Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

Zhou Baiyu knew that Lin was probably about to reveal some heavy information.

"You must have been puzzled by a question, right? With so many forerunners contributing lineage value to us, our lineage value must be immeasurable. So what do we do with so much lineage value?"

Lin looked at Zhou Baiyu with sultry eyes, as if looking at a money tree.

But at the same time, Zhou Baiyu suddenly felt that this question was too coincidental.

Could Lin have... noticed the existence of Dr. A?

He nodded:

"I have indeed thought about it."

This was also why Zhou Baiyu was puzzled why Dr. A would need lineage value, considering Dr. A only had one follower.

Lin said:

"You already have a certain understanding of the mechanisms of transfer stations. You must not be curious as to why, with so many forerunners, you have never encountered them in any transfer station, right?"

Zhou Baiyu nodded.

The principle is actually quite simple. Middlemen like Lin, Mo Sangyu, Yan Gu, Su Wang, are just like Celia in a famous game who's been milking players for ten years.

Every time they finish an instance and return, they would prepare for the next battle in Celia's room.

There are countless players in the game, but in that room of Celia's, there's only you.

"Understanding this is good. I deal with many forerunners. But I don't think they can save me."

"You have to know one thing, the more forerunners there are, the more lineage value the middlemen get—this statement is wrong."

Zhou Baiyu's eyes widened; he suddenly understood.

Lin continued:

"If that were the case, I'm afraid I would be stuck in this transfer station indefinitely—at least much longer than the other eight."

"The mechanism for middlemen to acquire lineage value—takes the highest value from a single individual."

"Just like that Xinkui you saved, if he contributed a thousand points of lineage value to me, and you contributed eleven hundred points of lineage value to me, then what I get is eleven hundred points..."

"Therefore, having many forerunners, many inheritors, to a middleman, it just means more possibilities."

"But what we really focus on is the single forerunner who has the strongest ability to acquire lineage value."

"At present, that person is you."

"Even if the lineage value on you seems to... mysteriously disappear quite a bit, you are still the being among all current Mutators with the strongest ability to acquire lineage value."

Lin's eyes fixed steadily on Zhou Baiyu:

"Little brother, is the reduction of your lineage value really because of your special traits?"

Zhou Baiyu nodded without hesitation.

No matter what, he couldn't expose Dr. A—Dr. A was his trump card in the real world.

As for the various abilities brought to him by Dr. A, it was easy to explain. I am a Mutator; what abilities I might use, even I do not know.

As for the various abilities in the real world, just blame it on the reagents from inside the cruise ship.

The essential cultivation of a two-timing scumbag is—to tread firmly, proudly, and never to feel guilty about playing two middlemen at the same time!

Lin didn't dwell too much on this issue:

"In any case, you understand now. Although I have many 'Disciples,' the most profitable tycoon is just you."

No matter how many forerunners there are, it's only about taking the highest amount of lineage value spent on that day as the middleman's revenue.

So in the minds of middlemen, naturally, they would rank the Disciples under them.

In many popular professions, there are numerous seed players.

At Mountain Breaker's side, Ke Zhongye and the Dream Awakener can both contribute quite a bit of lineage value.

Maybe today Ke Zhongye could contribute five hundred points, and the Dream Awakener only four hundred points.

But tomorrow it could be the other way around.

Thus, most middlemen maintain a relatively friendly attitude towards many individuals.

Of course, it's also possible for someone with weaker skills like the Snow Monster, because of clinging to the right backer, to perform exceptionally one day, surpassing other forerunners of the same profession.

But those are the exceptions.

Mutators, however, are different; this profession already has few people, and its survival rate is low.

The appearance of a freak like Zhou Baiyu, and with Lin being someone who likes to slack off, essentially means that the preferential treatment Zhou Baiyu gets is almost as if Lin considers other Mutators nonexistent, focusing solely on cultivating Zhou Baiyu.

To Xinkui and other Mutators, Lin is like an ice queen.

But in Zhou Baiyu's eyes... the allure in Lin's eyes might be even more irresistible than Midel's.

Zhou Baiyu has essentially left the second-ranked Mutator far behind, creating an uncatchable distance.

Because of Zhou Baiyu, Lin sees a possibility. Now that Zhou Baiyu has successfully cleared the Land of No Light, it has further solidified some of Lin's thoughts.

As the middleman for Mutators who is least likely to play by the rules, if certain special circumstances arise in the future, she's even prepared to break the rules to keep Zhou Baiyu safe.

"Everyone thought you would be stuck inside forever just a while ago, but now you've come back to life, which is very comforting to me. I had no hope of leaving this place originally."

"But Zhou Baiyu,"

Lin called out Zhou Baiyu's name unusually:

"You indeed gave me hope. To reciprocate the hope you gave, I will also make sure, as much as possible, to keep the differential in beneficial returns you will get in the future to a minimum."

This promise was essentially enough for Zhou Baiyu to endure these several months in the Land of No Light.

At this moment, Zhou Baiyu also discovered... Lin was gradually becoming serious.

This woman always appears lazy; those unaware might truly think she's the middleman of giving up and slacking off.