The Era of Gods

Chapter 560: Chapter 560: A Big Piece of Fat

Everyone envies them, and jealousy is inevitable, but there’s no hatred.

Family knows their own business, and Li Jia was clear about his own capabilities; he knew he couldn’t compete for that position and, without any grudges, there was no reason to harbor hatred.

Of course, there was no need to go out of his way to please anyone; just maintaining normal relations was enough.

“It seems the Greedy Wolf Combat Team’s designation might be gone, which is a shame. Colonel Ling’s lifelong effort to build the battle group has gone to waste.”

Li Jia shook his head, expressing his pity.

“It is a pity!”

Lin Xiao deeply agreed. The original leader of the Greedy Wolf Combat Team had spent hundreds of years in the Main World to build it from scratch. No one knew how much effort that took, and now with Colonel Ling’s unforeseen demise and an ineffective successor, everything turned into an illusion.

As they chatted casually on the way, they entered the Commander-in-chief Building, encountering perhaps twenty or thirty battle groups affiliated with the Fifth War Zone along the way, mostly small four- and five-star groups, with only two three-star ones.

Major battle groups usually wouldn’t compete for the resources left by the Greedy Wolf Combat Team. Li Jia’s Dragon Elephant Combat Team was a two-star battle group, and aside from one-star groups, it was the most elite, so their purpose here was indeed related to the Greedy Wolf Combat Team, but not to compete for possessions.

Upon entering the lobby of the commander-in-chief’s building on the first floor, Li Jia gave him an encouraging hand gesture with a smile and left.

Lin Xiao hesitated in front of the transport platform and, after a long pause, finally gritted his teeth and stepped onto the platform leading to the commander-in-chief’s office.

It was a matter of life or death; running away was not a solution.

When he arrived at the commander-in-chief’s office, several assistants and secretaries smiled knowingly upon seeing him. The secretary closest to the door pressed the white button among a row on the desk, and after a short while, he came out of the office with a smile and said to Lin Xiao:

“The commander-in-chief said he’s busy today and told you to get lost!”

Lin Xiao…..

He let out an ‘oh’ and turned to leave dejectedly. The secretary cleared his throat and said:

“Oh right, leave the item.”

He pointed to a delicate box in Lin Xiao’s hand, which Xie Yufei had prepared for him, containing pastries she had made herself.

With a forced laugh, he handed over the box and left with an expressionless face amidst their peculiar stares.

As soon as he left, the secretary, holding the box, shrugged at his colleagues, and everyone instantly understood.

In the conference room, nearly thirty four- and five-star battle group leaders sat inside chatting in pairs or small groups, their eyes filled with hostility toward each other. There was limited loot from the dismantling of the Greedy Wolf Combat Team, and with so many competitors, there were bound to be inequalities in the allocation. Everyone wanted a larger share, and it was natural for them to eye each other with displeasure.

Lin Xiao sat in a corner of the conference room but kept attracting the attention of other battle group leaders.

It wasn’t that everyone knew about his affair with Xie Yufei, but rather his Divine Enthronement had been so rapid that it had set a historical record in the Main World, and everyone was quite curious.

After a while, a middle-aged man with the rank of major general on his shoulders walked in; everyone stood up. Lin Xiao had seen him before; his last name was Jin and was one of Commander Xie’s secretaries, usually referred to as Secretary Jin.

Even a matter like this warranted bothering Commander Xie personally.

It also meant that the division of the legacy left after the disbandment of the Greedy Wolf Combat Team had already been decided, and the higher-ups of the fortress had already agreed upon it; now, it was just a matter of making the announcement.

The middle-aged man glanced at everyone in the conference room and nodded at Lin Xiao when his eyes met with his, then he turned his head and announced in a grave voice:

“After deliberation by the War Zone Combat Committee, we will now start the liquidation of the domains and assets formerly belonging to the Greedy Wolf Combat Team and begin reallocating them as follows.”

“God’s Edge Battle Group will take over the number five warehouse domain and number seven pasture domain in the AX-178 Crystal Wall System that were previously under the Greedy Wolf Combat Team.”

“Shadow Fang Battle Group will take over the number four and number five farm domains in the AX-178 Crystal Wall System that were previously under the Greedy Wolf Combat Team.”

“Ba Snake Battle Group will take over the AX-178 number Crystal Wall System that was previously under the Greedy Wolf……..”

……..

Each battle group was allocated some benefits, more or less. The AX-178 Crystal Wall System was the Greedy Wolf Combat Team’s headquarters, its core base, consisting of one super-large domain and four large domains, as well as several hundred medium and small domains.

Based on the value, type, and location of these domains, the smaller domains were allocated in larger quantities at a time, while the larger ones were allocated one at a time, and the super-large domain had not been allocated yet.

As Lin Xiao listened to the allocation of each domain, the four large domains and most of the medium and small domains were quickly assigned, and he was still not called.

He was not worried, rubbing his chin and wondering if Commander Xie was planning to give him the super-large domain?

Although it was not a domain cluster, he was aware of the details surrounding that super-large domain. The Greedy Wolf Combat Team had fully developed it over hundreds of years, with several continents within the domain divided into farms and ranches, and the seas turned into fisheries. This single domain alone could support the basic resource needs of a small battle group.

With this, it would immediately solve the problem of Lin Xiao not having a foundational domain in the early stages, allowing him to recruit troops and expand his forces right away.

However, when Secretary Jin finally announced that the super-large domain was being allocated to Red Sun Battle Group, one of the only two three-star battle groups in the meeting room, Lin Xiao was taken aback.

“No way, is Commander Xie really angry?”

“That doesn’t make sense!”

He was quite surprised and a little panicked; getting nothing was a big loss, after all.

Several leaders of the combat teams who knew some of the inside story also cast surprised glances in the meeting room; they were even more surprised than Lin Xiao.

However, the astonishment in their eyes quickly faded, replaced by envy, as Secretary Jin cleared her throat and continued:

“The Giant God Combat Team will take over the CY-00801 Crystal Wall System’s Outpost Base, originally belonging to the Greedy Wolf Combat Team, including the Greedy Wolf Combat Team members temporarily stationed there and all corresponding equipment and supplies.”

“Wow!”

Everyone was shocked and looked over, their envy evident, even Lin Xiao himself was taken aback.

An Outpost Base in itself represented a powerful platform for war, no less significant than a Floating City, or rather, it was the Main World version of a super Floating City.

Just that was worth as much as any large dimension.

Not to mention it also included the members of the Greedy Wolf Combat Team stationed at the Outpost Base, which comprised of more than twenty True God Level official members, several thousand reservists, and the vast amount of materials stored there—all of these were now his.

One must know that this Outpost Base’s main objective was to conquer the CY-00801 Crystal Wall Universe. The extent of supplies prepared by the Greedy Wolf Combat Team, including a large number of war machines like the Steel Golems, Diamond Golems, and even several Rank 10 Giant God Soldiers, was unknown.

Besides that, there were also two Large Void Warships measuring over ten thousand meters each and four medium-sized Void Warships of three thousand meters, along with eighteen small Void Warships of a thousand meters and over a hundred patrol Void Ships of around three hundred meters—all assets of the Greedy Wolf Combat Team now belonged to him.

“emmm… My father-in-law really does love me!”

Lin Xiao’s smile was so wide he couldn’t contain it.

Inside the meeting room, various combat team leaders were either congratulating, envying, or being jealous with various expressions, but no dissatisfaction or questioning arose.

This was a decision that had been discussed and decided upon from above; as military personnel, they all knew that once a military order was issued, it couldn’t be changed at will, meaning this decision was final, and the newly established Giant God Combat Team got the juiciest piece of the Greedy Wolf Combat Team’s pie.

Exchanging greetings with the many congratulatory combat teams, Lin Xiao couldn’t help but grin from ear to ear.

After the meeting dispersed, he immediately went back to find Xie Yufei, and upon seeing her, he picked her up and planted a kiss on her.

“Humph!”

A cold snort, like thunder, exploded beside his ear, terrifying Lin Xiao so much that his Incarnation almost burst apart.

He hurriedly put down his girlfriend and stood at attention, not daring to move as he faced a certain direction.

Xie Yufei delicately hooked a strand of her disheveled hair and straightened her slightly wrinkled clothes, placing her hands behind her back and tilting her head as she haughtily huffed:

“Dad…”

“Humph!”

The same snort, but much softer this time; Commander Xie Tianyan’s voice rang in Lin Xiao’s ears:

“Listen up, brat, don’t say I didn’t give you a chance. Within a year, go to the CY-00801 Outpost Base. I’m giving you twenty years in the Main World. If you fully conquer the CY-00801 Crystal Wall Universe within twenty Main World years, I’ll agree to let you be with my daughter. Otherwise, go back from where you came.”

“Moreover, you already have another girlfriend; you’re thinking of having your cake and eating it too, huh? With such meager abilities, all you think about are such delights. If you want my daughter, you’ll have to break it off with the other. My daughter will not share a husband with other women.”

“Dad…”

Before Lin Xiao could speak, Xie Yufei began employing her coquettish tactics:

“What are you saying? Don’t you also have my mom and my stepmom?”

“Hm?”

A strong sense of pressure suddenly appeared out of nowhere, followed by Commander Xie laughing out of extreme anger:

“It seems a daughter can’t be kept at home for long; you’ve just started speaking up for him, and you’re not even ashamed of sharing a husband with another woman. Fine, kid, you want them both, I’ll grant it. If you can ascend to Powerful Divine Power within a hundred years in the Main World, then I’ll recognize your relationship. Otherwise, forget it!”

Lin Xiao…

The sense of pressure slowly faded, presumably with Commander Xie’s departure. Xie Yufei approached him gracefully, lifted his chin with her finger, and chuckled:

“Worried about what? Isn’t this exactly what you were hoping for?”

“Even though it is what I’m hoping for, I didn’t expect it to come to a head this soon!”

He had planned to wait until he was stronger before bringing up the matter; it would have been easier to talk about then. Now that his girlfriend had directly confronted it, the pressure was quite immense.

Ascending to Powerful Divine Power within a hundred years in the Main World wasn’t just difficult, it was extraordinarily so.

While Sons of the Divine Realm possess strength far surpassing that of indigenous True Gods, their path to ascension is much harder than that of the indigenous True Gods.

Even for indigenous True Gods aiming for ascension to Powerful Divine Power, despite the world level allowing for it, the challenge is immense. Just take the renowned Toriel Multiverse, where Powerful Divine Power beings number only a few dozen, and that’s in a top-tier Crystal Wall Universe.

Though the Main World has more beings of Powerful Divine Power, the challenge of ascension is even greater; the current beings of Powerful Divine Power in the Main World are the result of billions of years of accumulation.

For Lin Xiao, ascending to Powerful Divine Power wasn’t hard; he had enough confidence in himself, but to ascend within a hundred years in the Main World not only required exceptional abilities but also extraordinary luck to encounter opportunities that could greatly enhance his Divine Power. The uncertainty was far too great.