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Ten Thousand Ways To Eliminate Players-Chapter 61: Palm Thunder 0
Chapter 61: Palm Thunder 061
"Crispy Rice, your junior brother has a BUG!" Inside the beggars’ den, Sticky Rice crouched next to Crispy Rice, his voice laced with worry.
"I know." Crispy Rice seemed rather down as well.
"What are we going to do? Should we continue our mission?" Sticky Rice asked. "Without Lin Bai’s support, ruling the Beggar Gang will be fraught with difficulties."
Crispy Rice was silent for a long moment, a struggle apparent in his eyes. "Let’s continue. Even without Lin Bai, we still have the City Lord. Plus, we’ve already seized control of three streets. Dumbelldore is toiling for NPCs, yet we have many NPCs working for us. Can you bear to give that up?"
"Alright then!" Sticky Rice picked a straw from his hair, looked down at his ragged clothes, and sighed silently. "Boss Mi, let’s find some time to check in with Lin Bai’s side too!"
「Evening.」
The lively Chef’s Divine Food Stall finally quieted down.
There were probably over a hundred new internal test players in Jiamucheng. Almost everyone had reported to Lin Bai.
These people had provided significant amounts of positive emotion value for Lin Bai, causing the branches of the Positive Emotion Tree to extend outwards.
But while he was an online sensation, once they had checked in, the game still had to go on. Nobody would spend their whole day eating in a restaurant.
[Congratulations, you have brought warmth to the world for an entire day. Reward: Palm Thunder (already awarded)]
[Palm Thunder: Summon a thunderbolt from your palm by harnessing the Inner Strength within your body. Inflicts thunder strike damage on enemies and deals double damage to soul-type creatures.]
[Please set your own spell phrase for Palm Thunder (Note: The Great Language System is the base of all civilization. Therefore, all spells you master must be activated by language. Shorter phrases result in weaker spells. Longer phrases result in stronger spells. Please set your phrase carefully)]
What the heck!? This absurd setting made Lin Bai’s eyes widen in disbelief.
[Spell phrase for Palm Thunder has been set: What the heck! (Please remember this incantation for casting the spell)]
The abrupt notification left Lin Bai speechless.
What on earth? It’s already been set? Are they trying to mess with me? Don’t they even give me time to think? The shorter the incantation, the weaker the spell! I’ve been slaving away all day, and this is what I get? A two-word incantation?! How weak can this spell possibly be? And it’s such a ridiculous phrase! And here I thought you were a proper system, so I spent the whole day saying nice things...
[Corrosive words hurt like a bitter winter. Having experienced the charm of language, remember that even the toughest can be angered. Expressing harsh words when enraged can harm others and vent your feelings. Please maintain abusive language for 24 hours. Reward: Second setting for Palm Thunder spell phrase.]
[Note: The start time is measured from your first abusive phrase. Restart the calculation if the abusive language is interrupted or if the amount of abusive language is less than daily small talk.]
As expected. After ’A single good word can warm three winter months,’ comes ’Corrosive words hurt like a bitter winter.’ The Great Language System was too overbearing; its tasks were crowding out the other systems. But currently, the other systems either ran on their own or had no attractive rewards. The only useful reward from the Everything Has Shortcomings System was 73.3 years of Inner Strength, but it required a shortcoming value from a whopping 68,000 people. The total number of people in Novice Village fell far short of this number, and the shortcoming value was growing at a snail’s pace. Unless the Heavenly Disabled Poem Collection became a bestseller, he feared it would be impossible to achieve this. Therefore, Lin Bai was currently neglecting the Incomplete System to some extent. The God Doctor System had rewarded a Basic Pill Refinement Technique, with the subsequent task requiring Lin Bai to concoct his own Dan Fang. The reward was... the formula for the Revitalizing Pill. This ridiculous task was akin to asking a skilled woman to cook without rice. Lin Bai only knew a basic herbal identification technique and had no understanding of medical principles or pharmacology. It would be miraculous if he could formulate a Dan Fang. Moreover, none of the doctors in Jiamucheng knew alchemy, so he couldn’t even obtain a reference...
So, the Palm Thunder skill rewarded by the Great Language System was the most useful skill for him. But having to spend a whole day and night on a task was excruciating.
"Master, are you better now?" Dumbelldore had been cautiously observing Lin Bai the entire day. He was used to hearing sweet talk, but suddenly hearing a "What the heck!" made him think he was mishearing things. Still, a glimmer of hope remained in his heart.
You rebellious disciple! There’s only ten percent of the Internal Force Feedback Value left, and you still dare to show your face in front of me? Perfect! I can use you to test Palm Thunder’s power!
Lin Bai looked up at Dumbelldore. With a flash in his palm, he shouted, "What the heck!"
PFFT!
A surge of heat coursed through Lin Bai’s meridians and came out of his palm, turning into a tiny bolt of lightning that swiftly struck Dumbelldore’s head.
A puff of black smoke rose. Dumbelldore’s neat hair was all standing on end, his face pitch black.
A miniature Palm Thunder; the depletion of Inner Strength was practically negligible.
Of course, its power could also be considered negligible. For now, it seemed it could only be used to give someone a perm. Lin Bai was contemplating Palm Thunder’s consumption and power.
Suddenly.
"What the heck!"
"What the heck!"
"What the heck!"
The sudden lightning made Dumbelldore, the waiter, and the chef cry out in surprise, instinctively using Lin Bai’s exclamation.
Then, another warm current surged through Lin Bai’s meridians. His expression changed, and he quickly pointed his palm at Dumbelldore.
PUFF!
PUFF!
PUFF!
Three more bolts of lightning fired, landing on Dumbelldore’s head. The scent of burned hair instantly spread throughout the room.
"Master!" On Dumbelldore’s pitch-black face, his two bright white eyeballs shifted to Lin Bai. Though his health had been deducted, he still looked overjoyed. "Are you really better?"
Better my foot! This time it’s a real bug! So, this blasted Palm Thunder is voice-activated! Can anyone who knows the incantation draw Inner Strength directly from me to cast it? This is too damn unfair! At least the consumption is low. What if I’d used a long incantation, the kind that would drain half my Inner Strength in one go? How would I even manage then? Wait a minute. Although anyone can say the incantation, I’m the one who designates the target for Palm Thunder, right? With this casting method, if someone dared to chant the incantation in my presence, wouldn’t that be suicide? Moreover, if I set a specific incantation and tricked an enemy into saying it, it would be an unavoidable trap... Interesting! I love it, I love it! The Great Language System is truly amazing; this task is worth doing.
However, I need to take a breather first. Once the task starts, it can’t be stopped. This kind of setup is too exploitative. A few more tasks like this could drive me mad! First, I need to deal with my disciple. Only ten percent of the Internal Force Feedback Value is left; I have to find a way to restore my disciple’s virtue points! There are no tasks to increase Inner Strength at the moment, and every little bit helps—even if it’s just scraps.
Lin Bai looked at Dumbelldore and asked sternly, "Do you know where you went wrong?"
"I know." Dumbelldore was overjoyed to see Lin Bai return to normal and nodded repeatedly.
"Where did you go wrong?" Lin Bai asked.
"..." Dumbelldore was puzzled by the question. He recalled his actions throughout the day and tentatively asked, "I didn’t practice hard enough?"
"You cursed me, your master." Lin Bai glared at him and said, "Only by respecting the teacher can one value the Way. You insulted your master, so your moral standing is compromised. Our bond as master and disciple is over."
You freaking bugged out, and you still remember what happened earlier? Then how come you don’t remember going around saying nice things to everyone? Besides, I only cursed you once, and you nearly slapped me to death! How ruthless! Anyone else would be a stiff corpse by now!
But Lin Bai had recovered remarkably well, and Dumbelldore’s quest now had a renewed chance of being completed, so he dared not further provoke Lin Bai.
THUD. He knelt down decisively. "Master, I was wrong. Please give me another chance."
Lin Bai looked at Dumbelldore and sighed, then relented, "Alright, considering this is your first offense, I’ll let it pass this time. For the next few days, you will practice at night and serve guests in the store during the day to cultivate your character. During this time, you must not get angry or enraged. You must use your words to make every customer feel as if they are basking in a spring breeze. Even if a customer hits you, you must endure it and use your virtue to influence them. If you witness any injustice, you must step forward to mediate and inspire those around you with your gentlemanly conduct. Can you do that?"
"Yes." Dumbelldore agreed promptly. Nothing is more wonderful than Lin Bai returning to normal! Let alone being a waiter, I’d even kiss Jimmy Navada...
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