17: Chapter 17: Military Boss Makes a Major Investment, Gets the Organs of the Golden Mother Worm for Free.

The Military Representative patted Lin Yuan on the shoulder with a heavy hand.

"You took first place in the school during this assessment. The [Bronze-tier Barracks Building Blueprint] and the 300,000 faith points reward promised by the military will be transferred to your personal account shortly."

The Military Representative put away his smile, his tone becoming serious and earnest. "Besides that, I see your potential. I'll give you a bit of a private investment."

As soon as he finished speaking, a faint light flashed across the spatial storage ring on the Military Representative's wrist.

A mass of flesh, the size of a basketball, appeared out of thin air and slammed heavily onto the solid wood tabletop.

The skin of the flesh mass was dark red, covered with thick, cyan veins.

The veins were still pulsating rhythmically and violently, possessing independent vital signs.

Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

Even from a distance, he could clearly feel the extremely twisted Abyssal laws contained within this mass of flesh.

His Divine Domain core felt an instinctive throb; it was the Wasteland's extreme craving for high-order chaotic energy.

"Sir, this is..." Lin Yuan asked.

"This is an active organ retained by the military after a [Golden-tier Abyssal Mother Worm] was cut to pieces."

The Military Representative pointed at the flesh mass on the table and explained, "It can't be used for Divine Domain buildings because its core laws are too manic."

Lin Yuan looked at the flesh mass, not interrupting, waiting for the rest.

"As long as you feed it a certain amount of Abyssal Monster corpses every day, it will continuously split off high-energy insect pupa meat. The yield of this meat is extremely high."

The Military Representative sighed, his expression somewhat regretful. "But the side effects of this thing are immense. Abyssal creature genes are too aggressive; if ordinary followers eat too much, it's very likely to trigger malignant mutations, turning them directly into a puddle of rotten meat."

"That's why it's been gathering dust in the military's logistics warehouse."

The Military Representative stared into Lin Yuan's eyes, his gaze burning.

"But your Mutant Goblins can even eat Wasteland poisonous gas as a meal and tear apart magic wolves with their bare hands; I assume their stomachs can digest this thing."

"It's more valuable in your hands than molding in the warehouse."

Lin Yuan's heart rate accelerated.

With this thing, his Goblin legion could further rapidly expand its population.

He wouldn't have to keep it at just around a thousand.

Lin Yuan stood up straight and lifted the flesh mass with both hands.

It felt cold to the touch and was extremely elastic, with many larvae wriggling inside.

"Thank you for your kindness, Sir. I will make the best use of it." Lin Yuan said in a solemn tone.

"Sit down and let's talk." The Military Representative waved his hand, signaling Lin Yuan to relax. "Lin Yuan, I'll give you some advice as an elder. Commoner gods have too few resources and a thin foundation."

"You must not learn from those rich second-generation kids and try to build some all-around battle group. Matching mages with archers—you simply can't afford it."

The Military Representative tapped the tabletop with his knuckles, making a tapping sound.

"Just stick to the path of Mutant battle beasts. Push the individual combat capabilities of this group of Goblins to the limit."

"After graduation, go directly into the military's biochemical special forces; that is your brightest path forward."

Lin Yuan nodded, accepting the advice with a humble posture.

Ten minutes later.

The Military Representative ended the conversation and left the conference room.

The deity terminal on Lin Yuan's wrist vibrated at the right moment.

[Account credit: 300,000 faith points.]

[Obtained Military Special Approval Reward: Bronze-tier Barracks Building Blueprint * 1.]

Lin Yuan looked at the long string of numbers in his account, feeling pleased.

With this huge sum of money and the blueprint, the overall combat power of the Obsidian Goblins would see a qualitative leap.

Just as he was preparing to log out of the virtual campus, his terminal suddenly lit up.

[Received an encrypted coordinate invitation.]

Sender: Chu Yunxuan.

Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow.

Chu Yunxuan.

Another outlier in Class 2 of the third year.

He was usually extremely low-key in class, never showing off, and never participating in any conflicts.

But he had awakened an extremely rare A+ tier Divine Domain.

Even the arrogant and overbearing Zhao Tianze had to honestly walk the other way when he saw Chu Yunxuan.

Teacher Lei Yan was also very polite to him.

His background was unfathomable.

Lin Yuan opened the message.

It only had a simple sentence: "Classmate Lin, Floating Star Port, Cloud Peak Club, do me the honor of having a cup of tea."

Cloud Peak Club.

Lin Yuan had heard this name before.

A money pit that only the children of Jiang City's top dignitaries could set foot in.

It was built on a floating island ten thousand meters in the sky. There was no ordinary currency circulation there; everything was settled in faith points.

The price of a casual drink was equivalent to ten years of rations for a commoner family.

Lin Yuan pondered for a moment.

The other party looking for him at this juncture was clearly not just to celebrate him taking first place.

Every cup of tea from a young master of a prestigious family had a price tag attached to it.

He needed to go in person to figure out the intentions of this top young master.

He replied with a single "Good."

Just as Lin Yuan walked out of the school gate, the roar of an engine rang out on the dilapidated street.

A streamlined floating car, pitch black with no license plates or markings, stopped in front of Lin Yuan.

The car door slid open automatically.

A bionic butler wearing a custom tuxedo stepped out of the car and bowed slightly: "Young Master Lin, Young Master Chu sent me to pick you up. Please get in."

Lin Yuan did not decline and sat in the back seat.

The leather seat automatically adjusted to the most comfortable angle.

The floating car ascended, its anti-gravity engine running at full power, quickly breaking the sound barrier and heading straight into the clouds.

The scenery outside the car window changed rapidly.

The crowded, chaotic commoner district, filled with neon lights and oil stains, was left under his feet, becoming smaller and smaller.

After piercing through the thick clouds, his field of vision suddenly opened up.

A cluster of floating islands appeared before his eyes, with countless yachts shuttling between them.

The barriers of class were displayed vividly.

Below was a quagmire; above was heaven.

Lin Yuan leaned back against the chair, expressionless.

Five minutes later, the floating car landed steadily on the exclusive private helipad of the main island.

The bionic butler led the way, taking Lin Yuan into the entrance of the Cloud Peak Club.

There was nothing tacky or ostentatiously golden here.

The floor was paved with whole slabs of [Spirit-Calming Warm Jade]; stepping on it, wisps of warmth reached his mind.

The decorations placed on both sides of the corridor were remnants of low-tier divine artifacts that emitted faint law fluctuations.

Holographic projections flowing on the walls displayed the real-time battle situations of major star regions.

He pushed open the door to the top-floor Class A private room.

Chu Yunxuan was wearing loose white loungewear and was sitting behind a tea table.

He had a handsome face and a gentle temperament.

Seeing Lin Yuan enter, he did not stand up but just reached out to make a gesture of invitation.

"Brother Lin, sit."

Lin Yuan pulled out a chair and sat down opposite Chu Yunxuan.

His gaze fell on the tea set on the table.

Chu Yunxuan lifted the purple clay teapot, his wrist turning.

Amber-colored tea pulled a smooth curve in the air, falling into a white porcelain cup.

The tea had no rising heat, only a layer of hazy radiance flowing at the rim of the cup.

The tea fragrance spread; Lin Yuan took a whiff and felt his exhausted mental energy recover slightly.

Chu Yunxuan pushed the teacup in front of Lin Yuan.

"Brother Lin, try it. This cup of tea can increase a follower's comprehension by 0.01%."

Chu Yunxuan's tone was easygoing, as if he were discussing a trivial matter. "On the Pantheon Trading Network, it sells for 100,000 faith points a cup outside. It's priceless and hard to find."

100,000 faith points, one cup of tea.

The amount of Fatty Wang's loan wasn't even enough to buy this cup of tea.

Zhao Tianze was smug about his three-million loan, but here, that was only enough to treat guests to thirty cups of tea.