What to Do When I Suddenly Ascend
Chapter 49

Scam Him Out of a Few Thousand

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"This time... she didn't pull any tricks, did she?"

Lin Fan, upon returning from his transmigration, immediately checked himself. He didn't find anything wrong, except that his clothes were changed?

The fellow pulled up his pants and took a look, and, well... they were changed too.

But his little brother was still there.

"Thank goodness, she didn't mess around. But even changing my underwear, this Tigress, ahem, is that really okay?"

"She told me not to change her clothes, but she changed mine?"

At that moment, Lin Fan suddenly felt like he was at a disadvantage.

A huge disadvantage!!!

Isn't everyone talking about gender equality these days? Why can she change my clothes, but I can't change hers? Isn't that blatant discrimination and double standards?

"No way, I have to find a chance to make up for this loss!"

The fellow gnashed his teeth for a while.

Then, he opened his phone and found the video left by Qi Zixiao.

In the video, 'he' faced the camera and leisurely opened his mouth.

"Have you made any progress on finding out how to get to the Cultivation World?"

And then...

Nothing!

Lin Fan flipped through both phones again and found that it was really gone, just that one sentence.

"This..."

He leaned back on the sofa and rolled his eyes. "Where am I supposed to find the Cultivation World? In novels, they all use interstellar teleportation arrays, but does Earth have those things?"

Lin Fan was very doubtful.

But he also felt that maybe it did!

After all, if Earth had no connection with the Cultivation World at all, then what were the ancient myths and legends, gods and monsters, and so on?

But for now, these existences were too far away from him, and it would be too difficult to find them.

"Right now, I should focus on taking care of myself and the people around me."

That's what he thought...

If you're rich, help the world; if you're poor, take care of yourself.

Of course, 'rich' and 'poor' don't just refer to money, but the problem is that he's not only penniless right now, but he also doesn't have any impressive strength!

Although he learned from the images left by Qi Zixiao that he had cultivated the Waterflow Body, it was only at the entry level.

And the Waterflow Body wasn't really a particularly profound Cultivation Method in the Cultivation World.

"Waterflow Body... a Cultivation Method suitable for women and... sissies." Lin Fan muttered, his mouth twitching repeatedly. "No wonder my skin has become so good."

"So, what I need to do next is to test my own qualities, right?"

Now, he could be considered a half-baked Body Refinement Cultivator, so he should have a comprehensive understanding of his strength.

Otherwise... it would be easy to cause trouble.

After thinking about it.

Lin Fan ran to the kitchen and took out a fruit knife.

After pondering for a moment, the fellow gritted his teeth. "The worst that could happen is a cut, what's there to be afraid of? Come on!"

The fruit knife lightly sliced across his arm.

The cold touch of the blade was very clear, but after it passed, no scars appeared, and his skin was as smooth as ever.

"Awesome! o( ̄▽ ̄)d!!"

This fruit knife's blade isn't dull; Lin Fan, when he was younger, had been cut by this thing and bled profusely!

"Try adding a bit more force..."

He tested again, estimating he used about thirty percent of his strength.

This time, there was a clear sensation of pain, but he still endured it.

Then he noticed a white mark where the blade had passed, very clear, but still no injury.

Next, he tested with fifty percent of his strength...

This time he finally got hurt; the skin broke open, but there was no bleeding, obviously only damaging the epidermis.

"My current strength should be several times greater than that of an ordinary person. If I use a sharp fruit knife with about fifty percent of my strength and don't bleed, then it should be quite difficult for an ordinary person to hurt me with a normal sword."

Lin Fan had a relatively clear understanding of the current defense of his 'physical body'.

"But I still can't be too reckless."

"I can only say that I should be able to withstand the hacking of ordinary swords, but there will still be pain, and if it is a sharp weapon stabbing, I may not be able to block it..."

Should I try if a sharp force can pierce through?

Lin Fan wasn't so stupid as to buy a sharp knife or something to stab himself.

What if I puncture something?

Having a general understanding of his defense, the next thing was speed!

Lin Fan used the stopwatch function on his phone. Taking advantage of the fact that it was working hours and there weren't many people nearby, he found a secluded street, estimated the distance, and sprinted at full speed. The final conclusion was about five seconds for 100 meters...

"Almost twice as fast as the world record?!"

Lin Fan's heart skipped a beat!

This data was nothing short of exaggerated. In fact, if he were to participate in track and field competitions, he would win gold medals until his hands were soft, right?

Unfortunately, he couldn't go.

Such an abnormal result would inevitably attract attention.

"So, what about strength?"

"Should I go to the gym for a test?"

"Forget it, going to the gym costs money. Wouldn't it be better for me to just go and move bricks? Anyway, I can estimate the approximate strength."

Thinking of this, this guy happily sent a message to Liu Dezhu, confirming that the construction site still needed people, and then ran over.

And then...

"Hiss?!!!"

"Holy crap, five?! "

"That's almost four hundred pounds, right?! And he's carrying them like they're toys?!"

"Where did the foreman find such a monster? Is this even human? Could he be Li Yuanba reincarnated?!"

"Maybe he's a descendant of Xiang Yu?"

"Hey, why do I feel like he can keep going? Five bricks look so easy, easier than me carrying one..."

All the other bricklayers were dumbfounded!

Among them, the most powerful could only carry two bricks, and they couldn't carry them continuously.

But Lin Fan?

He was carrying five at a time like they were toys, not only walking like the wind, but also going back and forth...

It took others about three to five minutes for one round trip with one brick, but he was good, running so fast that a round trip took less than two minutes!

"Is he here to move bricks?!"

'Old Third' couldn't help but say, "He's clearly here to steal money!"

Everyone snapped back to reality upon hearing this.

Wasn't he here to snatch their money?

He was so fast and carried so much. Once he was done, what would they move?

Someone's mind raced, "How about... we teach him a lesson?"

Everyone: "(ˉ_ ̄~)"

"Teach him a lesson? What color? Yellow?"

"I think it's doable, so you go ahead, and I'll cheer you on..."

"What the hell do you mean 'teach him a lesson'? I don't want to die."

"Actually, we don't necessarily have to beat him to teach him a lesson. In this day and age, when it comes to fighting, whoever lies on the ground first wins. We can totally extort him for a few thousand, and a few thousand per person would be...?"

"..."

Everyone fell silent, seemingly tempted, or considering the feasibility of the matter.

"I'll extort a few thousand from you guys first!"

At that moment, an angry roar came.

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