Chapter 33: Lin Bai's Purpose

Ever since the Incomplete System actually rewarded him with a Morning Flight, Lin Bai's mood had been very foul.

When he is in a foul mood, he makes everyone else feel foul.

An inexplicable transmigration, an inexplicable system, and those inexplicable tasks assigned to him by the system—everything revealed something unusual...

Through previous probing, Lin Bai already knew that while the players' language, behavior, and habits were similar to Earth, they were not from Earth, because the players did not know many of the classic cultures of Earth.

Yet the system on his own body revealed Earth's iconic culture everywhere.

The Chief Supporting Role System, the proverb "The tree that stands above the forest will be destroyed by the wind," the classic verses from "Discourse on Teachers" directly quoted by the Good Teacher System, and the incomplete Xianglong Shipi Zhang, etc. —these were all classic cultural symbols of Earth.

A strange game world;

A group of players who are not from Earth;

A pile of systems suspected to be from Earth;

It seems like Lin Bai is the most clear-headed of them all, but in reality, he is the most confused; he does not know what his own positioning is.

Even if the players do not understand this game world, they know their purpose is to play and to enjoy themselves;

The natives of the game world also only have two choices: either accept the players or oppose the players;

What about him?

What is he?

Who is manipulating his fate from behind the scenes?

The Game Company?

Putting him into this world, like a catfish put among a group of sardines to liven up the atmosphere?

Or is there some other mastermind?

It is precisely this feeling of being inexplicably manipulated that makes Lin Bai very foul.

Therefore, he has been racking his brains to be a spoiler.

He uses the most exaggerated and rapid ways to complete system tasks to accelerate his own growth and widen the distance between himself and the players.

He destroys the game's balance and the rules of the world's operation as much as possible.

For example, in the Xianxia World, promoting modern brainwashing songs;

For example, pushing all the players to the City Lord's Mansion to engage in the same profession...

Lin Bai does not want to be a catfish accompanying the players' growth; if he is to be anything, he will be a shark. Since he is spoiling the game, he will spoil the big picture.

Whether it makes the people playing the game feel foul, or makes the people in the game world feel foul.

Being able to disgust any side is his success.

This is the best form of resistance Lin Bai can currently manage as a tool.

Even if he cannot escape the fate of being manipulated now, he must still chafe the hand that holds the tool...

"Since I am already a Chosen One, why won't Master take me as a disciple yet?" Deng Li Buduo asked with a grin.

"You think you're very impressive?" Lin Bai squinted at him and asked.

"..." Deng Li Buduo choked on his breath. Alright, this is the master he is familiar with.

"So what if you're a Chosen One? Coming here, you still have to follow our rules," Lin Bai smiled. "When Chosen Ones are everywhere, they are no different from radishes and cabbage. If one doesn't work, you can just swap for another. Those who rely on their status as a Chosen One to treat themselves like a treasure are the real fools."

"Yes, yes, Master is right," Deng Li Buduo sighed inwardly, immediately recognizing his own positioning, and nodded and bowed, "Master, is there anything today that you were dissatisfied with?"

"Do you really want to take me as your master?" Lin Bai asked.

"Absolutely true," Deng Li Buduo said.

"Just now, a child fell while running; why didn't you help them up?" Lin Bai glanced at him and asked, "Among the people who came to the scene to support us, there were several elderly people. Did you not think to go over and offer the elders a bowl of water?"

Uh!

Deng Li Buduo was stunned: "Master, does our assessment not have any hard standards?"

"Standards?" Lin Bai was silent for a moment, "When you reach the point where you want to do good deeds when you see them, and create good deeds when there are none, then it will be about right."

"..." Deng Li Buduo was dumbfounded. Alright, this is just a task to grind reputation!

He swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "Is there a deadline? Master, you also know that there will be many Chosen Ones in the future. If the assessment time is too long, I will be left too far behind by them, and Master, you won't look good either!"

Lin Bai smiled and shook his head: "Little Deng, the moment you asked this question, you already fell into a lower tier. Virtue is a lifelong matter; once a time limit is set, it is just deceiving oneself. That is all I will say; you should contemplate it well!"

Contemplate my foot!

A person who is rotten from head to toe keeps talking about having virtue to take on disciples. I suspect you are just targeting me, Deng Li Buduo complained in his heart, going crazy.

"Virtue is virtue, but business cannot be delayed. Start singing," Lin Bai smiled at him, stood up, and walked toward the shop. When he reached the door, he seemed to remember something and turned back, "By the way, regarding the City Lord's Mansion recruiting Dark Guards, find some time to spread the news and try to let everyone know about this."

Lin Bai entered the door. Zhang Bao and Zhang Dashan, who were cleaning up the aftermath, hurriedly stopped their work and greeted him: "Shopkeeper."

Having seen a living ghost with their own eyes, the two now looked at Lin Bai with both respect and fear.

Lin Bai nodded at them and pulled over the incomplete notice board in the shop: "Which one of you has better handwriting?"

"Me," Zhang Bao said, "Shopkeeper, my family often has to carve plaques, so my handwriting is passable."

"Good. Da Shan, grind the ink, and you write," Lin Bai smiled at him, "Content: To reward our customers, Kitchen God Rice Divination is adding a night session. Ghosts will serve dishes and deliver food; they can also perform shows for you. Explore a Haunted House at close range—thrilling and exciting—adding a touch of unique fun to your nightlife.

Safety during dining is guaranteed by the reputation of Daoxu Zhenren of Huilong Temple.

Opening special: Night session food and drink prices are tentatively set at three times the daytime price."

Zhang Dashan had dipped the tip of his brush in ink and was just about to write when he heard this content. He couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle: "Shopkeeper, this isn't very good! If customers know there are really ghosts in the shop, I'm afraid even the people coming to eat during the day will decrease."

"That is because you don't understand the customer's psychology," Lin Bai smiled, "As long as safety is guaranteed, there are plenty of people who will come looking for thrills. Perhaps in the future, the night session will be our main source of income. My literary talent is not good enough; you help me polish it, use the fewest words to make others understand what we want to express, and be sure to add a few typos in the middle—we cannot lose our characteristic style. When customers come to eat, you also help promote it. If business is good, I will give you both a bonus at the end of the month."

Since the shopkeeper had said so, Zhang Dashan had no choice but to comply.

A moment later, the new project notice board with "Ghost Night Session" written on it was carried out by the two men and placed at the entrance.

Once the notice was out.

There was an uproar.

At the entrance, the two scholars who had been singing halfway through stood there stunned; they looked at each other and asked, "Shopkeeper, are there really ghosts in the shop?"

"Of course, without ghosts, how could it be worthy of the reputation of a Haunted House?" Lin Bai smiled and said.

"Can you really guarantee safety?" one of the scholars asked.

"The shop has shares from Huilong Temple." Lin Bai looked at the commoners nearby who had pricked up their ears and raised his volume, "The ghosts inside have all been domesticated. Otherwise, if a life were lost, the City Lord would not spare me. Rest assured, since I dare to launch this project, I can absolutely guarantee the safety of the customers. In the early stages of the project, Daoist Qingfeng from Huilong Temple will personally preside over it. The daytime experience is the atmosphere of dining in a Haunted House, but the night session is truly about being able to have close contact with ghosts; this is a very good exercise for one's courage..."

"Brother Zhang, why don't we come back at night?" The scholar was persuaded and looked at his companion with flickering eyes.

"Alright, let's come at night." The other scholar swallowed a mouthful of saliva and subconsciously licked the corner of his mouth, not knowing if it was out of excitement or nervousness.

(End of this chapter)