The System is Abstract, But Luckily, So Am I
Chapter 2

The System Forces Me to Visit a Brothel

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The System Forces Me to Visit a Brothel

No, this was very, very—114,514 percent—wrong.

"Bufan, look. What is this?" Lin Li held out his palm to his deskmate and asked solemnly.

"A hand."

"Look carefully."

"A pitiful, lonely, lonely hand that had never held the hand of a girl its own age, was sick of Light Hum, and hated itself for serving the wrong master." Bai Bufan thought for a moment, then gave his conclusion after a serious analysis.

As someone special who had a system, taking lives carelessly was normal. So it was understandable that he wanted to beat Bai Bufan to death, right? Forget it. Suppressing his killing intent, Lin Li kept a polite smile. "I'm asking you what's in my hand."

Bai Bufan leaned in a little, then looked at Lin Li in confusion. "A mosquito. What about it?"

"Right? This is an ordinary mosquito, right?" Lin Li's voice grew more excited.

It had absolutely nothing to do with a name as wild, cool, and badass as Little Demon Sky Blood Crow. Even from a biological standpoint, it was merely an arthropod, an insect of the order Diptera and family Culicidae! Lin Li had studied it for ages just now. Whether its size or the details of its body, there was nothing unusual about it.

"Actually, it's not entirely ordinary. It died on a hand that had never held the hand of a girl its own age—" After thinking it over, genius Bai Bufan decided to start the chant again.

"Snow Leopard, shut up."

Looks like there was no need to ask the student in front for tissues. While Bai Bufan wasn't paying attention, Lin Li wiped his hand on Bai Bufan's School Uniform, rubbing off the Little Demon Sky Blood Crow's corpse. Much better.

The two stopped talking. Lin Li stared out the window and fell silent again.

Only this time, the excitement that had been buried beneath disappointment and frustration resurfaced in his heart.

Lin Li felt that he had probably figured out what had happened.

The system was indeed supposed to activate and bind to him after he entered the Cultivation World, but a bug had occurred. The transmigration step had been skipped, and he was still in the modern world.

But the system... seemed to have started running by force.

The bad news: the system had a bug.

The good news: it was running on that bug too.

This world had no Little Demon Sky Blood Crows, but the system, which held sole authority over the official interpretation, thought it could exist, so—

Mosquito: I'm a mosquito.

System: No. From now on, you're a Little Demon Sky Blood Crow that often appears to attack villagers!

Mosquito: So can I mutate now? Gain abilities worthy of that title?

System: Well, that's another matter entirely...

Having figured it all out, Lin Li smiled in relief.

Life really was full of ups and downs, ups, ups, ups, ups, ups.

As long as it could hand out rewards normally, Lin Li didn't care whether the system was running normally.

Besides, compared to a Little Demon Sky Blood Crow that he couldn't even see, mosquitoes were obviously easier for him to deal with.

Come to think of it, that was good news too. The difficulty of completing the mission had gone down.

Looking at the mission reward, he was about to gain Spiritual Qi Sensitive Skin. From then on, he could truly cultivate in the modern world. An era where he alone wielded cultivation was about to begin! Hehehehe!

"Why are you smiling so lewdly? Weren't you suffering from YuYu Syndrome just now? Have you already reached the Don't Laugh Challenge stage?" Bai Bufan turned around, saw Lin Li's smile, and shuddered as he moved his chair a little farther away.

As an immortal-to-be, Lin Li naturally could not be bothered to argue with an ordinary mortal.

Lin Li wasn't in a hurry to do the mission.

He had already wasted over an hour waiting for the loading screen. Evening Self-Study was about to end, and compared to before, the classroom was already filled with far more rustling sounds.

His seat was by the window, but in a classroom on a lower floor, opening the window on the side away from the corridor during a summer night would get the class to condemn you. A huge number of bugs would be drawn in by the light. Mosquitoes might not necessarily be the first to enter; right now, plenty of unidentified moths and little insects were clinging to the outside of the window.

Better to do the mission after getting home. There was no time limit, so there was no need to rush.

First, he would indulge in fantasies about the future. It was time to dream.

When one person attained the Dao, even their chickens and dogs ascended to heaven. Feeling delighted, Lin Li patted Bai Bufan's shoulder and said kindly, "Bufan, as long as you serve me well like a dog, I won't let you down.

"From now on, if I have a bite of meat, I'll still have a mouthful of soup."

"? What do the meat and soup have to do with me?"

"Because if I get a mouthful of soup, you'll have a bowl to wash."

"What a generous Lord Lin. Even the cafeteria benefits for Korean exchange students are better than serving as your dog." Bai Bufan clasped his hands and bowed in sincere admiration.

"Then how about this? I'll treat you to breakfast tomorrow. I'll bring it for you free of charge." Lin Li gave a disdainful smile.

"Lord Lin, you have always been my most revered Lord Lin." Bai Bufan spoke with heartfelt sincerity. "Then I won't stand on ceremony. Same as usual—rice noodle rolls with egg."

Nansang Middle School was a boarding school, but Lin Li was a day student.

Every day student had to go through one thing: smuggling goods for the boarding students.

The smuggled goods included deliveries, Power Bank charging, and breakfast.

Of course, the boarding school provided breakfast internally. The Nansang Middle School cafeteria wasn't particularly bad—at least the food couldn't be used as weapons in a fight—but as the saying went, why would homegrown flowers ever be as fragrant as wild ones?

Human potential was limitless. Under extreme circumstances, Lin Li had once carried breakfast for fourteen people at once. At the school gate, a security guard mistook him for a food delivery rider and stopped him.

"Ding-ding~~ ding-ding-ding~~" The dismissal bell rang right on schedule. The sound of desks and chairs scraping immediately filled the classroom as most students stood and began packing up.

Lin Li was eager to get home. After telling the classmates who also wanted him to bring breakfast to contact him through Bai Bufan, who had a phone, he raced downstairs.

He found his bicycle at the school gate and set off for home.

It wasn't too far, but it wasn't exactly close either. A leisurely ride took fifteen minutes; if he hurried, only ten.

Kill Little Demon Sky Blood Crows (2/10).

The sudden notification made Lin Li freeze. He was speeding along, and that moment of distraction nearly sent him to his death. You really couldn't drink system notifications while riding.

One mosquito had probably been killed by his bike. Hopefully, it would transmigrate to the Cultivation World and become a real Little Demon Sky Blood Crow.

Just as Lin Li was thinking that, he noticed another message pop up from the system.

Had he run over another one? Lin Li slowed down and opened the message.

While slaying demons, you have discovered another enormous secret! Joyful Union Demons are hiding here, taking people's money and draining their Yang Energy! Countless cultivators have suffered shattered Dao Hearts, lost their fortunes, and died as a result. This is intolerable to heaven's law! Though your cultivation is currently insufficient, you cannot close your eyes and ignore it. You must find a way to eliminate them! A strategist who enters the game in person can overcome even heaven by half a move! Lack of strength is no obstacle—if you draw the attention of the Demon Suppression Division, they can wipe out this demon den! Mission triggered! Mission Two: Enter the Game in Person and eradicate the Joyous Union Demon Den. Rewards: Physique Improvement: Charm Technique resistance increased by 100%; Yang Energy concentration within the body increased by 50%; Low-Grade Spirit Stone ×5; System Currency ×200.

"..."

"Ah?"

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