Chapter 69

Zhao Xing finally understood: a bigwig from the Star Brilliance Alliance in the Jiangnan District of Azure Star had pulled some strings to transfer his parents.

They had been moved from the Base Transportation Department in the New Frontier to the more comfortable Logistics Department.

Both of their positions had been elevated as well, from ordinary clerks to department supervisors.

The Star Brilliance Alliance spanned numerous star systems; this lord alliance was unimaginably vast.

The military of Azure Star might not necessarily carry much weight over in the New Frontier.

But the Star Brilliance Alliance could certainly pull it off.

"Son, how exactly do you know that Officer Chen? When we were being transferred over,"

"quite a few transcendent lords were very polite to us both," Qin Lian asked.

"Officer Chen..." Zhao Xing frowned slightly. Honestly, he didn't know the person at all.

However, he couldn't let his parents overthink it. If he said he didn't know them, who knew what they might start worrying about.

"The New Frontier is already on the edge of the Beihe System. To go to such lengths to promote my parents—could it be Senior Brother Lieutenant Helian Lie?" Zhao Xing speculated.

After chatting with his parents for a while to put their minds at ease,

Zhao Xing cut the connection and contacted Lieutenant Helian Lie.

"Officer Chen? And he promoted your parents working in the New Frontier?" Lieutenant Helian Lie was also somewhat puzzled upon hearing this question.

"It wasn't you, Senior Brother?" Zhao Xing's expression shifted slightly.

"It wasn't me," Lieutenant Helian Lie shook his head, "but don't be anxious."

"Just as you said, to go to such great lengths to promote your parents, it's impossible for there to be any malicious intent."

"The other party even explicitly stated they were from the Jiangnan District of Azure Star and surnamed Chen; they likely didn't want you to speculate aimlessly."

Hearing Lieutenant Helian Lie put it this way, Zhao Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

"The most likely possibility is that someone wants to curry favor with you."

"But since you took a B-grade contract from the military and don't accept calls from strangers, they couldn't find you, so they had to invest through a proxy."

Lieutenant Helian Lie analyzed, feeling a bit annoyed with himself.

How had he been so negligent about this kind of thing?

He had let an outsider seize the opportunity.

If he had done it himself, although it would have been more troublesome, it wouldn't have been impossible to achieve.

"Rest assured, I'll go check it out for you right now to put your mind at ease," Lieutenant Helian Lie said.

"Many thanks, Senior Brother," Zhao Xing said gratefully.

"Small matter," Lieutenant Helian Lie laughed and cut the connection.

As an Imperial Count and a rising star in the military, Lieutenant Helian Lie’s efficiency was high.

In less than half an hour, he had results.

"It's Chen Chen Chen Wenshan," Lieutenant Helian Lie said, "our Jiangnan District Star Brilliance Alliance special envoy, a Star-level lord."

"Come to think of it, I've met him; he once worked with our teacher."

"He contacted the principal earlier, heard about your situation, and did this on your behalf."

"Because it was over in the New Frontier, Chen Chen Chen Wenshan only just had people handle the matter, so he didn't have time to notify you."

Zhao Xing nodded. From Lieutenant Helian Lie’s words, he caught a deeper meaning.

Chen Chen Chen Wenshan, that special envoy for the Star Brilliance Alliance in Jiangnan District, was likely "one of his own."

Having heard that Anping Academy had produced a genius like him, he had simply found an excuse to promote his parents.

"There's another interesting thing," Lieutenant Helian Lie said while flipping through the investigation results, suddenly revealing a smile.

"Special Envoy Chen said he heard the news from his daughter, Chen Qing, who claimed you two have known each other for a long time."

"Chen Qing? We've known each other for a long time?" Zhao Xing was stunned.

"Hahaha, I won't say any more," Lieutenant Helian Lie laughed.

"Junior Brother, think for yourself how you know her."

Lieutenant Helian Lie cut the connection, leaving Zhao Xing standing there in thought.

A moment later, Zhao Xing suddenly remembered something.

During the time he was livestreaming his battles, there was an ID called 'Qingqing'.

She had suddenly tipped him frantically, surpassing 'Young Master Seven' to become his top contributor.

Later, he had added her as a friend, though they rarely chatted.

"Could it be her?" Zhao Xing felt it was nine times out of ten the case.

Only in this way could it be considered "knowing each other for a long time."

He didn't go to ask her, either.

Since the other party hadn't revealed it,

he wouldn't expose it either.

The third piece of news came from a notification about a change in his points ranking.

[Name: Zhao Xing]

[Level: Intermediate Lord]

[Category: Plant-type]

[Available Points: 140 million]

[Total Points: 666.5 million]

[Total Points Ranking: 85,014 (Real-time fluctuation)]

"In the thousand-man group battle, I gained over 60 million points."

"My ranking rose by about 7,000 places."

"The people behind are also biting hard, constantly chasing."

Once inside the top 100,000, the fluctuations in points ranking weren't as large as before.

However, the point values jumped quite dramatically.

After all, only a small fraction of beginner lords managed to break into the top 100,000...

Meanwhile, intermediate and advanced lords would see jumps of 100,000 or 1 million points for killing a single alien lord.

"The genius lords in the advanced zone, although their talent, rule comprehension, and troop types are stronger than intermediate lords, their opponents are also stronger."

"The alien lords in the advanced zone also fought their way up from the beginner and intermediate levels."

"Sometimes a single battle in the advanced zone might last an entire day."

"I don't know how strong the enemies in the intermediate zone are; if the efficiency isn't as good as the beginner zone, that would be a huge loss."

Zhao Xing compared them to himself.

In terms of the speed of earning points, it was hard to say which zone was faster.

Of course, if one's talent and strength were strong enough, then advancing to the intermediate and advanced zones would indeed make earning points faster!

Survival of the fittest; the three zones were like layers of a sieve.

Regardless of the zone, what the Empire needed were geniuses who could stand out!

The Empire wasn't afraid of you consuming resources; it was afraid that you would perform well at this stage but fail at the next.

"My current strength, among intermediate lords, should be considered top-tier!"

Zhao Xing was confident that once in the intermediate zone, he could maintain high-efficiency point farming.

"And as long as I maintain high-efficiency farming, the rewards for enemies in the intermediate zone are 10 times those of the beginner zone. I have hope of making my ranking rise rapidly again!"

Lieutenant Helian Lie and Marquis Yun had said he had a chance to break into the top 10,000, but they hadn't said it was absolute.

Clearly, they were also afraid he might lack staying power after promoting.

But Zhao Xing alone understood that with the Time God Tree and his S-grade talent,

the more time he was given, the greater his achievements would be!

A B-grade contract? Zhao Xing was not satisfied at all.

He never set limits for himself.

Zhao Xing also looked forward to seeing, before the trial ended,

just how far he could go.

Taking a deep breath, Zhao Xing pulled up a light screen.

"I apply for a transfer to the intermediate zone base!"