The system is very abstract, fortunately I am also.

Chapter 505 Babies are a renewable resource
This is getting more and more outrageous.

"That's not the case. The real factor affecting the price is that this car was flooded. Although the interior and other parts are original, they had to be replaced after being flooded," Wei Xuan quickly explained.

"Oh, a flooded car, that makes a bit more sense."

Brother Sun nodded, then leaned closer to examine the interior. However, whether it had undergone preliminary repairs or something else, there weren't any particularly obvious signs of water damage. The seats, however, did seem to have an unnatural color. After a moment, he asked on behalf of Lin Li:
Is this being soaked in fresh water or seawater?

Even among flood-damaged vehicles, there are varying degrees of damage. If a vehicle is completely soaked in salt water, Brother Sun would start to wonder if the price is a bit too high.

If the entire car has been soaked in salt water, then it might be necessary to consider replacing more than just the interior.

Don't get a car that can be driven but has many problems, just like a 97-year-old.

Freshwater, win; seawater, lose!

Wei Xuan: "Corpse fluid."

Lin Li and Brother Sun: "(；☉_☉)?"

Why is there an "or" in AorB?

"They drove into the river and two people drowned. It wasn't until two days later that they were discovered, and when they were pulled out, they were enormous."

Wei Xuan fully respected Lin Li and Brother Sun's right to know, and stated the story behind the vehicle without concealment:
"The company definitely doesn't allow us to mention these things during the introduction, but we still have to mention that we received a service fee because it really took a long time to soak. If you can accept this and don't feel uncomfortable, then after buying it, you can spend ten or twenty dollars to have it repaired. Driving this car out will still make you look pretty good."

"But Lin Li, if you're planning to buy a car for commuting, I personally think it's unnecessary to pursue these things. I don't really recommend this one. I only brought it here because it was the most expensive one."

"Hmm, never mind," Lin Li nodded. "Sis, the main thing is that I'm a believer in ghosts and gods, as Brother Sun knows. I'm afraid of this kind of car."

Brother Sun: "..."

Does it refer to a year of lifespan found for free at the doorstep?

Wei Xuan nodded: "Then let's continue looking at other cars. I think those might be more suitable for your needs."

"it is good."

……

Lin Li spent another hour or so looking around at all the cars in the parking lot, but of course, he didn't place an order in the end.

No new tasks were triggered.

Lin Li was actually a little hesitant about whether to spend three thousand yuan to buy that Xiali car to test whether it would count as a task trigger node, but in the end he thought it was unnecessary.

It's hard to explain my motivation. Since the new task has already been triggered, there's no need to rush. I can buy it later when there are no more tasks.

Moreover, if electric scooters are considered mechs, buying an electric scooter is about the same price, but it's much more practical.

"Shall we leave it at that for today? Or shall we go somewhere else and look for other cars?" Wei Xuan asked.

"Let's call it a day, it's getting late."

"That's enough of today's probing," Lin Li responded.

"Okay, then I'll contact you again if I need anything in the future."

After exchanging polite farewells, Lin Li got back into Brother Sun's car, ready to return to the barbecue restaurant.

"Lin Li, didn't you just mention a few cars that would be suitable as commuter vehicles? If I didn't already have a car, I would have been tempted by that Honda Fit. The price is right, and Wei Xuan is willing to give you her company's bottom price directly. Aren't you interested?"

If I'm really not interested, I'll try recommending it to other friends, because I honestly think this is a small bargain.

While driving and feeling bored, Brother Sun asked out of curiosity.

Lin Li, who was talking to Chen Yuying with his head down, looked up when he heard this, and then casually replied:

"Oh, actually, my purpose in buying the car wasn't purely for transportation; that car didn't quite fit my other main purpose."

"What's the purpose?"

Lin Li: "To bake cookies."

"Baked cookies?" Brother Sun was taken aback. "What does a car have to do with baked cookies?"

"Brother Sun, haven't you heard of the baby biscuit method? All you need to do is wait for a hot summer, spread the biscuits that need to be baked out on the dashboard of your car, put a baby in there, drive the car out into the sun, close the doors, and the biscuits will be perfectly baked when the baby stops crying. It's very convenient and saves energy."

But that car has sun protection film on it, so the cookies definitely won't be crispy when baked. So forget it, bro, just give it to someone else.

Lin Li kept his head down, chatting on two lines while patting Chen Yuying repeatedly.

Brother Sun: "(；☉_☉)?"

Something crawled into my ear.

Sun Ge felt that Lin Li must have read the Ten Deadly Sins as a Grimm's Fairy Tale when he was a child, seeing him as a pure demon.

Looking back now, the person who tried to borrow Lin Li's life was really unlucky, because whether they borrowed a year of Lin Li's life or lent him a year of his life, it was definitely not a good thing now.

"Kid, well, your method... haha, it's really novel, using clean energy like solar power. But, Brother Sun doesn't recommend it."

The main thing is, babies are difficult to raise; you might only have one or two in ten months, so it's best not to use this method casually.

Brother Sun said with a serious expression that was hard to contain.

"Buy it," Lin Li shrugged nonchalantly. "Who said I had to give birth myself?"

“Baby traffickers are rampant these days. Last time I went to a supermarket, I saw a sign that said, ‘Babies are being sold in this store.’ 666. They’re not even bothering to pretend anymore. But it’ll be a good deal for me. After I buy a car, I can just go to that store and wait for a few babies and bake cookies however I want.”

Brother Sun gave a thumbs up.

If that's the case, then there's no problem.

Brother Sun: "Give me a slice after you're done baking."

"Row."

Although he knew very well that this was a reason Lin Li had made up, Brother Sun didn't press him further about why he hadn't bought it. After all, it was someone else's freedom to do whatever they wanted, and he was, in a strict sense, just an intermediary.

If pressed further, what would happen if Lin Li used Brother Sun's cookie-baking method?

We arrived at the barbecue restaurant while chatting.

It was already past nine o'clock at night, and the barbecue restaurant, which was now at its peak at night, was completely different from the deserted place it had been when we set off.

"Hey, Brother Sun is back! Hey, isn't this Lin Li? Lin Li, what do you need Brother Sun's help with?" A regular customer who had seen Lin Li before asked with a smile after seeing the two arrive.

"It's nothing," Lin Li said with a smile as he walked to his bicycle, mounted it, and explained to the other person, "It's just that my hometown village is too poor, so I asked Brother Sun to come and visit and give me some guidance. Brother Sun talked to our village chief and gave him a clear path, asking the village chief to lead the villagers to grow something more valuable so that everyone can get rich."

He even said things like, "If it can be grown in the Golden Triangle, why can't it be grown in the Yangtze River Delta?" Anyway, the village chief was very excited after the conversation, feeling that our village was saved. He was very grateful to Brother Sun.

"That's impressive, Lin Li. When your village chief gets executed, invite me to the banquet!" The customer gave a thumbs up.

"No problem, I'm leaving now. Enjoy your meal, Uncle."

"Okay, bye."

Sun Ge was used to such conversations and was too lazy to complain. He just shook his head helplessly and walked into his barbecue restaurant.

"You've been gone for so long! Look how busy the shop has been—" Grandpa Sun, sweating profusely in the dead of winter, scolded his son who had finally returned, clearly annoyed.

Remembering Lin Li's advice, Brother Sun hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Father."

"Spit it out if you have something to say!"

“I’m younger than you, and I’m stronger than you. I think we can renegotiate who should be the father.”

Grandpa Sun: "?"

He was furious.

……

Back home, Lin Li quickly packed up before heading back to the post-apocalyptic world.

As planned, Lin Li did not choose the previous two nodes, but instead chose the unknown random node 3.

White light flashed.

The post-apocalyptic world was still in the dark, and this time his body posture remained unchanged; he was still standing.

It wasn't under the bed, nor was it outside; this time, it appeared inside a building.

He turned on his tactical flashlight, the beam piercing through the dust. The air was filled with a mixture of mold, decay, and some indescribable, sweet-smelling odor, but it gave Lin Li a sense of security.

Looking around, the room resembled a small office, with overturned desks and chairs, and files scattered all over the floor, yellowed and brittle from the passage of time. The windows were boarded up, with only a few pale rays of moonlight stubbornly seeping in through the cracks.

No under-bed sex, no NTR, no group sex.

"OK, starting in the normal world, no need to save/load."

Switching to the [Breath of Demons] title, Lin Li walked to the door and pushed open the creaking, rusty iron door.

Outside the door was a dimly lit corridor, where several zombie figures appeared, their postures contorted as they wandered aimlessly.

At the end was a broken glass door, through which one could see the outside world.

Similar to the first one, it's a city torn apart by zombies and artillery fire.

High-rise buildings are now just ruins, concrete blocks twisted against steel bars, and streets littered with rubble, abandoned vehicle remains, and charred marks left by fire.

The city was shrouded in deathly silence and ruin, with occasional low growls echoing through the empty wasteland.

Kouxi, this is the taste! I'm home.

Like Ye Jing's side, Node 1, which is a replica of Yunguang City.

However, there are differences. For example, observation reveals that the zombie density on the streets is far greater than in Yunguang City.

No longer a few scattered wanderers, but groups of three or five, moving unsteadily through the ruins. Some of them were severely mutilated, dragging their broken bodies as they crawled on the ground, leaving dark brown stains behind them. Even so, they were still "alive".

It seems that both the quantity and quality have improved compared to Yunguang City.

Pushing open the door and stepping into the streets of this half-ruined city, the stench of decay in the air became even stronger.

Let's first see how close it is to Yunguang City.

—When Lin Li left the Cloudlight City shelter node last week, he left behind a drone that came with his combat armor.

The maximum distance for remote control of drones varies from approximately 800 to 1500 meters, depending on environmental conditions. However, for positioning signals only, the maximum transmission distance can exceed 10,000 meters.

The [A+ Combat Armor] materializes and enters, but unfortunately, the corresponding drone on the display screen shows "No Signal".

There is still some distance between us.

As expected, it would be strange if the distance were too close, so Lin Li was just testing it out and did not intend to go to Yun Guang City. He then decided to test the second thing.

—Can "Voice of All Things" work on zombies?

The appearance of the mecha had already attracted several zombies, and Lin Li immediately detached from the mecha and logged out.

The title had an exceptional effect. The few zombies that had come up with it only glanced at it and made some unintelligible hoarse sounds before resuming their stroll. They not only ignored it but even subconsciously gave it some space when it approached.

"Pink zombies, your brother is here to feed you again."

Lin Li waved, and his not-so-repressed words attracted several "gazes".

Immediately, the zombies around him, just like before, began to slow down, that is—

Damn, it's a human, delicious (`) — (getting close reduces the distance to less than three meters) Damn, it's one of us, boring — (walking increases the distance to more than three meters again) No, it's a human, delicious (`) in an endless loop.

This test capability.

Anyone who has studied science knows that during testing, it is necessary to eliminate all interference.

For example, if you have a rectal exam and a doctor named Wang Ze takes off his own pants while you are taking them off, don't worry. Dr. Wang Ze is just showing you a control group and has no malicious intent.

In short, to eliminate interference from other zombies during the test, Lin Li led the three zombies to a slightly more open street corner.

It's like having a private relationship with a fanboy; I'm really not a good idol.

Of the three, one was dragging half its intestines, one had its head tilted at an odd angle, and the other seemed to have a particular fondness for a broken wall covered in graffiti, constantly scraping the plaster off with its finger bones.

Designate a zombie, "Voice of All Things," activate.

The ability appears to have been used successfully.

Lin Li first tried the simplest command, mentally giving the order to "stop" to the zombie scraping the wall.

no response.

"Stop." This time, the word was spoken directly.

The zombie's movements suddenly froze, its fingers scraping the wall stopped in mid-air, its entire body seemed to have been paused, only its tilted head turned extremely slowly.

It's useful, you just have to speak up. Lin Li raised an eyebrow at this result, unable to help but feel a little pleased.

I glanced at the remaining two out of the corner of my eye, and they were also remaining motionless.

Will they obey orders simply because they hear them?

Lin Li pointed at the zombie in front of him: "You, now, take three steps back."

One step, two steps, three steps. The zombie moved clumsily, but it did execute the plan. However, it lost its footing on the third step, tripped over its right foot with its left, and fell backward to the ground with a thud, kicking up a small cloud of dust.

It writhed on the ground in vain, its posture becoming even more comical.

As for the other two, one was looking at itself and didn't move, while the other, whose gaze wasn't on itself, took three steps back.

"I can understand the basic instructions, but my line of sight will interfere with the effectiveness of obeying them."

"From now on, you are number one, you are number two, and you are number three."

"Number One, take a step forward." Lin Li ordered as he approached Number Two's back.

This time, neither number 2 nor number 3 moved.

"Can understand their own code name."

Lin Li turned to the zombie dragging its intestines and tried something a little more complicated:

"Number 2, crawl over there, pick up the thing on the ground that you think is most useful to me, and crawl back to hand it to me."

Lin Li pointed to an open space not far away, where there was only a rusty can.

The zombie let out a louder hoarse sound from its throat, turned its head and glanced at the open space that Lin Li pointed to, then moved to the designated spot, lowered its head and remained motionless for a long time.

Just as Lin Li was about to test the next command, thinking the other party wouldn't understand, it picked up the can with its hand.

Lin Li raised an eyebrow, but immediately issued a new order: "Number 2, put 2+2 small stones into the can."

The zombie placed two pieces, then placed two more.

"Place 2-3 small pebbles."

The zombie hesitated for a moment, then only placed one piece, instead of taking two out of three.

"Pour it all out, then put in 2-3 small pebbles."

This time, the zombie was clearly out of commission, its head trembling as it stared at the can. Even after Lin Li waited for five minutes, it made no move.

It's probably a blue screen.

Zombie.exe has stopped running.

Then I tested the command "place 2 cubed pebbles", and it also crashed.

After several tests, Lin Li roughly understood how "Voice of All Things" issued commands and its limits.

To be honest, it's better than Lin Li expected.

A thought came to mind.

Lin Li left the corner, looked at all the zombies wandering the street, took a deep breath with some anticipation, and then shouted:
"Attention, everyone! Halt! Face me! Form four lines in order of height, starting with me!"

"Adjacent queues should be spaced one arm's length apart in all directions!!"

"Standing members, feet together, arms hanging naturally, heads up, chests out, eyes forward—stand at attention!"

"stand at attention!"

"Take a break!"

"salute!"

(End of this chapter)