Chapter 739: 742: Mechanical World King

The receptionist at the Association understood Lin Zhen’s intentions from the look in his eyes.

Although he also knew Dong Xiaoqi, how could a medicine seller compare to a Seventh-grade master?

With a smiling expression, the receptionist asked Dong Xiaoqi, “Mr. Dong, are you sure you want to pay for this lady’s medicinal materials?”

“Of course, of course! When have I ever gone back on my word? Hurry up and settle the bill.”

The receptionist nodded, “This lady takes the medicine twice a month. Do you want to pay for one or two doses?”

“Both doses, don’t worry about saving money for me.”

The receptionist seemed to know better than Lin Zhen, with a slightly embarrassed expression, he said, “Brother Dong, her medicine expenses aren’t cheap, you’d better think carefully.”

“Shut up! How expensive could it be? Could it be 10 billion?” Dong Xiaoqi deliberately mentioned a large number to attract Ning Qingxuan’s attention.

At this time, Ning Qingxuan also deliberately showed a slightly shocked expression. She already knew Lin Zhen’s plan and since this guy was so annoying, it wouldn’t hurt to trick him.

Seeing Ning Qingxuan’s cute, slightly open-mouthed expression, Dong Xiaoqi felt itchy, not considering the cost of the medicine at all.

“Of course not.”

“Then settle it already, swipe the card.”

The receptionist didn’t say anything else and directly swiped the card, inputting the amount of two doses of medicine and asked Dong Xiaoqi to enter the password.

Dong Xiaoqi entered the password smoothly and confidently.

He had more than 4.4 billion in his account. As a medicine businessman, he had considerable wealth over the years, and he really didn’t care about the small amount of money.

Soon, the transaction was successful, and Lin Zhen received the medicinal materials for Ning Qingxuan’s two alchemy sessions.

“Brother Dong, you are really generous, thank you for the medicine.”

“Oh, this is just a small matter. You must be hungry from traveling all this way, let’s go have a meal!”

Before Lin Zhen could answer, a notice appeared in Dong Xiaoqi’s Dimensional Universe.

“Your card balance is below 1 billion, the account level has been reduced by one!”

Just after the free-spirited Dong Xiaoqi was suddenly dumbfounded, “What? The money in my card is below 1 billion?”

His eyes immediately turned red as he looked at the receptionist, “How much was the medicine?”

“Twenty billion each time, Mr. Dong, you paid for two doses, a total of forty billion.”

“You fucking cheated me!” Dong Xiaoqi suddenly erupted in anger, as though he wanted to jump over the counter to hit the receptionist.

“Mr. Dong, please be aware that your every action and word have been recorded. You voluntarily offered to pay for the lady and said that as long as it wasn’t 100 billion, it would be fine. Continuing to make a scene at the Association of Alchemists, I assure you that your fate will be miserable!”

The receptionist’s words calmed Dong Xiaoqi down, but his cheek muscles were still twitching involuntarily, as his gaze fell on Lin Zhen.

“Day after day of shooting ducks, but getting pecked blind by the ducks instead. Kid, leave a name, we’ll meet again in the future.”

Lin Zhen ignored him and looked back at the receptionist, “I think this person is unreliable, can the Association stop using his services in the future?”

The receptionist immediately said, “Great Elder, as long as you give the order, we will certainly follow it. Unless this fellow can find Deputy President Longge’er, he absolutely won’t be employed again.”

“I’ll go explain to Deputy President Longge’er.”

The receptionist promptly informed an elder-level Alchemist to come.

The Elder of the Association was a Sixth-grade Alchemist, who usually managed these miscellaneous things. The receptionist told him about Lin Zhen’s identity and words, and the elder immediately revealed a smile towards Lin Zhen, then turned to Dong Xiaoqi and said, “You don’t need to come to the Association anymore. We will no longer purchase your medicinal materials here.”

“He-he-he… He is the Great Elder?” Dong Xiaoqi stammered, completely unable to believe Lin Zhen’s identity.

“Hmph! A dog-eyed person who looks down on others, you don’t even recognize the newly promoted youngest Great Elder of the Original World. Can you still mix in the medicine industry? Get out, get out, get out!”

The elder waved his hand, and the guards came to drag Dong Xiaoqi out directly.

Lin Zhen didn’t bother to look at Dong Xiaoqi again and contacted Long Ge’er in his Dimensional Universe.

In a short while, a group of old men rushed in, all Seventh-grade Alchemists!

Walking at the forefront was a tall Alchemist in red robes. Upon seeing Lin Zhen, he burst into laughter.

“Hahaha! Brother Lin! I’ve been waiting for you so long that my hair is turning white!”

“Lin Zhen has seen Vice President.”

“Don’t be courteous, don’t be courteous, come, let everyone get to know each other.”

At this time, Long Ge’er was introducing Lin Zhen to the other high-ranking members of the guild.

There were two vice presidents besides him, and more than twenty seventh-grade alchemists, who were all great elders.

“This young brother is Lin Zhen, I’m sure you all know him by now. He made quite a stir a few years ago. Everyone only knew that his strength was not strong, but no one knew that he is actually a seventh-grade alchemist of our association, and also the youngest known seventh-grade alchemist in the Original World, who will not even be 1,100 years old this year.”

These old men all showed surprise. Becoming a seventh-grade alchemist was something that could only be achieved after a long period of accumulation. Most of the people present were in the Longevity Realm, and only by reaching this realm could they hope to advance to the seventh grade.

A seventh-grade alchemist who was over a thousand years old was simply unheard of.

One by one, the elders vied to talk to Lin Zhen, and for a time, he became the center of attention.

“Alright, alright, Elder Lin has traveled a long way to come to the Alchemist Guild, let everyone give him some rest first. The house is already available, follow me.”

The crowd finally dispersed, and Lin Zhen followed Long Ge’er to the room arranged by the association.

This was a set of floating garden villas. Although there were many such floating villas around, very few people lived in them. Most alchemists still chose to live on the ground.

“The villa has been arranged for you three years ago. It has a nice view and is full of vitality, suitable for young people like you who are under ten thousand years old. You also brought along your female companion. On normal days, you can nurture flowers and such, all very romantic.”

At the doorway of the villa, Long Ge’er said to Lin Zhen: “Brother Lin, let me advise you, your identity is still somewhat awkward. Of course, you are safe in the association, but in Qin City, the sign of the Association of Alchemists is not that useful. Other giant industries may not necessarily give us face, so you still need to be a little low-key when you act, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble. After all, in the eyes of some people, your life is quite valuable.”

Lin Zhen nodded slightly: “Don’t worry, brother, I know.”

“As long as you know. Actually, it’s just because I’m old and worrying too much. With your strength, ordinary martial artists in the Longevity Realm can’t do anything to you, so your safety is not much of an issue. Just don’t mess with a few particularly troublesome places.”

“I know, like people from the No. 1 Bank of the Universe, Dimensional Universe Company.” Lin Zhen said.

“It’s not just these few. There are also the current Qin royal family and Falling Star Lake Sacred Land, these two places are also particularly troublesome. Back then, you defeated Qin Jianfeng on the Divine Punishment Star, and he and his father have already fled the Qin Kingdom to the Endless Star Sea. The current emperor is a man named Zhu Ziheng, who got the support of the current National Master and then ascended to the throne. So now in the Qin Kingdom, the biggest power is not the Dimensional Universe Company, but the emperor and the National Master!”

“The National Master, is he the living legend, Saint-Level Alchemist Qian Tong?”

“That’s right, Qian Tong is an amazing person. Our association should have a high status, but it’s because of his existence that our association doesn’t have a high status in the Qin Kingdom. He has a group of seventh-grade alchemists under him, and he himself is the only Saint-Level, which made many people in the Qin Kingdom disbelieve in the association and believe in him instead!”

At this point, Long Ge’er let out a sigh: “Unless President Minos can break through to the Saint-Level and come back, the association might be suppressed by Qian Tong.”

Lin Zhen thought for a moment: “What about the Holy Land?”

“The Holy Land generally does not participate in worldly affairs. They have their own world. As long as you don’t provoke them, Holy Land warriors generally won’t come to provoke you, although there are exceptions, but they are few. People there are pursuing the peak of the martial way.”

As he said this, he looked at Lin Zhen: “Brother, if your identity wasn’t so awkward, I would suggest you should go to the Holy Land to cultivate. After all, martial artists should focus on martial force.”

“How do you get into the Holy Land?”

“Once every ten years, the Holy Land selects people. Those who are recommended by the nation or race can participate. If calculated, next year will be the Holy Land selection. Brother, you should first go to the Kirin Clan to obtain an identity, and then get the recommendation from the headquarters of the Star River Giant Beast Alliance, so you can go to the Holy Land.”

“Brother is right, that’s exactly what I was thinking.”

“That’s good. I won’t nag anymore, Brother Lin, you should rest.”

Long Ge’er stood up to say goodbye to Lin Zhen, and Lin Zhen walked him out.

Returning to the room, Lin Zhen saw that Ning Qingxuan had just taken her medicine and was staring out the window.

This was a critical period for Ning Qingxuan’s memory recovery, so Lin Zhen didn’t want any complications. He took her directly into the room, embraced her on the bed, and although he was tempted to do something, he had to hold back until she recovered.

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“Elder Qin, have you heard the news? A new seventh-grade alchemist has joined the Association of Alchemists.” Ke Xiangnan stood behind Elder Qin, his heart in turmoil.

“There’s no need to beat around the bush with me. You just want to say that Lin Zhen has arrived, right? I already know about this.”

“You already know, so why aren’t you anxious? That Lin Zhen is actually a seventh-grade alchemist, and the Association of Alchemists must value him very much. There’s no doubt that they will make Lin Zhen return to the Kirin Clan. He even got first place in the Divine Punishment Star before. If he goes to the Kirin Clan, the alliance might let him enter the Holy Land.”

“I know everything you’re saying, so how can I not be anxious? But what can I do if I’m anxious? The Clan Leader has mentioned more than once that Lin Zhen is a talent. Maybe if it wasn’t for Lin Zhen’s various troubles and our interference, Lin Zhen would have been brought back a long time ago. Moreover, his Galaxy Beast is a Black Hole Beast. Do you know what that means?”

Ke Xiangnan’s face darkened, “I know!”

“If you know, then it’s good. If Lin Zhen comes back, everyone’s days will not be good, so we must all think of a way, instead of relying on me alone.”

Ke Xiangnan thought for a while, “It’s not that there’s no way. I know someone who hates Lin Zhen to the core, and he’s also from the New World. He’s now a Holy Land warrior. If he knows Lin Zhen has come, he will definitely attack Lin Zhen. I’ll go find him to try.”

“Oh! There’s such a person in the New World? What’s his name?”

“When he was in the New World, he was called the World King of the Mechanical Realm. He is now in the Holy Land, and Lin Zhen killed his son. Do you think he will let Lin Zhen go?”