The Era of Gods

Chapter 558: Chapter 558: The Choice Given by Commander Xie

Ten thousand Godforce Crystals are equivalent to one hundred million units of Divine Power, and Lin Xiao has not yet accumulated enough. Even the Divinity he possesses is insufficient, meaning he currently can’t split off an Incarnation of God. He’ll have to wait a while longer to gather enough Divine Power and amass some more Divinity before doing so.

Lin Xiao’s return to the Fifth War Zone Fortress was a True-Body Descend, as he temporarily could not condense an incarnation and had to personally come in his true form.

Before coming here, he had first returned to the school, mainly to register that he had achieved Divine Enthronement. From now on, he would not have to attend the various routine major classes.

After Divine Enthronement, he is considered an upper-level powerhouse of the Main World, with a different identity and status, as well as different treatment. He no longer needs to attend any classes, as he can now consult documents directly with his elevated privileges if there’s anything he doesn’t understand.

Many documents can only be accessed by True God Level Powerhouses, especially some knowledge or content that cannot be recorded in text. For instance, information directly related to Powerful Divine Power and above cannot be openly recorded on the internet or paper; it must be documented in a special way. Those below True God can neither view nor teach it.

Of course, Lin Xiao has not yet graduated.

Although normally, graduation would follow Divine Enthronement, he achieved it too quickly. He hadn’t even completely finished his freshman year when he graduated, which was unprecedented in Radiance. Thus, he is still considered a student of the school, and the Vice Chancellor said he would wait three more years to graduate alongside everyone else.

Of course, even though he can’t graduate yet, his current privileges are the same as those of graduated students who have stayed at the school.

Although this isn’t particularly useful, Lin Xiao’s main focus is now on developing in the Fifth War Zone, but he must still receive the appropriate treatment. It is a symbol of his status.

By now, he has risen to a completely different level from other elite students. Even the Dragon Emperor Wu Zhonglin, a fellow prodigy from the same illustrious list of super elites who was slightly inferior to him, is now a level below him.

No matter whether many students think he has diminished his potential by accidentally achieving enthronement too soon, at least now nobody dares to provoke him. Even those elite descendants from powerful clans would not dare challenge him. If they did, and he beat them up, nobody would come to their defense.

Not even their Clans would step forward, as True God and those below are entirely different realms.

In the Fifth War Zone, Lin Xiao met an incarnation of Commander Xie Tianyan.

Compared to when he first saw an incarnation of the Commander as a Demigod and felt nothing, now that he himself has achieved Divine Enthronement, he could feel the terrifying Divine Power possessed by Commander Xie’s incarnation. He had a strong premonition that this mere incarnation could easily crush him like an ant.

The incarnation with Super Divine Power was on par with a True Body with Medium Divine Power. It could defeat a newly enthroned god like him with ease, much like swatting a fly, even with the boost from an Ancient god body—he was simply no match for the vast power gap.

At this point, Lin Xiao understood why so many Demigods who achieve enthronement choose to remain low-profile for a while, daring to come out only after condensing an incarnation and not daring to make True-Body Descends into the Outland. The outside world was far too dangerous.

After Divine Enthronement, everything is tied to oneself. If one falls, it’s a complete downfall; without an incarnation out front as a shield, no one feels secure.

It’s also fortunate that he has an extraordinary relationship with Commander Xie. If it were any other Super War Fortress, he wouldn’t dare set foot there in his true body so rashly.

In any case, Lin Xiao had decided that unless absolutely necessary, he would only send an Incarnation of God to descend into the Outland in the future. He would never allow his True Body to descend, lest it be lost completely.

Commander Xie seemed to be unaware of Lin Xiao’s affair with his daughter. Although he had once entertained the idea, he soon forgot it amidst numerous affairs. He could see through Lin Xiao’s current strength at a glance and, patting his sturdy shoulder with admiration, said,

“The outside world rumors that you prematurely achieved Divine Enthronement by accident, which drained your potential. But from what I see, you must have been well-prepared, even condensing an Ancient god body. Your true combat power is probably no less than that of those with Weak Divine Power!”

Lin Xiao was somewhat reserved, modestly answering,

“I accidentally gained an opportunity and prematurely achieved Divine Enthronement, it was a stroke of luck!”

“Strength is strength, there is no such thing as luck.”

Rebuking him briefly, Commander Xie then changed the topic, saying,

“Since you have been enthroned, you are qualified to hold an official military position. You now have three choices. One is to elevate you to the rank of Elite Brigadier General of the Fifth War Zone, granting you the authority to establish a new battalion.”

“Your second choice is to keep your current rank of Elite Major, but remove the acting designation from your current military position and formally appoint you as Commander of the Furious Flame Battalion. With your strength and potential, and Yufei’s help, I believe you can take control of the Furious Flame Battalion.”

“The third choice is to retain your current rank and be transferred to another battalion ranked below three stars; however, if you choose this, you will need to prove yourself to all the official members of the battalion, which can be extremely difficult for a newly enthroned New God.”

Having detailed these three choices, just then Sister Xie Yufei walked in carrying tea. Commander Xie happily accepted the tea from his daughter, savored a sip, and then continued,

“Here’s my advice, consider your current abilities and choose the most suitable option for yourself, not what seems to be the best.”

He hadn’t noticed his beloved daughter sneakily making a number one gesture to Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao nodded in understanding; he actually thought the same.

Of the three options, to be honest, all are quite appealing, but the one most suitable for him, both he and Yufei agreed, was the first one, establishing a new battalion.

Establishing a new battalion is certainly troublesome, but it comes with an extremely important compensation: the military rank being promoted to Brigadier. That’s what truly matters.

The difference in rank might seem minor, just one level, but the challenge and disparity between them are beyond the understanding of ordinary people.

A Major is merely an officer at the school level, whereas a Brigadier is already a General. That slight elevation in rank makes a significant difference in status.

Field-grade military officers can certainly be considered senior officers, not to mention the highest of them, colonels, but generals in the military system are referred to as the “first rise”, and the difference can be seen from the title itself.

This level is very hard to achieve.

If I don’t take the opportunity to advance this time, who knows what kind of exceedingly difficult feats will be required for promotion next time? Next time, there might not be such a world demanding the Gaia Will’s attention to establish a Gaia Node.

“Hmm, a wise choice, this is the most suitable option for you!”

Commander Xie drank the tea brought by his daughter and said to Lin Xiao:

“The military rank promotion ceremony will be held within this year, but the rank and benefits will be advanced. Don’t worry, you should take this time to understand how to establish a war battalion from scratch and how to operate one. Additionally, you’d better consolidate an Incarnation as soon as possible, otherwise, it will be quite inconvenient.”

“I will.”

After leaving Commander Xie’s office and just stepping out of the Commander-in-chief Building, a flying car stopped in front of him. The beautiful Sister Xie Yufei, wearing sunglasses, was leaning against the car door and beckoned to him:

“Handsome, need a ride?”

Lin Xiao smiled slightly and got into the car.

No sooner had the flying car taken off than specks of starlight converged to form a shadow at the position they had just been. Commander Xie, with hands on hips and squinting eyes, watched the departing vehicle with a slightly displeased expression and snorted coldly:

“Is this kid trying to have his feet in two boats?”

On the other hand, Xie Yufei took him directly to the Fortress’s archive building. Some important internal military information was inaccessible outside and could only be found here. It was Lin Xiao’s first visit.

To establish a war battalion from nothing, one must have a stable territory; at the minimum, a group of planes including several large ones.

This is the basic foundation of the battalion, which requires so many planes to provide basic resources.

For instance, an entire large plane transformed into a farm for growing food, another large plane converted into a pasture for breeding livestock, the vast Ocean turned into a fishing ground, etc., all specifically producing various basic resources.

All major battalions, even Sons of the Divine Realm, wage wars in the Outlands to plunder various valuable rare minerals, scarce resources, populations, World Origin Force, Rules, and even civilization and history, but the basic resources constitute the foundation.

In a war battalion with so many True God Level Powerhouses, most Divine Realms within don’t have extra space for food cultivation. Many foods, meats, and fruits consumed by the Clans of half-gods or True Gods are bulk-purchased from the market. Divine Realms like Lin Xiao’s that are self-sufficient are extremely rare.

And the supplies for an entire battalion definitely cannot rely on market purchases, as it would mean the whole battalion’s throat is gripped by the market. Should the market fluctuate greatly, the whole battalion would be constrained, which is unacceptable, so a stable base is necessary. The larger the battalion, the larger the base required.

Independently creating a new battalion means that he must find a way to acquire a group of planes of no small scale.

Either buy them with money or go to the Outlands and rob them from the Natives.

Buying is definitely not an option; he can’t even afford to rent right now, so he has to resort to plunder.

After looking through the internal military materials and understanding the necessary preparations to establish a new battalion, he left and headed to Xie Yufei’s office with her.

She pressed him into a seat at her desk; she casually took out two bottles of frozen fruit juice from the refrigerator, handed him one, and leaned against the edge of the desk with her exquisite curves unabashedly before his eyes:

“If you decide to establish a new battalion, I can resign from my current military position to help you.”

Lin Xiao, admiring the round, straight, pale, tight legs before him, instinctively exclaimed:

“Don’t!”

Xie Yufei gave him a puzzled look, and he explained:

“You absolutely shouldn’t right now, or else your father will immediately realize our relationship, and then it will be troublesome.”

“Then what should we do? It’s too difficult for you to establish a battalion on your own.”

Lin Xiao waved his hand and said:

“No matter how difficult, I have to rely on myself. It’s about proving my abilities and avoiding any gossip in the future. If I perform well enough, your father’s reaction might not be too severe when he finds out about us.”

As he spoke, he extended his hand and gently placed it on her taut thigh. Xie Yufei’s body trembled slightly, and she lowered her head, biting her red lip, placing her hand on his.

He seized her hand in his, holding her slender and well-proportioned hand in his palm, which was quite attractive.

Stretching out his arms, he allowed the beauty to nestle into his embrace, and they sat together in silence…

“Ouch! Be gentle!”