Chapter 95 - 89 Do Not Get a Haircut at This Barbershop

Promises carry significant weight and shouldn’t be made lightly. With the system potentially malfunctioning at any moment, who knows if the next meeting will be at the Joyful Union Sect? Thus, the "rose" is the best way to convey one’s feelings. Unfortunately, Yangliang seems unaware of my intentions, and when we said goodbye on WeChat, there was an air of resentment in the words. Really can’t do much about him. ... At night. After doing some research on the computer, Lin Li resolved some doubts on the photocopied materials. At this point, the translation of the Qingzheng Thunder Control Technique was already halfway completed. The speed was much faster than when translating the Body Refining Eighth Rank Technique previously. Apart from the content being considerably less than the Body Refining Eighth Rank Technique, the experience and knowledge gained from previous translations also provided significant benefits, greatly enhancing efficiency. With a new cultivation technique, naturally, it should be learned. The content at the beginning, which is the first step Lin Li wanted to practice with the Qingzheng Thunder Control Technique, is actually quite simple: To control thunder, the body must be able to contain and wield it. The introduction explains how to use Spiritual Qi to transform one’s body into the Purity and Righteousness Thunder-Controlling Body, enabling the absorption, transfer, and output of lightning. As the transformation of the Thunder Body progresses, the efficiency of these steps also increases. Eventually, the efficiency will exceed 1—meaning that after a cycle of absorbed lightning within the body, its power upon output will be stronger than when absorbed, turning the Thunder Body into an amplifier. If it were only an amplifier, this thunder technique wouldn’t be much of a technique. Once the Thunder Body’s transformation is complete, generating lightning naturally becomes a basic skill. When Yang Yongxin arrives, even he would have to respectfully call himself the Thunder King. Electric Shock Boy, quickly unleash your great Mars powers! The creation of the Thunder Body requires Spiritual Qi. The unused spare low-grade Spirit Stone Lin Li redeemed on Sunday night now becomes useful. Manifesting it, Lin Li began channeling Spiritual Qi within his body according to the Qingzheng Thunder Control Technique’s instructions. Too many acupoints and terms are annotated in the Qingzheng Thunder Control Technique, and Lin Li couldn’t find these terms anywhere on modern networks, likely known only in the Cultivation Realm. Fortunately, it’s also an illustrated manual, allowing him to locate the positions based on the diagrams. The Spiritual Qi section of the Body Refining Eighth Rank Technique had one of the most significant impacts on transforming his body: allowing the Spiritual Qi within him to be divided into two parts for usage. This effect wasn’t so obvious when delving deeper into the Spiritual Qi sections, as the amount of Spiritual Qi needed increased, and the improved efficiency in utilizing Spiritual Qi was directly offset or even overshadowed. But now, its benefits are vividly apparent. This low-grade Spirit Stone feels so long-lasting now. Twenty minutes later, Lin Li opened his eyes, still wanting more, as the Spirit Stone in his hand had become an empty shell. But its sacrifice was worthwhile. The Spiritual Qi was already circulating according to the Qingzheng Thunder Control Technique’s instructions, having traveled more than half a circle in his body. With just one more low-grade Spirit Stone, it should complete the full cycle, transforming his body into the most basic Thunder Body. Then let’s stay up late, wait until midnight. The anticipation of the Thunder Body far outweighs the drowsiness, making it impossible to sleep even if he went to bed now. But it’s only a bit past ten o’clock now. Can’t just wait idly for two hours. In the past, Lin Li would have started watching short, entertaining videos. But now, the rare occasion of bringing his backpack home served its purpose! Study! I love studying! Studying loves me! Turning on the eye-protection lamp, Lin Li set out with the goal of making Wang Yuezhi his son. "I can’t believe I’m doing such a thing," Lin Li couldn’t believe it himself. This broken lamp was dusty, indicating how long it hadn’t been used. However, when Lin Li’s mom came home, she often saw Lin Li studying like this as a child. It was only after she touched the TV or computer chassis and burned her fingers while cooling her earlobes that Lin Li knew his disguise had failed. Luckily, his mom rarely used a belt. A feather duster felt much better. ... "A green machine gun shooter and a blue ice shooter have offspring all being green machine gun shooters. Hmm, that means green and machine gun are dominant genes." "When this machine gun shooter self-mates, the offspring will have four kinds, with all dominant and recessive genes making an appearance. This question is basic. What is the flower language of peas? 9331!" "Speaking of, what position is self-mating?" "Damn, how did your pea family suddenly start messing around with this question? So shameless! Can you raise your moral standards a bit?" "Damn you, Mendel, you used Church funds to till Church land, and then with your damn basket of peas, you toppled the Church! And Morgan, you and your cursed white-eyed fruit flies aren’t any good either!" Since Lin Li was home alone, he could express his thoughts freely while studying. Although he was complaining, Lin Li believed biology is the kindest subject in the sciences and the best in his science grades. Initially, if the system hadn’t been activated, Lin Li would have likely chosen biology, geography, and technology out of the seven. But with the foundational memory enhancement and Strong Recognition, Lin Li’s choices might lean more towards the arts now, but since it’s not finalized until the end of the term, there’s no rush. "Ding-ling-ling—ding-ling-ling—" The alarm clock rang, signaling midnight had arrived. "Yay! Only four more hours until I can play Genshin Impact daily!" Kidding, Lin Li doesn’t play Genshin Impact. He immediately set down Mendel’s legacy and brought up the system to exchange today’s Spirit Stone. Once again, it’s a mundane low-grade. The gambler still hasn’t achieved anything noteworthy. [570 (650)] Since being able to use Spirit Stones, the system currency section on his panel has shown a bracketed number indicating his total historical system currency obtained. Putting aside these distractions, Lin Li sat cross-legged again and began to absorb the Spiritual Qi from the Spirit Stone. More than ten minutes passed. Lin Li opened his eyes and exhaled a mouthful of turbid air. There is still about half the Spiritual Qi left in the Spirit Stone in his hand, save it and put it in the warehouse first. The Spiritual Qi has completed a circuit within his body according to the Qingzheng Thunder Control Technique, and the Thunder-Controlling Body is initially formed. Lin Li took out his copy of the Qingzheng Thunder Control Technique and looked at the content in the back. With the Thunder-Controlling Body, one naturally begins to control thunder, but in the absence of the ability to generate thunder, the cultivation of the Qingzheng Thunder Control Technique still requires external assistance. The Qingzheng Thunder Control Technique indeed offered some advice on external aid, such as "soaking in the Thunder Pool," "going to Triple Thunder Heaven," "searching for Thunder Seeds," "consuming Purple Thunder Pills"... It’s extremely comprehensive, akin to a babysitter-level guide, the only problem is: "Could you at least talk about something that’s actually possible?" "Why not just have Sister Cannon throw a coin at my forehead, wouldn’t that be more electrifying than the Thunder Pool?" Lin Li tossed the copy of the Qingzheng Thunder Control Technique back onto the table. Complaints aside, he looked around. To put it bluntly, thunder is just electricity, theoretically, in reality, it’s not only available but abundant, everywhere. For instance, Lin Li’s gaze now rested on the power outlet beside him. If you wash your hands but don’t dry them, and then stick them into the outlet while dancing a hand gesture, it should feel a bit painful. Lin Li’s gaze then shifted to the charging cable of the desk lamp, which had a cracked rubber ring patched with several rounds of black tape to ensure safety. Unwrap those tapes, and if you put the copper wire in your mouth while knitting a sweater, it might taste a bit more numbing than Sichuan pepper. If this power isn’t enough, you can often find sparrows chirping on the power pole, doing pull-ups on it should be quite fun too. Lin Li thought that having such thoughts made him the bravest man in the world. Maybe in the future, he could put these ideas into practice. But that must be in the future. Lin Li thought he wouldn’t be able to handle it now. If his corpse got charred black from being electrocuted, and when he went to heaven, God mistook him for a black man and sent him to pick cotton, what would he do? The Thunder-Controlling Body is just starting, so as for the power of the thunder, he should start by trying gradually. With the anti-electricity ability gained from his current Thunder-Controlling Body, he might not even rival the legendary electricity-resistant Wu Jing. Without hesitation, Lin Li went straight to a shopping app to buy a few electric toys and then a basic model of a CNC power supply costing over six hundred, which can control current output from 0 to 220V. However, going to sleep now just waiting for delivery made Lin Li feel a bit unsatisfied. He searched for other power sources at home. The first thing Lin Li thought of was the "Electric Little Devil Blood Crow Racket," which was placed right next to his desk. He picked it up and examined it, noticing a warning that it was forbidden to touch, indicating that the internal power grid carried a voltage of 2100 volts. volts sound more intimidating than 220 volts, but in reality, the actual threat lies with the current; the larger the current and the longer the time, the greater the harm. After checking information online, it showed that when the current reaches 10 mA AC or 50 mA DC, the human muscles spasm, the pain is noticeable, and if increased further, it will cause breathing difficulty and cardiac spasm, posing a life threat. Moreover, when the human body is not moist, there is some resistance, so touching this electric mosquito swatter may not be lethal, but it would definitely hurt immensely and could result in semi-permanent scars. So it’s better not to try rashly. Lin Li had painstakingly improved his charm and he didn’t want any blemishes due to such incidents. Remembering Bai Bufan’s reason for standing outside the physics class as punishment today, Lin Li decided to be that kind of foolish bubby who wears a sweater in summer, as Bai Bufan had said. Of course, just wearing sweaters is not enough. The reason the physics teacher asked why taking off sweaters in summer doesn’t easily cause static electricity is that the air humidity is high in summer, which allows charges to be conducted away easily through water vapor in the air, avoiding accumulation, hence making static electricity rare. -- But a genius is always a genius, and Lin Li chose to run to the wardrobe with desiccants to rub his sweater. He did manage to create a few crackling sparks, but they disappeared before he could even touch them. The defeat of a genius. Lin Li pondered. "Wait a minute, how could I forget about that thing!" Lin Li tossed aside the sweater, climbed out of the wardrobe, and began searching at home. Finally, Lin Li smiled. --In his home tool cabinet, he found a few lighters. And Lin Li’s gaze was locked onto the piezoelectric igniter inside the lighter. When Lin Li was a kid, he played with this thing a lot. Using it to zap people, and of course getting zapped as well--because it hurts a thousand enemies, harming eight hundred of oneself; if pressed by hand, you might also get shocked. It’s essentially a ready-made electric toy. In childhood, Lin Li even specifically searched the streets for discarded lighters, then smashed them to take out the igniter. However, violent destruction is inadvisable and dangerous. One time, the lighter even exploded when smashed, though he threw it far enough not to hurt himself. This time, Lin Li chose a lighter with the least amount of butane, pried open the metal lid with a screwdriver, and twisted the plastic parts until they fell off. This way, the piezoelectric igniter could be extracted very safely. Without hesitation, since it wouldn’t cause substantial harm to the human body, Lin Li immediately aimed the wires at his skin and pressed down decisively. "Click—" In the dim environment, he could even see a brief spark of electricity.