"It's actually a legion commander! It's said that the legion commanders of the Heavenly Vault Army are at least Mythic Rank figures."
"I didn't expect the legion commander to come in person. This shows how much he values us."
"It was worth it. To actually get to see the Legion Commander in person, even if I leave the Sin Abyss now, I'll have something to brag about when I go back."
"..."
Everyone looked at Zheng Tang with shining eyes. He was the strongest person they had ever encountered, and the most important figure they had ever seen.
Zheng Tang raised her hand with a smile, and everyone quieted down.
"Now let's announce the results of the competition."
"First, let's start with those ranked eleventh through one hundredth."
As soon as Zheng Tang finished speaking, a light screen appeared, displaying ninety names.
Everyone's eyes turned to the light screen, and when they saw their names on it, they all showed expressions of surprise and delight.
Those who didn't see their names on the list looked somewhat disappointed.
Lin An also looked at the light screen and found that the eleventh-ranked person had more than two thousand military merits, while the one hundredth-ranked person had more than one thousand.
He saw the names of Zhou Ping, He Changshan, and others on it.
"The top 100 in this competition will all receive rewards. These 90 people will each receive 5,000 military merits, which can be used to exchange for cultivation resources. If anyone is willing to stay in the Heavenly Vault Army afterward, there will be new rewards," Zheng Tang said with a smile.
The crowd was in an uproar, after all, the eleventh place only had a little over two thousand military merits, but they did not expect the reward to be as much as five thousand military merits.
Even if these military merits can only be used to exchange for cultivation resources, they are still extremely generous, not to mention the additional benefits of joining the Heavenly Vault Army.
"Now we're announcing the top ten. Those whose names are called, come up immediately..."
"Tenth place, Zhao Kun."
As Zheng Tang finished speaking, another light screen appeared, displaying Zhao Kun's name with 3415 military merits.
Upon hearing the name, Lin An paused. If he remembered correctly, this person seemed to be a member of the Shi Shan Squad.
"Ninth place, Zhou Yafang, 3460 military merit points."
"Eighth place, Tang Yun, 3461 military merit points."
"..."
"Third place, Shi Shan, 4125 military merit points."
Looking at the eight people on the high platform, especially Shi Shan who was grinning, Lin An's expression became strange.
Of the eight people ranked from 10th to 4th, six were from the Shi Shan team.
"Could it be because I gave them the Sin Beast Crystal Core?" Lin An couldn't help but wonder.
"Second place: Xie Cheng, 23754 military merit points."
When the name of the second-place winner was announced, everyone paused.
"How come Xie Cheng has over 20,000 military merits?"
"It seems that besides discovering an Epic Tier Spirit Realm at the beginning, this guy went to some forbidden zones later and brought back a lot of intelligence."
"I see. But this guy's 20,000+ military merits aren't number one. How many military merits does the number one have? I've never heard of him before."
"..."
The crowd began to exchange whispers, and among them, a young man frowned as he flew up to the high platform.
This young man was Xie Cheng. He had thought he had the championship in the bag, but he was surprised to find himself only second.
This piqued his curiosity, after all, only he knew the dangers he had faced in order to earn more than 20,000 military merits.
Zheng Tang didn't rush to announce the winner, but instead looked at everyone present with a smile.
"I know you're all curious about who won this competition and how many military achievements they made."
"To be honest, when I received the news about this prodigy's military achievements half a month ago, I was also shocked. I even thought that our Heavenly Vault Army had made a mistake and miscalculated his achievements."
"To confirm that his military achievements were genuine, I followed him for half a month."
As Zheng Tang spoke, she looked at Lin An in the crowd with a smile.
Lin An met the other person's gaze and fell silent.
The other party has been following me for half a month?
I didn't even notice it myself. Well, it's normal that I couldn't notice it when the other party was Mythic Rank powerhouse.
Thinking about this, Lin An suddenly felt a little regretful.
If he had known that a Mythic Rank expert was with him, he should have bravely ventured into those forbidden zones. As the legion commander, the other party couldn't possibly stand by and watch someone die, could he?
Moreover, Lin An suddenly realized that the reason the other party, as the legion commander, would personally appear to announce the results of this competition might be because of him.
To support him and avoid any objections from others?
As Lin An was thinking, the crowd erupted in uproar once again.
"Holy crap, how many military merits did this first place earn? It even alarmed the legion commander, and he's been following them for almost half a month."
"One hundred thousand? It must be more than that. Could it be that they've earned over a million military merits? Otherwise, how could they have alarmed the legion commander?"
"How did they manage that? I have a feeling the legion commander intervened because of the other side."
"..."
Everyone looked on incredulously; they could hardly imagine how much military merit they must have earned to warrant the corps commander's personal intervention.
At the same time, many people noticed Zheng Tang's gaze and looked over, but unfortunately, there were quite a few people in the crowd, so it was impossible to tell who Zheng Tang was looking at.
"I now announce that the winner of this competition is Lin An from Guangwu City."
"As for his military achievements..."
As Zheng Tang spoke, the light screen displayed the message, and everyone looked over at the same time.
[First Place]: Lin An, Military Merits: 11,223,200
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Upon seeing the displayed military achievements, everyone present couldn't help but gasp in astonishment, their hearts filled with awe.
Many people couldn't help but rub their eyes, afraid they were seeing things.
"Tens of millions of military merits? Holy crap, is this a joke? How is that even possible?"
"What did he do to acquire so many legions? Did he destroy the Sin Beast ' lair?"
"What level is Lin An? Could he already be at the Diamond?"
"Even Diamond Realm couldn't accumulate tens of millions of military merits in three months, and even Epic Tier might not be able to do it; it would probably require Legendary Rank."
"Are you crazy? Legendary Rank expert is coming to participate in the competition with us?"
"..."
Chaos erupted at the scene; no one could believe their eyes, thinking they were under an illusion.
They had personally experienced the power of the Sin Beast in the Sin Abyss; even in a one-on-one situation, it was difficult to guarantee that they would not be injured, let alone slaughter Sin Beast indiscriminately.
The only ones who seemed relatively calm were Shi Shan, He Changshan, Zhou Ping, and others.
They all knew how strong Lin An was, but even so, they were still taken aback when they saw the number of military merits he had earned.
"Brother Lin An is too amazing!" Han Qi couldn't help but say, and the others nodded in agreement.
Xie Cheng, who came in second, was also shocked when he saw this military achievement.
Everyone says he's lucky, but only he knows how hard he's worked.
In order to gain a lot of military merits, he, a Platinum Fourth Grade, did not hesitate to enter the forbidden area and encountered Diamond Realm Sin Beast many times, facing danger at every turn.
Even with such relentless effort, he only managed to earn a little over 20,000 military merits.
I thought I was going to win first place, but I only came in second.
Even so, he felt that the gap between him and the first place winner wouldn't be that big.
But I never expected that the difference wasn't small at all; it was less than a fraction of the other side's strength.
He was very curious to know how Lin An had managed to accumulate tens of millions of military merits in just three months.
His doubts were shared by everyone else.
At that moment, Lin An leaped up and landed on the high platform.
Everyone turned their attention to Lin An, eager to know if he had three heads and six arms, otherwise how could he have earned so many military merits.
At the same time, everyone finally understood why the legion commander had personally followed Lin An for half a month.
It would be strange if I didn't follow along.
"I know you all have doubts, so I specially recorded the footage of Lin An earning military merits."
As Zheng Tang spoke, she glanced at Lin An beside her, "If you don't mind, I'll play it right now. It doesn't contain any of your private information, just some clips. Of course, if you mind, you don't have to play it."
"Okay," Lin An said.
Zheng Tang smiled and nodded, then waved his hand, and another light screen appeared.
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