Universe Rank Military Merit

Nearly ten thousand people formed a queue, walking through the light gate one by one. After each person passed through, their personal optical computer was granted authorization by the Virtual Universe system.

The Universe Rank speed was extremely fast, and it didn't take long for everyone to be granted access.

Zhu Ang lowered his head to glance at his optical computer, which displayed the status of this batch of Universe Rank recruits receiving their authorization.

Shaking his head slightly, he said with some disappointment, "I had expected at least half of you to be elites, but it turns out there are only 338. Still, some of you have quite a bit of potential; as long as you can survive the first few battles, growing into elites won't be a problem..."

"Everyone, follow me." Zhu Ang drifted to the front of the queue and entered a passageway.

Luoluobai Muye checked his own authorization, which was, without a doubt, "Elite."

Following the queue for several thousand kilometers, they arrived in a massive hall with a diameter of three to four thousand kilometers.

In the air of the hall were eleven water-curtain-like teleportation channels, which presumably corresponded to the eleven Outer Battlefield sectors.

"In the race war, the number of warriors of various ranks participating is immense. There are eleven battlefields in total, all located outside the territory of the human race, which is why they are called the Outer Battlefield."

Zhu Ang pointed to one of the water curtains: "This is the teleportation channel to the 7th Battlefield. The 7th Battlefield is a secret realm with a diameter of about 1.1 million light-years. There are 100 barracks bases in the 7th Battlefield, and this time we are teleporting to the 049 Barracks Base. Everyone, enter the teleportation channel."

The water-curtain channel was one kilometer in both height and width, capable of accommodating multiple people at once. Nearly ten thousand Universe Rank warriors walked in, row by row.

Luoluobai Muye stepped into the water curtain and arrived at a God Kingdom transit station. With another step, the space-time before his eyes shifted.

After their feet touched solid ground, everyone stood in formation consciously. Standing in front of the group were seven World Lords.

Zhu Ang emerged last and flew straight toward those World Lords.

Upon seeing Zhu Ang, the seven World Lords greeted him one after another. Although they were not from the same legion, Zhu Ang was clearly quite famous among them.

"Brother Zhu Ang, why was your vacation so short this time..."

"No choice, the Army Lord summoned me, so I had to cut my vacation short. I just happened to be passing by, so I took on the role of a nanny to bring this bunch of rookies over..."

"How is the quality of the new recruits this time?"

"Not bad. I've done my best, picking out all the good seedlings I could find, to the point where Ghost Hand from the 3rd Battlefield almost flipped out on me..."

Their conversation was restricted to a specific space, so the Universe Rank warriors below could not hear them. After a few pleasantries, Zhu Ang turned to face the neatly standing Universe Rank warriors.

"The 049 Barracks Base has hundreds of legions. This time, eight legions need reinforcements, and you will be broken up and assigned to these eight."

His figure flashed, and he arrived at a corner of the plaza.

"Those whose optical computers show they belong to the Dongluo legion, gather below me."

Luoluobai Muye looked down at the information that had just arrived on his bracer optical computer. It read: You have been assigned to the Dongluo legion.

He soared into the air and flew toward Zhu Ang along with over a thousand others.

Nodding to the other World Lords, Zhu Ang swept them up with his World Force and flew away at high speed.

After leaving the plaza, Zhu Ang's voice resonated within the range of his spreading World Force, no longer as cold and sharp as before:

"Alright, from now on, you are all in the same legion. I assume some of you have quite a few questions. You are now permitted to ask..."

"My Lord, will we be issued weapons and battle armor?"

A Universe Rank warrior who looked a bit shabby asked timidly. He was clearly from a God Kingdom, and the armor he wore was only Tier 2; it was unclear if it was his own or "borrowed."

"You must provide your own weapons and armor. If you want to exchange for better ones, use Military Merit. Next question."

"My Lord, are we under your direct command?" another Universe Rank asked.

"I have a quota for 10 Domain Lords and 100 Universe Rank warriors under my command. Whether you end up under me depends on your luck." Zhu Ang said with some impatience, "Ask something useful. Next."

"My Lord, when will we engage in our first battle?" Luoluobai Muye finally couldn't help but ask.

"Good question." Zhu Ang glanced at him, "Luoluobai Muye, right?"

"Yes." Luoluobai Muye was somewhat surprised, "My Lord actually knows my name?"

"I have the authorization to observe the Martial Arena when you hold duels in the public area, and I watch when I'm interested," Zhu Ang's attitude toward him was significantly better, clearly quite impressed by his strength, "Your strength is quite good for the Universe Rank stage..."

"That's right," among the thousand-plus people, there were a few who had been assigned to the 49th floor previously. The person whose record was just behind Luoluobai Muye said with reflected glory, "The 49 War God!"

The surrounding Universe Rank warriors hurriedly asked for details, and the man began to enthusiastically recount Luoluobai Muye's glorious record.

Zhu Ang shot the man a glare and said coldly, "It's best not to mention that nickname again. Our legion belongs to the 049 Barracks Base of the 7th Battlefield. The entire barracks is full of hidden talents. If you dare to call yourself the 49 War God, heh..."

He sneered and said with a sense of pride, "If we're talking about a War God, only the Army Lord in the 049 Barracks Base deserves that title..."

Luoluobai Muye immediately cupped his hands to those around him: "Brothers, please don't get me in trouble. Forget what that brother just said..."

The surrounding Universe Rank warriors burst into laughter, and the atmosphere became much better than before.

"Regarding your previous question," Zhu Ang shook his head, "I cannot answer that. It depends on the Army Lord's plans... Perhaps soon, perhaps in a few years..."

"My Lord, how is Military Merit calculated for the Universe Rank? How much do we need to retire?" another Universe Rank asked.

"You must keep the Virtual Universe monitoring active during combat. Killing one Universe Rank enemy independently earns you 1 Military Merit. If you kill one in cooperation with comrades, the Virtual Universe will distribute it for you. Once you accumulate 100 Military Merit, you can choose to retire..."

The face of the warrior who asked the question changed slightly. To accumulate 100 Military Merit meant killing 100 Universe Rank enemies!

"Of course, you Universe Rank warriors don't need to be like those who come to the Outer Battlefield only at the World Lord Rank, where you need to accumulate enough merit before you can start exchanging. As long as you earn Military Merit, you can exchange it as much as you like once you return to the base."

"Military Merit is very valuable. 100,000 Military Merit equals 1 Hunyuan Unit... What is a Hunyuan Unit? 1 Hunyuan Unit equals 1 trillion Cosmic Coin! So, 1 Military Merit is equivalent to 10 million Cosmic Coin. Doesn't that make the alien enemies seem very valuable?"

The eyes of all the Universe Rank warriors, including Luoluobai Muye, lit up. Aside from those who truly sought breakthroughs through life and death, how many came to the Outer Battlefield voluntarily? Now, killing a single Universe Rank enemy could yield 10 million Cosmic Coin, which naturally made them feel stirred and eager to head to the battlefield immediately.

Zhu Ang was fast; within the time it took to say a few words, he had swept these Universe Rank soldiers along to a military camp. Though called a military camp, it was actually a massive complex of buildings nearly one hundred kilometers in length and width, with the tallest structure located at the center, standing over ten kilometers high.

Each legion consists of 100 World Lords, 1,000 Domain Lords, and 10,000 Universe Rank soldiers. Therefore, the total headcount of a legion is just over ten thousand, and they are frequently in a state of being understaffed.

The Dongluo Legion was currently in such an understaffed state. After hundreds of years of accumulated combat, thousands of Universe Rank soldiers had died in battle, and dozens of Domain Lords had been lost, prompting the legion's Immortal Army Lord, Dongluo, to lead the legion back to the base camp.

A row of Domain Lords was already waiting at the entrance of the Dongluo Military Camp. When Zhu Ang landed on the ground with the recruits, they all bowed in unison: "Lord General!"

"Mm, the new recruits have arrived. Distribute them yourselves!"

His figure flickered and vanished.