Chapter 1830

One after another, treasures Lin An had never heard of kept spilling out from No. 77's mouth.

In that moment, Lin An's eyes seemed to glow; he almost couldn't hold back from nodding wildly.

Although he didn't understand, it sounded incredibly awesome!

Before Lin An could even utter a sheepish suggestion, just tossing him some resources to let him quickly breakthrough to the sixth Fourth Rank would suffice.

In that instant, No. 77 Overseer shook his head, looking at him displeased.

"Don't even think about it; if you want resources, get them yourself."

"I previously promised to provide you with resources, but that was on the condition that you join the system and become my subordinate, so I could grant you permission to receive things."

"But if you take this path, how could I possibly give you anything? That crystal is my private \"property\" from before I became an Overseer."

While speaking, No. 77 amusedly watched Lin An's suddenly stiff expression, and the tentacles behind him couldn't help but sway lazily.

The Trinity path isn't easy to walk; since he meant to stake on Lin An, he naturally couldn't pull up seedlings to help them grow, and directly let Lin An lie down to become the sixth Fourth Rank.

Otherwise, what would it even mean to walk one's own path?

"No... no... nothing at all!!"

Not even caring that the giant eye before him was an Overseer committee member, Lin An only felt a bucket of cold water splash with a clatter, chilling him to the core!

If he weren't unable to contend with this giant eye, he would have almost couldn't resist slashing at it with a sword!

What does "spare no expense to help wholeheartedly" mean? This thing is just lip service, and then they toss me a broken stone!?

Seeing that Lin An's mindset was about to collapse, he wiped off his smile, and No. 77 straightforwardly extended a tentacle, pointing toward Lin An's rear:

"There are no resources, but.."

"Look behind you!"

"Boom!!"

At the instant the words fell.

A surging force like a supernova erupting suddenly gushed wildly from the spatial channel opened by No. 77.

Seeing that, with the channel as the center, massive spatial transmission rules, as if tearing apart space, rapidly spread, forming a colossal void thousands of meters wide above Earth in an extremely short time.

The overlapping, warped space actually wrapped part of the stars' projections within it, constructing a kaleidoscope-like strange spectacle!

Before Lin An could be shocked and turn around to try to see what this actually was,

The next second, an indescribable immense pressure suddenly burst from within the channel.

As if bearing millions of tons of pressure, in Lin An's suddenly dilated pupils appeared a white bone monster extremely similar to his first mutant state, at this very moment coldly staring at him.

In those white eyes filled with brutality and slaughter, upon locking gazes, Lin An actually felt his soul sting!

This is...!?

"Sixth Fourth Rank Death Star peak, Shen Yuan's remains."

"Lin An, this is the gift I'm giving you."

"A physical form and rules both at the sixth Fourth Rank peak, a Shen Yuan weapon."

Tentacles waving casually, in the distorted starry sky above Earth, No. 77 spoke lightly, as if what he was giving Lin An was merely an insignificant little gift.

One minute later.

The chaotic spatial turbulence gradually dissipated.

Lin An, somewhat dazed, watched the reverently standing Shen Yuan's remains beside No. 77; although this Death Star-level powerhouse had desperately suppressed his own power, Lin An still felt a strong pressure that made his whole body tingle.

Too perfect, too...

Lin An stared dead-eyed at the white bone monster, for a moment unable to find suitable words to describe it.

The white bone blades, with a build of about two meters, each joint formed by ferocious bone spikes felt no bulkiness; instead, it seemed like the perfect structure.

On the silvery-white bones lay a layer of black light; the two sharp battle blades at the wrists resembled narrow, arc-shaped spears, cleverly protecting the upper body.

As Lin An examined closely, he also saw, behind this Shen Yuan's remains, the retracted bone wings, which resembled back armor, protecting his back in normal state.

If unfolded, the wingspan would likely reach ten meters!

Formed from hundreds of bone spikes, the battle wings, when unfolded, are absolutely also two of the most ruthless weapons.

Even without having personally witnessed its combat, Lin An instinctively realized just how 'elegant' this monster would be once it began fighting!

Although this Death Star-level being's threat to him was immense, like a tremendous suppression from rank, it made every cell in his body instinctively warn him to stay away.

But for Lin An, he simply couldn't bear to look away, his heart filled only with endless awe!

It resembled his mutant state, but obviously far more perfect than his mutation! The form was also much more reasonable!

"Shen Yuan's remains... this is for me!?"

Taking a deep breath, Lin An forcibly suppressed his shock and couldn't help but ask No. 77 Overseer.

"That's right."

"Resources must be fought for by yourself; I believe that before the Seventh Stage, resources you can obtain on your own aren't hard to get."

"If you can't even complete the simplest task, there's no need to walk the Three Systems path."

Turning around, No. 77 spoke lightly, his tentacle twitching slightly to indicate that the Shen Yuan remains he had transmitted should go to Lin An's side.

"From now on, it will be your protector."

"It will unconditionally obey your commands; in non-combat states it can hide in subspace, and at crucial moments you can summon it anytime."

"However, note: don't open subspace in non-extreme situations, and don't let it linger outside too long, otherwise spatial energy will be depleted and it won't be able to hide there to protect you."

As if treating the Shen Yuan remains as a mere tool, No. 77 solemnly looked at Lin An, explaining carefully.

"You can also summon it during missions; I believe that, unless it's one of the three major events, with its Death Star-level strength it's enough to guarantee your survival."

"But try not to summon it during missions; once it acts, the system will detect it. Although I've taken some measures so the system won't punish you, the final reward will be hard for you to obtain."

Having said that, No. 77 patiently gave Lin An time to digest this information.

He was willing to invest something in Lin An, treating it as just a final experiment.

Naturally, he won't interfere with Lin An's necessary growth; he only needs to ensure Lin An doesn't die prematurely from external forces.

A dead star-level combat weapon peaking in both rules and physique can, at its strongest form, even contend with a Seventh Stage!

Without exaggeration! If Shen Yuan's corpse appeared on the Stellar Battlefield, within six seconds this dead star-level monster could sweep the battlefield and instantly kill thousands of Fifth Stages indiscriminately.

Compared to the star-shattering set Lin An wants, this dead star-level servant's value far exceeds a hundred or a thousand times!

He can't constantly watch Lin An, so this Shen Yuan corpse is naturally the best choice!

"Really... it's truly for me..."

He let out a long sigh; even though he had already considered that No. 77's status and strength were extremely strong, and had previously said he would arrange a protector for him.

But once it was truly decided, Lin An's heart still couldn't help feeling somewhat shocked.

Dead star peak?

He doesn't know what this concept is! But he knows that before reaching Seventh Stage, he could probably dominate!

A top expert nearly at Seventh Stage sent to him as a death warrior—such generosity, truly a big spender!

To be honest, seeing the Shen Yuan corpse respectfully half-kneeling beside him, Lin An feels somewhat unaccustomed, inevitably having a strange feeling.

If it weren't for No. 77 constantly stressing not to rely on him, only to keep him as a life-saving trump card, Lin An's heart would have flashed more than once with the urge to slack off and lie flat.

"No wonder No. 77 doesn't plan to give me anything else.."

"With his status, just giving me anything would make me invincible; where would I get motivation, how could I steadfastly go on..."

Upon this thought, Lin An couldn't help but wryly smile, also realizing that No. 77's earlier words weren't deceiving him at all. In this guy's eyes, a double-system expert at the peak of dead star level is just trash he casually throws away.

If he hadn't chosen the Three Systems, No. 77 really wouldn't have cared about him.

But thinking of this, Lin An looks at the Shen Yuan corpse resembling his own mutated state, and a sudden unease and doubt arise in his heart.

Like, too alike!

Although No. 77 always claimed he had no layout, he only discovered him later.

But seeing the Shen Yuan corpse that closely resembles another self, Lin An's mind instantly flashes with an unsettling guess.

The double-system Shen Yuan white bone monster—this is almost exactly his condition back then!

"I... I wasn't... also manufactured!? Or rather, is this monster my previous test subject!? Just that the experiment failed, didn't work out!?"

Lin An's eyes suddenly flashed with the scene of No. 77 testing him!

He remembers clearly; the meaning implied in No. 77's words shows he had done this long ago!

However, before Lin An could hesitate and wonder whether to ask something...

The next second, a calm voice from No. 77, as if seeing through everything, suddenly sounded:

"How."

"You're suspecting, is it Long An?"