"I understand what you mean."

Su Lin was taken aback, then smiled and said, "The reason why cultivators in this world want to attach themselves to powerful forces is to obtain more resources. The collective provides the greatest support to individuals, far exceeding the individual's own efforts in most cases."

"Brother is so smart."

Xiao Linlin nodded approvingly: "As strangers, it is difficult for us to rely on local powerful forces. We might as well follow the path guided by the mechanism first."

"Since we can't rely on others, let's build the collective strength with our own hands and then give back to our brother's own system."

"While building a powerful force may be difficult, we don't necessarily have to achieve it; after all, it's just one possible path."

"If it's truly impossible, then forget it. Brother, you just need to focus on your own cultivation. I can handle everything else. In short, our goal is simply to obtain the [Immortal Source Stone]."

Xiao Linlin pointed out the key issue: while the situation in the local world is still unclear, we should first focus on developing steadily, while learning about the world of the game and increasing the number and strength of our own trump cards.

"Okay, we'll do it your way."

Su Lin nodded and looked at Lu Zhouming beside her: "Do you have any better ideas?"

Lu Zhouming smiled but shook his head without saying anything, indicating that he had nothing to add.

Xiao Linlin also looked at him, then pouted and whispered to Su Lin, "Brother, he won't say much. Brother Lu values ​​the power of [Guidance] and won't pave the way for us."

Lu Zhouming is also very smart, even far more so than Xiao Linlin, but his attitude towards Su Lin is different from that of Xiao Linlin.

Xiao Linlin wished she could plan every step of Su Lin's life to be perfect, so that Su Lin could walk in a future where she would hardly have to worry or exert any effort.

Lu Zhouming, on the other hand, preferred to observe Su Lin's every step from the sidelines, offering reminders only at crucial junctures. He hoped Su Lin would face the future independently and learn and break free from constraints on his own.

He firmly believes that only those who can emerge from countless adversities are without weaknesses and can move towards a more distant future.

"It's not that I won't tell you."

Lu Zhouming smiled and corrected Xiao Linlin: "I am just waiting for my master's orders. I am a loyal servant."

"And your plan is fine; I think it's excellent."

Lu Zhouming paused for a moment, then said softly, "After you entered the B-level area, you purchased a large amount of resources and materials related to immortal cultivation, covering everything from the most basic to the Golden Core stage, including cultivation techniques."

“These things are not particularly advanced, but they are more than enough to deal with the current situation. You plan to use these resources as an investment to build Xiaoyun Temple with a certain degree of influence and power, and then use Xiaoyun Temple as a leverage point to pursue the whereabouts and secrets of the Immortal Inquiry Stone.”

"If possible, we could even use Xiaoyun Temple to leverage local major resources and obtain cultivation resources far exceeding those available to the Golden Core stage."

"This will not only save the master the purchase and consumption in the subsequent cultivation, but also allow him to obtain high-level escape resources that can only be obtained in the A-level area or even higher-level areas."

"Of course, this is only your view of the influence and help that Xiaoyun Temple has on the master's strength. In addition... Xiaoyun Temple is used as a call-to-action location for the survivors in the current game."

"Based on this preliminary test and assessment of the possibility of uniting the survivors, we will make plans and preparations in advance for our master to go to the S-level area."

Lu Zhouming looked at Xiao Linlin with a smile and explained her plan in detail, leaving nothing out.

This is also why he didn't offer any advice. Since Xiao Linlin had planned so thoroughly, there was no need for him, a newcomer, to steal the spotlight; he could simply follow her lead.

Xiao Linlin smiled and glanced at him a few times, not denying it. Instead, she turned to Su Lin and asked, "Brother, about the effects of your new talent... why don't you use us as test subjects to see the specific effects of the talent?"

"Um."

Su Lin nodded: "The new talent is a passive effect, and it has already been activated."

In Su Lin's eyes, all the non-survivor creatures he saw had a special mark above their heads, a brief information description like a viewing mechanism tool.

Take Xiao Linlin as an example. In Su Lin's eyes, there was always a striking piece of information floating above her head: SSS level (potential).

The new talent does not indicate Xiao Linlin's current S-rank follower grade, but only shows the range of Xiao Linlin's future maximum potential in the form of follower grade.

The methods and means of this argumentation are unknown. It may be the result of the mechanism's deduction, but at least in the eyes of the mechanism, Xiao Linlin, who is currently only an S-class follower, has the future potential to eventually break through to an SSS-class follower.

Then, Su Lin described to Xiao Linlin the general information marked above the heads of the attendants.

Xiao Linlin: SSS-level potential.

Jia Zhengyi: SS-level potential.

Elleri: SS-level potential.

Xu Zhenshu: SS-level potential.

Lyanna: SSS-level potential.

Li Xingtian: SSS-level potential (unique spirit).

......

The potential of each follower was not far from Su Lin's general assessment. The potential of the main followers was mostly quite good, and most of the other pure-blooded elves also had SS-level follower potential, with only a very few having S-level follower potential.

"It seems that in the eyes of the system, I am a minion with quite a bit of potential."

Xiao Linlin smiled happily, while Jia Zhengyi muttered to himself, "How come I only have SS-level potential? I feel like I'm getting worse and worse..."

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