A technologically powerful nation: The national treasure is actually myself.

"What... did you call me?"

The fat old man stood there in a daze, his chubby round face filled with endless surprise and excitement.

What did he hear?
Lin Yang actually called him Master? !
The fat old man was very excited.

Although he couldn't help but call himself "Master" and regarded himself as the master from the moment he proposed to take Lin Yang as his disciple!

But Lin Yang did not directly agree to take him as his master.

Therefore, he never took the initiative to ask Lin Yang to call him Master or something like that.

Even the fat old man was feeling uneasy.

In fact, he was not completely sure whether Lin Yang would eventually choose to worship him as his master.

The reason why he shamelessly called himself "master" before was actually because he wanted to satisfy his desire to have a precious disciple.

Because he was not sure whether Lin Yang would choose him in the end. If Lin Yang did not choose him as his disciple, it would be a great offense if he called himself a master at that time.

To put it bluntly, he wanted to have a taste of it before Lin Yang formally became his disciple.

If Lin Yang finally chooses him, then everyone will be happy. If he doesn't choose him, then he can be regarded as taking advantage in advance and satisfying his desire to be a teacher.

Although Lin Yang had never expressed any resistance to him calling himself the master, Lin Yang also said later that once the silver-haired woman agreed, she could take him as her master.

But when he actually heard Lin Yang call out the word "Master", the fat old man was so excited that he could hardly control himself!

Because, what Lin Yang called was not "Master", but "Teacher"!
Although there is only one letter difference between "Shizun" and "Master", there is still a difference in their meanings.

Although "Shizun" is also a teacher, it is more of an expression of respect for the teacher's status.

The word "master" is more focused on expressing the existence of the master-disciple relationship itself!

The title of Master not only carries the same respect for the teacher as the title of Master, but also has the closer meaning brought about by the master-disciple relationship itself!
It is the disciple's heartfelt respect and gratitude for the master!

It is more intimate than the title "Master".

Normally, for example, when some big shots from powerful forces recruit disciples, they may accept many disciples at one time and eventually select the ones with the strongest talents.

As for other people, the relationship with them is not that close, so they naturally address them as "Master", which is mainly to express respect for the elders.

But calling him Master is different, it represents the closest and most intimate relationship!
It can be placed on the same level as the blood relationship with parents!
The fat old man didn't expect that he had such a position in Lin Yang's heart that Lin Yang was willing to call him Master!
He couldn't even believe what he heard.

Lin Yang replied honestly: "Master, I call you Master. You want to take me as your disciple. I have just received the consent of Senior Yue to take you as my master, so naturally I have to call you Master."

Master!

It’s Master again!

Hearing this definite answer, the fat old man's heart was instantly blossoming with excitement!
He looked at Lin Yang, a little excited and at a loss, with many things to say, but after holding it in for a long time, he finally said:
"My dear disciple, call me Master again so I can hear you..."

"Master." Lin Yang called.

"Shout... shout again!" said the fat old man again.

"Master."

Lin Yang shouted again.

"Shout again..."

"...Master."

“One more time!!”

Lin Yang: "..."

He looked at the fat old man with strange eyes.

What's wrong with this old man?
"Ahem, my dear disciple, just shout again..."

The fat old man's face turned red. Although he knew that his request seemed a bit abnormal and weird, he just wanted to hear it.

"...Master!"

Although Lin Yang didn't understand why the fat old man asked him to shout again and again, he still shouted again obediently.

"Hey! Good disciple!" The fat old man squinted his eyes with a look of enjoyment and responded fiercely.

“……”Lin Yang was silent.

The fat old man was very excited.

If Lin Yang had called him "Master", he would certainly be very happy, but he would never be so excited and lose his composure to such an extent.

But what Lin Yang called was not "Master", but "Master" which was more important than anything else!
Just because of the word "Master", the fat old man felt that even if Lin Yang wanted the stars and the moon in the sky, he would get them down for Lin Yang as toys!
Suddenly, the fat old man, who was looking excited and enjoying, suddenly changed his expression. He became very nervous and embarrassed.

This caught Lin Yang's attention, and he immediately asked with concern: "Master, what's wrong with you? Were you injured just now?"

Hearing this, the white fat old man's face became more embarrassed. He rubbed his hands and was silent for a while. He coughed a little embarrassedly and said:

"No, those old guys can't hurt me. I'm not injured. It's just that I forgot to bring you a gift..."

After saying this, the fat old man felt his face getting a little hot.

Thinking about how he had taken advantage of Lin Yang for so long by claiming to be his master when Lin Yang had not agreed to be his master, now that Lin Yang wanted to be his master, he suddenly remembered that he had not even prepared a gift for the meeting.

This made the fat old man feel very embarrassed.

Even though Lin Yang's becoming a disciple was rather sudden, he should have prepared the gift long ago!

"Uh……"

Lin Yang was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He thought the fat old man had something else to say.

At that time, Lin Yang said: "Master, before I became your disciple, you prepared so many things for me, including genetic medicines and extraordinary substances. You don't need to prepare any other gifts for me!"

"That won't do!"

The fat old man suddenly waved his hands: "How can that be possible? How can those things be considered as a formal apprenticeship gift?"

As he spoke, the fat old man frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "I owe you the apprenticeship gift today, and I will prepare it well later!"

"No need to go through so much trouble, Master!" Lin Yang emphasized.

"No! The apprenticeship gift must be formal! You are my first precious disciple, how can I just mess around with it?"

The fat old man was very persistent and insisted on preparing a formal gift for Lin Yang to become his apprentice!

"Well...well, I'll listen to you, Master." Seeing this, Lin Yang could only sigh helplessly.

In his heart, he really didn't care about the ceremony of paying homage to his master or not.

Because the fat old man was good enough to him, so good that he was willing to call him Master. But the fat old man insisted, so he naturally couldn't say no, otherwise he would disappoint the fat old man.

What the fat old man said is right. After all, this is the first time he accepts a disciple, so if he wants to be more formal, then do it.

Lin Yang's answer made the fat old man very satisfied: "Okay, okay, you are worthy of being my good disciple. I will prepare well for you when I return!"

After saying that, the fat old man glanced at the sleeping Yu Meng and said:

"Master has been paying attention to your game situation. Don't blame me for not responding to you in time or not coming here in time."

"I wanted to prepare a suitable resource for you to celebrate your victory in the competition, but I encountered some unexpected troubles on the way, which delayed me a bit and caused me to miss the resource. I almost didn't make it back in time."

The fat old man explained with some self-blame why he had not responded to Lin Yang's message and rushed back immediately.

The main reason was that he never expected that those top guys in the universe would be so bold.

Bold enough to do it openly on this street.

Thinking about it now, the fat old man is still a little scared.

If we hadn't turned back in time, it would have been a disaster!
Seeing this, Lin Yang said: "Master, you don't have to be like this. It's just that those guys were too bold. But now my disciple is fine. This is the best outcome. Don't blame yourself!!"

"Fortunately, no irreversible consequences have occurred, otherwise I would have to wipe out all nine of their clans one by one!"

The fat old man breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time he was secretly angry.

Although he had just fought with those old guys in the deep space, he now felt that they were not taught a lesson enough.

Lin Yang didn't call him Master just now.

Now, stimulated by the calls of "Master", the fat old man wanted to kill those old guys again whenever he thought that he was just a little bit away from saving his beloved disciple in time!
Lin Yang noticed that the fat old man seemed to have some emotional changes, and the aura around him suddenly became a little sharp.

After a brief guess, he knew that the fat old man was probably planning to kill those people again, so he immediately changed the subject:

"Master, I haven't chosen the other two rewards for the champion yet, and I would like to ask for your advice!"

The reason he changed the subject was that the time for submitting the final reward selection was approaching.

Secondly, he didn't want the fat old man to fight with those old monsters for him.

The risk is too great!

Although the fat old man is very powerful, the silver-haired woman just said that her real body has encountered some troubles and her projection can no longer descend at any time.

What if the fat old man encounters an accident while facing so many monsters alone while going to vent his anger for him, he will have no one to ask for help!
So, he wanted to change the topic as much as possible to make the fat old man relax.

There are many more important things to do now than to seek revenge on those old guys.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, the fat old man immediately calmed down and said, "What are the optional rewards for this year's champion? Show me."

"Okay, this place is not very convenient, Master, please follow me back to the rest area first."

Lin Yang looked around and saw that a lot of people had gathered near the street again.

There was such a big commotion just now, and so many top universe powerhouses and old monsters died, even an ancestor-level powerhouse died.

This place has become the center of everyone's attention.

If those people hadn't been afraid of the fat old man's strength and didn't dare to get close to him, he would have been surrounded by others by now.

Of course, this time the siege certainly did not dare to attack him, but instead wanted to curry favor with him and make friends with him.

But no matter what, Lin Yang doesn't want to stay here any longer.

Because he had seen that some top-notch powerful people in the universe could no longer hold back their impulse and wanted to come over to talk to him.

He was too lazy to deal with these people anymore.

Yu Meng also needs a quieter environment to sleep and recover.

The fat old man understood what Lin Yang meant and immediately said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I will listen to you, my dear disciple."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand in the air, and Yu Meng was lifted up by an invisible force, remaining in a sleeping state, and was brought back to the lounge.

Lin Yang placed Yu Meng on the luxurious sofa, put a pillow under him, and covered his stomach with a blanket that he had asked the staff of the Universe Alliance for when he came back. Then he pulled up the 500 optional rewards for the champion and showed them to the fat old man.

"Tsk, tsk, there are quite a few things to choose from, but most of them are useless."

The fat old man glanced at it casually, circled out more than 20 bonus items, and said:
"These are indeed helpful to you, but to be honest, I can get all these things for you. This Universe Alliance is really stingy and is not willing to be generous."

"..." Lin Yang's eyes became strange again when he heard that.

Although he was quite unhappy with what the Universe Alliance had just done, he had to admit that the Universe Alliance was not stingy when it came to rewards.

Those things are valuable to any top universe, but because the fat old man is too mysterious and powerful, he thinks those things are nothing.

"Oh, forget it, my dear disciple, why don't you just pick two items of relatively high value?" The fat old man looked at Lin Yang.

These things really didn't seem particularly useful to him.

As long as he wants any resources for cultivation, he will definitely find a way to get them for Lin Yang.

Hearing this, Lin Yang could only shrug helplessly and sighed, "Then I'll listen to you, Master. Let's choose two high-quality time-related extraordinary properties."

"Hmm? Why did you choose that thing? You can't use it." The fat old man said subconsciously, "Even if you want to sell it for money, there are things in it that are more valuable than the extraordinary time material."

Lin Yang immediately said, "No, Master, I can use it myself. Time Extraordinary Materials are quite scarce, especially high-quality ones, which are even harder to obtain. Since there is no other better choice, I might as well choose two high-quality Time Extraordinary Materials for my own use in the future. This can also save a lot of time and material costs in obtaining them."

"Okay, ah... no, wait a minute, dear disciple, what did you say? You... use it yourself? "

The fat old man nodded subconsciously, but then he reacted and turned his head to stare at Lin Yang in disbelief!

What did he hear?
What did his beloved disciple say?

Can I use time to create extraordinary materials? ? ?
???

The fat old man was confused.

Lin Yang said shyly: "Yes, Master, in fact, I can also fuse time-related extraordinary properties."

"..."

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