Chapter 57
Shen Shuyu actually didn’t go far. He squatted in some deep grass outside the cave entrance and asked the System to report the distance between Chi Yanxun and their location, discovering that Chi Yanxun was at the furthest point from them.
Shen Shuyu asked: [Can you change his movement route?]
So far away; even when Shen Xili recovered, he might not be able to walk over.
The System remained puzzled: [Master, what are you doing?]
[Following the plot.] Shen Shuyu explained: [Think about the plot. When I pushed Shen Xili into the pit, was he injured?]
The System’s indicator light flashed twice: [Yes.]
[Then is the Shen Xili lying in the cave right now injured?] Shen Shuyu guided patiently.
[…Yes, Master.] The System felt something was weird, but its algorithm couldn’t calculate what was weird.
Shen Shuyu said: [Then isn’t that enough? In the original novel, I pushed Shen Xili into the cave to pave the way for Chi Yanxun saving Shen Xili and the Protagonist Gong and Shou chatting under the moon later. You see the situation now; Shen Xili’s state makes it impossible for me to push him into a pit. With his weak appearance, pushing him down would probably make him the first disabled or dead student in the Survival War. Not to mention anything else, if something bad happens, how will the subsequent plot proceed?]
The System flashed its indicator light without speaking. Shen Shuyu didn’t need its answer and continued: [Now the timing is excellent. He is poisoned; doesn’t that satisfy the condition of him being injured in the original novel? You change Chi Yanxun’s movement trajectory and make him come here. Seeing the poisoned Shen Xili, he will definitely try his best to save him. Doesn’t this also satisfy the series of actions of him saving Shen Xili in the original novel? I don’t need to say more about what happens next, right? When Chi Yanxun comes, I’ll leave. The matter of them chatting under the moon will be accomplished.]
The System’s indicator light flashed rapidly. Its Master! So smart!
But it was still a bit worried. Although the cause-and-effect relationship and the outcome were exactly the same as the original novel, the plot and scene were different. It was afraid the Master Mind would scold it again.
Shen Shuyu seemed to understand the System’s worry. He softened his tone: [Little One, haven’t you noticed? There are many times when Shen Xili’s behavior is different from the original novel. For example, when the giant python attacked, he clearly could have run elsewhere to escape the threat faster, but he still came toward me. Wen Jiafei too; as a big villain in the original novel who was cold-blooded and indifferent, wanting only to make money early on and kill everyone later, he tried his best to lure the giant python away to buy time for me and Shen Xili to leave.]
Little One listened quietly.
Shen Shuyu continued: [You have to discard a concept first. They are not cold, temperature-less words in the original novel; they are right in front of us, living people. You cannot use algorithms to calculate what people are thinking because people are changeable and complex, so we can only adapt to the situation. If we must follow the original novel rigidly, the logic actually doesn’t hold. First of all, the point of Shen Xili coming to save me has already caused the logic of the original novel to collapse.]
This was the first time Shen Shuyu had spoken so much to the System seriously. The speed of its indicator light flashing slowed down: [Master, you are right.]
It wasn’t like the Master Mind, possessing greater computing power. It was just a freshly baked, most inconspicuous one among millions of systems. Since its production, calculation programs were set, but inexplicably, it trusted its master, Shen Shuyu.
Shen Shuyu said: [If you are afraid the Master Mind will scold you, just file a report with it first? But don’t take too long. We don’t have much time. We need Chi Yanxun to be in front of Shen Xili before he wakes up.]
The System flashed twice again: [Master, why before he wakes up?]
[Guess why I’m not staying in the wind-sheltered cave but running outside to feed mosquitoes?] Shen Shuyu sighed helplessly: [If I’m in the cave, the first person Shen Xili sees is me. He also saw me dragging him into the cave, cleaning his wound, and bandaging him. Then the one chatting under the moon won’t be Chi Yanxun. Soon, this book will be renamed. It could be called “Protagonist Shou and Cannon Fodder Gong Got Together,” and add a “Real and Fake Young Master” tag. How is this not a super trending novel?]
The System suddenly realized and happily went to report to the Master Mind.
Shen Shuyu shook his head and sighed, “What a dummy system.”
However, the System returned soon. It said happily: [Master~ You are so amazing~ The Master Mind praised you for being smart!]
[Thanks.] Shen Shuyu coughed lightly. [Then hurry up; I estimate Shen Xili is about to wake up.]
[Yay!] The System said: [But Master, changing the movement route is a big project; it will consume all my energy. I might enter hibernation after finishing. It will take at least 24 hours to come out. During the days I’m away, you have to take good care of yourself.]
Why does this sound so weird? Shen Shuyu muttered in his heart, but still said to Little One: [Don’t worry, your master is so smart. Even if the five of them are eliminated, I can still get first place!]
System Little One set off another firework for him. A second before it went to work, it suddenly popped up again: [By the way, Master, the Master Mind said, even if Shen Xili gets together with you, you are also the Shou. The name should be “Cannon Fodder Shou Got Marked by Protagonist Shou.” I think the Master Mind is right!]
Shen Shuyu finally couldn’t help rolling his eyes, gritting his teeth: [Get lost!]
After saying so much, the weird focus is actually here?
The System left him a smiley face, and this time it really left.
Shen Shuyu rolled over, pillowing one hand behind his head, crossing his legs, waiting for Chi Yanxun to come. The moon in the survival station was indeed very bright and round.
This should be the moment he seriously quieted down in the past few days. When he got out, he would sleep soundly until the day the Survival War ended.
After finishing this plot of the two protagonists chatting under the moon, tomorrow he should face off against the people from Planet Puce. As a thorn in Planet Puce’s side, he would definitely be targeted. But whether he would be eliminated here, Shen Shuyu wasn’t sure, after all, the original novel didn’t write it in detail.
This novel simply omitted too much!
Shen Shuyu spat on this plot fiercely!
Unknown how long he lay there, in the gap between drowsiness and falling asleep completely, Shen Shuyu finally heard a beep from the System in his mind. The System said quickly: [Master, he’s here. I’m hibernating now. Goodnight, Master!]
Shen Shuyu hummed. He turned over to lie on his stomach again, looking toward the cave entrance through the gaps in the deep grass. Sure enough, he saw a familiar figure.
Chi Yanxun carried a bag, his clothes quite tattered. Seeing the cave, he hesitated for a moment, took out his gun from his bag, and walked over slowly.
He pushed aside the deep grass hiding the cave entrance, looking in sharply. But after seeing the person lying inside, he froze, then hurriedly walked in.
“Xili?” Chi Yanxun put down his bag, walked over to check his breathing, and touched his forehead. Frowning, he fished out medicine from his bag, pinched his chin, and fed the medicine to him.
This medicine was developed by their Chi family. Taking it in emergencies could mobilize the Alpha’s own self-healing ability at the fastest speed, thereby achieving a life-saving effect.
He checked him again and saw the bandaged wound on his hand. At some point, the gauze had been soaked with some blood.
He removed the gauze and poured medicinal powder from his bag onto it.
The pain made Shen Xili shrink his hand involuntarily. He gripped Shen Xili’s wrist tightly and said in a deep voice, “Hold on. As a reserve soldier, you must endure this bit of pain.”
Shen Xili indeed listened. His brain was groggy, scenes from before he fainted and a vague figure leaving flashing constantly in his mind.
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