Exotic Battlefield: I Can Activate Dual Talents
Chapter 89 - 87, guiding Star Skills for 1800 people

Chapter 89: 87, guiding Star Skills for 1800 people

Lu Lin intentionally brought his broken knife with him when he went out.

This trip would take three days, and they were going to a remote area in Beiqiu Continent, so having a weapon for self-defense was quite necessary.

Arriving at the high-speed rail station, Lu Lin quickly found Guan Yue and the other three Star Guides who were also on the trip.

Although Lu Lin was highly efficient in Guiding Star Skills, Guan Yue wouldn’t assign all the work to him alone.

They had to visit several places on this trip, and the workload was substantial. She was also worried about Lu Lin becoming too exhausted.

"President Guan, and to the three of you, good morning."

"Lu Lin, hello."

Among the three, a young-looking man took the initiative to greet Lu Lin. Although Lu Lin wasn’t particularly fond of his face, he still shook hands with him.

"You are...?"

This man laughed, shaking Lu Lin’s hand up and down a few times. "Well, well, an important man like you forgets easily! You don’t even recognize an old classmate."

"It’s me, Zheng Yulong."

Zheng Yulong said this while patting Lu Lin’s shoulder, acting very chummy.

"Zheng Yulong?"

Lu Lin carefully examined the man’s face; it indeed resembled the Zheng Yulong he remembered by seventy to eighty percent.

"It really is you! I heard you had an Awakening. I never expected you to become a Star Guide too."

Lu Lin hadn’t anticipated meeting an old classmate here and was overjoyed.

After they hugged, Guan Yue interjected from the side, "Alright, I know you’re classmates. You can catch up later on the high-speed train. We don’t have much time now."

The group followed Guan Yue into the station to board the train.

This time, their first destination was Mingze City, over 3,000 kilometers away from Green City.

The journey would take approximately four hours.

Actually, traveling by airplane would have been faster for such a distance, but Guan Yue cited insufficient funds as the reason for taking the high-speed train with everyone.

However, it didn’t make much difference to Lu Lin.

Compared to airplanes, he preferred the stability and convenience of high-speed trains.

After boarding the train, Lu Lin and Zheng Yulong sat together to catch up.

Lu Lin then learned that after graduating from elementary school, Zheng Yulong had indeed planned to study on Blue Star.

But his mom had a connection and instead took him to Mars to study.

Mars was the first planet Humans officially terraformed and inhabited after leaving Blue Star and was one of the top three most developed planets in the Solar System. At that time, Zheng Yulong was young and could only do as his family arranged.

During his six years on Mars, Zheng Yulong, much like Lu Lin on Blue Star, studied and engaged in cultivation every day.

However, unlike Lu Lin, Zheng Yulong often participated in various activities with his classmates, met many people, and had many rewarding experiences.

"During the College Entrance Exam, Zheng Yulong successfully awakened and unlocked his Gold Element Talent."

Hearing this, Lu Lin couldn’t help but look envious.

The Gold System—that was the Innate Attribute he longed for the most!

Later, by a stroke of luck, Zheng Yulong also began to cultivate under a Senior Star Guidance Master from Mars and successfully became an apprentice Star Guide.

Now it was Zheng Yulong’s turn to envy Lu Lin.

He considered his own Talent to be quite good, yet in half a month, he had only managed to grasp the rudimentary concept of constructing a Star Power Domain.

But Lu Lin had already become a formal Star Guide and had begun Guiding Star Skills for others.

This was especially true after Zheng Yulong checked Lu Lin’s guidance records.

A 100% success rate!

Double Star Skills!

Although Lu Lin had only guided recent high school graduates, such a success rate was rare even among Senior Star Guidance Masters.

Not to mention, Lu Lin frequently guided Double Star Skills, which made Zheng Yulong incredibly envious.

The two of them were classmates who hadn’t seen each other for many years, and being the only two Awakeners in their elementary school class, they naturally had plenty to discuss along the journey.

Lu Lin was also very effusive; aside from a few confidential matters, he shared almost everything with Zheng Yulong without reservation.

They chatted continuously until the meal cart with boxed lunches arrived on the high-speed train, only then realizing how parched their throats had become.

"Lu Lin, Zheng Yulong, what flavors do you want?"

"’You two have been talking hard all morning; that’s quite an effort. Hurry and get some food to recharge,’ Guan Yue said with a laugh. She had never seen two men who could chat so much.

The entire way, she had mostly just listened to the two of them talk.

Lu Lin had just received a million Federal Coins in Linbei City, so he was feeling quite magnanimous.

A high-speed rail lunch cost 50 Federal Coins per serving, and he generously offered to pay for everyone.

However, Guan Yue countered him, "This business trip covers all food and accommodation expenses. Lu Lin, don’t try to act like a Boss here."

After lunch, the high-speed train was nearing its destination.

「Half an hour later」

They disembarked from the train, finally arriving in Mingze City.

As soon as he stepped off the train, Lu Lin sensed a palpable killing intent at the Mingze City high-speed rail station.

This place was remote; Lu Lin had only heard of it and had never visited before.

After the five of them exited the train, Guan Yue led them out of the station. Outside, five military vehicles with camouflage paint were waiting.

Guan Yue had just mentioned that their task this time was to provide Star Skill Guidance for the Mingze City Defense Army stationed in Mingze City.

Mingze’s remote location meant that the City Defense Army’s work here was not merely for deterrence but involved actual participation in various operations.

Compared to the City Defense Army on Blue Star, the soldiers in Mingze possessed even greater Combat Power.

Among them, the proportion of Star Core Warriors reached as high as 80%.

This time, at the Mingze City Defense Army garrison, they needed to provide Star Skill Guidance for approximately 1,800 people.

No wonder Guan Yue had brought three other Star Guides.

As for Zheng Yulong, he was mostly there to make up the numbers and run errands.

The army had always been known for its swift and decisive action.

Once the soldiers receiving them learned that Guan Yue and her team didn’t require lunch to be prepared, they were taken directly to the camp to begin the Guiding work.

After traversing a vast desert where it was impossible to get one’s bearings, Lu Lin and the others finally arrived at the garrison.

There were no brick-and-mortar houses; the garrison consisted entirely of thick, insulated tents.

It was said that the temperature difference between day and night near Mingze City was enormous, with daytime highs reaching 37 or 38 degrees Celsius and nighttime lows potentially dropping below zero.

The insulated tents were specifically for this purpose.

In the camp, soldiers were arranged in orderly formations: some were drilling in formation, others were practicing combat tactics, and there were also unawakened ordinary soldiers practicing their Spear Skills.

Upon arrival, Guan Yue and her team immediately immersed themselves in the intensive Guiding work.

Lu Lin was the fastest.

However, after Guiding three individuals to achieve Double Star Skills, Lu Lin took advantage of a brief pause to rest.

Entering his Consciousness Universe, Lu Lin looked at his Earth Element and Eye System Star Veins, feeling somewhat speechless.

He had been working at full capacity all afternoon, Guiding at least eighty people, three of whom had comprehended Double Star Skills.

Yet, the improvement in his Star Vein Refinement Degree was truly pitiful.

His Earth-Type Star Vessel’s refinement degree was already at 34% before he arrived. After Guiding so many people, it had increased by less than 12%.

Now at 46%.

Moreover, the rate of improvement was becoming progressively slower, with each Guiding session now providing him with a mere 0.05% increase in refinement degree.

This was comparable to the improvement effect from Elite Refining Skills.

If this decline continued, Lu Lin felt there would be no point in trying to gain refinement feedback through Guiding Star Skills anymore.

That evening, Lu Lin and the others did not rest but continued Guiding Star Skills for the soldiers in the garrison.

At dinner, Lu Lin learned that it wasn’t just Star Guides from Green City present; personnel had also been sent from the Double Name City branch.

A total of ten Star Guides were tasked with the Star Skill Guidance for 1,800 soldiers, averaging 180 soldiers per Star Guide.

For Star Guides who typically only handled one client occasionally, this was an immense workload.

But by the evening of the next day, everyone noticed something different.

It seemed the number of soldiers requiring Guiding had significantly decreased.

Where had they gone?