Hundred Billion Merit Points!

Scarlet Flame opened her mouth, only to realize she truly had no way to refute him or refuse.

Lin Ming was right. Military merit was the army's rule, an iron law, and the foundation that maintained an army's combat strength. Even as a general commanding an entire region with immense authority, she could not openly break the rules over a personal grudge. That would chill every soldier's heart and scatter military morale. Who would still be willing to fight for her afterward?

Moreover, Lin Ming had indeed saved her life just now, and he had indeed helped the Fire Phoenix Empire win a war that should have ended in a disastrous defeat. Those were indisputable facts.

She drew a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the surging anger and frustration in her heart. In a cold voice like icicles in the depths of winter, she said:

"Fine! Since you want to claim your merit, I'll calculate it for you! I'd like to see just how much merit your earth-shaking 'achievement' is worth!"

She removed a palm-sized Merit Jade Slip from her waist. It was jade-green throughout and emitted a soft glow. Her fingers moved rapidly across its surface as she entered the information.

Her face was so gloomy it seemed as though water could drip from it. Every time she entered a number, the corner of her mouth could not help twitching.

"Slaying Blood Claw, a First Layer of the Tenth Tier general of the Sirius Empire. According to military regulations, the reward is one billion Merit Points."

"Slaying Iron Bone, a Second Layer of the Tenth Tier general of the Sirius Empire. The reward is two billion Merit Points."

"Slaying Vajra, a Ninth-Tier Peak general of the Sirius Empire. The reward is one hundred million Merit Points."

"Slaying a total