CHAPTER 189: CHAPTER 162: I WISH TO BECOME A BANK CARD, GUARDING YOU

It’s already Friday.

The night before last and last night, Lin Li was keeping watch on that hotel street, preventing the outbreak of battle after battle.

By now, the progress bar for Task Four is mostly complete, and since there’s no night study session tonight, he can go early to further push this task forward. Most likely, he can finish it today.

As for the Spirit Stones from the past two days, they were all of unremarkable low quality.

Encountering misfortune, facing immense failure, as strong as a monster, unable to win despite trying his best.

Lin Li hasn’t used these two Spirit Stones either, keeping them for now.

To avoid needing to refine treasures like the "Bottle of Concealed Emotions" in the future.

As for the "Ability Boosters," Lin Li hasn’t exchanged them, thinking he should prepare at least half a month’s worth of system currency for Spirit Stones.

The remaining system currency is 410.

"That’s all for this class. Does anyone have anything they don’t understand?"

The physics teacher Luo Hao clapped the chalk dust off his hands and left with his notes after seeing no one had questions.

"Sometimes it’s really hopeless because I have no idea what I don’t understand. How do I answer this question?"

Bai Bufan covered his face and tilted his chair backward, balancing on the back two legs.

Lin Li secretly reached out and pulled the back of the chair hard, lifting it up, seeing Bai Bufan shout in surprise, he laughed triumphantly.

This scene is a classic routine for sitting in the back row, as routine as it gets.

One can only say, never trust your friends with your back when there’s no danger.

"Lin Li, I heard people can hear for hours after they die, but they can’t understand anymore. I’m in that state during class, do you think I’m already dead?"

After failing to hit Lin Li, Bai Bufan continued to complain.

"Got it. I’ll post your obituary on the bulletin board later."

"That’s not what I meant..." Bai Bufan flipped the middle finger, then changed the subject to ask, "Lin Li, what are you doing this weekend, studying?"

"You’re the one asking me this, it’s not me teasing you, of course I’m studying." Lin Li nodded.

"Then should we go together? There’s a monthly exam next week, I’m planning to stay at school this weekend, want to go to the library together? I can ask you if I have questions, and if you have questions, you can ask yourself." Bai Bufan quickly replied.

Lin Li: "..."

"So I’m just bringing along a burden?" Lin Li responded with a middle finger.

"Come on, man, why so petty? What’s yours is mine, and what’s mine is also mine." Bai Bufan patted Lin Li’s shoulder, saying, "You shouldn’t be like this."

Previously both studied together, cherishing each other’s company, but now Lin Li had already betrayed class solidarity.

"This Saturday I’m with..." Lin Li explained his plans and then asked, "Why not come along? I can talk to them about it, and you can ask them questions too."

Ding Sihan had better grades than Bai Bufan, Qu Wanqiu had much better grades, and comparing Chen Yu Ying’s grades with Bai Bufan’s would be insulting.

"What a coincidence?" Bai Bufan scratched his head and said, "Can you ask them for me, if anyone minds, I’ll skip it. I don’t need friends to accompany me, I can manage alone."

"Why would they mind? You’re humans’ best friend, who would refuse having an ugly little dog next to them while studying?" Lin Li patted Bai Bufan’s shoulder, "So, Bufan, you’re underestimating yourself, you need confidence."

Bai Bufan: "..."

Confidence, huh? But this kind of confidence?

"Won’t you even say I’m a cute little dog?" Bai Bufan missed the point.

"Check the VCR." Lin Li borrowed a mirror from the desk in front to show Bai Bufan.

Bai Bufan took a look, nodded miserably, "You’re right."

...

Last class of the afternoon, Math.

"So should we choose A or C for this question?" Xue Jian asked the class, pointing at the problem on the electronic whiteboard with a laser pointer.

"Hey—" Since this question was somewhat difficult, the class responded in such a tone.

Xue Jian: "..."

The students present, with more than ten years of learning experience, would be considered seasoned employees in the workforce. How could they not know how to handle this situation?

When the teacher asked about the top or the bottom.

If you don’t know, you draw out the vowel, giving the answer towards the top.

If the teacher asked about right or wrong?

If you don’t know, you draw out the vowel, answering towards ’wrong.’

If the teacher asked about anions or cations?

If you don’t know, you draw out the vowel, answering ’eagle stable ions.’

This is the cultivation of the old artist generation, basic operation.

When faced with such a situation, the new teacher might choose to pursue the question aggressively until they get a clear answer. But a truly wise and zen old teacher would ’hear’ the correct answer themselves, nod with satisfaction, and say it’s right.

As a genuinely wise but not zen old teacher, Xue Jian faced the situation, sneered coldly, "Lin Li, stand up and answer, is the answer A or C?"

Lin Li: "..."

Xue Jian chose the strategy with the most comments.

Targeted, blatantly targeted.

"Choose A." Now there’s no avoiding it, Lin Li recalculated once more before answering.

"Look again."

Lin Li: "..."

Why does this feel like being slowly tortured?

"I still think we should choose A!" Disloyalty comes at a price, Lin Li said firmly.

"Very well, it’s good that you can stick to your opinion. Sit down, the correct answer is C. This indeed is a common tricky question; the last question in the multiple-choice section of the monthly exam might just be like this, so everyone should read the question carefully..."

In the first half of the sentence, Lin Li was still laughing at having guessed correctly, but by the second half, he couldn’t laugh anymore.

Ah, life, so brief, so fleeting.

"Send me a message when you come to the library tomorrow, and I’ll give you the exact location." As the math class ended and school was dismissed for the week, Lin Li said to Bai Bufan while packing up his things.

He mentioned it to Chen Yu Ying at noon, and she agreed without much opposition. After all, the four of them also had the fate of mountain climbing together. As for Little Qiuqiu, she was an outgoing and generous girl, and it should be Bai Bufan who has social anxiety.

"Sure, are you heading home now? How about we have a meal together?"

Lin Li declined Bai Bufan’s invitation; his mind was focused on completing the task.

...

[Task Four has been completed.]

[You have received a reward: Physical Improvement: Appearance Charm Increased by 10%; Holy Dragon Blood*1; System Currency*100.]

Today, Lin Li went to a different place.

He went to stake out at a hotel located at the entrance of a notorious technical school even in Xiling.

Let’s just say geniuses are geniuses, Lin Li’s absorption rate tonight was not low at all.

This is indeed a good deed.

It could reduce the number of new Earth OL accounts that start in the restroom, with beginner tasks of surviving and avoiding being discovered by their moms.

Such accounts being trafficked could be seen as an extraordinary change in fate; to them, traffickers are like benefactors.

And why is it that there’s always difficult births in hospitals, and always easy births in technical school restrooms?

Hospitals should come here to gain some experience.

"Hey handsome, can I add you on WeChat?" Just when Lin Li was about to leave, a technical school girl wearing a crop top, tight pants, and dyed, faded blonde hair approached and asked.

Damn, Lin Li read the legendary sexual harassment from her gaze!

"No, thank you."

After leaving this sentence, Lin Li got on his bike to leave.

"Handsome, don’t go, let’s play a role-playing game together, okay? You be the bank card and I’ll be the ATM, you insert and I’ll give you money~~" The girl behind didn’t give up as she spoke, with the sound of her approaching footsteps.

Thump! Thump!

Lin Li’s eyes widened abruptly, the most scared he’s ever been in his life.

Without hesitation, veins bulging, Lin Li started pedaling, riding away on his bicycle in a flash.

Even after leaving the technical school area, Lin Li didn’t dare look back. Although another look wouldn’t make him explode, another look and he feared he’d catch something.

...

Back at home.

Lin Li took out the "Holy Dragon Blood."

The system was quite considerate, providing a mini porcelain bottle.

Judging by the size of the bottle, it seemed to contain only one drop.

Before Lin Li even opened the bottle, he felt the room’s temperature rising gradually.

Lin Li cautiously opened the bottle, and immediately, a torrent of energy rushed toward him, making him feel his whole body’s Qi Blood churning nonstop.

Feeling extremely uncomfortable and worried that it would evaporate, Lin Li quickly sealed the bottle again and put it back into the [Warehouse].

Clearly, this "Holy Dragon Blood" is just like the "Thunder Seed," something he can’t utilize at his current level.

Moreover, the former is probably far superior to the latter.

If the "Holy Dragon Blood" were consumed, it’d likely produce some staggering changes—if it doesn’t kill him first.

But it’s not something to be considered at this stage.

Lin Li then materialized the "Emotion Containment Bottle."

Three days had passed, and the bottle was already covered in dense white patterns, feeling like it wasn’t far from breaking.

Lin Li decided to waste it until it ’shatters,’ and then wait for it to restore automatically.

Because the present "Emotion Containment Bottle" is akin to a phone that can’t be charged, only able to switch batteries once the power is depleted to 30%.

Lin Li is the kind of person who, if his phone only has 89% power, would still try to charge it fully.

Considering that there might be many occasions in the future that require using this "Emotion Containment Bottle," it would be better to ’change the battery’ early, instead of running out of ’power’ when needed.