Chapter 138: 132, damn! Secretary Hou (please subscribe for monthly ticket)
The three men, each with a different demeanor, turned their heads to look at him as they noticed Lu Lin’s arrival.
"Little Friend Lu Lin, right? Please, have a seat."
The one speaking was a boy who appeared to be only eleven or twelve years old. His tone was surprisingly mature, and his voice lacked the usual tenderness of a child.
Lu Lin glanced at the other two, nodded, and sat on a cushion.
"We three brothers are the leaders of the Three Talents Wilderness Team."
"I am Gao Shan. This is Gao Feng, and this is Gao Ling."
Lu Lin identified them: the child was Gao Shan, the white-bearded old man was Gao Feng, and the one covered in scars was Gao Ling.
It was unexpected that these three, with such vast apparent age differences, were actually brothers.
"The three of us are members of the War God Alliance, and we will be your certifiers this time."
"You will need to perform Guiding Star Skills for the three of us. Success means you pass the secondary verification and are directly promoted to a Third Level member of the Alliance. Failure isn’t a major issue, though the benefits would just be somewhat lacking..."
"Alright, rest assured, Mr. Gao."
Lu Lin smiled confidently. "Please tell me your respective Innate Attributes and Star Power Levels."
"Very well. I am Gao Shan, a Level 6 Star-Core Fighter with a Life Talent."
"Gao Feng, Level 6 Star-Core Fighter, Calculation Talent."
"Gao Ling, Level 6 Star-Core Fighter, Scar Talent."
Upon hearing their statements, Lu Lin was baffled. Life Talent, Calculation Talent, Scar Talent? While he could somewhat conjecture about the functions of the first two, he was unclear about the meaning of this Scar Talent.
Seeing Lu Lin’s confusion, Gao Shan explained.
The Life Talent signified an abundant life force, offering tremendous advantages in healing, recovery, growth, and cultivation. Within the Three Talents Wilderness Team, his primary role was to nurture special Star Power Plants found in the Exotic Battlefield.
Gao Feng’s Calculation Talent was easier to understand; he could use his Innate Ability to predict fortune and misfortune. In their Pioneering Team, he was responsible for guiding team members to seek good fortune and avoid calamity, helping them find more valuable items.
Gao Ling’s Scar Talent was the most unique. This talent was combat-related: the more injuries he sustained, the stronger his Combat Power became. Furthermore, each scar had a special function: to Seal Star Skills. During a battle, he could use his wounds to Seal an enemy’s offensive Star Skill and then unleash it unexpectedly later. Its function was somewhat similar to Lu Lin’s ocular Star Power Domain, except it was a one-time use; once released, the sealed skill was gone.
Lu Lin looked in awe at Gao Ling’s scarred body. How many single-use Star Skills must be sealed in all those scars? If they were all unleashed suddenly in a battle, it wouldn’t be a surprise attack; it would be absolute Firepower Coverage!
After understanding the three men’s attributes and Innate Abilities, Lu Lin still felt somewhat uncertain. These were three Talents he had never encountered before.
A safety net? What safety net? There was clearly no safety net here!
Regardless, at this point, Lu Lin had to bite the bullet and proceed.
First, he would perform Guiding Star Skills for Gao Shan.
Inside the Star Power Domain, Gao Shan, following Lu Lin’s instructions, began to demonstrate his existing Star Skills: Nurture, Regeneration, Vigor, Recovery, and Health. These were all five Star Skills Gao Shan possessed.
After observing them, Lu Lin couldn’t help but marvel at Gao Shan’s good fortune. Life Talent was definitely a special attribute. For Gao Shan to have comprehended five very suitable Star Skills was quite fortunate. It seemed the War God Alliance was indeed teeming with talent.
However, Lu Lin pondered, What kind of Star Skill should I Guide for him? His current Star Skills are excellent and highly compatible, but they lack offensive or defensive capabilities.
Lu Lin felt he could approach it from this angle.
Life force, life... What suitable Star Skill could there be? An attack imbued with life Star Power... would that be an attack or healing?
Eh? That’s right! Lu Lin suddenly had an idea.
Gao Shan possessed the Life attribute and must have a profound understanding of life force. If he could grant Life Energy to others, then naturally, he could also deprive others of their Life Energy.
HISS... Lu Lin couldn’t help but suck in a sharp breath. If there was a Star Skill that could deprive vitality, Gao Shan would be terrifying. This kind of Star Skill would be completely indefensible unless one was also a Life-element Star Core Warrior. Otherwise, there would be no way to resist it.
Thinking of this, Lu Lin began to adjust the sights Gao Shan saw within the Star Power Domain.
A hundred-meter-tall tree, one that ten people couldn’t encircle with their arms, instantly withered and decayed.
A roaring lion, proudly flaunting its captured prey, suddenly lost its fur and became skeletal.
A clear lake, in an instant, emitted a pungent stench as various fish floated to the surface, belly-up.
A black-haired child, happily jumping and running, suddenly found his skin shriveling, his steps becoming shaky.
A curvaceous woman, swaying her hips and beckoning to Gao Shan, suddenly saw her face deeply etched with wrinkles, her figure stooped and wretched.
Scene after scene, example after example, appeared before Gao Shan.
Gao Shan quickly understood the meaning behind the changes in the domain. A sense of realization dawned upon him, and he exited the Star Power Domain with a smile on his face.
He had comprehended a brand-new offensive Star Skill.
Opening his eyes to look at Lu Lin, Gao Shan was about to speak when he suddenly felt the Star Power surge within his body. A dazzling golden light enveloped him.
This was... a sign of advancement to the Seventh Level Golden Body Realm!
Star Body experts, by Transforming the Five Evils, refining the five viscera, and opening the five senses, have already begun to transform in a non-human direction. They refine their bodies step by step, reaching a point where they can ignore all kinds of dangers, including vacuum, suffocation, and poison. Having reached the pinnacle of human potential, breaking through is incredibly difficult.
The Gao brothers had been stuck at the Sixth Level for many years. They hadn’t expected that by merely coming to the branch to act as certification personnel with an attitude of giving it a try, they would encounter such a great opportunity.
Gao Shan advanced directly.
"Big Brother!"
"Congratulations, Big Brother, on entering the Seventh Level Golden Body Realm!"
Both Gao Feng and Gao Ling offered their congratulations.
When Lu Lin opened his eyes and saw this scene, he was surprised to find he had once again helped someone advance. It had happened with Secretary Hou in Tongyuan City, then Monroe at the Maolin Training Base, and later Zhao Lei at the Lishui Bay backyard basketball court. Now, less than a day after arriving in Chongnuo City, he had unexpectedly triggered another advancement while Guiding Star Skills.
Eh... wait a moment. I seemed to remember something important just now... Secretary Hou?
Damn, Secretary Hou! Lu Lin suddenly remembered. After helping Monroe and the four Black-Backed Wolfhounds advance to Level 2, he had mentioned Secretary Hou to Bai Jingwei. Later, Bai Jingwei had briefly told him that Secretary Hou was under control and being interrogated.
Lu Lin slapped his forehead. No wonder he had felt like there was something he hadn’t done when he was on Saturn. Turns out he had forgotten about Secretary Hou. Now, poor Secretary Hou was likely still detained somewhere.
When Lu Lin was Guiding Star Skills, there was a certain chance he could help people advance in level. This applied not only to exotic beasts but also to humans.
Under the puzzled gazes of the three Gao brothers, Lu Lin excused himself, hurried out the door, and dialed Saturn Governor Bai Jingwei’s phone.
"Governor Bai, I have something important to tell you."
"Secretary Hou might have been wronged."
Bai Jingwei picked up the phone, utterly bewildered. He was in a meeting with Liu Zhicheng, the City Guard of Green City, and others, discussing the five-year development plan for Green City. Secretary Hou? Wronged? What is he talking about?