64: Chapter 64 The Parents' Situation, Reunion with Gu Yizhou

"How much Merit do I have now?" Lin Xiao asked hurriedly.

"I don't know about that." Qin Yiyi sent a helpless emoji; the amount of Merit a lord possesses is top-secret information and not something she could know.

She only knew that Lin Xiao had made it onto the prodigy ranking. This was only because she was Lin Xiao's liaison; otherwise, she wouldn't have known either.

"To check and redeem Merit, you must go to the Main World. The Merit Treasury is also located within the Main World," Qin Yiyi explained.

"Also, according to the contract, the Lord Association will increase its investment in you. President Gu Yizhou has also instructed that you be allowed to select the resources you need yourself."

The amount of Merit wasn't known, but the fact that Lin Xiao had obtained Merit meant he had already killed an enemy Third-Tier Lord.

This performance was seen by the Lord Association. Therefore, increasing the investment was only reasonable.

"Alright, then I won't stand on ceremony." Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao's spirits lifted; resources were exactly what he wanted.

Qin Yiyi sent over a list, densely packed with items Lin Xiao could obtain, based on a certain quota. If Lin Xiao chose high-quality items, the quantity would be lower, and vice versa.

Lin Xiao noticed that the items on this list were at most perfect-grade.

"That makes sense, the level of investment increases step by step." Lin Xiao didn't mind.

The contract he signed with the Lord Association provided investment based on his performance. It was only just beginning.

Once he killed enough enemy lords, he would naturally be able to obtain more investment and more resources.

Moreover, "Epic Grade items aren't exactly cheap."

Even for a Prodigy from a major power or a large Family, it wasn't easy to obtain Epic Grade items.

Among the Prodigies of Lin Xiao's generation, if not for the special circumstances, only Wei Xuanqi would have been able to obtain one.

If Epic Grade items were really everywhere, wouldn't it be better if the Lord Association just gave everyone an Epic Grade item and raised an army of top-tier lords to counterattack the Purgatory Race and the Sin Race...

Shaking his head, Lin Xiao quickly selected the various resources he needed.

"By the way, I also need the territory coordinates of enemy lords, preferably veteran lords."

"These territory coordinates shouldn't require me to pay for them, right?" Lin Xiao asked.

Territory coordinates, naturally, weren't all free. Some territory coordinates were equivalent to wealth; in the trading market, there were some merchant lords who specialized in selling the territory coordinates of alien lords.

"Of course not." Qin Yiyi said immediately.

Lin Xiao wanted to strike at the veteran lords of the Purgatory Race and the Sin Race; the Lord Association couldn't ask for anything better, so how could they possibly charge him?

Unlike Jin Ruxuan, Qin Yiyi knew that Lin Xiao had killed an enemy veteran lord; therefore, she didn't try to dissuade him at all, only asking how many Lin Xiao needed.

"Give me ten." Lin Xiao didn't ask for too many at once. After finishing these ten, he could just ask for more.

"Alright." Qin Yiyi didn't waste any words and quickly went offline to prepare. Whether it was the territory coordinates or the resources Lin Xiao needed, she had to return to the Main World to retrieve them.

Lin Xiao, meanwhile, found Jin Ruxuan again and began a massive shopping spree.

The items given by the five enemy lords were too numerous. Just the Source Crystal alone amounted to tens of millions, basic resources numbered in the millions, and those unused perfect-grade items were an incredibly staggering amount of wealth. He also sold the resource points he had obtained to Jin Ruxuan, then exchanged them for various resources he needed.

Of course, Lin Xiao also kept his guard up. That Yager clearly had an extraordinary background, and he didn't want people to know so quickly that he was the one who killed him.

Therefore, Lin Xiao chose not to sell any items that might expose him as the culprit. After all, there were still deeply hidden Sin Race spies within the Human Race.

Lin Xiao wanted to buy too many things, and Jin Ruxuan would need some time to gather them all.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao didn't just wait around. He didn't return to his territory but instead moved his consciousness and returned to the Main World.

After becoming an official lord, wherever one leaves the Main World from, that is where one will appear upon returning.

... Main World, Central Province, Shangjing City.

Lin Xiao's figure appeared. His current location was not far from the Lord Association headquarters.

The Lord Association headquarters was shrouded in a special power. He was not a member of the Lord Association, so naturally, he could not enter or exit his territory from within.

Finding a random place to sit, Lin Xiao opened his personal terminal and began checking his messages.

Ten days had passed, and what he cared about most was undoubtedly the safety of his parents.

There were messages in his personal terminal sent by his parents' friends. These past few days, the space-time tremors had dissipated, and they had managed to contact Lin Xiao's parents and learned the specific situation.

Soon, Lin Xiao finished reading, and he couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.

The one who invaded Lin Xiao's parents' territory was a Fifth-Tier Lord of the Sin Race.

This Fifth-Tier Lord's strength was much greater than Lin Xiao's parents', but it was still just an ordinary lord, not a veteran lord or a top-tier lord among Fifth-Tier Lords.

After suffering certain losses, they had withstood the enemy's fierce attack. Now, both sides were in a stalemate.

"It's good that they're fine." A smile appeared on Lin Xiao's face; he could imagine how shocked his parents would be upon learning that he had made it onto the prodigy ranking.

"They're fine for now, but what about the future?" A moment later, the smile on his face faded, and Lin Xiao fell into deep thought.

That Sin Race Fifth-Tier Lord was not a problem at all.

Lin Xiao's parents hadn't asked for help from the outside world, which meant they were confident they could resolve it, or at least force the enemy to retreat.

Asking for help was the sort of thing no one would use casually unless it was a life-or-death situation.

What Lin Xiao was worried about was the future. It wouldn't be long before he upgraded to a Level 5 territory, at which point he could provide protection for his parents, but he wouldn't stay at Level 5 territory forever, or even in the Second Source Sea.

Being the parents of a Prodigy could be considered a high-risk occupation.

If the Purgatory Race and the Sin Race couldn't do anything to him, would they target his parents to strike at him?

One must think of danger in times of safety; Lin Xiao didn't want to see that kind of thing happen.

In his past life, when he was on Blue Star, he was an orphan with no emotional burdens; therefore, he had deep feelings for his parents in this life and naturally didn't want to see anything happen to them.

"Let's see if the Lord Association has any corresponding arrangements."

If not, he would just have to wait until he entered the Second Source Sea and throw resources at them to make his parents stronger.

Lin Xiao walked toward the Lord Association headquarters. This time, without Hu Wei leading the way, he was still unimpeded.

Soon, a staff member walked up to him. "Hello, Lin Xiao. President Gu Yizhou would like to see you."

President Gu Yizhou? Lin Xiao nodded and followed behind the staff member, heading toward President Gu Yizhou's office.

Taking the internal elevator, they quickly arrived at the 36th floor. President Gu Yizhou's office was on this floor.

The door to the Vice President's office was open. With President Gu Yizhou's strength as a high-tier lord, he had obviously sensed their arrival long ago.

Inside the room, the tall President Gu Yizhou saw Lin Xiao enter and couldn't help but reveal a smile: "Lin Xiao, you are even more outstanding than I imagined."

Everyone else thought Lin Xiao's situation must be as precarious as a pile of eggs, but who would have known that this kid had actually killed an enemy veteran lord.

Facing President Gu Yizhou's praise, Lin Xiao's expression remained unchanged. "President Gu Yizhou, my performance has only just begun."