Chapter 303 - 3: Returning Home to Visit Family

Chapter 303: Chapter 3: Returning Home to Visit Family

Outside the activity room, Li Hua stood by the door and let out a sigh of relief. Selling the Star Technique to the Cuiwei Corps had, for the time being, freed him from the other lords’ pestering.

"Feeling relieved?" A somewhat familiar voice sounded from behind him.

Li Hua turned to see Lin Yu also stepping out of the activity room.

Back in the activity room, Lin Yu had simply pulled up Guo Liangcai’s personal account on his wristband and sent a message to reserve a copy of the manual. Instead of joining the commotion with the others, he had walked straight out. The moment he stepped through the door, he saw Li Hua standing there, patting his chest in relief.

"Completely relieved!"

"So, what’s your plan now?"

"I’m going to head back and bring my sister to the Center. I’ve asked around; the Lord Service Center has family housing, fully equipped with all kinds of amenities. As long as I’m a lord, my family can stay there for one point a day. The most important thing is that if they live in the family housing, the Corps will guarantee their safety."

"What? How come I didn’t know about that?"

"Because it’s a benefit only for lords who have passed the first stage. Plus, the Lord Service Center won’t volunteer the information unless you ask."

"In that case, I should head home for a bit, too. Want to go together?"

"Let’s go!"

Ignoring the clamor from the activity room, the two left the Lord Service Center together.

...

「One day later.」

Lin Yu arrived at a farm on the outskirts of Xinjin City.

Looking at the largely unchanged farm, Lin Yu felt a pang of nostalgia—the place was the same, but he was different. The last time he’d left, he was just a fresh college graduate, full of ambition yet uncertain, ready to take a shot at the Lord Tournament.

Now, a little over a year later, he was a lord on the verge of entering the third stage and had even become a Tier 2 Extraordinary Being.

’I wonder how Mom and Dad are doing... and if my baby brother or sister has been born yet.’

As he looked at the familiar sights around the farm, memories of his happy childhood flashed through his mind. Who said someone who’d been reborn had to be all mature and stoic? He’d had a blast as a kid.

He made his way into the farmhouse as if he’d never left, opening the door with a facial scan. Inside, he gently ran his hand over the familiar objects. ’According to Guo Youcai, the third stage will probably last a while,’ he thought. ’I wonder how long it’ll be until I can come back next time.’

"There, there, little one, we’re almost home!" Just then, the cry of a baby, followed by a familiar woman’s voice, came from outside.

A moment later, the door opened, and a middle-aged couple walked in, one of them holding a baby.

"Dad! Mom!" Lin Yu blurted out, looking at their familiar faces.

"You are...?"

Staring at the handsome, vaguely familiar young man in their house, Lin Ye and Xiao Cailin didn’t recognize him at first.

"Dad, Mom, it’s me! Lin Yu! You don’t recognize me?"

Lin Ye put down what he was holding and walked over to get a closer look. Slowly, the image of his son from before overlapped with the young man’s current appearance.

"Oh my, it really is our Lin Yu! How did you get so handsome? We almost didn’t recognize you."

"Hehehe~" Lin Yu couldn’t help but laugh as his parents circled him, looking him up and down with curious expressions.

He touched his face. "Really? I don’t feel any different."

"Here, take a look and see if you haven’t gotten more handsome!" Seeing his disbelief, Xiao Cailin pulled out her phone, found a photo of him from a year ago, then held up a mirror for him to see for himself.

Staring at the significantly more handsome face in the mirror, Lin Yu stroked his chin a bit vainly and broke into an even bigger smile. "It’s true!"

Over the past year, the biggest changes were his bond with the World Tree growing stronger, his advancement to a Senior-tier Druid, and reaching level 40.

The promotion of his Life Tier, combined with his greatly enhanced physical attributes, had left his body in perfect health. He had a well-proportioned physique, powerful muscles, and smooth, fair skin, making him look incredibly handsome. The subtle aura of authority he exuded made his appeal skyrocket.

But these were merely surface-level changes. His smooth, fair skin was a Copper Wall and iron bastion, capable of withstanding ordinary gunfire, and his body was saturated with an immense amount of Spiritual Energy.

"WAAH... WAAH..."

The baby on the sofa started crying. Xiao Cailin rushed over to pick her up. While cooing at the baby, she gave Lin Ye a light kick. "Hurry up and make her bottle! You’re so focused on your precious son you’ve forgotten all about your daughter. Look, our little Shuang’Er is crying from hunger."

Lin Yu watched the scene unfold with a fond smile. ’My parents haven’t changed a bit,’ he thought. ’It’s the same old routine. It’s like stepping back in time... This is nice.’

Seeing his father fumbling to make the formula, Lin Yu stepped up to help.

"Dad, what’s my little sister’s name?"

"Lin Shuang. You can also call her Shuang’Er."

...

At dinner, Lin Yu brought up the idea of his parents moving to the Lord Service Center.

"Did you make any enemies during the tournament?"

Lin Yu thought for a moment. "No," he said.

"Then why would we go there? No matter how good or advanced the facilities are, it’s not better than my farm! You know what they say, ’There’s no place like home’."

"Besides, Shuang’Er is still little. It’s better for her to grow up in a natural environment like this!"

Hearing that Lin Yu hadn’t made any enemies in the tournament, Lin Ye rejected his son’s suggestion.

Lin Yu tried persuading him for a while longer, but he couldn’t sway his father in the slightest. Once Lin Ye made up his mind, it was nearly impossible to change it.

Left with no other choice, he gave up on the idea of taking his family to the Lord Service Center.

"Dad, Mom, if you really don’t want to go to the Center, then let me at least transfer you some money. You can use it to hire security, or even move into the city."