Chapter 81: Infinite Surprises

Lin Lei returned to the Star Alliance Guard station, and just as he walked out of the Sky Shuttle, he found that there were already over a dozen people waiting on the platform.

Yan Siyu was among them; her face was still somewhat pale, and the exhaustion in her expression had not completely faded. It was clear how much damage the Saint’s Curse had done to her body; even the medical technology of the Watcher Civilization could not restore her physical condition to the best state for a while.

As soon as she saw Lin Lei’s figure, she ran towards him and threw herself into his arms, passionately offering him a sweet kiss.

This welcome was certainly enthusiastic enough, but with a beauty in his arms, and it being Yan Siyu, whom Lin Lei did not resist, he didn’t care about the crowd watching.

He kissed her back intensely, feeling Yan Siyu’s tender and delicious red lips, and for a moment, it felt like a fire was burning in his heart.

Alright, this really depressed Li Yi, who was following behind Lin Lei. He sullenly said to Li Dasong, “If I’d known, I would have walked at the front. Maybe Yan Siyu would have thrown herself into my arms now.”

Li Dasong rolled his eyes at him: “You must be dreaming. If you keep indulging in Old Xiao’s theories for your whole life, you’re going to stay a bachelor forever.”

Lin Lei didn’t care about these two guys who were bored out of their minds complaining. He kissed Yan Siyu for nearly ten minutes before letting her go. Only then did the heartstrings that had been tense on Montokas Star truly relax.

A woman’s tenderness is indeed a harbor for a man’s soul.

Yan Siyu’s face flushed with a delicate rosy color, yet her misty eyes held crystal-like tears: “Lei, why are you so silly, so silly!”

“Don’t worry, Siyu, I came back safely, that’s enough.” Lin Lei held Yan Siyu in his broad chest, and only then did he have the time to look up and observe the few people who had been waiting patiently not far away.

Among this group, the aura of three people was noticeably more majestic. Their appearances looked like they were merely middle-aged, but they all had a pair of old, indifferent eyes. Based on Lin Lei’s understanding of level eleven civilizations, the actual ages of these three people were at least over a hundred years old.

Among the three, one was an Aostarian, and one was a Yustarian. Through various subtle physical features, Lin Lei could easily recognize their races. The last one had an unusually tall figure, standing a full two meters high. His face looked very rugged, with a square nose, wide eyes, and thick eyebrows. This must be the legendary Starlonian.

Similarly, Yuan Shanxing was also in the crowd, but he was hidden behind the three, appearing very inconspicuous.

“The three people at the front are the highest leaders of the Andromeda Star Alliance Guard. Lei, try to seize the opportunity later.” Yan Siyu’s voice directly rang in Lin Lei’s mind. At the same time, she raised her head and playfully winked at Lin Lei.

Lin Lei immediately understood Yan Siyu’s meaning. This girl from Ao Star deeply understood his ideal of restoring his clan. She was also constantly thinking for him, seriously seizing every opportunity for him. This unspoken kindness landed in Lin Lei’s heart, leaving only emotion.

He couldn’t help but tighten his arm, responded with a smile on his face, and his eyes revealed true tenderness, the kind between lovers, not friends.

Yan Siyu was stunned for a moment, and then the most beautiful flower in the world bloomed on her face. Her mood became incredibly joyful.

Then she broke free from Lin Lei’s embrace and stood obediently behind him. Now they were in a public place, and Lin Lei still had serious business to attend to.

Seeing that the release of emotion between this young couple was finished, the three Star Alliance Guard leaders walked over to Lin Lei, and the group behind them immediately followed.

The first to speak was the tall Starlonian. His voice was very deep, but the tone was mellow: “Young man, seeing your eyes, I know you have experienced many things. Similarly, I also saw an unyielding fighting soul within them. You are very good!”

“I am flattered by your praise.” Lin Lei slightly bowed to pay his respects.

“No, I am just stating the facts. We have seriously watched all your battle holographic images and witnessed your growth process. Of course, there are some mysterious and difficult points, such as the fact that in many life-and-death moments, you could erupt with very powerful strength that defied common logic. Regarding this, can you give me an explanation? Of course, this is not an order, just a request.”

There was no racial prejudice in this Starlonian’s eyes, and his words carried no condescending tone. This attitude at least gained Lin Lei’s favor.

However, the System was his absolute secret. Even if Lin Lei wanted to say it, he couldn’t. He could only half-truthfully say: “Of course, I don’t even know what happened myself. Every time I reached a life-and-death moment, my consciousness would blur. What happened during those times was told to me by others. Perhaps you can use some means to scan my body to resolve our doubts.”

Lin Lei was not worried at all that the System inside his body would be discovered by scientific means. He didn’t know how the System did it, but even the technology of the Watcher Civilization could not discover its existence, which had already been proven before.

The Starlonian fell silent for a moment before answering: “Detection is not necessary. The reason we three old fellows came this time is because the Star Alliance has produced the most powerful warrior in history. Young man, the Saints of the Andromeda Galaxy have always been the nightmare of Star Alliance warriors. You independently killed five Saints this time, and you have become our pride!”

Before Lin Lei could speak, the Yustarian beside him interjected: “You are called Lin Lei, right? We are the leaders of the Star Alliance Guard, but we are also members of the Star Alliance Council of Elders. We all know the goal you have been working hard for. How about this? You come with us to the highest conference room of the Star Alliance Guard first. If you have any requests, you can discuss them with us freely.”

“What about my friends?” Lin Lei was excited in his heart, but he didn’t forget Old Xiao and the others behind him.

The Aostarian on the side spoke up: “Let them go together.”

It wasn’t until the group was teleported to the highest conference room of the Star Alliance Guard that Lin Lei believed all of this was real. The Star Alliance was really prepared to give him a heavyweight promise.

In the conference room, the Starlon Elder was the first to speak again: “This time, you killed seven Saints of the Andromeda Galaxy. This group of guys who are extremely proficient in using energy will definitely come for real, so Star A can’t stay here anymore. We must return to the Galaxy, but we have certainly made a huge profit.”

“Alright, let’s get back to the main topic.” The Yustarian Elder clapped his hands, interrupting the Starlonian’s rambling: “Lin Lei, before this, the Star Alliance needs to make an agreement with you. You state your requirements, and our Star Alliance will correspondingly state the contributions you need to make to the Star Alliance to achieve these requirements. For killing the Saints of the Andromeda Galaxy this time, we will award 100 Contribution Points for each one. What do you think?”

Lin Lei’s group killed a total of seven Saints, which was 700 Contribution Points. Converted to Galactic Universal Currency, that was a full 350 million. Leaving aside a terrestrial planet for now, at least the money for a Yu-B Grade super large spaceship was there.

The Yustarian Elder spoke very fairly, so Lin Lei nodded in agreement. Lin Lei had always worked hard for the ideal of restoring his clan, but when truly facing the opportunity, he found he didn’t know where to start.

Never mind, the most important things were to let the Earthlings get rid of their status as prisoners of war of the Layite People, and to own a habitable terrestrial planet. As for other development, Lin Lei didn’t believe that among hundreds of thousands of humans, not a single talent in this area could be found.

And for a terrestrial planet, the most suitable for humans could only be Earth. Putting aside the environment, the place of human origin was Earth. Earth had the alternation of day and night, the changes of seasons, and the gravitational environment that best suited human bodies. These were things other planets could not provide.

After a long while, Lin Lei stood up and said solemnly: “I would like the Star Alliance to cancel the status of Earthling prisoners of war on Mote Planet, and help purify the nuclear radiation pollution on Earth.”

As soon as these words came out, excitement appeared in the eyes of Old Xiao, Li Yi, and Li Dasong. Earth, what two nostalgic words they were.

The three Star Alliance Elders fell silent, but from their subtle movements, it could be seen that they were currently discussing and communicating through a mental communication skill.

Less than ten minutes passed, but the four Earthlings present felt like it was years. Li Yi’s forehead even broke out in sweat.

On the surface, Lin Lei still sat there looking calm, but the bulging veins on his tightly clenched hands revealed the anxiety in his heart.

Yan Siyu, sitting beside him, could only tightly hold Lin Lei’s arm, giving him silent support.

Finally, the three Star Alliance Elders ended their discussion, and the Ao Star Elder announced the result.

At this moment, Lin Lei took a deep breath, Old Xiao also tightly bit his lower lip, while Li Yi and Li Dasong stood up involuntarily, waiting for the Ao Star Elder’s verdict.

“Lin Lei, as a newly rising super warrior, your conditions are a bit numerous, but as an Earthling, what you said is beyond reproach. So, to achieve the first condition, the Earthlings must provide certain economic compensation to the Layite People; as for the second condition, the Star Alliance will dispatch professional planetary transformation personnel free of charge to carry out ecological restoration for Earth, this original Life Planet. The restoration time will be one year.”

Lin Lei suppressed the excitement in his heart, but his tone involuntarily trembled slightly: “Then what do I need to give to the Star Alliance! Also, during this year of ecological restoration, where should the Earthlings, who have regained their legal status, live?”

The Starlonian said: “We can discuss these matters after we return to the Galaxy. But young man, I am sure you must serve in the Star Alliance Guard for at least ten years, and dangerous missions will come one after another. It is not too late for you to regret it now. As for the arrangement of the Earthlings, there are many neutral civilizations in the Galaxy. As long as you are willing to spend money, you can still rent a place for the Earthlings to live temporarily. That depends on you.”

Compared to the fate of the entire race, what did serving for ten years count for? What did executing dangerous missions count for? What did the humiliating condition of agreeing to compensate the Layite People for economic losses count for? All of this was worth it!

And as for the Layite People, let them gloat for now. In the future, the Earthlings would definitely take everything back!

Lin Lei stood up and bowed deeply to the three Star Alliance Elders: “Thank you to the three of you. I fully accept the Star Alliance’s conditions!”