39: Chapter 39 The Degenerate Astrological Kingdom!

On the other side of the screen, the communication was connected.

Inside a military tactical command room exuding a murderous aura,

Major General Lu Shuang sat upright on a spacious leather office chair.

He saw Lin Yunfei's current state at a glance: "It seems that your divine kingdom is on the verge of collapse, and I'm here this time to bring you a piece of news."

"After I finish telling you, you can decide whether to go or not!"

"Look closely. Just three days ago, the military, uniting with several top aristocratic clans, anchored an ownerless divine kingdom left over from ancient times in the endless void turbulence."

Lin Yunfei quickly opened the file, and what met his eyes was an incomparably shocking holographic star map.

In the center of the star map floated a dilapidated continent.

Above the continent, collapsed towering giant towers and dried-up starry rivers were faintly visible.

Even just through the footage, one could feel that vicissitudinal and ancient aura of laws.

"This is a Tier 2 divine kingdom following the 'astrology' and 'prophecy' paths."

Major General Lu Shuang crossed his hands and explained in a deep voice, "In ancient times, this kind of divine kingdom had an exceptionally profound foundation."

"Inside it not only contained vast and pure starlight power, but also possessed primordial oddities sufficient to suppress a region of heaven and earth."

"Since it's a Tier 2 divine kingdom—"

Lin Yunfei furrowed his brows tightly, acutely grasping the blind spot, "With the strength of the military and those top aristocratic clans, why not directly send Creators above Tier 2 to sweep through it flatly? Instead, why treat it as a ruin to be explored?"

Major General Lu Shuang sneered, his tone carrying a bit of regret: "Because this divine kingdom is already 'dead'."

"Its origin core once suffered an irreversible, devastating blow, and the divine kingdom's crystal wall system is covered with densely packed spatial cracks."

"After long years of void erosion, its tier has been forcefully degraded from Tier 2 to a Tier 1 state."

Speaking of this, Major General Lu Shuang's expression became exceptionally solemn.

"Right now, that divine kingdom's spatial barrier is incomparably fragile."

"Any Creator above Tier 2, even if they just leak a trace of over-tier law aura, will cause the spatial structure of the entire divine kingdom to collapse instantly, and everyone will be sucked into the void turbulence, leaving no bones left!"

"Therefore, after the evaluation by the military academy of sciences, only Tier 1 Creators can safely enter it to explore!"

Hearing this, Lin Yunfei's eyes suddenly lit up, and his heart began to beat wildly and uncontrollably.

A degraded Tier 2 divine kingdom!

This meant that although it could only accommodate Tier 1 Creators to enter, the resources it produced, the remaining law fragments, and even those lingering primordial oddities all possessed the robust foundation of a Tier 2!

Changing the subject, the major general's tone carried a hint of solemnity.

"Lin Yunfei, don't celebrate too early. Your current state is terrible to the extreme."

"Inside that degraded ruin, because of the collapse of the laws, countless berserk wasteland creatures have bred. Not to mention, the people entering this time are all top geniuses cultivated by the military and major aristocratic clans with exhausted resources, true heaven-favored sons."

"Entering in your current weak state, you not only have to face the perilous ruin environment, but also guard against those heartless aristocratic scions who eat people without spitting out bones. If you're not careful, it will be an outcome of utter annihilation."

Major General Lu Shuang leaned forward slightly, and a powerful aura hit the face through the screen: "As a soldier, from a rational perspective, you are not suited to go in given your current state. I'll ask you one last time, do you want to give up this quota?"

"If you choose to give up, considering that your potential is not bad, I will privately use a little military connection to provide you with a batch of conventional disaster-relief supplies. Although it cannot cure your divine kingdom's disaster, it can at least save your life, leave a trace of fire for the divine kingdom, and slowly plot a comeback."

Give up?

Accept charity while dragging out an ignoble existence, in exchange for the half-dead continuation of the divine kingdom?

"Hoo!!!"

Lin Yunfei let out a long breath of foul air carrying a bloody smell, and he slowly raised his head!

His voice was hoarse, yet resolute and resounding: "Major General Lu Shuang, thank you for your kind intentions."

"But this quota, I'm taking it!"

"Very good. Remember this momentum of yours right now."

Major General Lu Shuang nodded, his actions and style crisp and decisive.

"Ding!"

A crisp prompt sound rang out, and on Lin Yunfei's creation terminal, a string of special code instructions exuding a dark golden light instantly appeared.

That was a solid ruin entry key!

"This exploration quota for the degraded divine kingdom is exceptionally precious."

"The one I gave you belongs to the privileged quota held within our military."

Major General Lu Shuang's gaze became complex: "Lin Yunfei, although I gave the quota to you, it also means that you have implicitly snatched the meat from someone else's plate. The military interior is not monolithic, and those aristocratic clans regard this exploration as a springboard for the leap of their family's foundation."

"They definitely do not want to see a commoner with no background, who hasn't even touched the threshold of an aristocratic clan, holding such a precious ticket to go in and get a share of the pie."

Lin Yunfei took a deep breath and tightly locked that string of quota keys deep within the creation terminal.

He naturally understood the pros and cons hidden within this.

An ordinary man is innocent, but holding a jade ring becomes a crime. A commoner obtaining resources that even top aristocratic clans coveted—once exposed, what would follow would definitely be a tempest-like crackdown, or even merciless assassination!

"After going in, do not easily trust anyone." Major General Lu Shuang's voice exuded a soldier's coldness and realism, "Your divine kingdom is in a perilous situation, and you must obtain what you need at the fastest speed. Therefore, do not expose your true identity, and even less show yourself with your original appearance."

"The laws inside the ruin are chaotic, and the real world's monitoring system simply cannot penetrate into it. Once targeted by those aristocratic scions or people with malicious intentions, if they kill you inside the divine kingdom, even the patrol team of the real world won't be able to trace a single trace."

"I understand." Lin Yunfei nodded heavily, a flash of ruthlessness passing through the depths of his eyes.

A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind, let alone that he is now a heavily injured lone wolf.

Concealing one's name and making a fortune in silence was the ultimate rule for this exploration.

"The transmission coordinates and opening time have been attached to the file. Hurry up and adjust your state, and head to the spatial channel node punctually at 8:00 tomorrow morning."

"Remember, be careful in everything!"

After Major General Lu Shuang finished speaking, he cleanly and decisively cut off the communication.

Inside the rented apartment, death-like silence fell once again.

Lin Yunfei looked at the military badge gradually disappearing on the screen, feeling the heavy key in the terminal, his fists tightly clenching.

"A favor of a drop of water should be repaid with a gushing spring. Major General Lu Shuang, I have noted down this favor."

He forcefully propped up his exhausted body, stood up, and walked to the storage cabinet on the side.

"Clatter."

Pulling open the cabinet door in one go, Lin Yunfei dug out from the very bottom a wide black hooded cloak, as well as a pure white faceless human mask with no facial features at all, only two eye holes.

This was a special outfit he had deliberately spent faith points to exchange for in the past to blind people's eyes and ears during black market transactions.

This material could not only perfectly conceal his body shape and posture, but could also effectively isolate the spiritual power detection of the vast majority of Tier 1 Creators.

Lin Yunfei reached out and stroked the cold surface of the mask, a heart-palpitating cold glint flickering in his eyes.

A degraded Tier 2 divine kingdom, huh? This is getting a bit interesting!