Chapter 348: The Elites From Earth (1/2)

Such organizations were impatient for Lu Yin to fall into some kind of trouble so that they could help him. A perfect and powerful person was also the most terrifying kind of person.

Within the Innerverse, in Astral-7, Yue Xianzi looked incredibly troubled after she heard Barley’s news. She had expected Lu Yin to come up with all sorts of requests or to even ask for help from the Frostmoon Sect. But to her surprise, all he wanted was money. That didn’t make any sense!

Then, Yue Xianzi’s eyes lit up. It was impossible for Lu Yin to only want money, so with this thought in mind, she quickly contacted those in her sect and repeated what she had been told.

The many elders that appeared on her screen were all esteemed members of her sect, and they all appeared incredibly solemn and deep in thought.

“With how things are right now, there are four Limiteer cultivators who truly have what it takes to be considered Ten Arbiters candidates. Of the Explorer realm cultivators, the Top Hundred Rankings must also be considered. However, amongst those hundred, only the top five truly stand a chance of succeeding. In other words, there are nine people in total who can feasibly become one of the next Ten Arbiters. Our Frostmoon Sect has already shown our goodwill to three of these people, and of those three, if any one of them becomes a Ten Arbiter, it will be a great boon for our sect. Lu Yin shall be the fourth,” an old woman declared.

“Yes, but of those nine, Lu Yin has the lowest chances of succeeding. He doesn’t have the necessary connections, and just the Great Yu Empire can’t support him. Who cares if he unifies the Frostwave Weave? Just the Ross Empire from the Blazing Flowzone can easily wipe them out.”

“But he’s growing stronger at an alarming rate. Based on our current information, he has spent less than three years to reach his current strength. Three years! That’s much quicker than any of his peers. In terms of strength, he’s definitely surpassed any Limiteer. Thirty Stacks was a record that Arbiter Lan set when he was in the Astral Combat Academy, and to date, nobody other than Lu Yin has managed to achieve the same feat. Don’t forget—he’s not even a peak Limiteer yet. It’s very likely that he’ll be able to break Arbiter Lan’s record. His future is very bright.”

“But he also has a huge grudge with the Daynight clan.”

…

Yue Xianzi stood in front of her screen as she watched as the elders discussed the matter.

Quite some time later, the discussion finally ended.

“We’ll do as we initially planned. You’ll be subordinate to Lu Yin and then become a subordinate member of the Outerverse Youth Council under him,” an old woman informed Yue Xianzi.

Yue Xianzi was at a loss. “Lu Yin brought up a very strange requirement. What do you make of it?”

Quite a few of the old ladies seemed like they were suffering from a headache. They had no idea what Lu Yin actually wanted. It did seem like he really was asking for money, but that couldn’t be possible! Even an ordinary person wouldn’t mention wanting more money, much less a young genius such as Lu Yin.

“Get the map of the Frostwave Weave,” one of them ordered.

Not too long after, a number of old women studied the star chart when one of them lit up. “I think I get it now! Lu Yin needs the money not for himself, but rather because he’s taking the organizations that sit next to the Frostwave Weave into consideration, such as the Grandtop Weave’s Nine Stacks Sect, for example. He’s worried that they’ll take advantage of the chaos to sneak into the Frostwave Weave, which would force the Great Yu Empire’s troops to be split up, stretching the empire’s finances even thinner. He’s hinting for us to help him deal with organizations like the Nine Stacks Sect, which are putting pressure on the Frostwave Weave.”

“Yes, yes! That makes much more sense. He’s incredibly thorough. Most people wouldn’t be able to guess his intent, but thanks to Elder Lin, who’s taken part in many border battles and is incredibly experienced, we managed to understand.” One of the old ladies sighed in admiration.

Elder Lin looked very proud of herself. “Hehe, it’s nothing. He’s very calculating. How about this? We’ll send a few experts over to warn the Nine Stacks Sect.”

“Of course. We should also warn some of the other organizations near the Frostwave Weave as well.”

“Yes, yes.”

…

Yue Xianzi pursed her lips, wanting to mention that she believed Lu Yin might actually need the money. When she recalled his disgusting face, she grew even more firm in her belief that he really only wanted money. However, that didn’t make sense. Whatever. Elder Lin must have figured out his true intentions.

Elsewhere, An Shaohua of the Watermoon Villa was deep in thought as well. The higher ups of his organization were even more puzzled than the Frostmoon Sect’s elders.

“Is the Great Yu Empire in need of money because their economy crashed during the war? Or has the Mavis Bank abandoned the empire?”

“Did the Ross Empire do something?”

“It’s possible…”

…

After discussing all of their possible options, Watermoon Villa ultimately decided to send a team to the Great Yu Empire to help improve the empire’s economy. They completely disregarded Lu Yin’s request for money, thinking it was nothing more than a joke. Nobody would request money in such a blatant manner; there had to be some kind of underlying meaning to his words.

In San Dios, Barley found Lu Yin again. “Yue Xianzi and An Shaohua have both responded, saying they understand your request and that will make preparations right away, sir.”