The system is very abstract, fortunately I am also.

Chapter 413 The sighs of teachers passing by in the examination hall are always unsettling. [Requesting monthly votes]

Lin Li's expression was complicated as he watched the girl's departing figure.

Girl, you can just strike up a conversation directly; there's no need to find a pretext.

This opening is far too hardcore and forced.

Besides, if you really have to pick, I should be best at Ludo, after all, I'm a captain.

But these things are not important right now.

"Ugh, I'm so fed up with all these girls' enthusiasm. I get hit on every day, it's so annoying, ugh!—"

Lin Li shook his head and sighed, expressing his feelings in a moderate voice.

"Medium voice: a voice that ensures Qin Zeyu, who is watching everything from the stairwell, can hear clearly, but also makes it sound like you're not doing it on purpose."

"Damn it!!! Heaven has no eyes!"

Qin Zeyu, who was originally heading to Class 4, stopped going downstairs. His face was contorted as if he were in Munch's famous painting "The Scream"—jealousy makes people unrecognizable.

Looking at Qin Zeyu in such a miserable state.

Lin Lishuang is dead.

For Lin Li these days, being hit on doesn't usually bother him, but if it's in front of his buddies, then things change.

What's the difference between this and NTR in front of the victim? Awesome!
A purebred warrior can take down a beloved hero with a single strike!

"Zeyu, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. You really don't need to envy me; it's not a good thing."

Lin Li stepped forward and patted Wu Neng Zeyu on the shoulder, preparing to pry into his heart:

"Once you've been hit on by girls a lot, you'll realize that this kind of thing is quite annoying. Oh, sorry, you probably won't have any girls hit on you in your life. Sorry, sorry. Well, keep fantasizing."

Did I reopen old wounds? Did you really cry?

Qin Zeyu: "...(へ╬)!!"

"Lin Li! You've hurt my sensitive, insecure, and fragile self-esteem!!"

Since Wang Ze and Lin Li got out of being single, Qin Zeyu has been in a state of heat and seeking a mate. However, his meal card plan has repeatedly failed, and his love strategist Bai Bufan is not like a human being. So far, he has not succeeded.

Of course, it would be abnormal if this configuration yielded any results.

Strictly speaking, although he has no luck in love, he has achieved some success in other areas—for example, Qin Zeyu has become familiar with several staff members of the school's lost and found office.

If you go to the lost and found and mention Qin Zeyu's name, you can get a broken bone.

Damn it, some are dying of drought, while others are dying of flooding.

"Who hasn't been hit on by someone of the opposite sex! I was hit on by someone of the opposite sex not long ago!" The more he thought about it, the angrier Qin Zeyu became, and he retorted loudly.

Lin Li started laughing as soon as he noticed Qin Zeyu had changed "girl" to "opposite sex".

Lin Li: "So, did you transform into a Predator and kill it yourself?"

Qin Zeyu: "..."

Hey, what kind of 'opposite sex' are you talking about?

I do have a few tricks up my sleeve, but surely I wouldn't be so cunning as to be approached by an alien?

"It's the 'yellow' sound of the fourth tone! The 'sex' sound of gender is human!" Qin Zeyu corrected.

"Mmm-hmm," Lin Li nodded perfunctorily, then asked, "So what was the content of this human of the opposite sex's conversation?"

Qin Zeyu, expressionless, gave the answer: "Young man, do you still want the bottle in your hand?"

"Hahaha—" Lin Li laughed and patted Qin Zeyu on the shoulder, "So it's an older man, you're lucky!"

Qin Zeyu couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Damn it, I'm not arguing with you anymore, I'm leaving—"

Qin Zeyu slapped Lin Li's hand away and walked downstairs, missing his position.

In the hallway, Qin Zeyu's murmur could be heard:

"It's not that we won't talk, but that we'll talk slowly and deliberately, in an orderly and regulated manner, starting with high-volume talks and then moving towards high-quality talks, striving to achieve a situation where talks lead to subsequent talks and ultimately lead to joint discussions."

Soon... soon... soon it will be my turn to talk..."

Lin Li was pleased that he had driven one person mad.

Lin then went upstairs to wait for the second exam.

Xue Jian arrived as scheduled for the second exam in the afternoon, but nothing much happened.

It was nothing more than Guo Zhun specifically emphasizing to everyone before the exam that eating cold noodles, cold rice noodles, or cakes during the exam was forbidden, otherwise he would immediately contact the academic affairs office to impose punishment if he saw it.

Guo Zhun clearly left after collecting the papers, but now he knows so much about them. Obviously, there is a traitor among the people in the examination hall besides Guo Zhun.

Lin Li will make the traitors pay the price for this, he will.

After finishing the exam, Lin Li didn't eat dinner on campus. Instead, he went home so he would have a place to study the newly acquired magical artifact.

The "Two Elements Dust Barrier" is a square "veil" about the size of a palm, its material resembling neither smoke nor mist.

The base color is a chaotic dark gray, with faint, almost invisible black and white energies flowing on it, like the outline of a slowly rotating yin-yang fish—probably the origin of the name Two Forms.

It feels cool and silky to the touch, as if you're brushing against an extremely fine layer of dust, giving you the feeling that although you can touch it, it will eventually slip through your fingers.

When unfolded, it feels as light as a feather, and you can hardly feel its weight.

During evening self-study time, Lin Li conducted a preliminary refinement of it. After returning home and performing a simple test, he gained a general understanding of the magic weapon.

After use, the main body will dissipate and disappear, and a maze will expand within a certain range at a speed of two to three meters per second, centered on its location. However, the maze does not have strong penetrability, and when it encounters obstacles during its expansion, the expansion speed of the maze will be greatly reduced.

The form of the illusion can be customized—dense fog, swirling sand, pure darkness…

Regardless of the type, Lin Li, who is inside the fog, will not be affected in any way. Even the "dark fog" can be seen clearly. If he hadn't taken a picture with his phone and found it to be pitch black, Lin Li would have even doubted whether the fog had actually been set up.

The illusion cannot be moved, but to retract it, you don't need to return to the center of the area. Just generate a retraction command within any illusion area, and the illusion will shrink back to that location at the same speed and re-condense into its original form.

After re-condensing, there is currently a cooldown period of approximately 200 seconds, during which it cannot be immediately deployed again.

Lin Li can control the effective range and degree of confusion of the illusion. Moreover, the range is not as simple as controlling a radius: the illusion does not require it to be a circle. Lin Li can give micro-management commands to the illusion, just like the Director, such as moving the rear position five centimeters to the left and advancing the front one meter.

However, the larger the scope of the maze and the more precise the instructions, the higher the consumption of resources for Linli.

The current limit is roughly a circle with a radius of eight meters, which is actually quite large.

At extreme distances without deliberately controlling the shape, Lin Li should be able to sustain himself for one or two hours without rest.

In short, it's always useful in other worlds, and as for reality, there might be opportunities to use it as well—for example, setting up a dark illusion in Bai Bufan's dormitory so that they would think it was still dark and oversleep.

I'll refine it when I have free time in the future.

……

The following day, Friday, was the last day of the monthly exam.

The last exam of the morning was math.

Because Xue Jian didn't set the monthly exam paper, he unusually didn't keep a close eye on Lin Li. Instead, he sat opposite Lin Li, holding an extra exam paper and doing some writing and calculations.

I borrowed the pen from myself.

They didn't even bring a pen to the exam; they didn't act like teachers at all.

Furthermore, Xue Jian had no awareness of preventing plagiarism at all, because he was sitting right in front of Lin Li, who didn't even need to use his divine sense; he could clearly see the answers Xue Jian had written with his naked eyes.

However, Lin Li had no such intention and didn't need to at all.

If his answer differs from Xue Jian's, Lin Li will think that Xue Jian is wrong.

People need to be confident.

Confidence is very useful in many situations.

For example, Lin Li once asked a watermelon stall owner to help him choose watermelons. While waiting, he asked the owner what his secret to choosing watermelons was.

The boss probably thought Lin Li was handsome, and actually planned to teach him his most secret skills.

But he kept it a secret and didn't tell Lin Li right away. Instead, he wrote the secret on a piece of paper and gave it to Lin Li, hoping that Lin Li would read it when he got home.

Lin Li readily agreed to this kind of offer, which was similar to the strategy outlined in Zhuge Liang's book.

Once home, he eagerly opened the brocade pouch and saw the other person's secret:

"You should pat at least three watermelons, then randomly pick one and give it to the guest, but remember, your expression must be confident."

Lin Li: "?"

Oh shit.

The boss wasn't joking—that watermelon had white flesh, and it wasn't a matter of whether it was sweet or not, or whether it had many seeds or was a watermelon for repaying kindness or seeking revenge; it was simply an unripe watermelon.

When Lin Li wanted to go back to Geneva to get a refund, the boss had already disappeared.

Holy crap, how can the Xiling people be so evil?

Society taught Lin Li a lesson, teaching him the importance of self-confidence!

Time passed as the questions were answered one by one.

Lin Li finished the math test in almost the same amount of time as Xue Jian—Xue Jian didn't need to write out the complete steps, and he skipped over simple problem-solving questions. Lin Li was already very fast to finish in the same amount of time.

With plenty of time before the exam was due, Lin Li had nothing to do.

Seeing that Xue Jian had placed the test paper on his desk, Lin Li simply picked it up and took a look.

Upon seeing this, Xue Jian opened his mouth, but closed it without saying a word, shook his head, and did not stop him.

Lin Li knew his math scores well enough. This test wasn't difficult; Lin Li would at most make careless mistakes. As for whether it would actually help him figure out where he'd gone wrong... it was just a monthly exam. If showing him the answers would keep him quiet for a while, then so be it. But not long after, Lin Li suddenly put the test back in front of Xue Jian, glanced at him, then looked away, shook his head, and sighed.

Xue Jian: "?"

Still seemingly reluctant, Lin Li tapped the test paper with his finger and whispered, "Check it again."

Xue Jian: "(；☉_☉)?"

Huh? No? No!
Go against Tiangang!
But Xue Jian then took back his test paper with some doubt and looked at it again—could it be that he was the one who made careless mistakes?

Xue Jian took it seriously.

However, after spending another ten minutes checking everything, Xue Jian still couldn't find where he had gone wrong.

Xue Jian frowned, sensing that something was wrong.

They immediately took drastic measures, snatching away the numerous answer sheets.

Check it out.

Xue Jian: "..."

Damn you.

I haven't filled in the multiple-choice questions on the answer sheet yet, but apart from the multiple-choice questions, all the answers to the fill-in-the-blank and word questions are exactly the same as mine.

"Lin Li, what did you just ask me to check?" Xue Jian asked calmly.

Unexpectedly, Xue Jian was so dull-witted. After hesitating for a moment, Lin Li chose to point it out:

"Teacher, you didn't write your class name and student ID number, so you won't get any points."

Xue Jian smiled, a smile of relief.

I really want to smash a chair on Lin Li's head, I really want to do that... I really want to...

Okay, let's talk about something no one wants to hear:

Yeah, I don't want to lose money.

……

"There is only half an hour left before the exam ends."

Finally, Guo Zhun, standing on the platform, issued another imperial edict.

Lin Li immediately picked up the answer key and started filling in the answers to the multiple-choice questions. Then he tidied up his things, got up, handed in his paper, and left.

Xue Jian frowned, sensing something was amiss. He then walked to the podium and picked up the rows of answer sheets.

Lin Li had already walked into the corridor and started packing his schoolbag, preparing for lunch.

Wang Ze from next door also came out at this time.

Lin Li greeted him, "You've finished writing too?"

Wang Ze rolled his eyes: "Finished writing? I'm fucking done for."

"A very good answer, it makes Binzhou spin." Lin Li knew, of course, that Wang Ze couldn't possibly finish writing, and he laughed heartily upon hearing this answer.

Looking at the exam paper in his hand, Wang Ze pursed his lips, somewhat helpless.

Friends who don't read often know that when you learn very little, you can even gain knowledge from the questions themselves.

Wang Ze just learned something new from the given conditions in the stem of a proof problem.

Oh shit.

I eventually solved that problem by rearranging and simplifying the equations, and finally, a solemn proof was achieved.

X=X.

When Wang Ze wrote down this result, he even laughed at himself.

And what's most disheartening is that the answer sheet for the monthly exam has very limited space for each question. I made the process of calculating X=X a little complicated, which left no space to write anything else.

Fortunately, Wang Ze is a sports student.

—He just went ahead and said, "That's it. Maybe the grader will give me some points for my hard work. Hand in hand failed. Please welcome the next difficult guest."

"Only a genius could solve this kind of math problem," Wang Ze concluded.

"How did you know? That's right, I am Lin Li, a mathematical genius."

Upon hearing this, Lin Li unabashedly tossed his hair, stubbornly maintaining his pretense.

"Who said it's some kind of genius? I certainly couldn't write that. Someone as simple-minded as me just can't do that kind of cunning math—"

Wang Zeben wanted to continue complaining, but suddenly his expression changed, and he silently took two steps back.

Lin Li turned around upon seeing this, and sure enough, it was Xue Jian again.

He had a frown on his face and was holding an answer sheet in his hand.

Xue Jian first glanced irritably at Wang Ze, who hadn't finished writing and had handed in his paper early, now slinking away, wanting to get ahead of him.

But he ignored him and instead fixed his sharp gaze on Lin Li:
"Lin Li, what are you doing?"

The reason for this problem is that, at this moment, all the multiple-choice questions on the math exam answer sheet in Xue Jian's hand are wrong.

Or rather, Lin Li chose the complement of the answer.

For example, the correct answer to the first question is B, so Lin Li used a marking pen to color in A, C, and D, but deliberately left out B.

This applies to all questions.

"So we were discovered after all..." Lin Li curled his lips as he looked at Xue Jian who had chased after him. It was all Wang Ze's fault for slowing down his escape.

This is actually Lin Li's method of controlling scores.

By making the questions wrong in this way, one can avoid getting points and becoming the top student in the grade. At the same time, this might trigger a system task in the next final exam, and it will let the teacher and principal know that one's actual grades have not dropped and that one can still answer these questions.

It's all wrong, but it's also all right in reality.

In this way, once the results are posted in the parents' group and Chen Yuying's mother and Wu Min find out, all Chen Yuying needs to do is go back and explain, and then she can chat with Wu Min for a bit, and they will feel more at ease.

Teachers and schools might at most think they're being individualistic, but they wouldn't think their grades have dropped.

One's own favor will not diminish.

All I can say is that once you've experienced the benefits of being number one in your grade, there's no going back.

Lin Li still wanted to be a superior person at Nansang Middle School.

However, ultimately, Lin Li knew he couldn't tell Xue Jianming that he lost points because of the system's mission.

Fortunately, Lin Li is always good at making excuses.

Therefore, facing Xue Jian's aggressive gaze, Lin Li suddenly revealed a sinister smile:

"Teacher, since you've found out, I'll stop pretending..."

"This is my revenge for you proctoring me..."

"I deliberately left out these 60 points on the multiple-choice questions, and our class's average math score will drop by almost two points as a result..."

"At that time, the math group leader will question you, and you will be unable to hold your head up in front of the other math teachers and the homeroom teacher..."

"Jiejiejiejiejie——"

Xue Jian: "(；☉_☉)?"

Seeing Lin Li start laughing gloomily again, his eyes twitched violently.

Although I could always predict that Lin Li wouldn't speak human language, the impact was still so fresh when Lin Li actually did not speak human language.

Why can Chinese sentences be formed in this way?

Moreover, to be honest, Xue Jian felt that Lin Li was overthinking things.

It's so easy to make yourself look bad in front of other math teachers and homeroom teachers, why make a fuss about it?
after all--

Xue Jian smiled: "Lin Li, actually, ever since I had you and Bai Bufan as students, I've never been able to hold my head up at school."

Upon hearing this, Lin Li politely waved his hand and slung his schoolbag over his shoulder.
"It's alright, teacher, it was just a small thing. Now you can't even look up, you can only bow your head. I'll give you a perfect score on the final exam; a passing grade this time is enough. I'm going to eat now, goodbye teacher—"

After Lin Li finished speaking, he ran away on the spot without waiting for Xue Jian to reply.

Xue Jian: "..."

Watching Lin Li's departing figure, Xue Jian closed his eyes, rubbed his temples, and felt a real headache coming on.

Lin Li then ran back.

"Why are you back? Is there something you need?"

Upon opening his eyes and seeing Lin Li standing in front of him, Xue Jian felt like he wanted to die. He asked in an annoyed tone.

Lin Li carefully pulled his answer sheet from Xue Jian's hand, placed it among the pile of answer sheets in Guo Zhun's hand, and then jogged back to Xue Jian's side.

"Teacher, I just suddenly remembered the news about those parents and teachers who changed students' college application choices."

"Therefore, I'm afraid that you, blinded by greed, might secretly change all my answers back to correct, against my will, in order to improve the average score of Class 4."

"So, I have to make sure he gets into Teacher Guo's hands."

Xue Jian: "..."

Is this in Chinese?

Hey guys, if I beat Lin Li to a pulp, would you guys double-tap to give me a thumbs up?
(End of this chapter)