Beep.
As Lin Feng pressed the red button, the screens in the control room seemed to light up.
“That’s the outside?”
“The surveillance cameras are on!”
“There are surveillance cameras in every cabin. Look at those rat dire beasts. They’ve all retreated.”
“Eh? I think my communicator has a signal again.”
“The defense mechanism must have been switched off.”
Everyone was overjoyed. Lin Feng also heaved a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on his face.
Now that the defense mechanism was switched off and the communicator had a signal, everyone immediately contacted Sage Kang.
When Sage Kang received the call from Lin Feng and the others, he was overjoyed. They had originally thought that Lin Feng and the others had failed, and did not expect the mission to actually be successful.
“Wait inside. Sage Yuanyi and I will bring people over immediately!”
Sage Kang and Sage Yuanyi gathered a multitude of personnel as quickly as possible and rushed over. As expected, the defensive weapons outside the ruins did not react at all and no longer posed a threat to the Sages.
When Sage Kang led many scientists and martial artists into the control room and saw Lin Feng, he finally heaved a sigh of relief.
“Sage Kang, Sage Yuanyi, we were fortunate enough to fulfill our mission and deactivate the defense mechanism. It’s just that we haven’t taken over the ruins yet. We need the scientists brought by the Sages to work on it. Also, six of the ten people who entered this time are dead…”
“They are all heroes! I will award all six of them with the Hero of Humanity Medal. All of you will be Heroes of Humanity!” Sage Kang said firmly and decisively.
“Hero of Humanity Medal?”
Griman and the others were overjoyed. Lin Feng did not think much of it. After all, he had already obtained the Hero of Humanity Medal, but Griman and the others had not.
Thinking of the various benefits brought by the Hero of Humanity Medal, Griman, Fu Lin, and Dardan all felt that this trip was really worth it. Not only did they obtain 20,000 merit value, they also obtained the Hero of Humanity Medal.
“By the way, you can tell us about what you encountered after entering the ruins, and how you switched off the defense mechanism.”
Lin Feng already expected the two Sages to inquire about them, so he explained everything that had happened after coming to the ruins. Apart from the matters of the energy factory absorbing energy and him condensing the combat body, he explained everything in detail to the two Sages.
“You mean, you underwent a second life transition and became a Divine Realm martial artist?”
Sage Kang was a little surprised as he stared intently at Lin Feng.
“Yes, I’ve already undergone two life transitions. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to kill those three demon generals.”
Lin Feng did not conceal it. Moreover, with Griman, Fu Lin, and Dardan around, he could not conceal it either.
“A 21-year-old Divine Realm martial artist…”
Sage Kang and Sage Yuanyi looked at each other and saw the shock in each other’s eyes.
Previously, Lin Feng had broken the genetic lock and become an inhuman expert, even shocking the world with a single feat in the Global Martial Arts Competition. However, in reality, the Sages did not think much of it.
After all, there were many geniuses among humans, such as Griman, Lu Chen from back then, and so on.
But how many of them could really undergo four life transitions?
There was probably not a single one. Only Dongfang Sheng still had a trace of hope. However, even Dongfang Sheng had only undergone the second life transition and reached the Divine Realm at the age of 30.
Lin Feng was only 21 years old, but he had already become a Divine Realm martial artist. He was definitely the youngest Divine Realm martial artist in history. It had to be known that in ancient times, the Divine Realm martial artists were deities that possessed all kinds of incredible abilities.
Moreover, Sage Yuanyi and Sage Kang both knew that up until now, Lin Feng had only broken the genetic lock for a year. It’s incredible that he could undergo another life transition in a year.
However, be it Griman, Fu Lin, or Dardan, all of them swore that Lin Feng had indeed become a Divine Realm martial artist.
“Lin Feng, you contributed the most to turning off the defense mechanism in the ruins this time. Other than 20,000 merit value, what else do you want? Yuanyi and I can make the call.”
Indeed, the greatest contributor to being able to shut down the defensive mechanism of the ruins was Lin Feng. If not for Lin Feng, Griman and the others would probably have been annihilated this time.
Moreover, Lin Feng already had the Hero of Humanity Medal. Sage Kang could not just award two Hero of Humanity Medals to Lin Feng. As for the highest honor of humanity, the Meritorious Service for Humanity, it was still impossible for him to award it to Lin Feng now.
After all, all the recipients of Meritorious Service for Humanity were Sages, and needed a contribution comparable to turning the tide and saving almost all of humanity to obtain the Meritorious Service for Humanity Medal. Lin Feng’s current contributions were still somewhat lacking.
Hence, Sage Kang and Sage Yuanyi also wanted to compensate Lin Feng. They simply asked Lin Feng to make his terms directly.
“What do I want?”
Lin Feng thought for a moment. What exactly did he want? If he had not undergone a second life transition yet, he would definitely want as much merit value as possible. There was no such thing as too much merit value when all of it would come in useful. At least it could be used to purchase some energy.
But now, he already had enough merit value. Moreover, there was still a long time before he could undergo a third transition. Now was not the time to accumulate energy.
Then what did he want?
After some thought, Lin Feng said hesitantly, “Sage Kang, due to the incident in Stone City last time, I was deployed to the South Mountain Base by the academic faction, and have to guard it for a full year before I can take a leave. It’s been a long time since I visited my family, so I’d just like a leave.”
“A leave?”
Sage Kang and Sage Yuanyi looked at each other, not sure whether to be dismayed or amused. Was the prestige of two Sages only worth applying a leave for Lin Feng?
Even the thought of it felt undignified.
Sage Kang pondered for a moment before saying, “It’s only right that you’re granted leave. I’ll make the decision on Invincible’s behalf. You are granted three months of leave. Is that enough?”
“Enough, enough. Thank you, Sage!”
Three months of leave was extremely precious for Lin Feng. It was assuredly enough. However, to Sage Kang, it was a small matter indeed and insufficient to reward Lin Feng for making such a huge contribution.
Hence, Sage Kang continued, “Since you’ve already become a Divine Realm martial artist, it’s no longer appropriate for you to guard the South Mountain Base. How about this? Since you’d like to reunite with your family, you can be the Legate of Central Sea City!”
“The Legate of Central Sea City?”
Lin Feng was stunned. This was simply great news. Although staying at the frontline was quite good, how could it compare to being the Legate of Central Sea City and being able to accompany his family?
“Lin Feng, are you willing to be the Legate of Central Sea City?”
“Yes, I’m willing!”
Lin Feng agreed immediately with almost no hesitation at all. This was a great thing. Even many Divine Realm martial artists could not become Legates so easily, let alone be the Legate of their hometown.
Seeing Lin Feng’s excited expression, Sage Kang smiled as well. He continued, “You don’t have to be so happy so prematurely. Let’s make it clear first, you can only serve as Legate for three years at most. Once the three years are up, you must go to the frontline.”
“Understood.”
Lin Feng naturally knew about the new policy for martial artists. Even if he was the Legate, he could not hold the position for long. Once the deadline was up, he had to go to the frontline.
“All right, you’re all tired. Go back to the base and rest first.”
Sage Kang waved his hand, allowing Lin Feng and the others to leave the ruins and return to the base.
Looking at Lin Feng’s departing back, Sage Yuanyi suddenly said, “The fluctuations from descending star power are incredibly great for a Divine Realm martial artist. How come we haven’t found anything?”
With the astuteness of the Sages, how could they have not noticed Lin Feng’s uniqueness?
“Lin Feng has secrets. I didn’t sense any Astral Power fluctuations from his body, but his physical body is too strong, even stronger than those demon generals! It’s also true that he killed those three demon generals. Looks like he obtained an extraordinary legacy.”
Sage Kang narrowed his eyes slightly and said meaningfully.
“You’re saying that Lin Feng had obtained the legacy of an ancient civilization before?”
“Perhaps. How can such a genius who rose within such a short period of time not have any fortuitous encounters? Among the Nine Sages, which of us never had any fortuitous encounters? Back then, if I hadn’t obtained the legacy of an ancient civilization, I wouldn’t have been able to undergo four life transitions either. Yes, Lin Feng’s secret must be kept. I think very highly of him. He even has a better chance than Dongfang Sheng.”
“You mean the chance of becoming the tenth Sage? Elder Kang, you do have high hopes for this little fellow.”
“We might not have much time left. The more power we have, the more hope humanity has…”
With that, Sage Kang retracted his gaze. This ruin was the most important thing at the moment.
