To be honest, this sudden change in style left Lin Li a little at a loss.

One second he was thinking about spirit stones, the next second this combat armor appeared.

Although it was unexpected, it was also within reason.

After all, his system itself was schizophrenic and idiotic. The idea of relying on it was unreliable in itself.

But he had to say, compared to the so-called spirit stones, Lin Li was really tempted by this combat armor that was a perfect replica of himself.

What man could refuse a pilotable combat mecha, and one that was a perfect replica of himself at that.

Unfortunately, he couldn't afford it at all.

And even if he could afford it, Lin Li felt that he wouldn't buy it in the short term.

This kind of mecha had to have a power source, right? If it was charged, did it come with a matching data cable? If not, did this mecha use Type-C, a round port, or a three-hole port?

Did the mecha have after-sales service? Could it be repaired after being damaged? Was there an instruction manual?

These were all problems Lin Li would have to worry about after buying it.

The fact that he couldn't afford it also saved Lin Li from a lot of worry.

Therefore, Lin Li clicked "No."

[The cost for this refresh is: 100 System Currency]

After a free refresh, if he wanted to refresh again, he would indeed have to pay.

It was too expensive. He couldn't bear it.

The 580 in his pocket felt like it wouldn't last a few uses.

The free refresh button didn't disappear. Clicking it showed "insufficient opportunities," which seemed to mean that there would still be opportunities to get this kind of reward later.

Weighing the spirit stone in his hand, Lin Li was in a good mood.

His Eight-Section Body Tempering exercise could finally progress in parallel. A guaranteed daily supply of at least a low-grade spirit stone was just right for him to spend half of his morning practicing each.

It could be considered that he was on the right track.

...

Monday.

Lin Li, who had just woken up, squinted his eyes and looked at the system in front of him.

[Update complete.]

Looking at this somewhat familiar notification, Lin Li fell into deep thought.

Again?

After the last update, he had inexplicably gone to the 'all-female world.' What about this time? Was the schizophrenia going to get worse? Was the system going to start splitting in a third direction?

Was the update time fixed on Mondays? Once a week?

Twice he had woken up on a Monday to see the message, so Lin Li naturally thought in this direction.

He'd go to sleep after midnight this Sunday and see if it was a fixed update at zero o'clock on Monday.

Lin Li was about to buy today's spirit stone when he suddenly noticed that the system's UI had an extra option, but it had no text and was also grayed out and unclickable.

Good news: The system itself really had an update this time, and it was observable.

Bad news:

"You damn system, you're just a half-finished product! Which unqualified and incompetent guy developed you! Higher-dimensional life, I'll fuck your... you guys are really amazing." Considering that misfortune comes from the mouth, Lin Li chose to change his tune.

Lin Li, who had opened the shop, saw that the free refresh button was lit up again.

He had another free refresh opportunity.

Did he get one every time the system updated?

But regardless of whether it was given after an update, it was free, so he might as well click it.

[You have refreshed a Low-grade Spirit Stone: 20 System Currency (Daily Limit 5). Do you want to replace it?]

Compared to his current one, the advantage of this new one was that he could buy more in a day. The disadvantage was that he couldn't gamble on turning a bicycle into a motorcycle.

After thinking for a while, Lin Li still chose not to replace it.

After all, Lin Li and poison were irreconcilable.

Who could refuse a 5% chance of getting a higher-quality spirit stone, or even a spirit spring, which Lin Li had no idea what it was used for but seemed awesome just from the probability.

Also, Lin Li himself didn't have much system currency saved up. His entire fortune was only enough to buy thirty. Even with a daily limit of one, it would be used up in a month.

He'd just consider it controlling his consumption.

As for his mission regarding the Hehuan Sect, there was still no progress, meaning the conditions for a raid had not yet been met.

But Lin Li could understand. The Light Jazz raid was reported on a Friday and only finished on a Monday. Tianhong was just reported the day before yesterday, and he had also raided Jiangnan Story on Sunday. Uncle Yang and the others were probably extremely busy right now.

It was normal for it to take more time.

[For one consecutive month, rise before the hour of Mao (5-7 a.m.) and diligently practice the Eight-Section Body Tempering exercise for a cumulative total of at least half a shichen (one hour) before the hour of Chen (7-9 a.m.). (3/30)]

He continued to practice at home today, using only one low-grade spirit stone. The one he had exchanged for yesterday was still in his [Warehouse] for emergencies.

Because he was practicing at home, he didn't have to worry about anything. The experience was much more comfortable than at the community park.

...

School.

Lin Li had just entered the classroom.

"Lin Li, run, don't look back, run—" Bai Bufan shouted at him.

Lin Li: "?"

Lin Li turned and ran.

Although he didn't know why, he just ran.

When he noticed a group of boys chasing after him, Lin Li knew he had run the right way.

Damn sports students.

Lin Li was still caught by Wang Ze.

"No, you bastard, Lin Li, you, how are you, running, so fast now..." Wang Ze, who had locked Lin Li in a "love is stronger than gold seven-day lock," said, panting.

He had just chased for a long time to catch up.

Lin Li, on the other hand, was very pleased.

The physical fitness improvement brought by his more than a week of physical training and spiritual stone nourishment was truly significant.

Both his explosive speed and endurance had improved significantly.

He was no longer the weakling who needed to run the 1000 meters in over four and a half minutes and felt like he was dying.

Lin Li was even a little looking forward to what his time would be in the next PE class when he ran the 1000 meters. Bai Bufan would probably be very unhappy then.

After all, brothers are the kind of creatures that can be well-off, but not too well-off.

"You haven't precipitated, you don't understand. This is what precipitation is like," Lin Li said to the sports student, turning the tables.

"No, what are you guys going to do to me in broad daylight? I'm going to scream for help."

But looking at the boys who had chased after him and were now grinning ferociously, Lin Li struggled.

"Lin Li! Why did you take Bai Bufan but not us!" Zhou Baowei, who had finally caught up, asked with a gloomy face.

The scumbags who had revered Lin Li as the ultimate sage last week now regarded him as an enemy.

"Damn Bai Bufan, no hair on his lips, can't be trusted! He sold me out so quickly?" Lin Li now understood his situation.

"I can say something good for him on this point. It was my brother's new blind date who also went in. My family got this melon, and then I found out from the pictures circulating from the melon-eating scene.

You two hooded kids are too conspicuous. With the precedent from last time, who wouldn't be suspicious? With a little coercion, Bai Bufan confessed," Zhou Baowei sneered.

"No, bro, are you sure your family's acquaintance is a matchmaker and not a procuress? Is the introduction so precise every time? What kind of heaven-defying matching mechanism is this?" Lin Li gave a thumbs-up.

He still had to raid twice more. Would he ruin his brother's blind dates twice more?

"That's not the point. The point is why you only took Bai Bufan and not us!" Zhou Baowei continued to question.

"Bufan got it by being my dog, and you guys weren't around on the weekend," Lin Li chuckled sheepishly.

"Ridiculous reason!"

Unfortunately, this reason was not accepted by the crowd.

As they talked, Lin Li's four limbs were already being held by people, his whole body suspended in mid-air.

He seemed to be becoming Shang Yang.

Fortunately, no new mission was triggered, which made Lin Li breathe a sigh of relief.

He was afraid that the system would come up with some mission like "fellow disciples are enthusiastic about slaying demons, lead them to slay demons collectively."

"Lin Li, either you take us to see it next time, or you accept our revenge here. Choose one," Wang Ze and the others gave an ultimatum.

Lin Li took a deep breath. "I laugh at the heavens with my sword held high, leaving my liver and gallbladder to the two Kunluns! I will go to my death!"

Everyone: "..."

"I'll let you hold your sword high! I'll let you Kunlun!"

It seemed Lin Li had already made his choice, so everyone didn't hold back.

Lin Li was not as good as Brother Tan. He still couldn't go to his death generously.

The main thing was:

"Who the fuck is touching my ass in the chaos!"

...

Lin Li dragged his battered body back to the classroom and sat back in his seat.

Bai Bufan's face was calm, without joy or sorrow. "I did my best, but they were too cruel. I couldn't do anything. Are you okay?"

Lin Li narrowed his eyes and looked at Bai Bufan, whose lips were pale and whose eye sockets were sunken:

"Whether I'm okay or not is one thing. Bufan, after you went back on Saturday, how many times did you... you know?"

Bai Bufan, like Doctor Strange, raised a trembling and weak hand and held up a "one."

"You can achieve this effect with just one time?" Lin Li didn't believe it at all.

This was even more Song Luping than Song Luping. It was absolutely impossible to be just one time.

"One bottle."

Lin Li: "?"

(End of Chapter)