"Yes!"
Seeing the countdown appear on the screen, Ye Su immediately blurted out.
"Ding!"
"System binding successful. Now loading the Daily Intelligence System for the host!"
At this moment, the three people, startled by Ye Su's sudden "Yes," all turned their heads: "What's 'yes'?"
"Nothing! Nothing at all." Ye Su tried to calm himself down.
"Damn it!"
"Crazy!"
The three didn't pay much attention and turned back to their own business.
Ye Su, meanwhile, began to read the introduction of the 【Daily Intelligence System】 on the screen.
"Host: Ye Su"
"Age: 21"
"System Function Description: One piece of intelligence will be pushed at midnight every day."
"Intelligence Level: monday to Sunday, all are Level 1 Intelligence."
"Intelligence Upgrade Description: Using any day of the week as an upgrade unit, upgrading from Level 1 to Level 2 requires 100,000 yuan (RMB). For every subsequent level up, the cost is double the previous level."
"System Benefits: Starting from the activation date (21st), the system will grant one opportunity to upgrade intelligence each month."
"Upgrade Notes: All seven days of the week need to be upgraded to the same level to unlock the next level."
"Newbie Reward: The host's first system binding automatically grants one opportunity to upgrade intelligence (can only upgrade Level 1 intelligence to Level 2 intelligence)."
"In other words, the intelligence level is based on 'monday,' 'Tuesday,' etc., as units. You can choose any day of the week to upgrade intelligence. Upgrading from Level 1 to Level 2 intelligence costs 100,000, and then it's 200,000, 400,000..."
As a computer science student, he was quite sharp-minded. Ye Su only glanced at it and understood what this system was all about.
"It also gave me one chance to upgrade intelligence. Although it can only upgrade to Level 2 intelligence, it's still worth 100,000 yuan, and I can get another upgrade opportunity every month, which is even more valuable!"
Being extremely short on money at the moment, a thought flashed through Ye Su's mind: he wished this upgrade opportunity could be cashed out.
Of course, he only thought about it.
If he asked to cash out the free benefits, that would be a bit too much.
"Which day should I upgrade... I'll upgrade saturday."
Although he still didn't know what kind of "intelligence" the system would provide.
However, Ye Su felt that by choosing to upgrade saturday, no matter what intelligence he received, he would at least have the weekend to deal with it.
"Upgrade intelligence level: saturday."
"Ding!"
"Upgrade successful!"
"There are 00:18:21 remaining until the next intelligence refresh. Please wait patiently, Host!"
After the newbie tutorial explanation, the system automatically jumped to the intelligence countdown interface.
Realizing that his life was about to take a turn, Ye Su didn't even feel like looking at his phone. He just stared at the countdown almost obsessively, hoping time would pass faster.
Even his limbs began to tremble involuntarily due to nervousness, causing the bunk bed to shake as well.
At this, Jiang Zhibin, who was diligently studying the techniques of the grandmaster, became displeased:
"No, buddy, what time is it? You're already acting like a captain?"
"Young people may have strong vitality, but they should also exercise restraint!"
"Get lost!"
Facing their slander, Ye Su retorted loudly, also using the opportunity to vent his inner tension and stop his limbs from trembling.
At this point, even Ye Su himself couldn't help but complain that his psychological quality was too poor. How could he accomplish great things in the future like this!
After some banter, somehow, the conversation suddenly shifted from flight takeoffs to whose body was stronger, and then evolved into a duel of male pride, which helped ease Ye Su's tension.
Finally, under Ye Su's gaze, the countdown successfully turned into six "0"s.
"Today's Intelligence (Level 2): There is a discarded doll in the green belt downstairs of the Saint Elegant Apartments on Donghuan Street. Inside the doll is a Longines La Grande Classique watch, a surprise given by a top donor after a deep exchange of friendship with a female streamer who has 300,000 followers. The streamer didn't know there was a watch inside and disliked the cheap doll given by the top donor, so she casually discarded it after the top donor left. Suggested selling price: 6,000 yuan."
"Hmm! A Longines watch!"
Ye Su's eyes were fixed on the system screen, and he began to breathe heavily.
"So this is the kind of intelligence it provides!"
Thinking of a watch worth six thousand yuan waiting for him to pick up, Ye Su couldn't lie still. He flipped out of bed and started putting on his socks.
"It's so late, and you're still going out?"
Although today was friday, it was already past midnight. Fang Zewei finished his last game and consciously turned off his computer, preparing to go to bed so as not to disturb the other three.
However, seeing Ye Su about to go out at this hour, Fang Zewei seemed a bit puzzled.
The other two also poked their heads out curiously.
"Not sleeping in the middle of the night, going to steal chickens?"
"That's not right, didn't you and Qin Manyun break up a long time ago? What else could you be doing going out this late? Wait, don't tell me you have a new situation!"
One sentence immediately triggered wails from the three single men.
And Qin Manyun, whom Jiang Zhibin mentioned, was not only Ye Su's ex-girlfriend but also the department beauty from the neighboring department.
Last year, after Qin Manyun broke up with her boyfriend, Ye Su seized the opportunity to launch an offensive. Coupled with his then relatively ample savings, it wasn't long before the two confirmed their relationship.
During the few months they were together, Ye Su successfully experienced a few intimate moments, but the daily and outing expenses, plus the gifts he bought, quickly depleted his savings.
Ultimately, after Qin Manyun's request for the latest iPhone went unfulfilled, the relationship quickly came to an end.
Not long after, Ye Su heard that Qin Manyun was already with a rich guy from the School of Economics and Trade, and her iPhone 14 had been replaced with an iPhone 16.
Regarding this, Ye Su didn't curse Qin Manyun as a 'slag woman' or anything.
After all, he pursued Qin Manyun for her body; they were just getting what they wanted.
So Ye Su only sighed at the time that Qin Manyun's person was like her "elders," something he couldn't control.
It wasn't until a change happened in his family and he thought of the several thousand yuan he had spent on Qin Manyun that Ye Su began to curse his 'second brother': How could you be so greedy!
But regretting it was useless. Ye Su couldn't possibly go and ask for the money back; he didn't want to end up being posted on the campus wall.
So Ye Su could only constantly remember the famous saying: Money is for women to see, not for women to spend!
"There's no new situation, I'm just going out for a bit."
Although his relationship with his three roommates was as close as father and son, Ye Su wouldn't be foolish enough to reveal even a tiny bit about the system.
Facing the three's questions, Ye Su didn't explain much, just gave a casual answer, then found a reversible jacket and a mask from his wardrobe, and then left the dorm.
"Donghuan Street, Saint Elegant Apartments."
Fortunately, the school management was lenient and didn't have a curfew, otherwise, it would have been a bit difficult.
As soon as he left the dorm, Ye Su took out his phone and started navigating to the destination according to the system's instructions.
"Good, it's only 4.7 kilometers, no need for a taxi."
Leaving the school gate, Ye Su scanned a shared bicycle, put on his Bluetooth earphones, and then started pedaling furiously according to the navigation.
Luckily, there was no one at the school gate at that hour, otherwise, everyone would have seen someone not sleeping at midnight, "racing" on a shared bicycle on the road...