Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, training grounds.
As Lin Qi posted a new announcement on the notice board and official forum, the players who received the news were immediately thrilled and excited.
"This update is insanely awesome. Two cities are going to war directly, and there's no level restriction. Even newcomers can participate. This batch of newbies has it way too good."
"More than good! This version event has even introduced a merit system. As long as we exchange loot for merits at the martial arts hall before the campaign ends, we can earn merits. Merits are great stuff. I feel like they're even more useful than Martial Hall Points. Just accumulating one hundred merits lets you become a third-class soldier and permanently enjoy a twenty-percent discount on the first floor of the Cultivation Tower in Crimson Moon Town. I heard Crimson Moon Town's Cultivation Tower is incredible, built entirely from Energy Ore. Cultivating inside must be unbelievably fast."
"These merits really are amazing. I just checked the newly released merit ranks. There are six major ranks: soldiers, non-commissioned officers, warrant officers, field officers, generals, and marshals. The game currently only opens up to the warrant officer rank. Soldiers can already enjoy certain discounts on town facilities, but NCOs are incredible. Not only can they purchase team cultivation rooms at the martial arts hall, they even come with a Beginner Gravity Room. We won't have to fight others over gravity rooms anymore."
"The best part is still warrant officers. They can establish their own garrison regiment and purchase land in Crimson Moon Town to build a guild base however they want. The land available for purchase is far larger than private residences, and there are no construction restrictions. You can build with whatever materials you want. That's true construction freedom."
"Warrant