CHAPTER 51: 49, BAPTISM! TWIN NATURAL AWAKENING!

Fifteen minutes later, the baby was safely born.

Lu Lin could clearly sense the doctor’s emotions relaxing.

Outside, the other tourists and the pregnant woman’s husband had already prepared hot water, a bathtub, baby blankets, milk powder, and milk bottles.

Even though they were all strangers just moments ago, at this moment, they were united for the birth of a new life.

The pregnant woman, looking utterly exhausted, had fainted. She didn’t even get a chance to see her newborn child.

"Everything went smoothly. It’s a girl," Dr. Liu said happily as he walked out of the room.

"Yay!"

Everyone cheered, as if they had won a battle together.

Only the pregnant woman’s husband looked hesitant. He moved closer to Dr. Liu and said, "Dr. Liu, when my wife had her check-up before, the doctor said she was carrying twins..."

"What!"

"Twins!" Dr. Liu exclaimed. "Why didn’t you mention something so important earlier! You almost got her killed!"

The husband looked aggrieved. Before he could explain, Dr. Liu had already rushed back into the room.

Lu Lin also quickly followed him inside.

"Student, the pregnant woman is in a very dangerous situation right now," Dr. Liu said. "She has fallen into a coma and can’t give birth to the remaining child herself, so I have to perform a cesarean section. Wait, make sure your Star Power doesn’t stop."

Seeing Dr. Liu’s serious and focused gaze, Lu Lin nodded heavily.

"Alright, let’s begin."

Dr. Liu’s hands moved as swiftly as flower petals in the wind, constantly picking up various instruments.

Lu Lin channeled Star Power into him from behind.

The Star Power in his Earth Element Star Veins was depleted. He switched to his Second Star Vein.

Dr. Liu could clearly feel that the quality of the Star Power being channeled now was a level higher than before. He didn’t have time for second thoughts and increased the speed of his hand movements again.

At this moment, Lu Lin heard a commotion from outside the door.

Soon after, the door was pushed open, and several doctors in white coats walked in. They were carrying various instruments and equipment, which they connected to power, and began checking the pregnant woman’s vital signs.

Even if there were chief surgeons among the newly arrived doctors, they couldn’t take Dr. Liu’s place at this critical juncture. They assisted from the side. The baby girl, who had been taken out moments before, was brought back into the room by professional nurses, who then began various examinations.

"It’s out, it’s out!" Lu Lin heard a doctor beside him exclaim.

He wanted to take a look, but his view was blocked; he couldn’t even see a strand of the baby’s hair.

Only then did Dr. Liu let out a sigh of relief. He swayed backward and almost fell, but fortunately, Lu Lin caught him with his quick reflexes.

"The Star Core Warrior student, could you please come here for a moment?" a nurse called out to Lu Lin from a distance.

"What’s the matter?"

"Student, these two newborn babies are very weak right now. Could you please give them a ’baptism’ with your Star Power? Of course, I’m not sure if you have enough Star Power left. These two children are so pitiful. They were born with deficiencies and under such harsh conditions. If anything goes wrong, the likelihood of them dying young is far too high."

"Alright, I’ll help them with the ’baptism’."

Lu Lin was willing to help them thoroughly. He still had more than two-thirds of the Star Power in his Second Star Vein left, so baptizing two newborn babies would naturally be no problem for him.

Baptism itself was a new concept that had emerged after humans entered the age of cultivation. When a Star Core Warrior used Star Power to baptize newborns, it could not only enhance the baby’s constitution, intelligence, and development but also increase the chance of awakening their Talent.

Several years ago, Federation researchers conducted comparative experiments. The results showed that children who had undergone baptism were six times more likely to have an Awakening than unbaptized children. This practically meant that almost all children who received baptism could successfully awaken their Talent.

Nowadays, many high-end private hospitals hire Star Core Warriors for the primary purpose of performing baptism ceremonies for newborns. Consequently, many expectant parents are willing to pay considerable sums each year to have their children born in such hospitals.

Lu Lin used Earth-based Star Power to perform a baptism for the two newborns.

The two little babies, who had been crying incessantly just moments before, slowly closed their eyes under Lu Lin’s baptism and fell quietly asleep.

The nurse thanked Lu Lin profusely, repeatedly stating that the hospital would cover the cost of this baptism, with the newborn’s family also contributing a portion.

Lu Lin waved his hand, saying it wasn’t necessary. He hadn’t done this for money. Besides, how much money could he get for baptizing a newborn?

He likely had no idea that the market price for baptizing a newborn had reached as high as one hundred thousand yuan per baby. This whole process took only a few minutes. If he had charged for it, he would have earned no less than what he made working hard in Tongliao for over ten days.

"Dr. Liu, Nurse, if there’s nothing else here, I’ll be going," Lu Lin said, bidding them farewell. But before Dr. Liu and the nurse could respond, a dazzling light suddenly burst forth from the two newborns.

With each breath, the light showed signs of growing even larger.

"What is this..." Dr. Liu stared, his eyes wide.

"Could this be..." The nurse and the surrounding doctors couldn’t help but turn their heads.

At this moment, they suddenly recalled the sentence printed on the title page of every textbook from their time at the Medical Academy: "Humans are the sole favored children of Heaven and Earth."

The scene before them was undeniable proof of this.

Two newborns, born less than ten minutes ago—had actually succeeded in awakening their Talents! Moreover, they had activated their Talents while they were asleep.

The nurse who had asked for Lu Lin’s help earlier seemed to remember something, and her gaze shifted from the newborns to Lu Lin.

Logically, if they were truly Heaven’s favored, their Talents should have awakened the moment they entered the world. Yet now, both children had awakened their Talents only after Lu Lin’s baptism. Doesn’t this mean that it was Lu Lin who helped them unlock their Talents?!

Lu Lin hadn’t expected these two children to be so fortunate as to awaken their Talents immediately after birth.

He had only encountered this natural Awakening phenomenon with Xiao Ru before. And now, it had happened again. Could it be that as human physiques have strengthened, the chances of natural Awakening have increased once again? If that were the case, then Xiao Ru would no longer need to go to such lengths to hide her Talent in the future. As for these two little ones, too many people had witnessed it; their Awakening could not be hidden. It seemed his part here was done.

While everyone’s attention was focused on the babies, Lu Lin turned and slipped out of the room.

When he went outside, the pregnant woman’s husband wanted to express his gratitude, but a single sentence from Lu Lin left him utterly stunned and dazed.

"Your son and daughter have already awakened their Talents."

While everyone gathered around the stunned gentleman, exclaiming in amazement and envy, Lu Lin slipped away from the crowd. He quickly took a few photos of the Eastern Gate of North Capital University and then left.

He was in high spirits on his way, humming a little tune by Jay. He couldn’t recall the lyrics, but that didn’t diminish his excellent mood in the slightest.

Giving roses to others leaves a lingering fragrance on one’s own hand.

Whether it was helping with rescues before, guiding others to comprehend Star Skills, or extending a helping hand in a crisis like this one, Lu Lin knew he wasn’t some selfless savior, but this feeling of being able to help others was truly captivating.

Walking along, Lu Lin suddenly stopped.

An expression of incredulous amusement appeared on his face.

His Earth Element Star Veins... had reached perfect refinement!