novelraw Chapter 457 - 365: Great Team Leader, Life-Saving Talisman
Chapter 457 - 365: Great Team Leader, Life-Saving Talisman
But even after becoming the managers and rule-makers of Tianyuan Continent, after beating the drums and sounding the gold, they didn’t go overboard, and generally let the development below take its own course.
Whether it was the Alien Race’s power or the exotic beasts’ rampage, it had nothing to do with them.
As long as they conducted a Slave Soldier Selection every hundred years and contributed enough excellent slave soldiers to the top, it was acceptable.
Of course, this wasn’t because they were really easy to talk to.
It was because the Exotic Battlefield had the Demon Tribe Three Demonic Gods and the Ten Alien Gods.
These thirteen top combat forces standing on Tianyuan Continent, if pushed too far, had the confidence and strength to perish together with them.
Moreover, the Ten Gods had taken over the flesh of the Star King experts back then; neither drumming nor sounding the gold could break through their defenses.
This had created a relatively stable environment on the Exotic Battlefield in recent thousands of years.
Otherwise, if it were before, with either the Alien Race or exotic beasts having an overwhelming advantage over humans, humans wouldn’t have been able to develop on the Exotic Battlefield at all.
But this time, Lu Lin easily killed the Black Dragon.
In the eyes of the drumming and the gold sounding, it was so; easily killing the Black Dragon, which changed their attitude towards Lu Lin.
The headquarters garrison quickly dispatched Li Yuan to reconcile with Lu Lin.
"Oh, I remembered, last time Lord Li Yuan said for me to get to the drumming and gold sounding garrison within three years to participate in the Slave Soldier Selection."
"And said if I don’t go, then humans..."
"Wait, wait, Brother Lu."
Li Yuan shivered and hurriedly grabbed Lu Lin’s shoulder.
His height was three meters, grabbing Lu Lin’s shoulder like a high school student bullying a child in kindergarten.
Li Yuan said, handing a Storage Ring in his hand to Lu Lin.
"Brother Lu, Mr. Lu, last time I didn’t recognize Mount Tai, can you please be the bigger person and forgive me once."
Lu Lin grabbed the Storage Ring and asked with a puzzled expression, "Lord Li Yuan, what do you mean by this."
"What merit does Lu Lin have to dare to accept the lord’s gift."
"My race is caught between exotic beasts and alien species, facing imminent danger of extinction, this really burdens me."
Li Yuan’s heart skipped a beat.
Just before he teleported over, the boss of the drumming had given Li Yuan three Storage Rings.
From low to high, they could be given to Lu Lin based on his attitude.
If Lu Lin was calm, then give him the first ring.
If Lu Lin was dissatisfied with previous actions of the drumming and gold sounding, then give him the second ring.
If Lu Lin showed clear hostility towards the drumming and gold sounding, then present the third ring.
If Lu Lin’s attitude was extremely bad, then Li Yuan should try to probe Lu Lin’s strength and report back quickly.
The drumming and gold sounding were already prepared for a quick retreat.
If they couldn’t handle Lu Lin in Tianyuan Continent, they didn’t believe he could remain arrogant after they returned to Longyuan World.
Now Li Yuan had already given Lu Lin a ring.
Though Lu Lin wasn’t too angry, he was certainly not satisfied with them.
Without much hesitation, Li Yuan directly handed the second Storage Ring to Lu Lin.
He hoped Lu Lin would be content with this.
The third ring contained a lot of good things, but it was also a kind of danger.
If Lu Lin thought there was a fourth or fifth ring, then Li Yuan would have to "probe" Lu Lin’s level.
Honestly, he didn’t want to do that.
Lu Lin had just now killed the Black Dragon God Master, and at this moment his momentum was strong.
Provoking Lu Lin now was like hitting his own head against the gun barrel.
Lu Lin, naturally unaware of Li Yuan’s mental activities at the moment, just felt a bit fortunate.
Even though he didn’t gain anything when he fought the Black Dragon just now, he hadn’t expected that just as he was getting drowsy, someone would come and bring him a pillow.
After receiving two rings, Lu Lin was actually quite satisfied.
"Li Yuan, Brother Yuan, you’re being too polite."
"Come on, sit, let’s drink."
Lu Lin pulled on Li Yuan’s arm, and they sat down together on the ground.
From the Storage Ring, he took out two bottles of good wine, handed one to Li Yuan, clinked it, then he drank a bottle straight away.
A 53 Degree authentic North Capital Erguotou, only the HM-370 Starship could provide such luxurious pure white wine.
Lu Lin downed a bottle without changing his expression.
Seeing Lu Lin’s demeanor, Li Yuan also relaxed; it seemed Lu Lin was sensible, such a person knows when to advance or retreat, is psychologically mature, and easy to get along with.
After sitting down, Li Yuan took the white wine Lu Lin handed over, unscrewed the cap, and gulped it down just like Lu Lin did.
"Whoa."
"What kind of wine is this, it’s interesting."
Li Yuan laughed and asked.
"Erguotou, it’s our hometown’s brand, how about it, Brother Yuan, does this wine have enough kick?"
"It does, it definitely does."
As Li Yuan was saying this, another bottle was handed to him by Lu Lin, "Come on, Brother Yuan, let’s have another round."
Having just relished a bottle of Erguotou, Li Yuan naturally wouldn’t refuse.
But this time, instead of downing it in one gulp, he opened the cap and took small sips.
I have to say, taking big gulps and taking small sips of Erguotou really gives a different feel.
Lu Lin chatted idly with Li Yuan while drinking.
Unconsciously, he asked a question: "Brother Yuan, how many people do we have in Ji Gu Ming Jin now?"
"Not many, Ji Gu has three teams, each with twelve people."
"Ming Jin only has one team, but the number in the team is slightly more, with twenty-one."
"Plus four squad leaders and one great team leader, there are a total of sixty-two people."
"Oh, that’s not a lot of people. How often do we rotate?"
"Rotate?"
Li Yuan took a sip of wine, disdainfully saying: "Since coming to this place, it’s been about twelve hundred years, but we’ve never returned once."
"Except for the tribute every hundred years, where we can hear some news from home, we basically just stay in the camp area and can’t go anywhere."
Lu Lin secretly noted this time, Ji Gu and Ming Jin coming to Tianyuan Continent was only in the past thousand years.
He just didn’t expect that these people would stay with no rotation, perhaps until they die in this Tianyuan Continent.
"However, to be honest, I don’t have the intention to go back."
"In the Longyuan World, I was just an ordinary soldier, anyone could hit or swear at me as they wished."
"Though there is no opportunity for further promotion here, I am practically like a local emperor."
"Forgetting home while enjoying comfort, forgetting home while enjoying comfort indeed."
As Li Yuan spoke proudly, he couldn’t help but shake his head, appearing quite satisfied.
Lu Lin, through his description, also knew that Li Yuan’s ability was likely similar to the Wild Blade Clan, possibly stronger or weaker, but generally similar.
After all, if it were the Xiang Family, being a Star Core Period subordinate, they’d hardly be interested enough to even glance, let alone hit or swear.
Previously, the Wild Blade Clan was also the same, with Star Dust Realm as soldiers, Star Core Period as camp leaders, and Star Universe Phase as group commanders.
Looking at it this way, the power in which Ji Gu and Ming Jin reside seems much stronger than the Wild Blade Clan.
Lu Lin continuously took out various fine wines from the Storage Ring for Li Yuan to taste.
Of course, Li Yuan couldn’t get drunk, but the reason why he answered Lu Lin’s questions was also due to something.
The great team leader of Ji Gu and Ming Jin was getting tired of staying in Tianyuan Continent.
If possible, he wanted to send someone back to Longyuan World to appeal for him to be transferred back.
Every hundred years, the Slave Soldier Selection actually doesn’t necessarily produce absolute results.
In this over a thousand years, several great teams garrisoned in small worlds have sent up excellent talents through the Slave Soldier Selection, thereby receiving commendation, rising promptly to success.
This time, the great team leader heard from Li Yuan that Lu Lin could enter Star Dust with a telepathic ability, which is very rare even in Longyuan World.
Not to mention that today, Lu Lin easily killed the Black Dragon God Master, something that even great team leaders of the Star Universe Initial Stage couldn’t do.
Such a powerful and talented Lu Lin could definitely win in the upcoming selection, helping the great team leader return to Longyuan World.
Li Yuan understood the great team leader’s intention, which is why he was so forthright and honest.
However, there are some more critical messages that Li Yuan couldn’t yet share with Lu Lin.
This matter requires the great team leader to handle personally.
Among these, the rewards to be given to Lu Lin later also require the great team leader to take action, as only then can Lu Lin remember his kindness and perhaps speak favorably of him when he becomes successful.
"Alright, Brother Lu Lin, I also need to go back to report now."
"Here, take this."
As he spoke, Li Yuan passed the third Storage Ring to Lu Lin.
Through their earlier conversation, Li Yuan discovered that Lu Lin had quite an understanding of Longyuan World.
Given that, he was also willing to make friends in private.
After all, the contents of this ring were given by the great team leader, so it wasn’t costly to give a gift with something borrowed. Such a good opportunity isn’t encountered every day.
"Afterwards, you can arrange things on the Human Federation side at your own pace."
"But if you want to enter Longyuan World, you must catch the Slave Soldier Selection; within three years, you must get to our main camp area, otherwise you’ll have to wait another hundred years."
"No problem, Brother Yuan, rest assured, I don’t have much to deal with on the human side. Once I’m done, I will head over as soon as possible."
"Then it’s settled."
"Oh, and I forgot to give you this."
"Our great team leader’s seal, you can directly contact the great team leader through this, and the great team leader can teleport to your vicinity at any time."
"Oh?"
Lu Lin examined the seal in his hand, his eyes full of curiosity.
Previously, Sun Xiaorui told him there were two kinds of communication tools in Longyuan World, one being this seal in Lu Lin’s hand, with a certain distance limit but additional positioning features.
The other was the Message Conch that Lu Lin often used, which in Longyuan World was much better than those on the Exotic Battlefield, most importantly being capable of unimpeded communication within the Xi Chu Empire.
"This seal, does it mean the great team leader can appear by my side anytime they need to?"
"Of course not."
"Brother Lu, don’t misunderstand. In Longyuan World, those who hold a master’s seal usually are younger generations significant within their clans, sects, or royal families."
"It’s meant to summon their ancestors anytime they’re in danger, who can rescue them swiftly."
"Hence, this seal is often called a life-saving talisman."
"You also needn’t worry, the location-transmitting function can only be used a limited number of times; without your permission or invitation, even if our great team leader knows your whereabouts, they can’t teleport directly over."
"Oh."
Lu Lin understood that this thing was equivalent to the elders in Longyuan World giving a protective talisman to their younger family members rather than strong communication tools.
However, having this means his whereabouts were always known by the people of Ji Gu and Ming Jin.
But that’s no problem.
The seal wasn’t bound to Lu Lin, as long as he wanted, there were countless ways to make that great team leader unable to find him.