Paying Extra to Exchange

In Lin Zhen's home, Black Phantom hovered in the air as Lin Zhen led Little Warm out.

It was as if there were invisible steps in the sky, and Lin Zhen walked all the way to the ground, while the Black Phantom disappeared into the air.

The villa door suddenly opened, and Lin Liye and Li Qin rushed out.

"Son, you're finally back."

Looking at her somewhat worried parents, Lin Zhen felt a pang of emotion.

Now that his parents are also martial artists, they can log in to the Martial Artist Forum to check the news, so they naturally know that Lin Zhen is currently in danger.

"Dad, Mom, I'll have a lot of situations like this in the future, so you don't need to worry too much about me. Your son is very lucky, this is nothing at all."

Lin Zhen gave her parents two gifts: two Space Ring.

The two rings belonged to Yue Zhenhua and He Liu. Lin Zhen took off Yue Zhenhua's ring. Despite Lin Zhen's warning, Little Warm did not eat people. Instead, she bit He Liu to death and then took off his ring and handed it to Lin Zhen.

The ring also contained a considerable amount of equipment, including two sets of Low-Grade Star Weapon, covering both offensive and defensive capabilities.

Lin Zhen and his parents walked into the house, and he told them what to use at each stage, and gave each of them 1 billion in pocket money.

The parents were very happy to see that their son was alright and had brought back so many good things. Li Qin said to Lin Zhen, "You don't know, that Li Mengxi came again yesterday."

"She's here again?" Lin Zhen frowned.

"Yes, she came over to comfort us, saying that we would definitely be fine and not to worry, and she even brought us a lot of delicious food," Lin Liye added.

"Didn't you tell her I have a girlfriend?"

Li Qin hesitated for a moment, but Lin Liye finally spoke up, "I wanted to tell you, but your mother won't let me. She says she feels your girlfriend is a bit unreliable. We've been researching a lot about the Holy Maiden of the Divine Cult Holy Maiden these past few days. The Holy Maiden can't marry; once she marries, she can't continue being Holy Maiden. Do you think your relationship will work out?"

Lin Zhen said helplessly, "Mom and Dad, please don't worry. I will definitely bring Yue'er back in the future. Even if Yue'er can't come, your daughter-in-law will definitely not be Li Mengxi."

Lin Zhen really didn't have a good impression of Li Mengxi, but Li Mengxi hadn't said anything to her, only visiting her parents time and time again. Lin Zhen hadn't taken it seriously at first, but it seemed she had to resolve the issue now.

Ultimately, the key to putting his parents at ease is to bring his girlfriend home, but unfortunately, Su Mingyue can't come with him right now.

At this moment, Lin Zhen suddenly thought of An Ning.

Where did An Ning go? We haven't heard from her in a long time. I heard from Duo Long that she came back to Ice City and even had the possibility of participating in the God of War Arena, but why haven't we seen her?

Looking at the time remaining until the start of the God of War Arena, Lin Zhen tidied up at home, took a refreshing shower, changed into a clean set of white casual clothes, and then called Yang Jianying to tell him that he had adopted a pet, a Shih Tzu, and asked the Martial Arts Hall to help him get a certificate.

Yang Jianying was pleasantly surprised to receive Lin Zhen's call. He hadn't expected that Lin Zhen, who was rumored to have died in Wudalianchi, would actually come out. This was a great surprise.

He immediately agreed. Now that the Azure Sky Martial Hall has gradually gained a foothold, obtaining a pet license is just a matter of a word for him.

In just a short while, Little Warm had become familiar with its parents. Under Lin Zhen's guidance, it knew who its own people were. The Star River Beast's intelligence was no less than that of a child, and it quickly became familiar with the yard and regarded it as its own home.

With Little Warm at home, Lin Zhen no longer needs to worry about the safety of the house. Although this little thing is only a few years old, its Innate Devour ability is enough to fight against anyone below the Stellar Realm.

I checked online for news about the God of War Arena. The competition starts tomorrow morning, and there are even underground betting platforms offering odds on each martial artist's chances of winning.

Lin Zhen checked his odds and was surprised to find that they had reached 1 to 20!

He had just killed Yue Zhenhua and He Liu, and immediately returned in the Black Phantom. Less than an hour had passed, and the news had not yet spread.

Upon seeing this, Lin Zhen curled his lips. After thinking for a moment, he transferred 50 billion from his card and bet it all on winning the championship.

This time, the betting odds in the God of War Arena are in the trillions, so losing a trillion to yourself is nothing, right?

Anyway, the 50 billion is of little use to Lin Zhen Lin Zhen. He won't care if he loses, but if he wins, it will be of great use.

Lin Zhen had just placed a bet of 50 billion when he received a message.

"Dear Mr. Lin Zhen, your first blood reward in the Virtual World has been released. Please go online to claim it."

Lin Zhen was stunned for a moment. He hadn't used his first chance to draw a prize yet.

When Lin Zhen redeemed the Gem Fragment before, the First Blood reward hadn't been released yet. Unexpectedly, it's out now; the timing seems a bit coincidental.

But Lin Zhen was stunned after going online.

It's not the kind of lucky draw where you spin a wheel; instead, you can freely collect items after paying extra.

There are ten Top-Grade Star Artifact in total, including four weapons. Lin Zhen can choose one of these four.

The four suits of armor, if Lin Zhen wants them, each one will cost an extra 3 billion.

One item is a necklace for mental defense, which is comparable in value to a top-grade Top-Grade Star Artifact. It can intercept all mental attacks below the Diamond-level, and there is an additional charge of 30 billion for claiming it.

There is also a set of Flying Knife, the Seven Stars Knife, a total of seven knives. Each one, taken out individually, is a small-sized Top-Grade Star Artifact. To claim it, you will need to pay an additional 50 billion.

This time, Lin Zhen didn't even pay attention to the Mental Defense Necklace; Lin Zhen eyes lit up at the sight of the seven Flying Knife, each over a foot long.

"Attribute-less Flying Knife! They're actually attribute-less Flying Knife! This isn't just a Top-Grade Star Artifact; it's clearly a set of Top-Grade Star Artifact. Individually, they're high-grade, but they're attribute-less, made entirely of White Meteorite Iron. After being infused with energy, each one becomes Top-Grade Star Artifact Flying Knife!"

Lin Zhen knew that there was a substance in interstellar space called White Meteorite Iron, which was also a type of Meteorite, but it was very rare. Weapons made from this substance were not particularly good, at most reaching the level of Top-Grade Star Artifact, but they had a special function: energy infusion.

It's like a blank sheet of paper; whatever color you paint on it, that's the color it will be.

Once energy is infused into it, the quality of this item will improve, and Top-Grade Star Artifact will become Top-Grade Star Artifact.

Moreover, these seven Flying Knife are all made from the same piece of White Meteorite Iron, which makes them even more rare.

"I understand now. The person who forged these Seven Stars Knife wanted to have all seven Flying Knife infused with energy by the same person. That way, there would be no repulsion between the Flying Knife. With the same piece of meteorite iron and the same person infusing it, the quality of this set of Flying Knife has already exceeded the category of Star Artifact."

"But he simply couldn't find someone like that, after all, who can possess seven Energy Element at the same time?"

Lin Zhen silently calculated his situation. He currently possessed three elemental powers that he could freely control: lightning, light, and Gold Qi.

Furthermore, the Dark Star contains two elemental powers: ice and fire. If one could master those as well, one would have five.

If two more elements could be mastered, then this Seven Stars Knife would surely be an unparalleled treasure.

Lin Zhen silently made up his mind; he had to get his hands on this set of knives.

As for why the God of War Alliance offered such a Xuan Ze, Lin Zhen had actually thought of something. They probably wanted to rip Lin Zhen off, since with good Star Artifact available, no one wanted to Xuan Ze the inferior ones.

After all, the God of War Alliance is led by the European Union, the America, and Tsarist Russia, so this might just be someone's bad idea.

However, these people did not know the true value of the Seven Stars Knife. They thought it was a relatively inferior Top-Grade Star Artifact and wanted to take advantage of it to swindle Lin Zhen out of 50 billion.

Lin Zhen hadn't used Flying Knife for a long time. It wasn't that he didn't want to use them; ever since he lost those Flying Knife at the Star Fruit Tree, he hadn't been able to find suitable ones. This set of Seven Stars Knife filled that gap perfectly.

However, the value of 50 billion made Lin Zhen feel a little pained. He had just taken out 50 billion to bet, and now Lin Zhen only had 12 billion left.

Seeing this Lin Zhen couldn't help but feel a little regretful. She should have known better than to place the bet in the first place.

Thinking about this, Lin Zhen understood some things. After he made the payment online, someone must have been monitoring his account and knew that he was out of money. That's why they deliberately did this to annoy him. Otherwise, the seven Star Artifact Flying Knife wouldn't have appeared in the rewards.

"These people will stop at nothing to deal with me. If I don't get the Flying Knife or the mental defense Star Artifact, I'll definitely be depressed. They really want to trick me."

Moreover, this extra money exchange has a time limit, requiring Lin Zhen to complete it within one hour, and there are currently only fifty-five minutes left.

"However, they still don't understand the potential of this set of swords. Five hundred billion is too little; it's beyond the reach of Earthly currency. I must acquire this Seven Stars Knife set, but where will the money come from?"

Lin Zhen searched through his contacts. This was no small amount of money; it was a shortfall of nearly 40 billion, something most people couldn't afford.

People like Zhao Liang are lucky to have a few hundred million in their hands; probably no one can have more than a billion in assets.

Yang Jianying is no good either. Don't be fooled by his status as the owner of the museum; 40 billion is an astronomical figure for him.

Su Mingyue wouldn't work either. Although Yue'er was willing to give her anything, she didn't have any money. As far as Lin Zhen knew, Su Mingyue basically didn't need to spend money.

Perhaps An Ning has money, but Lin Zhen hasn't been able to find An Ning for a long time, and besides, Lin Zhen doesn't have the nerve to directly ask her for money.

Finally, Lin Zhen found Hansen, whose Soul Lock by Hansen himself. If Hansen had money, he certainly wouldn't hesitate.

With no other option but to try anything, Lin Zhen dialed Hansen's number.

The call connected quickly, Lin Zhen explained the situation. Hansen said, "Lin, I don't have 40 billion. Even if I sold all my assets, it wouldn't exceed 5 billion. But I can ask Alice for you. Please wait a moment."

Lin Zhen waited for about ten minutes before Hansen called back, excitedly saying, "Lin, we have 40 billion! Give me your account number!"

Lin Zhen was overjoyed and gave Hansen his account number. In less than a minute, 40 billion had been deposited into his account.

After receiving the money, Lin Zhen asked, "Alice that rich? She can come up with 40 billion."

"She's not Alice; she's not much richer than me."

"Who is that?" Lin Zhen asked curiously.

"This... Young Miss told me I have to keep it a secret, so I can't tell you," Hansen said seriously.

"Ouch!" Hansen had barely finished speaking when he seemed to have been hit hard, and then the phone went dead.

Lin Zhen was stunned. Young Miss... why her?

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