novelraw Chapter 175 : Lin Li Successfully Holds Hands!
Chapter 175 : Lin Li Successfully Holds Hands!
It was obvious that for Geography, Feng Kai had indeed only prepared one cheat sheet.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have resorted to sticking his fingers down his throat during the exam, looking pale as a ghost.
He had swallowed it twenty minutes ago; who knows what good sticking his fingers down his throat would do now.
Lin Li quickly finished the Geography exam, then checked it from beginning to end twice, correcting a few minor mistakes he had made out of carelessness.
This exam wasn't considered difficult. Lin Li felt he would score at least a 90, likely higher.
Lin Li handed in his paper five minutes early and immediately left the classroom area. He even wore the earplugs he had gone out to buy during lunch the whole way, only returning a minute after the Biology exam had started.
He absolutely could not afford to hear anyone else's cheating plans, especially from other exam rooms.
...
Biology exam.
Feng Kai was silent.
Feeling the taste of the Biology cheat sheet in his stomach, his smile was forced and weak.
*Is this the taste of knowledge? It's so bitter.*
Feng Kai didn't know what exactly he was so afraid of, but when gripped by fear, his brain simply couldn't make rational judgments.
Lin Li, who had orchestrated all of this, hid his merit and fame, but he wasn't feeling smug about it.
On the contrary, his brows were tightly furrowed.
He realized his approach was fundamentally flawed.
He suspected Feng Kai planned to cheat on every single subject. Was he just going to keep scaring him like this?
Relying on this method continuously was unrealistic. Who knows, maybe Feng Kai would develop a resistance to fear and stop eating his cheat sheets. Moreover, collecting and outputting massive amounts of fear was a burden on his own mental energy.
If this ended up affecting his own exam scores, it would be putting the cart before the horse.
His initial decision was wrong.
It was decided.
Lin Li planned to lay his cards on the table tomorrow. He had already thought of a passable excuse.
He had also finished writing and checking the Biology exam. He had done similar examples for the calculation questions before. Since Biology had almost no subjective questions, Lin Li estimated he could get close to a perfect score.
After checking it one more time, Lin Li was about to hand in his paper, but just as he stood up, he sat back down.
He sighed.
—After standing up and getting a wider field of vision, Lin Li saw the girl sitting in front of him looking at a phone inside her desk drawer.
*I should have handed it in with my eyes closed. I let my guard down.*
Fortunately, the invigilator didn't notice him stand up and didn't insist he hand in his paper.
*Why is this exam room full of such talents?*
However, Lin Li believed that even in Exam Room 1, he would still see a bunch of people "cheating." After all, many times, students with good grades care even more about their scores.
He manifested the "Flask of Hidden Passions" and outputted.
In Lin Li's vision, the girl immediately straightened her back and pushed the phone further into the drawer, making a slight bumping sound. However, besides Lin Li, no one else noticed.
*She didn't eat the phone. What a pity.*
But Lin Li's brows then furrowed because the emotions inside the "Flask of Hidden Passions" were used up.
The bulk of it had been used on Feng Kai. Lin Li hadn't anticipated there would be another "master" in this exam room. To ensure Feng Kai would repeat his mistake, and since this was the last exam of the day, he hadn't been stingy with it.
As for absorbing on the spot, being in this exam room right now, he could at most absorb some anxiety as the exam time neared its end.
Outputting anxiety into the girl in front of him might actually encourage her urge to look at her phone.
It was his own lack of careful consideration that led to this situation.
A person always has to pay for their wrong decisions. But mainly, the task was triggered at the wrong time. If it had been triggered yesterday, he would have been able to make a more rational judgment.
If he suddenly stood up and reported her now, the cheating method was a phone, and her biological sex was female—the buffs were stacked too high. The aftermath would be very troublesome.
But Lin Li was a cultivator after all; he had other methods.
He looked at the "Spatial Reach" in his [Inventory]. Now was a good time to test this item.
After completing this task, he would still make a profit.
[You have used "Spatial Reach". For the next hour, you will master the ability: "Spatial Reach".]
Lin Li took a deep breath. He didn't immediately target the girl's drawer to phase through space. Instead, he planned to phase just a few centimeters in front of himself to check the effect.
He used his left hand, which was less noticeable to the people in the classroom.
When the thought of phasing appeared in Lin Li's mind, he saw the space at the tips of his left fingers and the space he wanted to phase to become slightly distorted. Then, as his hand moved forward, it was as if a portal had opened between the two places, and his fingertips appeared out of thin air.
*Amazing.*
*System, I really want to learn this.*
If he permanently learned this, he would never have to look around and do a bunch of fake moves when adjusting his underwear ever again.
If he had an itch, he could just scratch it directly.
*Wait, now is not the time to fantasize about this.* Lin Li set the destination space to the girl's drawer.
Lin Li planned to grab the phone, see if it had a lock screen password. If it didn't, he'd turn the volume all the way up and open TikTok. If it did, he'd just hold onto it and return it when the exam was about to end.
She wouldn't dare say anything if it went missing anyway.
The plan was perfect once again. Lin Li concentrated, estimated the position of the drawer, and reached through space!
*Got it!*
*Eh?*
...
Wei Jing didn't know why she had been so terrified just now, but fortunately, the fear came and went quickly.
She still didn't know how to do the questions. If she quickly searched for the answers now, there was still time.
The teacher was still zoning out, and her seat against the wall was very convenient to use. So, Wei Jing leaned slightly to the side and reached in to grab the phone she had just tossed inside.
*Got it!*
*Eh?*
*What did I grab? Why does it feel so weird?*
Wei Jing tried to pull her hand out but failed, so she subconsciously bent down to look into the drawer.
She saw two hands with their fingers intertwined.
One was hers, and the other... didn't seem to be hers.
*Eh?*
*Eh.*
*Ehhh!!!!*
"Ah!!!!!"
Everyone in the exam room turned to look at Wei Jing, who had suddenly jumped up and screamed. Many people were startled.
The invigilator, who had been zoning out ever since checking on Feng Kai earlier, also stood up. Looking at the still-panicking Wei Jing with concern and worry, he asked in confusion, "Student, what's wrong?"
"A hand! A hand, there's a hand! There's a hand in my drawer!"
Wei Jing had already backed away a meter, standing next to Lin Li. She was stuttering from fear, pointing at her drawer, her voice trembling.
"A hand? There's a hand in your drawer?" The invigilator was confused, completely not understanding Wei Jing's statement.
*Is there a bug called 'shou' (hand) in the drawer?*
He walked over to Wei Jing's seat, bent down to look inside the drawer, and pulled out a phone. "Oh, oh, do you mean this phone? It probably belongs to the student who usually sits here, right? Sigh, what's so scary about a phone?"
The invigilator didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
And he completely didn't suspect that the phone belonged to Wei Jing.
"No, Teacher! There's a human hand in the drawer! I was just holding hands with it!" Wei Jing's language ability recovered a bit, and she quickly waved her hands and said.
"Huh?" The invigilator looked as if he had heard a fairy tale. He carefully inspected the drawer again, even gesturing for Wei Jing to come closer, and even used his own phone's flashlight:
"Look, there's nothing else, just a few books. Child, are you under too much pressure? It's okay, it's just a minor exam. Just relax."
Wei Jing also calmed down a lot. *Could it be... I really hallucinated?*
Thinking back on it now, it was indeed a bit absurd. The experience just now was like a horror movie.
Wei Jing returned to her seat and looked for herself. *What the hell, there really is nothing.*
*Maybe I really do need a good rest.*
"I'm sorry, Teacher. I might have made a mistake just now," Wei Jing bit her lip and apologized.
"It's fine, it's fine. Continue with the exam," the invigilator waved his hand, telling the surrounding students who were watching the drama to return their attention to the exam. At the same time, he pointed at Lin Li behind Wei Jing and lectured:
"You guys should learn from this student. Be more focused. Look at him, he hasn't looked up once the whole time, just earnestly writing his exam. Don't get distracted at the slightest rustle of leaves in the wind."
Feng Kai: "..."
*Teacher, could what just happened really be considered just a 'rustle of leaves in the wind'?*
*Wasn't it more like thunder and lightning?*
*That girl screamed so loudly. Anyone who wasn't distracted by that is truly a god.*
Feng Kai now suspected that the guy behind Wei Jing was deaf, otherwise how could he have no reaction?
"Teacher, can you give the phone back to me?"
Seeing the invigilator about to return to the podium, Wei Jing asked weakly.
"Oh, this is your phone? Sure," the invigilator nodded. He reached his hand halfway out, then pulled it back. He belatedly realized something was wrong: "Eh? Why did you bring a phone?"
Wei Jing: "I..."
"Why did you bring it into the exam room?"
Wei Jing: "I..."
"Ask your homeroom teacher for it later."
Wei Jing: "Fuck..."
Wei Jing could only watch her phone leave her, filled with endless regret.
She scared herself, and her phone got confiscated.
*Why did I see such a hallucination!!!*
*Ahhhh, I hate left-turning hands in drawers the most!*
The classroom fell silent.
A guilty Lin Li finally stopped scribbling randomly on his exam paper.
*Earnestly writing my exam? I was just drawing black circles over and over again.*
"Phew—"
He was sweating profusely.
He didn't grab the phone, he grabbed a hand. Lin Li hadn't expected that either.
He especially hadn't expected that just holding hands with him would cause such a huge reaction from this girl. Lin Li admitted he was a bit handsome, but this was really a bit unnecessary.
The cheating plan of the girl in front of him had been completely destroyed. It was time to flee this place of trouble. Besides, once outside, he could test the "Spatial Reach" ability more boldly.
So Lin Li, who had already prepared, immediately stood up to hand in his paper.
"Teacher, handing in my paper."
"Just put it here. Eh? Why are your eyes closed?" The invigilator nodded, then looked up and noticed Lin Li's eyes were squinted shut, and asked in confusion.
"Teacher, my eyes are just naturally small."
*Nonsense, of course it's because I'm afraid of seeing another phone or someone else cheating.*
Invigilator: "?"
*Is that right? His eyes didn't look like that when I was praising him earlier, did they?*
Seeing the invigilator didn't say anything else, Lin Li immediately left the classroom, taking his backpack to the currently mostly empty sports field.
...
After a period of experimentation, Lin Li gained some understanding of this ability.
First, the distance he could grab objects through space really was only the guaranteed two meters.
Second, "Spatial Reach" could bring objects through space, but there was a limit. The object couldn't be larger than Lin Li's hand. For example, Lin Li couldn't bring a long wooden stick through horizontally, but he could pull it through vertically.
Third, he could grab living things, but with restrictions. Lin Li successfully grabbed an ant through space, but when he tried to grab his right hand with his left hand, his right hand couldn't be brought through at all, and it even prevented his left hand from returning. This was probably also because the object was too large.
Fourth, it took about five seconds to determine the grab location. The more precise it needed to be, the longer it took. Furthermore, he could only determine a location in empty space, not inside a solid object. So he was very disappointed to find that he still couldn't reach into someone's pants through space, because the pants, underwear, and skin were too tightly packed together, failing to meet the prerequisite for spatial phasing.
He originally thought he could use it to do a lot of perverted things, but now it seemed he couldn't be *too* perverted.
Fifth, Persona Activation.
Although Lin Li cultivated immortality just so he could elegantly adjust his underwear, this item was indeed a good thing. It had many applicable scenarios, so he could keep a few in stock.
Lin Li immediately redeemed today's quota, bringing the inventory of "Spatial Reach" in his [Warehouse] back to 1.
He only had 210 points left. Lin Li decided to temporarily suspend his daily spirit stone redemption.
Lin Li planned to redeem another "Spatial Reach," which would leave him with only 160.
He didn't want to run out of points if another useful 50 System Currency item refreshed in the future.
He would place his high hopes for spirit stones on the one-month body forging task, which could be completed in the first half of next month.
...
The next day.
The subjects to be tested today were Math, Physics, Politics, and Technology. The exams started at 8:00 AM, so Lin Li arrived quite early.
"A few words reveal the truth, the whispers of the old days, human interests and emotions are meaningless in books, it is indescribable, it drives people mad, the more you read, the more lonely and despairing you become. Haha, I understand, I completely understand! *Physics* is the true Cthulhu novel! Haha! Daoist Master, I have succeeded!"
When Lin Li arrived at the exam room in the morning, Bai Bufan started acting crazy the moment he saw him.
*Another one studied himself stupid.*
Although the next exam was Math, Bai Bufan was reading Physics.
After all, compared to the two most science-y science subjects, Physics had slightly more things to memorize.
This time, Lin Li waited until the classroom was mostly full, then walked straight up to the podium, clapped his hands, and drew everyone's attention.
"Excuse me, sorry to interrupt everyone! I've been in a bad mood lately because I was playing a game last night and got killed thirty times in a row by a guy on the other team who was spinning around while shooting. So I absolutely hate people who cheat and use hacks.
"If any of you cheat, you'd better not let me catch you. Otherwise, I apologize in advance, but I will report you. I'm serious, this isn't a joke. Please be understanding. Finally, sorry again for interrupting."
Lin Li spoke somewhat ruthless words in a relatively gentle tone, then stepped down from the podium.
This was the showdown Lin Li had prepared.
This would have a much smaller impact on him than suddenly reporting someone out of the blue.
After all, he had already given a warning, so it couldn't be considered a silent backstab against the student class.
—It was a vocal backstab.
Faced with Lin Li's speech, some people found it baffling, some who didn't plan to cheat didn't care, some guys laughed in relief upon hearing Lin Li got killed thirty times, and some Feng Kais widened their eyes.
When Lin Li returned to his seat, Bai Bufan came over and asked with concern:
"Lin Li, are you okay? Cheer up. People who use hacks in competitive games are pure bastards. They're like a guy with erectile dysfunction who buys a sex machine, makes his wife—who's been ridden by ten thousand men—fly high, and then because *he* pressed the switch, he thinks *he's* really awesome.
"There's no need to get angry over idiots like that."
Bufan was truly a good bro to him. Seeing that Lin Li looked genuinely upset, he immediately came to comfort him.
Lin Li smiled and whispered an excuse closer to the truth to Bai Bufan: "Actually, I'm not in a bad mood. I lied to them. I just purely want to report those who cheat. I think it's fun and I want to be a troll."
Bai Bufan: "?"
He fell silent for a moment.
"Lin Li, you look very sunny on the outside, but you're actually very dark on the inside. Your sunshine is all a disguise," Bai Bufan evaluated.
Hearing this, Lin Li actually laughed smugly: "That's right, that's exactly the kind of person I am. Normally I can joke around with you and be very easygoing..."
"That's not what I meant," Bai Bufan shook his head.
"What?"
"I'm saying you have erectile dysfunction," Bai Bufan nodded.
*(Translator's Note: "Sunny disguise" / 阳伪 sounds exactly like "erectile dysfunction" / 阳痿).*
Lin Li: "?"
*You motherfucker.*
*(End of Chapter)*