Chapter 119: 113, Sudden Promotion (Seeking Subscription and Monthly Tickets)
"Well... I actually don’t have any core ideas."
Lu Lin was somewhat embarrassed. However, in front of so many prominent figures, Lu Lin couldn’t just speak recklessly, so he had to choose his words carefully.
"I studied under Master Blue Star Guide Jiang Yueming, learning about the changes and progress of the Star Guide industry over the past thousand years, and I also learned about many diverse Star Power Domains."
"My teacher’s Ancient Wood Forest Domain is a fairly representative one in the Natural School."
"Other Star Power Domains, such as the Frost Kingdom, Red Land Thousand Miles, Sea of Flames, Water Dripping Through Stone, and various other Natural School and Designated School domains, were all created through the continuous exploration and hard work of the Federation Star Guides over the past thousand years."
"Ahem."
Bai Jingwei, seeing Lu Lin rambling on, coughed twice to signal him to get to the point.
Lu Lin smiled and continued, "Everyone, please don’t be anxious. When I started constructing my Star Power Domain, I originally thought that creating a domain related to my own attributes would be sufficient."
"And so, my Sandstorm Domain came into existence."
"Ahem, ahem."
Bai Jingwei was speechless, coughing a few more times to express his dissatisfaction. What on earth is Lu Lin trying to say? Describing an ordinary Yellow Sand Domain as ’coming into existence out of nowhere’—he’s truly shameless.
"Well, after the Yellow Sand Domain came into existence, I guided the comprehension of Star Skills for 1,800 people in total, which took about ten days."
"But during this process, some people complained that my Star Power Domain wasn’t very good, with the yellow sand covering the sky and a desolate scene. They suggested that I create a different type of Star Power Domain."
"However, I remember a great person once said, ’Whether it’s a white cat or a black cat, as long as it catches mice, it’s a good cat.’ No matter how my Star Power Domain is constructed, isn’t it good enough if it enables people to comprehend Star Skills?"
Lu Lin’s remark made many of the prominent figures in the conference room chuckle.
If so many people hadn’t complained about Lu Lin’s Star Power Domain, he wouldn’t have created a new one. If he hadn’t constructed a new domain, Zhao Lei wouldn’t have been curious enough to want to take a look inside. If Zhao Lei hadn’t gone in to take a look, who knows how long it would have taken for the Federation’s ninth Titled King to emerge and be promoted.
It could be said that the promotion of Zhao Lei, the Federation’s ninth Titled King, was partly thanks to the countless people who had complained about Lu Lin’s Star Power Domain.
"So, I thought to myself, could I create the most awesome Star Power Domain in the Federation? One that would make people exclaim, ’Wow, awesome!’ when they saw it, instead of complaining about me."
"Therefore, I searched day and night, pored over countless ancient books, and consulted numerous materials. Suddenly, while reading a novel, I was struck by inspiration."
"What novel?" someone asked curiously.
"It’s a novel about love between middle school students. This novel gave me great inspiration, especially the part where the male and female protagonists were discovered dating by a teacher who then called their parents. That part got my blood boiling with excitement, and so..."
"I constructed my Star Power Domain into its current form."
What in the world?! Lu Lin! We suspect you’re treating us all like fools, but we have no evidence! All the big shots present knew that Lu Lin’s Star Power Domain contained immortals and gods, exotic beasts, people reciting unknown poems, golden flower petals falling from the sky, tribes surviving, and tribes being destroyed. This is clearly a Star Power Domain formed from a complete prehistoric mythological world, and you’re telling us your inspiration came from a high school romance novel?!
Lu Lin felt he had no choice. He couldn’t very well say he’d casually constructed his Star Power Domain based on some primordial-setting novels he’d read before, could he? In this world, while there were plenty of novels about the Exotic Battlefield, primordial or mythological tales were no longer mainstream. You could hardly find primordial-type novels by searching on a Personal Terminal; you’d have to visit large libraries to read them. Lu Lin had never been to such a library. Admitting this would surely make people suspect something was off about him, right? In that case, wasn’t it better to just spin a wild tale?
"Ahem, ahem."
Bai Jingwei coughed twice, and the conference room quieted down.
He sighed internally. Asking Lu Lin how he constructed his Star Power Domain is pointless. It’s a waste of time. We might as well get straight to the important matters.
"Lu Lin, let’s drop this. Can you allow others to enter your domain now?"
"Of course, Governor Bai. I am a Star Guide. Guiding human Martial Artists to comprehend Star Skills is my duty."
"Alright. In that case, please guide Star Skills for these three Martial Artists today."
"These three are all geniuses from Saturn. Please ensure you are serious and do your utmost."
"No problem, leave it to me."
After Lu Lin finished speaking, someone led him to the Cultivation Room in the City Defender’s Mansion.
This Cultivation Room had obviously just been renovated, and a Master Star Array Master must have set up a formation within it.
As soon as Lu Lin entered, he felt the two Star Veins in his body stirring restlessly.
It felt as if he was about to break through the Level 1 Peak and enter Level 2. No, it wasn’t just ’as if’.
Just as Lu Lin saw the three young men sitting cross-legged in the Cultivation Room, waiting for their Star Skills to be guided, he could no longer control the rapidly rising Star Power within him.
The barrier to Level 2 was right before his eyes.
Break!
Ripples of Star Power fluctuation spread out.
Lu Lin quickly sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and entered his Consciousness Universe, leaving the three geniuses from Saturn staring at each other, utterly bewildered.
Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
Ignoring the existential questions echoing in the minds of the three geniuses, Lu Lin, now in his Consciousness Universe, saw the Star Vein Refinement Degree of his two Star Veins skyrocket.
Upon entering Level 2, his progress had already soared to 10% in mere moments.
This is Level 2, not Zero Level, and certainly not Level 1! I remember guiding Star Skills for more than 1,500 people just to get enough Star Power feedback to push me from Level 1 to Level 1 Peak. But now, after entering Level 2, this speed... it feels even faster than when I was advancing at Zero Level!
Almost visibly, the Star Vein Refinement Degree continued to soar, reaching 30%, 40%, 50% in the blink of an eye...
It climbed without stopping.
There were monitoring devices in the conference room, allowing Bai Jingwei, Cen Xian, Zhao Lei, and others to see the situation in the Cultivation Room.
But when they saw Lu Lin walk into the Cultivation Room and sit down on his own, without even greeting the three geniuses, they were puzzled.
The Star Power Fluctuation Detector showed a value of 300.
At Zero Level, Star Power fluctuation ranged between 0-50.
At Level 1, Star Power fluctuation ranged between 50-150.
At Level 2, Star Power fluctuation ranged between 150-500.
Lu Lin’s current Star Power value had reached 300, which meant he was already at the middle stage of Level 2 refinement.
Quite a few people in the conference room glanced at Zhao Lei. Didn’t you say Lu Lin might have advanced to become a Level 1 Star Nucleus Warrior, Elder Zhao? Can *your* Level 1 Star Nucleus Warriors reach a Star Power fluctuation index of 300?
Of course, they only dared to think this. No one had the guts to actually question a newly promoted Titled King. Still, Lu Lin has hidden his strength too well! Even Zhao Lei said he might have entered Level 1, but it turns out he’s already at the middle stage of Level 2! No, not just the middle stage of Level 2—the Star Power fluctuation index is still rising!
320, 330, 350...
The Star Power fluctuation index for a Level 2 Star Core Warrior ranges from 150-500, but it doesn’t necessarily mean they will always be at the maximum value of 500. This number represents the Star Power fluctuation value generated when a normal Level 2 Star Core Warrior unleashes their Star Skills at full power.
A normal peak Level 2 Star Core Warrior, in a quiescent state, generally doesn’t have a Star Power index exceeding 350.
But Lu Lin was already at 450 now.
This kid... he couldn’t have taken some kind of Star Power Potion that causes a sudden surge, could he?