Chapter 240

Lin Li left as soon as he said he would, not lingering for a moment.

How inexplicable.

Did they really think of themselves as God-like clients?

Lin Li didn't like the commanding tone, so he blew up—it was that simple.

It wasn't a situation that required hesitation; if a young person isn't hot-blooded, can they even be called young?

Indeed, trading twenty-some grams of gold for a hundred chocolate bars was a guaranteed profit in reality. Usually, when encountering such a situation in reality, people would start competing until there was no profit left, but now, both parties in the trade were in a doomsday world—were they still calculating it this way?

Your gold coin dropped, pick it up.

In this world, gold is trash. To be blunt, the box of food he just gave Ye Jing would be worth it even if he traded for a hundred pounds of gold.

That he didn't make such a demand was already a sign that Master Lin couldn't bear to see the suffering of the world.

If they wouldn't give the gold, then forget it. At worst, he could slowly collect it in Yunliu City, a few grams or tens of grams at a time. Anyway, Lin Li didn't need these thirty million right now.

Seventeen is exactly the age where one can't stand the slightest grievance; the last time Lin Li felt this aggrieved was the last time.

"Wait, don't go."

"Little Brother Lin!"

Lin Li ignored the few shouts from behind, so footsteps approached—it was Ye Jing.

She walked in front of Lin Li: "Lin Li, wait."

Lin Li lifted his steel ball bow, his expression indifferent: "Miss Ye, my impression of you isn't very good right now either. I won't bother taking back that box of chocolate, but if you share it with others in the shelter, remember to tell them to be careful, because dogs can't eat chocolate."

"No, Lin Li, you must have misunderstood. Don't mind Hu Fei's tone; that guy's brain has always had problems—that's not an exaggeration, he really has problems.

Before the zombies appeared, he worked out until he became a bit stupid, but he's actually a good person. If he offended you, I apologize to you on his behalf first!"

Ye Jing blocked Lin Li, rubbing her brow with one hand and pressing the other on Lin Li's shoulder, saying earnestly.

Lin Li: "?"

Is there bad news coming from the bodybuilding circle of the other world?

Lin Li frowned slightly but stopped his footsteps. After materializing a "Duck Blood Bottle" to let the two guys on the side, whose hands were a bit slow, continue firing at full power, he turned around.

Hu Fei was still standing in place, looking at Lin Li in confusion, while Shi Dongchen next to him was knocking on his head.

Although he had been scolded, Hu Fei really had no reaction.

Noticing Lin Li had turned back, Shi Dongchen immediately said apologetically: "I'm older, so I'll take the liberty of calling you Little Brother Lin. Little Brother Lin, please don't be angry; we absolutely didn't mean to think too highly of ourselves."

Then he knocked heavily on Hu Fei's head again and shouted angrily:

"Hu Fei, didn't I tell you before we came? When asking someone to do something, you must have the most basic politeness—you have to use the word 'please'!"

Hu Fei frowned but nodded, pointing at Lin Li:

"Now go to your world, and before night falls, bring another hundred bars of the chocolate you gave Ye Jing. We'll wait for you here."

Lin Li: "?"

He did say please, and he was polite, but it seemed the 'please' and 'politeness' were in the wrong place.

Lin Li now somewhat believed that this guy's brain had problems.

Shi Dongchen's eyes widened: "Who the hell told you to respect the chocolate!?"

"Hu Fei, kneel down immediately, I have something to ask Little Brother Lin."

"Oh." Although Hu Fei looked completely uncomprehending, he nodded and knelt down.

"Kowtow two more times!"

"Thump! Thump!"

Whether Hu Fei's brain is good or not is unknown, but it is indeed very hard.

"Little Brother Lin, we didn't bring Hu Fei out to make a fool of ourselves. Don't look at his brain problems; his ability is quite good, and he's one of the top combatants in our shelter. We brought him out to ensure the safety of our trade." Shi Dongchen bowed ninety degrees to the side, "Once again, I express my deepest apologies! Please don't be angry!"

Lin Li's brow hadn't relaxed since then.

To be honest, he didn't have much of the previous annoyance and anger left. This guy did look a bit simple-minded; compared to him, Bai Bufan could be considered gifted.

However, Lin Li didn't think Ye Jing and Shi Dongchen were that innocent; he was more inclined to believe this was a way for them to test him.

Once he appeared easy to order around, it probably wouldn't be the current scene.

Otherwise, why would they let Hu Fei make this request knowing he had brain problems? They clearly could have explained it in advance, right?

But some things didn't need to be laid out completely.

"If that's the case, then we can talk. Don't waste the gold bars." Lin Li returned to the edge of the wall and pointed to the ground at the gold bar he had just kicked away.

Ye Jing understood, immediately jumped down, picked it up again, and handed it to Lin Li.

"We didn't just bring this one; there's a bag here."

Shi Dongchen took out an opaque bag from behind Hu Fei, and after opening it, the inside was a golden expanse.

"There's about two or three kilograms here. A lot of the gold in the shelter has been melted and built together. Because of the weight and time, we couldn't bring it all over.

If you need it, should we go smash a few pieces off now or later?"

"No need, these are enough for me to take for now." Lin Li waved his hand.

Just figuring out how to cash in this gold was enough for Lin Li to ponder.

"Good, Ye Jing, give these to Little Brother." Shi Dongchen signaled Ye Jing to return to their building.

A round trip, and the bag was in hand.

Lin Li suddenly felt a bit unreal; he had suddenly obtained gold worth 1.8 million in his hands.

This money came too fast.

To be honest, 1.8 million and 30 million were the same concept to the current Lin Li—an astronomical figure.

The last time Lin Li used 'millions' to describe something was his phone's pixels.

"So what do you need most right now?" Lin Li put this bag of wealth into his backpack without hesitation and then asked.

"Food, food that replenishes energy. Something like the chocolate you gave Ye Jing is very good," Shi Dongchen said immediately, "or plant seeds from your world that can be grown quickly and easily. These are probably the two things we lack the most right now."

"Okay, I know. I'll bring some for you next time I come." Lin Li nodded.

If the previous episode hadn't happened, Lin Li would have described how much he would bring and made a promise.

But now, forget it. Whether he brings more or less depends on his mood.

"May I ask, Little Brother, when will you be back next time?" Shi Dongchen asked cautiously.

"I don't know."

Lin Li gave a high-quality answer.

Shi Dongchen: "?"

"What time is it in your world right now?" Lin Li asked back.

"Roughly around 10:35. There must be an error because the watch hasn't been adjusted for a long time," Shi Dongchen answered after looking at his watch.

"I have to wait until..." Lin Li's words suddenly stopped.

Because he had just opened the system and suddenly discovered that the buttons on the textless interface were no longer blank.

On the button representing 'Departure', it clearly displayed 【02.33.23】.

He hadn't paid attention to this interface before, so he hadn't noticed.

What is this? A built-in system clock?

Then in the next second, it changed to 【02.33.22】.

It really is a clock, though it looks like it was made in the Middle East.

This thing wasn't there last week; clearly, it was just updated this week.

So is this a time limit for crossing?

Lin Li felt he could only understand it this way.

He checked his watch; adding the two numbers together, it was about 5 hours exactly.

Is this the upper limit of the time he can stay in the doomsday?

It's much shorter than expected—not even eight hours?

As for the other buttons, there weren't even numbers.

It seems that's all that was updated.

"What are you all looking at me for? Is there something on my helmet?" Lin Li, having come back to his senses, found Ye Jing and the other two looking at him and asked with some confusion.

Ye Jing: "..."

You're the one who stopped talking halfway through!

"You haven't said when you'll be back yet," Ye Jing added softly.

"Oh, oh, forgot. If nothing goes wrong, I'll be back around two or three in the afternoon." Lin Li calculated the time.

It seems there's no chance for this dinner mission; even if he stays for the full time, he can only stay until one in the afternoon.

Although he didn't know the specific ratio of time flow, if it was the same as last time, it would still be about an hour.

"Do you have to wait until the afternoon to come back? Is this the time you need for the round trip?" Shi Dongchen asked.

"No, it's just that I don't plan to go back right now."

Although there was no point in staying, the problem was that if he went back now, the time he would come next week would be around 11:30, and with a five-hour limit, he could only stay until 4:00 PM? Lin Li didn't know if the system would recognize that as dinner time.

So this time, Lin Li had to stay until the countdown ended.

By the way, Lin Li didn't know if this was a countdown for the time limit, so he might as well confirm it.

Seeing Shi Dongchen's expression change slightly, Lin Li's tone remained unchanged: "I know you're in a hurry, but don't be in a hurry yet. It's not like you've reached a point where you can't wait even a second just because I'm here, right?"

"Sorry, we were impatient." Shi Dongchen nodded quickly and then added:

"Little Brother Lin, I'd like to ask, besides gold, is there anything else you need? Cooperation is something that's better the broader it is. Perhaps we can achieve mutual benefit in other aspects."

"You're all struggling to survive; what else can you provide me?" Lin Li asked curiously upon hearing this.

Honestly, with 1.8 million in hand, and waiting for the mission to be completed, the appeal of this world to him was a bit low.

"Perhaps there really is."

Shi Dongchen's eyes lit up, and he signaled for the document transmission assistant, Ye Jing, to come over. When Ye Jing jumped to Lin Li's side again, she was already holding a stack of photos.

Lin Li took them and looked; they were all photos of women.

Their poses were flirtatious, and their clothing was revealing.

Lin Li: "..."

Why does this feel so familiar?

Where did he end up? Isn't this Tianhong or Qingjue?

"This is..." Lin Li looked at the opposite side, confirming.

"What else could it be? Dirty business." Ye Jing curled her lips, clicked her tongue, looking slightly disdainful, "But it's indeed consensual, and there's still a bit of humanity."

"As long as there's anyone you fancy, Little Brother, you can choose for entertainment. Here, no law can restrain you; you can do anything you want to do," the pimp Shi Dongchen said while rubbing his hands like a fly, "It's absolutely no problem to let them play zombies to entertain you."

Lin Li: "?"

Don't look at the content of the first post!

"Wait a minute, Ye Jing, what the hell did you tell them?" Lin Li stared straight at Ye Jing.

Ye Jing turned her head away, her expression guilty.

Lin Li didn't answer immediately but took out his phone, opened a locked file, and handed it to Ye Jing: "Assistant, help me transmit this over."

Ye Jing, who had jumped many times in a short period: "..."

"Why do you have to talk across buildings!" Ye Jing said through gritted teeth.

It's very tiring for her to jump back and forth between two buildings, okay!

The phone still reached Shi Dongchen's hands.

He also finished looking at what Lin Li wanted him to see.

"Do you understand what I mean?" Seeing the other party look up, Lin Li asked.

"Hmm." Shi Dongchen nodded bitterly.

The file he just looked at was the Xiling Chicken-Raising Map personally made by Song Lu, whose richness and number of videos need not be mentioned, and it also contained other videos Lin Li had collected.

The quality of those compared to the quality of their shelter could be considered heaven and earth.

After watching these videos, Shi Dongchen felt that his twelve zodiac signs only had ten left.

Because his chickens and sheep were dead.

Having survived in the doomsday for two years, he had indeed forgotten what those women living in the normal world, who were well-nourished, bathed every day, and took care of their skin all the time, were like.

How could Lin Li, coming from another world, possibly look down on the withered flowers and broken willows on his side?

It was his own overestimation of his capabilities.

Ye Jing took the phone back and gave it to Lin Li.

While signaling to return the photos, Lin Li asked casually: "By the way, is there anyone in here with the stage name Xiao Jing?"

"Yes, Ye Jing, identify her." Shi Dongchen was still lost in thought, his reaction a beat slow, and his voice sounded a bit hollow.

"This is the one." Ye Jing identified her.

"The box of chocolate I gave you in advance, give her one bar. This is no problem, right?" Lin Li looked at Shi Dongchen and asked, or rather, demanded.

Shi Dongchen was slightly startled, then nodded: "No, no problem. We definitely respect your decision. But may I ask why?"

"No reason, this name has a connection with me," Lin Li said.

Protecting the best Qingjue Xiao Jing, Tianhong Xiao Jing, and Doomsday Xiao Jing in the whole world.

"Lin Li, I'll change my name to Hu Xiaojing, you give me a bar of chocolate too!" Hu Fei, who had been kneeling on the side, shouted loudly upon hearing this.

Lin Li: "?"

"Hu Fei! Quiet, now is not the time for you to speak." Shi Dongchen slapped Hu Fei on the forehead upon hearing this.

"You be quiet, Shi Dongchen, I am Hu Xiaojing, I am not Hu Fei!" Hu Fei turned his head and glared at Shi Dongchen.

Shi Dongchen: "?"

Lin Li now completely believed that this guy hadn't been doing it on purpose to him just now.

Others don't act like fools, but Hu Fei doesn't look like he's acting.

"Sorry, let Little Brother Lin see a joke, don't mind him." Shi Dongchen could only say to Lin Li.

"No," Lin Li smiled and shook his head, unzipped his backpack, and took out a portion of food he had originally saved for himself—anyway, there was no need for a 'next meal'—and threw it directly to Hu Fei: "Hu Xiaojing, it's yours."

Hu Fei reached out to catch it, immediately tore it open, poured it into his mouth, chewed it in large mouthfuls, and his eyes lit up.

Shi Dongchen on the side watched with straight eyes, his swallowing action very obvious.

"Lin Li, I'm sorry, I lied to you again. I missed a word. Actually... my real name is Ye Xiaojing." Ye Jing pressed her hands on Lin Li's shoulders, staring expectantly at Lin Li... the backpack behind him.

Lin Li: "?"

"Ye Jing, I acknowledge your shamelessness." Lin Li gave a thumbs up and rummaged in the bag, but only a few candies were left.

Fortunately, Ye Jing didn't mind at all and took them away happily.

"Just call me Xiaojing from now on."

"You're much older than me; I'm afraid calling you that will shorten my life." Lin Li waved his hand.

"Lin Li, you're really presumptuous."

Watching the two talking, Shi Dongchen laughed out loud: "Haha, I suddenly remembered, I'm actually also called Shi Xiao..."

Lin Li shook his bag: "It's gone."

Shi Dongchen: "..."

Grass! Changed the name too late!

Shi Dongchen smiled awkwardly and then added:

"According to Ye Jing, the focus of technological development in our two worlds is different. We still have some conventional weapons and tools that might have significant value to you. Perhaps they can be used as bargaining chips for trade? Also..."

Shi Dongchen knew that relying only on gold was useless. If he wanted to keep Lin Li, this 'Two-World Gate', he needed to open up more lasting and stable relationships elsewhere.

As for things that should be more precious in the shelter, he was still hesitant about whether to say it now.

"If it's something completely different from my world, maybe I'll need it? But without seeing the objects with my own eyes, I can't just say I have a use for them," Lin Li said casually.

Things from another world must have their value, and it must be very high.

But for a seventeen-year-old boy with no grand ambitions, it's hard to say.

"That's perfect! We sincerely invite you to visit our shelter. Don't worry, Ye Jing has already told us your concerns, but you absolutely don't need to have such thoughts.

We will absolutely not harm you, let alone do anything untoward to you. I swear on my life, we will treat you as our most honored guest..." Shi Dongchen said immediately upon hearing this.

"I also swear on Xiao Jing's name!" Hu Fei, who was still eating, replied.

Although one is 'life' and the other is 'name', the gold content should be about the same.

"Let's talk about it after I come back." Lin Li just said.

Before having suitable props or abilities, Lin Li had to avoid being discovered that his arrival and departure points were fixed.

"... Good." Shi Dongchen nodded and swallowed his words: "Ye Jing, give this to Little Brother Lin."

So the document transmission assistant handed a round, disc-shaped object to Lin Li.

"What is this?"

"This is a pair of signalers. As long as the distance does not exceed three thousand meters, if one is pressed, the other will ring. We can contact each other this way," Shi Dongchen said.

"I see." Lin Li nodded and accepted it, "Then wait for me here when yours rings this afternoon, or if it still hasn't rung by three or four o'clock."

"Okay." Shi Dongchen nodded.

"You guys continue to collect your supplies. I also can't control these two zombies here, so I'll take them away from you first," Lin Li said nonchalantly.

He kills them and buries them; after all, the zombies were brought by him, so he still has to deal with them himself.

The lust in the bottle is already empty. Although they won't attack him after not being stimulated, they will rush over the first time they see Ye Jing and the other two.

"Thank you."

Seeing that Lin Li really didn't want to chat anymore, Shi Dongchen didn't try to keep him.

"Then I'm leaving. You won't send anyone to follow me, right?" Lin Li hooked the shoulders of the two zombies and turned back to ask.

"Of course not."

"Doesn't matter. If you follow me, you'd better not let me find out, otherwise you know the result," Lin Li waved his hand as a farewell.

"There won't be any such thing as following."

Lin Li left with the beautiful lady and the self-defense gentlemen.

Actually, he didn't go far, just a hundred meters away.

After hiding in a building and letting the two zombies wander on their own, Lin Li began to organize his things.

This time returning to reality, there was no need to bring many things back.

Anyway, they all had to be brought over; the backpack, bulletproof vest, bow and crossbow... these could just be left in this world.

Only an hour or two would pass, and no one would touch them.

It would also be good to give them more food—at least Lin Li was satisfied with their attitude later on.

So Lin Li found a building and placed all his unnecessary belongings and the beautiful lady in a relatively hidden high place where zombies were almost impossible to wander to.

As for that signaler, Lin Li specifically put it in another building.

Then it was just waiting for time to pass, resting in place.

Maintaining a high mental state for more than two hours today was still a bit exhausting.

The countdown ended, a white light flashed, and Lin Li was sitting in the bathroom in reality.

(End of this chapter)