Mmm…

All that big talk… all talked out.

Now she was stuck worrying how to tackle the mission. Ugh.

The girl lowered her head, skimming others’ private messages while pondering study session strategies.

But weighed down by mission stress, Vampire-chan’s stream grew a little absentminded.

She was still a small-time streamer. Messages weren’t plentiful. After filtering out the trolls, new content ran dry fast.

No choice—Lin Lin let out a bored yawn, feeling drowsy, and waved at the screen.

“Bye-bye! Tonight’s stream ends here. See you next time!”

“It’s only ten o’clock!”

“Lizi, don’t go offline! How will I live without you? Wah…”

“Stream a bit longer, please!”

“Goodbye, streamer!”

“Will you stream tomorrow?”

“Haa~” She stretched lazily, sighed, and said,

“Really can’t anymore. Sleepy. See you later. Tomorrow? Maybe not. Not sure. Bye-bye! New viewers, please hit follow. Goodnight~”

“Swear I won’t rewatch this video… yeah right—‘Goodnight.’”

Mmm…

She pressed end-stream, slid off her chair, and flopped onto bed.

Stream felt fulfilling.

But how to handle this mission?

[Ding dong. Live stream ended. Reward: 2,000 popularity points.]

Hearing the alert, Lin Lin grumbled inwardly—only two thousand? So little, what’s it good for?

Then—flash! A sudden spark of inspiration!

Got it!

Didn’t she have the system?

Her gaze locked instantly on the System Store.

[Open System Store!]

As she silently commanded, today’s unviewed store panel materialized.

Yesterday’s four items had refreshed. She hadn’t checked them yet.

Please… spawn something useful!

Mmm…

Hands over eyes, she took several tense breaths before daring to peek.

And then…

A special [Mission-Limited] item caught her eye.

[Learn-by-Example Capsule: Consume to master all knowledge points of any problem taught by a bound study ace within three hours, plus solve all similar problems proficiently.]

Price: 1,000 popularity points. Stock: 2. Limit: 2 purchases.

This… this…

Exactly what she’d longed for!

Master one problem, conquer all similar ones?

Grab the Wusan practice book, find a study ace, work through it—and forget the system’s mock exams! Any test paper would be cake!

Nice!

Overjoyed, she snatched and purchased it.

Just-earned points vanished instantly.

Lin Lin hesitated—buy two? One capsule might cover three hours if efficient. Save 1,000 points.

But… too powerful. Extra never hurts.

Two blue capsules materialized in her palms.

Cradling them, she giggled foolishly—then froze.

Wait. The mission required finding a study ace?

She checked the panel again. Expression shifted.

She’d missed the time limit?!

[Time remaining to bind a school study ace for tutoring: 11h 36m 23s. Failure = mission fail. Requirements: Must be from your school. No monetary compensation allowed.]

Uh.

So strict?

Deadline around ten tomorrow morning.

Only option: someone from class.

But… her class wasn’t senior year. Curriculum unfinished. Who’d master all Gaokao knowledge? Unlikely anyone qualified.

Ask Teacher Zhu?

Unfeasible. He’s swamped with prep. Couldn’t monopolize him for six hours.

Hiss—

Wait. Another option!

And she could meet them tonight. No daily school hunt needed.

Clutching the blue capsules, she hurried to the other student’s room in the house.

Knocked once—then kicked the door open!

“Otouto, tutor me!”

Lin Yu stared blankly at the kicked door and his sister’s raised leg mid-kick.

What’s her deal?

“What do you want?”

He set down his phone, rubbed his face. Lin Lin marched in uninvited, plopped into his desk chair, and slammed the Wusan practice book down.

“Tutor me!”

She declared with righteous fervor again.

“You’re dreaming.”

Without glancing, he rejected her. Picked up the Wusan, eyed contents suspiciously.

“This is the real Wusan, not some manga!”

Lin Lin slapped the desk. “I’m begging you, my dear otouto… please tutor your sister…”

“What’s wrong with you?” He set it down, turned with mild surprise. “Did you bomb recent exams?”

“Spot on! So please… for your adorable older sister’s sake… tutor me, I beg you…”

She shook his arm. Lin Yu went speechless.

He sighed, hesitated long, then asked,

“How many problems? How long?”

“The whole book! About six hours.”

“…”

“Otouto? Otouto?”

“Get out.”

Expressionless, he pointed to the door. Lin Lin kept a gentle smile, pressed his arm down, and laughed,

“Not much! Skip around. One problem per type. Fast? Three hours—plenty!”

“Still no!”

He raised his hand again, mouthing silently:

“Scram!”

“Wah… can’t you stand three hours alone with your sister?”

“My mouth’ll spark from talking! And it’s ten! Scram! Go!”

“Unforgivable!”

She slammed the desk, pointing with an “ao ao” whimper. “Think I can’t find a tutor? Hmph! If not urgent, I wouldn’t bother you!”

Pouting, she quietly left Lin Yu’s room.

Finding a tutor? Who’s afraid of that?