Chapter 151: 145, Soul Splitting Skill (Seeking Subscription & Monthly Tickets)
After the meal, Lu Lin and Xia Jinwu were both full and had enjoyed a proper amount of beer.
All in all, Xia Jinwu was a decent person, always speaking and acting with gusto.
When drinking, he would always empty his cup.
As long as Lu Lin raised his glass, Xia Jinwu would immediately come over and toast.
During the meal, Lu Lin learned that Xia Jinwu’s Star Power Level was also at Level 3, but he had been at that level for several years without any sign of breaking through.
A thought crossed Lu Lin’s mind: when he guided others in Star Skills, he had a certain chance of triggering a promotion for them. He wondered if it could work on Xia Jinwu.
So, he told Xia Jinwu about his profession. Xia Jinwu slammed the table in excitement.
"Great, Brother Lu!"
"Brother, I have a favor to ask. Please guide me in Star Skills."
"Ever since I reached Level 3 Peak, I haven’t had time to go to the Star Guide Association in Chongnuo City."
"If it’s convenient for you today, please help me with guiding my Star Skills. Rest assured, I will pay you 25 star coins instead of the market price of 20 star coins. Is that okay?"
Lu Lin nodded. He didn’t lack money; he simply felt that Xia Jinwu was a good person and wanted to help.
As for increasing his Star Vein Refinement Degree, well, that was just a side benefit, merely incidental.
After settling the bill, Xia Jinwu thought it would be better to take Lu Lin to the Detective Department instead of going home, as there was a dedicated Cultivation Room available for internal staff there.
Entering the Detective Department, Xia Jinwu was all smiles. He told everyone that Lu Lin was his brother and also a Star Skill Instructor who had come to guide him in Star Skills.
His words attracted the interest of many Detective Department colleagues.
Working in the Detective Department was said to be a nine-to-six job with weekends off, but that only applied to the administrative staff working in offices. Frontline personnel like Xia Jinwu, whether team leaders or ordinary team members, were always on 24-hour standby. They usually had no time to go to Chongnuo City to seek Star Guides.
Many off-duty Detective Department team members who had not yet returned home curiously followed the two to the entrance of the Cultivation Room.
They were all thinking that if Lu Lin was really a good Star Guide, many of them needed his services. They hoped Lu Lin could help them all at once.
Lu Lin decided he would give Xia Jinwu a proper guidance session later; it would be even better if he could help him get Double Star Skills.
Upon entering the Cultivation Room, Lu Lin found that the concentration of Star Power here was much better than what he had seen on Saturn and Blue Star.
It seemed the Detective Department had put a lot of effort into constructing this Cultivation Room.
Xia Jinwu’s attribute was the same as Lu Lin’s—Earth Element.
He currently had four Star Skills. After Lu Lin had him perform them once, he arranged two more Star Skills for Xia Jinwu:
Earth Shield.
Swamp.
These two Star Skills—one for defense and one for trapping enemies—were perfect for Detective Department personnel like Xia Jinwu.
Xia Jinwu opened his eyes, filled with incredulity.
"Double Star Skills! Damn it, brother, you guided me to a Double Star Skill!"
"Awesome! For so many years, I’ve been so envious watching others comprehend Double Star Skills."
"I didn’t expect that today I would finally comprehend Double Star Skills!"
"Awesome, thank you, brother!"
Xia Jinwu bowed gratefully to Lu Lin, opened the door of the Cultivation Room, and shouted to the other colleagues waiting outside, "I’ve comprehended Double Star Skills! Aren’t I awesome?"
"Awesome!"
People around him praised him one after another.
"Awesome, you are awesome!"
However, they all knew it definitely wasn’t due to Xia Jinwu’s own ability. They had worked with him in the Detective Department for so many years; who didn’t know his skill level? If he could have comprehended Double Star Skills on his own, he would have done so long ago. Why wait until today? Lu Lin. It absolutely had to be Lu Lin’s credit.
"Wait, wait, let me be first."
"Get lost, Liu! You only advanced to early Third Level last year. I advanced the year before that. Let me go!"
"Hey Zhu, don’t be shameless! I’ve been at Level 3 Peak for five years and still haven’t comprehended any Star Skills!"
Lu Lin was left speechless hearing the commotion outside the door.
These Detective Department personnel couldn’t even spare time to go to Chongnuo City to comprehend Star Skills due to their demanding jobs.
"Don’t worry, everyone. I guided 1,500 people in Star Skills in a single day before."
"Brother Xia, let everyone line up. I’ll do it one by one; it’ll be quick."
With Lu Lin stepping in, Xia Jinwu also came forward to maintain order.
Since they were all Detective Department members, they obediently formed a line once Lu Lin spoke, hardly needing Xia Jinwu to organize them.
"Alright, you first, follow me in."
Lu Lin started working.
It was the same routine: after entering the Star Power Domain, they would display all their Star Skills, and then Lu Lin would help guide their Star Skills according to their situation.
He used the Natural School’s approach for some, letting them comprehend on their own.
For those who couldn’t, Lu Lin chose suitable Star Skills for them from his "skill library."
One hour later, even the Director of the Feibei City Detective Department had heard about Lu Lin and came over to check.
Seeing that many colleagues had indeed comprehended Star Skills, the Director of the Detective Department decided on the spot.
Since everyone had been delayed in comprehending Star Skills due to work, this time, Lu Lin’s guidance fee for the Star Skill Guidance would be reimbursed by the Detective Department.
As soon as these words were spoken, the cheers from the staff were so loud that even Lu Lin, inside the Cultivation Room, could hear them.
Two hours later, the last person, a woman from the Detective Department, entered the Cultivation Room. She was an administrative staff member on the night shift. Having just reached Level 1 Peak, she came to join the excitement after hearing Lu Lin was there guiding Star Skills for everyone.
After all, the Director said it would be reimbursed, so it wasn’t her own money. Thinking this, Liu Li took the opportunity while delivering materials to the archives room to push open the door and enter.
"You must be Little Lu? Thank you for your trouble."
"You’re welcome. Please sit down cross-legged."
"Alright."
Liu Li replied and put the files she was holding on the side before sitting down cross-legged.
After Lu Lin gave a brief explanation, he began to guide Star Skills with Liu Li.
Soon, Liu Li opened her eyes with a look of joy on her face.
"Little Lu, thank you so much."
"No problem, no problem."
Lu Lin smiled. Guiding for two hours straight made him appreciate how hard-working the Detective Department elites were.
The frontline staff members came and went quickly. As soon as they comprehended their Star Skills, they would thank Lu Lin and hurry off.
As Lu Lin was waving goodbye to Liu Li, his facial expression suddenly froze.
He saw a familiar character on the file Liu Li was holding—it was identical to a character on the booklet the mover had given him earlier.
"Wait, Ms. Liu, excuse me, is this a kind of writing?" Lu Lin asked uncertainly.
"Yes, it’s Demon Race writing. Didn’t you learn this in school?"
"No."
Lu Lin shook his head. It wasn’t clear if he meant he hadn’t learned it, or that he hadn’t attended University.
"Haha, it seems even a genius like Little Lu has his disinterests."
Liu Li had heard from many colleagues how fascinating Lu Lin was, but in her eyes, this clueless look of his was quite down-to-earth.
"It’s okay if you don’t know Demon Race writing. Actually, after we start working, we realize that most of what we learn in school is pretty much returned to the teachers by the time we graduate."
"We usually don’t use the Demon Race language for communication. You just need to download the Detective Department’s internal Demon Race Text Translator."
"Anyway, it’s not like it’s something crucial. Little Lu, let’s add each other’s contacts, and I’ll send you the installation package."
"Alright. Then, thank you, Ms. Liu."
After receiving the installation package, Liu Li went back to her work.
"Brother Xia, a friend just called. They said there’s something at home, so I need to head back now."
"Wait, brother, don’t be in such a hurry. Just now, our Director said he would reimburse all your guidance fees today."
"We’ll bill it as internal training expenses for the Detective Department. You don’t have to worry..."
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you running so fast for?"
Lu Lin stood in front of his car and opened the door.
"Brother Xia, please tell the Director that I don’t need the guidance fee this time."
"You at the Detective Department serve the citizens every day."
"I am also an ordinary citizen. Today’s guidance is just my way of showing gratitude to all of you."
"Brother Xia, I’m leaving now. I’ll come find you to hang out when I have the chance."
Lu Lin finished speaking quickly, got in the car, and drove off.
Xia Jinwu didn’t know what was so urgent for Lu Lin. He stood there watching the car rapidly shrink in the distance, waving his hand.
Lu Lin suppressed his excitement and kept accelerating, faster and faster.
After leaving Feibei City, Lu Lin drove for another hundred or so kilometers before finally finding a secluded place to park his car.
He opened the installation package that Liu Li had sent to him.
Click Install.
Demon Race Real-time Language Translation Package is installing.
Installation successful.
Lu Lin took out the booklet from his pocket. The patterns, which he had originally thought were children’s doodles, had turned into three large characters.
"Soul Splitting Skill."