Chapter 250 : Those Who Want to Sign Up Hurry and Type 1, Only Five Spots Available

To be honest, seeing the pop-up message for the new task, Lin Li's heart skipped a beat.

He thought the damn system was going to continue using the Beautiful Lady to disgust and torture him.

Lin Li was good at finding joy in hardship, but that didn't mean he liked hardship. However, after reading the task description, Lin Li breathed a sigh of relief.

Compared to the previous two tasks, this one was much easier to accept.

And it seemed to be the final task in this series.

Lin Li raised an eyebrow slightly. It wasn't hard to notice that the system seemed to include a [Title] in the rewards for the final task of every highly continuous series of tasks.

The four titles he currently had, as well as [Fruit of Persistence] and [Put on Pants and Don't Recognize Anyone], were all given by tasks originating from such backgrounds.

However, this discovery didn't seem to have much significance.

Lin Li looked at this title. To be honest, it was hard to evaluate.

What was hard to evaluate wasn't the title's ability, but its effect.

*Your mom.*

*Damn system, this title reward doesn't match the task preface very well, does it?*

*The preface pretentiously says it's drawing a beautiful full stop to the encounter between me and the Beautiful Lady, so what's the meaning of rewarding a [Put on Pants and Don't Recognize Anyone] title?*

*This kind of behavior of mine, according to my mentor Song Luping, is like a prostitute patron who doesn't pay, extremely vile in nature.*

However, the title's effect wasn't as unreliable as its name.

Equipping this title, at the cost of not being able to see other people's faces, he could completely keep his identity information secret.

This was absolutely unequal.

Because according to the title's description, he should still be able to record and distinguish others by their clothing and voice, just not their faces. But others couldn't identify him through *any* means.

It seemed to have the same effect as Superman's glasses.

This would be a title with opportunities to be used both in reality and in the apocalyptic world.

However, this task...

"Ye Jing, does your shelter have cars?" Lin Li looked at Ye Jing.

"Cars? Yes, do you mean the usable kind?" Ye Jing was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then responded.

"Mhm," Lin Li nodded.

"We have two that we're using after modifying them to minimize driving noise and adding armor. There are also several other cars that haven't been driven for a long time, not sure if they have any faults. Do you need a car? Now? If it's now, I'll go back immediately and have someone drive one over?" Ye Jing immediately stood up and said a string of words.

The first reason for her urgency was that Lin Li's tasks had a very high priority.

The second was that she didn't want to continue digging into the Beautiful Lady's stomach.

"Okay, as long as there's a car," Lin Li nodded upon hearing this.

It was good that there were ready-made cars in this world.

Otherwise, if Lin Li wanted to bring a car from reality, he couldn't do it with a sedan due to his strength, and he didn't know if the system would recognize a bicycle or tricycle.

Although Lin Li still had "Repair Crystals" which should be able to repair scrapped cars on the side of the road, it was better not to use them if he didn't have to.

As for the differences in driving between the two worlds, Lin Li felt that with his comprehension, having them teach him a bit would allow him to learn it very quickly.

The first element of the task had been found, but now there was another element.

"Home."

Where was the Beautiful Lady's home?

Was it enough to just send her back to the place where he met her, or did he have to find the Beautiful Lady's true, former home in this ruined Yunguang City and send her downstairs?

Lin Li leaned towards the latter. After all, there was still a "bed exercise" to be done. But if it was the latter, wouldn't that be like finding a needle in a haystack?

If the Beautiful Lady was a beggar from out of town, then even turning Yunguang City upside down wouldn't work.

"Ye Jing," Lin Li looked at Ye Jing again.

"Yes."

"Can you help me confirm her identity information? Mainly to let me know where she lived—before she died."

Following Lin Li's hand and looking at the Beautiful Lady next to her, Ye Jing: "?"

Looking at the riddled, barely human-shaped Beautiful Lady, Ye Jing fell silent.

"This, this, I'm afraid it's a bit..." Ye Jing was somewhat troubled.

"Forget it, it's indeed difficult for you. We'll talk about it later. Can you drive?" Lin Li waved his hand and asked instead.

"Yes."

"Okay, I might need you to teach me how to drive vehicles in your world later. For now, go back and bring the car over.

"By the way, I don't know if I can return the car to you, but in return, I will return to Earth soon and bring you at least another batch of food, no less than this time."

Walking all the time in this empty world was quite tiring in itself, and the car would be useful after completing this task, so there was no need to return it.

The value of a car to the shelter was definitely much greater than gold, but it didn't matter. Lin Li could always afford to pay a remuneration that satisfied them.

If two bags weren't enough, then four bags; if four bags weren't enough, then eight bags; if eight bags weren't enough, Lin Li would ask Shi Dongchen if he wanted to fly.

"Okay, I'll go back right now! It's fine, no need to return it! Hu Fei... Hu Xiaojing, you stay here for now." Ye Jing stood up and set off immediately, not taking Hu Fei with her.

"I might have already gone back by the time you return. Then, like this time, wait for the communicator to contact you," Lin Li added.

It was unrealistic to complete this task in the remaining time. Just the time for Ye Jing to drive back and forth would definitely mean he had already returned to reality. Moreover, Lin Li still needed to find a safe place to put his things before leaving.

When she drove over, he would be able to reward her with two boxes of food.

"Okay, no problem," Ye Jing replied as she hopped away.

Only Lin Li, Hu Fei, and the Beautiful Lady were left upstairs.

Packing the Beautiful Lady back into the snakeskin bag—she was still an important item for completing the task—Lin Li noticed Hu Fei staring eagerly at the Xiling meatball soup. He smiled, pointed at the soup, and said to Hu Fei:

"If you want to eat, finish it all."

"Big Brother Lin Li is my true big brother!" Hu Fei smiled honestly, went up, and started eating.

Lin Li looked at the system.

Equipping [Lightning Attractor] in the sub-title slot indeed halved its effect.

Having two title slots was quite useful, counting as an extra optional BUFF slot. He wondered what the result of [Put on Pants and Don't Recognize Anyone] taking effect at 50% would be.

He raised his leg and kicked forward, the sound breaking the air.

He had never obtained the physical improvement of "Physical Strength" before, and Lin Li's feeling was very obvious.

Not only was he stronger than before, but when he punched his legs hard, even the pain was less than before.

It seemed the increase in strength was very hardcore, including defense.

If Lin Li were to kick the Beautiful Lady's head again now, it definitely wouldn't hurt as much as before.

*Fuck, if my strength gets higher and higher in the future, if I get paronychia, will the doctor find that they can't even cut my nails? That would be the end.*

Before Lin Li could continue to delve into this blind spot, a crunching sound came from behind him.

Lin Li turned around, then fell slightly silent.

Hu Fei was biting the pieces of the porcelain bowl.

"You... can even eat this?" Lin Li asked in surprise.

"Not delicious," Hu Fei shook his head.

"Then why are you still eating it?"

"Big Brother Lin Li told me to finish it all." Hu Fei chewed the porcelain bowl like chewing chocolate, looking like he was struggling, but his eyes were firm.

Lin Li: "..."

Hu Fei was stupid, but Hu Fei was obedient.

"I told you to finish the meatballs, you don't need to eat the bowl. Stay here and wait for Ye Jing. I'm leaving first, see you in a few hours," Lin Li smiled, then dragged the Beautiful Lady and his other equipment and said.

"Have a safe trip, Big Brother and Little Sister-in-law."

...

After making preparations to return just like last time, Lin Li waited for the system to automatically send him back to reality.

[0.01.57]

Looking at the time recorded on his backup phone, Lin Li calculated and frowned.

The ratio was wrong.

He had stayed for a full five and a half hours. According to 1:180, about 110 seconds should have passed in reality, so 1 minute and 50 seconds would be normal.

Even if he made an operational error, the error couldn't be as large as a full seven seconds.

Lin Li took out his calculator and started calculating based on one minute and fifty-seven seconds, finding that the time flow ratio had become 1:169, roughly 1:170.

The ratio had decreased.

What did this mean? Did it mean that in the future, with system updates, the time flow would become closer and closer? Or did it become closer as the number of times he traveled increased? Or was it just random?

The system remained silent, just being a damn system.

Since things had come to this, he might as well take a shower first.

Thinking about it wouldn't yield any results, so it was more comfortable to curse the system a few times.

...

Morning.

After exercising, Lin Li rode his bike to school with breakfast.

The somewhat old bicycle was pedaled very fast, and he maintained this speed all the way.

And Lin Li, who looked like he was pedaling with all his might, was actually very relaxed and not tired at all.

The improvement in physical strength was indeed very comprehensive.

His leg endurance, explosiveness, and jumping ability all had significant improvements.

He could do a standing long jump of 3+ meters without any extra movements. As for a standing vertical jump, the results were also remarkable. Lin Li couldn't easily measure the exact number himself, but his reach was a full half-meter higher than before.

Estimating it, he had reached the level where he could easily dunk.

*Sigh, I didn't have much time to be human to begin with, and in a while, I won't be able to be human at all.*

With his current jumping ability, combined with his height, wingspan, and insight, when playing basketball with those stinky-handed bros, wouldn't every block leave them speechless?

Lin Li decided that during the PE class after the sports meeting, he would make Bai Bufan hate the sport of basketball forever.

He would target him and kill him.

*Isn't the reason I cultivate immortality just to see Bai Bufan cry like a flower?*

School.

Walking to the stairs, today's unofficial history was late, but it was truly late.

Lin Li entered through the front door, then was startled by Wang Ze's eerie smile.

He thought there was some trick, but when Lin Li found that half the boys in the class had this expression, he suddenly remembered this was Bufan's "smile at the beginning of the workday" theory from last week, so he smiled along.

*Damn, this class can remember a casual remark from last week until today. It's ruined. Fortunately, there's still a chance to change classes.*

*There's still hope.*

As for Bai Bufan, no wonder he didn't tell unofficial history today; the bastard was sleeping on his desk.

He probably stayed up late again last night.

After giving the girls the breakfast they asked him to buy, Lin Li cleared his throat and shouted at Bai Bufan:

"Bufan!"

"Abandon, abandon!" Bai Bufan shuddered at the shout, sat up, immediately picked up his textbook, and started memorizing words, "A bench, Abandon!"

*(Translator's Note: "A bench" (yi ge ban deng) sounds similar to "abandon").*

This memorization method would make even Kou Kou turn red with anger.

Carefully looking around and finding that the teacher hadn't come at all, and it was just Lin Li calling him, Bai Bufan looked at Lin Li angrily: "What!?"

Lin Li smiled, took a breath, and began to chant loudly:

"I can't do what you asked me to do this weekend. The hotel doesn't have water beds or sex rooms this weekend. Moreover, a room can only accommodate four living creatures at most. Isn't it making things difficult for the receptionist for you to order eight tomboys by yourself? You have to prepare the scented candles, leather whips, collars, and Kaiselu yourself. However, the hotel has already printed Baowei's avatar on the toys for you, you can just use them then.

"I sent you messages on your phone but you ignored me, so I can only tell you now."

The whole class was silent.

Then roared with laughter.

"Why is my photo there too?" But Zhou Baowei couldn't laugh.

Bai Bufan: "?"

"You're fucking slandering me again! Get lost!"

"Bufan, oh Bufan, staying up late so often like this, I don't even dare to imagine how short your lifespan is. You don't want me, a black-haired person, to bury you, a black-haired person, do you?"

After distributing the breakfast and returning to his seat, Lin Li's expression had already begun to cherish the memory of Bai Bufan's voice and smile.

"It's fine, the lifespan lost by staying up late long-term is made up for by the awake time gained by staying up late long-term." Bai Bufan put his breakfast under his desk, planning to eat it during the class meeting or Chinese class, and chose to continue resting for a while, saying lazily upon hearing this.

Lin Li: "..."

*Don't say it, really don't say it.*

*You people who stay up late (pointing fingers).*

"And I didn't rest poorly because of staying up late, it's because I had a nightmare. Last night I dreamed I was beaten by a group of people. After waking up in a fright, I went back to sleep, and those bastards said, 'You fucking dare to come back,' and beat me until my four limbs were facing the sky and I couldn't take care of myself. I feel like I didn't sleep comfortably at all, it feels like I'm going to get sick."

Bai Bufan sighed sadly.

"It's fine, look on the bright side, dreams are the opposite. Maybe you'll be beaten by a group of people today too," Lin Li comforted.

"Didn't you fucking say it's the opposite? Why am I still being beaten by a group of people?"

"In reality, you'll be beaten until your four limbs are facing the ground and you can't take care of yourself."

Bai Bufan: "?"

"Isn't your fucking opposite direction a bit too physical! Fuck!" Bai Bufan picked up his English book and put it on his head, "Don't call me during morning reading, wait until Kou Kou comes."

Bai Bufan felt his right shoulder being patted.

Just as he was about to curse, remembering his previous experience, Bai Bufan shuddered and sat up again, smiling flatteringly and looking to his back right—a fall into the pit, a gain in your wit, the lesson of "I'm fucking Xue Jian" was still vivid in his mind.

*Your mom.*

It was still Lin Li OvO.

In fact, Xue Jian didn't walk into the classroom until the bell for the first class meeting rang today. He sat at the podium desk and took a sip of tea.

"Class meeting, a few things to say."

"The school checked, and the weather for the next few days starting the day after tomorrow is pretty good. No rain and cloudy days, very suitable for holding the sports meeting."

"So the first and last sports meeting of our Class 4 collective will start the day after tomorrow."

"I know most of you brought your phones this week. Those who did, hand them in now."

The routine phone collection segment.

Hearing this, Lin Li looked at Bai Bufan.

Bai Bufan was confident and elegant, unhurried. He took out a dummy phone from his backpack, waved it in front of Lin Li, and then generously handed it in.

On his way back, he gave Lin Li an evil smile.

"Pre-pared-in-ad-vance."

This is a fall into the pit, a gain in your—

"Bufan, take your dummy phone back and hand in your real phone."

Bai Bufan's footsteps stopped, and his smile transferred to Lin Li's face.

Slowly turning his head, Bai Bufan tried to play dumb: "Ah?"

However, Xue Jian just held the "phone" Bai Bufan handed in, long-pressed the power button, looked at the unresponsive phone, and smiled at him.

Carrying Principal Wang's expectations, Xue Jian also had reasons why he had to keep an eye on Bai Bufan!!

Bai Bufan: "..."

"Damn it."

His plot exposed, Bai Bufan conceded defeat and willingly handed over his own phone.

"Why did Old Jian Head only check my phone!" Returning to his seat, Bai Bufan looked at Xue Jian's completely indifferent attitude towards the phones handed in by others on the podium. Feeling the obvious differential treatment, he said unwillingly.

"Because your character is despicable," Lin Li sneered. "If you did some human things normally like me, you wouldn't be doing absolutely no human things."

Bai Bufan: "..."

*Someone has no self-awareness, I won't say who.*

*Damn it, if Lin Li lived on campus and brought a phone, Bai Bufan couldn't even imagine what kind of strict defense there would be.*

"Those who need their phones charged when returned, tell me later," after collecting the phones, Xue Jian stood up directly: "I'll put the phones in the office first. Yuying, you can take this opportunity to tell everyone what you wanted to say."

"Okay."

Xue Jian left carrying a bag of phones, and Chen Yuying walked to the podium.

"Everyone, the main thing I want to mention to you all is that I noticed other classes are rehearsing for the opening ceremony performance. So I was wondering if our class should also do one. Otherwise, during the opening ceremony, our class will just walk around the field looking silly, which would be a bit boring.

"Unfortunately, this idea was brought up a bit late, and the sports meeting is scheduled for this week. We can only brainstorm together and see if there are any temporary remedial measures. If we can't manage a performance, we can also make a fuss about the costumes."

Chen Yuying said.

"What is the opening ceremony performance? Is it by class?" Someone asked curiously.

"Wait a moment, I'll find the video from the last session."

Chen Yuying turned on the multimedia and then played the opening ceremony video from the last sports meeting.

During the opening ceremony, each class would walk past the rostrum one by one. The broadcast would say, "Walking towards us is Class XX, they are dignified and heroic, blah blah blah." Then at the rostrum, each class would shout a class slogan to the principal and other leaders.

And at this time, the class could choose whether to stay at the rostrum and perform.

Not only performing for the teachers, but also for the other classes waiting on the field.

According to the videos from previous years.

Some classes would send a few people or even the whole class to dance, some classes would perform a stage play without lines, and some would even do a dragon and lion dance in front of the rostrum.

When the music of "Ji Ni Tai Mei" rang out in the video, the boys in the back row were a bit dazed.

*(Translator's Note: A meme song associated with Cai Xukun).*

*What year is this?*

*In this era where the Kun Dance has already faded, there were actually seniors in the last session working hard to pass on this spark.*

*Tears in my eyes.*

Of course, this opening ceremony performance wasn't mandatory by the school, otherwise Wang Ze would have told everyone the week before last. In fact, many classes just shouted a slogan and then passed directly to the next class.

"The school said that if there is a performance, it cannot exceed three minutes. After watching, does anyone have any ideas, or is anyone volunteering to perform?" Chen Yuying asked.

Everyone, who was originally chatting and a bit noisy, immediately quieted down.

Mainly because the time was too rushed. A full-class rehearsal was unlikely. If they only sent a few people, even if they were willing to perform, they couldn't come up with a program acceptable to others on such short notice.

Seeing that Chen Yuying's words were about to fall flat, Lin Li couldn't stand seeing this scene. Although he didn't know what to do either, he still said loudly:

"Class Rep, I have a plan!"

Everyone in the class looked at Lin Li.

"You are not allowed to hurt Bai Bufan," Bai Bufan said warily.

"Then I have no plan," Lin Li instantly turned into a wilted eggplant.

Bai Bufan: "..."

*You motherfucker.*

"Lin Li, tell us," Chen Yuying looked at him with a smile.

"I have a script for a stage play, and I've already decided on the content: 'The Big Traitor Bufan'," Lin Li said enthusiastically.

"Why is my role already fixed! Baka yaro, I won't work as a traitor! You, your conscience is very bad!" Bai Bufan's eyes widened.

*The child was so anxious he turned into a Japanese devil.*

"Bufan, you don't need to act as a traitor, you just need to act as yourself." But Lin Li gave Bai Bufan a gentle and doting look upon hearing this, then looked at the class and began to recruit other roles: "Now we are still short of five big burly men (da han), preferably with darker skin. Are there any volunteers?"

The class fell silent.

Bai Bufan began to think.

*What does it mean to act as myself, and now recruiting big burly men?*

Bai Bufan: ⊙.⊙.

Wait.

No!

Wait!!

*You fucking 'Big Burly Men Fuck Bufan' (Da Han Jian Bu Fan).* 

*(Translator's Note: "Big Traitor" (da han jian) sounds like "Big Burly Men Fuck" (da han jian)).*

*So it's not a predicate-object structure, but a subject-predicate-object structure!?*

*(End of Chapter)*