Although, strictly speaking, one colonist was still asleep, the crisis caused by the X-0172 bacteria had undoubtedly been resolved.
Faced with a pheromone that could make them drop their defenses, the stubborn spores were no longer a persistent threat that was difficult to eradicate.
On the third day after the good news reached Earth from the Moon Palace spacecraft-the thirty-third day since the mission began-Lu Zhou received a system notification while working at the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study.
[Congratulations, host, on completing the Emergency Mission!] [Mission completion summary: Over the past 30 days, life on Earth faced its greatest threat since prehistoric times. Fortunately, all crises were ultimately averted through knowledge. Congratulations on finding a path to coexistence. As part of humanity's accumulated historical experience, the decision you made today will help Earth Civilization stand together with greater unity when facing future challenges...] [Mission rating: A+] [Reward: Random experience package (1-??? subject experience), Civilization Savior Medal. (Earth Civilization's materialist tradition +10)]
Lu Zhou: "...?"
Perhaps because he had asked the system for help, or perhaps because one infected person had yet to be saved, his mission rating was only A+.
But that was beside the point. He was not particularly fixated on getting an S+ reward, either.
What truly left him at a loss for words was this "Civilization Savior Medal." What on earth was that?
He had received so many awards over the years, but this was the first time the system had given him one.
What's this thing even good for? Can I exchange it for points or experience?
Looking bewildered, Lu Zhou opened his inventory and soon spotted the medal sitting quietly inside it.
Pale golden starlight wound around the diamond-shaped medal, which hovered above an inverted triangular metal base. As though held together