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

The moment Lin Yuan stepped into the 039th Barracks base of the Ninth Battlefield outside the domain, a cacophony of sounds reached his ears from all directions.

"Haha, finally some new recruits have arrived!"

"Indeed, we hope there will be some strong ones among this batch. Our barracks base has not had any new immortal gods added for a long time. The last one came 80,000 years ago."

"Sigh~" A Shadow Assassin Clan Realm Lord sighed, "There's nothing we can do. In the short span of a few million years since the Ninth Battlefield opened, more than twenty King-level powerhouses have perished, making even our human race's Immortals afraid to come here on their own initiative..."

"Nonsense! Those people are just cowards! The military system sent me a message saying that an immortal god is coming this time. Those who dare to face crises head-on are the truly worthy of being cultivated by the clan!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw the speaker walking towards them. He was dressed in white robes, and his long rhinoceros horn was very eye-catching. The heavy aura surrounding him indicated that he was a powerful figure who had achieved immortality through the law of earth.

"Greetings, Your Excellency!" The staff members, who had been chatting, hurriedly stood up and bowed.

As for what the other party just said, just pretend you didn't hear it. The Lord is an immortal god. He can scold a few beings of the same level and no one will say anything. But if they dare to echo him, then in order to maintain the dignity of an immortal powerhouse, the Lord will personally deal with them.

Extermination is impossible, but if you strip the relatively stable jobs in the barracks and bases and throw them into the army on the battlefield outside the region, it's no different from killing them directly.

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Just as Lin Yuan was recovering from the daze brought on by the long-distance teleportation, he saw more than a dozen warriors in white armor walking towards him and the others. The leader, dressed in white robes, had horns on his head, indicating that he came from the Horned People race.

The Horned People are one of the subspecies of humans, but they are composed of hundreds of human races with horns on their bodies. Therefore, their bloodlines vary in strength. The weakest of them, the Horned People, are even weaker than the most ordinary humans, and very few of them reach the planetary level after adulthood.

The Rhinoceros Tribe, to which this person belongs, is considered to have the strongest bloodline among the Horned People. Through the efforts of their ancestors, they can reach the Domain Lord level upon reaching adulthood, making them one of the top bloodlines of the human race, just like the Manka Star People and the Wild Gods.

The man in white robes nodded to Lin Yuan first, then called out to the others, "New recruits, welcome to the 039th Barracks Base of the Ninth Battlefield. Those below the Realm Lord level, please go to the plaza next door and wait for assignment. Realm Lord level experts, please report your choice of troop type to them."

He assigned a few of his men to guide the new recruits, then walked up to Lin Yuan with a smile: "Hello, I'm Jiao Li, the new recruit guide at Base 039. May I ask how I should address you?"

"Ye Fan!"

"Alright, Ye Fan." He said with a smile, "On behalf of my colleagues at the 039th Barracks Base, I welcome you. You are the only Marquis-level expert to have chosen to enter the Ninth Battlefield in the last tens of thousands of years."

The Ninth Battlefield is still in its early stages of development, and many treasures that the Cosmic Venerables overlooked during their sweeps have been left behind. However, these treasures are rare opportunities for the immortal gods.

Many powerful figures who have been granted the title of King are also searching for treasure here. Military lords will not encounter them in low-danger zones, but Marquis-level immortals who run into them will almost certainly not escape. Therefore, a strange phenomenon has emerged in the Ninth Battlefield:

The powerful kings roamed freely with their strength, while the military lords stayed in low-risk areas. As a result, the death rate of the marquis-level powerful men who possessed immortality became the highest in this place!

As time goes by, about a third of the more than two million human marquis-level experts who initially entered the Ninth Battlefield have perished, but no new people have dared to come in to fill the gaps. Therefore, Lin Yuan will definitely become the target of those teams that are short of people.

After the compliments, the contest finally got down to business. Looking at Lin Yuan, he asked, "Ye Fan, do you want to hone your skills in a more advanced combat zone, or would you prefer to accumulate military merit in a lower-risk area?"

Before Lin Yuan could answer, he began making recommendations on his own: "If you prefer an exhilarating battle..." Then I recommend that you join or form a team of gods.

Although immortal gods can act alone, the Ninth Battlefield is too dangerous now. Even a Marquis-level expert can perish if one is not careful. Being with team members can provide mutual support.

If you only want to accumulate military merits, then I recommend that you lead an army into action. You only need to lead the army to the combat zone to fight against the alien army when there is a mission.

Your responsibility is to hold off the enemy's immortal powerhouses, while your troops fight them. This method also grants an additional 50% military merit boost, making it ideal for newcomers to the battlefield.

After saying that, he looked at Lin Yuan expectantly: "Which one are you going to choose?"

Many people like to put the important part last when they speak, and Jiao Li is clearly no exception. He really hopes that Lin Yuan can choose to lead the army, so that he, who is in charge of guiding, can also gain some extra military merits.

Unfortunately, Lin Yuan ruthlessly shattered his illusions: "I've come to the extraterritorial battlefield to hone my skills through combat, so I'd better join a squad!"

"Alright then." Seeing that he did not choose to lead the legion into battle, Jiao Li was somewhat disappointed, but most of the powerful people above the rank of Marquis chose to do so, and after experiencing it more, they got used to it.

This did not affect his work. Jiao Li continued, "Ye Fan, I have just entered your information into the military control system and also pulled you into the No. 9 extra-domain battlefield communication channel in the virtual universe."

"It contains information about the various dangerous areas of Battlefield Nine, as well as introductions to powerful alien races, and instructions on how to call for help when encountering danger. You can check it out yourself later; I won't go into details."

"Okay, thank you," Lin Yuan said with a smile.

"You're welcome, it's my job."

Jiaoli casually touched the rhinoceros horn on his head and reminded him, "By the way, whether you choose to join a squad or form your own, you can pay attention to the 'Teams' section of the communication channel. Recruitment information for each squad and other people's evaluations of these squads will appear here."

His gaze held a deeper meaning: "When choosing teammates, reliability is often more important than skill!"

"Understood." Lin Yuan then fell silent.

The other party's meaning was quite clear; even when Lin Yuan was the Realm Lord, he had heard of such things.

Some teams that post recruitment information are not legitimate; they may be trying to live off the wealth of new recruits.

Outright robbery or murder? Under the supervision of the virtual universe, they naturally wouldn't dare to do something that seriously violates the rules of the extraterritorial battlefield, otherwise the human race's higher-ups wouldn't let them off the hook.

However, they would deliberately lead newcomers to dangerous places, then abandon them when they encountered danger, and take their belongings after they died. They were very skilled at this, and because there was no way to verify the facts, it was difficult to determine their crimes.

At most, the abnormal situation of frequent deaths within the team is marked by the virtual universe, but it is of no concern to them at all.

After all, the risk of being discovered is far too low compared to the potential gains.

They don't have to fight to the death with alien races, and their own safety is guaranteed; plus, they can occasionally kill a few newcomers, making their profits even more stable than leading a space army.

……

"Alright, let's not talk about these unpleasant things." Jiaoli sighed softly, "Teams like this are rare."

He looked at Lin Yuan and smiled, "Brother Ye, do you have a specific combat area in mind? I can recommend some nearby squads, which is much better than you slowly gathering information like a headless fly."

With a wave of his hand, Jiao Li created a projection screen in the void in front of him.

Above was a densely packed star map, marking various combat zones within the area of ​​Base 039. Green indicated relatively safe zones, while red indicated high-risk combat zones where even immortal gods could easily perish.

Jiao Li continued, "Ye Fan, every Immortal who enters the military base will receive this star map. The army system will send it to you directly later!"

This document marks numerous battle zones and their general conditions, such as a comparison of the strength of human and alien powerhouses. This allows you to better understand the dangers of each zone and make more informed choices.

"I understand!" Lin Yuan nodded slightly.

He had witnessed the terror of this place when he was roaming the extraterrestrial battlefield. During his 100,000 years of service, he served in three elite squads at the level of World Lord, but including himself, only three people survived the extraterrestrial battlefield.

The team he spent the longest time in was led by a member of a powerful clan who had been granted the rank of Marquis. The clan was very powerful, so whenever someone fell, they could quickly find someone to replace them and keep the team intact.

But it was precisely because of the long period of smooth sailing that the captain became completely arrogant and actually wanted to lead the team to an area where immortal gods often appeared. Lin Yuan realized something was wrong and decisively withdrew. In the end, he was the only one left alive in the entire team.

Just as Lin Yuan was reminiscing about his glorious past, Jiao Li pointed to a region on the star map.

The star map zoomed in rapidly and was soon fully revealed to the two of them.

It was a special system consisting of a supercontinent and nearby celestial bodies.

The main continent is an irregular continent with a maximum diameter of about 2.5 light-years. It can be seen from the star map that the fire attribute energy here is very rich, after all, strange flames are emerging everywhere.

It is surrounded by many fragments of the continent, the smaller ones being no more than a million kilometers in diameter, and the larger ones being nearly one-tenth the size of the main continent, measured in trillions of kilometers.

"This is a relatively high-level combat area within the 039th Barracks base's radius of influence. Because fire-attribute spiritual items can be found everywhere, it's known as the 'Mystic Flame Continent'!"

Jiao Li pointed to the star map and introduced, "The Xuan Yan Continent is a well-known killing zone in the Ninth Domain Outer Battlefield. Many teams led by immortal gods are active in the vicinity. Among them are tens of thousands of Marquis-level experts, and even a few rare King-level experts."

At this point, he turned his head and smiled: "Ye Fan, your strength is rated as the initial level of the Marquis, but I noticed that you were rated as the advanced level once when you were on the Bird Star. I don't know if there are errors in the virtual universe, but it is obvious that your strength is not what it appears to be."

"As the guide for new recruits at Base 039, I have a duty to help them choose a suitable area, so I recommend you go here."

Jiaoli spread his hands helplessly and said, "As for how to choose, that's up to you!"

After confirming the information on the star map again, Lin Yuan asked, "Will we encounter the Zerg Queen near the Xuan Yan Continent?"

"The Zerg Queen?" Jiao Li's expression was strange. "This thing is a rare item, not many even in the entire Ninth Battlefield. However... you won't encounter an Immortal-level one. If you're really interested, there's a small chance you might encounter a World Lord-level one."

Indeed, many people have thought about trying to enslave a World Lord-level Mother Queen, but in the outer battlefield, the probability of encountering a blank Mother Queen whose people have all died is even lower than the probability of breaking through to the King level in one step, so they can only give up and go to sleep.

His statement was naturally a joke. If the Queen Mother were to cultivate a million World Lord insectoids, the combined forces of the legions could even threaten a King-level expert, and an Immortal Army Lord would be worn down to death. So he was just trying to indicate that the probability of encountering such an event was low, not to curse Lin Yuan.

After hearing Jiao Li's answer, Lin Yuan quickly made a decision: "It does look good, so I'll choose to go to the Xuan Yan Continent!"

He turned to look at the wrestling team: "Could you please contact any teams nearby and see if anyone wants me?"

"no problem!"

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