Exotic Battlefield: I Can Activate Dual Talents
Chapter 78 - 76, City Lord’s "small gift"

Chapter 78: 76, City Lord’s "small gift"

"City Lord, will anything happen to Xiao Ling inside?" Liu Nengliang asked anxiously in the Monitoring Room. "It’s already been an hour."

Lin Ling was like his own child whom he had watched grow up. If anything happened to her because of Lu Lin, Liu Nengliang swore he would make Lu Lin pay.

City Lord Lin Xiangnan remained silent, just quietly watching. From the moment Lin Ling entered the Cultivation Room, he had been watching and listening. Lin Xiangnan had seen all of Lu Lin’s reactions after learning about Lin Ling’s situation.

I originally thought Lu Lin would give up on guiding Lin Ling, he mused. Unexpectedly, the young man claims to have a secret that will help Lin Ling comprehend Star Skills.

This piqued Lin Xiangnan’s curiosity.

When Lin Ling closed her eyes and was pulled into the Star Power Domain by Lu Lin, Lin Xiangnan’s eyes widened. He sensed from the Star Power Fluctuation that Lin Ling had indeed entered the Star Power Domain.

Lu Lin didn’t lie to her, Lin Xiangnan thought, excited. Being able to enter the Star Power Domain is a good start. Only by acquiring Star Skills will Lin Ling’s Star Power be consumed, and only with consumption can there be replenishment. Even if Lin Ling currently has poor talent and can’t enter the Consciousness Universe to refine her Star Vein... when her Star Vein Refinement Degree reaches 1 percent, or even 10 percent, won’t she be able to enter? Lu Lin’s action not only gave Lin Ling hope but has indeed paved the way for her future.

Lin Xiangnan was already contemplating what kind of reward to give Lu Lin if Lin Ling really succeeded in comprehending Star Skills.

"City Lord, look! Lin Ling’s eyes are open!" Secretary Zhang’s words interrupted Lin Xiangnan’s thoughts. "She jumped up! She must have comprehended Star Skills!"

He turned to look and, indeed, in the Cultivation Room, his daughter Lin Ling was hugging Lu Lin and jumping excitedly.

"I comprehended Star Skills! I comprehended Star Skills!"

"Master Lu! Lu Lin! I did it! I comprehended Star Skills!"

"And it’s Double Star Skills: Ice Attribute Delay and Ice Armor!"

"Lu Lin, you’re amazing! I love you!"

"MWAH!"

At the end, Lin Ling could hardly control her emotions and planted a kiss on Lu Lin’s cheek.

「Inside the Monitoring Room.」

Guan Yue’s face turned cold. That little girl actually did what I’ve been trying to do all day! It’s infuriating!

Lin Xiangnan was momentarily stunned, then couldn’t help but laugh. Ever since his daughter turned twelve, she hadn’t been this affectionate, not even with him, her father.

For some reason, a hint of sourness is welling up in my heart, he thought.

Liu Nengliang’s face was dark. Lin Ling is the little princess of the Governor’s Mansion, and she just acted so intimately with that ordinary, poor young man, Lu Lin!

"Lu Lin! Lu Lin! I did it!"

"Thank you! Thank you!" Lin Ling cheered and jumped, then suddenly hugged Lu Lin and started crying.

「After a while.」

It wasn’t until Lin Xiangnan came out of the Monitoring Room that the two finally separated.

"Father, I comprehended Star Skills! Double Star Skills, no less!" Lin Ling said happily, her face still streaked with undried tears.

"Good. I knew you could do it." Lin Xiangnan patted his daughter’s head lovingly and turned to Lu Lin. "Master Lu, thank you for this."

"You’re too kind, City Lord," Lu Lin replied.

「At the dinner party.」

Lin Xiangnan only invited Lu Lin, Guan Yue, and his own family to dine together. His appreciation for Lu Lin was almost overflowing during the meal.

"Lu Lin, this is an Anonymous Card from Starry Sky Bank, containing a little token of my gratitude," Lin Xiangnan said. "Also, I’ve prepared some small gifts for you to take when you leave. Please don’t refuse; it’s a father’s sincere thanks to you." He spoke hurriedly when he saw Lu Lin about to decline.

Lu Lin moved his mouth but ultimately said nothing.

Lin Ling and her mother were also extremely grateful to Lu Lin. They constantly talked to him and served him dishes, making Lu Lin feel quite flattered as he couldn’t help but glance at Guan Yue, who seemed like an outsider. She was eating her food sullenly, her eyes constantly darting towards Lu Lin.

"I’m full. Lu Lin, let’s go back," Guan Yue said.

"Alright."

After bidding farewell to Lin Xiangnan and the others, Lu Lin took the card and "some small gifts" and left Linbei. His gains from this trip were quite substantial.

Lu Lin’s Earth-Type Star Vessel Refinement Degree increased by another 20 percent, reaching 34 percent. The Anonymous Card contained one million Federal Coins in cash. Lu Lin wanted to split it with Guan Yue, but she didn’t take a single coin, giving it all to him.

As for the "small gifts" the City Lord gave them, they were not small at all: A Wuping Basic Star Force Restoration Potion, a portable Energy Gathering Star Array Medal, and a box of local specialties from Linbei City, weighing about 200 pounds. Lu Lin glanced and found that the so-called local specialties were actually the famous Linbei White Poplar Chicken.

Linbei White Poplar Chicken is rich in nutrients and has an excellent taste. If purchased in other parts of Saturn, one would cost at least 1,200 to 1,500 Federal Coins. If ordered in a hotel, the price would at least double. This box contained about 200 pounds of frozen Linbei White Poplar Chicken, twelve birds in total. Though they might only be worth around ten thousand Federal Coins, they weren’t easy to buy on the open market.

In addition, there were many Big Red Dates, Goji Berries, and Hami Melons from Linbei—things Lu Lin’s parents usually couldn’t afford. All these small gifts filled the storage compartment under Guan Yue’s car.

The speed of their return to Green City was somewhat slower.

"Lu Lin, take tomorrow off," Guan Yue said. "The Linbei City mission is complete. The next place we need to go is a bit far, so we’ll have to take a high-speed train. We’ll spend about three days there, so prepare in advance."

"Alright," Lu Lin readily agreed.

What I fear now is having too few students who need Awakening; distance doesn’t matter at all, he thought. However, he had been unable to successfully guide his own Star Skill. Over the course of the day, his Earth Talent had broken through to the First Level. I’ve wasted an opportunity to comprehend a Star Skill.

Guan Yue drove Lu Lin to the entrance of his building in the Lishui Bay Community. Lu Lin called his parents to come downstairs and help carry things.

"Son, did you go Guiding Star Skills or on a shopping spree? How did you bring back so much stuff?" Meng Yu asked, holding a large bag of chestnuts.

"Hehe, Mom, these are all from the family of Linbei City’s City Lord," Lu Lin replied.

Returning home and putting down the box of Linbei White Poplar Chicken, Lu Lin saw his dad. His father was carrying two bags in one hand; he had already brought all the other items upstairs.

"These are just ordinary things, not worth much money," Lu Lin said, then showed them more. "Look at this: Star Power Potion. Five bottles cost five hundred thousand. And this, a Star Power Concentration Medal. I checked online; even the most basic model costs three hundred thousand. Also, the City Lord gave me one million in cash."

"One million?" his mom and dad exclaimed, shocked.

Six years ago, to enable Lu Lin to study on Blue Star, they had emptied all their savings and even taken out a loan of over one million Federal Coins from Starry Sky Bank. Although they had repaid some over these six years, they were still far from clearing the debt.

But now, Lu Lin had only undergone Awakening for half a month. He had first earned the artist’s 95 million bounty, but that felt distant and unreal to his parents, so it hadn’t fully sunk in. However, when Lu Lin opened his bank account to show them his balance, the couple was truly shocked.

It turned out that a million could be earned so easily! Just in one day?

"So, you see, Mom and Dad," Lu Lin said, "your son will become richer and richer in the future. Money will be just a number to us, so cheer up and live a good life."

After saying that, Lu Lin took the five bottles of Star Power Recovery Potion and went into his bedroom, leaving his parents to digest the news.

「Golden Body Sutra.」

Lu Lin had already memorized it well. After reviewing the First Layer’s Star Power circulation method once more, he closed his eyes and began his cultivation.