Chapter 48: Chapter 48: Military Merit Points Explosion
Crack, crack, crack~~
The bones in Qin Tian’s entire body suddenly erupted with a series of explosive sounds akin to firecrackers. His muscle fibers twisted and expanded wildly like dragons and snakes. The veins on his skin surface bulged, resembling numerous thick tree roots twisting and spreading under his skin.
His already muscular physique swelled visibly, bursting the short sleeves he wore. Each muscle was as sharp and defined as if cast in molten iron, glistening with a bronzed, cold-hard luster under the indoor lights.
More astonishingly, his skin gradually became covered with a layer of dark golden ancient patterns, akin to the scales of a barbaric fierce beast, imbued with mysterious dominance.
His blood surged like rivers and streams, his heartbeat thundered like war drums, and each pulse caused the tables and chairs in the room to tremble slightly.
When he suddenly opened his eyes, it was as if a fierce flame burned deep in his pupils. The oppressive aura emanating from him seemed to stagnate the very air.
A few minutes later~
Swoosh~~
Qin Tian exhaled a long breath, and his body quickly shrank back to his originally well-proportioned and muscular form, as if deflated. The dark golden patterns on his skin gradually faded, eventually disappearing altogether.
Qin Tian slowly stood up, the immense power within him surged like raging rivers, with the abundant Blood Qi dispersing and raising the room’s temperature by a few degrees.
He felt like a humanoid wilderness beast, reborn, with a mysterious force wandering through his bloodline. Once activated, it would instantly enter a peculiar state.
Overlord Body!
Combat strength can immediately increase, reaching a maximum of 150%.
Comparable to a weakened version of a Super Saiyan.
But it’s important to know that in real combat, boosting one’s strength by 1.5 times is already terrifying.
A previously evenly matched duel would instantly shift to a crushing advantage for one side.
"These twenty thousand Evolution Points were well spent~"
Qin Tian’s lips curled slightly. The transformation of the body is always the most direct and addictive experience. He felt he could now spar with ordinary Tier Three Extraordinary beings using just his body and swordsmanship.
There’s no denying that the Purple Talent is truly formidable, whether it’s the [Poisonous Snake Body] or the [Barbaric Dominator Body], both greatly enhance his combat capability.
The only pity is that obtaining a Purple Talent is extremely challenging.
Purple Talents are equivalent to the Silver Bloodline Level, and their possessors are all elite talents, rarely seen even in everyday encounters, let alone hunted and stripped of their talents.
And to elevate a Blue Talent to Purple, a considerable amount of Evolution Points must be spent.
The 20,000 plus Evolution Points he had earned through hard work barely elevated the deep Blue [Barbaric Battle Body] to a light Purple [Barbaric Dominator Body]. It’s evident that raising a light Blue Talent to Purple would require no less than 50,000 Evolution Points or more.
After the awakening of the Barbaric Dominator Body, the fatigue of battling all night was swept away. Qin Tian picked up the fragments of his burst clothing to deal with them, took a bath, and then entered a state of Spiritual Cultivation.
Spiritual Cultivation requires perseverance and must not be neglected even for a single day.
......
The next day, the Earth Dragon Team was dining in the mess hall, surrounded by discussions about the battle in Hujian Grand Canyon.
This was a highly remarkable "lure the snake out of its hole" case.
The commander took advantage of intelligence gaps, sending clones disguised as special ops personnel as bait, attracting tens of thousands of elite warriors from the Snake-man tribe.
As soon as the Snake-men showed their heads, the Military Department immediately ordered the missile units to conduct precise bombing using the locator on the clones as coordinates.
Nearly ninety percent of the Snake-men perished in that wave of missile strikes.
The remaining Snake-men remnants were also completely wiped out by the special ops teams sent out afterward.
Not only that, but several Tier Five and Tier Six Snake-man experts were slain by Su Yunyi.
It was the most spectacular and glorious victory in the past month, dealing a heavy blow to the arrogance of the Beastmen and also famously enhancing Su Yunyi’s reputation as a commander, adding a significant achievement to his resume.
"If it weren’t for Qin Tian capturing Xue Lin and Wang Tiancheng and discovering the Snake-men conspiracy in advance, there wouldn’t have been such a great victory yesterday."
Xiao Yunlong took a big bite of chicken leg and muttered softly, "Everyone’s praising Su Yunyi, but who knows the biggest contributor should be our Qin Tian."
"Watch your words!"
Qin Dadi glared at Xiao Yunlong sternly and said:
"The Golden Clan’s members are not for us to talk about flippantly. Su Yunyi is the one who made the plan, and he’s the one who killed the Tier Six Snake-men, so it’s only natural for the honor to go to him."
"Moreover, it’s better if no one knows about Qin Tian’s contribution. Su Yunyi can withstand the Beastmen’s retaliation, but can Qin Tian?"
Qin Tian took a sip of his drink, fully agreeing with Qin Dadi’s perspective at heart.
As the saying goes, ’The tree that stands out in the forest is sure to be blown down by the wind.’
With his current strength, standing out too much wouldn’t be wise.
Keeping a low profile for development is the way to go.
"I... was just casually saying."
Xiao Yunlong realized his mistake, mumbled, and continued chewing on his chicken leg.
"Qin Tian, do you feel any sense of imbalance?" Liu Zhaozhao asked upfront.
"Not at all," replied Qin Tian, shaking his head. "I’ve already obtained what I wanted."
Twenty thousand Evolution Points, two Purple Talents, two Blue Talents, two Green Talents
These are what he gained within the recent two days.
Compared to other people’s recognition and praise, he values tangible results more.
"That’s a great mindset."
Qin Dadi said with a face full of comfort, "Qin Tian, rest assured. The Empire has the most authoritative, the fairest, and the most intelligent system for evaluating Military Merit Points. No one’s contribution will go unrecognized. I estimate that you’ll receive the Military Merit Points by tonight, and they’ll surely satisfy you."
"Mm,"
Qin Tian nodded.
The core of the Military Merit evaluation system is an ultra-large intelligent brain called the "Eye of the Battlefield."
During combat, everyone’s performance will be captured by the battlefield recorder on their chest and transmitted to the intelligent brain in real-time.
After the war ends, the intelligent brain, combined with all video footage and documents submitted by the Military Department, will provide the most unbiased Military Merit Points reward to combat personnel.
No one, no commander, can influence the evaluations and judgments of the intelligent brain.
This military merit system weakens the power and influence of high-ranking military officials to some extent, while also making lower and mid-level soldiers more trusting and devotedly fighting for the Empire.
As the often-repeated slogan within the army goes:
The Empire will never let down any hero fighting for it.
Beep, beep, beep
On their way back to the dormitory, their smart wristbands vibrated and rang simultaneously, catching everyone’s attention at once.
"When all the wristbands are ringing, it means..."
Xiao Yunlong’s eyes lit up as he quickly opened his smart wristband to see a new message on the Military Department’s app.
"Look, the Military Merit Points have been issued." Xiao Yunlong shouted in excitement.
So fast!
As expected of a large intelligent brain
Filled with anticipation, Qin Tian opened the app, and when he saw the numbers, the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but curl up.
At this moment, Xiao Yunlong sneakily glanced at Qin Tian’s smart wristband.
Wait, did I see that wrong?
Xiao Yunlong blinked forcefully and fixed his gaze.
The next moment, his eyes widened sharply, and he had to exert all his strength to suppress the urge to shout, forcing the words through clenched teeth:
"Damn, 70,000 Military Merits."