Chapter 37: Su Yu, Do Not Take the Cultivation Manual

This newly appointed lord had a hooked nose and sunken eye sockets, and his name was Ajiesen.

He was a white-skinned inhabitant of Lanxing, hailing from the Beautiful Country.

The nation of Lanxing operated as a federal state.

Gu Gu Xiaowu, as sovereign of an entire star, was naturally also the Federal Sovereign.

Still, occasional competition arose within the Federation.

Take Ajiesen right now, for instance—he clearly resented the Sovereign bestowing a Rare-tier cultivation manual upon Su Yu.

“What objection do you raise?” Lanxing’s Sovereign asked Ajiesen, his gaze calm and indifferent.

Among the lords who had secured ten Rare-tier manuals this time,

the Beautiful Country held only one slot,

which likely explained why Ajiesen had stepped forward.

Yet the Sovereign’s gaze stretched outward—to the cosmos, to the Ten Thousand Realms Battlefield.

He paid no mind to distinctions among federated states’ internal administrative systems.

He upheld a simple principle: capability determined resource allocation.

Ajiesen turned his gaze toward Su Yu,

snorted coldly, and said:

“So merely stumbling upon a Legendary Dragon Eye and selling it for 100,000 territory energy entitles you to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with us?”

“Even surpassing all of us to claim a Rare-tier manual?”

“I absolutely refuse to accept it!”

“Tell me, who among you didn’t start with several million territory energy? What is 100,000 worth?”

Ajiesen openly exposed the practice of extracting capital from newcomers by confiscating their starter lordship gift packages.

To them, 100,000 territory energy truly amounted to nothing.

Only a few lucky attendees had drawn strong troop types at the outset through random selection,

and upon hearing Ajiesen’s words, they stared in stunned silence.

What the hell—starting with several million territory energy??

“The Legendary Dragon Eye was just ‘picked up’?”

“Is that true or false?”

“This is simply too… ”

Murmurs erupted across the hall; the Sovereign frowned slightly and looked toward Ajiesen.

Ajiesen should have known

the consequences of speaking recklessly in such a setting.

“He found it in the Dragonbone Graveyard,” Ajiesen said, his gaze flicking toward Su Yu,

laced with mockery.

“Is this true?” Lanxing’s Sovereign asked Su Yu.

Su Yu nodded.

He had already spread the news through his classmates at noon.

The legendary Dragon Eye had caused too great a stir on Blue Star, and he did not wish to stand at the eye of the storm.

He only wanted to develop his territory quietly.

He had never expected that the legendary Dragon Eye he revealed on the forum to defend his classmates,

would be sold out so quickly by those same classmates.

Most likely, it was those classmates who had failed to resist the monster tide and thus could not become lords who leaked the information.

After all, classmates who had successfully become lords had just received generous rewards from him and would continue relying on him in the future.

If their conduct were exposed later and they faced public ostracism, it would clearly be an unprofitable move.

In the Myriad Realms Battlefield, only peers—lords of the same cohort—could trade with one another.

Aside from Su Yu, they could obtain virtually no support from anyone else.

Which major families or powers would willingly share precious early-stage resources with ordinary people?

Seeing Su Yu nod, the Sovereign of Blue Star furrowed his thick brows even deeper.

Even if this fellow had shaken his head in refusal, he could still have bestowed this rare cultivation art upon him.

So why had he nodded?

A newly appointed lord—did he not want a cultivation art?!

“I knew it! How could a commoner possibly start with a legendary Dragon Eye?”

“You scared me half to death—I actually thought he possessed a legendary troop like the Princess!”

“Turns out he just picked it up.”

“Well, this is truly…”

“Heh heh.”

“If that’s the case, why not say so earlier? Why waste valuable resources?”

“He’s already struck gold—picking up a legendary Dragon Eye means he’ll get at least an advanced cultivation art, even without this rare one!”

“Exactly, exactly.”

Everyone in the hall began murmuring among themselves.

They occasionally cast disdainful glances toward Su Yu, who had risen to his feet.

“Hmph. What a fool—he can’t even lie properly… Let’s see how he handles this.”

Gu Gu Linger watched Su Yu—watched him make a spectacle of himself.

Yet her gaze held none of the disdain or mockery others displayed.

Instead, it carried a trace… of concern.

Still, she wasn’t overly concerned.

She had investigated Su Yu and knew he possessed a rare-tier Elven Hero.

That alone placed him ahead of the vast majority present in the hall.

Clearly,

those who had only taken notice of Su Yu because of the legendary Dragon Eye incident had not given any deeper thought to other matters,

fixating solely on his legendary Dragon Eye.

Otherwise, even a cursory investigation would have revealed that the beautiful elven heroine pictured on the forum also belonged to Su Yu.

Sitting beside Su Yu, Bai Bai Xiaowei struggled under the weight of those stares.

She tried her best to mimic Ildi’s calm, aloof demeanor.

Fortunately, knowing precisely who Su Yu was, she gradually regained her composure.

“Your Majesty, I beg to report.”

Seeing the Sovereign of Blue Star’s troubled expression, Su Yu clasped his hands and said:

“Su Yu does not intend to accept a cultivation art.”

As soon as the words left his mouth,

the jeers and sneers filling the hall instantly ceased.

Everyone stared at Su Yu, dumbfounded.

Even the Sovereign of Blue Star’s eyes flickered with astonishment.

What’s going on?

Don’t cultivate any cultivation technique??

Having lost this opportunity, how will you ever obtain a cultivation technique??

Go to Wan Jie Cheng to test your luck?

“Holy crap—does he have brain damage or something?”

“This idiot…”

“Heh heh. Puffing up his cheeks to play the big shot—just desperate to save face.”

“Can’t get a rare technique, so he won’t even take an advanced one? Hilarious.”

“Young people always end up regretting their petty pride later in life.”

Many of the newly appointed lords shook their heads, their gazes toward Su Yu turning sly and amused.

Their tone was old beyond their years—mocking—yet none realized they were the same age as Su Yu.

Meanwhile, Ajiesen was internally overjoyed,

his name ranked eleventh,

and Su Yu’s refusal meant the rare technique would be his,

absolutely guaranteed!

“He won’t even take a technique? What’s this fool thinking—what’s going on inside that head of his?”

Gu Gu Linger was furious,

recalling how Su Yu had once refused to become the Imperial Son-in-Law,

adopting exactly the same attitude back then.

Was he deliberately trying to catch the attention of the Blue Star Sovereign?

But before such a towering figure,

playing games of refusal to make himself appear more impressive was a grave mistake!

For these past few years, no faction has dared support you,

even though you placed first in the national military strategy competition,

even though you’ve already become a lord.

It’s all because you refused the Blue Star Sovereign!

So… why did you refuse the Sovereign?

“Could this guy actually like me—and be trying to get my attention on purpose?”

“Pfft, pfft, pfft—if he really liked me, he’d have accepted the proposal to become Imperial Son-in-Law long ago.”

Gu Gu Linger immediately tossed that foolish thought out of her head,

and as she recalled the past, she gradually grew uncertain.

“So handsome—why act like some aloof ancient scholar?”

Gu Gu Linger had to admit,

that at this moment, Su Yu truly looked captivating—elegant and dignified.

Even though his actions were utterly idiotic.

It was only because of his appearance that he didn’t look like a complete fool.

The Blue Star Sovereign gave Su Yu a deep, penetrating look,

ever since he’d first laid eyes on this young man,

he’d begun observing him closely.

He’d seen him before—at the national military strategy competition.

Back then, Su Yu had still been a minor.