How should she put it? This question might indeed be content that should be included in the geography subject, but... wasn't it a bit too basic?
And humans shouldn't be able to ask this question, right?
Student Lin Li, were you replaced by aliens without everyone knowing?
Are you human?
Terrifying upon further thought—Lin Li has never appeared simultaneously with aliens.
Could "Men in Black 5" already be happening in reality?
"Lin Li, I'm going to the infirmary right now. Hang in there." A somewhat worried Chen Yuying immediately stood up. This condition couldn't be delayed.
"Not that serious, not that serious, not that serious—" Lin Li quickly grabbed Chen Yuying's short sleeve cuff with his thumb and index finger, pulling her back to her seat.
This pulling method had somewhat uneven force. Chen Yuying sat back down with an "ouch," almost falling toward Lin Li's side, causing her to look at him somewhat resentfully.
The several people in the classroom who came to observe the monkey focused their gazes over with this "ouch."
Wang Yuezhi twisted darkly, Ding Sihan sneakily peeked, and Wang Ze also... hey wait, why are you secretly watching Wang Yuezhi?
"Don't pull clothes like that." Chen Yuying adjusted her slightly askew collar—it was only slightly askew. To pull the school uniform to off-shoulder level would probably require not buttoning any front buttons and using tremendous force.
Not pulling clothes—pulling your pants would be even less appropriate, right?
Of course, Lin Li didn't say this out loud. That would be too perverted.
"Would class monitor prefer that I had grabbed your hand just now, then after several seconds we both realized and suddenly let go of each other, our faces turning red as monkey butts, not daring to look at each other, then our hearts going thump thump thump and finally falling in love?" Therefore, Lin Li said something that might be useful.
Chen Yuying: "..."
"Lin Li, your primary task right now is to stop watching anime." Regardless of whether there was any atmosphere or what kind, it would all dissipate after this long complex sentence was spoken. Chen Yuying said helplessly.
Lin Li smiled, then put his palms together and said seriously:
"Class monitor, first, I'm really not sick. Second, I'm really not sick. Finally, I'm really not sick. I really want to ask you this question—what exactly is the name of the planet we're on?"
Chen Yuying thought carefully for a moment, then shook her head, "Yesterday at first you also insisted so firmly that you weren't a pervert, but you finally admitted it anyway. So this time I think you're still sick."
Reasonable and well-founded, convincing.
System, look what you've done.
A person like him—introverted, bashful, socially anxious, not even daring to pinch a stranger's butt—had become this kind of image in others' eyes because of the system.
Where were his brightness and magnificence?
"Either you're deliberately messing with me, and if that's the case, I'll be a bit angry." Chen Yuying paused, then looked at Lin Li seriously and added.
Lin Li's evaluation of Chen Yuying increased by one point. Girls who would directly say when they're angry were truly wonderful!
Those girls who got angry but didn't say so, and even worse, those who went home and made their boyfriends guess why they were angry—they were truly despicable.
He would definitely never take another cent from the class monitor for breakfast in the future.
However, Lin Li's ability to find temporary excuses had always been pretty good, so he immediately said seriously:
"Class monitor, I'm not messing with you, and I'm seriously asking you this question. Of course I know the answer to this question, but I still have to ask it this way for a reason. Class monitor, do you remember yesterday? Yesterday when I was going to tell you about the case I helped solve, I started with the male-female difference scenario that had both high and low relevance. This is related to a memory method I've been practicing recently. Class monitor, I don't know if you've seen a Hong Kong drama from over ten years ago called 'Mind Reading Detective.' One of the cases was about memory palace murder, and what I've been practicing recently is something similar."
"You're also practicing murder?" Chen Yuying asked blankly.
"...?"
"Class monitor, what exactly is my image in your heart?"
"I'm practicing memory palace!"
Lin Li blinked. He was beginning to suspect the class monitor's top-ranking data had some water in it.
Binbin, look at what kind of comprehension ability your students have.
"Oh oh, continue." Chen Yuying was a bit embarrassed. Really, when interacting with Lin Li, sometimes her brain just couldn't keep up.
If Lin Li admitted he was practicing murder... Chen Yuying would consider its authenticity.
"I need to first inscribe those basic knowledge pieces in the palace, then build my memory palace extending from this foundation. As difficulty gradually accumulates and progressive logic forms, it's like adding bookmarks to memory. And now, in geography, I suspect I've recorded wrong knowledge, so I've formatted this part of the palace and now need to start filling it again..."
Lin Li said a lot.
Of course, it was all nonsense.
But the effect was decent. Through his continuous "citing classics" and some high-level terms he'd heard or made up, Chen Yuying seemed to have been fooled by him.
Lin Li was now like an internet know-it-all. When he talked about things you weren't familiar with, you'd think this person had an extremely broad knowledge base and had something. But once he talked about fields you were familiar with, you'd discover what a complete idiot he was.
"So please, class monitor, just pretend I'm an otherworld traveler who crossed over from another world, knowing nothing, and now wanting to understand this world—that's why I'm asking you. Is that okay?" Lin Li was being straightforward to some degree.
"Only the class monitor can tell me. I'll do anything, I'm willing to do anything." Lin Li transformed into a female imp being manipulated after having her weakness grasped, just short of sticking out his tongue and rolling his eyes.
What a strange request. Chen Yuying scratched her head, but facing Lin Li's expectant gaze, it really didn't seem like he was messing with her. Finally, she still nodded: "...Alright."
"Thank you, class monitor. Right now I really want to pretend to be excited and deliberately grab your hands to rub them hundreds of times to show my gratitude." Lin Li breathed a sigh of relief.
Because she knew it was a joke and had confirmed that Lin Li was indeed a pervert, Chen Yuying wasn't embarrassed. However, she thought for a moment and said:
"Although I still don't quite believe it, I can accompany you through role-playing to help build this palace. But I also have a few questions later that you need to answer for me."
"Class monitor, you want to ask me questions?" Lin Li blinked.
The class monitor was comprehensive, while he was anti-comprehensive.
The only subject where he might have some chance of winning would probably be physical education without gender divisions—and he didn't dare say he'd definitely win.
Wait.
"Class monitor, the questions you want to ask me later—they wouldn't be perverted questions, would they?" Lin Li asked tentatively.
This was probably the only area where Chen Yuying might be interested and where he could provide some guidance.
Sure enough, Chen Yuying nodded slightly: "Some questions are indeed very curious."
Small matter.
After yesterday's conversation, Chen Yuying didn't find it strange for Lin Li to do perverted things, and Lin Li didn't find it strange for Chen Yuying to be curious about perverted things.
The strange combination increased.
"No problem, but class monitor, don't ask anything too perverted—I might not be able to answer those either." Therefore, Lin Li nodded in agreement nonchalantly.
"You're being modest." Chen Yuying shook her head instead.
Lin Li: "?"
System, give me back my reputation.
"Then let's start helping me build the palace?"
"Good."
"Then let's begin. Class monitor, this planet I've arrived at..."
Since she'd agreed, Chen Yuying's expression became serious as she spoke: "Let me think about the content from Geography Required Course 1. Otherworld traveler student Lin Li, the planet we're on is called Earth. About 29% of its surface area is land, and 71% is water..."
Genius!
Looking at the suddenly surging progress bar, Lin Li once again confirmed the undoubtable fact that he was a genius.
(End of Chapter)