Dongluo's Reward

Bai Muye was led by Zhu Ang along with the other World Lords into the spaceship's main control room.

"Lord Army Lord."

Bai Muye followed the example of the other World Lords, bowing slightly in salute.

Dongluo nodded casually, signaling that there was no need for such formalities, and then she scrutinized Bai Muye.

Being stared at by her deep cyan pupils, Bai Muye felt no pressure in his heart. If he had been summoned alone, he would have been afraid that this Army Lord was trying to probe into something. Now that he was with all the other World Lords, she was surely intending to reward him for his bravery in battle to boost morale.

"I hadn't realized before that I had such an excellent Domain Lord under my command..." Dongluo spoke slowly, her voice as cold and detached as ever. "You managed to kill three Tiger Armor Zerg in this battle; not bad!"

"Thank you for the praise, my Lord."

"Your military merit should be enough for you to retire now, right?" Dongluo asked indifferently. "Will you choose to retire after we return to the military camp?"

Bai Muye's thoughts raced, knowing that his answer now would determine Dongluo's subsequent attitude.

He replied slowly but firmly: "This subordinate will not choose to retire."

Dongluo was clearly satisfied with his answer. A trace of a smile finally appeared on her stern face as she said: "Very good. You killed three Tiger Armor Zerg, which indirectly protected many teammates; this must be rewarded... How about this, I will submit an application to the military system to grant you an additional 300,000 military merit..."

"I have watched your previous combat footage, and you have now stepped across the threshold of the Lightning Law," Dongluo continued. "What you need most right now should be secret manuals regarding the Lightning Law. With an extra 300,000, you should be able to exchange for some excellent ones."

An Immortal Army Lord naturally could not just grant extra military merit to anyone they pleased through the military system; it required a legitimate reason and had to go through an application and review process.

However, since Dongluo dared to say this, she was naturally confident that it would pass the review.

Although she had this authority, the extra military merit would naturally be paid by the Immortal Army Lord who submitted the application, and she would even have to pay an additional amount of military merit as a processing fee.

"Thank you, my Lord." Being able to get 300,000 military merit for free, Bai Muye naturally hurried to put on a look of overwhelming gratitude.

"Cultivate well and strive to become a World Lord as soon as possible." Dongluo offered a word of encouragement. "Go."

After Bai Muye left, Zhu Ang smiled and said: "Congratulations, my Lord, for gaining another talented fierce general..."

Dongluo shook her head slightly: "It is too early to call him a fierce general, and 'genius' is even further from the truth... I have seen true geniuses; those who step across the threshold of the Law at the Star Rank and can kill ordinary Immortals at the World Lord Rank..."

She looked at all the World Lords: "Enough about him. We have lost more than half of our forces this time and need to return to the military base to replenish troops. I estimate we will need a long period of rest. If any of you wish to take leave, you may propose it, and I will approve..."

"My Lord, we suffered such a huge loss this time..." The World Lord next to Zhu Ang looked pale; he had been surrounded by over a dozen Tiger Armor Zerg earlier and was quite severely injured.

"I want revenge too, but I estimate it will be difficult." In front of these old subordinates, Dongluo did not put on much of a facade. "That Zerg Mother Empress's detector is at least two levels higher than mine. Unless I break through to the Marquis level and my strength reaches a higher level, I will naturally find a way to find her then. But before that, even if we know where she is, we don't have the ability to take revenge..."

The group of World Lords fell silent. This Zerg Mother Empress was different from the Mo'er Race; the Mo'er Race were soft targets, so Dongluo naturally dared to go after them.

But this Zerg Mother Empress, with the high level of her detector, could not be seen by them even if she were right next to them—and even if they could see her, they couldn't beat her.

Therefore, an enemy one can defeat is a good enemy.

Returning to his cabin, Bai Muye brushed off his teammates' inquiries and did not show off. In such matters, keeping a low profile and making a fortune in silence was the best way to handle things.

But his wish was naturally thwarted. Before long, those World Lords spread the news throughout the entire team, aiming for the original purpose—to boost morale!

Sure enough, once the news broke, most of the Universe Rank and Domain Lord soldiers were invigorated. As long as they worked hard to kill the enemy, they could not only gain military merit but also receive the appreciation of the Army Lord and obtain extra military merit.

Fortunately, no one was dissatisfied. After all, Bai Muye's battle record was solid, and he had indeed rescued many teammates in the process. If anyone was truly dissatisfied, it was simple—go kill three peak World Lord-level Tiger Armor Zerg yourself!

Time passed. A few months later, the spaceship shuttled back to the original universe and returned to the military base.

Staying in his cultivation room, Bai Muye sat cross-legged, connected his consciousness to the Virtual Universe military system, and entered the Military Merit Treasury.

On the interface of the Military Merit Treasury, there were eight options:

Secret Techniques, Weapons, Rare Treasures, Technological Weapons, Materials, Tools, Living Beings, and Other Special Categories.

"Let's look at weapons first..."

He clicked on the weapons category, and a long list of subcategories appeared: Long Weapons, Blade Weapons, Sword Weapons, Telepathic Weapons...

His heart stirred, and he clicked on Telepathic Weapons. A dense list appeared, and in the top few rows, he saw the "Yan Shen Weapon".

The price tag behind it was 200,000 military merit!

He did a quick mental calculation. 200,000 military merit was worth 2 Hunyuan units, which was 2 trillion Cosmic Coins. He remembered that in the original story, the price Luo Feng paid for the Yan Shen Weapon at the auction was over 3 trillion Cosmic Coins, which was over 3 Hunyuan units. However, that was an auction, and the price was relatively inflated. Under normal circumstances, the price of one of the nine great weapons for controllers was around 3 Hunyuan units.

"Calculating it this way, the prices in the Military Merit Treasury are about one-third lower than the market price..."

With a better understanding, he turned to the list of long weapons.

Phantom Spear, Ghost Butterfly Spear, Blood Demon Halberd, Xuanming Spear, Thunderclap Staff, Golden Light Dagger-Axe...

These were all Grade 5 Force Weapons. He clicked to check the prices, and they were all around 1,000 military merit, with some more or less depending on whether they were high-grade or mid-to-low-grade Grade 5.

"So the one Zhu Ang lent me is called the 'Wind Chaser Halberd', and the price is indeed less than 1,000 military merit," he checked the weapon he had been using for over a decade. "Hmm, although this one is quite handy, it is wind-attributed and doesn't quite fit the Lightning Law. I'd better exchange for a better one and return this 'Wind Chaser Halberd' to Zhu Ang..."

He was the type of person who disliked being indebted to others. Now that he had sufficient military merit, there was no need to keep owing a favor.

"The three Tiger Armor Zerg had their energy drained, so they aren't suitable to give away. I'll just give him some other spoils I've collected over the years as interest."

Once his mind was made up, he began to pick out his desired weapon. Soon, his gaze was drawn to a spear-like weapon.

God Slayer Spear, a Grade 5 high-grade Force Weapon with lightning attributes. The entire body was silver-white, and the spear shaft was engraved with strange and profound Lightning Secret Patterns. It was worth 1,350 military merit.

After clicking to exchange, he would receive it that very day.

He picked out some of the spoils he had collected earlier, placed them along with the Wind Chaser Halberd into a Space Ring, and went to visit Zhu Ang.

After Zhu Ang had given him the weapon, he truly hadn't expected to get it back. But since Bai Muye indicated that he had already exchanged for a more suitable weapon, he had no choice but to accept it with a wry smile.

After checking the items in the storage space, although he didn't say anything, he felt quite satisfied inside. The items weren't precious, but at the very least, it proved that the kid in front of him wasn't an ingrate, and that was enough.

Bai Muye took the opportunity to ask Zhu Ang for leave, stating that he would be in seclusion for a period of time and would not participate in the team's upcoming drills. Zhu Ang agreed readily and indicated that the seclusion time could be longer, as there were many troops to replenish this time, and it would likely take several batches to fill the ranks.

Under normal circumstances, after fighting for a dozen years, one would rest for over a decade upon returning. But this rest period would likely be longer than usual, or perhaps they would conduct joint operations with other teams. Zhu Ang indicated he would notify him in advance when the time came.

Returning to the cultivation room, he did not use his military merit to exchange for secret manuals or the like for the time being. Instead, he adjusted his state to its peak, preparing to begin practicing the Hunyuan Body Refining Technique.