The system is very abstract, fortunately I am also.

Chapter 390 Lin Li still likes to play friendship-building games.
Wu Min: "?"

Can someone change their attitude so quickly?

Lin Li is so good at changing his expression, Wu Min thinks he would be a good fit to be a plastic surgeon.

We'll ask around later. If Lin Li is interested in this, we might as well send him to study in South Korea after he graduates from high school.

Fortunately, Wu Min has some connections in South Korea; she knows Zhang Liang and Han Feizi, so she can introduce them to him later.

Yes, this South Korea has been destroyed.

Yes, Wu Min's current intention in sending Lin Li to study abroad is also to ensure his demise.

"Speak like a normal person, Lin Li, are you going or not?" Wu Min put down her phone for a final confirmation.

“Go,” Lin Li nodded, took a deep breath, prepared his speech, and then began to speak:
"But after all, I've never been a teacher before, so I don't know if I'm a good teacher or not. It's not a big deal if I'm not a good teacher, but what I'm most afraid of is teaching too well, just like you said, Mom, and teaching him everything I know, and creating a second Lin Li. If that happens, will Aunt Zhenzhen have no hope for the rest of her life?"

"Besides, I don't even know if I'm enthusiastic about this kind of thing, or if it's just a passing fad. Plus, I don't know if their children's personalities are compatible, or if they can accept it..."

"Because of these factors, my idea is to conduct a trial class."

“I can go to her house to try tutoring without charging her money, and then it’s a mutual selection process.”

"If it's a good fit, I'll continue tutoring if there's an opportunity, and I'll accept the money without hesitation. But if it's not a good fit, if I can't teach well, or if I don't like tutoring, then I won't continue."

"Let's talk about this in advance, Mom, so you'll have something to say, and I'll feel more at ease too."

Although there was a mission pushing him forward, Lin Li was unlikely to rashly agree to become a tutor.

After all, even if it's just once a week, it takes up a lot of his already limited time, and since Lin Li isn't short of money, continuing to tutor after completing the task is pointless.

However, Lin Li doesn't know if the system will offer any follow-up tutoring tasks, so he can't say for sure that he'll only tutor once.

So the previous line was just right. If there are no assignments, just say you don't like being a tutor and walk away. If there are subsequent assignments, then consider an appropriate extension.

“That makes sense. I’ll do as you say and talk to her.” Wu Min raised an eyebrow after listening, agreeing with Lin Li’s statement, and picked up her phone again to make the contact.

"Okay, but Mom, who am I going to teach, and what's the educational level?" Only then did Lin Li begin to care about the content and quality of the 'job':
"Currently, I have filled all the master's and doctoral student positions under my name, and I am not accepting new resumes at the moment. If Aunt Zhenzhen needs help, I suggest applying to other doctoral supervisors."

My son's words are like farts, that's me, Wu Meili, skr~
Wu Min finished sending the message on her phone before looking at Lin Li:

"She has two children, one is a junior high school student who just started junior high school. He probably hasn't gotten used to it yet, and his grades have dropped quite a bit compared to when he was in elementary school, so she's a bit anxious. He's also the one you're mainly tutoring."

There's also a first-grader; you don't need to worry about that one much. Just make sure he finishes his homework, then he can go watch TV in the living room.

“Okay, no problem.” Lin Li nodded, considering everyone below the first year of high school as ants. “When do we start the trial classes? Tomorrow? I’m free in the morning and afternoon.”

Wu Min checked the message replies on her phone for a while, then shook her head: "I probably won't have time this week. I just sent you Aunt Zhenzhen's WeChat. You two can discuss it yourselves. Anyway, there's no rush. You can wait until winter break..."

"Row."

After nothing else happened, Lin Li returned to his room.

After a brief chat with Wu Huizhen, Lin Li decided to meet her next week since the winter break was too far away.

However, the specific time has not been determined yet. Lin Li currently plans to do it on Friday night. If there are any new arrangements, he will adjust it according to the situation. The time is easy to balance between the two, so there is no rush.

The rest of the time was spent chatting in the group and practicing, and it passed quickly.

At midnight, December 1st arrived.

[Update complete.]

The system update at the beginning of the month arrived as scheduled, and Lin Li looked at the system interface, which still had no title.

After the update at the beginning of last month, the interface has a total of five buttons: "Return", "Terminate", and "Current Reset Price: 200 System Currency". These three buttons are already working properly. In addition, two buttons appeared at the beginning of last month that had no text and were dark and could not be pressed.

Now, after a month, both buttons have lit up, but there is still no text.

Lin Li glanced at it and then paid no more attention.

Curiosity killed Schrödinger. Even if these two buttons could be pressed, there would still be no text. Unless facing a life-or-death crisis and having to try anything desperate, Lin Li would never take the risk to try it.

A new opportunity had arisen. After tidying up the room a bit, Lin Li put on his protective suit and tiptoed to the bathroom, ready to leave.

Theoretically, the most suitable time to leave would be when Wu Min is not at home, so that we don't have to be as cautious as we are now, and we can prepare more thoroughly.

Wu Min took a leave of absence and will not return to work until Tuesday. The opportunity will be refreshed again on Monday, so she might as well take advantage of it.

This is just for a quick check of the situation.

White light flashed.

Endless darkness instantly engulfed Lin Li.

He had successfully traveled through time, because Lin Li could tell that he was definitely not in the bathroom. His feet slammed into a sticky, cold, unidentified substance, almost sinking to his ankles, but all he could see was deathly silence.

The air was heavy, cold, and slightly pungent, with an oxygen level that seemed low. Lin Li could feel his breathing rate increasing.

"clatter."

Wearing protective clothing makes it difficult and slow to hold a phone. With a snap of his fingers, flames surrounding the electric arc rose from Linli's hand. Amplified by the system, although he had only been learning for a week, the effect was already remarkable, illuminating the surrounding environment.

By the light of the fire, Lin Li could see that he was standing in a thick, sticky swamp, which was stickier than excrement and made it difficult to lift his feet.

There seemed to be something hard embedded in the mud, rubbing against the soles of his feet.

"What have you done to me this time?"

Clearly, just as he had expected, this was a completely new world. After a sigh, Lin Li began to explore without wasting any time.

With the flames illuminating the scene, one could see a thin, flowing grayish-white mist permeating the air. Occasionally, this mist would violently swirl in a certain area, forming a brief vortex, as if an invisible turbulent current was surging within it. When the flames approached, they would flicker as if being swept into the wind.

Lin Li simply kept walking forward without changing direction. The fog was sometimes thick and sometimes thin. After walking only a few dozen meters, he saw a rock wall.

The rock face itself is black and dark red, with a smooth surface or sharp edges. It is covered with a substance that looks like a type of fungus and seems to emit a faint light, spreading like blood vessels. The rock face is extremely high, extending upwards and eventually disappearing into the darkness, with no top visible.

Lin Li raised an eyebrow and chose to walk in the opposite direction.

After a few minutes of arduous trekking, we arrived at the opposite rock face.

"So, am I at the bottom of the canyon?"

Lin Li walked along the rock face for a while, but couldn't feel any end in sight, so he couldn't help but come up with a plan.

My current situation is very similar to being at the bottom of a very deep canyon, with the rock walls on both sides corresponding to the canyon walls.

Lin Li immediately looked up at the sky; the areas not illuminated by the firelight remained completely dark.

Is it daytime or nighttime in this world? If it's nighttime, that's normal. But if it's daytime... then this canyon I'm in is a bit too deep.

Is my current altitude, by the world's benchmark, negative or positive?

Lin Li decided to investigate.

Although I didn't bring my drone today because I wasn't fully prepared, it doesn't matter, I am the master of the mecha.

The A+ combat armor appeared in front of Lin Li the next second, and the hatch opened automatically.

However, Lin Li then raised an eyebrow—the hatch was opening much slower than usual.

Upon further exploration of the "remote cockpit," it was discovered that its operational efficiency was also extremely slow.

After a moment's thought, Lin Li retracted the cockpit and then jumped into it to accelerate the entry process.

The slime-like substance enveloped him again, and then Lin Li saw the root cause of the mecha's condition—a screen full of red warning signs.

"Silent field! Power system stagnation!"

"Silence Zone! Energy weapons are temporarily unusable!"

"Silent field! Neural connection system blocked!"

"..."

A variety of semi-transparent warning messages, interspersed with a multitude of incomprehensible words, almost completely filled the field of vision.

After Lin Li ignored it with one click, he found that although the mecha could still be controlled normally, it was as if the speed had been reduced to 0.1x, and its movements were extremely slow.

As for the original plan to fly, that was just wishful thinking, and even the drones on the back could not be used.

The process of exiting the mech was still quick, but unlike the gentler process before, it was more like the emergency system that the mech used to eject Lin Li had come into play.

Fearing that the environment might cause irreversible damage to the mecha, Lin Li immediately put it back into the [warehouse], and then took out his mobile phone and flashlight.

They are still working normally, and all functions are unaffected, but in the current environment, the area they can illuminate is extremely limited.

Upon seeing this result, Lin Li remained silent for a moment, then frowned slightly:
"Holy crap, could this be the all-female world I've been dreaming of?"

The mecha's technology is clearly superior to my phone's, so why is it that the current environment is affecting the mecha and the remote cockpit, but not my phone?

The most reasonable explanation is that this so-called "silent field" is specifically designed for the technology belonging to this world.

Worth.

System, you can take Uncle Lin to a world full of women, which makes Uncle Lin very happy, but you can take Uncle Lin to this place where there are no traces of life, which makes Uncle Lin very unhappy.

Isn't this all in vain?!

But Lin Li quickly calmed down:
"It's alright, Lin Li, don't forget, it was the same when you first went to the cultivation world, there was no one there."

This place is probably a forbidden area in this world. Then I will meet three super mecha masters who have no physical bodies and only souls. They are also here alone to suppress the evil spirits of this world.

Then, whenever I appear, they become infatuated with me, showering me with all their knowledge and wealth…

Lin Li, who was lost in his fantasies, paused and shook his head:

"Not having a physical body is too bad. I still need a physical body. In the mecha world, you can't do anything without a physical body. I can't exactly upload my consciousness into a mecha, can I..."

With these expectations in mind, Lin Li began to explore the canyon on his own.

The discoveries made during the exploration have continuously validated Lin Li's conjectures.

Lin Li gradually found a large number of mecha wreckage, in various shapes and sizes, with some piles even reaching the size of mountains.

Furthermore, Lin Li was able to find structures and parts similar to his own combat mechs in some of the wreckage.

Corrosion, weathering, silt burial, and coverage by strange, fungal-like or crystalline substances, shimmering with an eerie pale light—this is the fate of these mech wreckages.

Judging from the extent of the erosion, they must have fallen here over a long period of time; some were very old, while others looked like mechs that had only fallen a few days ago.

"strangeness."

Lin Li stood on the wreckage of a mecha, frowning as he looked down.

So far, Lin Li has not seen a single living creature.

It's not surprising that there are no living creatures in this environment. These mechs don't seem to have landed on their own; they crashed here, and they should have died from the impact. But what's strange is that Lin Li hasn't found a single skeleton yet.

Most of the cockpits of these mechs were open, while a few remained closed.

But regardless of the type, even the mecha that Lin Li saw as having just fallen, when Lin Li went forward to check it, apart from the discolored, deteriorated, and smelly slime-like substance similar to his own mecha, there were no bones at all.

Even the mechs that appeared to have their cockpits closed due to a malfunction, meaning the pilots inside likely had no chance of getting out, were no exception.

"So, 'remote cockpits' are standard equipment in this world? Everyone just needs to work from home?" "Or is this a research site that's too dangerous, so they default to using 'unmanned mechs' to explore it?"

Lin Li offered a conclusion, but it could not be verified.

Time flies by in the midst of exploration.

Aside from finding new mecha wreckage, Lin Li didn't find anything else noteworthy.

I didn't see anyone, and I didn't trigger any missions.

Limited by the equipment, the exploration was not very efficient this time, and we can only wait until we are better prepared to come back and explore again.

Lin Li stood on the wreckage of the mecha, placed his backpack and other belongings on the ground—intending to stay in this world—and then turned on a survival nightlight and alarm he had brought.

Turning both on created a lasting light and a continuous dripping sound in the dark canyon.

Lin Li hoped to attract something while he was away, which was better than nothing happening.

After doing all this, Lin Li disappeared into the bottom of the canyon.

bathroom.

Lin Li checked his body. He had brought back a lot of dark silt, but he hadn't brought back the substance that he had collected from the rock wall that looked like fungi and had a faint fluorescence.

It seems to be a living organism after all.

……

on Monday.

This week's refresh opportunity was naturally used on the "Proof of Heaven and Man," which was no longer available for purchase.

A healing pill called "Rejuvenating Feather Pill" has been found.

[Rejuvenating Pill: Can heal all recent physical defects and injuries caused by damage to one's fundamental nature; it can bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bones.]

It is more expensive than the "Longevity Pill", costing 150 system currency per pill, with a daily purchase limit of 1.

Healing pills will come in handy someday, but because they are not cheap, Lin Li did not buy them in advance.

Let's talk about it when we need to.

Lin Li arrived at the school.

According to unofficial historical records, Cao Zhi did not actually compose a poem in seven steps, but rather he did not compose a poem in seven steps. The "not" in "not wanting" refers to the "not".

At that time, Cao Pi looked at Cao Zhi, who was sobbing and crying in front of him, and noticed that every time he swung his spear, Cao Zhi would cry out "No!" On a whim, he asked:
"My dear brother, I've heard Xie Lingyun of the Southern and Northern Dynasties say, 'If the world's talent were a bushel, Cao Zhi alone would possess eight-tenths.' Could you compose a poem during my seven entries and exits?"

"If you can compose a poem before the seven 'no' sounds, I'll let you go and never buy your genitals again. Otherwise, I'll make you sell your genitals forever."

Cao Zhi was deeply saddened, never expecting that his brothers would come to this. So he recited the classic poem "Seven No's": "Beans are boiled to make soup, the dregs are strained to make broth. The stalks burn beneath the pot, the beans weep within. We are born of the same root, why are you so eager to harm me?"

The "root" here refers to Cao Cao's roots, and "fry" is a phonetic loan character; I don't need to elaborate on which one it refers to.

"The ditch literature of the ditch is still chasing me."

"Then I can't help but ask, why did Cao Zhi retain his history of being a beggar..."

"Sigh, enough with the anecdotes, breakfast is here." Lin Li said with a smile as he brought breakfast to everyone.

"Lin Li, I've only eaten five meals in the entire month of December. Considering how pitiful I am, please treat me to breakfast today."

When Zhou Baowei received his generous breakfast, he felt uncomfortable thinking about having to give Lin Li money later, so he pleaded in a low voice.

"Come on, Baowei, it's only the 2nd today. So you ate five meals yesterday?" Lin Li raised an eyebrow.

“You were at home all day yesterday, so what’s wrong with eating a few extra meals?” Zhou Baowei nodded.

“Damn, if Zhen Guanxi had killed you back then, when Lu Zhishen asked for three catties of lean meat, Zhen Guanxi would have known he was here to cause trouble. He wouldn’t have needed the Golden Soft Bone.” Lin Li shook his head. “Inviting you to breakfast is a disservice to you. So, I’d rather invite a dog for breakfast.”

After saying that, Lin Li patted Bai Bufan's head:
"Bufan, breakfast is on me today."

Upon hearing this, Bai Bufan could no longer contain himself and glared angrily at Lin Li: "Woof woof! Thanks, bro!"

"Damn it! I'm the one who got scolded, so why is Bai Bufan the one who got to treat me?" Zhou Baowei, who had been burying his head in his breakfast, looked up indignantly upon hearing this, rushed over and took a bite of Bai Bufan's breakfast: "This breakfast has to be half mine!"

"Bad pig! Bad pig! Grass Baby, shut up for me! I'm halal, how can I eat food you've already eaten?"

"Wait! I didn't mean for you to take it all—"

Amidst the commotion, Bai Bufan finally managed to reclaim his breakfast.

Battle-damaged version.

"Why are you staring at me like that?" Noticing Lin Li's gaze, Bai Bufan turned to meet his eyes.

Lin Li looked utterly bored: "Bufan, this is so boring, I feel like there's no hope at all."

"Damn it, this is what Monday is like. If you really can't stand it, go to the toilet and call a local." Considering it was Monday, Bai Bufan thought Lin Li's mood was normal.

Lin Li did not respond.

She simply propped her cheek with one hand and turned her head to look out the window.

It seemed really boring. Bai Bufan shrugged and continued eating breakfast.

Lin Li watched for a while, and just as morning self-study was about to begin, he suddenly turned around excitedly and patted Bai Bufan on the shoulder: "Bufan, how about we have some fun?"

Bai Bufan sprayed all of his breakfast back into the bowl and immediately went into high alert, running to the back storage cabinet with his breakfast.

What "Bufan, how about we have some fun?", Bai Bufan only heard "Bufan, how about we treat you as a joke!"
Seeing Bai Bufan's reactive reaction, Lin Li felt somewhat hurt, and then gestured for him to come closer:

"Listen to the whole thing first before reacting; it's like playing a role-reversal game."

"What? You speak first." Bai Bufan remained wary.

"Starting now, for one morning only, whoever's name is called must stand up, cross their arms, look up at the person with their nose in their nose, and say, 'I am XXX, come at me if you have a problem.'"

This includes being called by name by the teacher—for example, when asking a question in class.

However, to prevent us from hurting each other 1000 and 800, any guiding behavior is prohibited after the game starts; otherwise, it won't count. Everything depends on fate and destiny. I think this is much more fun than the unchanging Mondays.

"Prohibit guidance?" Bai Bufan frowned upon hearing this, rubbing his chin as he stared at Lin Li and began to think.

This might sound plausible, but it's unlikely to be plausible.

Bai Bufan felt that being called out by his buddies was no big deal; the only fatal and fun aspect was being called out by the teacher.

However, with guidance prohibited, to be honest, nowadays, teachers of all subjects are much more likely to call out their own names during class than to call out Lin Li's name.

There's a slight chance of winning.

Moreover, today is Chinese morning reading session, and I didn't memorize it well last week. If this morning self-study session is used to check memorization, I'm likely to be called on...

"But there can't be any chain reaction, right? For example, if the teacher calls my name and I stand up, the teacher will ask, 'Lin Li, what are you doing?' If I also have to stand up then, wouldn't we both still die? It's just one of us dying sooner and the other later, right?"

Bai Bufan, who had already agreed in his heart, was still refining the rules.

“Okay, pause the game when the timer goes off.” Lin Li nodded, finding the idea reasonable, exuding an air of indifference, as if he was just looking for something to do.

"What if someone is too scared to stand up?" Bai Bufan felt confident and was eager to get started.

“100 yuan. If there is any misconduct, you will also be fined 100 yuan, but it will not count. Anyone who tries to cheat will be impotent for life.” Lin Li nodded.

"Row!"

"Start now?"

"OK." Bai Bufan nodded, crossed his arms and leaned back in his chair: "Since we can't guide them, I suggest we all just stop talking. If we don't speak, sooner or later a teacher will call our names."

"Okay." Lin Li thought it was feasible.

The two of them silently shut up.

"Bufan, have you finished your practice exercises? Let me copy them." Zhou Baowei turned his head.

Bai Bufan looked at Lin Li.

Lin Li stood up abruptly and threw his homework at Zhou Baowei: "I am Bai Bufan, come at me if you have a problem!"

Zhou Baowei looked at the two idiots, and although he didn't know what they were doing, he respected them.

Lin Li sat down again, exchanged a glance with Bai Bufan, and nodded.

This is just an appetizer.

……

Soon, the bell rang for morning self-study, and the Chinese class representative walked up to the podium with the textbook.

Bai Bufan looked expectantly towards the door, anticipating Binbin's arrival and even more so, hoping Binbin would call out Lin Li's name.

Soon, the teacher appeared.

Xue Jian.

Bai Bufan: "?"

Hey, how come your mom is Xue Jian?

After scanning the classroom, Xue Jian looked towards a corner of the classroom.

That is, the area where I am, but it seems that I am looking more to my left.

Bai Bufan's eyes gradually widened, while his pupils contracted.

etc--

"Lin Li, come out for a moment." Xue Jian didn't hear Bai Bufan's inner cry, so he waved to Lin Li.

"..."

silence.

Subsequently.

Bai Bufan mechanically turned his head and saw that Lin Li's previous boredom and idleness had completely vanished at this moment. All that remained was a grotesque, exaggerated smile that was even more "I am the boss" than "Grand Blue".

Buhou! We've fallen for their trap!

"Damn it! You! F***! Lin! Li!" Bai Bufan roared in a low voice, his expression extremely ferocious.

Lin Li grinned maliciously: "One! Hundred! Dollars!"

"..."

Bai Bufan stood up abruptly, looking at Xue Jian expressionlessly: "I am Lin Li. If you have a problem, come at me!"

Xue Jian: "?"

(End of this chapter)