The system is very abstract, fortunately I am also.

Chapter 409 Wang Ze suspects Lin Li is trying to poach his employees
[During the competition, gain the approval of at least 20 disciples and servants of the sect (3/20)]

Seeing the new task pop up, Lin Li raised an eyebrow slightly, his mind starting to work.

My hands continued to write furiously, and my brain was also working at lightning speed to complete the task.

Is it approved?
After glancing at the mission introduction, Lin Li could roughly understand the logic behind it.

In order to focus on his exam, Du Hansi should have shared his general situation with everyone present, so that those who were curious about his new face would not bother him.

This is also the source of those gazes just now.

They listened, but because of this, after realizing that they were just "good students" who only wanted to do well in exams, they immediately lost interest in themselves and felt that they were the kind of people who couldn't get along with others.

should be.

Therefore, the condition for completing the task is to gain the approval of at least 20 out of the 27 students in the examination room besides yourself.

The mission progress was already at (3/20) at the beginning. One of them, unsurprisingly, was Du Hansi. After I had crushed and tormented him in terms of physical fitness and insane level at the sports meet, he should be convinced of my abilities.

As for the other two who acknowledged him, Lin Li was unsure.

"Teacher, I can't hold it in anymore, can I go to the toilet?" A student raised his hand and said to the proctor, his face contorted in pain, as if he was enduring great discomfort.

The proctor naturally agreed, and Lin Li looked up at the classroom at that moment.

At this moment, the Chinese exam had been going on for more than an hour, and the people in the exam room were no longer so active. The heavy rain had ruined their exam dreams, and they all chose to calm down.

The practice of passing notes has almost disappeared; half of them are sleeping, and most of the rest are either playing on their phones or staring blankly at the classroom clock and twirling their pens.

After a while, the student who went to the toilet returned, his face no longer showing the discomfort he had before, but rather a look of relief.

Damn you.

Why does this guy smell like cigarette smoke?

What exactly did you say you couldn't hold back?
Lin Li, with her keen sense of smell, really wanted to complain.

Well, this is normal in this exam room.

In this magical place, you can even see people taking exams: the first group of people are still writing their exam papers.

"Someone is taking an exam in the exam hall"—Chinese can actually form such an amazing sentence; who would believe it if someone said it?
However, Lin Li thought again, after all, it was the first group.

They were the top students in the grade, second only to themselves, who were first in the grade. It was understandable that they could answer the questions.

Perhaps the remaining two people who are unknown and have already accepted themselves are among these people—the reason for accepting themselves is because of their good grades.

However, Lin Li also knew that it was impossible to complete this task by simply revealing his ranking. Most people in this examination room would not think that this was anything special, and even thought that he was just a bookworm.

There are quite a few physical education students in this exam room, are they showing off their physical fitness?
Just like back in the gym, how did I gain recognition before and after exams through arm wrestling and other methods?
This should be one of the methods that works; I can try it later.

After finishing the essay quickly and checking it for any mistakes, Lin Li used the excuse of going to the restroom to memorize all the information on the seating chart outside the door. He then returned to his seat and matched the class names with the faces one by one.

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle. The sect competition lasts for three days. Taking advantage of non-exam periods such as lunch breaks and evening self-study to defeat them one by one is a simple but effective method. It can always be a backup plan.

"Om - hum -"

On the podium, the proctor's phone vibrated.

Instantly, the proctor stood up and shouted into the classroom with a strong voice, "There is only half an hour left until the exam."

"Teacher, I want to hand in my paper!" The classroom instantly erupted in cheers, and everyone stood up to hand in their papers as if they had heard a bugle call to arms.

The proctor thoughtfully added, "Call out to the students around you who are sleeping, they can get up now."

He really made Lin Li cry his heart out.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Li realized that besides himself, the only other people still sitting there were a few sleepy-eyed people rubbing their eyes.

Holy crap, did I just get smashed by Waludo?

They moved so fast.

As the proctor was tidying up the answer sheet and tucking it into his armpit before leaving, he suddenly noticed that there was another one on the desk.

"Student, aren't you going to hand in your paper?" The proctor looked at Lin Li cautiously, his gaze probing.

Lin Li understood why the proctor was looking at him like that; it was because as long as he didn't hand in his paper, the proctor would have to stay with him in the exam room.

If it were Xue Jian or Wang Ziyan, Lin Li might choose not to hand it in in order to torment them, but he doesn't know this proctor, so there's no need for that.

Besides, he needed to align his work with the other students in the exam room, so Lin Li nodded:

"I paid it."

After handing in his answer sheet, Lin Li walked out of the classroom with his exam paper.

There were many people on the fifth floor, far more than when Lin Li handed in his exam paper in other exam rooms.

It's hard to tell whether there's still half an hour left in the exam or if the exam is completely over.

"Lin Li, did you bring an umbrella?" Du Hansi, who had already tidied up outside the door, asked Lin Li as the rain started to fall again.

"Have."

"How about we go to the cafeteria together? Can you give me a ride? My umbrella is in the classroom, but they probably won't let me in yet. I don't want to wait," Du Hansi said hopefully.

"Of course!" Lin Li agreed readily.

In fact, even if Du Hansi didn't seek out Lin Li, Lin Li would still have to. As for the local customs and culture of this examination venue, this out-of-towner really needed to consult the locals.

"Damn, why is it raining!" Wang Ze from next door also finished packing his things and came out, his eyes immediately locking onto Lin Li and Du Hansi.

"Hans, did you bring an umbrella?"

"Did not bring."

"Lin Li, did you bring an umbrella?"

"Did not bring."

Wang Ze: “…”

To be honest, Wang Ze would have found it more convincing if Lin Li hadn't been holding an umbrella when he shook his head.

"What's in your hands?"

"A sun umbrella, not a rain umbrella."

"Fuck you!!"

Seeing Wang Ze staring intently, Lin Li lazily shrugged: "My umbrella isn't very big, it can only hold two people. Han Si has already made a reservation."

Wang Ze was both surprised and puzzled upon hearing this: "Isn't that just right? There are exactly two of us, Hansi and I!"

After saying that, Wang Ze ran over excitedly, snatched the umbrella from Lin Li's hand, then hooked his arm around Du Hansi's shoulder and headed for the stairs, waving back at Lin Li as he went: "Lin Li, thanks!"

Lin Li sneered.

In today's society, some unscrupulous vendors on the street sell human organs under the guise of selling cherries. Lin Li once experienced this firsthand: He met a cherry vendor and went up to try some. When he tasted the eighteenth cherry, the vendor lowered his voice and asked Lin Li in his ear, "Do you have any shame?"

Even the most despicable person like Lin Li wouldn't dare to buy human organs, so naturally he didn't dare to ask for them that time.

But now, something even more shameless has appeared.

Ding Sihan, grant me strength!
"Aaaaaaahh ...

In the end, Lin Li, with men on either side of him, shared an umbrella among the three of them and slowly walked towards the cafeteria.

Lin Li actually wanted Du Hansi to be in the middle, with himself and Wang Ze on the left and right sides, but Du Hansi refused, saying, "I'd rather get soaked in the rain than be between you."

Lin Li and Wang Ze were hurt by this.

On the road.

Lin Li looked at Du Hansi, carefully choosing his words: "Hansi, did no one cheat in this last exam room?"

Du Hansi was stunned for a moment: "Cheating? Cheating is wrong, how can you cheat?"

“You’re right.” Lin Li blinked upon hearing this.

Quite principled.

"Then what if you do something else? Doesn't the proctor care?" Lin Li asked again.

"Old Guo has been proctoring our exam room the whole time. The proctors in other exam rooms take turns, but we basically don't have any changes."

"We're just chatting on our phones, we're not drinking or fighting, what's the big deal?" Du Hansi explained with a smile, clearly recognizing the proctor.

"Your people are so simple and honest." Lin Li's evaluation was mixed with mixed feelings.

Du Hansi smiled. He understood why Lin Li had asked that question, so he answered with a smile:
"Lin Li, this is what our last exam room looked like."

"Actually, it's mainly because I'm too lazy to cheat. It's pointless. Don't I know my own limitations? Besides, cheating is just boring—"

"During my last monthly exam, I brought my phone thinking I might cheat and see a better exam room. But as soon as I opened the question-searching app, the splash screen ad took me to a novel website."

I couldn't resist and read 408 chapters. I even bought a membership just to skip ads. Thinking about it now, I kind of regret it. I should have just watched a few ads and gotten a temporary membership. Sigh.

Du Hansi felt a little regretful.

"In addition, cheating is very slow and inefficient."

"Lin Li, just wait and see during tomorrow's English exam. In our exam room, we'll achieve the feat of 'everyone finishing their papers before the listening comprehension section even starts.'"

Du Hansi was somewhat proud at this moment.

Lin Li: "(；☉_☉)?"

That's incredibly efficient.

Even if Lin Li tried his best, he couldn't beat this speed.

Although Wang Ze wasn't in the last exam room, he was also a top-performing sports student with a rich resume, so he had the right to speak on the matter.
"Lin Li, to put it bluntly, you're being a bit out of touch with reality. Our school is actually quite good; it's a public school with compulsory education. You have no idea how crazy the final exam will be."

“I once saw the guy next to me looking at his phone, so I asked him if he was looking up answers. He said he was ordering lunch and even asked if I wanted some.”

Lin Li: "Do you want it?"

Wang Ze: "I'll take it."

Lin Li gave a thumbs up.

"We've seen many good students like you accidentally end up in the last exam room; after all, if someone is supposed to skip the exam, they'll usually show up anyway."

"Everyone here is very nice, Lin Li, don't worry, we mean you no harm," Du Hansi said to Lin Li with a smile. "We certainly won't ask you good students to help us cheat. In fact, if you need any help from us, you can just tell us."

“Once in junior high, a good student was sitting behind me. There weren’t enough test papers that time. That guy wasn’t as outgoing and generous as you, Lin Li. He was probably a rather shy student. He was sweating profusely and was too embarrassed to go to the office to ask for more test papers.”

I told him directly that I didn't need to go. I asked him which test paper or answer sheet he was missing, and he said I could just give him mine!
He was so touched at the time, and even offered to copy my work. I'm not gay, so I declined. He kept thanking me, and I remember it quite clearly.

After reminiscing about the past, Du Hansi patted Lin Li on the shoulder:

"Lin Li, you too. If you're missing test papers or scratch paper for the upcoming exams, just tell us. We'll give you our answer sheets as scratch paper, let alone test papers! It's an honor to help the top student in the grade!"

Lin Li shook his head: "That's not what I meant. I don't think you have any ill intentions towards me. On the contrary, I think you're doing a good job."

"Hans, do you think I could possibly get along with you guys?"

"Play together?" Du Hansi was somewhat surprised by Lin Li's words. He scratched his head, as if he didn't understand Lin Li's question, and asked in return, "What do you mean by 'play together'?"

"It's about entrusting it to friends; having more friends means having more options." Lin Li was actually a little unsure how to describe it.

You can't exactly say, "I want your approval," that sounds too gay.

"Who do you mean by 'we'? Do you mean us sports students?"

"Not just everyone in the last exam room," Lin Li shook his head.

"Everyone in the final exam room?" Du Hans scratched his head:
"Making friends with us sports students is definitely not a problem. Just ask Wang Ze. Putting everything else aside, among our first-year sports students, apart from Ruifeng who loves to show off and is a bit brainless, the others are all very nice. If you want to get to know them, I'll introduce you to them this afternoon."

"But in the end, there weren't just physical education students in the exam room. I didn't know many of the other people either. I had no idea what they were like or how they could make friends."

"That's fine." Lin Li nodded readily, without saying much more.

I'll try other methods myself this afternoon.

At this moment, Wang Ze stared at him suspiciously, very wary: "Lin Li, let's get this straight, I've already reserved their butts, you can't steal them away."

I was the one who became a physical education student first.

Lin Li sneered: "It's all about who has the ability. Wang Ze, you can't keep someone who's already fallen into your lap. You can't keep someone who's already fallen into your lap."

"Are you provoking me?" Wang Ze reached out and touched Du Hansi's left buttock.

"I'm just stating the facts!" Lin Li reached out and touched Du Hansi's right buttock, confronting him head-on without backing down.

Both of them looked at Du Hansi, their hands tightening slightly: "Hansi, if we get divorced, who will you live with?"

Du Hansi: "..."

Holy crap.

I wasn't even standing between the two of them, so why am I being treated like this?!

……

"This is Lin Li, Wang Ze's classmate. He's the one who beat me in the 3000 meters at the sports meet. He's a natural-born athlete..."

"Now that you mention it, I vaguely remember him. So that's him. Wow, buddy, have you trained before...?"

"Hmm? Oh, hello..."

"..."

Before the afternoon exams started, Lin Li and several physical education students in the last two exam rooms got to know each other briefly, thanks to the arrangements made by Du Hansi and Wang Ze.

[During the competition, gain the approval of at least 20 disciples and servants of the sect (4/20)]

The task progressed slightly during the process of getting to know it, but that was all.

The timing of this progress came during his acquaintance with other track and field athletes. After hearing about his achievements from Wang Ze and Du Hansi, although they didn't say it explicitly, they looked at him with a hint of surprise and admiration.

The system also updated its progress at this time.

When I got to know other sports students, there was absolutely no reaction.

Lin Li could tell that these people were not as enthusiastic as the previous sports student. They were probably quite surprised that Du Hansi had suddenly introduced Lin Li to them, but they didn't want to ask him directly, so they just gave polite or perfunctory answers.

Naturally, they wouldn't pay attention to Lin Li's previous 'achievements,' so how could they possibly acknowledge him?

But Lin Li was also thinking.

Although my physical abilities far surpass those of Earthlings, and I could definitely defeat them in their areas of expertise, how can I demonstrate this strength?
You practice shot put, right? Forget the exam, let's go throw a shot put!
You specialize in hurdles? Dude, did you see that proctor's head? Those who can't clear it are extraordinary!
Hmm, that probably won't work.

Lin Li worried that this deliberate display of strength would make the other party think he was showing off, which would push him to the opposite side of disgust. At most, he would not make a scene out of consideration for Du Hansi and Wang Ze, but he would probably whisper and gossip behind their backs.

There was still time, so Lin Li didn't make any unnecessary movements. He sat in his seat and thought about how to naturally showcase his strength.

When the PE student walks by, he knocks down his friend and then makes a really cool shooting motion?

Or should I try to get their attention by telling jokes super loudly? Wang Ze, the Heimlich maneuver expert?

Lin Li rubbed his temples in exasperation. "Damn system," he thought, "other peacocks display their plumage for the female peacock, but I insist on displaying it for the male peacock."

"bell--"

The exam began, and Lin Li temporarily suppressed his thoughts and quickly finished the exam paper.

Aside from Chinese, Lin Li doesn't spend much time finishing any of his subjects.

Lin Li capped his pen, looked out at the drowsy classroom, and continued to think of a solution.

I actually came up with a not-so-good idea.

For example, using a "duck blood bottle" to control emotions, causing conflict between students in the exam room, or between a student and oneself, and then using fists to settle things, would make the display of strength seem natural, and the ability to fight would be quite acceptable in the final exam room.

But since no one had provoked him, Lin Li didn't want to provoke such a conflict and wouldn't consider it until the very last moment.

As he was pondering, a slight sound from the side made Lin Li turn his head.

It was Wu Xuan, who was holding a bag of QQ candies in his hand. He leaned back in his chair, leisurely tossing the QQ candies upwards and then trying to catch them with his mouth.

If you succeed, you'll raise your eyebrows in delight; if you fail, you'll frantically try to catch it a second time with your hands.

Even if it falls to the ground, he will pick it up and eat it at lightning speed, showing his treasure-like nature.

Seemingly noticing Lin Li's gaze, Wu Xuan looked over and saw Lin Li staring at his QQ candy. He took out one and tentatively weighed it in Lin Li's hand.

Lin Liben was about to politely decline, but then changed his mind—wasn't this a natural opportunity to show off?

So he nodded, took the QQ candy from Wu Xuan, and immediately threw it upwards.

The candy, imbued with the "Invisible Sword," traced a perfect parabola through the air before falling from a height near the ceiling, landing precisely in Lin Li's mouth.

Lin Li turned to look at Wu Xuan, opening his mouth to show the pig liver and the QQ candy on it.

Wu Xuan raised an eyebrow slightly.

Somewhat interested, he tossed another one over, signaling Lin Li to come again.

This time, Lin Li covered his eyes with his left hand, and then accurately threw the toss with his right hand and caught it with his mouth.

"Holy crap?!" Lin Li could hear Wu Xuan's exclamation.

To be even more direct, Wu Xuan simply threw all the remaining QQ candies at Lin Li, seemingly wanting to see what other tricks Lin Li had up his sleeve.

Lin Li took out three QQ candies and began catching the tossed ball.

Although he hadn't practiced the techniques he learned from Wang Yuezhi in recent times, his improved physical condition still allowed Lin Li to handle them with ease.

The range of the ball's trajectory gradually increases over time, and it is thrown higher and higher.

Wu Xuan was shocked and surprised. He then nudged the desk in front of him and, after the other person turned his head, nodded, indicating that he should also look at Lin Li.

With more viewers, Lin Li smiled slightly, his height rising once again. At the same time, he focused his attention on the system, hoping for their approval.

Life is tough, so cultivators resort to performing arts.

……

[During the competition, gain the approval of at least 20 disciples and servants of the sect (6/20)]

After Lin Li continued performing for a while, a message popped up in the system.

The two of them were watching intently, almost applauding themselves.

After gaining their approval, the two of them were no longer of any use to him. Lin Li then caught all the QQ candies in his mouth and ate them. He then used body language to indicate that he was tired and wanted to stop playing, and his attention returned to the exam paper.

The two of them didn't bother to stop them and went about their own business.

Showcasing your talents is also a viable method.

The question we need to consider now is how to get these people to see our performance.
Anyway, Wu Xuan seemed quite eager to learn, so she pretended to teach him, pulled him aside during break time, and then performed for the others.
not enough.

Many people in the examination room arrived quite late for the exam. Although the two exams in the afternoon were only 10 minutes apart, for those who handed in their papers early, that meant 40 minutes, and there was no way they could stay in the classroom.

If you include the students who love to sleep, you'd be lucky if half the class watched your performance during breaks.

Lin Li, who was deep in thought, smelled the aroma and turned to look at Wu Xuan again.

Wu Xuan is eating spicy strips.

The student in front of him had obviously smelled the odor too. He turned around and glanced at Wu Xuan, who was looking down and acting suspiciously. After seeing the scene in front of him, he laughed and cursed, "Eating spicy strips during the exam, huh? Awesome."

"What's there to be afraid of with the windows open? Do you want it?" Wu Xuan replied with a smile.

"I don't want to eat anymore," the person at the table in front of me said with a smile, waving their hand.

Looking at them, Lin Li felt that he should have found one of the possible ways to complete the mission.

I'll go back and prepare today, so I can test its feasibility during the English exam tomorrow morning.

Hope it will work.

Coming to his senses, Lin Li realized that Wu Xuan was looking at him.

Lin Li seized the opportunity and held out his hand: "Give me one."

Wu Xuan was taken aback at first, then nodded, put the spicy strips into the drawer, glanced at the proctor, and tossed the cigarettes and lighter to Lin Li.

Lin Li: "(へ╬)?"

Oh, no.

(End of this chapter)