Chapter 242: Yao Gu And The Skymender Lis (2/2)

Lu Yin snorted derisively. “I’m going to take it out if you don’t tell me why.”

“Ugh, why are you so stubborn? Fine, I’ll tell you. At least then you will know what it means to obtain Progenitor Wushang’s inheritance. Do you know why this massive, decisive battle suddenly took place? It’s because of that beast skin,” the Ghost Monkey sternly said.

Lu Yin was surprised. “It was because of that?”

“Yes! I already told you that it’s related to Progenitor Wushang’s inheritance. The moment it’s taken out, anyone else who possesses a similar beast skin will be able to sense it. Yao Gu also has a beast skin like this. Why else do you think it appeared at the frontier? It’s looking for others like it. I’ve hid from it so many times and never revealed that skin. I only took it out to save myself because I didn’t have any other choice.

“It sensed the beast skin, which is why it started a decisive battle and continuously targeted Planet Conan.

“Do you finally realize how important this thing is? You shouldn't take it out before you become a Hunter or else you’ll be in great danger! It doesn’t matter if you’re in the Astral Beast Domain or the Human Domain; after your strength reaches a certain level, race won’t matter anymore,” the Ghost Monkey explained.

Lu Yin slowly processed this new information. It seemed that he’d gotten ahold of something pretty incredible, but who had he stolen that beast skin from? It was a quite large piece, and the person who possessed it before him must be even stronger than Yao Gu.

With a sudden jolt, the spacecraft docked onto an ultra-large warship. This was the Erudite Flowzone’s border command center where Shui Chuanxiao stayed.

Ten minutes later, Lu Yin met the person who was known as the best strategic mind in human history: Shui Chuanxiao.

His appearance was nothing special, but he emanated an unforgettable demeanor. His aura contained some kind of unique charisma that could be seen in every action, and especially when he interacted with other people. Whether male or female, he could befriend everyone.

Charisma was oftentimes the determiner in who held the upper hand, and Shui Chuanxiao’s charisma was the kind that allowed him to handle anything with just one word.

“I’m Lu Yin, the war drummer from Planet Conan. It’s nice to meet you, sir,” Lu Yin politely greeted as he bowed.

Shui Chuanxiao nodded and smiled. “Lu Yin, eh. I knew that you were going to do well here as soon as I saw your battles in the Astral Combat Tournament, and you indeed didn’t let me down. There really are very few people who are able to beat the battle drums as a Melder.”

“Thank you for the praise, sir,” Lu Yin graciously responded.

Shui Chuanxiao made a sound of acknowledgement, “Anybody who makes a huge contribution in the frontier will be rewarded accordingly. This is a reward given to you by the entirety of humanity. Take a look and see what you’d like.” After saying this, Shui Chuanxiao motioned towards someone, and a screen flickered on. There was a whole variety of rewards displayed on it, including star essence, cultivation skills, battle techniques, gems, weapons, all kinds of authority, and even territories. At the bottom of all these rewards was something called honor points. Lu Yin could only get one point.

Lu Yin looked at it all in admiration. There were at least a hundred different possible rewards on the screen, and the sheer variety of choice had left him bewildered.

Shui Chuanxiao smiled at Lu Yin. He had seen many people reacting this same exact way multiple times before. Even that future member of the Ten Arbiters had reacted this way back then. Humanity gave the warfront an endless amount of resources, and as the commander of the frontier, Shui Chuanxiao was very generous with his rewards. From the get-go, Lu Yin’s contribution surpassed even what that person had done, and Lu Yin’s current options were only the basic ones. The commander was quite curious as to what Lu Yin would choose.

Lu Yin took a deep breath. He wanted to take everything, but that was obviously impossible.

“I’ve made my choice, sir. I’ll take this,” Lu Yin pointed at the bottom-most option that only contained three words: “Honor Points: One.”

Many people were surprised, and Shui Chuanxiao was similarly astonished. “This is what you want?”

Lu Yin nodded. “Yes. I would like the Honor Point.”

Shui Chuanxiao steeled himself and looked Lu Yin up and down. “Why?”

Lu Yin did not answer.

Shui Chuanxiao nodded even without an explanation. “Fine. Since you’ve made your decision, then it’s yours. En Ya, inform the Hall of Honor and add Lu Yin’s name. From now on, he is somebody who has an Honor Point.”

En Ya nodded and threw a curious glimpse at Lu Yin before she left and got to work.

Lu Yin stared at Shui Chuanxiao in confusion, wanting to ask something but not actually saying it.

Shui Chuanxiao gazed back at him. “One Honor Point isn’t difficult to obtain, but getting a second point is quite difficult. You’ve still got another month here, and you’ve just finished a battle. There won’t be another one anytime soon, so you won’t be gaining any more military contributions. In other words, you won’t be getting a second Honor Point here at the warfront.”

Lu Yin nodded. “I understand, sir.”