Chapter 8: Lineage, Departure

The efficiency of Cassel Academy was impressive. Although they said it would take two weeks, his passport, plane ticket, visa, and student ID arrived in his hands by the third afternoon. There was also a thick "Cassel Academy Enrollment Guide," but it was too much for him to bother with. He just needed an upperclassman to show him around before he left.

In these few days, he had been tinkering with the phone like he had discovered a new continent. After getting in touch, he found the device surprisingly user-friendly and convenient. Looking at the iPhone in his hand, he couldn't help but marvel at the technological advancement of Western countries. In his previous world, their technology lagged behind by a generation. Even basic items from Western countries were light-years ahead.

Of course, besides idly fiddling with his phone, Lu Chen also carefully studied the system about the Origin Space and gained a more detailed understanding of his current situation. Apart from attributes, he discovered there were interfaces for lineage, martial arts, and skills.

As for martial arts and skills, let's not talk about them for now. Over the years, he had learned a mishmash of various things, all of which were registered in the system. However, they were just additions. He had walked to where he was today and earned the title of Eastern War God not because of any exceptional martial arts or techniques, but because he was a secret blood warrior.

He looked at the introduction to his lineage on the menu and couldn't help but laugh bitterly. Throughout his life, he had pursued extraordinary power, but he had never thought that by using secret blood techniques, ordinary people could become secret blood warriors with exceptionally strong physical qualities. This itself was not "scientific."

The secret blood potion he had injected himself with as a child should have been classified as part of the realm of extraordinary powers. However, the cost of this technology was too high. Many people could not adapt to the potion and died or became walking corpses. He was just one of the few successful cases, and he happened to have the highest adaptability.

[Lineage:Divine Blood of the Gods]

Rating: S

Introduction: Inherited from the divine power of an ancient Eastern nation, this lineage allows the explorer's physical qualities to be greatly enhanced. This lineage has extremely strong compatibility and can coexist with most lineages.

Current Attribute Bonuses: Strength 30 points, Constitution 30 points, Agility 30 points, Spirit 20 points.

Side Effects: Dare you covet the power of the gods? Permanent reduction of lifespan by 80%.

Current Lineage Refinement Progress: 10/30

[Evaluation:Ifnotforitsexcessivelystrongsideeffects,itsratingmightbeevenhigher.]

Lu Chen understood those attribute bonuses. What he was concerned about were the other two points: the refinement progress of his lineage and the permanent reduction of his lifespan. He had hit a bottleneck a few years ago. No matter how he trained or injected secret blood potions again, he couldn't gain any more strength. So, he had always believed that there was a limit to the power brought by secret blood potions.

However, judging from this progress, he hadn't reached the end, not even halfway. This made him ashamed yet relieved. As for the permanent reduction of lifespan by 80%, he had actually anticipated it because few secret blood warriors lived past 20 years old. So, most secret blood warriors active on the battlefield were not very old.

Secret blood warriors didn't have a good ending. Either they died on the battlefield or they weakened and died. When the end came, no one could escape the judgment of the gods.

He had long been mentally prepared, but it was the first time he had such a straightforward understanding of this data.

He brought up his personal menu, and sure enough, it showed his lifespan.

[Lifespan: 18/21]

"Looks like I'm quite long-lived."

He chuckled to himself. If it were in his original world, he might have resigned himself to it. But now, with so many extraordinary things happening around him, it undoubtedly told him that there were many ways out.

Short-lived as he might be, he believed there must be a way to increase the lifespan limit itself. And three years was quite a long time; it wasn't something he needed to worry about for the time being.

He was somewhat puzzled now. In some of the "beginner's guides" in the system, he learned some basic information about the origin space, including information about the mission world.

There was an intriguing point in it: the space usually matches the difficulty level of the mission world according to the level of the explorer.

For someone like him, a level 1, just captured "strong young man," the difficulty level of the world would usually not exceed lv.3. But in this world, not to mention the initial difficulty level, even the highest level reached lv.40!

This was obviously abnormal.

However, Luchen didn't blame the space for bullying people. On the contrary, he was very grateful to the origin space.

Not only did it give him a second life and an opportunity to pursue the extraordinary, but he also thanked the space for throwing him into a relatively difficult world.

Because that's what makes it interesting.

He got up and walked towards the back of the martial arts hall, where there was an incense altar, with the image of the late Master "Luchen" of this world enshrined on it.

He took out three sticks of incense from the drawer beside it, lit them, looked at the unfamiliar old man's image, stood there for a few seconds, then turned and left.

Even though this was an identity arranged by the space, he still respected this kind and wise old man who devoted himself to the study of martial arts.

Picking up the documents sent by the college, he walked out of the martial arts hall without hesitation.

"Hey."

Luchen waved towards the rooftop of the martial arts hall.

No response.

"How should I address him? Senior brother, come down."

Luchen called out helplessly.

The black-haired young man on the rooftop, who had been monitoring Luchen for the past few days, looked bewildered. He had always thought that the other party hadn't noticed, but now that the other party called out so bluntly, he couldn't pretend anymore.

Through these few days of observation, he found that this incoming junior didn't show any abnormalities. He was just a bit too much of a homebody.

After getting a new phone, he immersed himself in it for several days, completely unable to see him as someone who could fight dangerous hybrids bare-handed. He was even afraid that his junior would develop internet addiction.

There were precedents for this. The college had once discovered a super A-grade hybrid species, found in a tribal village in South Africa.

Everyone had high hopes for that young man with such outstanding lineage. Such an excellent lineage should have become a sharp sword in the secret party, but after he came into contact with the outside world, he gradually fell into decline.

He became particularly addicted to online games, leading him to spend the last few years of his college life in the dormitory. With such an outstanding lineage, he ended up wasting his talent. It was truly... pitiful.

"Cassel College, Class of 04, Alchemy and Mechanical Engineering Department, Huang Tao, is this my junior?"

After coming down from the rooftop, Huang Tao introduced himself and asked.

"The college sent the plane ticket, it's for tomorrow morning, but I don't have money for transportation."

Luchen looked innocently at Huang Tao, his intentions couldn't be more obvious.

"Huh?"

Huang Tao was taken aback. He never expected that his junior, dressed in training clothes and looking like a martial arts hero, would call him down just to hitch a ride.

But what surprised him even more was the urgency of the college's arrangement for the new student's enrollment trip. Tomorrow's plane ticket? Why was it so urgent?

"Pack up."

Huang Tao said to the other specialized monitoring officers through his earpiece. Anyway, since Luchen was going to the college, their mission was considered over.

Executive Officer Hanard had previously applied for a two-week delay in returning to school for them, and now they had extra vacation time with pay. There couldn't be anything better than this.