Chapter 733: Chapter 728: Lingxu Inner City
Meeting Miss Salacia without further explanation, Bai Pu naturally wouldn’t press the issue, but said:
"Major General Gaia being able to enter the Gaia Group and become a core member should afford some privileges. Otherwise, with Miss Salacia’s status, she wouldn’t be impressed by this position."
Seeing the curiosity in Bai Pu’s eyes, Miss Salacia, who initially didn’t plan to elaborate, couldn’t help but say:
"Of course. The Gaia Group is a ’transcendent power’ spanning the galaxy, and it is said that its upper echelon has control over some administrative rights of Gaia’s Will! It’s undoubtedly the number one power in the Human Territory.
"Core members of the Gaia Group can enter the Tower of Babel for cultivation, which alone makes countless Awakened and Evolvers extremely envious. Besides, core members also hold a transcendent status on the Silver Heart Continent, and hardly any local forces would go against them."
Bai Pu felt a leap of joy upon this confirmation.
[After entering the Inner City District, as long as I find a Gaia Group branch, I can apply to become a core member of the Gaia Group... With Gaia Group as backing, I believe that no matter if it’s foreign Evolvers or the Burning Ash Organization, they will hold back a bit.]
However, things weren’t that simple.
Miss Salacia seemed to recall something and added: "Of course, only Evolver Level Major Generals can become core members. Awakened Major Generals are considered ’reserve members.’ But such powerful Awakened are bound to advance to Evolvers sooner or later."
Bai Pu felt a chill in his heart.
He is an Awakened, not an Evolver.
Currently, Bai Pu is at Level 8. Reaching Advanced Awakened level, the experience needed to level up is quite daunting.
It was because Bai Pu, as the Commander of the Huaxia Battle Group, won a plane war, boosting his experience greatly, that he’s barely at Level 8 perfection, nearing Level 9.
Originally, Bai Pu intended to refine himself during the Awakened stage, emulating many Awakened predecessors and entering the Ascension Plane with a perfect posture.
However, Earth now needs Bai Pu to become an Evolver.
More accurately, he needs to become an Awakened Major General!
Only by doing so can he become a core member of the Gaia Group and find beneficial backing for Earth within it.
[I don’t know if the Evolver predecessors on Earth, Discarding and Letting Go, and Lord Bailu, can reach an agreement with the Burning Ash Organization. But in any case, I need to prepare a fallback plan.]
Placing hope on others is not Bai Pu’s style.
The hovercar quickly took off and entered the Chidao.
Chidao, in full, is the "Spiritual Energy Turbulence Passage." Its principle is somewhat similar to Earth’s Star Gate passage; the spiritual energy turbulence emanating from the mountain foot propels spiritual essence material at a speed of several times the speed of sound.
Bai Pu felt weightlessness once again, this feeling brought by the complete transformation of his body into spiritual essence. Through the softly glowing window, the turbulent spiritual energy outside the hovercar surged past, the mottled shadows it cast moving beyond what can be captured by the retina.
Naturally, Bai Pu couldn’t appreciate the scenery outside the Chidao.
Such speed can only be appreciated by Evolvers—or Awakened who have cultivated a True Intent Prototype—through Thought Sense, essentially seeing with their "hearts."
The Chidao lived up to its name; it only took a few minutes for the hovercar to reach the Phase Crystal Barrier of the Inner City District.
The hovercar decelerated, releasing the spiritual essence transformation. Only then could Bai Pu, through the front window of the hovercar, see the magnificent scenery of the Inner City District.
This is a large floating city in the sky; because of its proximity, neither end of the city is visible, and it feels like the city’s shadow veils the entire sky.
Through the Phase Crystal Barrier, shadows of towers, manors, and streets could be seen indistinctly...
The hovercar slowly entered along the Chidao.
Before entering the Phase Crystal Barrier, a beam of spiritual essence scanned the hovercar’s plaque. The Chidao entrance, which was originally closed, emitted a soft green light, and the hovercar blended elegantly into the Phase Crystal Barrier like a swallow returning to the forest, leaving only faint ripples behind.
"This is the Inner City!"
If not for the embedded seat, Bai Pu would have nearly stood up. Through the front and side windows, he widened his eyes to take in the scenery within Lingshu City.
This is high up in the cloud sea, with a massive floating city in the center, surrounded by countless floating islands with clusters of buildings, forming an island chain with the floating city.
The hovercar Bai Pu was in drove into the streets of the floating city. The architectural style here was stunningly beautiful, covered with an unknown crystalline surface like fish scales, exuding comforting spiritual energy fluctuations.
On both sides of the road, towering trees and colorful flowers beautifully adorned the elegant building groups. Every few steps, there was a sight worth photographing, leaving one feeling visually overwhelmed.
The most eye-catching was the mysterious tower in the distance.
The spire pointed straight to the sky, the tower’s body flowed with a liquid metal protective layer, vaguely displaying the flashing patterns of gaseous talismans.
"That’s the Tower of Babel. Don’t worry; there will be a chance for you to visit the surrounding scenic areas later. But as for entering the main tower, forget it, even I don’t have that privilege."
Miss Salacia said with a smile, "Now, let’s go to Green City Manor, the base of our ’Silver Wind Clan.’"
...
Not all residents of Green City Manor are Green Race.
There are also many "Mixed Blood" ordinary humans like Bai Pu, busy at Green City Manor. There are cleaners, kitchen staff, gardeners... mostly Awakened.
Meanwhile, the Green Race are the owners of the manor, generally carrying themselves with elegance, conversing and sipping tea in small groups, their leisurely demeanor contrasting sharply with ordinary humans. Some Green Race serve as stewards, adept at assigning tasks with an elegant tone.
The entire Green City Manor exuded a severe sense of class separation.
However, over the past few days, Bai Pu had come to understand that class separation wasn’t unique to Green City Manor.
Rather, it’s a customary practice across the Silver Heart Continent.
Great Power falls upon individuals; the strong uphold families and provide protection. The younger generations grow into new strengths or bring in talents from outside, thus going through cycles, becoming even more powerful.
The weak, with insufficient inherent conditions, mostly cannot transcend obstacles except for a very few fortunate ones, consequently becoming weaker and poorer.
Gradually, humans on the Silver Heart Continent accepted and got accustomed to the class distinctions. Fortunately, the reputation in the ’real-world’ brings some benefits; those powerful family forces pay attention to family reputation and maintain at least a superficial friendliness towards the civilian class.
