The Snowman Bar was located in the central region of the Snowy Valley. Dozens of giant snowmen that never melted were piled up around the bar.
These snowmen were heroes that the Astral Beasts of the Sea of Constellations were familiar with. Some of them were already dead, while others were still alive.
Lin Zhen arrived at the bar. There was no one at the door, so he pushed it open and entered.
Like many other bars, the atmosphere inside was very lively. The Astral Beasts that were not cultivating were currently in their human forms, loitering around the bar.
The middle area was occupied by the stronger Astral Beasts, who were shouting and yelling. The effect of alcohol made them look like they were talking without thinking.
Lin Zhen saw a Cosmic Octopus that had transformed into its eight long legs. It held a wine glass in one hand and was having a drinking contest with four or five people. There were also people cheering beside them.
Lin Zhen found Suzanne and the other two in a corner.
Seeing Lin Zhen coming over, Ibu immediately stood up and greeted, "Lin Zhen, over here!"
Lin Zhen walked over and sat between Vierry and Ibu. Opposite him was Suzanne.
Before Suzanne could say anything after sitting down, a tall man came to their table with a wine glass and said to her, "Miss Suzanne, I heard that you guys killed three bastards from the Northern Regions Alliance today. Well done. Here's a toast to you. I'm sorry for looking down on your team."
Suzanne stood up with a smile and said, "Big Brother Ranka, this is actually nothing."
The two clinked their glasses and drank. Ranka said, "Those bastards from the Northern Regions Alliance, I've long hated them. They ruined so many of our plans. You have to tell me how you three killed them. Many people want to hear your story."
Suzanne hesitated for a while before sending Ranka away.
Vierry and Ibu's expressions were extremely awkward. After Ranka left, the two of them sighed in relief.
Suzanne sat down and said to Lin Zhen with a burning face, "Lin Zhen, I'm very sorry. We purposely took the blame for killing the Northern Regions Alliance. It was actually you …"
Lin Zhen waved his hand and said, "I didn't take it to heart at all."
Hearing that Lin Zhen didn't take it to heart, Suzanne sighed in relief. However, she still said apologetically, "Vierry and Ibu didn't agree with my actions, but I had my own considerations.... Our team's overall strength. Vierry and Ibu have been with me for so long, but we didn't get anything good out of it. It's all because I'm useless as the team Leader. Killing the enemies. Although it doesn't seem like it, to me … it is useful...
... I'd like to hear the details. "Lin Zhen's interest was piqued.
"You're not the team Leader, so you don't know some things. But you do know that we're about to explore the map, right?"
Lin Zhen nodded slightly.
"When exploring a new map, if a team doesn't have enough merit points, they won't be able to enter the map. The warden will select teams with merit points to enter. I want to bring them along with me to explore the map, so the merit of this kill is a must."
Lin Zhen finally understood. So it was because of this. If that was the case, Suzanne wasn't too bad after all.
However, if the team wasn't strong enough, forcefully entering the map might not be a good thing.
Suzanne obviously knew this as well. She said to Lin Zhen, "I called you here today mainly to discuss this matter. If you don't have any other team and want to participate in the exploration, then it's best if you can join our team. The standard Sea of Constellations teams consists of four people. It's fate that brought us together. I hope you'll seriously consider it."
Lin Zhen pondered for a moment. "How are we going to split the loot?"
"We'll split it according to our contributions. Those who contribute the most should get the best. We have a plan here."
As she spoke, Suzanne handed a plan to Lin Zhen. Lin Zhen looked it over and felt that it was fair and reasonable.
Suzanne would provide transportation and energy blocks, but she would take a small portion of the ordinary loot. This was normal.
As for the real treasures, they would split it according to their contributions. This way, Lin Zhen wouldn't have to worry about anything.
Although Suzanne and the other two weren't particularly strong, they weren't weak either.
Last time, Lin Zhen had taken advantage of the element of surprise when he killed the members of the Northern Regions Alliance. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to succeed so easily.
"Lin Zhen, the exploration will begin in ten years. We plan to depart in nine and a half years, so we'll be able to make it in half a year. During this time, the three of us will be going into closed-door cultivation."
"Oh, you're going into closed-door cultivation?"
"Yes, Suzanne's research on the Boundary Formation Art is at a critical stage. If she can succeed in these nine years, her strength will definitely improve by leaps and bounds. It will be of great help to our operation this time."
Lin Zhen didn't experience Suzanne's Boundary Formation Art. However, since the members of the Northern Regions Alliance wanted to obtain it, it meant that this ability was definitely not simple.
Ibu and Vierry also had to work harder. Although they might not be able to become Superior Gods during this time, the more strength they had, the more certainty they had.
"Come, let's celebrate together. Let's hope that our team can return with a full harvest in this operation!"
The four of them raised their glasses and clinked. Lin Zhen had officially joined the team.
*****
After drinking some wine, Lin Zhen returned to his snow cave.
Lin Zhen had to make full use of these nine years to cultivate.
Nine years wasn't a long time, but it wasn't a short time, either. It wasn't enough for Lin Zhen to practice a fifth-tier Life Gene, but it was enough for him to learn the stacking skills Old Man Lone Star had taught him.
After returning to the snow cave, Lin Zhen opened up the layering techniques.
As soon as he did so, Lin Zhen was immediately attracted by Lonely Star Fishing Old Man's technique.
"With the momentum of one punch, unleash the power of two punches. This is called layering!"
*****
News of the exploration of the volcanoes had spread throughout the surrounding areas.
Every faction was very enthusiastic about exploring a treasure land. If they could obtain some powerful treasures, they might be able to add a Divine King level combatant to their faction. This was something that no one could ignore.
One by one, the teams of gods began to prepare for the big fight that would take place ten years later.
The Sakura Alliance was an alliance that was on par with the Northern Regions Alliance.
The alliance had formed a new team. The new member was also Lin Zhen's old acquaintance, Ayagus.
As a mid-stage highgod, Ayagus was very welcomed here.
The team he was in was also very powerful. The other three were all highgods.
Almost all the highgods here had broken through on their own. The Divine Crystal Gods didn't have much status in the Sea of Constellations, so no one valued them.
At this moment, Ayagus was discussing the situation with his teammates.
The late-stage highgod captain, Gu Lie, said, "I heard that a few days ago, the Northern Regions Alliance suffered a setback. A few of them were killed by those brainless Astral Beasts. They set up a trap, but it was disrupted by a new Black Hole Beast from the Astral Beasts' side."
"Black Hole Beast! Does such a thing really exist? I thought the Black Hole Beasts had gone extinct long ago, "a highgod said.
"It really does exist. I heard that it's only a Lower God, but it's very strong. Who knows, we might encounter it in this exploration."
When Ayagus heard the name of the Black Hole Beast, his eyes lit up.
Black Hole Beast … It was Lin Zhen!
Lin Zhen, who had eight Sovereign's Imperial Jade Seals!
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