How Am I Still Alive?-Chapter 1343 - 1329: Legacy

"...No room service, no need for water delivery, and I didn’t order takeout..."

After saying this quickly, without giving the person on the other end any time to respond, Lu Ping’an hung up the phone and immediately unplugged the hotel’s landline.

He was already numb... He had received at least a dozen such inquiry calls that day, and they all came from people with considerable background, leading to never-ending conversations.

Proper God Church, central organizations, multinational corporations, special forces, lone strong men, terrorist organizations, wanted criminals... Anyway, even if you wanted to hang up, these were not the kind of people you could afford to offend.

"Really, how many times have they sold my information..."

Most of the calls were solicitations, offering all sorts of tempting conditions. If Lu Ping’an hadn’t truly been "without any desires," just a common Quasi-rule level, he might actually have been swayed by them.

These recruitment calls, one after another, made Lu Ping’an suspect that his information had been sold hundreds of times over.

"...It may not be the staff selling it; there must be professional intelligence agents lurking around the customs. With the big reaction you caused, everyone who should know, already does."

It seemed that Lu Ping’an hadn’t even had the chance to stir up trouble and make a name for himself before information brokers had already done it for him.

An approaching eighteen-year-old Quasi-rule level is already considered a genius, but to trigger so many "warning lights" simultaneously is the hallmark of a mature monster.

In the Eastern Country, with its massive population and vast territories, geniuses emerge every year, but monsters like Lu are the backbone and immediate combat power that many forces are desperate for.

Presumably, with the operations of professional information brokers, even Lu Ping’an’s past experiences have reached the hands of HR in various organizations; now, everyone has a copy.

"...Forget it, for the next plan, it might be a good thing, better than being asked ’who are you?’"

Most of the calls were to recruit Lu, but as long as he maintained his attitude, after a period of excitement, things should return to normal.

"Let’s go sightseeing."

Since it’s rare to visit the Capital, Lu Ping’an naturally wanted to explore... He figured staying in the hotel would only attract trouble, so it was better to go out and avoid it.

Being treated as above Rule-level, naturally, a lot of the people trying to recruit him were high-ranking professionals. It’s troubling to talk with such folks... Hang up carelessly and you might offend them. Although Lu Ping’an didn’t mind trouble, he’d prefer to avoid this kind of senseless enmity.

In the last few phone calls, he didn’t even give the other party a chance to speak, responding with a curt "Takeout? I don’t want it," to prevent an awkward conversation once the other party identified themselves, which would be time-consuming, tiring, and meaningless.

"...Should I visit the historical buildings first? Or the ancient sites, uh, the Administrative Districts..."

But as soon as he spread out Wanjing’s tourist map and took a brief look, he closed it right away and lay back down on the bed.

The famous tourist attractions on the other timeline... considering the number of times his city had been rebuilt, they had probably become true "history."

There were plenty of entertainment facilities, especially in the entertainment places in the Four City of the outer ring, famous for their variety, but Lu himself wasn’t too interested.

"...Have you really not considered a political marriage?"

At that moment, seeing the glance Lu Ping’an gave "certain entertainment facilities," Big Cat came out with a statement that left Lu Ping’an unsure how to respond.

"How did it come to this again..."

"You’re Quasi-rule level now, and it’s normal for professionals to consider leaving descendants at this stage."

"...I’ve been cursed and can’t leave descendants normally, right?"

"When you really become Rule-level, it will be a hundred times harder than now."

Big Cat suddenly began talking about seemingly irrelevant matters, but was subtly hinting at something.

The marriage proposal from Wang Sixiang to Lu Ping’an wasn’t by chance after all; it seemed that it was indeed time for Lu to consider it.

For ordinary professionals not affected by the "Life Curse (the inability of high-tier life series to naturally have offspring)", they can be considered "normal life forms" below the Rule-level. However, once they reach Rule-level, their entire bodies become polluted and conceptualized. While they gain powerful undying-nature, they also vaguely become conceptual and non-physical entities.

As a congregation of Extraordinary pollution, it’s difficult for them to reproduce normally. Their so-called "descendants", such as various Divine Sons and the like, are likely "splits of themselves".

After all, for beings above Rule-level, wanting an offspring often requires sacrificing a part of themselves, and it might even lead to a weakening and a drop in their level.

This is why the Quasi-rule level is the last hope for many high-tier professionals. They rest during this time for a few years to fulfill the expectations of their families... When they heard Lu Ping’an was at the Quasi-rule level, the marriage proposal from Wang Sixiang to him was like giving a pillow to someone sleepy; it was just that Lu Ping’an himself did not want to catch it.

"... So, what about Xia Qin and the others?"

"I don’t recommend you seeking them out. Even using the most common ’cell culture in vitro’ technique to bypass the Life Curse, at Rule-level they are completely polluted, and a normal culture dish would only grow a Mutated Demon."

It sounded like cloning? Or more like artificial wombs?

In this world, where the Tech Tree has diverged in odd ways, Extraordinary beings from the Life system have achieved many feats of the Biological Department and can even create various cutting-edge products with their hands.

"No, I wasn’t asking that... Never mind."

Lu Ping’an’s expression was nuanced; he was unaware whether these people knew they might not have a future lineage.

Speaking of Divine Sons, Lu Ping’an naturally thought of the giant baby he had once provoked.

"That Octopus Son, is it the same for him?"

"... The existence of beings at that level is somewhat special, and it too is somewhat of an anomaly. It’s said to have many Divine Sons, those monsters being its offspring, able to inherit its powers and have unique advantages in certain aspects. They are also its Clones. It’s said that it even harvests its own ’Divine Sons’ periodically to become more ’complete’..."

This sounded all too familiar.

"..... I did indeed reference its behavior in the past, but there is an essential difference between us. My ’sisters’ are me from different timelines, results of possibilities, not truly parts of me, whereas it’s said to split directly from its tentacles, none of its offspring could escape..."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ping’an nodded.

He vaguely sensed that the grudge between himself and the giant baby might have also caught the attention of its father.

Big Cat’s sudden chattiness had caught Lu’s attention... Perhaps, this truly was his last chance. In at most two months, he would definitely cross that line, and two "Curses" would restrict him together.

"Forget it."

In the end, Lu Ping’an shook his head. He did not want his life to head down a strange developmental path just to "beat the clock".

The two of them were having a private conversation, and typically, since Lu Ping’an had refused, everything should have ended there.

But this time, Big Cat kept bringing up such matters and deliberately steered the conversation towards Creation and procreation...

"..... What exactly is it, just say it."

Finally, Lu could not hold back any longer.

After pondering for a moment, Big Cat eventually spoke up.

"I have a Super Laboratory here, which should count as the most valuable of my legacies, but if you start it up it will certainly be discovered... This city still has many old acquaintances of mine, and if you were to inherit my fortune and title, you must produce a work that won’t shame me. As a Top Life Series being, you must master the true Creation!"