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Aside from the simple citizen registration information of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, and knowing that his name is Lin Hao, there is no other information. He is as clean as a blank sheet of paper!
The only person who might know the truth is a staff member at the Qiulongxing Administrative Building, who handles countless transactions every day. If Lin Hao becomes famous after the Peak Genius Battle, he might still remember him.
As for mercenary assessments, they are completely outside the scope of a typical office worker's concern.
As for the others who had seen Lin Hao and Luo Feng together, none of them would recognize the unremarkable young man in the team back then as the imposing figure in the video from the virtual universe.
Moreover, those people are mostly office workers who wouldn't pay attention to such information about martial artists.
Just like most ordinary people at Dongda University in their previous lives, they might watch national or international competitions, but they would never pay attention to the county-level selections in the early stages of these competitions.
Of course, this doesn't apply if your own child has enrolled.
……
No one expected that once Lin Hao went up there, he wouldn't come down.
At first, the lightning above the Wind and Thunder Canyon seemed to be intensifying, but then, whether it was because Lin Hao had developed resistance from tempering his body too frequently, or for some other reason, it was unclear.
The electric field above the canyon had completely ignored him, with only the occasional, perfunctory bolt of lightning striking down, demonstrating his last stubbornness as the Jedi.
In just a few days, the adventurers in the canyon went from being shocked to getting used to it and stopped staring at him.
Among the adventurers, there were many who were short-sighted, harbored ulterior motives, or tried to recruit Lin Hao on behalf of their backers, but they all saw that Lin Hao was meditating at the top of the canyon.
For a time, all that remained was awe and respect; there was no way to probe or make contact.
An undercurrent was slowly surging.
"Haha, Thor, your name is about to be stolen."
Inside the cave, Luo Feng chuckled and joked, "The virtual universe of the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield is quite lively now, with many forces inquiring about the origins of this 'Thor'."
"If only I could cultivate on the mountaintop like that, I could feel that the lightning was of great help to me. Unfortunately, I'm afraid I'd be turned into charcoal just from being grazed by the lightning..."
Thor was incredibly envious.
……
It was the 20th day that Lin Hao was enjoying a lightning-tempered massage at the top of the canyon.
The entire Thunder World suddenly trembled violently!
"What's going on? How can he make such a commotion just by sitting there in meditation?"
Luo Feng looked around and exclaimed in surprise.
"there!!!"
Throughout the entire Wind and Thunder Canyon, spanning thousands of kilometers, tens of thousands of stellar-level adventurers witnessed the distant mountains splitting open almost simultaneously.
A pitch-black hole, seemingly torn open, appeared. Half of the hole was on the mountain range, and the other half was inside it. The surrounding space was torn apart, making it incredibly eerie.
As luck would have it, Lin Hao was right above the crack.
Chapter 49 A Lone Shadow Approaches the City
"If I said I didn't do this, would you believe me...?"
Lin Hao looked at the countless people staring at him, and although he was already used to it, he still casually made a sarcastic remark.
Silence is the essence of Fenglei Canyon today.
After a few moments of silence, everyone's gazes darted back and forth between Lin Hao and the black hole. Suddenly, a voice rang out: "A realm within a realm! This could very well be the entrance to a realm within a realm!"
"Yes, a world within a world!"
"quick!"
At this moment, the large number of adventurers no longer paid attention to Lin Hao. They were all extremely enthusiastic and transformed into streaks of light, flying directly towards the black hole at Lin Hao's feet.
As he watched the swarming crowd approach, a blue light flashed at Lin Hao's fingertips before fading into silence. He actually really wanted to stir things up.
But after thinking about it, I decided to wait a little longer and fatten them up before killing them.
If things escalate now, that unseen young lady from the Mercenary Alliance will have no reason to stop other powerful figures from entering on her behalf.
Moreover, these stellar-level kids don't have enough to go around.
If we're going to do something big, we'll do it once we're inside!
……
Meanwhile, news of the Realm Within a Realm spread throughout the entire Black Dragon Mountain Empire.
Compared to the ripples Lin Hao made in the past twenty days, the news from the Realm Within a Realm was like a tidal wave!
Countless powerful individuals rushed towards Canglan Star.
These powerful individuals are mostly Realm Lords and Domain Lords, while those at the ninth level of the Universe Realm stand like lackeys among the group of powerful figures.
"The Thunder World was created by the 'Kabu' World Lord back then, but I never expected that the 'World within a World' hidden inside was the core."
"No wonder no one could find the treasures left behind by Lord Kabu back then; it seems they were all hidden in the 'World Within a World'."
"The Cosmic Mercenary Alliance has been excavating for so long, and they've already found all the treasures before they even transported a large number of ferocious beasts in to create a testing world, yet they still haven't discovered this 'world within a world'!"
"Kabu has been dead for tens of millions of years. The most likely explanation for the lost spatial secrets is that they are sealed within this realm within a realm!"
"Canglan Star isn't far! Kabu's legacy should be mine!"
"That spatial secret technique... it will be the key to help me glimpse the fundamental laws of space!"
The many realm lords and domain lords were not worried at all that the treasures of the realm within a realm would be taken by those who participated in the assessment.
In their eyes, stellar-class astronauts are nothing more than cannon fodder.
Unfortunately, no one expected that these eager and powerful individuals would be stopped by a woman at the entrance to the Thunder World.
Special Envoy of the Qianwu Branch of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance—Qinya!
Although she herself was just an ordinary domain lord, her teacher was the commander of the third legion of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, a figure that the entire Black Dragon Mountain Empire could not afford to offend.
The realm lords and domain lords dared not take a hard line and could only compromise in the end.
Subsequently, the two holy sites, four organizations, and sixteen families of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire quickly reached an agreement through a high-level meeting, dispatching nearly two million stellar-level adventurers into the Thunder World under the guise of participating in the apprentice mercenary assessment.
……
Wind and Thunder Canyon.
At this moment, most of the adventurer teams rushed into the inner world through the black hole. Luo Feng suppressed the urge to greet Lin Hao above the black hole and led his team in as well.
Lin Hao then calmed down and went to the black hole below.
Passing through the cave entrance, a huge sphere of light floated high in the distance, illuminating the entire realm within a realm.
"This kind of stone seems to be unique to this realm within a realm. It has never been seen in the Thunder World outside. Is this the Thunder Stone?"
After entering the realm within a realm, Lin Hao hadn't gone far when he used a small detector to discover that there were many unique stones underground.
"This thing isn't worth much, is it even useful?"
Babata asked curiously.
"Hmm, that should work..."
"Lin Hao, you're so annoying! Did you even come here?!"
"Tathagata..."
Lin Hao didn't know how to explain the difference between his understanding of Swallowed Star and the simulation to Babata, so he changed the subject, "Alright, the main force probably won't be able to come in for another half month, so let's be the laborers for now."
He casually sent the information about this stone to Luo Feng, telling them not to just focus on mining cosmic crystals, but also to mine some of this stuff while they were at it.
Luo Feng didn't hesitate at all; after receiving the message, he immediately started digging.
Seventh day since entering the realm within a realm.
Luo Feng sent a message to Lin Hao for the first time, asking what they should do in the face of the five major factions banding together. He said he had acquaintances in Beilong City and asked if Lin Hao wanted to join the Beilong City team.
"Join us, and you can make a fortune quietly. The more low-key you are, the better. Remember not to reveal your relationship with me."
Lin Hao said this.
"I wonder how much Luo Feng and the others have gained. They should have gained much more than you, after all, there's strength in numbers, and Luo Feng also has the Moyun Vine..."
Babata sighed, "Although the remaining Cloud Vine was initially cultivated rather carelessly, with some treasures and proper nurturing, it has a chance to become a perfect Cloud Vine. Why didn't you use it?"
"Hey, I almost forgot! We'll give it some good stuff to nurture it later!"
In seven days, he excavated a total of more than 200 million Thunderstones and more than 150 million cubic meters of Cosmic Crystals.
Nearly 2 million Thunderstones can be exchanged for treasures worth 1-200 Chaos Units from the intelligent life form of the Kabu Realm Lord.
One Primal Unit is worth one trillion Cosmic Coins!
15 million cubic meters of cosmic crystals are worth 150 billion cosmic coins, or approximately 50 trillion Qianwu coins.
The first account left by Huyanbo only had 100 billion Qianwu coins.
It seems like they've made a fortune, yet they can't even afford a standard-issue divine weapon...
It doesn't matter anyway, he didn't come here for these things, these were just small hauls he picked up along the way.
During this time, Lin Hao did encounter other teams, as he was very close to the core area.
However, no team took the initiative to attack Lin Hao, either because the forces behind them wanted to recruit him, or because they were waiting for others to test the waters.
Lin Hao did not agree to join either side and politely declined all offers of assistance.
Midway through, because two groups of teams and Lin Hao simultaneously set their sights on a cosmic crystal vein, they finally made their move.
The first wave consisted of a small team of ten, which was wiped out in an instant, without a sound.
Unfortunately, when the second wave of attacks occurred, it was near the core area, and there were quite a few teams present, so not everyone chose to attack Lin Hao immediately.
The team that was still hesitating and watching watched as Lin Hao instantly froze all those who attacked him in a way they couldn't understand at all, and they wished they could grow wings and run away in all directions.
After that, no team dared to mess with him anymore. Even if they had their eyes on the same mine as him, they would immediately run away.
Anyway, there are plenty of cosmic crystals in the realm within a realm, so there's no need to risk provoking this ruthless person who can't be described as either 'Thor' or 'Ice God'.
"Lin Hao, Luo Feng and the others have arrived too!"
Babata reminded him.