The Most Random System

This was quite important for Lin Li's safety.

"When I came out a year ago, I could still see it, but now it's basically gone. As for the reason, I don't know." Sudan shook her head.

Lin Li breathed a sigh of relief.

That's good then.

"So how do you make zombies not attack you, and even scratch themselves in front of you?" Sudan's eyes were full of curiosity.

"Just say they're in heat. Let's be a bit more refined, thank you." Lin Li corrected and then explained:

"These both count as part of my abilities. I think you've observed me, in fact, zombies don't attack me only when they're within three meters. From a distance, they still want to tear me apart."

"You've sure got a lot of abilities."

"After all, I'm the only ability user from our world, so having more is normal." Lin Li chuckled.

"Now I understand.

I used to think there was something magical in that zombie head, so I took her to study, but it's just your simple fetish."

Sudan gave Lin Li a thumbs-up.

Lin Li: "?"

"Wait a minute!"

"No, how did you conclude that it's my fetish?" Disputes over fetishes must be handled with utmost seriousness, so Lin Li immediately questioned.

Lin Li's nickname is Pinocchio; his surname Pi has always been normal! Don't slander.

"But if it was just a normal zombie head, why did you do that, and even call her Beauty Lady? And say all those sweet nothings?" Sudan frowned, puzzled.

Lin Li: "..."

Ask the system.

But Lin Li didn't really want to talk about the system, so he explained:

"You can understand it as, I need to pay a price for the abilities you see, sometimes beyond my control."

Upon hearing this, Sudan looked at Lin Li with a strange expression, muttering softly: "You're not that refined either..."

Lin Li: "?"

Then Lin Li gradually understood everything — he shouldn't have used idioms recklessly.

Lin Li explained:

"Miss Sudan, 'beyond one's control' is an idiom from our world; the literal meaning is quite clear, it means actions aren't self-governed. As for 'ba', it's a modal particle. Please read them separately! Never understand it as 'beyond one staying here', that's completely different."

"It's all the same." Sudan nodded.

"Not really."

"Okay."

"Miss Sudan, if you don't mind me asking, how old are you?" Looking at this woman who seemed a bit oblivious, Lin Li asked curiously.

Sudan was a bit puzzled: "What does 'if you don't mind' mean?"

Lin Li: "..."

The mistake I just made, I immediately made again.

The term 'if you don't mind' seems to originate from an idiom, but who can blame Lin Li, it's a language habit, not something you consider while speaking.

"It means 'offend'. So Lin Li explained.

"If you knew it was offensive, why ask?" Sudan promptly inquired.

Lin Li: "?"

No?

Wait?

"Miss Sudan, do you have the term 'if you don't mind' in your world?" Lin Li only wanted to ask this question now.

"Yeah, we do."

Lin Li: "..."

Damn.

You're full of crap.

This isn't obliviousness, it's being shrewd.

Women are never easy to deal with, Lin Li conceded.

This age question is better left unasked.

Sudan is probably around 1.7 meters, otherwise, Lin Li wouldn't have been so hard to distinguish her gender at first, but now confirmed as female, she appeared very tall and slender. With her voice, and her unreserved attitude towards discussing topics related to sex, Lin Li surmised she was over twenty.

An older woman, eliminated.

"By the way, Miss Sudan, are you surviving here alone? Are there other survivors here?" Lin Li inquired.

"Of course not, we have a camp. My ability is suited for escape and evasion, zombies can't catch me and have a hard time harming me. Every time I go out to gather supplies, I lead the zombies around the camp to remote areas, then other ability users or ordinary people go out to reduce fights and losses."

Sudan shook her head, explaining.

"I see. So this 'remote' area is where you've already scavenged before?" Lin Li asked.

"Pretty much." Sudan nodded.

No wonder Lin Li couldn't find anything while searching, this area had already been emptied.

The disturbance seen while waiting for sunrise was probably caused by Sudan.

"I see. Miss Sudan, at first, you definitely didn't know I was from another world, so why did you call out to me?"

"Originally, I wanted to ask where you came from. If you came from outside, I wanted to know about the situation outside, and through which routes. If you were looking for a place to settle, I wondered if we could bring you into our shelter.

Because of the abilities you displayed, just the fact that zombies have no desire to attack thanks to you is significant and meaningful for the camp.

But now that I know you're from another world, settling is a joke for you. I give up."

Sudan spread her hands, not hopeful in her words.

Lin Li indeed saw no need for a long rest in this world.

Even if he came next week, only a few hours would have passed, even shorter than a nap, yet he could regulate for a week.

But the camp...

Lin Li's attention was on another matter.

"Miss Sudan, if I may ask, is gold on your list of gathered resources?" Lin Li asked honestly and cautiously.

"At first, we did collect some. After all, gold has excellent properties as a metal, and back then we thought zombies might soon be wiped out.

However, later we found out that just surviving was very difficult, and there was basically no place to use those properties of gold. Bringing metals back was too exhausting, so we gave up.

Do you need some?"

"How much is 'some'?" Lin Li squinted.

"Around a hundred pounds, a box, roughly no one oversees it." Sudan's tone was casual.

A hun-dred pounds.

A sing-le box.

Lin Li blinked.

It's known that 1 plus 1 equals 2.

So what's 100 times 500 times 612 equal?

Equals rich man Lin Li!

This is an astronomical figure where one could even build walls, houses, beds, and even aircraft out of the material without worry!

Who cares whose mold it is, switching daily without repetition, no need to wash after use!

Upon confirming this, Lin Li stood up, walked over to Sudan, and shook her hand forcefully:

"Nice to meet you. I am very interested in your camp or shelter, and believe that our cooperation will be great and glorious!"

Sudan: "?"