85: Natural selection

Just as Qin Chuan was contemplating how to escape the noisy environment, a sudden notification interrupted his thoughts.

"Ghost Valley requests a meeting with you. Would you like to transfer to the conference room?"

Ghost Valley?

Thanks to his photographic memory, he immediately recalled that this seemed to be Chu Mu's codename.

What did this person want with him? And within the Virtual World at that.

However, Qin Chuan saw the 'transfer' option and then looked at the group of wolf-like people around him, agreeing without hesitation.

The next moment, the light and shadow before him shifted, and he appeared in a conference room.

Immediately, dozens of pairs of eyes stared intently at him.

Silence!

Qin Chuan: What the heck!

He had just come out of the crowd in the tower, only to be met with this situation.

Did this group of people have some major illness?

He shifted his gaze, finding the only familiar person in the crowd.

Chu Mu: "You don't need to be nervous. I called you over because there are some things I want to understand."

Qin Chuan had already guessed what he wanted to ask, but he remained calm and said,

"Ask what?"

"Inheritance! Don't tell us that your strength is from awakening."

Qin Chuan had already prepared his answer:

"Partially awakened, the rest is Heaven's Choice."

As soon as he finished speaking, before Chu Mu could say anything, someone else couldn't help but speak up.

"Heaven's Choice? Can you elaborate?"

Qin Chuan glanced at him, then looked at everyone in the room staring at him, pondering for a moment.

He began his performance—

"Yes... In my dream, I felt myself transform into another person, incredibly powerful... and very handsome—do you think there's such a possibility?"

The people in the conference room were quite accommodating and asked:

"What possibility?"

Qin Chuan, looking composed, deduced: "This is... my previous life?"

Everyone in the conference room:

To be honest, Qin Chuan's explanation was not problematic; or rather, to some extent, it was the truth.

However, he had inverted the cause and effect.

After a moment of silence, it was Chu Mu who spoke calmly.

"...That's not impossible. Innate wisdom or obtaining an inheritance from some unseen existence is reasonable and logical!"

Qin Chuan: "To be fair, indeed!"

Pfft!

The others in the conference room almost spat out their drinks.

What do you mean, reasonable and logical!

But seeing the two of them playing off each other, even if they had a million complaints in their hearts, they couldn't voice them.

After all, not to mention the combat power Qin Chuan just displayed, Chu Mu was not to be trifled with either.

In the end, all their words could only converge into one sentence—

"Ah, yes, yes, yes..."

After a moment of silence in the conference room, they moved on to the next question.

"Regarding Qin Chuan's treatment and resources, I will be 'exclusively' responsible. You all don't need to worry!"

Chu Mu directly settled the matter with one sentence, not even giving others a chance to interject.

But it was rare for such a promising talent to appear, so how could it be so easily...

No, one couldn't call him a seedling; he was almost a towering tree!

Thus, naturally, some people were not convinced.

"Wait... I remember, Qin Chuan is still a member of my Martial Alliance, isn't he? Let me think... Mountain Sea Martial Hall, I will immediately designate it as a key supported martial hall. As for Master Qin, are you interested in becoming an instructor in my Martial Alliance?"

Qin Chuan: "Hmm?"

Finally, when Qin Chuan went offline, he was completely bewildered.

Although he had thought that he might become quite popular after revealing his strength.

But he never expected to be this popular!

And what about this treatment?

There was no need to mention worldly money; ever since he returned from the Emei Mountain Martial Arts Tournament last time, those supports had made the Mountain Sea Martial Hall's life much easier.

This could be seen from the fact that Master Qin even had time to flirt with old ladies.

Now, after he revealed his strength, it was even more exaggerated.

'This can also be considered an arrangement for Master Qin?'

Qin Chuan accepted all of this calmly.

And, not only these external things, but there were also other rewards.

For example, his 'Civilization Seed' level was directly raised to Level Five!

It was rumored that this was already the highest level!

And the treatment for this Level Five Civilization Seed...

The next day, Qin Chuan opened his eyes and saw Chu Mu's expressionless, deadpan face.

"Holy crap!"

He almost threw a punch.

Qin Chuan: "How did you get in?!"

He was indeed startled; it was impossible for someone to approach him so easily while he was sleeping.

Although his vigilance in the real world was somewhat relaxed, it wasn't relaxed to this extent, was it?

Since he could be approached in his sleep, then other things could also be done...

Chu Mu said with a smile: "I just walked in, you know. Don't be like those people who get a little bit of strength and look down on everyone else in the world; I've seen too many of them, and they never end well."

Qin Chuan: ...

Alright, it's confirmed, this guy did it on purpose.

As if afraid Qin Chuan would get carried away, he came to warn him?

Qin Chuan was already too tired to complain.

This was completely unnecessary...

Even without mentioning the external enemy, the Abyss, just thinking about the Five Sages and Seven Worthies of the Da Zhou World, Qin Chuan couldn't be arrogant.

However, Chu Mu was also well-intentioned, so Qin Chuan couldn't say anything to him.

In the end, he could only give up helplessly.

But through this, Qin Chuan also clearly knew Chu Mu's strength—

Definitely not to be underestimated.

He immediately said: "So... you came here this early in the morning just to remind me of this?"

Chu Mu saw that Qin Chuan had no intention of getting angry and clicked his tongue, somewhat disappointed.

—He had wanted to use this as an excuse to further clarify Qin Chuan's martial strength.

Now, well, there wasn't much of an opportunity.

He immediately said: "Of course, I didn't come here to provide you with a wake-up service... Many things weren't made clear in yesterday's meeting, so I came this morning... You still have quite a few benefits not yet in your grasp."

Qin Chuan: "What benefits?"

Chu Mu: "Follow me."

A moment later, in the Coastal Area (Binhai Region).

Qin Chuan looked at the huge pillar coming in and out, confused:

"Where is this?"

Chu Mu spread his hands and said: "Welcome to—the Space Elevator."

Qin Chuan: "Space Elevator? Can it go directly to space?"

Chu Mu introduced: "Yes, this place directly connects to the planetary fortress 'Kunlun,' and you can enter space within three minutes."

"Then we are now..."

Chu Mu changed the subject: "Naturally, we're going underground."

Qin Chuan: ...

Then why are you talking nonsense!

A moment later, the two arrived before the cylindrical structure of the Space Elevator; this thing was much larger than he had imagined.

It was a pity they didn't enter the elevator.

Instead, they went down through another passage into the underground.

[Beep! Sword Bearer: Ghost Valley, welcome to your visit.]

[Beep! Level Five Civilization Seed: Qin Chuan, welcome to your visit.]

Sword Bearer?

Qin Chuan looked at Chu Mu in confusion, and seeing that he had no intention of explaining, he didn't press the matter.

It seemed—there were still many things he didn't understand about the current world.

A moment later, after passing through an unknown number of strict reviews, they finally arrived at a large hall.

This hall was very strange; it was filled with... coffins?

"Go, enter the psionic pod. The treasures of an entire civilization will be displayed before you. Please choose carefully; you only have one chance!"

The reward for a Level Five Civilization Seed!

Seeing that Chu Mu had no intention of explaining further, Qin Chuan calmed down, opened a coffin lid, and lay down.

Before he could even get used to what this thing was.

The next moment, a delightful prompt appeared:

[Player detected entering the core civilization inheritance site. Reincarnation count +1. Obtained special trick 'Heaven's Choice (one-time).' This trick cannot be upgraded. Usage requires two reincarnation counts.]

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(PS: There's one more chapter before midnight.)