Chapter 489 Divide the Spoils
Lin Shen returned home and paused for a moment when he pushed open his bedroom door, within it were neatly arranged four large boxes.
He had never seen these boxes before; they were not his, and he had no idea who could have entered his room to place them there.
Lin Shen donned his carapace and summoned the stone golem, instructing it to open the unlocked boxes, only to find that they were neatly filled with Heavenly Currency.
Upon opening the second box, it contained a complete set of white battle suits with gold trim. Explore more at empire
The third box held a white Pet Egg, crystal-clear like jade, almost occupying the entire box, with what seemed like mist flowing inside it.
In the last box, there was only a small card and a piece of paper.
Lin Shen picked up the paper to find that it was blank, with nothing written on it.
He looked over both sides several times, but there was indeed nothing written on it.
Lin Shen already knew who had placed these items here, and without hesitation, he crumpled the blank paper into ash and picked up the card.
Initially, Lin Shen thought it might be something like a bank card, but upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a library card.
"Even if it's inconvenient to give me a bank card, giving me some sort of more powerful pass or maybe a shopping card would also be acceptable. Why give me a library card? I'm not someone who loves to study," Lin Shen put away the library card, but he knew that this card probably wasn't that simple.
He took out the battle suit from the box, which was simple in style yet sophisticated, with a design that had a sense of timelessness, and it came equipped with a watch and a Pet Gun.
Lin Shen pressed the buckle on the belt, and the battle suit immediately transformed into thousands of threads wrapping around his arm, quickly enveloping his body completely within the battle suit.
Dressed in white with golden edges, it looked quite extravagant and eye-catching, giving the impression of ceremonial wear.
"Battle suit binding successful, respected master. Celestial No.7 Battle Suit at your service. You may call me Xiaoqi," came the synthesized voice from the watch.
"Xiaoqi, what functions do you have?" Lin Shen asked directly.
"Respected master, Xiaoqi is the Celestial No.7 Battle Suit, featuring the latest intelligent system and the most advanced universal communication system. It is built with one thousand seven hundred thirty-six planets' access permits, equipped with top-tier Nirvana Level Pet Launcher capable of holding and firing one hundred and seven Pet Capsules, and a shooting speed of one thousand. The battle suit itself has the toughness of Nirvana Level..." Xiaoqi listed its capabilities.
Lin Shen was taken aback, and he quickly had Xiaoqi search online for the Celestial series battle suits, only to discover that these items were exclusive to the offspring of the Heavenly Emperor.
"No wonder the features are so extraordinary; it turns out to be an exclusive series for the Imperial Family," he thought. The battle suit Tian Xun had given him was already damaged, and this new suit seemed even better.
Especially since it had access to over a thousand planets, it meant that Lin Shen could use the teleporters on these planets for free, and they all likely belonged to the Celestial Race.
Even though the toughness of Nirvana Level did not mean it could withstand the full force of Nirvana Level attacks, destroying it was not something that could easily be achieved with Nirvana Level strength.
Unfortunately, Lin Shen was not yet able to use the Nirvana Level Pet Gun; it could only serve as a decoration for now.
The box of Heavenly Currency was filled with white, business card-sized crystals, crafted with some unknown technique, each with a very lifelike Celestial figure inside, resembling the self-portrait of the Heavenly Emperor.
There was no face value, and Lin Shen had never seen such Heavenly Currency before. After searching online, he finally understood that this was Celestial Crystal Coin, and that one Celestial Crystal Coin could be exchanged for about ten thousand Heavenly Currency.
"How many Celestial Crystal Coins are in this full box?" Lin Shen was overjoyed and quickly poured them out to count; there were exactly thirty thousand Celestial Crystal Coins.
"It seems like a lot, but it's only three hundred million Heavenly Currency…" Lin Shen was slightly frustrated because he realized that this sum of Celestial Crystal Coins was almost enough to cover the various debts of the Celestial Master Institute, as mentioned by An Sai.
"The debts of the Celestial Master Institute add up to nearly three hundred million. The Heavenly Emperor is really stingy. Couldn't he give me a little more?" Lin Shen had already figured out that the Heavenly Currency allotted to him was probably meant for settling the Institute's debts.
The other items were truly given to him.
Of course, Lin Shen could also choose not to pay and keep the Celestial Crystal Coins for himself, but then it would be up to him to resolve the problem of the Celestial Master Institute.
"A Pet Egg, a Celestial No.7 Battle Suit, and a library card—these are all that I've been given this time." Lin Shen didn't know the level of the Pet Egg nor how much it was worth.
Judging by appearances, the level and breed of the Pet Egg were indiscernible. Lin Shen guessed it should be something he could use; otherwise, there would be no need for the Heavenly Emperor to specifically give him a Pet Egg.
After placing the Pet Egg into the incubation chamber, Lin Shen picked up the library card and examined it. It read 'Library No. 1, Card 007.'
"Number seven battle suit, number seven library card—is this stuff supposed to be a set?" Lin Shen had Xiaoqi look up information about Library No. 1 and discovered it was the highest specification library on Sky Pinnacle Star. The 007 library card granted him access to the second tier of borrowing privileges.
Lin Shen didn't know what the second tier of borrowing privileges meant, but he imagined the authority must be quite high.
He didn't have the immediate intention to visit the library; he wanted to first return to Giant Ring Star to check on the situation there.
Lin Shen didn't wear the battle suit outside; it was simply too conspicuous. Only princes were allowed to wear such battle suits, strutting about would attract too many envious eyes.
After storing the battle suit and putting it in his backpack, Lin Shen changed into ordinary clothes and headed to the teleporter to go to Giant Ring Star.
As for those Celestial Crystal Coins, Lin Shen hadn't yet decided how to use them. He was certainly not going to use them all to pay off the Celestial Master Institute's debts.
"Little lover, how's your haul?" Tian Xun asked with a smile upon seeing Lin Shen.
"The Heavenly Emperor only gave me thirty thousand Celestial Crystal Coins, just enough to pay off debts," Lin Shen sighed.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
"Nothing else?" Tian Xun asked with a smile.
"There's also a library card for Library No. 1 and a Celestial series battle suit, as well as a Pet Egg." Lin Shen took out the items to show Tian Xun.
Tian Xun appeared surprised after looking at them: "A Celestial series battle suit is exclusively for princes, never heard of it being given to anyone outside the Imperial Family, let alone to someone from Other Races; this is an immense honor. With this battle suit on, as long as you don't commit any serious offense, there should hardly be anyone in the Celestial Race bold enough to lay a hand on you. This library card is even more valuable—Library No. 1 is the highest-ranked library of the Celestial Race, housing Secret Techniques of our race and Other Races. This card's privileges allow you everywhere except the topmost floor."
"So, the most elite Secret Techniques are still out of my reach," said Lin Shen.
"Not necessarily," Tian Xun said with a slightly strange look, "Only three people can access the topmost floor; they hold the cards numbered 001, 002, and 003, which belong to the Heavenly Emperor, Heavenly Consort, and Dean An respectively. Most of us from the Celestial Court can only get cards for the third tier, even the top two floors are out of bounds. Your card has already surpassed the privileges of most of the Celestial Race's nobility with seats in the Celestial Court. The rewards the Heavenly Emperor has given you are excessively precious."