Godslayer: A random filename extension?

"Lingdang, what are you doing... bringing your boyfriend to cause trouble at my place?"

Lin Linhou turned his head and looked behind him.

Who? Who's trying to challenge us?

[What are you looking at? This auntie is talking about Lin Hou and you two.]

Lin Linhou: ?

"No, no, no, Aunt Wang, you've misunderstood. This is Mr. Lin. He is... um... well, anyway, he's very good at making pancakes. His pancakes are especially delicious. But he said that if I buy a hundred and bring them here, the pancakes will be cold and won't taste good, so I brought him here to make them."

Lin Linhou nodded, then emphasized that his pancakes were absolutely healthy, clean, and hygienic.

Then he turned his head and looked at the girl next to him with a puzzled expression.

"Your name is Lingdang?"

[Oh my god, Linhou, you finally remembered to ask the girl's name!]

[╮(╯_╰)╭] They've been chatting with you the whole way, and you still don't know their name.

"No, Bell is my nickname, as for my real name..."

The girl pursed her lips; she didn't really like introducing herself by her name.

“My surname is Fifth, and my given name is Xingling, which means ‘star of the sun, bell ringing’… Fifth Xingling.”

"My classmates always call me Star Spirit or Elf, while elders or other children here usually call me Bell."

She also said that she always felt the name was a bit cringey, and that when she grows up, she will definitely try to change it. It would be even better if she could change the surname as well.

Lin Linhou wholeheartedly agreed. A four-character name is indeed troublesome to pronounce. If the system hadn't prevented it, he would have liked to name himself... Ah.

However, I don't think you're being a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur), at least you didn't call it Identity V or something like that.

"Hmm, it's a very nice name."

"As the saying goes... stars become bells, the night blossoms with light, ringing throughout the sky, accompanying dreams, eternally extinguishing the dim light, forever remembered throughout the world... it contains the meaning of long-lasting perseverance and the hope of adorning the night sky."

[......]

Fifth Star Bell: ?

"Mr. Lin, I feel like I've heard similar things from some street fortune tellers before."

Lin Linhou smiled awkwardly and said, "Is that so? Then just pretend I didn't say anything."

╭(￣▽￣)╮

At this moment, the children also arrived at the canteen one after another. When they saw Fifth Star Bell, their eyes seemed to light up. They called out "Sister" or "Sister Bell" and ran over, quickly surrounding her.

I asked her what delicious food she brought this week, and then I stared at her backpack. After all, the snacks this woman usually brought basically meant one thing:

Slow hands.

The older children, however, seemed to think things through more. Instead of rushing over, they were more curious about the suddenly appearing food cart and the handsome stranger, Lin Linhou.

As for snacks, the older children usually give them to the younger children.

"Alright then, Auntie won't disturb you and the children playing anymore, but remember not to let them eat too much. Snacks are fine, but they still need to eat their meals properly."

The cafeteria staff returned to continue preparing meals for the children.

Lin Linhou didn't say anything more. He walked to the side, lit a fire under the curious gaze of a group of children, and then began his performance.

How many children are there in total?

"There are 114 people, but not every child will necessarily finish one. Some children have small appetites, so Mr. Lin, you should just make one hundred."

"understood."

……

"Holy crap! Captain, did you see that? This young master Lin has this skill? This practiced technique, could someone who spends all day holed up in school doing academic research develop it?"

"That's why I say, don't use your college-educated mind to guess and judge the behavior, abilities, and skills of geniuses."

"Command is now in your hands. My shift is up, I'm going home."

"No, Captain, you're just leaving like that?"

On a rooftop, the team members put down their binoculars and looked at their captain, who had already gotten up and was organizing his equipment.

"What else? Am I supposed to stay on this rooftop and sunbathe with you after get off work? Keep up the good work. In a way, this might be the easiest task for our team."

Li Guodong turned and left.

Then this team member thought, "Even if the captain is off duty, shouldn't the command authority be transferred to the vice captain first?"

"Holy crap, where are you going again, Vice Captain?"

Turning his head, he saw that the taciturn vice-captain beside him had also gotten up and was doing stretching exercises.

"What are you worried about? I'm off work too. You'll be in charge for the next six hours. Otherwise, why do you think Captain Li and I would have brought you here? Didn't you even look at the duty roster beforehand?"

Good luck! Someone will be here to take over your shift after midnight. Bye-bye, see you the day after tomorrow.

The vice-captain waved his hand and turned to leave.

The rookie team member who suddenly took command of the operation: ...

Holy crap? What the hell?

On the other side, the vice-captain, who had already walked some distance away, was actually a little worried.

"Is it really okay to suddenly hand over command duties to a young newcomer? He's only been in the army for two or three years."

"What's there to be afraid of? Newcomers need training, and the person in charge is a newcomer, but the people below aren't. There won't be any problems. Let's go grab some skewers!"

"I still think... never mind, okay, let's get a couple more beers then. Anyway, it's three days before it's our turn to switch shifts, so a little bit is fine, as long as we don't get drunk."

……

"Mr. Lin, thank you so much for today."

"You're welcome. It's just fulfilling a small contract. Speaking of which, you've seen it so many times, do you understand how to make it?"

Oh, by the way, where do you live? I probably won't be using this food cart anymore, so I might as well give it to you; it's practically brand new.

Don't rush to refuse. You should be able to tell that I'm not short of money, and that I only started making pancakes on a whim. I was going to find a way to get rid of this cart anyway, otherwise it would be a waste to just throw it away.

"If you've already learned it, then consider it... a graduation ceremony?"

Lin Linhou joked that it's perfectly normal for a master to pass on his skills to his apprentice after he has completed his apprenticeship.

Lin Linhou pointed to his food cart.

"Well... thank you, Master Lin."

However, although I might understand it by watching, I probably wouldn't be able to do it myself. Besides, you were moving too fast, and there were many details that I couldn't see clearly, and even my phone couldn't capture them clearly.

As for my home?

We've arrived.

Fifth Star Bell suddenly stopped and pointed to a dormitory building next door. She actually lived in this orphanage with the other children.

"Alright then, I'll park the car here. If there are any details you don't understand, I'll come back tomorrow and teach you step by step."

Then get ready to leave.

"Hey! Mr. Lin... um, the movie tickets for tomorrow morning..."

She hurriedly unzipped her clothes and took the movie ticket out of her pocket.

"Oh, right, thank you. See you tomorrow."

Lin Linhou took it, glanced at the screening time, then put it away and waved his hand.

"Well, see you tomorrow."

Only when Lin Linhou was no longer out of sight did Fifth Star Bell breathe a sigh of relief, then covered her face with a slightly racing heart.

Did he really accept her invitation to see a movie? She had thought he was just saying it casually yesterday.

She acted impulsively yesterday, and now, there's bound to be all sorts of gossip circulating in the class next Monday.

After all, Mr. Lin is really handsome; I didn't pay much attention to the children who had visited before.

Is he a celebrity? Or a rich young master? Does he have a girlfriend?

Will suddenly going to the movies with this strange girl have any negative impact on him?

Oh dear, how come I didn't think about any of these things before?

……

"6:41, um, I should still have time to make it back for dinner."

After all, Lin Qiye's note mentioned a time between seven and eight o'clock.

If I hail a taxi online, I should have enough time...

"Your license plate number ends in 4065, right? Oh, it's you again, what a coincidence."

Lin Linhou: ...

?_?! ? How come it's you?

"What a coincidence... Um, driver, slow down this time, I'm not in a hurry."

Lin Linhou never expected to see this "Akina Mountain driver" again. What kind of strange coincidence is this?

"Okay, sit tight, we're leaving now."

As for why he was found here, the driver said that no one is usually willing to take fares in the suburbs. Relatively speaking, it is a waste of time to drive far to pick up passengers, and the earnings are less.

Lin Linhou asked the master why he was willing to take the job.

"Because there are fewer surveillance cameras in the suburbs."

Lin Linhou: ...

Okay, he understands. It's to make it easier for you to take off, right?

So you're just taking orders as a hobby, and racing is your main goal, right?

Lin Linhou silently tightened his seatbelt.

Because now, the driver is definitely not driving as "flying" as he did last time!

But it's only "slower" in a relative sense.

It was just a little bit slower...

Three minutes later.

"Hey buddy, we've arrived at our stop. Hope to meet again someday."

"Um... thank you, goodbye Master." Hoping never to see him again.

Lin Linhou got out of the car again, slightly unsteady, and it took him a while to recover. Fortunately, he now had a racing skill in his skill list, so this time the effort wasn't as great as last time.

But Lin Linhou still wanted to complain: Damn it, three minutes, more than ten kilometers. Is this a taxi or a high-speed train?

Although many sports cars can easily reach this speed.

But the key point is, he was sitting in the back of a taxi! And they were driving on a small suburban road.

[Lin Hou]

"Ah."

[Lin Hou]

"what happened?"

[Lin Hou]

"I am here."

[......]

[Lin Hou]

Lin Linhou: ?_?? ? ? ? ?

Why do you keep calling my name?

"What's going on? Hello? Can you hear me? Is the system stuck?"

Lin Linhou stared at the screen in front of him, pondered for a moment, and then raised his hand to tap the chat window in front of him.

[Are you treating me like an old-fashioned TV? It's not like it has a bad connection.]

"Then why do you keep calling my name?"

[It's nothing, just a sudden urge to give you a Turing test.]

Lin Linhou: Huh? (ー ー゛) Turing test?

Why is ('?') there?

[Because sometimes, it feels like you're just like a bot.]

"Huh... what's up?"

Lin Linhou was filled with questions. What makes you say that?

[Because very few guys would accept a girl's movie invitation simply because they can watch a movie for free, and besides, you're not short of money these days.]

[When you took the movie ticket from that girl, you showed absolutely no extra reaction or emotional fluctuation, so I suspect you're the human-machine, and even more specifically, an artificially stupid one.]

"An unnecessary reaction? What unnecessary reaction do you need?"

Lin Linhou was a little confused. Wasn't this the agreed-upon reward? He would go to the orphanage to sell pancakes, and afterwards teach them how to make them. In return, they would give him a movie ticket as a guaranteed reward.

"It's just a pre-arranged transaction, not a date, why should I overreact?"

"What's the problem?"

[...]That's why I suspect you're a bot.

Programs outside of the task can be completely ignored, right?

[Never mind, it's fine, no problem, it's great.]

[But I've also gained a slightly clearer understanding of part of why someone deserved to be single in their previous life.]

Then the system closed the window and didn't say anything more.