Ten Thousand Ways To Eliminate Players-Chapter 54 - 0 Fated Encounter

[Resentment from Xu Longyun; +1]

The City Lord disguised it well, but her emotions still revealed her inner thoughts. Apparently, Lin Bai inexplicably went to the City Lord’s mansion to watch players level up but didn’t leak any information, which made the City Lord feel deeply insecure. After all, the City Lord’s words implied that Lin Bai’s movements were within her control...

Such a strong desire for control!

Lin Bai chuckled, not taking the City Lord’s attitude to heart. As long as he maintained growth and mystery, he should be safe.

Besides being bound by interests, in this strange world, winning a few genuine friends was no easy feat.

The only one Lin Bai might trust would probably be himself.

The threats from the closed beta and open beta were greater than that of the City Lord. On the way back to Chef’s Divine Food Stall, Lin Bai collected his thoughts and sorted out his gains.

At the City Lord’s mansion, the reward task from the Everything Has Shortcomings System was automatically completed. The reward for Seven Injury Hands was given to him, which was also the reason he had suddenly excused himself.

Seven Injury Hands, inflicts seven injuries with one hand.

Tendon cutting, bone displacement, vein blocking, nail pulling, finger breaking, and palm breaking.

This was the introduction to the martial art Seven Injury Hands, which had nothing to do with Seven Injury Fist. It was a martial art that targeted only the hands.

The downside was that it required close combat and could only be used on hands; the advantage was it required very little Inner Strength...

Fuck the advantages!

If I get close to someone, why the hell would I only target their hands?

Seven Injury Fist would be better!

Lin Bai always controlled his emotions well, but the only thing that could really frustrate him was the Everything Has Shortcomings System.

After reading the introduction to Seven Injury Hands, Lin Bai stood by the roadside, dazed for several seconds. Could this martial art have been invented by someone who cooks pig’s trotters?

But players don’t feel pain!

Then what damn use were these Seven Injury Hands...

The most infuriating thing was, it was called Seven Injury Hands, but no matter how he counted, there were only six types of injuries.

A martial art this crappy and it’s still incomplete! This is really something!

Damn that Everything Has Shortcomings System! The martial arts it rewards are getting more and more useless...

After the Seven Injury Hands task was completed, the follow-up task from the Everything Has Shortcomings System was as follows: [Keep going, let 2,639 people experience the incompleteness...; Reward: Curve Body Single Shadow·Incomplete]

Curve Body Single Shadow... a martial art I’ve never heard of. What use could it have? However, the number 2,639 piqued Lin Bai’s interest.

So, he did some calculations and immediately understood the origin of this number.

The total number of people affected by the Incomplete System’s tasks was 7,360. Adding the new task’s 2,639, it totaled 9,999 people.

That damn Incomplete System is just rounding up the numbers...

The incompleteness value of 9,999 seemed very auspicious. A sliver of anticipation grew in Lin Bai’s heart. I wonder if the Everything Has Shortcomings System will reward more useful martial arts after passing this integer?

Even something that occasionally goes offline like the Nine-Days True Scripture would be better than Seven Injury Hands or Morning Flight...

But in the end, Lin Bai relaxed. Less expectation, less disappointment.

In Jiamucheng, Lin Bai had already pushed the ’sport’ of incompleteness to its peak.

With the release of the Heavenly Remnant Collection and the City Lord’s plan to rebuild Jiamucheng underway, the incompleteness value should see a massive surge.

No matter what martial art was rewarded, he would profit. This was better than practicing on his own.

As always, if I can’t use it, I can teach my disciples!

Two emotion trees, one large and one small.

The Positive Emotion Tree had just sprouted and was still far from blooming.

The new fruit on the Negative Emotion Tree hung from its branch. Lin Bai didn’t pick it. Picked or not, there was nowhere to keep it. It was fine to let it grow on the tree.

Moreover, he also wanted to verify for how many days the spiritual power from a single fruit could sustain him.

The fruit growing on the tree didn’t prevent it from continuously blooming and bearing more fruit. In just one day, a second small flower bud appeared on the Negative Emotion Tree. However, when people grew accustomed to the Chef’s Divine Food Stall’s model, the growth of negative Emotion Value also slowed.

Lin Bai felt he still needed to develop new revenue streams...

While [Crispy Rice] was securing his own territory, he also completed the follow-up task of acquiring ten subordinates. Lin Bai, in turn, leeched another two Luck Values from him.

Now, [Crispy Rice]’s task was to win people’s hearts, and the reward was still Luck Value.

As long as he didn’t ask for help, Lin Bai didn’t plan to interfere with his development. After all, a person’s energy was limited; it was impossible to cover all aspects. Some things had to be let go when the time came.

If Crispy Rice really runs into trouble, the system will alert me. It won’t be too late to act then...

「A bright moon hung in the sky.」

Once the night business started, the lively human presence suppressed the ghostly aura. The area around the Chef’s Divine Food Stall became very bustling, showing signs of developing into a second night market.

When Lin Bai returned, Luo Congwen and the others were already in place.

Inside the Chef’s Divine Food Stall, the lights flickered ominously, and shrill screams echoed intermittently.

Whenever a scream rang out, the crowd gathered outside would erupt in cheers, despite not seeing what was happening inside, though this didn’t affect their enjoyment of the atmosphere.

With so many spectators cheering, it greatly diminished the terror of the Dreadful Mansion, which theoretically should have hampered business.

However, as the crowd cheered jubilantly, a massive wave of positive Emotion Value surged. Lin Bai quickly abandoned the idea of clearing the area.

Compared to the burst of positive Emotion Value, the few negative Emotion Values provided by the customers inside suddenly seemed insignificant.

Either way, I’m making a profit. Why refuse such a win-win situation!

Outside the restaurant, [Dumbelldore] and [Dragon Breath] were staring at each other, at a loss.

Occasionally glancing at the bustling Dreadful Mansion, [Dragon Breath]’s expression was grim. "Dumbelldore, you can’t do this! I found the Dreadful Mansion first. I don’t know what trick you used to deceive Shopkeeper Lin, but what you’re doing is unethical..."

"Just because you discovered it, it’s yours?!" [Dumbelldore] laughed. "Bro, your old ways of playing are outdated. Time for a new approach! Want to grind monsters? Go to West Mountain!"

"Outdated?" [Dragon Breath] harrumphed, provoking, "Dare to duel me one-on-one?"

[Dumbelldore] was speechless.

"I think you’re the fool who’s gone astray," [Dragon Breath] sneered. "What’s the use of all that money? One slap and I’ll wipe you out, take all your loot."

To be honest, [Dragon Breath] felt like he was going crazy. After becoming Daoist Priest Qingfeng’s disciple, he’d ignored everything else, practicing day and night, all to be the first to defeat the Dreadful Mansion’s boss.

The result? He took a short break offline, only to see [Dumbelldore] being praised everywhere.

The place where [Dumbelldore] had struck it rich was the very instance dungeon he had his eyes on! Others might not know what was inside, but how could he not?

For a moment, [Dragon Breath] felt as disgusted as if he’d swallowed a fly. He logged back online and, without even saying goodbye to Daoist Priest Qingfeng, stormed off to find [Dumbelldore].

He was convinced that guy had done it deliberately to snatch his instance.

"There are too many people now; I won’t deal with you yet," [Dragon Breath] glared fiercely at [Dumbelldore]. "Later, when there are fewer people, I’ll kill you and that A Piao inside together..."

Seeing [Dragon Breath]’s rage practically boiling over, [Dumbelldore] inwardly groaned. But then he turned his head, saw Lin Bai, and his face lit up. "Shopkeeper, you’re back!"

[Dragon Breath] also turned. Seeing Lin Bai, he was equally elated. "Shopkeeper! It’s me, Dragon Breath, The Chosen One! I’m back to help you deal with that A Piao!"

"What A Piao?" Lin Bai looked at [Dragon Breath] curiously.

"The A Piao in the shop!" [Dragon Breath] was taken aback. "Don’t you remember me? I’m Dragon Breath, the one who’s always ready to help, the champion of justice! I even died for you once! We made a deal: once I revived, I’d come back and help you get rid of the A Piao..."

"What A Piao? Those are my employees. This is a restaurant. If you want to eat, please come in. If not, please leave immediately and don’t disrupt my business," Lin Bai retorted sharply. "Besides, I don’t know any Dragon Breath."

"Shopkeeper..." [Dragon Breath]’s eyes widened in disbelief at Lin Bai. "Has he deceived you? Humans and ghosts walk different paths..."

"AHEM!" With a cough, Daoist Priest Qingfeng appeared. He gave Lin Bai an embarrassed glance and pulled [Dragon Breath] aside. "Shopkeeper Lin, this is my disciple. He’s unaware of the situation inside. Please don’t take his words to heart."

"Master," [Dragon Breath] was stunned. "Inside there’s..."

"What is it? Those inside are our employees! Why aren’t you focusing on your training instead of running around causing trouble?" Daoist Priest Qingfeng’s face hardened. "Apologize to Shopkeeper Lin. From now on, when you see Shopkeeper Lin, you must respect him as you respect me."

"Our? Employees?" [Dragon Breath] was somewhat bewildered.

"I hold a ten percent share in the Chef’s Divine Food Stall," Daoist Priest Qingfeng said, stroking his beard, his gaze towards Lin Bai particularly warm.

He had heard about all the recent happenings at the Chef’s Divine Food Stall.

He’d done some calculations. Including the night business, the restaurant’s revenue had at least doubled. At this rate, by the time the Spiritual Realm node opened, his assets would at least quadruple. At this moment, Lin Bai was a veritable God of Wealth in his eyes. He would fight to the death anyone who dared to harm the Chef’s Divine Food Stall.

[Resentment from Dragon Breath; +1]

[Dragon Breath] stood there, stunned, his eyes vacant. The instance dungeon that was almost his had just vanished into thin air. This wasn’t how the game was supposed to be played!

"Idiot," [Dumbelldore]’s confidence swelled when he saw Daoist Priest Qingfeng was [Dragon Breath]’s master, and he couldn’t resist taunting him in a private message.

"Son of a bitch! So what if I can’t kill the A Piao? I can still kill you! Just you wait!" [Dragon Breath] glared at [Dumbelldore] and retorted fiercely.

Your master was defeated by my master. You think you can beat me? [Dumbelldore] shot [Dragon Breath] a contemptuous glance, then suddenly remembered the matter of becoming a disciple. He quickly presented the Record of Good Deeds, which he had hidden in his sleeve, to Lin Bai with both hands. "Master, am I qualified to become your disciple now?"

"If you pass the test, there’s naturally no reason for me not to accept you." Lin Bai had overheard their private chat. He casually tossed the Record of Good Deeds aside and said with a smile, "Fortunately, Daoist Priest Qingfeng is here. He can serve as a witness. From this moment on, you are the senior disciple of the seventeenth generation of the Righteous Door."

HISS! Daoist Priest Qingfeng’s hand, which was stroking his beard, froze, and he accidentally plucked out several strands.

The Righteous Door? Choosing a name like that? Your sect truly has no shame!

"Little Deng, don’t get ahead of yourself. We of the Righteous Door must always maintain the conduct of a gentleman, keeping benevolence and propriety in our hearts. The benevolent love others; those with propriety respect others. Always restrain your behavior. If I discover any lapse in your moral character, I will not hesitate to cripple your martial arts and expel you from the sect," Lin Bai looked at [Dumbelldore] and instructed sternly.

[Resentment from Daoist Priest Qingfeng; +1]

[Resentment from Dumbelldore; +1]

Listening to the familiar yet starkly contrasting requirements for discipleship, [Dragon Breath] looked at Lin Bai, then at his master’s constipated expression. In a daze, he seemed to understand something.

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