shunhai’s house.

She leaped up, opened the door, and shouted, “Yuan Bao!”

Just then, Qin Mo was coming up the stairs.

They stared at each other, and Lu Tang forced a smile, trying to shut the door, but Qin Mo held it open.