Swallowing the Stars: Eternal Glory

Chapter 42, First Installment of the New Year: Slaying the Dragon (Part 1)

Just then, a maid came over and said, "Master, Mr. Luo Hua has arrived and is in the reception room."

The old man acted swiftly. Before lunchtime, he announced to all members of the Lu family that he was stepping down and that Lu Jin would succeed him as the head of the family. He even forcibly handed over the main house to Lu Jin.

In the old man's view, the entire Lu family was not just him and his grandson; rules were rules, and they absolutely could not be broken.

Nodding, Lu Jin led Xu Gang to the main house's reception room.

A short while later, in the reception room.

"Councilor Lu."

Before Lu Jin could greet him, Luo Hua bowed and then greeted Xu Gang.

"Don't be so formal, just call me Lu Jin."

Lu Jin waved his hand and said.

"Propriety must not be disregarded. On behalf of the Luo family, I am here to congratulate our nation's number one prodigy, a member of parliament."

Luo Hua shook his head and handed over an exquisite gift box.

In Luo Hua's view, although Lu Jin and his sister-in-law Xu Xin were cousins, their kinship was quite good.

However, the relationship between the Luo family and Lu Jin is further complicated by this, making their kinship only slightly better than being completely unrelated.

Before his two nephews, who are not yet a year old, grow up, it is very important for the Luo family to maintain a good relationship with Lu Jin.

Maintaining the relationship requires more than just the mental cultivation manual given to him initially; we need to add more and, incidentally, make this backer even stronger and more powerful.

Upon seeing the gift box handed over by Luo Hua, Lu Jin raised an eyebrow and swept it over with his mental energy.

Inside the gift box was a jade box, and inside the jade box were ten white, translucent crystals that shimmered with a faint light.

Although Lu Jin had never seen them in person before, he was certain that these ten white, translucent crystals were definitely Muya Crystals.

"Luo Hua, the mental cultivation manual you gave me before was of great help, so I won't accept the gift."

As I said before, you can come to me if you need anything in the future, and that statement still stands.

Lu Jin pushed the gift box back.

The efficacy of Wood Crystals is not limited to the planetary level; a sufficient quantity of Wood Crystals can allow young Moyun Vine plants to grow to the cosmic level, demonstrating that they can also be helpful to stellar and even cosmic life forms.

However, cultivation resources that simply increase one's level are nothing to Lu Jin.

He was too embarrassed to accept the "protection fee" that Luo Hua was offering under the guise of congratulations.

Moreover, even from a purely financial perspective, protecting the Luo family before Luo Feng's return would make Luo Feng owe a favor, and his future gains would far exceed what ten Wood Crystals could provide.

This is a favor from the future Lord Luo. If it's saved long enough, it could be redeemed for a treasure of the Hunyuan level.

In addition, befriending Luo Feng is like buying insurance.

If he were to unfortunately perish one day, but Luo Feng were still able to become the Lord of Hunyuan according to the original story, wouldn't he then have the resurrection ticket?

“There are some resources here that can be of great help to strong members of parliament.”

Luo Hua said, assuming that Lu Jin was unaware that it contained Mu Ya Jing.

"Then there's no need for that, I don't lack cultivation resources."

When you have time, invite Xu Xin to bring Xiaoping and Xiaohai to visit the old man at home.

My second grandfather passed away early, and my aunt was raised by him single-handedly; he treated her no differently than his own daughter.

Lu Jin understood the other meaning behind Luo Hua bringing Mu Ya Jing to his door, and immediately reassured Luo Hua.

Upon hearing this, Luo Hua felt relieved and stopped mentioning Mu Ya Jing. The three of them then chatted casually.

January 21, 2061, midnight.

"Chirp—, bang!"

"Crackling——"

As the clock struck midnight, fireworks lit up the sky, bursting into a spectacular display. Like the starting gun firing the first shot of a world war, the next moment, smoke and fire filled the air in China's six major base cities.

These days, there is no longer a ban on setting off fireworks and firecrackers in China; they can be set off as long as they are in designated areas.

As fireworks light up the sky and firecrackers explode, for the Chinese people who are accustomed to using the Spring Festival to mark the transition between the old and new years, the disastrous year of 2060 has become a thing of the past, and a new year has begun.

After paying New Year's respects to the elders, Lu Jin, who was not sleepy, went to the family ancestral hall.

Lighting incense in his hand, Lu Jin respectfully paid homage to the ancestral tablets of his family ancestors and parents displayed in the ancestral hall.

According to custom, as a woman from a different family, Lu Jin's mother's memorial tablet was not originally eligible to be included in the family ancestral hall.

But rules can be broken, or rather, from the moment he gained the power of a congressman, he became the rule.

"Father, Mother, I am doing very well now. I have become one of the few powerful politicians on Earth. No one can bully me, so you can rest assured."

Lu Jin spoke in a deep voice, placing the incense stick in his hand into the incense burner.

When you return, you will be proud of me, you will be!

Gazing at the two memorial tablets leaning against each other, Lu Jin thought to himself.

While the dead cannot be brought back to life, this is not absolute in Swallowing the Stars.

By mastering spacetime or the laws of fusion, one can become the master of the universe and gain a power bestowed by the original will—to reverse spacetime and resurrect the dead.

Of course, the premise for the Lord of the Universe to reverse time and resurrect dead lives is that the current point in time has not exceeded the lifespan limit of the resurrected target.

His parents were merely apprentice-level martial artists and spiritual masters, and their lifespans were not fundamentally different from those of ordinary people.

Its lifespan is not very long, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, it's probably too late.

However, the strongest beings who stand at the pinnacle of the entire worldview possess power sufficient to transcend the limitations of endless time and space.

If one could become such a powerful being, with a single thought, the universe would be created and destroyed, time and space would be reversed, and rescuing people from the past would be a piece of cake.

In the world of the strong, nothing is impossible.

If so, it only means that the ability is not up to par.

After leaving the ancestral hall, Lu Jin took out his phone and saw that he had received many New Year's greetings text messages.

There were his cousins ​​Xu Gang and Xu Xin, Luo Hua, and Zhu Xi, who was familiar to the military.

After replying to each of them, Lu Jin thought for a moment and then sent another text message to Zhu Xi.

"Dududu-"

Soon, Zhu Xi called.

Zhu Xi's voice rang out: "Councilor Lu, Happy New Year. What are you doing, searching for Lei Longhuang's coordinates?"

"Find it as soon as possible, consider it my New Year's gift to all Chinese people."

Lu Jin said.

New Year's first installment: Slaying the Dragon!

It's time to deal with the Thunder Dragon King, which has been one of humanity's greatest threats for decades.

"Wait for my message. The military will immediately notify all countries to join forces in a full-scale search for the Thunder Dragon Emperor's whereabouts."

Zhu Xi said without hesitation.

While the five superpowers lack satellite detection technology to deal with the monster, they can still search for it by deploying fighter jets equipped with detectors for ancient civilization ruins.

Search all four oceans, and the Thunder Dragon Emperor will have nowhere to hide.

As for whether Lu Jin has enough strength to enter the sea and kill the Thunder Dragon Emperor, if Zhu Xi had some doubts last time, then this time, Zhu Xi is 100% convinced.

Young people may be excessively young, but they are by no means overconfident.

(End of this chapter)