Lin Yan's Gift

"Hmm?" Lin Yan looked at him with a smile. "Why the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance?"

Although Lin Xiao said he was waiting for the Cosmic Strongest Battle, Lin Yan, as his father, could naturally see through his true intentions at a glance.

The Peak Powerhouse Battle at the Cosmic level is usually held 1,000 years apart from the Peak Genius Battle at the Stellar level. It is hosted alternately by the Giant Axe Arena and the Virtual Universe Company, so... it is still nearly 700 years away.

Although it is normal to stay at the Cosmic level for 700 years, Lin Xiao felt that the time span was too long, even when he relied on internal assessment and special training to enter the Core Layer and advance step by step from the Doomsday Secret Realm. So why would he spend 700 years waiting for the Cosmic Strongest Battle?

This is unreasonable.

So his real plan should be to join the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance.

Lin Xiao shook his head and sighed softly, "As expected, I couldn't hide it from you."

"Among the five major powers, the Cosmic Galaxy Bank and the Cosmic First Bank cater to the wealthy. Even immortal beings usually deposit their money and treasures in these two banks," he said. "Relatively speaking, if you become an internal employee, the benefits are the best, but the management style is the strictest!"

Lin Yan nodded slightly.

Both banks are financially powerful. The money deposited by a high-end customer can generate huge profits for the bank through its own operations. However, they also adhere to the principle of "putting customers first" and manage their internal staff with extreme strictness.

For example, in local branches, once a five-star customer is involved, the bank immediately transfers control to AI, and every word and action will be completely monitored. If customer information is discussed outside the "confidential room," the bank's AI will instantly eliminate the internal personnel.

Alternatively, services such as "Item Consignment Service" or "goods acquisition service" require the actual handover of goods. The transaction process is monitored throughout by the "bank intelligent system" attached to the spaceship, and any violations by bank personnel are immediately eliminated.

The higher the caliber of the client, the more crucial the outcome. If their secrets were to be leaked, even if it Destruction a planet, the two major banks would have to ensure that the secrets were not compromised.

Therefore, it is easy to understand why Lin Xiao is not interested in joining the two major banks.

"The Giant Axe Arena, Virtual Universe Company, is the most powerful force among the human race. Apart from the Genius Battle and Strongest Battle, the training of their important members requires strict management and brainwashing. They must obey company orders, undergo training, and undergo life-or-death tests."

Lin Xiao shook his head and said, "In comparison, I still prefer the freedom of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance. There are not so many rules and constraints. If you are valued by the headquarters, it is possible to directly enter the highest Core Layer, the 'Glory Secret Realm'. Moreover... even as Core Member, the competition is more intense, but there is no mandatory management."

The Cosmic Mercenary Alliance is a loosely organized group.

More than 99% of martial artists and Mental Master join the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance. Even Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God Shen are all Apprentice Mercenary who have completed the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance's assessment.

When he participated in the Apprentice Mercenary Assessment, he also obtained a large amount of wealth from the Thunder World Lord "Kabu".

Among the five major forces, the Giant Axe Arena and the Virtual Universe Company are the strongest, while the others, such as the "Cosmic Mercenary Alliance," "Cosmic First Bank," and "Cosmic Galaxy Bank," are slightly weaker in terms of power.

Nevertheless, all five are on equal footing; the Core Member of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance are still Super genius in the universe.

Lin Yan pondered for a moment.

Clearly, what Lin Xiao liked most was the free atmosphere of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance.

It's important to know that Core Member of the Virtual Universe Company at the Cosmic level carry out Cultivation Mission in the Four Great Secret Realms, including the Original Secret Realm. Only those at the Domain Lord level are sent out. Most other forces are similar, the only difference being the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance.

As long as you are confident in maintaining your strength and position in fierce competition, there are absolutely no mandatory regulations!

This is also why Ji Qing, a descendant of the Silver Snow Marquis of the Ganwu Universe Country, has always remained in the Ganwu Universe Country despite being Core Member of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance at the Cosmic level.

That's why... in the original story, she met Hong and developed that kind of emotional entanglement.

"You can decide for yourself," Lin Yan said gently. "I believe that with your abilities, you can do very well no matter which path you choose."

There is no difference in choosing any of the five major factions.

At the Cosmic level, the cultivation worlds within the various Cosmic Secret Realm are shared resources of the five major powers, and are therefore unaffected.

"Dad, don't worry." Lin Xiao said confidently, with a hint of longing in his eyes. "If I join the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, I can come back to Earth to visit you often."

This is also a major reason why he chose the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance.

"Mm." Lin Yan nodded.

He looked at Lin Xiao's young face, his expression becoming more serious. "Brother Xiao, now that you are preparing to leave Earth and go on an adventure in space, there are some things I need to tell you."

Lin Xiao sat upright, listening attentively to his father's teachings.

"Do you remember what I told you?" Lin Yan asked.

Lin Xiao thought for a moment and then realized, "Dad, are you talking about bloodline?"

Very few people know about the Superhuman Bloodline, but Lin Xiao, who inherited the memories, is certainly among them.

"Yes," Lin Yan said. "The inheritance of this bloodline is of great significance to the entire human race. This is a responsibility that you must bear. You must keep this in mind."

"When you grow to the Cosmic level, you will officially enter your 'youth'. Because your bloodline is too noble, the woman who will be qualified to bear your children in the future must be of the first-class human bloodline, that is, the peak human race that can reach the 'domain lord' level upon adulthood."

"If you really meet the right person, remember to come to Earth three months before you get pregnant... This isn't urgent, just remember it."

Lin Xiao nodded. "Dad, I understand."

"Alright then." Lin Yan smiled at him. "Brother Xiao, I have high expectations for you, so... I also need to set some requirements for your future path."

"Yes!" Lin Xiao said without flinching, his spirits high. "Whatever your request is, Dad, just say it."

Lin Yan smiled slightly.

Call!

A silver box, about one meter long, half a meter wide, and thirty centimeters high, was placed on the stone table in front of him.

"Open it and take a look," he said with a smile.

"What is this?" Lin Xiao asked, puzzled. He took a deep breath and then opened the silver box on the stone table.

"Snap!"

When the box was opened, Lin Xiao immediately saw a small white plant inside. The plant was placed very carefully, about 60 centimeters tall, with silvery-white roots.

Looking at the Plant Lifeform in the box, Lin Xiao found it hard to identify, yet its aura seemed somewhat familiar.

Suddenly, a thought struck him, and his eyes lit up. "Could this be the larva of the 'Star Eater Grass'?"

Lin Xiao had seen the Star Eater Grass at the World Lord level before, and it looked very different from this juvenile form, so he couldn't recognize it at first.

"Yes, this is the juvenile Star Eater Grass," Lin Yan said. "I haven't been able to give you a suitable Plant Lifeform, so consider this my gift to you. However, my requirement for you is... to cultivate it into a 'Thousand Vine Star Eater Grass'!"

"This is a detailed introduction to the Star Eater Grass and its cultivation and evolution plan. I'll send it to you."

Star Eater Grass is known as "the most resilient aggressive Plant Lifeform". It has a natural love for devouring rocks, metal, trees and the like, which makes its vines incredibly tough and sharp.

Its attack methods are very limited.

It's a single move: "Entangling Kill"!

For example, during a battle... the Star Eater Grass uses countless vines to entangle the opponent. If it can affect the opponent's speed and attack, then the outcome of a battle may be rewritten!

As an excellent auxiliary helper, it is extremely sought after, and its selling price far exceeds that of Plant Lifeform such as "Mo Yun Vine" and "Tai Sui Tree Spirit". Among the Plant Lifeform that human groups can sell, it is considered to be in the top tier.

Without a certain status and connections, it's simply impossible to buy Star Eater Grass larvae!

Before Lin Yan left the Original Secret Realm, he spent nearly 900,000 Hun Yuan Unit to purchase three young Star Eater Grass plants.

Although the larvae are all the same, the strength of the final adults will vary depending on the different breeding programs.

When the Star Eater Grass World Lord level, the worst cultivated variety is the Ten Vine Star Eater Grass, and the best is the Thousand Vine Star Eater Grass. Five hundred vines can rival the strongest Mo Yun Vine.

When Lin Yan was faced with three Star Eater Grass larvae, he chose to cultivate one into a "Hundred Vine Star Eater Grass" with the Immortal Army Lord Peak. It has now been successfully cultivated and is stationed at a Natural Wormhole 2.6 light-years away from Earth.

There is also a plant that has been cultivated into the "Three Hundred Vine Star Eater Grass," which has the strength of Peak Feng Hou, but is currently in the World Master stage. Once it is successfully cultivated, it will remain on Earth.

The last one is pending, so it has not been cultivated.

Lin Yan had no need for the Star Eater Grass, so he could give it to Lin Xiao. However, Lin Xiao's request was to cultivate it into the legendary "Thousand Vine Star Eater Grass"!

The universe is teeming with countless life forms, each with its own unique balance. For example, the difficulty of achieving immortality for Starry Sky Beast and Zerg Mother Queen is incredibly high, and the same applies to Plant Lifeform.

The most advanced "Thousand Vine Star Eater Grass," once it enters the Immortal realm, although it is at the Peak Feng Wang, the characteristics of Plant Lifeform make its toughness and sharpness no less than that of a human powerhouse at the Feng Wang Limit!

Secondly, its enormous size... even when facing a human powerhouse at the Feng Wang Limit, it can have a certain advantage, and its vitality is much stronger than that of a human King Rank.

The best option for "One Thousand Vine Star Eater Grass" is to achieve a 30% chance of becoming Immortal God, which requires nearly 120 billion points.

In comparison, the price Lin Yan's ten-fold Life Gene Level of the Sha Luo Flower requires to become Immortal God is far more terrifying, and its strength is also far greater.

Lin Xiao looked at the specific information and said with a wry smile, "Dad, you're putting me in a really difficult position."

He glanced at it and realized that the cost of entering immortality was too high to even look at. Just cultivating Thousand Vine Star Eater Grass at the World Lord level would require nearly ten million points, enough to bankrupt Marquis-level Immortal!

This is outrageous!

Where could he possibly obtain materials worth nearly ten million points?

"Don't worry," Lin Yan smiled. "Of course I've already thought of everything for you."

Moment!

Strange lights converged in the center of the hall, forming a white virtual human figure. It appeared to be only about 90 centimeters tall, with rabbit ears and hazy wings on its back, making it as cute as a "little elf".

"Little master, I am A'tutu. Please take good care of me." The little elf fluttered its misty wings, circling around Lin Xiao, its bright eyes looking at him, its voice filled with joy.

"A'tutu?" Lin Xiao looked at the cheerful little sprite. "Are you Intelligent life form?"

"Yes!" A'tutu energetically. "From now on, I'll be my little master's partner!"

Lin Xiao couldn't help but look at Lin Yan.

Lin Yan explained, "'A'tutu' is Intelligent life form that I specially prepared for you. It will accompany you on your adventures, and I will give it all the resources to cultivate the Thousand Vine Star Eater Grass up to the World Lord level. However, you cannot obtain it directly; you must exchange it for treasures worth one-tenth of its value!"

"At the beginning, you will not have any way to purchase these resources, but you can obtain some valuable items and exchange them directly with A'tutu to gradually help the Star Eater Grass larvae grow into your helpers."

He laughed and said, "It only takes a million points to cultivate him to the World Lord peak. I think my son should have that confidence."

"As for achieving immortality, that depends on your own abilities. As long as you cultivate diligently, you will be able to do it one day!"

Lin Yan did not prepare any other treasures for Lin Xiao. He already had inherited memories, weapons, and battle armor, which was enough. Providing him with any other resources would go against Lin Xiao's original intention of forging his own path.

These two assistants were simply prepared for him.

One is the Intelligent life form "A'tutu"!

Since they are living beings, they naturally have different personalities. This one was specially chosen by Lin Yan. A'tutu has a lively personality, but it is also a very reliable Intelligent life form. Under Lin Yan's arrangement, it has a fairly good grasp of various kinds of knowledge and can provide great assistance to Lin Xiao's journey of cosmic adventure.

The other is the "Star Eater Grass," which attacks Plant Lifeform!

It's unrealistic for Lin Xiao to cultivate the Thousand Vine Star Eater Grass entirely on his own; it would easily hinder his cultivation progress, and the requirements for favorable circumstances would be too high.

Therefore, after some deliberation, Lin Yan ultimately decided that it was more appropriate to let Lin Xiao exchange one-tenth of the value of the items for the resources he had prepared in advance.

Normally, cultivating a peak-level Plant Lifeform of the World Lord peak requires 100,000 Hun Yuan Unit, but the Thousand Vine Star Eater Grass requires one-tenth of that, which is ten times that amount!

As for the rest, he didn't need to worry about it; he believed Lin Xiao could handle it very well on his own.

"Little master, I will supervise you. A'tutu is a very upright Intelligent life form and will definitely carry out the exchange task strictly!" A'tutu said excitedly.

A moment of silence.

"Dad, you've already prepared all this for me?" Lin Xiao looked at his father, who had taught him since he was a child, with a hint of tears in his eyes.

Whether from the recorded stories, other people's accounts, or even his own feelings, his father gave him the feeling of a true god in the world.

Even gods have their love, and Lin Xiao could sense the deep emotions beneath their calm faces.

"I knew that day would come eventually," Lin Yan said with a light laugh. "Once you have exchanged all those resources, I will terminate the master-servant relationship with the Intelligent life form. At that time, A'tutu will formally acknowledge you as its master."

"Since you want to join the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, your first goal is to get me into the best Glory Secret Realm!" Lin Yan's eyes held a hint of anticipation. "Your second goal is to become an Immortal and King Rank!"

"Yes." Lin Xiao knelt heavily on the ground, his voice firm and powerful, "I will definitely not let you down!"

"Get up," Lin Yan said. "Now finish your drink with me, and during this time, you need to say goodbye to your grandparents and mother properly, okay?"

"Okay!" Lin Xiao stood up.

Two weeks have passed.

Lin Yan and his family gazed at the departing spaceship in the sky, their hearts filled with complex emotions, their eyes red.

A similar experience occurred three hundred years ago.

That time, Lin Yan left Earth for Virtual Universe Company and wouldn't be able to return home for a long time. But this time it's different. Lin Xiao is only 17 years old and has already embarked on his own journey.

Even though I know this is perfectly normal, I still feel reluctant to part ways at this time.

Lin Yan himself was fine; he held Wen Zhi'an's hand tightly, his eyes filled with affection.

Lin Xiao's wife, who had remained calm until then, looked up at the clouds on the horizon, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"It's alright," Lin Yan gently comforted him. "Xiao-ge'er has grown up and will naturally want to become an even more remarkable person."

Wen Zhi'an lowered his head, sniffed, wiped away his tears, then turned to look at Lin Yan and snorted, "Hmph, you're all so great."

Lin Yan rarely saw her like this, and couldn't help but laugh.

"My wife is the best." He said with a pure and deep gaze, looking into those clear and bright eyes.

When you set off for distant places with ideals in your heart, don't forget to cherish those who are waiting for you.

It was that unspoken yet enduring love that made me, even though I held the kite string in my hand, only look up and watch you soar freely in the wind.

That's amazing.

Wen Zhi'an ignored all of that and asked with some concern, "Honey, do you think Xiao Xiao might be in danger?"

"Of course there will be dangers," Lin Yan said with a smile. "What adventure is without danger? But he's so smart, nothing will happen to him."

"You have plans?" Wen Zhi'an asked, squinting at him as he looked so calm.

Lin Yan did not answer, but simply replied, "Don't worry."

He didn't actually have any specific arrangements; he simply placed a Green Line Devouring Worm clone and a detection instrument with millions of points in the intelligent space of the Intelligent life form "A'tutu".

The split body enters hibernation directly, and will only be awakened by A'tutu if Lin Xiao encounters a life-threatening situation. Otherwise, it is treated as if nothing has happened.

This is just a last resort; in fact, based on Lin Yan's understanding of his son, unless an accident occurs, it's unlikely to be used.

He looked up at the sky and silently thought to himself:

"Keep it up, Xiao Ge'er."