Swallowing the Stars: The cheat system only comes when I'm almost a god?

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Arriving at a magnificent manor, the staff stopped and said to the guard at the gate, "Please inform Lord Ferromant that Lin Yuan, who was assigned here, has arrived to report for duty. We would like to trouble you to process his onboarding procedures."

"Okay, please wait here for a moment."

After the guard went inside, he turned to Lin Yuan and explained, "Sir, this is the residence of Lord Lingguang. Most of the company's business is conducted in the virtual universe, so apart from us staff who are responsible for the allocation of on-site resources, the immortal gods are all cultivating in peace. They only come out when someone from above sends someone to check the accounts or when there is an invasion by foreign enemies."

"Got it." Lin Yuan was very satisfied. Who wouldn't like a job where they could slack off?

Before long, led by the returning guards, the two entered the main house of the manor.

Inside the living room.

The staff member bowed respectfully: "Lord Ferromante, Lord Lin Yuan has been brought here."

"Your subordinate Lin Yuan greets Lord Lingguang." Lin Yuan also bowed. The other party was his superior for the foreseeable future, and it wouldn't be shameful to cultivate a good relationship with him.

"Yes, no need for formalities!"

The man in the main seat nodded. The pair of sharp horns on his head were very eye-catching. He was a Marquis-level expert from the Minotaur subspecies of human race.

He waved to the realm lord who had brought Lin Yuan over: "Go and get to work first, I'll handle the rest."

"Yes, sir!"

After the other party left, only Lin Yuan and Ferromante were left in the large living room, staring at each other for a long time before he finally spoke: "Let's go into the virtual universe first. After we finish the formalities, I'll explain the rules of the compartmentalization to you."

In a small tavern in the Thunder Island dimension of the virtual universe.

Marquis Lingguang poured himself a glass of wine, drank it all in one gulp, and then looked at Lin Yuan and said, "I have already granted you the relevant access to the Logistics Department. The database contains information on all the Realm Lords and Immortal Gods in the Universal Sub-Warehouse. You still have about ten years of rest time, so you can take a look first."

"Thank you, sir!"

"It's what I should do." The other party waved his hand, and then continued to introduce: "The overall work of the Universal Sub-Channel is relatively easy. There are a total of thirteen immortal god-level powerhouses, including you and me. The specific work is usually handled by the realm lords. We are divided into five groups, each group keeping watch for 20,000 years."

Feroman pointed at Lin Yuan: "You were arranged by Diman. He and I are old friends. Don't say I didn't take care of you."

I'll call them all out for a get-together later. See who you click with, and I'll put you in their group. Work hard from now on.

"Thank you, sir. I will do my best." Lin Yuan bowed again in gratitude.

……

In the afternoon, at the same little tavern.

A dozen or so immortal deities, both men and women, were seated in a private room.

"Hahaha!"

Marquis Lingguang, beaming, said, "Everyone, this is our new colleague, Lin Yuan. Please welcome him!"

bang bang bang...

A round of enthusiastic applause erupted. Although they didn't know Lin Yuan's background, the fact that Lord Lingguang was personally introducing him to everyone meant that his background was definitely extraordinary. Even if they were wrong, it didn't matter; they would just consider it as giving Lord Lingguang face.

"Hello everyone, I am Lin Yuan, from the Glorious Universe Kingdom next door. I hope to cooperate with you all." Lin Yuan clasped his hands in greeting. Everyone here is an Immortal Military Lord, and he will treat everyone equally, even if someone is temporarily stronger.

"Lin Yuan?" Someone stood up in surprise. "The winner of the Genius Battle?"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look. Would the champion of the Genius Battle come here to retire? Or was there some big move coming from above?

But before they could ask any questions, seeing Lin Yuan's puzzled expression, the man repeated, "Don't you remember me? We participated in the same Genius Battle; you were the number one in the Glorious Universe Kingdom back then!"

"You scared me! So you're the number one in the Universe Kingdom." Everyone shook their heads. Those who can break through to immortality are all geniuses. Who hasn't been one of the top players in the Universe Kingdom when they were young?

"You are..." Lin Yuan frantically searched his dormant memories. It was too embarrassing for an immortal powerhouse to not recognize an old friend.

Fortunately, he finally found it before the joy on the other person's face completely disappeared: "Windtalker Sieg!"

"It's me!" Seeing that Lin Yuan recognized him, Zig was beaming with excitement: "Do you remember? Back then, I was third in the Glorious Universe Kingdom. We even had a fierce battle in the selection competition. You were really strong back then!"

"Of course I remember." Lin Yuan nodded, then said with emotion, "You are also very powerful. I remember that back then, you were the only one under five thousand years old among the top ten in the Glorious Universe Kingdom. The others were all old guys like me, who just used their age and experience to bully you."

Zig was one of the strongest geniuses of the Glorious Universe Kingdom three million years ago. He was only over two hundred years old when he participated in the All-Universe Humanity's Pinnacle Genius Battle, but his strength was extremely high. In fact, he was the only person from the Glorious Universe Kingdom to enter the top one thousand in the entire universe.

"You can't say that!" Sieg said seriously. "You're not the only one or two who have participated in the Genius Battle twice, but being able to reach the top of the Universe Nation is a real achievement."

"Does he want revenge on me?" Lin Yuan stopped refuting. Now that the other party was a high-ranking military commander, it was hard not to think too much when he brought up the fact that he had been defeated by him in the past.

But he soon remembered something else. Although the other party did not rank high in the end, he was still able to become a member of the Doomsday Secret Realm. The cultivation plan that the Virtual Universe Company formulated for these geniuses should mostly be carried out in the extraterritorial battlefield or dangerous secret realm. Why did Zig become his colleague?

Confused, he asked, "By the way, I remember you joined the core of the Virtual Universe Company a long time ago, so why are you still here?"

"Sigh...it's a long story." Zieg shook his head, a look of melancholy on his face. "I'll tell you about it in private later."

He turned to his old colleagues who had been watching the commotion for a while, and bowed to Lord Lingguang with clasped hands: "My lord, Lin Yuan must not have been assigned to a group yet. Why don't we let him join my group and Lu Duo's group?"

"This..." Ferromante looked around awkwardly, and seeing that Lin Yuan and the others did not object, he said, "Alright, everyone has drunk enough, so let's all go home now. You two can tell him more about our warehouse division."

"Thank you, sir. We'll take our leave now!" Zig and a burly man with a thick beard pulled Lin Yuan away.

Although the others were somewhat disappointed that they couldn't hear the gossip of Sieg and the others, since Lord Lingguang had already said so, they had no choice but to bow and leave.

……

Not long after leaving the tavern, Zig said to the burly man with the thick beard, "Rudo, it's been a long time since I've seen my old friend. I'd like to catch up with Lin Yuan alone. Why don't you go back first? I'll explain the matter the master instructed to him."

Sensing the awkward atmosphere, the other party quickly said, "Alright then, it'll be our team's turn to take over duty in ten years. Don't get so caught up in the conversation that you forget the time."

"No, goodbye then."

Following him, they arrived at a small valley. The more Lin Yuan looked around, the more familiar the surroundings seemed, and his expression gradually became strange.

It wasn't until he reached a castle and saw his own square yard three kilometers away that he finally realized Sieg was indeed his neighbor.

In the castle hall, after opening a bottle of wine, Sieg glanced at Lin Yuan from time to time, but hesitated for a long time before forcing a smile and saying, "I knew that an opponent who could defeat me head-on wouldn't be stuck at the Realm Lord stage forever. I haven't yet congratulated you on breaking through to the Immortal God level and gaining eternal life."

"Thank you." Lin Yuan nodded slightly, then tentatively asked, "What did you mean by what you said earlier? What happened back in the initial universe?"

"Heh~ There's nothing wrong with talking about it." He took a big gulp of wine. "Do you remember Borodo?"

"Polodo!" Even though he had successfully broken through to immortality, Lin Yuan still couldn't calm down when he heard this name.

"Of course I remember! If I hadn't met him, I wouldn't have failed to enter the top 1,000 in the entire universe back then, and I wouldn't have taken more than 3 million years to break through to immortality."

"Yes, it's him." Zieg smiled bitterly. "I entered the Doomsday Secret Realm, where the resources and teachers are far inferior to those in the Primordial Secret Realm and the Primordial Secret Realm. Naturally, my strength improvement is as slow as a tortoise. So, in the outer battlefield, I joined a team composed entirely of immortal gods, and we worked together to earn resources."

His expression was complicated, as if he was lost in memories: "Borodo was an exceptional genius. He became a Marquis-level expert as soon as he broke through. He was the most outstanding among our group, and he didn't care if others followed him. So our team revolved around him, picking up scraps that their team didn't want. We lived a much more comfortable life than ordinary teams."

"And then? Why didn't you stay on the extraterritorial battlefield? The speed at which you accumulate resources and military merits there is much faster than in the Universal Warehouse." Lin Yuan asked, but he already had the answer in his heart.

No one would want to come back if they could have a stable income, but if nothing unexpected happens, something unexpected is bound to happen next!

"Bolodo is dead!"

See? I wasn't wrong.

At this point, Sieg's eyes glazed over: "Later, they entered a higher-level area. Although we knew it was dangerous for us, we were shocked to discover that without Porodo and the others clearing the way, our survival skills, which were already used to scavenging leftovers, were actually worse than those of the small team that had just arrived!"

"We followed despite our reluctance, but... Borodo and his group were being targeted by several alien marquis-level teams. Our strength was average, and even though we were very close behind, we didn't dare to go to their aid after receiving the distress signal."

He suddenly gasped for breath, his face showing horror and lingering fear: "When we arrived at the scene, the battle was already over. Borodor's head had been cut off, and he just stared at me silently!"

"I understand." Lin Yuan said thoughtfully, "Post-traumatic stress disorder. I'm afraid that if you stay on the battlefield outside the region any longer, you'll end up like Porodo."

"That's right, it's too brutal there." Zieg nodded, finishing the last bit of wine in the bottle. "I deserted. After accumulating enough merits to leave the army, I requested to be transferred to a branch near my hometown."

He tossed the empty bottle aside and stretched. "Ugh... it's safe enough here. I've been in this world for over a million years, and peaceful times are what I like best."

Zig looked over: "Lin Yuan, it wasn't easy for you to break through to the Immortal realm. Don't ever think about going to the outer battlefield again; it's not a place for humans!"

"Hmm," Lin Yuan replied casually, but his true thoughts remained unknown to others.

"Zig is clearly terrified; he probably doesn't even have much motivation left to cultivate. He's finished!"

He still remembered how spirited he was when he participated in the Genius Battle. During the finals, he even dared to point at the Cosmic Venerable who was hosting the competition and say that he would definitely become a strong person like him in the future.

But what about now? Borodo perished on the battlefield beyond the realm, and the genius Sieg also left his former self there. A brutal battle caused the fall of so many former geniuses.