The continuous battles in the MUV World had given those pilots who had not originally reached B-class ample experience. Combined with the huge haul of Merit Points, once their one-year Retention Time ended and they returned to Prometheus, their advancement had become only natural.
Across all of Prometheus, a legion of the Burning Legion's scale possessed six Faction Territories when the newly acquired MUV World was included: the OG World, Fleet World, Revolutionary Machine World, SEED World, 0079 World, and MUV World. The sheer number of Faction Territories far exceeded that of any other legion, including the long-established ones.
Six Faction Territories, nearly thirty A-Class Pilots in total, one S-class Pilot, and over a hundred remaining members who were all B-class Pilots or bridge personnel—supported by the Burning Legion's technological foundation, such a force was indeed extremely powerful. Yet no other legion was like the Burning Legion. It not only had six Faction Territories and nearly thirty A-Class Pilots along with an S-class Pilot, but its entire roster numbered only a little over a hundred people. It sounded unbelievable when spoken aloud.
Precisely because the Burning Legion did not have that many people, each member received greater benefits whenever rewards were handed out compared to other legions. Just like this time, even C-class Pilots received as many as four hundred thousand Merit Points, more than the combined total earned by those "newcomers" across every mission they had ever participated in.
Besides the Merit Point rewards, everyone advancing to B-class Pilot brought another benefit: mech upgrades. Within the Burning Legion, every B-class Pilot received a customized mech of their own. Any squad with bridge personnel could also receive a warship of a corresponding grade. Pick any legion in Prometheus, and none would offer benefits like the Burning Legion's, much less achieve