Days later.
In those few days, Lin Feng still hadn't found any channels to speed up his progress in becoming stronger.
Joseph and the Dwarf hadn't initiated a faction leader battle against Lin Feng these days either.
Lin Feng guessed they were likely perfecting details and plotting to take him down in one fell swoop.
During these days, quite a few black-robed figures from the Seventh and Third factions continued to cause trouble, though far fewer than before.
Perhaps they realized the first plan wouldn't work and wanted to minimize casualties.
Lin Feng didn't get the challenge from Joseph and the Dwarf, but today he got Luo Yongtian.
A prompt appeared on the terminal – it was from Luo Yongtian, stating he had arrived at the main planet.
The old man had said yesterday that he had something to discuss with Lin Feng and asked for access to the Fifth Faction's main planet to be granted.
Lin Feng felt it wouldn't be a problem and agreed.
Closing the message, Lin Feng got up and went out to greet him.
After all, he was the leader of the Twentieth Faction; Lin Feng had to show him some respect.
Furthermore, according to the information Ophelia had seen, Luo Yongtian and Egarte were likely to be among his allies in the fight against the black robes.
Come on, let this young master see what business one of the biggest turncoats of the black robes has with me!
Lin Feng arrived outside the central hub and soon saw a uniquely shaped spaceship descending from the sky.
The spaceship was painted with the emblem of the Second Faction.
Lin Feng couldn't help but want to complain; the emblem was pink, quite girlish.
But wasn't it a bit unsuitable for an old man who constantly stroked his beard?
The spaceship landed steadily outside the central hub.
As soon as the cabin opened, the sound of hearty laughter was heard.
"Shan Hai, I have arrived!"
Luo Yongtian, stroking his beard, stepped out of the spaceship.
Lin Feng greeted him with a smile and said jokingly,
"Welcome, welcome, old man, you seem to be in good spirits!"
"Heh, not bad, not bad," Luo Yongtian replied with a chuckle.
Lin Feng tilted his head and looked behind Luo Yongtian.
A young man descended from the spaceship behind Luo Yongtian, but it wasn't Egarte, whom Lin Feng had expected to see.
Luo Yongtian asked, puzzled, "What are you looking at?"
Lin Feng grinned.
The way he said it sounded like he was spoiling for a fight.
"Didn't Egarte come with you?" Lin Feng asked.
Those two were like twins; Lin Feng always saw them standing together.
Other factions also knew that the two of them had a good relationship.
"That kid Egarte, he seems to have something to do with his son."
"Don't mind that kid. I've come to talk to you about something!"
"How about it, won't you invite this old man in for a drink?"
Lin Feng smiled, "Of course, follow me!"
"I have plenty of good wine and tea here!"
Upon hearing this, Luo Yongtian's eyes lit up.
"Oh? Do you still have that wine from last time?"
Lin Feng shrugged, "That's gone, but I have some tea here, which is also a rare treasure!"
There was still wine, but Lin Feng didn't want to bring it out.
Last time, it was just to obtain information and confuse the old man; Lin Feng wasn't lying about the limited stock of that wine.
Luo Yongtian was a little disappointed, but he didn't show it on his face.
"In that case, this old man will shamelessly sample your fine tea!"
Lin Feng immediately assured him that it was no problem at all.
They walked into the central hub, laughing and chatting, the young man following behind Luo Yongtian.
Inside the central hub, the equipment was very complete, and it also included a private room for receiving distinguished guests.
Lin Feng led Luo Yongtian to a seat and dismissed the other subordinates.
"Oh, right, I forgot to introduce you. This is my adopted son! His name is Luo Da," Luo Yongtian suddenly pointed to the young man behind him.
"Luo Da, greet them!"
Lin Feng then turned his attention to the young man he had seen earlier.
Red hair and black eyes, average looks, but judging by his appearance, he didn't seem like a sinister and cunning person.
This was his first impression of the young man.
Lin Feng had thought this person was Luo Yongtian's bodyguard or something, but he turned out to be his adopted son?
Speaking of adopted sons, did the old man have a hobby of taking in sons? Did he not have any biological children?
Lin Feng was curious, but asking would be impolite...
"Lord Shan Hai! My name is Luo Da!"
Luo Da bowed respectfully, his movements precise and full of sincerity, leaving no room for criticism.
"Hello, Luo Da!" Lin Feng replied with a smile.
"Luo Da is currently a controller in my Second Sequence. He's a promising young man,"
"However, he lacks mission experience and hasn't seen much of the world," Luo Yongtian briefly introduced Luo Da.
This remark made Lin Feng guess that the old man probably brought Luo Da out this time to broaden his horizons.
It seemed the old man valued Luo Da greatly.
But lacking mission experience? Was he a secret weapon that the old man had been cultivating?
Then why bring him to meet himself?
Lin Feng couldn't guess.
"Luo Da, you go outside for now. I have something to discuss with Shan Hai." After the introduction, Luo Yongtian dismissed Luo Da again, seemingly just bringing him out to see the world.
"Yes!" Luo Da responded and exited the room.
Seeing that Lin Feng seemed confused by his actions, Luo Yongtian smiled and stroked his beard.
"Although I brought him out to see the world, there are some things he's still better off not knowing at this stage!"
"From now on, I will be discussing matters concerning the core."
"Is your subordinate also..."
Luo Yongtian glanced at the short black-robed figure standing behind Lin Feng.
The implication was clear: he had dismissed his adopted son, so shouldn't your subordinate also maintain some distance?
Lin Feng smiled and waved his hand.
"An, take off your robe!"
"Yes!"
An removed her robe, revealing a metal-tech-like joint structure to Luo Yongtian's eyes.
Luo Yongtian's eyes widened slightly.
"Oh? You are... a mechanical lifeform?"
Luo Yongtian examined her with some curiosity.
Mechanical lifeforms were quite rare species in the universe.
And one who could stay by Lin Feng's side, their strength was beyond question, making them even rarer.
"An is a mechanical lifeform completely loyal to me. Old man, you don't need to worry about her leaking any information!"
"Besides, didn't you forget? We still need someone to brew tea!"
Lin Feng smiled, took out a pack of tea leaves, and handed it to An.
Luo Yongtian chuckled and continued stroking his beard.
"Shan Hai, what I am about to tell you is truly related to the core of the black robes. Apart from you, I don't want anyone else to hear it."
"Just consider me overly cautious..."
Lin Feng's heart stirred upon hearing this.
This old man was probably about to reveal something extraordinary!
With that said, Lin Feng no longer insisted.
"An, brew the tea and then wait for me outside..."
An nodded obediently, took the tea set nearby, and began to brew the tea.
Luo Yongtian smiled with satisfaction at this scene.
Very good, with Lin Feng's attitude, Luo Yongtian felt that coming to see Lin Feng was the right decision.