Chapter 54: My Battle Power is Only a Thousand, His is at Least Ten Thousand
Chapter 54: My Battle Power is Only a Thousand, His is at Least Ten Thousand
In the Evolvers Association, on the twenty-third floor...
The shards of the 'lens' lay scattered on the ground, reflecting light in all directions.
Zong Bai and Lu XiGuang's expressions changed as they recognized the fearless personality of Cao Rong.
Having agreed to probe Lin Yuan's strength, there was no turning back now.
Unless...
Zong Bai and Lu XiGuang exchanged a glance, their evolved intellect quickly presenting several hypotheses.
The Battle Power Glasses were the latest scientific achievement of Planet Heiu, though they were not without their flaws and prone to malfunction or even explosion.
But if that was all there was to it, Cao Rong wouldn't be acting so cautiously.
It was highly probable that before the glasses exploded, Cao Rong had seen something through them.
"It's best not to offend this man."
In a split second, numerous thoughts flashed through Zong Bai's mind, and he immediately took a step forward, a gentle smile spreading across his face. "Mr. Lin, the three of us have been waiting for you here for quite some time."
"I'm the one who's late," Lin Yuan replied, a hint of strangeness in his eyes.
His gaze subtly swept over the scattered shards of the 'lens' on the ground.
Just moments ago, he had faintly sensed a weak 'prying sensation' coming from them.
It must have originated from these fragments of the glasses.
However, this 'prying sensation' was very shallow.
At most, it could only sense a fraction of Lin Yuan's true strength.
His trump cards and true abilities remained hidden within his body.
Unless he went all out, it would be difficult for others to observe his full potential.
"Please, come this way. President Liao has specially prepared delicacies from other planets, which should be of some benefit to evolved individuals like us," Zong Bai said warmly.
Lu XiGuang also smiled.
"I wonder what Cao Rong saw that left him so shaken?" Lu XiGuang's eyes occasionally flickered towards Cao Rong, who seemed to have lost his soul.
If Lin Yuan weren't present, he would have eagerly asked by now.
At the dining table, Lin Yuan took a sip of the fine wine in front of him.
"Good wine," he praised.
By 'good wine,' he didn't merely mean the taste.
This wine, when consumed, slowly improved one's body. An ordinary citizen drinking this wine could expect to extend their lifespan by three to five years.
Even Lin Yuan's physical body, already quite powerful, could feel a subtle boiling of qi and blood within him.
"This wine is called Tianzhi Wine. It's a rare vintage that Zong Bai has kept for a special occasion. If it weren't for your arrival, Mr. Lin, we wouldn't have had the chance to taste it," Lu Xibai explained excitedly.
Tianzhi Wine was a luxury even for first and second-stage evolvers.
A single bottle of Tianzhi Wine could cost anywhere from five million to ten million on the market, and the glass Lin Yuan was drinking was worth half a million.
It was the earnings of an ordinary citizen's decades of work, all in a single sip.
Of course, the reason Tianzhi Wine was so expensive was not just because of its exquisite taste but also because of the slight enhancement it provided to one's physical body.
Zong Bai had sneaked this bottle of Tianzhi Wine from his home, intending to keep it at the Evolvers Association to savor slowly.
If he hadn't sensed Lin Yuan's extraordinary nature and witnessed Cao Rong's peculiar behavior, which could have led to misunderstandings, Zong Bai wouldn't have brought out the wine.
After some time...
The group chatted amongst themselves, and Lin Yuan learned more about Zong Bai and the others.
Zong Bai had chosen the 'Psychic Sorcerer' evolutionary path, which involved mastering psychic powers to kill from a distance.
The 'Psychic Sorcerer' path was one of the more widely-known evolutionary paths in human civilization, focusing on developing one's psychic powers to influence reality.
At the fourth and fifth stages of this path, a mere thought could trigger volcanic eruptions and tectonic movements, causing natural disasters.
As for Lu XiGuang, he was a Bloodline Evolver, and all his abilities stemmed from his bloodline.
Lu XiGuang's bloodline quality had reached the second stage, but even for bloodline evolvers, whose cultivation was generally easier than other paths, advancing from the first to the second stage was no easy feat.
Moreover, Lu XiGuang's bloodline concentration wasn't particularly high, and he had been stuck at the twelfth segment of the first stage for over a decade.
Chatting with Zong Bai and Lu XiGuang was quite beneficial for Lin Yuan.
As they conversed, Lin Yuan's insight, enhanced by his heaven-defying comprehension, occasionally offered insights that left him with a deeper understanding.
Especially with regards to Zong Bai's 'Psychic Sorcerer' path, the so-called psychic powers were essentially soul force or spiritual energy, and the insights he gained could be applied to the Martial Arts evolutionary path.
An hour later...
After exchanging their virtual world citizen numbers, Lin Yuan bid farewell to Zong Bai and the others.
Chapter 54: My Battle Power is Only a Thousand, His is at Least Ten Thousand
On the twenty-third floor, inside the room...
After seeing Lin Yuan off, Zong Bai and the others returned.
"He's indeed not simple," Zong Bai frowned and said after a moment of thought.
By 'not simple', he was naturally referring to Lin Yuan.
If he had been cautious at first because he couldn't gauge Lin Yuan's strength and due to Cao Rong's unusual behavior, his thoughts had now changed after interacting with Lin Yuan.
For now, let's put aside other things. Zong Bai clearly sensed that Lin Yuan had an extraordinary understanding of the essence of evolutionary paths.
When Lin Yuan inquired about his Psychic Sorcerer evolutionary path, each question he asked was something Zong Bai had pondered over countless times and even sought answers from higher-tier evolvers.
Yet, Lin Yuan grasped the gist of it with just a few words, and his occasional insights benefited Zong Bai immensely.
"Cao Rong, what's wrong with you?" Lu XiGuang nodded in agreement and turned to Cao Rong. "What was that about earlier?"
At this moment, Cao Rong remained unusually silent.
"Mr. Lin's battle power..." Cao Rong's face paled as he spoke.
Indeed, it was battle power. Zong Bai and Lu XiGuang's hearts sank as they realized the truth.
They had previously speculated that Cao Rong's behavior was due to what he saw through the Battle Power Glasses when he scanned Lin Yuan's battle power.
"Just how much battle power does Mr. Lin possess?" Lu XiGuang asked immediately.
"My battle power is only a thousand, but Mr. Lin's battle power is at least ten thousand," Cao Rong's voice trembled. "No, it's more than ten thousand."
The Battle Power Glasses had exploded due to overload after detecting battle power exceeding ten thousand.
So, Cao Rong believed that Lin Yuan's battle power was definitely over ten thousand.
"Battle power exceeding ten thousand..." Zong Bai and Lu XiGuang took a sharp breath.
This was the level of true second-stage evolvers, a battle power that most second-stage evolvers couldn't even dream of attaining.
"Didn't President Liao say that the person he invited this time had similar strength to ours?" Lu XiGuang mumbled to himself.
They had a thousand, but Lin Yuan had over ten thousand. How was that similar?
"The Battle Power Glasses shouldn't be wrong," Cao Rong added.
If the glasses had exploded before detecting Lin Yuan's battle power, there might have been a problem with the glasses themselves. As a new technological product, malfunctions were not uncommon.
However, since the glasses captured Lin Yuan's approximate battle power before exploding due to overload, it only meant that the glasses' configuration couldn't handle the data, but the information obtained was accurate.
"What are you two thinking about?" Zong Bai suddenly laughed, seeing their silence.
"Isn't it a good thing that Mr. Lin is strong?" Zong Bai asked rhetorically.
With the upcoming arena tournament in mind, the stronger their teammate was, the better their chances of securing a higher ranking. Even if they didn't make it into the top three thousand, they could still count on President Liao's personal compensation.
"It is indeed a good thing," Lu XiGuang and Cao Rong nodded, their eyes lighting up as they realized that Lin Yuan could be their ticket to improving their ranking in the tournament.
In the Evolvers Association, on the thirtieth floor...
After leaving the twenty-third floor, Lin Yuan didn't return to Shuiyue Community. Instead, he went straight to the thirtieth floor to meet with President Liao.
Besides getting to know his teammates for the upcoming arena tournament, Lin Yuan had another purpose for this visit.
"How was it?" President Liao asked, a hint of concern in his voice. "Did Zong Bai and the others give you a hard time?"
He was well aware of Zong Bai and Cao Rong's personalities. Knowing Lin Yuan's desire to integrate into the group, he understood that it wouldn't be an easy path.
However, this was something he couldn't control. As the association's president, he had the authority to include Lin Yuan, but he couldn't ignore the opinions of Zong Bai and the others.
"It's fine," Lin Yuan replied casually. "That bottle of Tianzhi Wine was excellent."
He was impressed by the fine wine they had shared. If not for its exorbitant price, he would have considered buying several cases.
"Eh?" President Liao was taken aback. "When did Zong Bai become so generous?"
He had been eyeing that bottle of Tianzhi Wine for a long time, but Zong Bai had never offered him a taste. Yet, Zong Bai brought it out for Lin Yuan after just one meeting?
"President Liao, there's something I'd like to ask of you," Lin Yuan said directly, getting to the point.
(End of Chapter)
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