The Most Random System

Hu Fei heard that, blew on his palm, and then scratched his head, "Really? Isn’t it the nice smell of yesterday’s chocolate?"

Lin Li chuckled but didn’t respond. Instead, he turned to Shi Dongchen and said:

"I’m hot because of piloting the mecha, taking off some clothes should be enough."

Blaming the mecha, for those who don’t understand it, wouldn’t find anything odd.

When the protective suit was taken off, Lin Li’s upper body was exposed with just a vest.

Lin Li hadn’t systematically trained before, but traces of muscles could be seen on his body, somewhat lean and slim—Lin Li liked this physique himself and had no intention of becoming a muscle hulk, though he wasn’t sure if the people in the refuge liked it.

Clearing his throat, he stretched lazily.

Lin Li, like a cam streamer, began meticulously crafting every move he made, posing flamboyantly.

Due to his revered status in the refuge, many people secretly observed Lin Li.

Some were curious, while others hoped to catch Lin Li’s attention like Hu Fei and gain some extra gifts from him.

Earlier, when the supplies Lin Li brought were nearly consumed and the crops planted outside the refuge hadn’t yet yielded, entering a relatively tough period, some intended to snitch extra goods from Hu Fei and Xiaojing, but were sternly prohibited by Shi Dongchen.

Later, although Hu Fei did share, he did it voluntarily.

And as for Xiaojing’s stuff, she held them tightly the entire time, with Shi Dongchen treating her the same without secretly excluding her thereafter.

Thus, watching Lin Li flaunting around, some smart folks quickly realized what needed to be done now!!

"Mr. Lin!"

Lin Li turned his head, a man was holding a quiet little box like a treasure in both hands.

"What’s up?" Lin Li asked.

"This is a specially formulated medicinal cream, a signature product from a company before the apocalypse, excellent for itch relief; your world might not have it, please take it."

Lin Li was momentarily stunned, then silent.

TAT.

Well... I... you... damn.

"Hmm, thanks." Lin Li nodded expressionlessly, accepting the man’s goodwill.

The man was overjoyed.

Indeed, he has the keenest eye!

Next, it’s time for a grand gesture to thank the master.

"..."

Lin Li used Water Splash Jump, but it seemed like nothing happened.

The man was first stunned, then silent.

TAT.

Where’s my reward?

Lin Li then stopped flaunting and turned to Hu Fei, lightly tapping his arm, asking:

"Xiaojing, have you ever worked out before? Or did your muscles develop after awakening?"

"Workout?" Hu Fei scratched his head, "Never before, I used to work out before the apocalypse."

"Awakening didn’t bring any changes to my body, just made my muscles bigger."

Lin Li raised an eyebrow and conjured a can of protein powder: "I’ve been working out too recently, Xiaojing, do you use protein powder when you exercise?"

"Protein powder?" Hu Fei glanced at the can, shook his head, "My workout friends said protein powder isn’t good for the kidneys, best not to use it; it’s a great protein supplement, best to take it after training."

"I’m giving this can to you; the kidneys aren’t that important in the apocalypse, but protein still is."

"Thanks, big bro." Hu Fei gratefully took the protein powder and fondled it, "I never splurged on buying protein powder while working out, it was too expensive, not sure why, after one scoop, it’s gone, there were only two scoops left, totaling four scoops."

One scoop down, and four scoops are lost, it’s really too expensive, so to save money, I kept the money instead, thus having money to buy protein powder to consume."

"Xiaojing, there’s no need for that, you can buy the protein powder and not consume it today, that way you’ve saved one scoop, and then when you consume the saved scoop, it’s like a free scoop for you."

"Ah! Yes! Big bro, if only I had met you before the apocalypse."

"Do you want to go to the gym together after the workout later?"

"Sure thing, big bro!"

"..."

"..."

Shi Dongchen: "(;☉_☉)?"

What?

What what what?

What are these two babbling about? It sounds like human language, yet not quite human? Almost made Shi Dongchen’s ears exhausted.

Hu Fei’s brain issues aren’t new, it’s always been like this.

How can Lin Li still communicate seamlessly with him?

As they continued chatting, Lin Li even invited Hu Fei to arm wrestle.

Why on earth did things develop like this?

What shocked Shi Dongchen even more was that, under the circumstance that Lin Li asked Hu Fei in advance not to hold back, he still won.

And judging from the expression during the process, it seemed very easy, without using full strength.

Shi Dongchen knew very well that with Hu Fei’s personality, he wouldn’t understand what flattery or tacit concession meant. When "Big Brother" told him to take it seriously, he’d indeed take it seriously.

So, this was a genuine contest of strength.

And yet he lost?

Hu Fei’s strength, having lived closely with him for so long, Shi Dongchen was deeply aware of, as he himself was a physical type of Awakened.

The image of Lin Li in Shi Dongchen’s mind became increasingly unfathomable.

"Big Brother sure is Big Brother! So awesome!"

[Show your physical charm to more people (3/50)]

Looking at the numbers jumping on the system panel, Lin Li raised an eyebrow slightly.

After just that event, although it had changed, there were only 3 members.

But obviously, under the showcase with Hu Fei, more than three people watched the entire arm-wrestling.

This is too slow.

Thinking of this, Lin Li immediately had an idea.

If displaying power via arm wrestling is feasible, then it’s better to take it a step further, using a more direct way to showcase his prowess.

So, Lin Li turned to Shi Dongchen and Hu Fei and said:

"Since we’re just idling around, why not take some people to go out and clear out the nearby zombies?

Five hours ago I actually cleared out a wave, now there should be more gathering again. It’s a good chance to stretch our muscles and help relieve the burden on your safehouse."

Upon hearing this, Shi Dongchen was taken aback for a moment, then showed a surprised and grateful expression on his face: "Really?! Great! We’ll prepare immediately!"

To Shi Dongchen, this act of proactively proposing to clear out zombies and protect the safehouse seemed to be a weak sign of Lin Li’s "sense of belonging". Even if Lin Li intended to lead people to their death, he would definitely agree.

Shi Dongchen started issuing commands, checking off those leaving.

"Big Brother! Big Brother! Big Brother!!"

The safehouse bustled with activity, and soon a small squad of over twenty people gathered at the entrance, their morale boosted by Lin Li’s presence.

Though the numbers weren’t enough, Lin Li knew the safehouse itself used a shift system and couldn’t all come out at once.

They can switch to the next batch later.

Lin Li took the lead out of the safehouse, still wearing just a vest.

Handsome, very handsome.

The group cautiously stepped out of the hidden entrance, navigating several turns, and exited the safehouse compound.

Outside the door, a few zombies roamed sporadically.

"Roar—!"

Lin Li naturally took the lead. Signaling others to wait in place, he stepped out of the cover alone, not concealing his footsteps.

As soon as Lin Li appeared, the closest few zombies were immediately attracted by the fresh life aura, instinctively roaring and charging towards Lin Li.

Lin Li was just about to strike when the system began to update—

[Show your physical charm to more people (4/50)]

[Show your physical charm to more people (5/50)]

...

[Show your physical charm to more people (9/50)]

The numbers steadily increased almost with every zombie that lunged at him.

Lin Li’s movement to take action paused slightly, changing his title to [Demon Breath], deciding not to thrash these guys for now.

Lin Li wasn’t too surprised by the situation; after a brief thought, he understood the logic and found it a bit amusing.

—In the eyes of the system, these zombies weren’t zombies at all, but living beings, meeting the requirements.

There wasn’t anyone around when triggering this task actually.

But Lin Li didn’t expect it to be so simple; he thought at least it would have to be a smart mutated kind like last time to get the system’s recognition.

So ordinary zombies are okay too?

This task is basically a "freebie".

Realizing this, Lin Li gently caressed the side faces of the nearest few zombies that lost target tracks, finding these ugly creatures more pleasing to the eye.

People behind the cover: "?"

Hu Fei: "0.0! Is this the new sister-in-law?"

"No, seems like it’s a male."

"Big Brother became Big Sister!"