The Era of Gods

Chapter 533: Chapter 533: Seeing the Girlfriend Again

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Her decision proved to be very wise. The Temple Area covered the two profoundly important classes of Priest and Paladin. Whether in dungeon raids, large-scale warfare, or team PvP combat, healers and MTs are essential. Controlling the top resources of these two classes brought astonishing benefits, even surpassing those of the Mage classes in the Magic Area.

The most attractive aspect for elite players was the advanced job of Holy Apostle brought about by the Duron Remnant.

It was an advancement from either Priest or Paladin, combining the strengths of both roles. It was stronger than ordinary classes but slightly weaker than elite classes.

Simply put, the Holy Apostle was like a combination of Divine Shepherd and defensive Paladin, slightly enhanced—that is, a combination of a Divine Shepherd with greater healing capacity and a defensive Paladin with higher resistance, incredibly powerful.

The most important thing was that the path to this advanced class was entirely controlled by the Temple Area. Unlike elite jobs that were rare, with maybe one or two players qualifying to exchange for one each month, ten slots for this advanced job opened each month, half of which were in Shen Yuexin’s hands.

Out of the remaining five slots, two were given to Wu Zhonglin, and of the last three, two were divided among all the other powers, leaving one to be publicly auctioned to all players.

Even though she owned the Temple Area, she couldn’t monopolize such a rare class. Securing half was already very good.

Moreover, even though the slots were released, they weren’t free, requiring a significant amount of resources in exchange.

Year after year, the wealth accumulated by the Moon Soar Guild grew increasingly vast, and its power stronger. The dissatisfaction among the powers being choked had also grown day by day. They felt that the Moon Soar Guild’s monopoly on these benefits for so many years was inappropriate, and more and more forces publicly expressed their desire to change the distribution rules.

“It’s not up to them to say what’s appropriate. We don’t need to pay attention to them!”

Inside the grand hall of the Holy Temple, Shen Yuexin sat expressionless at the head, listening. Behind her stood two Leader-template Holy Paladins, while below were over a dozen core players reporting on the guild’s operation and the fortress situation for the month.

Although she was a woman, with decades of power in her hands, she managed both guild affairs and fortress administration with order and conviction. She handled the overt and covert struggles from various powers with skillful tactics, gaining convincing and sufficient prestige over the decades.

Despite the turbulent undercurrents outside, the guild internally remained very stable.

This type of report took place once a month, with over a dozen influential guild leaders who controlled substantial resources reporting the guild’s development and other matters, waiting for her directives.

She read through the paper documents intently, simultaneously considering the recent reports from her subordinates. After contemplating for a moment, she said,

“However, I think they definitely won’t let it go. In half a month, it will be the annual main city shareholders meeting, and they will surely make their move there.”

After pondering for a moment, she looked up to one of the women dressed in a snow-white Priest robe with a delicate face and said,

“Snow Lady, contact Dragon Emperor, Lonely City, Yue Lingzhi, and a few other Great Lords, and tell them I’d like to invite them to meet tomorrow!”

The woman named Snow Lady immediately responded,

“Dragon Emperor returned to the Expeditionary Army Fortress a while ago. It’s said that he found traces of Children of Nightmare players in the Underground World of the Hellfire Plains and went to investigate.”

“Hmm?”

She keenly detected the significance of this information and promptly asked,

“When was this discovered? How many Children of Nightmare players are involved?”

The presence of Children of Nightmare players in the heartland of Human Forces was not a good sign, especially since the number one expert of the Human Camp personally stepped in, indicating it was more than just a couple of Children of Nightmare players—it was extremely serious.

Snow Lady shook her head,

“From the information we’ve gathered so far, there’s a group of Children of Nightmare who have appeared in the Underground World beneath the Hellfire Plains. Several player teams exploring the Underground World were ambushed. As you know, the Under World of Outland is even more dangerous than the surface and is quite xenophobic. We’ve hardly explored it over the decades, so no one knows what lies deep within. If the Children of Nightmare have a way to bypass the frontlines and enter deeper into the Underground World, it will be very difficult for us to track them down.”

Shen Yuexin tapped her slender fingers on the table surface lightly, her exquisite face frowning in thought, making her look very pitiable, but no one dared to harbor such thoughts.

Most of the guild leadership present were elites of Radiance, and they all knew that her boyfriend was Lin Xiao.

In both reality and this world, Lin Xiao had proven his potential and strength. Coupled with her own status and means, those who previously harbored ideas have now all been dismissed.

At this point, another man clad in plate armor spoke,

“Perhaps we could intensify our exploration of the Underground World, sending an elite force to venture in, but right now, what’s most crucial for us is to preserve the guild’s interests in the main city. This is the pressing issue at hand.”

Snow Lady added,

“Based on the data we have now, about one-third of the seventeen Great Lords have been persuaded, one-third remain neutral, and one-third are on friendly terms with us. Compared to last year, two Great Lords are gradually distancing themselves from us.”

She said to Shen Yuexin,

“It’s predictable that as time goes on, the number of Great Lords growing distant from us will increase. Ultimately, it’s because the interests we hold are too significant. Our hold over such crucial interests is due to the former guild leader, as well as his relationship with them. But with the former leader absent for decades, even the best of relations fade over time, not to mention when significant interests are involved. So…”

She paused before saying,

“We need to prepare early, or…”

“Or what?”

“Or we could consider giving up some of the benefits. But that’s just treating the symptoms, not the cause. Human nature is greedy, and once they get the first… No, wait, that sound…”

The voice abruptly stopped, and Snow Lady quickly looked up, her expression instantly becoming as shocked as everyone else’s.

Suddenly, an unfamiliar man appeared before Shen Yuexin with an outstretched palm, and Shen Yuexin showed a shyness they hadn’t seen in her for decades. Her stunning face bloomed for the mysterious man’s sudden appearance, a moment of beauty that was captivating.

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And then something even crazier happened, they saw her stretch out her slender, fair hand and place it in the man’s palm, allowing him to hold it. Everyone who saw this scene was as incredulous as if they had witnessed the undead.

But those present were all elites, with super-fast reactions, and quickly someone exclaimed:

“It’s President Lin Xiao!”

“President Lin Xiao is back?”

“When did he return?”

The crowd buzzed with discussion, with several who had never seen him looking on curiously.

Lin Xiao smiled and waved, holding his girlfriend’s hand and said:

“I’m off today, let’s talk about anything tomorrow.”

After he spoke, a flash of light, and he and Shen Yuexin both vanished, leaving behind over a dozen high-ranking guild members looking at each other before gathering to gossip excitedly.

“President Lin looks so-so, how could Shen Yuexin with her stunning beauty and charm, considering her looks, temperament, and figure, even in real life, there aren’t many who can match her, including those famous beauties, and her abilities are exceptional, why would she fancy him?”

“Do you even need to ask why?”

Snow Lady looked at them with contempt:

“Are all you men so shallow? What’s the use of being handsome? President Lin is so outstanding in reality, with a promising future. I would also be willing to find a boyfriend like him, and besides, he’s not bad looking.”

Everyone…..

Lin Xiao didn’t hear this conversation because he had already returned to the Demon Suppression Fortress with his girlfriend, but if he had, he would definitely have given this girl a thumbs up and praised her for having good taste.

Walking arm in arm with his girlfriend through the now level six Demon Suppression Fortress, the odd thing was that players passing by didn’t notice them.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

His girlfriend looked at him astonishingly, momentarily forgetting to pull away his mischievous hands that were improperly placed on her chest and slender waist.

“It’s simple, we are currently not on the same spatial plane as them.”

She looked puzzled:

“What do you mean we’re not on the same spatial plane? Aren’t we in this world right now?”

“You could say that, but that’s not entirely correct. Think of it as a unique rule of this world. Anyway, they can’t see us now.”

After listening to his explanation, Shen Yuexin seemed to think of something and suddenly her cheeks reddened.

Lin Xiao burst into laughter, wrapped his hands around her slender waist, and slowly moved downwards along the striking curves. The beauty within his arms bit her red lips lightly and, going limp, collapsed into his embrace, full of his arms.

Supporting the beauty’s soft and exquisitely shaped body with his own to prevent her from falling, he relished the indescribable wonderful touch, cupped the beauty’s flushed, burning cheeks in his hands, and without hesitation, lowered his head and kissed her deeply.

The beauty, with a soft moan, wrapped her arms around him, closed her eyes, and surrendered to his harvest.

As a few players passed by the fortress gate, someone suddenly exclaimed:

“Why is it so warm here?”

The surprise made Shen Yuexin snap out of it. Even if no one could see them, she was too embarrassed to lift her head.

The next second, the space before them shifted, and when they reappeared, they were inside the core castle of the fortress. Lin Xiao laid the beauty on the bed, excitedly rubbed his hands and started to unbutton her shirt, but she put her hand up to stop him. He asked in surprise:

“What’s wrong?”

With a shy look, she shook her head and said:

“It’s not right.”

Fearing he might misunderstand, she quickly explained:

“It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that my dad doesn’t approve.”

“Ah!”

Lin Xiao was taken aback and instinctively looked up at the sky. At that moment, he seemed to feel an unfriendly gaze from some father-in-law.

At the same time, he vaguely felt that something was amiss, or rather, he felt that something bad was about to happen, but couldn’t pinpoint what it was.

She gently embraced him and buried her face in his chest, whispering:

“My dad said that we can’t do that until you formally marry me.”

Lin Xiao… was torn between laughter and tears, and his desire vanished in an instant.

This father-in-law was surely too much, able to watch from such a distance, but he believed it was true. If he were to defy this and try, there would certainly be a catastrophe of a father-in-law beating his son-in-law across boundaries.