CHAPTER 190: CHAPTER 157: THE MILITARY COMPETES FOR TALENT

No matter which faction, even the military or the Ocean Court, there are always core missions that exist like unspoken rules.

For example, the previous rescue mission Fang Yu took on for the Ocean Court.

That mission wasn’t even announced; it circulated internally and was brought by Wang Xiaohu to be handed to Fang Yu.

Such missions are usually more important than those circulated in the market, and the rewards upon completion are also more generous.

The Ocean Court is like this, and the military is the same.

Ordinary missions, such as garrisoning or transporting supplies, are handed over to regular captains.

But some proactive assaults or missions crucial to key battles are not published, only circulated within the military.

The rewards for completing these missions are far more generous than those for regular missions.

"There’s no need to be envious..."

Someone shook their head, looked at Fang Yu and his group with a hint of respect, and whispered:

"This was earned by their strength, turning what was supposed to be just an island garrison mission into a strategic mission, leading the troops in a surprise assault and capturing a military camp, giving the military an additional breakthrough."

"Could you or I do that?"

Hearing this person’s words, everyone was slightly stunned, then nodded slightly.

Indeed... if it were me...

I probably wouldn’t even get past the first stage with 42 sea ships, let alone talk about a surprise attack afterward.

...

"Gentlemen, Mr. Kong said that from now on, your mission assignments and settlements will not be handled by me, but you will go to him instead."

"Mr. Kong is in the office, you can go directly to him."

At this moment, the officer nicknamed "Cold-Faced Sergeant," spoke to Fang Yu and his group with a smile.

Fang Yu and the others were slightly taken aback, then nodded and headed towards Kong Huaao’s office.

Being directly involved in task calculation by Kong Huaao undoubtedly means the tasks that Fang Yu and the others take on afterward will certainly no longer be the regular tasks with the other ordinary captains.

They will become core tasks related to military layout and strategy.

The group quickly pushed open the door to Kong Huaao’s office and saw Kong Huaao sitting inside, smiling at them.

"Back?!"

Kong Huaao spoke, his gaze mainly focused on Fang Yu.

"Mr. Kong, we are here to settle the mission rewards."

Shi Jun, seemingly unaware of this detail, spoke first, smiling as he addressed Kong Huaao.

"Oh, right!"

Kong Huaao redirected his gaze to Shi Jun, then nodded and took out two documents.

He addressed the group: "Your performance this time has truly exceeded our expectations, so your rewards will be distributed in two phases."

"The first is the reward for garrisoning Lvchun Island, issued according to the top configuration."

"The second is the reward for your assault on the warlord’s camp, capturing the stronghold!"

As Kong Huaao’s voice fell, the reward notification sound from the panel resounded in everyone’s minds:

"Completed task [Garrison Lvchun Island], team reward 30,000 experience points."

"Captain’s reward: 600 military merit, 1 Random Intermediate Sea Ship Enhancement Scroll."

"Completed task [Surprise Attack on the Warlord], team reward 70,000 experience points, a unique attribute [Random Special Talent Stone] +1."

"Captain’s reward: 1,200 military merit, 1 unique attribute [Random Sea Ship Conversion Scroll] +1."

Hearing the settlement sound from their minds, a hint of joy appeared in everyone’s eyes.

Even Fang Yu couldn’t help but feel joy in his heart.

The unique attribute scrolls and talent stones!

Unique attributes, Fang Yu had encountered them before.

[Mirror Warship].

That is a unique attribute scroll.

Each sea ship can only be modified once, and cannot be upgraded or enchanted.

But... the abilities born from such scrolls often span all periods from early to late stages.

Like the Mirror Warship, this ability has great utility, even if Fang Yu’s level reaches 100 or higher.

The unique attribute scrolls and talents are thus powerful.

This acquisition is considered a big hit.

The rewards are extremely generous.

Don’t just look at the two tasks totaling gaining 100,000 experience points, which may seem similar to the experience earned by Fang Yu and his group while fighting enemies along the way.

But it must be known...

Under normal circumstances, the amount of experience gained from taking on military tasks is usually in the range of several thousand to ten thousand.

Gaining 100,000 at once is already an incredibly terrifying number.

Moreover, Fang Yu and the others’ military merits have also skyrocketed.

Fang Yu glanced at his panel; at this moment, without having rolled the dice, his military merits on the panel reached:

Military: E-Level Private (2274/700)

The military merits had overflowed, already completely surpassing the required merits for Private rank; Fang Yu could secretly double them after returning and then apply to Kong Huaao for a rank promotion.

But... what Fang Yu did not expect was...

Kong Huaao did not give Fang Yu any chance to go back and roll the dice. Instead, he directly turned his gaze to Fang Yu and spoke: "Fang Yu, your military merits should be enough to upgrade to Lieutenant now, right?"

Fang Yu’s previously cheerful face suddenly froze, feeling somewhat like a student caught by the teacher for daydreaming.

He stammered: "Uh... I guess so..."

Fang Yu spoke softly.

Hearing Fang Yu’s words, Kong Huaao couldn’t help but frown, unhappily grabbed Fang Yu’s identity card representing the military rank and swiped it into the system, then looked over.