Chapter 237: Ten Billion Yuan

“Can I ask for one billion yuan? Is that too much?”

“Can you say that again?”

Everyone was stunned by Lin Yao’s request, especially Ye Ying, who was shrouded in the cloak. He had not expected Lin Yao to make such a request.

“One billion yuan… Otherwise, a loan of one billion yuan will do as well.”

“This is not an issue. Do you only need money and nothing else?”

“Money is enough.”

While looking at Lin Yao, Ye Ying had an incredulous expression on his face, and for the first time, he wondered if their marshal was wrong. Could a person who was greedy for money really become a powerhouse who could guard the country?

Lin Yao sighed upon noticing his silence. “Sure enough, you won’t agree to it. How much can you give me then?”

The figure shrouded in the cloak finally reacted to his remark. “Of course we have one billion yuan, but I suggest that you think it through. Even if you are a king seedling, we will not invest an endless amount of money in you before you display your capabilities. I suggest you choose some king-level items, such as the Bodhi Tree seed, which can provide you with comprehension ability. They are much more precious than one billion yuan.”

“No, I only need money… If you can, give me as much as possible. If there is one billion yuan, it would be best…”

“One billion yuan? I’ll report it to the marshal. He will most likely agree.”

The night guard’s money did not fall from the sky. Indeed, there were mystic realms and alternate worlds, the country’s economy was doing well, and there was much more money than before. However, they could only invest one billion yuan to groom a king seedling, and investing 10 billion yuan would be a stretch.

When Lin Yao learned that he could really get one billion yuan, his eyes lit up right away.

‘My three sacred trees can advance to another level.’

Excitement welled in Lin Yao’s heart. He was not worried that the night guard would harm him. In fact, after seeing Ye Ying and knowing that he was from the night guard, Lin Yao already understood why they valued him so much. When other people only offered to give him diamond-level treatment, they were willing to treat him as a king seedling.

‘The enemy of the night guard is mainly freaks. The light talent and the thunder talent could restrain the abilities of the freaks. With these two abilities, I might be only a diamond genius who can achieve fast advancements in other organizations, but in the night guard, my abilities will be just as powerful as a king seedling’s abilities.’

Lin Yao had not known this at first, but after last night, he’d realized that he could really restrain the freaks.

Forget about the usefulness of the power of light in defending against the freak attacks, as well as the effectiveness of the Heavenly Thunder in bombarding the freaks in the early stage. When the mirror space projection collapsed toward the end, the light and thunder were also of great use.

The mirror image was akin to copying, and anyone other than Lin Yao would find it extremely challenging to deal with. Che Zhengyi, a spatial genius, and any other geniuses would need to make a lot of effort to fight against it and might even fail and die.

However, when such a powerful freak had confronted Lin Yao, it had ended up looking like a clown. Lin Yao had not done much, but the freak had killed itself. This was the perfect embodiment of attribute restraint.

The duty of the night guard was to watch the night, and their main enemy was the freaks. Now that they had discovered Lin Yao, who was a top genius and the nemesis of their enemy, they would definitely use all means and ways to recruit him.

Therefore, it was completely normal for Lin Yao to receive a sincere invitation from the night guard. However, after accepting it, Lin Yao apologized to Elder Wei.

“I’m sorry.”

“Why do you have to apologize? Don’t you want to inherit my legacy?”

“Huh?”

Seeing Lin Yao’s puzzled expression, Elder Wei smiled. “The night guard is just a night job after you develop. Our dojo is a place to nurture talent. You can join the Heaven and Earth Dojo and, at the same time, practice and cultivate here as well as inherit my legacy. There is no conflict.”

It was impossible to say that there was no conflict at all. A dojo was indeed a place for teaching martial arts, and it did not interfere with the future of the disciples.

However, there were actually several types of disciples. There was a type of disciple who spent money to study. Nothing needed to be said about this type of disciple. For those students, the dojo was a training center.

Another type of disciple was the inner disciple. They practiced the techniques of the dojo and reached a certain stage before going on to study more advanced techniques. For such geniuses, most dojos would not increase the fees. They would reduce them instead. This was like an oath of allegiance. After these disciples graduated and entered society, the dojos would be able to make use of their connections in society.

The third type of disciple was the true disciple. This was the genius cultivated by the dojo itself, who was the main force guarding and passing on the legacy of the dojo.

If Lin Yao did not accept the offer made by the night guard, he would be the core true disciple of the Heaven and Earth Dojo. In the future, he could open a branch dojo somewhere else and could even compete to become the master of the dojo.

But now, this was no longer an option. The night guard would invest a large amount of money to groom him, and his main responsibility in the future would be to work with them.

Of course, he could continue to participate in the dojo’s activities, but at best, he could only be an inner disciple. However, Lin Yao could tell from Elder Wei’s words that he was ready to accept him as a true disciple.

He would not be the true disciple of the Heaven and Earth Dojo but of Elder Wei alone.

‘It seems that it is not easy to perceive celestial secrets through heaven and earth perception. Otherwise, Elder Wei would never pass on his legacy to an outsider. That’s right, this involves the law of fate. How can it be easy…’

There were indeed very few disciples who had the destiny talent. In addition to this, there was another reason Elder Wei was willing to impart all his true teachings to Lin Yao. The night guard treated Lin Yao as a king seedling and was willing to invest a lot of money to groom him. It was clear that he was a genius, and it was always good to be on good terms with such a genius.

After discussing this with Elder Wei, Lin Yao talked with Ye Ying for a while and then began to learn about the benefits of joining the night guard, as well as some of the restrictions.

The main limitation was that from now on, Lin Yao could only join the night guard legion and could only be a nominal disciple in many other places. In fact, there were many places that he could not join, even if it was in name only. The second limitation was that he could no longer choose the city as the place he would be stationed at.

Lin Yao had already anticipated this. The night guardsmen were stationed all over the country. Most of the time, cities everywhere would discuss with the night guard so that the powerhouses that they were familiar with would be stationed in their area.

Most of the time, the night guard headquarters would approve the request. The powerhouses would do their best if they guarded their own cities.

However, there were some exceptions. For example, a warlord would not guard a small city. This was a great waste of combat power. Therefore, since Lin Yao had been awarded the diamond talent qualification, Ninghai City no longer invested double the amount of money to groom Lin Yao. It only provided some resources so that Lin Yao would patrol the city a few more times due to his ties to the city.

After he became a king seedling, it would be impossible for Lin Yao to be stationed in a certain city. Instead, he would be like a firefighter at the headquarters of the night guard who went to places in need of help.

The third limitation was that even if he was a king seedling, he would not have an unlimited supply of resources. They would provide Lin Yao with a lot of resources, but after finishing these resources, Lin Yao would need to meet some of their requirements so that there would be a continuous supply of resources.

Lin Yao was fine with this limitation. No one would put a huge amount of money into a bottomless pit. He was even quite happy because he suddenly thought of something.

“If I don’t develop as expected, you will reduce the resources, but if my growth exceeds your expectations, will the resources increase?”

“Of course, if you surpass the gold warlord level or rank first in the Hidden Dragons List within a year, 10 billion yuan could be on the table as well.”

Ye Ying was merely joking. He did not think that Lin Yao had a chance of becoming a gold warlord or rank first in the Hidden Dragons List within a year, and the probability was not even one in 10,000.

However, he did not notice that Lin Yao’s eyes lit up when he heard his words.