39: Once the child is an adult, I will give you your freedom.

Lin Du heard from Ning Fengya's tone that she was not just fear-mongering.

This made Lin Du even more curious about how much debt his "father" had actually incurred.

"For the past few years, your father has been gambling behind your family's back. He borrowed a total of 220,000 years of [lifespan value] from the Ning Family."

"Besides that, when the company went bankrupt, he owed the Ning Family another 100,000 years of [lifespan value]. Added together, he owes the Ning Family a total of 320,000 years of [lifespan value]!"

Under Lin Du's dazed gaze, Ning Fengya continued: "You might not understand the concept of 320,000 years of [lifespan value], but you just need to remember that staying here is your best destination..."

After Ning Fengya finished speaking, Lin Du stood there for a long time, unable to recover.

This wasn't an act; he really hadn't recovered.

320,000 years of [lifespan value]! His cheapskate of a father actually owed this much external debt?

Isn't this just purely screwing over his son??

How long would it take to save up this much [lifespan value]!

Lin Du felt like crying. He had originally thought that he could pay off his debts and regain his freedom after working hard for a while in universe ol》, but he hadn't expected the debt amount to be this high...

"Stay well in the Ning Family. In a while, we will have a child."

"When the child is an adult, I will return your freedom!" Ning Fengya said indifferently.

This sudden remark from Ning Fengya left Lin Du completely thunderstruck.

Lin Du hadn't even recovered from the 320,000 years of [lifespan value] yet, and now he was given another huge shock.

Have a child? Return his freedom when the child is an adult?

There is a phrase called "mother gains status through her child"; is Lin Du going to "father gains status through his child" now?

Why wait a while to have a child!

Lin Du really wanted to stand up and say, let's have one now!

The conditions Ning Fengya offered looked very tempting. Thinking of the 320,000 years of [lifespan value] owed, Lin Du's heart stirred, and his lower regions stirred too.

Ning Fengya glanced at a certain protruding part of Lin Du's body and said indifferently: "Be careful at home during this period, especially watch out for that Zhao Yunsou; he is no good."

"Alright, get out. I need to be busy."

Ning Fengya didn't give Lin Du a chance to speak and directly shooed him out of the room.

...

In the small bedroom next door, Lin Du lay on the bed, unable to calm his mood for a long time.

Whether it was the 320,000 years of [lifespan value] debt, or the request for a child from Ning Fengya, both were too stimulating...

People say that beautiful women are deceptive. Lin Du didn't believe a word of Ning Fengya's promise to "return his freedom after the child is an adult" and just took it as a joke.

As for the debt issue, Lin Du felt that Ning Fengya had no reason to lie.

Although this debt was large, at least it let Lin Du know the specific amount, so he had a goal in mind when working hard in the future...

"I have to work harder from now on."

"Enter game!"

In an alleyway in Yunlong City, Lin Du casually opened the World Chat Channel to check the world news.

At this moment, the World Chat Channel was unusually lively.

"Heaven and Earth Share Longevity guild is recruiting elite players! Requirements: must be a top 400 Sequence Class. The guild leader is from a major family in the Imperial Capital. The guild has superior conditions and generous rewards!"

"Heaven and Earth Share Longevity guild is recruiting elite players! Requirements: must be a top 400 Sequence Class. The guild leader is from a major family in the Imperial Capital. The guild has superior conditions, wages, and generous rewards!"

...

On the World Chat Channel, the recruitment messages for the Heaven and Earth Share Longevity guild were constantly spamming the screen.

These messages were not sent by a single player, but came from many different game IDs.

Looking at the recruitment information, Lin Du subconsciously associated it with what Zhao Yunsou had said before.

"Zhao Yunsou said he wanted to establish a guild in Yunlong City. Could this Heaven and Earth Share Longevity guild be Zhao Yunsou's masterpiece?"

The gathering place for Imperial Capital players is Junlin City, one of the eight major cities. The number of top players and resources in Junlin City are much better than in Yunlong City.

Generally speaking, very few players from the Imperial Capital come to Yunlong City to establish a guild.

Heaven and Earth Share Longevity contains the character "Shou", and Zhao Yunsou's name also contains the character "Shou". Adding the information "from a major family in the Imperial Capital"...

It can basically be concluded that this Heaven and Earth Share Longevity guild has an inseparable connection with Zhao Yunsou...

The recruitment messages on the World Chat Channel were scrolling rapidly, and during this time, an inconspicuous message was quickly pushed down.

This inconspicuous message only had a short line of text, yet it made countless players scramble to scroll back and search through the logs.

"The Twelve Constellations has vacancies! Players who possess 10 Dungeon Badges can apply to join!"

Wow—

After the players in Yunlong City saw this message, the World Chat Channel instantly exploded.

The buzz about the Heaven and Earth Share Longevity guild's recruitment was instantly snatched away completely!

"Holy crap! Did I read that right? The Twelve Constellations is actually releasing information to recruit members?"

"Fake news! This must be fake news! The Twelve Constellations hasn't recruited members for ten years!"

"It can't be fake news! The person who just posted the information is the public representative of The Twelve Constellations; what he says absolutely cannot be false."

"The Twelve Constellations!! I never expected to see The Twelve Constellations recruiting members in my lifetime. If I could join them, this life would be worth it."

"Stop dreaming upstairs. Didn't you see their recruitment requirements? Do you have 10 Dungeon Badges? 10 Dungeon Badges mean 10 dungeon records!"

"Looking across the entire Yunlong City, I guess only Three Kingdoms Yuan Shu and one or two others can meet this requirement..."

Lin Du had heard the name The Twelve Constellations more than once.

He heard it at a high-level meeting of the Ning Family. When the Ning Family's upper management mentioned this faction, there was obvious dread in their words.

The Twelve Constellations is not a guild faction that fights for power and influence. The purpose of this organization is to unite twelve powerful top-tier players to clear dungeons or kill some top-tier bosses together.

95% of the records for all major high-difficulty dungeons in Divine Dragon Country were created by The Twelve Constellations, and the number of top-tier bosses that have died at their hands is countless.

The Twelve Constellations obtained unimaginably generous rewards from these dungeons and bosses, and every member made a fortune.

This is also the main reason why players all want to join The Twelve Constellations.

...

Three Kingdoms territory, inside a luxurious villa.

Yuan Shu sat on the sofa, boredly teasing the Silver Spirit Lightning. In front of her, Shameless Cao Thief waited respectfully.

"Boss, the aquarius position in The Twelve Constellations is currently vacant. Everyone outside says you are the most suitable candidate. Won't you consider it?" Shameless Cao Thief asked cautiously.

"Not interested." Yuan Shu couldn't even be bothered to lift her eyelids. "Tell me about that Night Ember. Did you bring the weapon he forged?"

"Brought it, brought it!"

Hearing this, Shameless Cao Thief immediately took out the S-rank perfect quality flowing light soul slaying blade and handed it to Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu opened the attribute chart of the flowing light soul slaying blade and glanced at it. When she saw the words "S-rank perfect", her pupils constricted.

"Forging equipment 100 levels above his own, it looks like he must have obtained a hidden blacksmith class. An interesting player..."

Shameless Cao Thief stood to the side, dejected. "Boss, I have already tried my best, but he just isn't willing to join us."

"How about this! Let him come and talk to you, and you personally recruit him?" A flash of inspiration struck Shameless Cao Thief's mind.

Yuan Shu curled the corner of her lips, her eyes suddenly becoming deep.

"If my intervention were useful, he would already be standing here with you right now."

"Conquering him, isn't that much more interesting than joining The Twelve Constellations?"

...