Chapter 548: Chapter 235: Law Item, the Time-Suppressing Fragment

His words struck like a thunderclap from the heavens, exploding in the minds of all the geniuses present.

The entire hall fell so silent you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone stared at Lin Ye, completely dumbfounded.

’What the fuck... How is this any different from just granting him a wish?!’

Even Li Kai Nian’s pupils contracted sharply when he heard the announcement.

He had anticipated the Administration would show Lin Ye some favor, but he never imagined it would be on this level!

This wasn’t a reward anymore!

This was Great Xia marshaling all its resources, regardless of cost, to fulfill one person’s wish!

...

"Hello, Chief."

Lin Ye walked into the tea room and bowed slightly to the middle-aged man seated at the head of the table.

The elegant tea room was filled with the gentle scent of curling sandalwood incense.

The room’s furnishings were sparse: a set of Zisha clay teaware, a few hardy-looking bonsai trees, and a landscape painting with a profound and distant mood hanging on the wall. Every detail exuded an air of rustic tranquility.

"You’re here. Sit."

Zhu Mingyi said with a warm smile, pointing to the seat opposite him.

"Care for some tea?"

"Either is fine."

Lin Ye replied.

Zhu Mingyi used tongs to pick up a teacup and place it before Lin Ye. He then lifted the teapot, and a crisp, refreshing fragrance instantly filled the air.

The clear, amber liquid filled the cup, steam swirling from its surface.

Lin Ye thanked him, raised the cup, and took a small sip. He felt a warmth spread down his throat, and the elegant aroma filled his palate, refreshing his Spirit.

Zhu Mingyi didn’t beat around the bush. He set down his cup and said directly, "Alright, let’s hear your request. You won the championship and broke so many records. The nation won’t be stingy. We will do everything in our power to grant it."

Lin Ye, in turn, was just as direct.

He set down his teacup, met Zhu Mingyi’s gaze, and said decisively, "There is only one thing I currently lack."

"I want to awaken a second Martial Arts Spirituality."

The air in the tea room seemed to freeze for an instant.

The smile on Zhu Mingyi’s face remained, but his eyes grew more appraising, as if he wasn’t surprised by Lin Ye’s directness.

"This request of yours is within my expectations."

Zhu Mingyi chuckled softly.

"But you may not understand the price required to fulfill such a request."

"Since the dawn of the Martial Arts Era, fewer than one hundred people in the entire world have been assessed as having SSS-rank potential for Martial Arts Spirituality."

"And of those hundred, nearly half never succeeded in awakening it in their entire lifetimes."

"Today, the number of living Martial Artists who truly possess an SSS-rank spirituality is just over twenty."

"While your request is reasonable, the amount of Asking Dust resources required to fulfill it is astronomical."

Hearing this, Lin Ye’s heart sank a little.

He knew, of course, that pushing the awakening progress of a second Martial Arts Spirituality to one hundred percent would require an astronomical amount of Asking Dust.

He had only been testing the waters when he made the request, not entirely confident it would be granted.

Zhu Mingyi’s long preamble had him convinced his request was about to be shot down.

However, just as Lin Ye was bracing for rejection, Zhu Mingyi’s tone shifted.

"But... I agree."

A flash of surprise crossed Lin Ye’s eyes.

He hadn’t expected Zhu Mingyi to actually agree.

Zhu Mingyi looked at Lin Ye and continued, "Starting tomorrow, the Administration will supply you with twenty units of Asking Dust per day for one month."

"After one month, this amount will be adjusted to ten units per day."

"Our current reserves are not in an optimistic state. While we are prioritizing you to the greatest extent possible, we can’t completely empty our stores."

"But rest assured, this daily supply of ten units will continue without interruption until you have successfully awakened your second Martial Arts Spirituality."

Lin Ye’s heart gave a violent throb.

’Twenty units a day for the next month!’

Only when a dimensional rift completely collapses and is annihilated can its core essence possibly condense into a miraculous substance like Asking Dust.

Twenty units a day meant that dozens of rift planes were being utterly annihilated in the river of the cosmos every single day.

The sheer scale of this gesture was staggering, even to him.

"Thank you, Chief."

Lin Ye said solemnly.

Zhu Mingyi waved a dismissive hand. "Don’t thank me. You’ve earned this. You are now a strategic-level asset to the nation. It’s only right that you receive this kind of treatment."

After a few more moments of casual chat with Lin Ye, Zhu Mingyi drained the fragrant tea from his cup.

Then he stood up.

"Alright, I doubt you and an old man like me have much to talk about, so let’s not dally. Come on, I’ll take you somewhere."

"The Special-Level Resource Library."

"From the Cultivation Techniques, Observation Skills, Spiritual Objects, and even Sacred Artifacts within, you may choose any one item."

...

When Zhu Mingyi led Lin Ye to the exclusive elevator, all the top-twenty geniuses in the hall stared after them, their gazes burning with envy.

The adjutant behind Zhu Mingyi swiped a special card, which shimmered with a faint glow, over the sensor.

BEEP. "Access granted."

The heavy alloy elevator doors slid open silently, revealing a spacious and brightly lit interior.

Under the weight of countless complicated gazes, Lin Ye followed Zhu Mingyi into the exclusive elevator.

The elevator descended rapidly.

Finally, the elevator came to a halt in a massive space nearly a thousand meters underground.

The moment the elevator doors opened, a grim, deadly aura washed over them.

The first thing they saw was a hundred-meter-long alloy corridor.

Soldiers in full combat gear stood guard on both sides of the corridor, stationed every five meters.

They were clad in jet-black Power Armor and held menacing-looking rifles. The auras they emanated revealed that not a single one of them was below the Divine Realm!

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