Chapter 20: Evolver Association, Unexpected Encounter

Shuiyue Community, Residence No. 32.

Underground training room.

"Right now, there isn't any sense of oppression at all."

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged with deep eyes, thinking to himself.

In the Martial Dao World, after he stepped into the Carefree Realm,

he sensed an oppression coming from the unknown.

It was as if a whale had beached, making his entire body uncomfortable.

But right now, he had no such feeling.

"Is it because of the difference in the world's upper limits?"

Lin Yuan speculated in his heart.

The upper limit of the Martial Dao World was obviously far lower than that of the Main World.

This point could be seen from the huge gap in time flow rates.

Lin Yuan was at the unprecedented Carefree Realm,

which, to the Martial Dao World, was perhaps approaching its true upper limit,

causing him to be suppressed and rejected by the world.

But to the Main World, even if it wasn't the starting point,

it still had a long way to go from the true upper limit of the world.

At least as far as Lin Yuan knew, those truly powerful Evolvers in the Cosmic Human Alliance

could easily cross the starry sky with their Physical Body and destroy stars with a flick of a finger.

In the two-million-plus years of the Star Sea Calendar, Human Civilization was able to step out of its mother planet, sweep across all directions of alien races, and occupy the vast and boundless Star Domain,

in addition to having three Ultimate intelligent goddesses for unified coordination,

extremely powerful individual Evolvers also made indelible contributions.

Having recovered his full strength and adapted for a moment, Lin Yuan connected his consciousness to the Virtual World.

Over the past few days, aside from refining the 'Advanced Nutrient Solution',

Lin Yuan would occasionally enter the Virtual World to explore.

Canglan Star Virtual World, Residential Area.

Lin Yuan's figure appeared on a street.

People passed by from time to time.

On the seats in the corners, a few figures would occasionally gather to chat and converse.

Glancing over, there were at least dozens of figures on this residential street.

Lin Yuan was long used to this.

Although ordinary people did not have the authority to connect to the Virtual World,

Canglan Star had a population base of as many as fifty billion.

Even if there was one Second-Class Citizen out of every five hundred thousand citizens, the number of Second-Class Citizens on the entire Canglan Star exceeded one hundred thousand.

In fact, generally one Second-Class Citizen could be produced out of every two to three hundred thousand people, and the true number of Second-Class Citizens on Canglan Star was already approaching three hundred thousand.

This was just Second-Class Citizens; Evolvers also possessed the authority to connect to the Virtual World.

Moreover, the number of Evolvers was far greater than the number of Second-Class Citizens.

After all, there were many ways to become an Evolver—normal ones, abnormal ones, mutated ones, genetic ones, and so on.

Of course, the large number of Evolvers was relative to Second-Class Citizens.

Compared to normal citizens, Evolvers were still extremely rare, averaging about one out of several thousand people.

Lin Yuan casually walked into a bar in the residential area, sat in a corner, and ordered a cocktail.

"This texture…"

Lin Yuan took a sip, his expression slightly amazed.

If he hadn't clearly perceived his external body, Lin Yuan would have almost thought he had come to the real world.

"No wonder the Goddess of Wisdom restricts the access permissions to the Virtual World."

"Such clear sensory simulation is bound to be built on giant servers. If anyone could connect, the cost would be terrifyingly high."

Lin Yuan sat in the bar for a while before exiting the Virtual World.

"Since my strength has recovered, I should go to the Evolver Association as soon as possible to register and get the Evolver certificate."

The Cosmic Human Alliance exercised extremely strict control over Evolvers; even unranked Evolvers had to register as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan immediately contacted the city's Evolver Association and booked a registration time for tomorrow.

For official organizations like the Evolver Association, it was best to make an appointment in advance.

The next day.

Lin Yuan made a trip home.

Over the past few days, Lin Yuan had not lived at home under the pretext of becoming an Evolver and needing to receive official training.

At the dining table, mother Lu Qiong seemed to recall something and said, "Xiaoyuan, aren't you an Evolver? Old Lin loves to show off usually, so he talked about this matter in the relatives' group chat."

"Quite a few relatives heard about it and want to hold a family banquet so everyone can get together, celebrate, and incidentally take a look at you."

"That relatives' group chat…"

Lin Yuan glanced at his father, Lin Shoucheng.

In the interstellar era, the concept of clans had long faded, but human relations and worldly sophistication still remained.

Lin Yuan becoming an Evolver was a major event that crossed social classes, far more reliable than getting admitted to some Higher Academy.

Being admitted to a Higher Academy did not mean you would definitely stand out. Millions of students graduated from Higher Academies every year, but how many finally found satisfying jobs?

But Evolvers were different; even if they were just unranked Evolvers, there were plenty of companies and financial conglomerates willing to recruit them with high salaries.

If in the future he was fortunate enough to become a ranked Evolver, that would be even more like a carp leaping through the Dragon Gate.

Originally, Lin Yuan's family was just an ordinary household, occupying a dispensable position among relatives, but now that Lin Yuan had become an Evolver, everything was different.

No one could guarantee that they wouldn't have a time in the future when they needed to beg Lin Yuan, this Evolver.

Sometimes, begging others wasn't shameful; what was shameful was not even being able to find someone to beg.

"Uncle Nian helped me before. He wants everyone to get together, and I couldn't refuse."

Father Lin Shoucheng had a wry smile full of bitterness on his face.

He had only bragged a few words in the group chat, never expecting that someone would actually step forward to organize it.

"It's fine, I'll be there during the family banquet."

Lin Yuan knew what his parents meant—they were simply worried that he wouldn't be able to attend due to matters.

If even Lin Yuan, the protagonist, wasn't present, what would be the point of holding a family banquet?

"Family banquet?"

"What family banquet?"

"Is there anything delicious to eat?"

Little sister Lin Yi instantly perked up, blinking her large eyes as she asked.

After finishing the meal and coming out of the house,

Lin Yuan planned to go to the Evolver Association to collect his certificate.

Not long after walking, Lin Yuan received a phone call.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Lin?"

A female voice came from the other end of the phone, asking somewhat cautiously.

"I am."

Lin Yuan nodded.

"I'm from the Evolver Association. Yesterday, Mr. Lin applied to come over for registration today—"

"At the time, I didn't know that Mr. Lin was a Second-Class Citizen, so I didn't make it clear. According to the association's regulations, any Second-Class Citizen coming to handle matters needs to be picked up and dropped off by dedicated personnel."

The female voice on the other end of the phone was almost crying with anxiety.

The Second-Class Citizens in Dongning City were just those few, and they all knew the president of the Evolver Association, directly going through the president when handling matters.

As such a minor employee, where would she have ever come into contact with any Second-Class Citizens?

Yesterday, when she received Lin Yuan's application, she was busy with other things and didn't take it seriously. When she entered Lin Yuan's citizen ID number this morning, she shockingly discovered he was a Second-Class Citizen.

Because of this matter, it even drew the attention of her supervisor, who asked what demands this Second-Class Citizen had and instructed that they must be met as much as possible.

"It's fine."

Lin Yuan shook his head and said.

He hadn't lost anything anyway.

"Then where is Mr. Lin currently? I'll immediately arrange for someone to pick you up."

The female voice on the other end finally breathed a sigh of relief. If Lin Yuan fussed over her service attitude, there was no doubt she would be fired the next day, and the reason would be written into her file.

By then, not a single enterprise group would be willing to hire her. After all, despising high-Rank citizens was stepping on the bottom line no matter where it was placed.

"I am currently at…"

Lin Yuan hesitated for a moment before stating his current location.

Having someone pick him up was also convenient, and it could save him some taxi fare.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Yuan casually found a coffee shop by the roadside to wait.

However.

Not long after,

a voice suddenly came from beside him:

"Lin Yuan, what are you doing here?"