Exotic Battlefield: I Can Activate Dual Talents-Chapter 178 - 164: Jinchao Pioneering Team

Lu Lin stood in front of the car door, speechless for a moment.

After thinking it over, he still decided not to reply to her.

He started the car, set the destination, and set off.

At the Chongnuo City Star Guide Association, after Guan Yue sent the message, she began to feel conflicted.

Would Lu Lin reply to her message?

What was Lu Lin doing now?

Now that Lu Lin was at the third level, did he need guidance for his star skills?

Had he been guided with star skills?

Did he find someone else for star skill guidance?

Why hadn’t he replied to my message yet?

The anxious Guan Yue checked the time; three minutes had already passed.

Lu Lin still hadn’t replied.

Could it be that he has someone he likes?

Was he avoiding suspicion, so he didn’t reply to me?

Impossible, Lu Lin is just like a wooden club, how could he like anyone?

Or maybe he was cultivating?

No way, right after a match he went to cultivate, Lu Lin wasn’t this diligent when he was on Saturn.

Another three minutes passed, and Guan Yue finally couldn’t wait any longer.

"Lu Lin, I heard you’re at the third level now, not sure if you need star skill guidance."

"I have a classmate in Chongnuo City, who is quite capable. If needed, I can contact her to guide you."

After entering the message, Guan Yue felt that the word "he" looked a bit inappropriate.

What if Lu Lin thought this "classmate" was a guy, would he overthink it?

Guan Yue deleted "he."

Replaced it with "she."

Click, send.

Sitting in the car, Lu Lin heard the message alert once again, opened his personal terminal, and checked.

It was Guan Yue again.

Seeing that Guan Yue was still worried about his star skill guidance, Lu Lin showed a slight smile on his face, and then... looked ahead and continued driving.

He really didn’t know how to reply to the message.

Lu Lin felt like he didn’t have much emotional entanglement with Guan Yue.

The two of them just went on two assignments together and guided star skills for quite a few people.

In Lu Lin’s view, this was entirely a normal superior-subordinate relationship.

At the Promotion Banquet, that Jiang Yamin acted crazy, saying Guan Yue liked him.

At that time, the situation was urgent, and Lu Lin didn’t pay much attention to it.

But later, he didn’t know why he always felt in his heart like he owed Guan Yue something.

Clearly, he hadn’t done anything wrong, right?

Lu Lin’s personality was like this; if he felt no need to explain, he simply wouldn’t explain.

Time could dilute everything.

Moreover, Lu Lin was about to have lunch with Guan Kuang, and if he replied to Guan Yue’s message at this time, he would feel sneaky.

Arriving at the headquarters of Jinchao Barbecue, Lu Lin parked the car.

He instinctively glanced at his personal terminal, hmm, good, Guan Yue hadn’t sent any more messages.

Walking into the restaurant, he immediately saw several people enjoying a hearty meal at the table.

Zhou Ziqiang, Fang Gang, Chen Xiran, Bai Buyi, and Han Fei.

Besides them, surprisingly, Zuo Yiming and Luo Ling were also there.

Lu Lin initially planned to take Zuo Yiming and Luo Ling for a meal after the match ended today, but then Wang Jianfang took him home, making Lu Lin momentarily forget about it.

Apart from the familiar faces, at the table were Guan Kuang, and two middle-aged people who looked not young.

One of them had a one-inch long scar at the corner of his eye.

The other one wore a dogskin hat, surprisingly worn in such hot weather, especially at a barbecue place surrounded by hot grills.

"Lu Lin, over here."

Zuo Yiming, with sharp eyes, immediately spotted Lu Lin, and stood up, waving.

"Coming."

Lu Lin responded and walked around a few service robots delivering dishes to come to the table.

"Brother Guan, sorry for bothering you this time, and thank you for your hospitality."

"Sit, sit, sit, no need to be polite—Jinchao Barbecue is just a restaurant under our Jinchao Pioneering Team."

"Let me introduce, this is our Pioneering Team leader, Wang Ming."

Guan Kuang pointed to the middle-aged man with the scar at the corner of his eye.

"Leader Wang, nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you, Lu Lin. Your match this morning was exciting, congratulations on your successful entry into Iron Blood University."

"Leader Wang, you’re too kind."

Guan Kuang gave the two some time to get acquainted since Lu Lin had to guide Wang Ming’s star skills later.

Seeing that the two were now acquainted, he pointed to the middle-aged man in the dogskin hat, "This one is, like me, also a vice leader of the team, Mr. Chen, Chen Yuqiong."

Chen Yuqiong?

This name made Lu Lin a bit curious.

Did the guy, like the character from a novel, take inspiration from the name ’absolute defeat’ and aspire to be even poorer?

How rich must this family be?

"Haha, little brother, don’t overthink it, I’m really poor."

Chen Yuqiong evidently guessed Lu Lin’s thoughts and explained, "My dad didn’t have much education but wanted to give me a poetic name, and he picked these characters from ’Desire to see a thousand miles further.’ Since I am the eldest, I got named Chen Yuqiong."

"My younger brother got a much better name—he’s called Chen Qianli."

"And then, there’s my little sister, she’s called Chen Mu."

After Chen Yuqiong finished speaking, everyone couldn’t help but smile.

This old man is quite interesting, he even jokes about his own name. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"Elder Chen, you’re joking. On the contrary, I think your name is great—Yu Qiong, Yu Qiong."

"Only someone who is destined for wealth and nobility would dare to have such a name."

Lu Lin saw that the other person was quite nice, so he complimented him a bit.

"Haha, you’re a good fellow, suits my taste. Come, let’s have a drink."

Chen Yuqiong raised his glass, and Lu Lin, of course, couldn’t refuse. He cheerfully poured a glass of wine, clinked glasses with Chen Yuqiong, and drank it all in one go.

"Good, you’re bold, young brother."

The meal didn’t take long, but all the dishes were exquisite.

The variety of Exotic Beast meat brought back from the Exotic Battlefield made Lu Lin thoroughly satisfied.

However, he only drank two glasses of wine at the beginning.

After all, Lu Lin still had to guide Wang Ming’s Star Skills later.

He instructed Zhou Ziqiang to take Zuo Yiming back to No. 11 Keming Street first, while Lu Lin followed Guan Kuang and the others to the Cultivation Room behind the Jinchao headquarters.

"Lu Lin, this time you initially just needed to help guide the captain’s Star Skills. However, Elder Chen from the second team happened to return last night. I heard you’re great at guiding Star Skills, so he also wants to give it a try."

"But rest assured, the guidance fee..."

"Brother Guan, it’s too formal for us to mention this."

"Don’t mention money. If you say it once more, I’ll leave immediately. If you need Star Skill guidance, go to the Star Guide Association; they have many masters there."

Lu Lin immediately interrupted Guan Kuang’s words, and Guan Kuang was momentarily stunned. He gave Lu Lin a pat on the shoulder.

"Alright, this time I’ll accept your favor. As for you and Guan Yue, suit yourselves."

After Guan Kuang finished speaking, he pushed Lu Lin into the Cultivation Room, not giving Lu Lin a chance to explain.

"Really, this grandfather and grandson are two of a kind."

Lu Lin quipped as he saw Wang Ming and Chen Yuqiong already sitting on the cushions, meditating with their eyes closed.

"Captain Wang, Elder Chen, which of you would like to go first?"

"Let the captain go first. I’ll watch beside for now."

"Alright."

Lu Lin sat down as well, routinely inquiring about Wang Ming’s attributes and current Star Skills.

He told him that once he entered the Star Power Domain, he should exhibit all his existing Star Skills. This would help him to comprehend the most suitable Star Skills.

Wang Ming’s innate attribute was Wood System, and he had quite a number of Star Skills, mainly of the healing and attacking type.

Life, Recovery, Growth, Wood Arrow, Wooden Thorn, Precision, Stealth, Communication...

These Star Skills were relatively independent.

It was said that before reaching the Fourth Level, he mainly followed a healing path, comprehending Life, Recovery, Growth, and Healing Star Skills in his youth.

After joining the Jinchao Pioneering Team, the complex environment of the Exotic Battlefield showed him that healing tactics alone were far from enough.

So, he found a Star Guide from the Designated School and spent a fortune to comprehend the attacking skills of Wood Arrow and Wooden Thorn.

But as his status increased and he became the captain of the Jinchao Pioneering Team, his Star Skill requirements changed again.

He needed control and pinning type skills.

But even after several upgrades, he didn’t acquire the corresponding skills.

This time, his goal was to comprehend such skills, transforming himself into an all-rounded captain of the Pioneering Team who can attack, defend, heal, and control.

To be honest, this demand was quite high.

Especially since he’s at the critical threshold of Level 6 Peak.

If it were any other Star Guide taking this task, the guidance fee would be at least over five million.

And they couldn’t even guarantee the success rate.

Initially, neither Wang Ming, Chen Yuqiong, nor Guan Kuang considered looking for someone to help guide their Star Skills at this crucial point.

Because at their level, each level upgrade often takes ten, twenty, or even more years.

When comprehending Star Skills, they must have more than 80% confidence to proceed.

No one wants to be careless with a Star Skill that might be used for twenty or thirty years or even longer.

Nevertheless, a few days ago, they heard that the three captains of the Three Talents Wilderness Team in a neighboring city not only gained the Star Skills they desired during a Star Skill guidance session but also broke through to the Seventh Level Golden Body Realm.

Especially the Third Brother, Gao Ling. That guy is a maniac in the nearby dozen or so cities. When mentioning the Three Talents, they might not know Gao Shan or Gao Feng, but they definitely know Gao Ling.

A macho man.

A daring macho man who would engage in hand-to-hand combat with exotic beasts and Alien Races on the Exotic Battlefield.

Often, when some Alien Races encounter the Three Talents Wilderness Team, they would instinctively avoid them, out of fear of this guy.

However, despite being fierce, many people also knew that Gao Ling had no hope of upgrading to the Seventh Level.

Maintaining Level 6 strength even after decades was considered good.

The foundation and vitality were too depleted.

To think of advancing was nothing short of wishful thinking.

Yet unexpectedly, such a person actually advanced to the Seventh Level, causing any Pioneering Team that knew about it to try and find out more.

Initially, Gao Ling was reluctant to speak.

But he had no choice. Those looking for work in the Pioneering Team group wouldn’t stop until they got what they wanted.

Gao Ling could only shift the matter to the War God Alliance.

The War God Alliance, realizing this, also wanted to expand their influence among the Pioneering Teams, so they briefly mentioned that their alliance had a new master. However, they never revealed Lu Lin’s name from start to finish.

Yet somehow Guan Kuang found out the news and was certain that Lu Lin was that master.

Using Guan Yue’s reputation, they finally managed to invite Lu Lin over, and the key was that... Lu Lin said there was no charge.

This saved the Jinchao Pioneering Team at least over ten million in expenses.

If by any chance Wang Ming also leveled up to the Seventh Level, like the Gao Brothers, that would truly be remarkable.

"It’s alright, Brother Lu, you just do what you think is right. Both Elder Chen and I trust you."

"Hmm."

Lu Lin nodded without saying much more.

He indicated for Wang Ming to close his eyes and enter the Consciousness Universe.

He released the Star Power Domain.

Watching Wang Ming perform Star Skills within the domain, his eyes continuously engrave the scene.

Lu Lin was also considering which Star Skill would be most suitable for Wang Ming.