Chapter 57: Lin Bai's Strength is Suppressed

【A kind word warms three winters; beautiful language can make people feel happy and is beneficial for interpersonal communication. Please maintain warm, spring-like language for twelve hours; Reward: Palm Thunder.】

【Note: Timing begins from the first sentence spoken. If kind words are interrupted during this period, the timer resets. If the volume of speech is less than a normal person's daily interaction, the timer resets.】

Ugh!

The Great Language System's novice task plunged Lin Bai into deep thought.

What the hell?

Does this mean he can only compliment people all day long?

A "praise group" mode for one person?

Lin Bai grasped the core of the task immediately.

Is this even a normal person anymore?

Using this way of speaking, can language still be used for communication?

If you guide people like this, I'm afraid you could make even a normal person forget how to speak.

Also, what is a normal amount of speech for a person?

Can't you at least give a standard?

This damn system is just as inhumane as the Emotion System, restricting his performance under the guise of doing it for his own good.

Doesn't the system know how brilliant his eloquence is?

It should just give him all the rewards at once and then voluntarily abdicate to make way for the worthy.

However.

The reward is Palm Thunder, and it is not a Flaw.

It looks really tempting...

Compared to the Martial Art rewarded by the Wanwu Youque System, the things rewarded by the Great Language System seem more like Xianxia!

Kind words it is; isn't it just insisting on saying nice things for a day?

Who's afraid of whom?

It also happens to be a good time to pull back some favorability points while the whole city is full of Negative Emotion toward him, and he can even earn some Positive Emotion...

For the sake of Palm Thunder!

Lin Bai rubbed his face, loosened his facial muscles, cleared his throat, and squeezed out a natural smile.

The inexplicable smile startled the young waiter who was serving food in the shop. He stood up reflexively: "Manager, do you have any instructions?"

The city-wide transformation had a huge impact on the shop's business. No customers had come in all afternoon, and both the waiter and the chef in the back were in a state of idleness.

"Work when there is work to do, and rest when there isn't. A temporary rest is for the sake of better work; your boss is not a harsh person." Lin Bai smiled, "Xiao Wu, you look very spirited today. Keep it up, and I'll give you a raise this month."

"Thank you, Manager." The waiter's face flushed instantly, and he grabbed a rag and began wiping the table diligently.

【Excitement from Wu San'er; +1】

Lin Bai smiled and looked at the chef in the back kitchen: "Master Zhang, customers have responded that the dishes you stir-fry are getting better and better, catching up to the head chef of the Yingbin Building."

"Hehe!" The chef gave a simple, honest smile, "It's not that good yet. My knife skills are still lacking, and I will practice hard."

"Diligent people will always reap more favor. Everyone can see your hard work. Keep it up, Master Zhang." Lin Bai clenched his fist and gave him an affirming smile.

【Being moved from Zhang Lin; +1】

Look.

It's not that hard!

Having practiced his eloquence on the shop's employees, Lin Bai's confidence increased greatly.

Isn't it just one day?

It will pass quickly!

If he can learn Palm Thunder just by saying nice things for a day, is there any easier way to cultivate?

The sky turned dark.

Song Jinnan's family of three appeared.

Seeing Lin Bai, Song Ling greeted him cheerfully: "Brother Lin, good morning."

Lin Bai looked at her with a smile: "Xiao Ling, you look much prettier today than you did yesterday!"

"Maybe it's because I'm well-rested!" Song Ling was not happy because of Lin Bai's compliment; instead, she said worriedly, "Brother Lin, no one has come all day. Will business be bad from now on?"

"Xiao Ling, the most important thing for a person is to be happy. You are a unique treasure in this world; don't let trivial worldly affairs pollute your pure soul. What you should do most is live a happy life and not let down every brand-new night." Lin Bai looked at Song Ling and smiled gently.

A treasure?

Is that how the Manager sees me in his heart?

Song Ling secretly glanced at Lin Bai, her little face flushed suddenly, and she nodded vigorously: "En, Brother Lin, I will."

【Happiness from Song Ling; +1+1】

Song Jinnan and Wu Xiuxiu looked at each other, then at Song Ling, and then at Lin Bai; a trace of inexplicable worry flashed across their faces.

After finishing with Song Ling, Lin Bai looked at Song Jinnan and his wife: "Lao Song, you two are also great. Actually, I have always envied the affection you two have for each other, supporting one another through thick and thin..."

Knock, knock, knock!

The knocking on the door interrupted Lin Bai's praise.

Lin Bai looked toward the door.

A Dark Guard from the City Lord's Mansion swept a glance into the room, his gaze landing on Lin Bai, with undisguised disgust in his eyes: "Manager Lin, the City Lord invites you to come over."

"So it is Guard Zhao." Lin Bai's gaze shifted naturally, "I have long seen that the City Lord has always trusted you the most. Today, Guard Zhao coming to the door in person makes my small shop shine with brilliance!"

"What are you trying to do?" Zhao Tong became alert immediately. Zhou Jiang was still lying in bed, and any strange behavior from Lin Bai had to be guarded against.

What am I doing? I'm complimenting you!

You can't even hear that? What a blockhead!

Lin Bai engaged in Belly-Defamation, saying: "After you... ahem, being able to walk with Guard Zhao, I, Lin, feel honored. Please!"

"..." The hairs on the back of Zhao Tong's neck stood up, and he subconsciously tensed his nerves, but Lin Bai seemed not to see him and walked out from beside him on his own.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Tong gritted his teeth and followed. Lin Bai was very strange today; if some trouble were to arise, he would be the one to suffer, so it was better to keep a close eye on him.

Behind.

Song Jinnan looked at Lin Bai's back strangely and asked: "Master Zhang, what kind of stimulation did the shopkeeper receive today? It feels like he's talking very strangely."

The chef was still immersed in the pleasure brought by Lin Bai's praise; he took a potato from the basket beside him and skillfully peeled it: "Who knows, maybe he encountered some happy event!"

"I don't think so." Wu Xiuxiu pondered for a moment and said, "The last time Shopkeeper Lin spoke like this was when Longxi came. It wasn't even this serious back then; this time he's actually practicing in advance, so I reckon someone is about to be unlucky."

Zhao Tong had listened to pleasantries for the whole journey, and he had been terrified for the whole journey as well.

But until Lin Bai entered the City Lord's room, no accidents had occurred.

So much so that he stared blankly at the City Lord's door, feeling a sense of loss for quite a while, unable to recover for a long time. A terrifying thought even arose in his heart: perhaps Shopkeeper Lin was not as bad as he had imagined; after all, at that time, Zhou Jiang had attacked him first...

"You've come." The City Lord was leaning over her desk correcting official documents. Lin Bai entered the room, and she looked up for a moment before placing her gaze back on the documents.

"It is the good fortune of all the common people in Jiamu City to have a leader as conscientious and diligent as the City Lord!" After practicing along the way, Lin Bai's golden sentences of good words could now be spoken off the cuff.

"It exhausts the people and drains the treasury, tossing a perfectly good city into a mess of holes. The common people are already poking at my spine behind my back. Shopkeeper Lin, if the plan does not succeed, I fear I shall become a sinner of Jiamu City." Xu Longyun shook her head and smiled bitterly.

"Fierce-browed, I coolly defy a thousand pointing fingers; head-bowed, like a willing ox I serve the children. Facing difficulties head-on is exactly what embodies the City Lord's admirable courage!" Lin Bai cupped his hands, "Throughout history, it is precisely because of noble-minded people like the City Lord who dare to sacrifice and are willing to contribute that the common people can live and work in peace and contentment today. Please allow me, Lin, to pay my highest respects to the City Lord."

Two new poems? The City Lord finally raised her head from the official documents, hung her writing brush on the brush rack, and looked at Lin Bai with great interest: "The shopkeeper is speaking so nicely today, is there something you are asking for?"

"No, it's just that seeing the City Lord's figure working at the desk, I was moved to speak." Lin Bai shook his head and said sincerely, "In this world, for there to be a woman like the City Lord, the stars should bow their heads and the rivers should look up in admiration!"

"..." Xu Longyun looked at Lin Bai strangely and shook her head, saying, "Shopkeeper Lin, if there is something I, Xu, have done wrong, you can say it clearly. It's meaningless to be snide and ironic."

What the hell do you know? I'm doing this for cultivation!

Lin Bai engaged in Belly-Defamation, feeling a bit anxious in his heart: Why are you dwelling on these two flatteries I gave? Damn it, get to the point!

How do I discuss serious matters using good words?

Waiting online!

It's quite urgent!

Lin Bai looked at Xu Longyun and blinked his eyes: "City Lord, you must believe in yourself and not be self-deprecating. I, Lin, am truly honored to be able to know such an outstanding and courageous City Lord. It is a pity that I, Lin, am not skilled in poetry, otherwise, I would definitely write ten thousand poems to praise the City Lord."

"..." Xu Longyun smiled at Lin Bai and said teasingly, "You can write them. If you write one, I will believe that everything you said is true."

【Pleasure from Xu Longyun; +1+1+1】

(End of this chapter)