Exotic Battlefield: I Can Activate Dual Talents
Chapter 100 - 98, Water and fire are incompatible, foreign strategy (seeking subscription monthly ticket)

Chapter 100: 98, Water and fire are incompatible, foreign strategy (seeking subscription monthly ticket)

After the meal, Jiang Yamin left with her two friends.

Ma Yan and Li Tingting still wanted to chat with Lu Lin, but they knew he had just returned from out of town. They agreed to have a proper conversation at the Promotion Banquet tomorrow, so they said their goodbyes and departed.

Lu Lin and Wang Juan got into Da Xiang’s car, and they drove towards Lishui Bay.

In the car.

Lu Lin asked, "Da Xiang, Wang Juan, have you both participated in the Awakening?"

"What’s the use of participating?" Wang Juan pouted and said, "In our vocational high school, there were more than 800 third-year graduates. Do you know how many of them Awakened?"

"How many?"

That number probably wouldn’t be too high, but there should be at least 20 or 30, right? The Federation’s average Awakening success rate had always hovered around 10 percent. Lu Lin hadn’t even considered 80 people, which already showed he was estimating conservatively.

"Four," Wang Juan said, holding up four fingers, a hint of mockery on her face. "Our Awakening rate on Saturn has always been very low. Coupled with the harsh environment and frequent Star Power fluctuations, overall, we can’t even reach the Federation’s average Awakening rate."

"When I entered the Consciousness Universe, I only stayed there for about three minutes before I was kicked out. I didn’t see any ’light’ at all."

"Forget it, Lu Lin. Why bring this up now?"

"You have to cultivate hard in the future. You need to at least reach the Golden Realm."

Wang Juan encouraged Lu Lin, though in her heart, she didn’t hold out much hope. The Seventh Level Golden Body Realm was a huge threshold and a difficult challenge for Star Core Warriors. Someone with a bit of Talent, as long as they spent enough time, would have no problem reaching Level 3 Peak. If their Talent was better, they could reach Level 5-6, perhaps even Level 6 Peak. But Seventh Level... It was too difficult. Every year, hundreds of millions of Star Core Warriors Awakened in the Federation. Out of one hundred million such Star Core Warriors, it would be considered good if ten people managed to advance to the Seventh Level in the future. Although Lu Lin had good aptitude and could even guide Star Skills for others, Wang Juan thought he could, at most, achieve Level 6.

"Yeah, Lu Lin," Da Xiang chimed in. "Wang Juan and I don’t have much hope for ourselves. We can only work hard in the future and earn money to send our children to study on Blue Star."

"But you’re carrying our hopes with your cultivation, so you absolutely must work hard and give it your all."

"The Exotic Battlefield is extremely dangerous. You have to protect yourself too."

Perhaps because he knew Lu Lin would be leaving soon, Da Xiang became more talkative.

"Mhm, I know. Don’t worry," Lu Lin said. "Besides, I have an Earth Talent; self-preservation is my specialty."

Then, he paused. "Actually, no, that’s not what I meant to focus on." He suddenly realized he had sidetracked the conversation and asked, "Do you two want to Awaken?"

"Of course, we want to! But we’ve already failed our Awakening. Lu Lin, what do you mean by this?" Wang Juan exclaimed, suddenly turning in the front passenger seat to look at Lu Lin. "Don’t tell me... you have a way to help us Awaken?"

Da Xiang also stopped the car and turned around to face Lu Lin. "Lu Lin, don’t mess with me. We’d already given up all hope of Awakening. Now that you’ve said this, I... I..." Da Xiang stammered, unable to form a complete sentence, his eyes fixed intently on Lu Lin.

Lu Lin nodded. "I have an idea, but I’ve never tried it before."

"If you’re willing, I can give it a try."

"Really?" Wang Juan’s voice trembled, her eyes filled with disbelief and a glimmer of hope.

Successfully Awakening would completely change her life. Even if her Talent was poor, working as a public safety officer in Green City would be better than her current job as a Store Manager at the cake shop, wouldn’t it? She felt like she wasn’t really a Store Manager at all, more like someone who had to constantly put on a fake smile to draw in customers.

"Why not try it?" Lu Lin’s voice was like a devil’s, tempting Wang Juan and Da Xiang. "There’s no loss if it fails, and if it succeeds, it’s a massive win."

The two exchanged a look and nodded simultaneously.

"Alright, Lu Lin," Da Xiang said. "Let’s give it a try then."

"Let’s go. We’ll find a hotel, and I’ll try it out for you two."

Green City was considerably more prosperous than other cities on Beiqiu Continent. Its most upscale hotel, the Green City International Hotel, had Cultivation Rooms.

Lu Lin paid a fifty-thousand-yuan deposit, took the Star Power Recovery Potions from his backpack, and led Da Xiang and Wang Juan to the cultivation area on the hotel’s top floor.

The Green City International Hotel only had three Cultivation Rooms. After they arrived, Lu Lin took Da Xiang into one first.

Wang Juan waited by the door.

After all, for something he wasn’t confident about, Lu Lin couldn’t possibly attempt it on both of them simultaneously.

Lu Lin had actually been pondering the matter of helping others Awaken for a long time. In his opinion, the steps involved in Awakening were, in fact, quite simple:

Enter the Consciousness Universe.

Find that ’light.’

Connect with the Star Veins.

Three simple steps, yet the very first one stumped 99% of non-geniuses.

Entering the Consciousness Universe required the assistance of specialized equipment. This was why Awakening Bases were necessary. But finding that ’light’ within the Consciousness Universe depended entirely on an individual’s own Talent and abilities. If one’s Talent was insufficient to find that ’light,’ then guiding it to connect with the Star Veins was out of the question. But what exactly was that ’light’?

Lu Lin had been pondering this question ever since his own successful Awakening on Blue Star. It wasn’t until he met Lin Ling in Linbei City a few days ago that an idea suddenly struck him. Lin Ling’s initial Star Vein refinement level was only 0.33%. According to the conclusions reached by the Federation’s major research institutions after countless years of study, Humans with an initial refinement level below 0.35% couldn’t successfully Awaken. Lin Ling’s ability to Awaken was likely due to some special method.