Chapter 357: Chapter 212: Star Seed List, Spreading Fame

Lan Hao shook his head. "The Prophet Sect doesn’t allow purchases like that. You can only use their own communication channels to transmit information, to prevent leaks."

Su Chen was a little lost, only understanding after asking for more details.

The Dust Star Sea wasn’t as he’d imagined; it hadn’t yet achieved real-time communication.

Communication between different regions was only possible through massive communication devices.

For example, from the Balance Dao Central Hub, their group could use its communication devices to connect with most places in the Dust Star Sea.

But if they left the Balance Dao Central Hub, they would lose the ability to communicate.

And precisely because they were using the Balance Dao Central Hub’s network, the Hub could intercept their data streams if it was willing to pay the price.

Of course, if this were discovered, it would invite severe retaliation.

As an organization that sells intelligence, the Prophet Council naturally wouldn’t want its information to be intercepted.

They only transmit information through their own special, encrypted channels.

In a place like the Balance Dao Hub, one could only make purchases in person.

And a major reason for the lack of real-time communication was the Nether Fog Groups scattered throughout the Dust Star Sea.

Hearing this, Su Chen could only remark, "The influence of the Nether Fog is truly everywhere."

......

Not long after the two of them left, Lin Yue was standing at the door to Su Chen’s room. She had just learned from the guard that he and Lan Hao had gone out.

Her expression immediately clouded over. ’That guy Lan Hao... could he have also noticed something unusual about Su Chen?’

Lan Hao’s recent change in attitude had already made her suspicious, and now she was almost certain.

’That old fox Lanhai is cunning. He must have given Lan Hao some pointers in secret.’ Lin Yue grit her teeth. She had also been trying to contact her father, Lin Langtian, but still couldn’t get through.

Her other uncles said that Lin Langtian was acting as their escort and was already en route, making him impossible to contact.

"Lin Yue..." Wan Chen said, coming out of his room, his eyes filled with growing suspicion.

"What is it?" Lin Yue asked with a hint of impatience. Since she couldn’t contact her father, she wasn’t sure how to deal with Su Chen.

’Su Chen isn’t as unremarkable as he seems on the surface. This information advantage is bound to bring some benefits.’

’But she couldn’t figure out how to use it. For now, her only plan was to get closer to Su Chen.’

"What’s really going on between you and Su Chen?" Wan Chen asked, taking a few steps forward. "And Lan Hao—why has he suddenly warmed up to Su Chen?"

This situation—where there was clearly a secret he wasn’t privy to—deeply unsettled Wan Chen.

"That..." Lin Yue snapped back to reality. Her expression suddenly went blank as she said, "What’s it to you?"

"What are you all trying to pull?" Wan Chen’s brow furrowed. Goading her, he asked coldly, "Are you plotting something against Su Chen?"

"Plotting something?" Lin Yue’s voice rose before dropping to a sneer. "That’s right. I’m up to no good. I can’t accept that he gets to be the chosen one, so I’m planning to have some fun messing with him."

She had been utterly crushed by Su Chen earlier. Part of her wanted to let Wan Chen experience that for himself, but now, she found she didn’t want him to know.

Without giving Wan Chen a chance to respond, she turned and walked away.

But her words didn’t dispel Wan Chen’s suspicions; they only deepened them.

Watching her retreating back, Wan Chen grew more convinced than ever that something was happening without his knowledge. His thoughts raced.

’Just when did it start...’

His brow furrowed, his gaze hardening as he suddenly recalled something.

Not long after they had set off, Lin Yue had come to him, mentioning something about Su Chen’s training projection. He hadn’t been interested at the time and had even scolded her for bringing it up.

’Thinking back now, Lin Yue’s reaction at the time was a little strange.’

’A training projection... what could be so unusual about that?’ He had a gut feeling that this was the key to Lin Yue’s bizarre change in behavior.

......

"So this is the Prophet Council’s territory?"

Su Chen stepped out of the Flying Device and looked at the spired white building before him. Carved on its metal doors was a horizontal eye with a pale gold neck.

Su Chen glanced around. "There are a lot of people coming and going."

Each person’s life force was potent, and they radiated it brazenly, flaunting their own power.

A few of them were so powerful they even gave Su Chen pause; they had to be Tier Six or even Tier Seven Professionals.

"With so many people, we’ll probably have to wait in line." Lan Hao couldn’t help but feel annoyed.

As the two of them approached, their youth and their bearing—so different from that of common adventurers—immediately attracted the attention of many onlookers.

Some glanced over and then looked away, but others stared, their gazes fixing on Su Chen. They stopped in their tracks, expressions of shock and doubt on their faces, as if they had noticed something.

After the pair went inside, a few of the onlookers exchanged glances, seemingly confirming a shared suspicion.

After a long moment, someone finally spoke, "Was that him?"

"I think so. Looked just like him."

"It really was him..."

"Who?" A few who had been about to leave now stopped, their expressions curious.

One of them, a burly man with a full head of red hair and a deeply furrowed brow, radiated the most powerful aura of anyone in front of the building.

He stared at a gaunt figure and said coldly, "What are you all whispering about?"

The gaunt figure shivered under his gaze and hurriedly said, "Master Hu, you didn’t know? That was the Bronze Sect’s newest Star Seed—Su Chen."

"A Star Seed?"

The burly man’s brow twitched, his expression a mixture of shock and disbelief. "Don’t lie to me. A Star Seed from the Bronze Sect, showing up in a place like this?"