Xu Jiawei's Personal Touch (Seeking Recommendations, Seeking Collections.)

Although Wang Wei claimed it was just "going through the motions," he was already certain of the outcome in his heart. If the anomaly inside the awakening room wasn't Innate Full Soul Power, he wouldn't be going to bed with his wife tonight.

The moment he saw Liu Lin place his hand on the crystal ball, it let out a low hum, followed by a blinding white light so intense it nearly blinded Wang Wei.

Even with his mental preparation, seeing this scene unfold, Wang Wei couldn't help but blurt out:

"Holy crap."

Knowing it was one thing, but seeing Innate Full Soul Power with his own eyes was entirely another.

After all, it had been a long time since he had seen a genius in the Star Luo Empire with both Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power.

"Alright, take your hand off."

Hearing Wang Wei's words, Liu Lin moved his hand away from the crystal ball as instructed. Wang Wei then placed the crystal ball into his own storage soul device.

Wang Wei took a deep breath, his expression becoming much more solemn.

"Kid, would you like to study at the Star Luo Royal Academy in the future? You could graduate with the title of Viscount and live a life above the rest."

As soon as Liu Lin heard this, he understood what was happening; Wang Wei was trying to recruit him to serve the Star Luo royalty.

Liu Lin remained silent for about two minutes before nodding slightly.

"My Lord, of course I would like to study at the Star Luo Royal Academy."

The reason Liu Lin agreed to Wang Wei's recruitment wasn't because he didn't want to join other factions, but because in this era of the Peerless Tang Sect, he really had nowhere else to go.

Go to Shrek Academy? He was afraid of becoming a "Celestial Dragon" type, and he was even more terrified that one day, the Holy Spirit Cult's Great Elder, Xuan Zi, would lead a team and suddenly decide to sacrifice him. He wouldn't even have a place to cry if that happened.

Go to the Sun Moon Empire? Forget it. Given that his parents died at the hands of people from the Sun Moon Empire, he could never go there.

Besides those two places, where else could he go? The Heaven Soul Empire or the Dou Ling Empire?

He was a native of the Star Luo Empire, and with his parents being martyrs, wouldn't it be better to develop his career in the Star Luo Empire under that title?

Seeing Liu Lin nod in agreement, Wang Wei's eyes lit up instantly, and he couldn't suppress the smile spreading across his face.

"Haha, my little bonus is as good as mine. No, stay calm."

Seeing the corners of Wang Wei's mouth twitching uncontrollably and eventually breaking into a silly grin, Liu Lin had to cough twice to remind him.

"Um, My Lord, after I agree, what do I need to do?"

Pulled back from his thoughts by Liu Lin's voice, Wang Wei quickly wiped the smile from his face and cleared his throat.

"You don't need to do anything. Just wait here for a moment while I go make a report."

"Alright, then please go ahead, My Lord. I will wait for you here."

Wang Wei nodded in agreement at Liu Lin's words, then turned and walked quickly out of the orphanage.

On the other side, after Dean Zhang had sent all the frightened children back to their rooms, she happened to see Wang Wei and Liu Lin talking before Wang Wei hurried away.

She walked quickly to Liu Lin's side, first taking his hands and checking him over from head to toe before letting out a long sigh of relief.

"Dean Zhang, I'm fine. Didn't My Lord tell you just a moment ago?" Seeing Dean Zhang come to his side and check his body without a word, Liu Lin felt a warmth in his heart and smiled at her.

"Sigh, Little Lin, I still couldn't help but worry about you. Even though I heard what My Lord said, I still wanted to check for myself." A kind smile appeared on Dean Zhang's wrinkled face.

"Thank you, Dean Zhang." Hearing this, Liu Lin bowed to her.

"Oh, Little Lin, it's nothing. You don't need to do that; you were all raised under my watch." Seeing Liu Lin bow, Dean Zhang quickly helped him up.

"Oh, right, Little Lin, what were you and My Lord talking about just now?"

"Why did I see My Lord heading out in such a rush?"

"My Lord saw that my talent was high and wanted to recommend me to study at the Star Luo Royal Academy. He probably went to discuss the arrangements," Liu Lin said in response to Dean Zhang's question.

Upon hearing this, Dean Zhang was stunned for a moment, and then her wrinkled face filled with smiles, her eyes crinkling at the corners.

"Good, good, good. Our Little Lin has made something of himself. The Star Luo Royal Academy is the best academy in our Star Luo Empire."

Hearing Dean Zhang's praise, Liu Lin scratched his head in embarrassment.

"I'll have the cafeteria stir-fry a few extra dishes at noon to celebrate."

After saying this, Dean Zhang walked quickly toward the cafeteria. Watching her smile like a child, Liu Lin swallowed the words of refusal that had reached his lips and watched her go.

Meanwhile, standing outside the orphanage holding his communication soul device and grinning like a fool, Wang Wei finally snapped back to reality as he remembered the mission his superior had given him.

Just moments ago, he had used the device to send a message to his superior, who told him to wait outside the orphanage and ensure that Liu Lin wasn't taken away by anyone else.

His current mission was to protect Liu Lin well; once his superior arrived, he would receive a rich bounty of cultivation resources.

After regaining his composure, Wang Wei ran back toward the spot in the orphanage where Liu Lin was waiting.

Star Luo City, the Emperor's bedchamber.

A young man dressed in pale gold casual robes sat at a desk, holding a brush in his right hand and diligently reviewing memorials. His face was still young, but there was already a hint of sharpness between his brows. The man was about twenty-three or twenty-four years old.

However, if one looked closely, one could see his eyes were bloodshot, unable to hide his exhaustion.

The person before him was none other than the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire, Xu Jiawei.

A flurry of hurried footsteps echoed from outside the hall, followed immediately by the shrill voice of a eunuch.

"Your Majesty, Count Su requests an audience."

Xu Jiawei heard his subordinate had arrived, set down the pen he was holding, and looked up. He spoke to the eunuch outside the hall:

"Quickly, invite Count Su in."

About a minute later, the palace doors were pushed open, and a sturdy, middle-aged man hurried into the hall.

Upon entering, Count Su knelt on one knee, performed a salute toward Xu Jiawei, and said respectfully, "Greetings, Your Majesty. Your subject has an urgent matter to report."

Seeing the look of extreme urgency on Count Su's face, Xu Jiawei was filled with curiosity.

"Oh, Count Su, please, rise quickly."

"I wonder what could have caused you to rush here to report to Me in such a hurry."

Count Su stood up as instructed and reported the information his subordinate had relayed to him earlier that day.

"Your Majesty, my subordinate went to the orphanage on the outskirts of Star Luo City today to awaken Martial Souls and discovered a genius." Count Su then recounted everything Wang Wei had told him.

"Twin Martial Souls, Innate Full Soul Power, and a dragon-type Martial Soul at that."

After listening to Count Su's account, the exhaustion in Xu Jiawei's eyes was replaced by excitement; he did not even notice as he knocked several books off his desk.

"Your Majesty, after receiving the notification from my subordinate, I investigated Liu Lin's file."

Count Su then proceeded to explain the details he had learned from Liu Lin's records.

Xu Jiawei fell silent for a moment after hearing of Liu Lin's past experiences, then slowly closed his eyes and said with deep regret:

"This is My dereliction of duty, to have let the child of a martyr who gave his life for the country live in such poverty."

He opened his eyes again, a look of firm resolve appearing in his gaze.

"Count Su, I intend to leave the palace to recruit him personally. You shall accompany Me."