Chapter 142: 136, Xiao Ru is here (seeking subscription for monthly tickets)
"What’s wrong?" Long Qiansu asked.
"How did you know I’m at Level 2 Peak?"
Long Qiansu suddenly understood.
Looking at Lu Lin’s curious gaze, she smiled slightly, "I won’t tell you."
"However, Lu Lin, aren’t you curious about the other rewards?"
"..."
Lu Lin looked at Long Qiansu’s youthful, girl-like face, mentally blocking it out and replacing it with an old lady’s face. Yes, that feels much better.
"Alright, I won’t tease you anymore. I’ll reward you with an egg."
"An egg?"
"The kind you can eat?"
Long Qiansu was speechless.
He seems like such a smart kid, how could he ask such a silly question?
"It’s the egg of an exotic beast. You can take it home and study it."
"Let me tell you a secret: this egg is the offspring of a remarkable exotic beast."
Lu Lin observed Long Qiansu’s mysterious demeanor and nodded in acceptance.
Receiving an egg that looked like a stone, Lu Lin didn’t even know how to complain. It was cold and hard to the touch.
Putting it to his ear, Lu Lin couldn’t hear any movement inside.
However, through his Perception, he could indeed sense a faint fluctuation of Life Energy within the egg.
Long Qiansu told him that he must always keep the exotic beast egg close to him, cultivating an attachment and familiarizing the egg with his scent.
Once it hatched, the exotic beast would recognize Lu Lin as family and follow him loyally.
Lu Lin put the egg in his pocket. Is this my destiny, to become a nanny?
However, he was still quite interested in raising an exotic beast pet.
After coming to Alien Star, his understanding of the Exotic Battlefield had deepened somewhat.
In the Exotic Battlefield, due to a special magnetic field, all electronic devices were useless. Martial Artists who wanted to travel had to either ride a bicycle or purchase or rent a well-trained exotic beast for transportation.
Lu Lin hoped this egg would hatch into an eagle-like exotic beast, so he wouldn’t have to waste time traveling in the Exotic Battlefield in the future.
Taking a taxi home, Lu Lin examined the egg for a while before continuing to optimize his Inch Step.
「Three days passed.」
Lu Lin, his hair a mess and his face dark and unkempt, pulled back the curtains.
Sunlight streamed into the room, and Lu Lin subconsciously shielded his eyes with his hand. Three days already! He hadn’t expected to be cooped up in his room for three whole days without going out.
These past three days, he had practically survived on takeout.
When he got tired from optimizing Inch Step, he would sleep directly on the sofa. After waking up, he would order takeout and continue optimizing.
However, Lu Lin hadn’t wasted these three days. With the Inch Step optimization complete, he opened the curtains. He tried practicing it a bit in his gym and felt it was very good.
Star Power seemed to flow wherever Lu Lin’s consciousness directed it, without any obstruction or sluggishness.
Square Inch. This was the first realm achieved after mastering Inch Step. Within a square inch, a blade could not strike its target.
However, Lu Lin currently had no suitable opponent to spar with, so he couldn’t determine the effectiveness of Square Inch.
Checking the time, Zhou Ziqiang and his sister should be arriving soon.
Three days ago, when Lu Lin had just started optimizing Inch Step, Zhou Ziqiang had called to say that he and Xiao Ru had arrived in North Capital and would reach Alien Star in about three days.
That fellow even told Lu Lin that to see him sooner, he had specifically bought a ticket for the Blue Star Direct to Alien Star starship. The fare was about 50% more expensive than a regular starship.
Lu Lin scoffed at this.
It was already June 23rd when Zhou Ziqiang had called. If he didn’t book a direct starship, he might have missed the school registration deadline.
Lu Lin tidied up the garbage in his house and did a bit of cleaning before hearing the doorbell ring.
Opening the door, Zhou Ziqiang walked in, carrying a sleeping Xiao Ru on his back.
"Holy crap, Mr. Lu, is this the suite on Alien Star you were talking about? This is... so luxurious!"
Zhou Ziqiang looked at the Carp Pool on the floor, the hanging paintings on the walls, and the projected Quantum TV, and exclaimed in genuine admiration.
Perhaps his voice was a bit loud, as Xiao Ru, asleep on his back, stirred awake.
Her gaze fell upon Lu Lin standing before her, and she rubbed her eyes, "Brother Lu Lin? Am I dreaming?"
Lu Lin patted Xiao Ru’s head and chuckled, "Xiao Ru isn’t dreaming. This is my home."
"Really?"
"That’s great, Brother Lu Lin! I finally get to see you again!"
Xiao Ru struggled for a moment, then jumped down from Zhou Ziqiang’s back and threw herself directly into Lu Lin’s arms.
She was incredibly affectionate.
Only Zhou Ziqiang was left standing alone, looking utterly bewildered. It seems I raised this sister for nothing! The moment she sees Lu Lin, she forgets all about her own brother. Doesn’t she even consider who brought her all this way from Blue Star?
"Brother Lu Lin, your house is so big!"
"Brother Lu Lin, there are fish on the floor!"
"Brother Lu Lin, that Tiger Head is so scary! Can I put it in my room?"
"Brother Lu Lin, what a big bathtub!"
"Brother Lu Lin, is this your Cultivation Room?"
After hugging Lu Lin for a while, Xiao Ru ran around, exploring Lu Lin’s home and exclaiming in admiration.
Lu Lin smiled and said, "No problem. Xiao Ru, whatever you want, you can move it to your room."
Zhou Ziqiang waved his hands repeatedly, "Lu Lin, no, you can’t spoil the child like this. If I move out in the future and can’t give her these things, she’ll give me hell."
"What does it matter?" Lu Lin said. "You just got here, and you’re already thinking about moving out. That’s not a good thought, Ziqiang."
"This house is huge anyway. You guys can just live here. Besides, I don’t have a girlfriend, so I won’t mind you."
"Hehe."
"Just because you don’t have a girlfriend doesn’t mean I don’t. You might not mind me, but I’d mind you!" Zhou Ziqiang said with a scornful look.
"Damn it, you’re asking for a beating!"
Lu Lin pounced on Zhou Ziqiang and playfully roughed him up, making Zhou Ziqiang yelp.
Xiao Ru heard the commotion and came out. Seeing Lu Lin "beating" her brother, she anxiously hurried over, her voice full of concern for Lu Lin, "Brother Lu Lin, are you tired? Do you want some water and a rest? My brother is tough; I hope you didn’t hurt your hand hitting him."
Lu Lin didn’t know what to say.
Zhou Ziqiang, pinned underneath him, felt like dying. This is my sister, my very own sister!
After fooling around for a bit, Lu Lin retrieved the F Level Alloy Warsword from the entryway and handed it to Zhou Ziqiang.
"Try it out. What do you think?"
"An F Level Alloy Warsword?!"
Zhou Ziqiang’s eyes widened in disbelief.
He grabbed the warsword, swung it a couple of times, and then said excitedly to Lu Lin, "Mr. Lu, this warsword must have cost a lot, right?"
"Wow, no wonder you’re Mr. Lu! Damn rich is the only way to describe it!"
"This is for you. I have my own."
"For me?"
Zhou Ziqiang examined the warsword carefully, then said hesitantly, "Mr. Lu, this... this is too valuable. I’m a long-range archer; what do I need a warsword for?"
"You should keep it for yourself."
"It’s fine. Since I’m giving it to you, just take it. Sister Long gave it to me when I joined the organization. I thought it was pretty good, so I saved it for you."
"Alright then, thank you, Mr. Lu! I won’t be polite."
Zhou Ziqiang accepted the warsword, then it hit him. "Wait, Mr. Lu, did you just say Sister Long gave it to you when you joined the organization?"
"What kind of organization did you join that’s so generous they give out warswords to new members?"
"The War God Alliance."
"Oh, that explains it."
Zhou Ziqiang had obviously heard of the War God Alliance and knew that the organization recruited only super geniuses, and specifically those with special attributes.
Lu Lin must have gotten in by leveraging the advantages of his Star Guide profession.
"Brother Lu Lin, can I raise Xiao Bai, Da Bai, Little Little Bai, and Mr. Bai in the garden on the balcony?"
"I saw two cute little turtles on the balcony too," Xiao Ru ran over and asked as they were talking.
Only then did Lu Lin remember that he had planned to help Xiao Ru check her Star Skill for any issues.
Normally, Star Core Warriors of the Spatial System wouldn’t be involved in summoning small animals from an Alien Space.
And for normal Star Core Warriors of the Summoning System, the exotic beasts they summoned were strictly determined by their Star Skills. One Star Skill summoned one specific type of exotic beast.
But Xiao Ru’s situation didn’t fit either category. She could open a Black Hole and pull things out of it.
It shared characteristics of both the Spatial System and Summoning System professions, yet it was distinct from both.
Lu Lin had been planning to examine her Star Skill as soon as he met her.
"Alright, Xiao Ru. First, go let your little animals out to play on the balcony. Then come over here; brother wants to take a look at your Star Skill."
"No problem!"
Xiao Ru agreed and quickly ran to the balcony. With a wave of her hand, a large group of small white animals appeared on the balcony floor.
"You all have to behave, okay? I’m going to find Brother Lu Lin. I’ll make you all something delicious later."
After instructing them, Xiao Ru closed the balcony door and returned to the living room.