293: The gods of the earth and marshes, an opportunity suddenly appears.

Three days passed in a flash.

The expedition fleet crossed the Cosmic Gate, officially leaving the cross-Universe passage and entering the Human Race outpost star system of the Dize Universe.

Liu Tianxing, the Main God who remained in the Dize Universe to guard the Cosmic Gate, immediately heightened his vigilance, and his divine kingdom rapidly expanded to conceal the commotion caused by the Cosmic Gate's activation.

This was to ensure that the reinforcements arriving from the Main Universe could land safely, undetected by the indigenous gods of the Dize Universe, and without arousing suspicion.

The Human Race has not been developing the Dize Universe for long.

It has only been about three thousand years.

Although the Main Universe has been sending support to the Dize Universe for many years, the accumulated combat power is still not substantial.

There are only over a hundred gods: five Main Gods, thirteen Upper Gods, twenty-eight Middle Gods, and the rest are Lower Gods.

In addition, there are the initial fifty billion Human Race members who, after settling in the Dize Universe, have multiplied and given birth to hundreds of trillions of Human Race members.

A star system the size of the Milky Way is more than sufficient to accommodate hundreds of trillions of Human Race members. With the Main Universe's technological and extraordinary systems as a foundation, it was not a start from scratch, so the development of the cosmic starry sky was naturally very easy.

The living environment in the Dize Universe is far superior to that of the Main Universe; there isn't as much malice in the starry sky, just a normal cosmic environment, requiring only the avoidance of disasters caused by the starry sky itself.

“Old Liu, long time no see.”

“Wan Hua, you're leading the team this time, and the scale seems quite large. Has the main clan decided to vigorously develop the Dize Universe?”

“This is a long story, we'll talk about it later. For now, let me introduce you to Lin Chen Fellow Daoist, the overall commander of this operation. You might not know him well, but just know that his status is comparable to a Foundation Level.”

Upon hearing Main God Wan Hua's words, Liu Tianxing became quite curious about the Lin Chen he was about to meet.

Comparable to a Foundation Level, meaning he is not a Foundation Level.

Not a Foundation Level, yet comparable to one.

This was enough to show that Lin Chen must have his unique qualities and a transcendent status.

The expedition fleet began to set up camp on the spot, awaiting further arrangements.

Because this expedition was not announced to the Dize Universe in advance, the reception arranged by the Dize Universe was somewhat small, insufficient to accommodate two trillion people and over a hundred million warships in a short time.

However, these are not problems. The Dize Human Race Federal Parliament and the Fleet Human Race Parliament can coordinate, and both sides will make reasonable arrangements to disperse the expedition fleet throughout the outpost star system in the shortest possible time.

Most of the Dize gods and fleet gods are old acquaintances; they haven't seen each other for at most three or four thousand years, so their relationship is not estranged.

Now that the main clan is finally going to develop the Dize Universe, the Opportunity they have been waiting for is finally here.

A nascent Universe that has not yet given birth to Foundation Level beings is, one might say, full of Opportunities, with Foundation Level Opportunities hidden within.

Over a hundred Dize Human Race gods were very excited, proactively arranging welcome banquets, wanting to inquire about the specific plans to secure some Opportunities for themselves in advance, though these Opportunities would not exclude their colleagues.

Having been in the Dize Universe for so many years, constrained by the main clan's plans, they could only remain in the outpost star system and were unable to explore the Dize Universe, naturally unable to obtain those coveted Opportunities.

Now that the main clan has dispatched a large number of gods and technical personnel, there must be major movements, and they are finally seeing the moon after the clouds have parted.

At this moment, Main God Wan Hua was taking Liu Tianxing to visit Lin Chen.

Only the gods were aware of Lin Chen's true identity.

Although there was no explicit instruction to keep it a secret, not many people knew that Lin Chen was the overall commander. The two trillion people of the expedition fleet also believed that Main God Wan Hua was leading the team.

Lin Chen would not treat his fellow Human Race members arrogantly due to his status; he treated everyone equally.

“Fellow Daoist Liu, I'm just a mascot. For our Human Race's conquest of the Dize Universe this time, the specifics of how to proceed will have to be decided by you all.”

After Lin Chen knew he was a mascot, he had no ambition for power. The Human Race, constantly in a state of wartime expansion, was far more proficient in the specific procedures for expanding territory than he, an outsider, so there was no need for him to add unnecessary touches.

“Lin Fellow Daoist, you are too modest. You are the overall commander designated by the Origin Council, and I obey the arrangements.”

Liu Tianxing was also unsure of Lin Chen's true intentions.

So he dared not take Lin Chen's words at face value.

After all, the Dize Human Race branch, after thousands of years of development, with communication with the main clan spanning centuries, was a genuine exclave and had developed some unique characteristics of the Dize Human Race.

Now that the main clan was deploying a large force, even though they were all Human Race, there still needed to be a distinction between primary and secondary roles, requiring a clear leader as the sole decision-maker.

It wasn't that the Dize Human Race branch refused to be led by the main clan; it was just that the Dize Human Race had guarded the Cosmic Gate for many years, and even without grand achievements, they had put in hard work, and their contributions could not be erased.

In the upcoming process of expanding territory, the Dize Human Race should also be given equal opportunities to perform as the main clan, and not be denied opportunities just because the main clan's power is strong.

“Forget it, Fellow Daoist Wan Hua, you explain to Fellow Daoist Liu. I've just discovered something interesting that might allow our clan to add a few more Foundation Levels and completely control the Dize Universe.”

Lin Chen was young, but he understood Liu Tianxing's thoughts; this was a central-local issue.

Such issues needed to be coordinated and resolved by both parties, and it was not appropriate for him to get involved.

His non-involvement and non-stance were beneficial to both sides.

After all, his status was the highest, and he had the final decision-making power. Once he expressed his thoughts, his ideas would become the correct principle, guiding both parties' actions and leading things in the direction he spoke of.

Moreover, he had indeed discovered an Opportunity that he needed to seize, and he didn't have time to deal with what he considered minor issues.

In the Main Universe, his Luck had been dormant, only increasing but not consuming.

The moment he arrived in the Dize Universe, a large portion of his Luck was instantly consumed, clearly guiding him to a coordinate and vaguely transmitting some images of Opportunities to him.

The amount of Luck consumed this time was more than ten times that of when Mirror Lin Chen went to the Xuan Guang Universe and obtained the Attaining the Dao Opportunity.

Such a massive consumption of Luck, indicating an Opportunity, would at minimum yield four Foundation Level Opportunities and several Main God Level Opportunities.

Lin Chen left behind a mark to contact him and hastily departed, leaving only Liu Tianxing and Wan Hua to exchange bewildered glances.

At this moment, Liu Tianxing breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that this nominal overall commander would not handle these mundane affairs. His main role was likely to oversee the rear, existing as a trump card.

He wouldn't emerge unless it was a major event, just like the Foundation Levels in the main clan, who usually cultivate and only appear for major racial affairs to demonstrate their presence.

“Old Liu, Lin Fellow Daoist seems to have really discovered something good. We are fortunate; perhaps we can advance further.”

“Wan Hua, how do you explain that?”

“Do you know how old Lin Fellow Daoist is?”

“I came to the Dize Universe five thousand years ago and hadn't heard of Lin Fellow Daoist then. So, this Fellow Daoist must have appeared after me, at most around four thousand years old.”

“Lin Fellow Daoist is 264 years old. Currently, he appears to be only at the Upper God Realm, but in reality, there's not much difference between him and a Foundation Level.”

“Hiss.”

Liu Tianxing gasped. An Upper God at 264 years old, while Heaven-Defying, was understandable.

However, at that age, to be comparable to a Foundation Level, or even indistinguishable from one, could not simply be described as a Genius or Prodigy.

“Lin Fellow Daoist is famous for his good Luck. Anyone close to him, as long as their relationship isn't bad, will inevitably be blessed by his immense Luck, allowing followers to obtain some Opportunities they previously wouldn't have dared to imagine.”

“You mean, Lin Fellow Daoist has discovered a great Opportunity, possibly even related to Attaining the Dao at the Foundation Level?!”

“Exactly. Before coming to Dize, Lin Fellow Daoist had already helped Frost Condensation Fellow Daoist Attain the Dao at the Foundation Level, earning the title Ice Lord. You and I are not inferior to Frost Condensation in any way, and further advancement is not impossible, especially in a new Universe where Attaining the Dao is even simpler.”

“Wan Hua, did my earlier words offend Lin Fellow Daoist? Should I apologize to him? I don't know what he likes; maybe I should send a gift.”

“I don't know either. Speaking of gifts, it seems I also need to prepare something, otherwise, I'll feel ashamed when I benefit from his Luck and Opportunities.”

Liu Tianxing and Main God Wan Hua, two Foundation Level seeds, chatted, and their topic veered off course.

Other gods who had prepared the banquet, upon finding them and learning that Lin Chen had temporarily left to explore an unknown Opportunity, joined the discussion without hesitation.

Their gift-giving was not to bribe Lin Chen. Lin Chen, comparable to a Foundation Level, was a pillar of the Human Race. Their actions were out of admiration for a great contributor to the Human Race, and the gifts were meant to express reverence, with no other intentions.

[Apologies everyone, the New Year's Day break was due to having no saved drafts and catching a cold. Living alone at home, my mood wasn't great. Updates will resume normally, and the two chapters missed on New Year's Day will be made up when I have saved drafts.]