Chapter 484: Chapter 483: Rewards from the Officials

Living room.

Not long after the three had taken their seats, Mother Shao came over with a teapot, Chasing Moon Dog following closely at her heels.

Seeing this, Shao Zifeng quickly stood up to take the teapot, and while doing so, Mother Shao whispered, “Zifeng, what are they here for? It’s not because of your father… Zhou Zimin’s matter, is it?”

Noticing Shao Yuying’s worried expression, Shao Zifeng reassured her, “It’s nothing, you go ahead with your tasks.”

“Oh…”

Mother Shao turned around but still seemed somewhat uneasy, “That is, Generals.”

Li Tianwen and Lu Anan looked over, and Shao Yuying began nervously, “Zifeng is still young, if there’s anything he’s done wrong, please tell me so I can properly discipline him.”

“Mom,” Shao Zifeng pressed his hand to his forehead.

Li Tianwen’s gaze swept over, and a rare smile appeared on his serious face.

Lu Anan, on the other hand, grinned at Shao Yuying, “Auntie, don’t worry, we are here to bring good news to student Shao.”

“Good news?” Shao Yuying was slightly startled, then she remembered the medal and instantly felt much relieved.

With a smile on her face, she warmly said, “Then you all chat, I’ll go out to buy some groceries and we can have lunch at home.”

Saying this without waiting for the two to refuse, she quickly left the living room.

“Ahem,” Shao Zifeng coughed lightly, lifting the kettle to pour tea for the two, “I apologize for any embarrassment.”

“No problem, your mother seems very nice.” Lu Anan, perhaps because of his younger age, didn’t have the bearing of a general and was always smiling cheerfully.

After taking the tea Shao Zifeng poured, Lu Anan gently blew on it, “I didn’t expect the famous ‘Duke’ to feel embarrassed.”

Shao Zifeng’s hand trembled as he poured the tea.

What in the world!

Why do you know that too!

Can this meme die already!!

Shao Zifeng, unaccustomed to using the internet, wasn’t yet aware that someone had been spreading his nickname around.

He internally ranted, but outwardly maintained his composure and said, “What Duke? I haven’t heard of it.”

“Hehe, that’s the…”

“Ahem.”

Lu Anan was about to continue when Li Tianwen glared at him, and then he pouted and began sipping his tea in small sips.

Shao Zifeng breathed a sigh of relief and put the kettle aside, “I wonder what matter brings you two to me.”

Li Tianwen did not respond immediately but instead lifted the cup to his lips for a sip, seemingly finding the tea too hot as he slightly frowned.

A glint of ice-blue light shone in his pupils, and a wisp of white vapor appeared on his forceful hand.

After downing the tea with ice crystals in the cup in one go, Li Tianwen looked at Shao Zifeng and uttered two words: “Good news.”

Shao Zifeng: ???

Their eyes met.

That’s it?

Just this?

The living room fell very quiet.

Lu Anan glanced at Li Tianwen, then at Shao Zifeng, her eyes squinting like a little fox’s, “Uncle Tian, let me explain.”

Li Tianwen glanced at her and nodded slightly.

When it came to serious matters, Lu Anan’s expression became exceptionally solemn.

She took out two items from the briefcase she had with her and placed them on the coffee table, then opened the folder and said to Shao Zifeng, “Shao Zifeng, I and Uncle Tian have come this time for two reasons.”

“The first is in recognition of the contributions you have made for Daxia on several occasions.”

“The second…”

At this moment, Li Tianwen interrupted, “Let’s start with the first.”

“Fine,” Lu Anan begrudgingly picked up the folder that was on her lap.

“After multiple meetings and reviews by the ‘Listening Bright Council’ of Daxia, student Shao Zifeng, despite being a college student, has disregarded his own life and safety during consecutive crises, demonstrating the heroic spirit unique to the youths of Daxia. With shoulders too young to bear such weight, he has shouldered the hope for Daxia’s future, and with a pure heart, he has composed stirring symphonies in the depths of the Forgotten Cold River for…”

“Stop, stop, stop!”

Hearing this, Shao Zifeng could no longer hold back and interrupted Lu Anan’s reading.

Lu Anan looked up, blinked her big eyes at Shao Zifeng, and asked, “Does student Shao have any objections?”

“No, not at all,” Shao Zifeng waved his hands, “It’s not a formal occasion, so there’s no need for all this, right? It’s kind of cheesy…”

“Cheesy?”

Upon hearing this, Lu Anan immediately became displeased.

When she was a child, the General had won a gold medal in the Young Children’s Red Flower Reading Competition, and now, to think that she was personally reading it and he found it cheesy. The more she thought about it, the more annoyed she became, and with a snap, she closed the folder and put it aside, mumbling discontentedly, “I didn’t even want to read it.”

“This…”

Shao Zifeng was somewhat taken aback, You’re a general of a nation, yet you’re acting like a little girl, can’t you be more magnanimous?

Hmm.

No wonder.

Shao Zifeng glanced subtly.

This was scarcely any better than Lingling.

“Ahem.”

Seeing the atmosphere turn awkward, Li Tianwen cleared his throat and squeezed a smile onto his stern face, “Since that’s the case, I’ll do the talking.”

He pushed the items on the coffee table towards Shao Zifeng.

There weren’t many items, and they were divided into two parts.

To the left was a green book with a golden dragon and sword emblem, while to the right was a mobile phone bundled with a black card.

Having done this, Li Tianwen looked at Shao Zifeng, “Because of the great contributions you have made to the nation, the highest ‘Judicial Council’ of the Listening Bright has offered two types of rewards, from which you can choose one.”

Shao Zifeng looked at the two items before him and fell into a brief contemplation.

About the national reward, back when he chose to report ‘Forgotten Cold River’, Chen Yixin had mentioned to him that she would help him apply for a thirty percent share of all the items extracted from the ‘Forgotten Cold River’.

But regarding this, Shao Zifeng didn’t take it to heart, since anyone with some sense would know that such a thing was practically impossible.

The interests tied to the resources of the ‘Forgotten Cold River’ were too significant, even concerning the foundation of the nation for the next several decades, so even if Daxia’s official authorities dared to offer it, Shao Zifeng wouldn’t dare to accept. It was likely that Chen Yixin, when she proposed this thirty percent share, was aimimg high to land somewhere reasonable, striving to secure as much benefit for him within an acceptable range.

After a moment of silence, Shao Zifeng picked up the book with the golden dragon and sword emblem. Upon flipping it open and finding blank pages, he asked curiously, “General Li, can you tell me what each of these two choices represents?”

Li Tianwen nodded slightly, “What you’re holding is a blank military officer’s certificate.”

“If you choose this, you will immediately receive the rank of Colonel and can choose to hold a post in any of the twelve legions.”

As he said this, Li Tianwen looked at Shao Zifeng, and seeing that he wasn’t dissatisfied with the reward, he nodded in approval, “Although it’s just the rank of Colonel, in a few more years, once our nation fully masters ‘Forgotten Cold River,’ you will be promoted to General out of turn for the merit of discovery, and you could even gain independent command of the Thirteenth Legion.”

“Are you satisfied with this reward?”

After giving Shao Zifeng the choice, Li Tianwen and Lu Anan both looked over, curious to see how he would decide.