Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

"I think so too," Lin Shen felt that Tian Xun made a lot of sense.

Having him act as a diligent, hardworking, upright, and incorruptible official—Lin Shen thought that he definitely couldn't do it.

Although he wasn't bad, living like that was too exhausting, and he didn't like being too tired.

Moreover, this was the Celestial Race, not a human kingdom, and there was even less necessity for it.

Of course, he also didn't want to be a Pet Official, but there wasn't a better option right now, so he could only muddle along for the time being.

"Aren't Pet Officials supposed to be more greedy? Why would you hand all this over?" Lin Shen still didn't quite understand. In his impression, weren't Pet Officials supposed to be like Wei Xiaobao who took all the meat for themselves, leaving only some soup for the emperor?

Tian Xun explained, "You think Pet Officials eat the meat and leave the soup for the Heavenly Emperor? That's a big mistake. The kind you're talking about is not a Pet Official, but a Power Minister, Loyal Minister, or Manipulative Minister, regardless of who they are, they're definitely not Pet Officials."

"What kind of people can enter the Celestial Court? Most of them are nobility from large families. If they have great power, whose interests do you think they represent? It goes without saying for Power Ministers—they won't share money with the Heavenly Emperor. The so-called Loyal Ministers, like those from the Chi, An, and Tian families, also have many among them.

But like with the development of Giant Ring Star, the three families can get a lot of money, yet asking them to give a little more to the Heavenly Emperor would make them so pained. If the Heavenly Emperor proposes in the Celestial Court that they should give up a little more, I can assure you, those so-called Loyal Ministers from the three families would stand up against the emperor's proposal."

"This routine doesn't suit you, so you can only be a Pet Official. Why would the Heavenly Emperor favor you? Because no one else will give him money, you're the only one who does, so whom else would he favor?"

Lin Shen suddenly felt enlightened: "I see, but if all the money I make goes to the Heavenly Emperor, then I won't benefit myself, so what's the point of being a Pet Official?"

"I told you to hand it over, but I didn't say you couldn't take money," Tian Xun analyzed for Lin Shen bit by bit. "Don't think the Heavenly Emperor only knows how to waste the family wealth. To ascend to the position of Heavenly Emperor, he didn't rely on wasteful skills.

How much have we gotten from the Chi and An families, and how much have they lost, the Heavenly Emperor is probably very clear about it. You could choose not to hand it over, but if you don't, you'd be no different from the other ministers."

"If you hand it over, then you might become the confidant of the Heavenly Emperor. Usually, the Heavenly Emperor won't make you work for nothing. You're just handing things over to the Heavenly Emperor, showing your attitude. He will still give you a portion.

After all, you'll need money to develop your manpower and influence for the work you'll do for the Heavenly Emperor in the future, and he understands this better than anyone."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Since the Heavenly Emperor is so clear about it, if I pick the best items from here, won't the Heavenly Emperor hold a grudge in his heart?" Lin Shen pondered.

"On the contrary, if you're not greedy at all, the Heavenly Emperor will suspect whether you have hidden other greater benefits. Why would you not be greedy? Is such a person reliable? Can he be controlled?"

Tian Xun continued to explain with a smile, "If you're greedy and the Heavenly Emperor knows what you covet, he could deal with you anytime, and that actually allows him to rest easy."

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"That makes sense, my treasure, you really are my wise partner," Lin Shen hurriedly delivered a compliment, then asked with a smile, "My treasure, what do you think I should pick?"

"You naturally should pick the best." Tian Xun pointed to the item she had just given Lin Shen and said, "Do you like this?"

"What is this?" Lin Shen looked at the object in his hand, unable even to recognize what it was.

The object was a square little box, about the size of a contact lens case, made entirely of some kind of crystal.

"This thing is not simple, it's a rare item called a Spatial Storing Device, made by using some Nirvana Level materials with space attributes and then crafted by a Nirvana Being with space strength. Because the materials are rare and people with space strength are hard to find, the output is very low," Tian Xun said.

"You mean, this is the legendary space item?" Lin Shen's eyes lit up at once. He had only seen such things in the myths and novels of his homeland, and never expected that someone could actually manufacture them.

"Exactly. Spatial Storing Devices come in many types. Those made from Nirvana Level materials can typically only hold a little and would be good to have a space of one cubic meter. The ones made from Immortal Level materials can have about the size of a room, although some are like small bungalows, and others like large villas."

Tian Xun pointed at the back of the Spatial Storing Device and said, "I took a look just now and noticed the mark of the Bei Si Clan. The Bei Si Clan specials in producing space-attribute powerhouses, and it's rare for their Spatial Storing Devices to hit the market. I didn't expect that Chi 118 actually had one; don't know where he got it from."

Tian Xun taught Lin Shen how to use it. Lin Shen initially thought the box itself was the Spatial Storing Device, but then Tian Xun told him the box was a charger. To use the Spatial Storing Device, energy is required, so it needed to be charged with the box before it could be used.

Inside the box was the Spatial Storing Device, a small item embedded inside the box that looked like a black crystal bullet.

The inside of the box had some data, and after Tian Xun took a look, she said this Spatial Storing Device had more space than expected, a premium among premiums. If converted into cubic meters, it would be about ten thousand cubic meters in size.

Not having a clear concept of space size, Lin Shen received an example from Tian Xun: it was roughly equivalent to six or seven three-story villas.

Tian Xun demonstrated how to use the Spatial Storing Device, and it wasn't quite like Lin Shen had imagined. Although not overly complicated, it wasn't as simple as just picking up items to put in or take out.

Tian Xun held the bullet-like Spatial Storing Device, aimed the tip at something, and pressed the back end.

Rings of light illuminated the casing, and ultimately the bullet tip lit up too, firing a beam of light that struck the object.

Upon contact with the light beam, the object started to shrink rapidly and was pulled toward the Spatial Storing Device before being absorbed into the bullet.

"There's a number on it, each item you intake will have a number; when you want to take it out, you just need to activate it by the number. Each time you intake or extract an item, it consumes energy. This charger can provide about ten uses of the Spatial Storing Device, after which you will have to recharge the box," Tian Xun returned the Spatial Storing Device to Lin Shen.

"This is so complicated!" Lin Shen felt disappointed; it was much less convenient than he had expected, and it even required charging.

"Unless you possess space abilities yourself, that's how complicated using space items will be with the current level of technology," Tian Xun said with a laugh. "Come on, let's take a good look again. Let's see what other good stuff these two have collected."