Reborn with Infinity Money System, I was Worshipped by All Universes! - Chapter 64

Chapter 64: Chapter64-Back to the Fortress

“You’ve only been gone from the fortress for how long? And already you’ve accumulated so many titles?”

“Hatchling Order member!”

“Independent senator!”

“Even founded the Tycoon Club, and made the headmaster of Celestia Academy your mentee?”

“Velen? Independent senator? Should I just call you ‘Grandmaster’ now?”

Anastasia spoke with a teasing smile.

Velen scratched the back of his head awkwardly. “Captain, just call me Velen. These titles were forced onto me, they’re nothing but empty titles!”

“The kindness you’ve shown me, Captain, I still haven’t repaid it!”

Velen said with a mischievous grin.

He needed to build a good rapport with Anastasia. If she kept being so harsh with him, things wouldn’t go well. But if she eventually became his girlfriend…

Just thinking about it made him a little excited!

Velen knew Anastasia pretty well—cold on the outside, warm on the inside!

Though she acted indifferent to him on the surface, he knew she had noticed his contributions to the fortress. Once he fully developed the fortress, she would definitely be moved!

After all, he was a tycoon—he had all the time and money in the world.

He believed that with a constant stream of mana stones powering the fortress, it would only get stronger, and one day, Anastasia would surely reveal her soft side to him.

Anastasia looked at Velen with sincere feelings, somewhat touched. Despite leaving the fortress and experiencing so much, he still remembered the fortress and her. That was rare.

“By the way, Anastasia, the Tycoon Club was just something I mentioned casually. Belle must have told you about it. The headmaster of Celestia Academy joined because he lost a bet, not because he genuinely wanted to be my mentee.”

“And as for the title of independent senator, they forced it on me!”

Velen quickly clarified again, not wanting Anastasia to misunderstand him.

Upon hearing this, Anastasia’s expression slowly softened.

Although many things had happened around Velen, he was still the same Velen. Nothing had really changed, and that was enough for her!

Thinking this, Anastasia stopped dwelling on the past and suddenly spoke, “Velen, since you’ve been to the Singularity Battlefield, do you know of a little-known place there?”

Velen thought for a moment, then spoke, “You’re talking about Chaos City, right?”

“I was there for half a day once, just long enough to rush through a wave of chaos cards. But when my pass expired, I had to be teleported out.”

Velen’s face showed regret as he spoke.

Anastasia’s expression grew complicated. Chaos City was a secret to most awakeners.

She hadn’t expected Velen not only to know about it but to have visited it.

This was his first time entering the Singularity Battlefield, yet he already knew about such a hidden place—he must have learned it from the Senate.

“Anastasia, that place is quite interesting…”

Seeing Anastasia seemed particularly curious about Chaos City, Velen eagerly began sharing his experiences there.

Upon hearing that it was a place with extremely advanced technology, Anastasia grew even more intrigued.

“Everyone there is after chaos cards. Chaos cards can buy anything you can imagine—goods, services, anything!”

“When I get my next pass, I’ll definitely take you there. We’ll make those Ascended Rank big shots wash our feet for us!”

Velen spoke boastfully.

In other galaxies, he might not be able to do this, but in Chaos City, he absolutely could!

Anastasia looked at Velen with a deeper, more thoughtful gaze.

Velen’s words were sincere, and she could feel the truth in them.

Velen had always considered her and the fortress, and having him join was truly a great fortune.

Feeling his gaze soften, Velen smiled faintly.

Great, Anastasia was indeed cold on the outside but warm on the inside. His efforts seemed to have opened her heart, bringing them closer together.

Anastasia, however, quickly came to her senses. Seeing Velen smiling at her, she realized her gaze had been a little too special just now.

She quickly suppressed her emotions and awkwardly turned away, “Let’s leave it at that for today. I’ll report your visit to Chaos City to the Senate.”

Velen nodded understandingly.

Anastasia was a strong-willed person. While her attitude toward him had softened, there was still a long way to go!

After Velen left the hall, he suddenly saw a muscular old man approaching with a bright smile.

“Velen, I’m Aiden, a friend of Duke Anthony and a senator of the fortress. I’m also a berserker. If you need anything, just let me know!”

“Kevin and Robert are getting too old, but I, though older, know that hundreds of years are still the prime time to fight!”

Velen was about to respond when he saw Kevin and Robert storming over, clearly upset.

“Aiden, you’re really something. Weren’t you the one who said no internal competition, that everything should be fair?” Kevin said angrily.

Caught in the act, Aiden was a bit embarrassed but knew his goal had been achieved.

“Well, I don’t have anything to do today. Let’s see about tomorrow!”

Velen understood their intentions—they wanted the Afterlife Flower and dragon blood. Not wanting things to escalate, he spoke up first.

“If anything comes up tomorrow, I’ll definitely need your help.”

None of them dared get angry in front of Velen, so they all nodded seriously.

“Alright, Velen. Call us anytime!”

Aiden was the first to speak, then turned and left, his goal already achieved.

“We’ll be waiting, Velen. That old man’s too unreliable!” Kevin and Robert said before leaving as well.

“Velen!”

When Velen returned to his courtyard, Hael, Unum, and Alan were all gathered around him.

Looking at the six people surrounding him, Velen couldn’t help but feel a little helpless.

Sure enough, wherever a standout person goes, they’re the center of attention!

“Velen, you’ve only been gone for a little while, and now you’re already at Expert Rank level 9?”

Only then did Hael and the others notice that Velen’s level had already risen dramatically, and they looked at him with great curiosity.

“Before entering the Singularity Battlefield, Velen, you were only at Apprentice Rank lv9, right? How did you suddenly leap over two ranks?”

Although they knew that there were many great opportunities in the Singularity Battlefield, advancing so many levels at once was truly unbelievable!

However, when Alan heard this, he looked at them with a calm expression.

When he first saw Velen, he noticed that Velen’s level was skyrocketing, and the speed of his advancement was like riding a rocket. Even with tremendous opportunities, no one could compare to Velen’s speed of growth.

So, he directly turned his gaze to Velen and thoughtfully said, “Velen, how long did it take for you to go from Apprentice Rank lv9 to Expert Rank lv9? It must have been a one-time breakthrough, right?”

Alan was the second person to join the fortress. Originally, his talent was quite good, but compared to Velen, and later the talents of Hael and the others, there were still some gaps.

Now that Velen was back, as one of Velen’s supporters, he planned to use him to gain some attention, otherwise, he would soon be forgotten.

After hearing Alan’s words, Hael and the others all stared at him in shock.

A one-time leap from Apprentice Rank lv9 to Expert Rank lv9? What kind of joke was that?

“Alan, have you been doing too many alchemical experiments and damaged your brain? Even if Velen is exceptionally gifted, there’s never been a case in all the galaxies’ history where someone can break through two ranks at once!”

“That’s right, Alan, your over-the-top praise is actually a form of overkill for Velen! Breaking through two levels at once is almost impossible!”

“Each rank represents a huge gap, tens of times bigger than the previous one. Even without hitting a bottleneck, accumulating the foundation for upgrades takes a long time!”

“Alan, you’re only at Adept Rank, so maybe you don’t understand much about leveling up. But what you’re saying can only happen in a dream!”

Hael and the others spoke one after another.

They all knew that Velen’s talent was extraordinary, but what Alan said was too outrageous, something that had never happened before in history!

In fact, to them, breaking through a single rank in one go would be enough to make history and shake the galaxy.

“Alan truly understands me!” At that moment, Velen, who was somewhat surprised, stared at Alan and slowly said, “I originally thought the only witnesses to my leveling up were the mountains and two corpses, but I didn’t expect Alan to have guessed it. You have no idea, when I broke through, the surge of mana was so sudden and uncontrollable!”

As Velen spoke, he seemed to drift back to the moment of his breakthrough, recalling those two corpses.

After Velen finished speaking, Hael and the others were instantly stunned.

Although they had not believed Alan’s words, hearing Velen himself say it made it far more likely to be true!

After all, from their interactions with Velen, he wasn’t someone who spouted nonsense. The key was that there was no reason for him to lie to them.

In just a few days, he had gone from Apprentice Rank lv9 to Expert Rank lv9, which was already shocking enough.

It was hard to imagine how shocking it would be to leap over two ranks at once!

The feeling of having your strength increase dozens, even hundreds of times in an instant—what could that possibly feel like?

Velen ignored the astonished expressions around him and suddenly looked at Alan, somewhat curious, and said, “Alan, you’ve drunk so many Fortifying Potions and inhaled the afterlife flower’s incense. Your body should have undergone great changes, right? Why haven’t you broken through to Expert Rank yet?”

Although Alan seemed insignificant in the eyes of Hael and the others, in Velen’s view, this man had the aura of a chosen one. He was far from simple.

Hearing Velen’s words, Hael and the others immediately shifted their attention to Alan.

They admitted that they hadn’t paid much attention to Alan before. After all, they were the carefully selected geniuses from Ducal Manor, and they had looked down on someone like Alan, a local native.

However, now that Velen had spoken, their curiosity about Alan was piqued.

Their gaze once again focused on Alan, now filled with intent to scrutinize him.

Why?

Why was his body so pure, as if it had just been born, with not even a hint of impurity to be felt?

“Fortifying Potion? The potion that enhances physical strength and refines the body?”

“But isn’t the effect of that potion quite small? And it’s so rare…”

Hael and the others exchanged glances, all seeing the confusion in each other’s eyes.

Then, they suddenly looked toward Velen, realizing that with him around, anything seemed possible!

“Alan, just how many Fortifying Potions have you drunk?”

Seeing Hael and the others looking at him with such astonishment, Alan calmly said, “I haven’t drunk that many, just as much as I could hold in my stomach. Also, this wasn’t just any Fortifying Potion. It was a Master Rank lv3 Fortifying Potion. Since I’m only at Adept Rank, I almost missed this opportunity.”

By the end, his voice lost some of its calmness and gained a touch of pride.

Hael and the others were top-tier talents from Ducal Manor, so what? He believed that with his body refined by the Master Rank Fortifying Potion, his natural talent was not inferior to theirs.

Compared to them, he was only short on some foundation and time!

His future was boundless, and he was completely capable of competing with these top geniuses from Ducal Manor!

Hael and the others, hearing this, had expressions of realization on their faces.

The Fortifying Potion itself was already a rare and special potion, and Alan had consumed the Master Rank version. The effects were almost fully catalyzed, making it far more powerful than an ordinary Fortifying Potion.

The key point was that the fact that Alan had received such a thing clearly pointed to Velen’s involvement!

Instantly, they all gazed at Alan with intense envy.

If they had encountered such good fortune when they were Alan’s age and level, they were certain their bloodline and other factors would have undergone qualitative changes, and they might have even had the chance to ascend to the upper plane universe and become one of the top powers!

Thinking this, they once again looked at Alan with curiosity and reverence, no longer looking at him with the slight disdain they had held before.

After enduring the effects of the Master Rank Fortifying Potion, Alan’s body had reached an ultimate purity, and his mana core was refined to its peak. That alone made him incomparable to them.

His future might even surpass theirs!

After being stared at by Hael and the others in awe, Alan proudly lifted his head and chest, then looked toward Velen, the one who had changed his fate.

“Originally, I was planning to level up earlier, but Miss Anastasia asked me to wait for you to return, in case anything unexpected happened.”

Velen nodded.

He understood that this was why Anastasia cared so much about them.

Breaking through from Adept Rank to Expert Rank was a major step, and once successful, they would be the backbone of the universe’s forces, leaving behind their origins as lower-tier Awakeners.

Velen thought for a moment and realized that he didn’t currently have anything that could help Alan.

“I don’t have anything that can help you at the moment. Just wait for now.”

He wanted to help Alan, but there was truly nothing he could offer at the moment.

Upon hearing this, Hael and the others looked at Alan with extreme envy.

With Velen’s help, Alan’s body had been refined to an unprecedented level, which was already shocking.

If Velen were to assist him in breaking through to Expert Rank, that would be like adding wings to a tiger. His future accomplishments might even surpass theirs due to Velen’s help!

Unfortunately, they hadn’t encountered Velen when they were striving for their own Expert Rank breakthroughs.

However, upon thinking further, Hael and the others quickly realized.

Although they had missed the opportunity to break through to Expert Rank, they had all reached Titan Rank, and breaking through to Heroic Rank was still incredibly important.

If they could receive Velen’s help now, it would be a huge boost to them!

The higher they advanced, the more critical the assistance they needed!