The Era of Gods

Therefore, when no one had objections and Grandfather was about to finalize the matter, Lin Xiao stood up and said:

“I’m very sorry to interrupt, Grandfather, but I don’t need that planar dimension.”

More than twenty gazes were cast upon him, all filled with confusion. He explained:

“If I need a planar dimension, I will go to different domains in the deep void to conquer them myself. The family can allocate this planar dimension to my uncles instead.”

He didn’t say allocate it to his father, for he was planning to take his father with him to help in his Crystal Wall.

Everyone was surprised by his decision, but Grandfather and his second uncle understood his intentions and showed expressions of admiration.

Grandfather said:

“Grandfather understands your thoughts and will not stop you, so then this planar dimension will be allocated to Lin Haolin.”

He looked at his father and said:

“The resources in Planar Dimension B5 are abundant, equivalent to over three C-level planar dimensions. Manage it well, and in time it will provide enough support for you to take a step further.”

His father nodded with slight excitement:

“Many thanks to Grandfather!”

“Ah, this…”

This decision was beyond Lin Xiao’s expectations. He had thought it would be allocated to Lin Xu, but it wasn’t.

He found it hard to refuse without a perfect reason. How could a son refuse such a benefit for his father?

All he could do was bury his thoughts in his heart, waiting for the meeting to end before returning to his room a step ahead.

In the evening, when Lin Haolin and Jin Yunzhu returned home, they found their son sitting alone in the main hall. Jin Yunzhu sat down in front of Lin Xiao and touched his forehead, wondering:

“Son, have you been waiting for us?”

He nodded and said:

“There is something very important I want to discuss with you both.”

Lin Haolin, still feeling the effects of alcohol, had an invisible wave wash over him, dissipating the smell and the alcohol vapor rose and floated away before sitting down in front of him:

“Perfect, there are things we wanted to ask you as well.”

Lin Xiao looked at his mother, who was gazing at him with indulgence, and his father, who had a pleased expression, and said:

“Then I’ll first answer what you wanted to ask. Yes, I am now indeed a captain, and it’s true that I’ve been appointed as the commander of the seventh action fleet. However, I also hold a military position within the first Division of the Fifth District Expeditionary Army, under the same superior as Colonel Sun, which is why he has been so helpful to me.”

His mother realized:

“No wonder Commander Sun, whom we’ve never seen before, would help us. So that’s the reason. Son, you should maintain a good relationship with Commander Sun and your superior. It will benefit your future development.”

Lin Xiao nodded and then his tone changed as he said:

“There’s something else I need to tell you. I was previously credited with a great achievement and besides being promoted to captain, I was also allocated a large planar dimension. I’m thinking…”

“What? A large planar dimension?”

With an astonished expression, his mother said as if she had an epiphany:

“That explains why you didn’t want the planar dimension allocated to you by your grandfather. It’s because you already had a large one that seemed superior, right?”

Lin Xiao shrugged and continued:

“That’s why I don’t need it, and besides, that large planar dimension includes over a dozen small and medium-sized attached dimensions. It’s too big for me to handle for the time being. Since I’m not very familiar with managing dimensions, I would like to invite Mom and Dad to help me manage these dimensions.”

“Also, I currently don’t need that much Power of Faith. Those dozen dimensions combined have over twenty or thirty million intelligent life forms, including over a hundred dragons. This huge amount of Power of Faith can help increase your strength, accumulate Divinity, and comprehend Godhood.”

Lin Xiao knew that what mainly restrained his parents’ power growth was the Power of Faith.

Specifically, they needed a vast amount of Power of Faith to consolidate Divinity and to comprehend the rules associated with their Godhood and enhance the degree of mastery over their Godhood.

Once a Son of Divine Realm ignites the Divine Fire to become a Demigod, they can no longer increase their Godness value by absorbing and refining Divinity. Instead, they need to refine Power of Faith to consolidate their Godness value.

Of course, directly refining treasures like the Crystal Wall Origin can also significantly enhance one’s Divinity, but most ordinary Sons of the Divine Realm lack such opportunities and conditions.

Besides, for Demigods to achieve Divine Enthronement, there are not only requirements for the Divinity Level but also for the degree of rule comprehension of one’s own Godhood—each Godhood has different requirements.

Don’t be misled by how Lin Xiao ignited the Divine Fire and became a Demigod, achieving over ten percent mastery in his Godhood—it’s not that simple. You must consider what he experienced. How could normal individuals gain such experiences? Most Demigods can only rely on consuming a vast amount of Divine Power to deduce rules related to their Godhood, slowly gaining comprehension. The speed is incredibly slow, and as they go further, the Divine Power needed for deduction becomes more and more significant. A typical Demigod without much territory can hardly accumulate the increasingly demanding Divine Power.

As for why those Demigods don’t continue to descend and plunder resources from different domains, the main reason lies in danger.

It’s because most Sons of the Divine Realm lack the strength and potential to face the increasingly perilous Different Domain.

It should be noted that many dimensions have True Gods or beings comparable to True Gods. Before college graduation, it’s manageable, with True God level teachers from schools protecting them, not requiring direct confrontation with True Gods. But after graduation, when they enter society, there is no longer such protection, and they have to face all the dangers in the Different Domain themselves.

Think about it, what would become of a Demigod who faces a True God?

This is why most ordinary college Sons of the Divine Realm, if they don’t seize valuable dimensions from Different Domains during their university days, end up either enlisting in the military, joining an adventure team or a private company, or returning to their hometown after graduation.

Moreover, besides enlisting in the military, even those who dared venture into Different Domains, the vast majority only went to Planar Dimensions that were roughly explored, steering clear of the most dangerous places.

Except for the true elites, most of the Sons of God Realm who had graduated from college didn’t dare to go to unexplored Different Domains.

The news Lin Xiao threw out caused both Lin Haolin and Jin Yunzhu to be quite surprised, even more shocked than when they first learned of his appointment as the captain of the Seventh Action Fleet. They could never have imagined that their son had, without making the slightest noise, acquired a massive Planar Dimension group that didn’t pale in comparison to those contested by the Lin and Zhang Families.

However, contrary to Lin Xiao’s expectations, neither his father nor mother showed the eager expression he anticipated. His mother took his hand, gently patted it, and said with a relieved face,

“Son, we are happy you thought of Mom and Dad, but we cannot agree to go over there. You must manage that Planar Dimension group yourself, and if you lack experience, Mom and Dad will teach you.”

“But I don’t need that much Power of Faith right now.”

“Then save it, keep it stored.”

Jin Yunzhu scolded with a stern face,

“What do you mean you don’t need it? Is there ever a time when Power of Faith is not needed? Just because it’s not needed now doesn’t mean it won’t be in the future. You’re young and don’t realize how much Power of Faith you’ll need for Divine Enthronement—nothing is ever enough. Listen to Mom, keep it stored carefully.”

“Right, where’s that Shen Jia Girl? Now that you have your own private Planar Dimension, you will eventually have the capital to marry her.”

“That’s not right, son. Aren’t you and the Shen Jia Girl in a relationship? Why didn’t you bring her this time but brought another girl instead?”

His mother’s train of thought was too divergent, veering off topic in an instant. With an unhappy expression and hands on her hips, she said,

“Son, you haven’t broken up with the Shen Jia Girl, have you? Although this young girl is pretty, she seems too domineering and not as suitable as the Shen Jia Girl. Listen to Mom, it’s tough living with a girl who’s too assertive.”

Lin Xiao couldn’t help but laugh and cry as he explained,

“Mom, what are you thinking about? I haven’t broken up with Yuxin; she truly is my subordinate.”

“Really?”

She looked at him skeptically, earnestly advising,

“Mom doesn’t believe it. Mom’s sharp eyes can tell that this young girl has her eye on you. You must restrain yourself, don’t wrong Yuxin.”

“Really?”

As Lin Xiao thought about Xie Yufei’s arrogant and indifferent demeanor along the way, it just didn’t seem possible.

“Still, this young girl is pretty as well, with a good figure, and that temperament is quite extraordinary. Son, you couldn’t possibly be wanting both, could you?”

“Cough cough…”

He almost choked on his own saliva and quickly waved his hands,

“Mom, let’s talk about the important matters first.”

His mother said seriously,

“I am talking about important matters. Aren’t the matters concerning my son’s wife important?”

Left without words, Lin Xiao looked to his father with hopeful eyes, thankful when his father stepped in,

“You’d better manage that Planar Dimension yourself. Your grandfather has already allocated the B5 Planar Dimension to me, and along with the existing Dimensions, it’s enough to meet Mom and Dad’s needs.”

“But the Clan only allocated me a medium-sized Planar Dimension, whereas I have a large one along with several mediums-sized ones, and more than a dozen Dimensions in total, all mine.”

Lin Xiao tried to persuade them, somewhat reluctant to let it go.

“Isn’t that even better? It should be sufficient for your use.”

Lin Xiao…

Alright, their hearts were clearly set on not going. Looking again at his dad and then at his mom, who waved her hands,

“Son, don’t try to persuade us any further. We are used to living here, and we’re not interested in going to another Crystal Wall Universe where everything is strange. Unless you get married and have a child for us; that might be different.”

…He replied with an amused and exasperated laugh,

“Mom, you’re thinking too much. We’re not mortals; it’s not so easy to have offspring.”

“So, when you have offspring, Mom will come over. Speaking of which, when can you marry the Shen Jia Girl, or this girl…”

“Then you wait.”

He promptly interrupted his mother’s words and made a hasty escape.

After this conversation, Lin Xiao never brought up the subject with his parents again. If they were not going, then they were not. He would take his time to develop the area himself.

Contrary to his expectations, neither of his parents wanted to go, disrupting his plans. He had no choice but to include the management of this vast group of Planar Dimensions into his schedule.

Two months later, after bidding farewell to his parents, he and Xie Yufei boarded a Military Void Battleship and left the Heya Plane to head towards the Seventh Sub-Base.

Sitting in the captain’s office, he sipped tea while perusing the latest internal news, from inside the AX-14 Crystal Wall Universe, which he could automatically subscribe to as the captain of the Seventh Action Fleet.

He hadn’t yet resigned from his temporary captaincy, but he planned to do so once he returned to base, as he had no interest in staying there indefinitely.

The news content was essentially about big events happening in various places within this Crystal Wall Universe, such as which two Clans were fighting over territory or resources, breakthroughs made in conquering certain Planar Dimensions, or a warning about pirates along certain trade routes advising travelers to avoid those areas, and so on.