Chapter 572 - 261 Mission Settlement

Looking at the transparent light screen that appeared in front.

Xu Yun’s heart instantly tightened.

The Halo finally has some changes!

Actually, under normal circumstances.

The settlement interface for the first-ring task should have appeared the day Xu Yun successfully moved into the dormitory... namely the day he smelled the smelly socks.

But for some unknown reason, the Halo only showed a task completion prompt at this moment.

Could it be related to the opening ceremony, that the first-ring task can only be considered completed after passing through the opening ceremony?

Just as Xu Yun was pondering.

The light screen changed once again.

[Mainline Task: Little Niu, you wouldn’t want to see Mr. Thomson nailed to the pillar of shame, would you?]

[Task Note: The remarks made by Lord Kelvin at the Royal Institute on Albemarle Street regarding ’two dark clouds’ have been greatly misunderstood by later generations. To prevent the great pioneer from further suffering unjust accusations, please assist Little Niu in correcting the erroneous history!]

Current progress:

[First Ring]

[Task Difficulty: Difficult - Extremely Difficult]

[Task Content]:

Become close friends with Maxwell and enroll as a student at the University of Cambridge within two months, with the specific rating depending on the task completion degree.

If you can enter Trinity College, you will receive an extremely difficult rating, after which the second-ring task can be started.

[Time Limit for First Ring Task: Two months]

[Task Reward: Depends on the rating]

[Penalty for Incomplete Task: Increase all male testosterone affection in reality by +8, decrease luck by -5, reduce company profit by 20%]

[Additional Explanation]:

Upon completion of the first-ring task, the Wall-Facer can temporarily return to reality. The specific return time depends on the degree of completion, not exceeding five days at most.

[First-Ring Task Settlement in Progress...]

[Result Generated!]

Upon seeing the last four words.

Xu Yun’s expression tightened, his heart slightly stirred.

Not only did he enter Trinity College this time, but he also made such a big scene at the opening ceremony, the score surely couldn’t be too low, right?

Extremely difficult should be the base level, and perhaps there might even be some special evaluations or prizes?

Like receiving national fortune, or manifesting Tifa as an assistant in reality?

With this thought, he continued looking forward.

[First-Ring Task Completion Rating: Difficult]

[First-Ring Task Reward: AI growth progress +0.2%, Wall-Facer can return to reality for three days, return time can be independently chosen by the Wall-Facer]

[Second-Ring Task Generation in Progress...]

"Gah?"

Looking at the completely uninspiring settlement interface in front, Xu Yun instantly froze.

wtf?

Laozi has done such an exciting thing, and the rating is only [Difficult]?

Is the Halo sure it’s not possessed by Wade?

Then he suddenly recalled the scene of replying to Little Niu’s letter in the space.

Judging from the process at the time, this Halo should provide feedback on some issues.

Thinking of this.

Xu Yun couldn’t help but take a deep breath and silently thought:

"Halo, why is my first-ring task completion rating only ’Difficult’ even though I did so much?"

A dozen seconds later.

A reply appeared on the Halo:

[The deadline for the first-ring task was 30 seconds after the Wall-Facer’s academic status was formally recorded, exactly 3 days, 11 hours, 42 minutes, and 23 seconds before the Wall-Facer raised the issue. After the task deadline, the Wall-Facer’s actions will not affect the first-ring task rating.]

"?????"

A series of question marks instantly appeared on Xu Yun’s face:

"No... the first-ring task ended three and a half days ago, and you’re only now prompting settlement?"

This time, the Halo’s reply was quick:

[When engaging in online novel creation, hasn’t today’s Chapter update been postponed to the next day before?]

Looking at this sentence.

Xu Yun’s mouth twitched, feeling a critical hit:

"..."

Alright.

Reasonable and well-founded, there’s no rebuttal.

Subsequently, he took a deep breath again and asked:

"Will there be no evaluation or reward for the things I did previously?"

[Actions after the task deadline will not be included in the single-ring task evaluation, but will be recorded in the final settlement phase. Please rest assured, Wall-Facer.]

[Would you like to initiate the second-ring task generation interface?]

Only then did Xu Yun breathe a sigh of relief and nodded:

"Let’s begin."

As soon as his voice fell.

The light screen changed.

[Second-Ring Task Generation in Progress.....]

[Task Generated!]

[Second-Ring Task: I just did a little bit of work]

[Time Limit for Second-Ring Task: 179 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds]

[Task Reward: Depends on the rating]

[Penalty for Incomplete Task: Increase affection of all male students at the University of Cambridge by +30, decrease affection of all female students by -40]

[Task Description: Provide Mr. Thomson with some small assistance and help this future Lord Kelvin successfully campaign for the position of president of the University of Cambridge Student Union].

"Student Union President?"

Looking at the second-ring task prompt, Xu Yun couldn’t help but touch his chin.

Compared to the multiple-choice nature of the first-ring task, the second-ring task is undoubtedly much more straightforward.

It only has one task goal, and the difficulty and category are relatively moderate—Old Tang is originally a strong contender for the presidency.

Moreover, nothing else needs to be said.

Given Xu Yun’s relationship with Old Tang, he would have tried his best to help Old Tang rise to power even without this task prompt.

After all, the defeated loser in the campaign will be expelled directly from Cambridge.

In other words.

The guidance for the second-ring task is not that distinct, conceptually more oriented toward adaptability.

It allows Xu Yun to focus mainly on adapting to life in Cambridge, while incidentally supporting Old Tang to ascend to the throne of Student Union President.