chsdbacks 3. Young people, unaware of their own limitations.
3. Young people, unaware of their own limitations.
At this moment, Doko's lips seemed dry and his forehead was covered in sweat. He moved at the maximum speed possible for someone of his level, not daring to waste a single second.
Looking at Duo Ke's appearance, Qiao Lin couldn't help but think: "Half a day ago, I was a loser who was about to be expelled. A minute ago, I was a stranger that my mentor of ten years was unwilling to acknowledge. But now, I have become the mentor's treasure and... his own future."
All of this is merely a domain. Mastering a domain makes one a super genius, while lacking one's domain makes one a loser who discards it like trash.
"Get stronger, and get even stronger!" Qiao Lin reminded himself again.
Doko was indeed fast, arriving at Jolin's room in just two minutes. Perhaps even Doko himself didn't expect that he could be so fast.
"Qiaolin, I'm here! Open the door quickly!" Doko said hurriedly.
Click~
The door opened, and Qiao Lin walked out of the room with a smile on his face. His humility had disappeared, and he stood up straight.
Doco ignored this, completely disregarding the gap between them, as if the two were beings on the same level.
"Qiao Lin, unleash your domain again, just at close range, slightly penetrating your body!"
"Okay!" Qiao Lin nodded, then controlled his flame domain, moving it slightly away from his body to cover a distance of less than half a meter around him.
"That's right, it's the Flame Domain, and its intensity is not low at all. It doesn't seem like something you just comprehended a few minutes ago. This means that your talent is even more terrifying than I thought, Qiao Lin!" Doko exclaimed, unable to suppress the joy on his face.
"Quick, Qiao Lin, come with me. I'll take you to see a great man. If you can gain his favor, or even be accepted as his disciple, your future will be limitless!" Doko's words were full of urgency, as if a thousand troops were chasing after him.
Upon hearing Duo Ke's words, Qiao Lin did not rush to agree. Instead, he calmly asked, "Professor Duo Ke, shouldn't we talk about compensation first? As you know, I still owe my family a considerable amount of money..."
"Hey, what's a few pennies? I've paid it back for you! Now, all you need to do is come with me, and don't worry about anything else, I'll take care of everything..."
"Multidisciplinary tutor, I know you're in a hurry, but please don't rush," Qiao Lin said. "Of course I trust you completely, which is why I contacted you first. But I also need to think about my own future, don't I?"
Doko looked at Qiao Lin, his anxiety gradually subsiding, and he even began to carefully examine this student who had followed him for ten years.
In Duo Ke's eyes, Qiao Lin now exudes a certain air, an air of confidence and hope.
The person who was preparing to become a space mercenary just half a day ago is completely unrecognizable as the same person as Qiao Lin!
"Indeed, which peerless genius is without arrogance? One step out and there's a world of difference between heaven and earth, naturally leading to a different mindset. That's what makes a prodigy!" Doko thought to himself.
The main reason is that he has never taken on a genius like Qiao Lin before, so he doesn't have much experience in how to manage Qiao Lin.
Every ten years, the sacred land of Heilong Mountain selects 100,000 of the most talented geniuses from more than 8,000 star systems, 1.8 billion inhabited planets, and approximately 200 quadrillion people for initial training.
Ten years later, these 100,000 geniuses will be assessed, and only the top 100 will be able to truly join the Black Dragon Mountain Holy Land, become core disciples, and receive the best training.
A genius like Qiao Lin, who is under thirty years old, comes in every ten years.
How many geniuses are there who can control their field before the age of thirty? On average, only one in 16452 generations.
A 30-year-old who controls a domain is a star-level being, and a 300-year-old or 3,000-year-old who controls a domain is a completely different concept.
The core disciples of the Black Dragon Mountain Holy Land are trained for decades or even centuries, and each one can control a domain. However, only one person in 160,000 years is born with a domain before even joining the core.
Not to mention, Qiao Lin is even younger, currently only twenty years old, and will be twenty-one in two months, so he has even more potential.
According to Duo Ke's research, 920,000 years have passed since the last person who awakened their domain at the age of twenty. That person is now a world lord-level being whose strength far surpasses Duo Ke's.
"I will recommend you to a Flame Realm Lord whose lifespan is nearing its end as his disciple!"
Doko said, "With your talent, there is an 80% chance that you will be valued by that person and taken as a disciple. That person's lifespan is less than 200,000 years now, and there is no hope of breaking through. In the future, Qiao Lin, you will definitely be able to inherit that person's mantle and become the new world lord."
Qiao Lin rolled her eyes—yes, she rolled her eyes under the watchful eyes of Duo Ke.
"Multidisciplinary mentor, let's get down to practical benefits. For example, I want to quickly advance to the ninth level of the Eternal Star realm, which requires a massive energy supply. These things are incredibly valuable, worth over a hundred billion cosmic coins. In addition, I need a large number of secret techniques, and I even plan to comprehend the laws at the Eternal Star realm. Can that Realm Lord provide these assistance?"
hiss~
Upon hearing Qiao Lin's request, Duo Ke immediately gasped several times.
He was genuinely terrified by Qiao Lin. A hundred billion cosmic coins? As the domain lord of the Black Dragon Mountain Holy Land, he was considered quite wealthy, but his entire net worth was only a hundred billion cosmic coins.
One hundred billion cosmic coins are equivalent to three hundred and thirty trillion Qianwu coins and thirty-three trillion Black Dragon coins.
How much resources did Qiao Lin enjoy before? Thirty trillion Black Dragon Coins.
The planetary territory given away was only worth 5 billion Black Dragon Coins.
Based solely on his understanding of the realm, he suddenly made outrageous demands, asking for a premium of nearly a hundred million times that of his previous treatment, and this was only one of his three demands.
This is the difference between ordinary people and geniuses.
An ordinary person gets paid one dollar, but Qiao Lin wants one hundred million!
"I can't guarantee this..." Doko shook his head. Such a large fortune would drive even him crazy; he couldn't possibly make the decision himself.
"Multidisciplinary mentor, in that case, please discuss it with that person first. After all, my goal is to comprehend the laws at the Eternal Star level and become a cosmic-level genius. Every day of mine is precious and cannot be wasted. I can only follow an adult who can provide me with sufficient resources," Qiao Lin said directly.
Duo Ke thought Qiao Lin was exaggerating. Comprehending the laws? That's a super genius who's guaranteed to be among the top 1,000 in the Cosmic Kingdom's Genius Battle. Their entire Black Dragon Mountain hasn't had a genius who comprehended the laws at the Hengxing level for a very, very long time. As for how long, nobody remembers anyway.
Even if a domain lord has a lifespan of a million years, or a world lord has a lifespan of ten million years, it's impossible to remember. It could be a hundred million years or a billion years. It's just too long!
"Alright, I will convey your request to that person through the virtual universe," Doko said.
A Star-level being and a Domain Lord are beings of different levels, and the same applies to a Domain Lord and a Realm Lord. Therefore, Doko dared not contact the Realm Lord "Dorenshugg" directly, but could only contact him via email and wait for the Realm Lord Dorenshugg to see his email and reply.
……
The core area of the Heilongshan Holy Land.
Inside the palace of Dorenshug.
As a ninth-tier peak realm lord, Dorenshugg has not yet been recognized by the fundamental laws, but he has lived a long time, accumulated profound knowledge, and possesses considerable strength, so his status is quite high.
At this moment, a Realm Lord was sitting opposite Dorenshugg, and a young man was standing next to the Realm Lord.
"Dorenshugger, what do you think of Brolin? He's not even thirty years old yet, but he's already at the ninth level of the Constant Star Realm, and he's even comprehended a Domain. He's the perfect disciple for you!" World Lord Hargrave laughed.
"The Ninth Prince Brolin is indeed quite good!" Dorenshage said.
As fellow colleagues from the Black Dragon Mountain Holy Land, and with Hargrave's daughter married to the current Black Dragon Mountain Emperor, they had a close relationship, and Hargrave didn't want to offend him.
However, Dorenshage was somewhat reluctant to make Brolin his disciple, because he felt that the Ninth Prince Brolin, with his high position and power, lacked that adventurous spirit.
If possible, Dorenshugger would like to find a genius from a humble background to be his disciple.
Dorenshage doesn't think much of ordinary geniuses, but teachers choose their disciples, and disciples choose their teachers. He may think highly of those geniuses, but those geniuses may not think highly of him. So, despite his long lifespan and the fact that he has been searching for over two hundred thousand years, he still hasn't found a suitable disciple.
As Doronshough considered how to refuse Hargrave, he suddenly saw a prompt from his assistive AI: an email from Doco.
"Oh? Twenty years old, suffered a setback because he failed the test, and then suddenly had an epiphany and mastered the Flame Domain? You're quite the braggart. Are you planning to comprehend the laws at the Star level? Your requirements aren't low either..." Dorenshugg quickly saw Doko's introduction of Jolin.
Looking at the Ninth Prince Brolin before him, Dorenshugger immediately video-called Doko and said bluntly, "Bring him here so I can see him!"
Seeing that Dorenshorg had suddenly called in a video call, Hargrave asked curiously, "What urgent matter has happened?"
"Haha, it's nothing major. Someone recommended a disciple to me, but that little guy is a bit too arrogant..."
"Oh? What's wrong with you, acting so arrogantly?" Hargrave asked with a curious look on his face.
"He wants to comprehend the laws at the celestial level..."
"Hmph~" Before Hargrave could speak, Brolin behind him sneered, "Indeed nonsensical. Laws are not so easy to comprehend."
P.S.: In Chapter 7 of the seventh volume of the original novel, it was mentioned that purchasing an E-grade nutrient chamber cost 860 billion cosmic coins and 100 billion nutrient solutions. It was speculated that this could raise Luo Feng, who was at the sixth rank of Hengxing, to the ninth rank. Later, it was written that it took two years to raise him from the sixth rank to the seventh rank. You can refer to this.