CHAPTER 75: 73, LU LIN WHO DOESN’T UNDERSTAND ROMANCE

Lu Lin quickly found a local Saturn elixir web store and bought 100,000 yuan worth of elixirs.

Uh, one hundred thousand yuan for a bottle.

It could guarantee that First to Third-level Martial Artists would instantly recover their full-body Star Power and then slowly regain it over the next hour, with the rate depending on their Star Warrior level.

In short, this was an... expensive elixir.

Lu Lin suddenly felt that his 95 million yuan bounty wasn’t so appealing anymore.

Besides, it would take some time for the 95 million to be transferred. Even with Xiao Li using the Star Investigation Office’s authority, the earliest the funds could reach him would be in half a month.

So, Lu Lin used "Blue Shirt Flower Bar."

The merchant quickly accepted the order and began preparing the package for Lu Lin. Cross-continent express packages couldn’t be delivered on the same day; the earliest it would arrive was tomorrow morning.

Lu Lin also selected tomorrow evening as the receipt time, completing the entire order process.

He just needed to wait for the Delivery Robot to bring him the goods tomorrow.

Now, Lu Lin decided to go to the basketball court behind Lishui Bay and practice his Ten Steps Kill again.

He refused to believe his luck was so bad that he would encounter another assassin.

As expected, nothing unusual happened to Lu Lin until Meng Yu called him home for dinner.

His mastery of Ten Steps Kill was still at the Seize the Gap realm, and Lu Lin saw no hope of breaking through to the next level, Han Yue, anytime soon.

But that was how Cultivation Methods worked. One practiced slowly, and perhaps one day, they would suddenly understand Han Yue and achieve a breakthrough.

Lu Lin was not one to give up easily. He decided that as long as conditions allowed, he would practice Ten Steps Kill for at least one hour every day, making every move in it instinctive.

After dinner, Lu Lin mentioned he was going to Tata City tomorrow to Guide Star Skills for someone and then went back to his room to sleep.

Early the next day, Lu Lin rose before his parents. After boiling a kettle of water, he ran out of the house and headed to the Green City Guide Association.

(A note for the free reader period: In the future, all major professions will only be referred to as Star Guide, Star Pharmacist, Star Array Master, and Star Device Master.)

On the way, he checked the status of the elixirs he had purchased. They had been shipped from the seller’s location on the West Sand Continent to the East Forest Continent and were expected to be sorted by noon.

Lu Lin looked forward to receiving the elixirs that night and seeing their effect when combined with practicing the Golden Body Sutra.

Maybe he was average in talent when it came to Star Power, but a genius in Body Refinement instead.

He took the bus to the association. Wan Fugang had already opened the main gate and was cleaning inside.

"Brother Wan, good morning! Hasn’t President Guan arrived yet?"

"Not yet."

Wan Fugang put down what he was holding, smiled at Lu Lin, and said, "The President is a very punctual person. Once a time is agreed upon, he won’t be early, nor will he be late..."

"President, you’re here!"

Wan Fugang was mid-sentence when he suddenly saw a beautiful figure appear at the entrance.

Guan Yue, who was always punctual, never late but also never early, arrived half an hour ahead of the agreed time today.

Wan Fugang looked at Lu Lin’s handsome face, puzzled. Is this the power of good looks?

"Ah, good morning, Xiao Lu."

"Have you had breakfast? I saw a stall selling handmade pancakes on the way, so I bought an extra one. Here, have a taste."

Without waiting for Lu Lin to refuse, Guan Yue handed him a whole-grain pancake filled with vegetables.

Wan Fugang’s eyes widened.

If he wasn’t mistaken, the pancake’s packaging bag had the words "Assured Breakfast" printed on it. This was a well-known breakfast chain brand on Saturn. In Green City, there was only one "Assured Breakfast" shop, and the queue there was routinely 100 to 200 meters long.

President, oh President, is this what you call casually seeing a stall and buying an extra one on the way?

"Oh, thank you, President Guan. I won’t be polite, then."

Lu Lin took the pancake and ate it in big bites.

It was indeed the familiar taste.

The mixed-grain pancake, which once cost three or four yuan and later rose to six or seven yuan per serving, still tasted exactly the same, even now when it sold for 150 yuan.

"Xiao Lu, have some soy milk. Be careful not to choke."

"Um, thank you, thank you."

Since she had started, Lu Lin didn’t bother being polite with Guan Yue. He took a bottle of soy milk, opened the lid, and began to GLUG it down.

Wan Fugang looked on, utterly confused. Their President seemed a bit off.

Tata City was about 200 kilometers from Green City, and the journey in Guan Yue’s maglev car took about 40 minutes.

But along the way, Lu Lin felt like all he did was eat.

He had no idea why Guan Yue kept so many snacks in her car.

Oreo biscuits...

Lay’s potato chips...

Aunt’s Cracker...

Uncle’s Red Dates...

All kinds of nuts, puffed snacks, plums, melon seeds...

Lu Lin deeply suspected that President Guan’s family owned a supermarket; otherwise, ordinary people wouldn’t be able to buy such a complete assortment of snacks.

When they finally arrived in Tata City, Guan Yue remarked that Lu Lin must have had a tiring journey and asked if he wanted to find a cafe to sit and rest for a bit.

Lu Lin waved his hands repeatedly.

President, can we please talk about something other than food?

Tata City was a rather remote city with only three high schools.

According to Guan Yue, the number of awakened students in these three schools this year was less than 50, and the awakening rate was only 5.5%, which was dragging down the overall human awakening rate.

The Green City Guide Association had always maintained contact with the surrounding schools and the City Guard, providing them with First to Third Level Star Core Warrior Star Skill Guidance services.

Although these cities couldn’t provide much of a budget, the Guide Association received a subsidy of 2,000 yuan whenever students successfully comprehended their Star Skills. Half of this subsidy would be shared with the Guide, and the rest, after deducting daily operating expenses, would be put into the association’s reserve.

Lu Lin found this acceptable and urged President Guan to quickly go guide the students.

His Star Power Domain was already starving.

Arriving at the Governor’s Mansion in Tata City, Lu Lin met the 48 students who needed guidance.

He began guiding.

One, two...

Three, five...

Lu Lin’s guidance was extremely efficient. By the time Guan Yue had finished guiding the first student, he had already handled twelve.

Seeing Guan Yue looking drained of Star Power, Lu Lin volunteered to take over the guidance for the remaining 35 students.

He guided a total of forty-seven people, and two of them even comprehended Double Star Skills.

This made the City Lord of Tata City extremely happy.

Including Lu Lin and Guan Yue’s efforts, the success rate of guidance today reached 100%.

The City Lord generously decided to give an additional 20,000 Federal Coins as a token of gratitude and even invited Lu Lin and Guan Yue to lunch.

Lu Lin declined.

He was anxious. Guiding only 47 people this morning, even counting the two students who comprehended Double Star Skills, had only increased his Earth-Type Star Vessel Refinement Degree by about 12%. To quickly increase his refinement degree, he needed to guide Star Skills for more students.

Guan Yue mentioned that further north of Tata City was another city called Linbei City, and she had also arranged to help guide Star Skills there.

Upon hearing this, Lu Lin repeatedly urged Guan Yue to drive on.

"President Guan, these students who have awakened but haven’t comprehended Star Skills are truly pitiful."

"Seeing them reminds me of my past self. So, please give me more opportunities to help these peers."

Guan Yue approved of Lu Lin’s sentiment and reluctantly drove him towards Linbei.

However, Guan Yue felt a little helpless inwardly. She was a Senior Guide, yet she’d taken so long to guide just one student. Wasn’t her real goal to use this business trip as an opportunity to spend a "wonderful night" at the Tata City Hotel? But this Lu Lin... he was completely clueless about romance. Oh well, so be it.