When he saw Gu Er, Lu Yin's lips curled up. "Hey, supervisor. Come here."
When the supervisor heard his voice, he turned around and glared at him, "Shut up and scram!"
Lu Yin grinned. "If you're not coming, then get the one next to you."
The supervisor was furious, and he ran over to the side of the track. He glared at Lu Yin and threatened him in a low voice, "Kid, don't cause trouble. That's a young master. If you offend him, don't even think about entering the Innerverse for the rest of your life, let alone tomorrow."
Lu Yin shrugged. "Sorry, you're too late. I've already offended him. You can ask him if you don't believe me."
The supervisor was surprised and turned to look at Gu Er.
It just so happened that Gu Er's gaze swept over, and when he saw Lu Yin, his expression became as interesting as it could be.
The supervisor ran back to Gu Er's side and smiled. "Sir, that kid said that he offended you. Do you want me to seal his right to enter the Innerverse?"
Gu Er pursed his lips and spat out the tea that he had just drunk. He walked towards Lu Yin with a forced smile, "S-Senior Lu, why are you here?"
Lu Yin casually answered, "Nothing much. I just wanted to enter the Innerverse, but that person said that I couldn't."
Gu Er turned around and glared at the supervisor. "Can't go in?
Senior Lu can't enter the Innerverse?
You said it?
Who gave you the guts to stop Senior Lu from entering the Innerverse? "
The supervisor was dumbfounded. He hurriedly apologized. He knew that he had offended someone. From the looks of it, this person's status wasn't small.
Lu Yin snickered inwardly as he looked at Gu Er. This guy was quite smart, and he knew that he could not offend Lu Yin. Although Gu Er was Old Gu De's son, he was still a student of the Astral Combat Academy. If he offended Lu Yin, Gu Er was afraid that Lu Yin would ban him from the Astral Combat Academy, just like how he had dealt with the Daynight clan.
Lu Yin's guess was correct; Gu Er was indeed afraid of Lu Yin.
Lu Yin was a ruthless person who had publicly banned the Daynight clan. If he offended Lu Yin, then it would be difficult for Lu Yin to advance in the Astral Combat Academy. Lu Yin did not believe that his father's influence was greater than that of the Daynight clan, and recently, everyone had been saying that Lu Yin was a true Ten Arbiters' candidate. Lu Yin's status made it so that Lu Yin did not even dare to curse Lu Yin behind his back.
The Ten Arbiters Council restricted the younger generation too much, so much so that even a spoiled brat like Gu Er did not dare to casually talk about it.
"Alright, don't blame him. I say, Gu Er, why are you calling me senior?
If I remember correctly, you entered the Astral Combat Academy before me. "
Gu Er hurriedly smiled. "Senior Lu is the champion of the Tournament of the Strongest, and he's also the strongest person in the Astral Combat Academy. Anyone who meets him is a junior, so this is only natural."
At this moment, the people behind the tracks who were waiting to enter the Innerverse were all dumbfounded. It was normal for the overseer to casually scold and humiliate them, as no one had ever seen someone who could make the overseer and even Gu Er so fearful. Such an important person shouldn't be queuing up; he should have entered the Innerverse long ago.
"Gu Er, I heard that it depends on luck when you allow people to enter the Innerverse. Is that right?"
Gu Er's expression changed. Was Lu Yin going to interfere with the Astral River Ark?
He was just a student, but he suddenly remembered that Lu Yin was also a member of the Council of Astral Academy and an acting member of the Outerverse Youth Council. If Lu Yin interfered with these two identities, then even his father would have to take him seriously.
When Gu Er didn't reply, Lu Yin knew what he was thinking. "Don't worry, I'm not that annoying. What you do has nothing to do with me. Since it depends on luck, then can you give me some face and allow anyone who is on the same track as me to enter the Innerverse?"
Gu Er heaved a sigh of relief. "Of course, that's not a problem. Whatever you say, senior."
Lu Yin smiled and nodded. "Thank you." He then followed the tracks and boarded the Astral River Ark.
Lu Yin had only suggested this because he wanted to experience the taste of authority. It was a wonderful feeling, and he liked it a lot. It would be even better if he could control this enormous Astral River Ark one day.
The Astral River Ark was extremely important to the Innerverse and Outerverse. Generally speaking, those who boarded it weren't allowed to walk around freely, and they weren't even allowed to disembark. However, Lu Yin was an exception. With his status, there was nothing that could restrict him, especially since he had two Honor Points. One of the privileges he had was to visit the Astral River Ark.
However, he didn't go out because he was afraid of running into Old Gu De and letting him see the hatred in his eyes.
It was still too early to meet Old Gu De, and he had to at least wait until he had the strength to take revenge.
However, there was one thing that he was curious about: why hadn't Big Sis and the others attacked Old Gu De? Were they worried about the Innerverse?
On the other side, after Lu Yin left, Gu Er immediately contacted Old Gu De and reported Lu Yin's situation.
"Well done. Try not to provoke Lu Yin if you can. I just received news that he might be related to a large number of Outerverse pirates, and he has two Honor Points. Not even my authority can deal with him," Old Gu De said.
Gu Er was unhappy. "Father, doesn't that mean he can do whatever he wants in the universe?"
"With Honor Points, he can do whatever he wants. Besides, he has more than one identity. That's why I want you to train hard and graduate as soon as possible. After you graduate, go to the warfront and contribute to the Human Domain. Try to get as many Honor Points as possible."
Gu Er rolled his eyes. Only an idiot would go to the warfront; even Xue Liuyun had died there. Not even ten lives would be enough for Gu Er. "Father, the warfront has already stopped."
"It won't stop for long. For countless years, the Human Domain, Astral Beast Domain, and Technocracy have never stopped fighting. Even if the warfront really does stop, there are still missions to explore the Astral Wilderness. Train hard, and you'll have plenty of opportunities to earn Honor Points." Old Gu De then cut off the call.
Gu Er pursed his lips. He wasn't going to do any missions; there weren't many people in the Outerverse who had earned Honor Points. He felt that it would be more fun to act like a tyrant in the Astral Combat Academy. When he thought of the Astral Combat Academy, he thought of Lu Yin. Since he was going to stay there, he couldn't afford to offend Lu Yin. Damn it, he should have curried favor with him earlier.
Wait, it's not too late now. Gu Er's eyes lit up, and he waved at the supervisor. "Go. Ask Senior Lu if he needs anything. Try to satisfy him as much as possible. Make sure to serve him well."
"Yes, Young Master," the supervisor hurriedly replied. He didn't even bother with his work since anyone on this track could enter anyway.
The person who had previously explained things to Lu Yin quickly followed Lu Yin into the ark. He couldn't help but sigh that good people were indeed rewarded.
The Astral River Ark stayed at the edge of the Outerverse's Astral River for roughly the same amount of time as the Astral River Ark. It depended on luck; it could stay for one day, or it could stay for ten days. This was also the reason why Old Gu De had been able to deliberately delay his departure.
Lu Yin didn't know how long the ark would stay this time, and he wondered if he should contact Gu Er again. It just so happened that the supervisor contacted him. "Lord Lu, the voyage must have been tiring. If there's anything you need, please feel free to let me know."
Lu Yin opened the cabin door and saw that he had been assigned to a separate track. This track was only connected to the spacecraft of important people, and there was a separate lounge and kitchen to the side. Everything was separate from the rest of the cabin, which clearly showed his status.
"When will the ark depart?" Lu Yin asked.
The supervisor respectfully replied, "This lowly one would like to know. Is my lord in a hurry?"
Lu Yin nodded.
The supervisor hurriedly activated his gadget and contacted someone. Not long after, he respectfully replied, "If Lord Lu requires it, we can depart immediately."
Lu Yin was flabbergasted. Old Gu De was treating him too well, which shouldn't be the case. Although Lu Yin had many statuses and Honor Points, he didn't have the ability to control Old Gu De. Even if Lu Yin's status as a member of the Ten Arbiters Council made Old Gu De apprehensive, it didn't affect Old Gu De that much. After all, the Astral River Ark represented the Innerverse, and it wasn't something that the Ten Arbiters Council could easily interfere with.
But now, Old Gu De was actually giving Lu Yin so much face, which was too strange.
Lu Yin didn't know that his actions against the Daynight clan in the Astral Combat Academy had caused such a huge shock to others. The Daynight clan's reputation in the universe was too great, and Lu Yin had dared to face them head-on and come out unscathed. Lu Yin's identity had attracted a lot of speculation, and Old Gu De was afraid of this. Coupled with the recent events at San Dios, Old Gu De was certain that Lu Yin had a powerful organization supporting him.
In any case, whether the ark moved or stopped depended entirely on Old Gu De's words, so he might as well give Lu Yin some face. Things would look good in the future, and his son was still in the Astral Combat Academy.
"Does Lord Lu have any other instructions?
Young Master said that the ark will still need some time to reach the edge of the Innerverse's Astral River. During this time, we will carry out all of Lord Lu's orders, "the supervisor said respectfully.
Lu Yin waved a hand. "I don't have any other instructions. You may leave."
"Yes," the supervisor acknowledged and left. However, before he could take a few steps, Lu Yin suddenly said, "Right, I heard that someone is fishing on the ark. Bring me a fishing rod."
The supervisor was stunned. "Lord Lu, the Astral River contains too many dangers. The ones fishing on the ark are usually space-exploring powerhouses, and accidents often happen to them. Lord Lu, please don't take any risks."
"It's fine. Go get it," Lu Yin said. He walked over to the transparent metal not too far away and looked down at the flowing Astral River with a strange expression. He was reminded of the Cosmic Sea. If Ye Xingchen could survive there, then why couldn't he do the same in the Astral River? The Cosmic Sea was much more dangerous than the Astral River.
The supervisor didn't dare to retort and hurriedly left.
About an hour later, a set of special fishing gear was delivered to Lu Yin.
"Lord Lu, the ark will depart soon. Please make the necessary preparations," the supervisor said before respectfully leaving.
Lu Yin picked up the fishing gear. The fishing gear here was different from what a normal person would think of. After all, they were facing the Astral River, and rather than calling them fishing gear, they were more like defensive gear. The only difference was that there was an additional fishing rod.
Lu Yin picked up the fishing rod and exerted some force, but it didn't budge at all. He was astonished; it was very sturdy. He thought about it and increased his force even more, even using Overlaying Stacks. The fishing rod slowly bent, but only by a tiny bit.
When Lu Yin increased his Overlaying Stacks to twenty stacks, the fishing rod finally bent in an arc.
He exhaled, as this fishing rod was indeed worthy of being used in the Astral River. Even an ordinary Explorer wouldn't be able to withstand the force that he had just exerted, but he still couldn't do anything to this fishing rod. This fishing rod's defense surpassed that of an ordinary Explorer, and it seemed to be quite valuable.