Chapter 485: Chapter 484: Shao Xianyu Facing Early Retirement

Being in sole command of an army legion was an undeniably significant reward.

There were many generals in the Daxia military, not only in the twelve legions but also in the border defense forces, and there were even more civil service generals. Together, there were not a hundred of them, there were ninety; yet among so many generals, only a mere twelve could serve as legion commanders. Therefore, these twelve were also known as the National Guardian Generals.

They had the right to command an independent legion temporarily, and they were qualified to participate in the Supreme Deliberation Council of the Ting Ming Pavilion. Any one of these twelve individuals was a pivotal figure in Daxia, representing the pinnacle of power for military officers.

However, Shao Zifeng was not very interested.

He smiled and said to Li Tianwen, “Has our Daxia found the thirteenth National Guardian Beast?”

“Isn’t your dragon undergoing ancestral evolution?” Lu Anan asked curiously.

“Yes,” Shao Zifeng nodded and then slightly shook his head, looking at the two people and slowly said, “But it is mine, not the National Guardian Beast of Daxia.”

This was the reason Shao Zifeng was unwilling to accept. As the National Guardian Beast of Daxia, although it enjoyed a lofty status and great adoration, as well as nearly endless resources, there was a loss for every gain. From the moment it became a National Guardian Beast, it no longer belonged to an individual but belonged to the entire country, bearing its own responsibilities.

For example, Li Tianwen and Lu Anan, during their rotation back to the imperial capital, the Golden Pond Flood Dragon and the Nine-colored Deer could only stay on the National Guardian Pillars of the Ting Ming Pavilion. This was also the point Shao Zifeng found most unacceptable.

He did not possess such lofty dedication, nor could he bear to leave Qiuqiu alone on the cold stone pillar.

“But…” Lu Anan wanted to say something but was stopped by Li Tianwen placing a hand on his shoulder.

He looked at Shao Zifeng and nodded slightly, “I understand, let’s talk about the second item.”

After putting the blank military officer’s certificate back on the coffee table, Shao Zifeng picked up the cell phone tied with the black card.

The style of the cell phone was very ordinary, but it was noticeably heavier than an average cell phone, and there were no trademarks on the body, only a card slot at the bottom that was just the right size to insert the black card tied to the cell phone.

Playing with the weighty cell phone, Shao Zifeng asked, “What’s this?”

Facing his question, Li Tianwen did not immediately answer but looked towards the Chasing Moon Dog lying at the door, “If I’m not mistaken, the pet beast of Shao’s family here is a mid-tier one, right?”

Shao Zifeng raised his eyebrows slightly, “Yes, my mother is alone at home, I’m not at ease, so I chose a pet beast to guard the house.”

He then jokingly added, “Unless General Li is planning to report me to the Abnormal Administration Bureau.”

“Of course not,” Li Tianwen seemed not to catch the joke and seriously said, “The second reward is related to this.”

“Last time, thanks to the information Shao brought back from Antarctica, our twelve legions dispatched personnel immediately, exploring the route you provided.” Here, Li Tianwen’s expression became somewhat strange, it was hard to tell if he was happy or worried, “This exploration yielded significant results, the key is the discovery of a vast group of mutant creatures, indirectly solving the shortage problem of mutant creatures in Daxia.”

Shao Zifeng paused, suddenly thinking of something, “You mean, the official is planning to relax the certification for Combat Training Masters?”

“Correct.” Lu Anan gave him an approving look, “Currently, there is such a plan, but the think tank is still debating the evaluation. I feel that even if it’s going to be opened up, it will be a gradual process, not too hastily.”

Upon hearing this news, Shao Zifeng frowned.

He always felt that something was not right.

Simply because of an abundance of mutant creatures in Antarctica, relaxing the audit for Combat Training Masters seemed somewhat far-fetched.

If we talk about numbers alone, Antarctica might still not compare with the African Continent, where the attributes of the pet beasts were more diverse, not dominated by the ice attribute like in Antarctica.

Moreover, the Daxia official stance had always been to prioritize stability, and now suddenly becoming so proactive, there was only one possible explanation.

Thinking this, Shao Zifeng looked at the two, “Have the aliens appeared again?”

The two exchanged glances, and Lu Anan said with a light chuckle, “I knew we couldn’t keep it from you. That’s right, our twelve legions discovered traces of those aliens during the exploration, and we found them a total of three times.”

“In order to understand their intentions, we did not act rashly. General Yang of the joint legion sent a Moon Howling Dog to track them.”

“After obtaining their movement tracks and comparing them, we found that their range of activities was gradually increasing. Therefore, our Strategic Analysis Division comrades speculated that they were exploring the entire Antarctica around the ice dome A point as the center.”

“This behavior is unclear how long it has been going on, but once they grasp the entire situation of Antarctica, we can roughly guess what will happen.”

“Therefore, the nation is preparing to introduce a series of incentives to encourage civilian Combat Training Masters to rapidly develop and contribute more effectively to potential future disasters.”

At this point, Lu Anan paused and lifted his teacup to moisten his throat.

“What you’re holding in your hand now is the prototype developed for this incentive program.”

“After inserting the black card, the dedicated APP will display your identity, rank, and your commendations and honors, as well as the merits you can exchange for resources from the official channel–possibly points as well.”

Having listened to her description, Shao Zifeng didn’t ask any further about Antarctica but instead asked curiously, “So how many points do I get for… um, the contributions I’ve made this time?”

Li Tianwen gave him a look and slowly uttered two words, “Unlimited.”

“Hiss.”

Shao Zifeng drew in a sharp breath, nearly dropping his phone.

Unlimited?

This is freaking insane.

What to do, suddenly the phone feels so hot in my hand.

Looking at his amusing expression, Lu Anan said with a chuckle, “Don’t get too excited just yet, it’s not as outrageous as you imagine.”

As expected.

I knew it.

Unlimited, how is that even possible.

Li Tianwen, that old rascal, he’s so sly–can’t he just speak plainly?

“So, how much is it really?” Shao Zifeng looked at Lu Anan with anticipation.

“Um, how should I explain this to you.” Lu Anan massaged her temples, looking somewhat troubled about how to explain, “Yours is a bit of a special case, ‘special,’ you know what I mean?”

“Mhm, mhm, I get it, go on,” Shao Zifeng said while the corners of his mouth twitched–I don’t get a damn thing.

“Let me put it this way, because of the reasons for your contributions, we can’t apply the regular merit/point system to you,” she said.

“Like, others need to complete tasks to earn merits/points for exchange, but due to your significant contributions, you don’t need to follow that path. Through this APP, you can exchange for anything you want without restrictions–beasts, materials, energy potions, custom-made weapons and equipment, and so on.”

“The condition is that these items must be in the national treasury.”

“Of course, we can’t allow you to exchange unlimitedly in a short period…”

“Basically, as long as you don’t break the law or betray the country in the upcoming decades, even if you do nothing, you can still exchange for a certain quota of goods each year until you die, money included.”

“So in a way, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration for Tianwen to call it ‘unlimited’.”

“Does this explanation make sense to you?”

Dumbfounded, Shao Zifeng nodded, staring at the black card in his hands.

So this means, like, I can pretty much retire early and live off the state.

What now.

Suddenly, I feel like slacking off!

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