Chapter 49: Chapter 49: Suggestions and Decisions
How much?
Seventy thousand?
Hearing the number Xiao Yunlong reported, Qin Dadi and Liu Zhaozhao’s mouths dropped open in disbelief.
They thought getting two thousand military merit points was something to rejoice about.
Who could have imagined that Qin Tian actually earned seventy thousand military merit points.
Seventy thousand, a number they never even dared to dream of.
"Is it really seventy thousand?" Qin Dadi’s voice was somewhat dry.
"It really is!"
Xiao Yunlong nodded emphatically, his eyes almost overflowing with envy.
If he had 70,000 military merit points, he could casually exchange them for some heavenly materials and earthly treasures or high-level weapons, sell them off, and retire comfortably.
Qin Tian also didn’t expect that he could obtain 72,000 military merit points this time.
However, the details clearly noted that 60,000 of these 72,000 military merit points came from killing the Poisonous Snake-man.
The Poisonous Snake-man is a very special type of beastman.
They are not born with their bloodline but are developed into their snake-man physique through prolonged and continuous exposure to toxins.
Every snake-man tribe selects talented youths from within the tribe to undergo the Poisonous training from an early age.
The training process has an extremely high mortality rate, with only a handful succeeding in the end.
But once successful, the tribe with the Poisonous Snake-man immediately gains the attention of the royal family, receiving a tilt in resources.
In the eyes of the Empire, the danger posed by Tier Four Poisonous Snake-man is higher than that of Tier Six Silver Beast Bloodline.
After all, finding a Spiritualist to match a Tier Six Silver Beast Bloodline is not difficult, but those who can deal with the poisons are too few.
Even Tier Seven and Tier Eight Spiritualists are powerless against large-scale poison spreads.
Thus, after slaying a Poisonous Snake-man, the intelligence rewarded Qin Tian with quite a generous amount of military merit points.
"Qin Tian, you’re the boss now!"
Xiao Yunlong leaned close to Qin Tian, lowering his voice in excitement, "With 72,000 military merit points, the range of choices is very broad. I strongly suggest you exchange them for a Bronze Level Bloodline Potion; it will greatly enhance your cultivation speed."
Qin Tian, who has the Purple Thunder Bloodline, is not interested in acquired bloodline potions, but he still nodded in agreement and said:
"Hmm, I’ll consider it."
"Besides the Bloodline Potion, you could also consider the Spirit Essence Pill, a consumable elixir that can accelerate your spirit energy absorption efficiency."
"The Dragon Blood Potion is also good; it can comprehensively enhance your physical qualities."
"Or you could try a Bronze Level Blade Technique, the ’Thunderbolt Saber’ is at Black Iron level, and you’ve fully mastered it. Now you can challenge a higher-level blade technique."
"Hey, Fist Technique could work too, you already have blade techniques and body techniques, but you’re missing a Fist Technique. If your battle sword isn’t at hand, you can still use Fist Technique to fight."
"Actually, learning a magic spell would be good too, having many skills doesn’t weigh you down. How about a large-scale Thunder Magic spell?"
"..."
Xiao Yunlong kept chirping in a low voice, seemingly more excited than Qin Tian himself.
Qin Tian listened carefully to Xiao Yunlong’s suggestions, keeping them in mind. He’s a total newbie in spiritual cultivation and knew nothing about Spirit Essence Pills, Dragon Blood Potions, and other cultivation resources Xiao Yunlong mentioned.
Xiao Yunlong’s recommendations could help him use the military merit points more accurately.
"That’s all for now. You should think more by yourself, and if there’s anything you don’t understand, feel free to ask me." Xiao Yunlong put his arm around Qin Tian’s shoulder, softly reminding, "And also, don’t let others know you have so many military merit points. Let me tell you, there are many sneaky people in the military."
Xiao Yunlong had seen and heard many tragic stories.
Some people, acting out of friendship or trust, exchange their military merit points for supplies to lend to a comrade, only to be blacklisted later, and even lawsuits end unresolved.
Such things happen too often, and no matter how many times the Military Department issued orders, these incidents couldn’t be avoided.
Xiao Yunlong believed neither he, Qin Dadi, nor Liu Zhaozhao would have negative thoughts about Qin Tian’s military merit points, but when they part ways in the future, he hoped Qin Tian wouldn’t be deceived by others.
"Yes, rest assured, I’ll be careful," Qin Tian earnestly replied.
"That’s good."
Xiao Yunlong looked around stealthily, relieved to see no one paying attention, finally relaxing a bit.
It was only then he remembered that he himself had also earned a considerable amount of military merit points, and his face broke into a grin.
"Hehe, I was just hoping to gather enough for a Black Iron Level Bloodline Potion this time, but not only did I get the potion, I can also exchange for two Black Iron Level martial techniques."
"It’s all thanks to Qin Tian~"
Qin Dadi remarked with deep feelings, "If not for Qin Tian, the three of us might have been sacrificed long ago, with none of these current gains."
Everyone knew that getting so many military merit points this time was mainly due to the uncovering of an informant and the thwarting of the snake-man’s plot.
Throughout the whole event, it was Qin Tian who took the lead; they hadn’t even exerted effort before being knocked out by snake poison.
As for the later canyon battle, although they teamed up to kill several snake-men, it was still Qin Tian who played the most critical role in holding the position.
Now, not only have they gathered enough bloodline potions and superpower enhancement potions that they wanted in advance, but they can also exchange for resources beyond their expectations.
With these resources, their lives post-retirement will be smoother.
The phrase "thank you" had been said many times.
Saying it again would seem distant.
However, each member of the Earth Dragon Team would never forget Qin Tian’s contributions, and some things would always be remembered in their hearts.
"After going back, everyone should carefully think about how to use these military merit points and not rush into a decision."
Walking to the bottom of the dormitory building, Qin Dadi specifically reminded them.
After speaking, he looked at Qin Tian, "Qin Tian, if you encounter anything uncertain, feel free to discuss with me. Though I’m not a spiritualist, I’m relatively knowledgeable and can provide some advice on certain things."
"Alright, thank you, Captain."
Qin Tian nodded with a smile.
As he experiences more with the Earth Dragon Team, he slowly took off his cold mask and was willing to show some emotional expression.
And this was something that made the other members of the Earth Dragon Team very pleased.
Whether or not someone is sincere is actually easy to tell.
Everyone could clearly feel that Qin Tian was increasingly merging into the group, showing more of himself to them.
"Alright then, everyone, head back inside."
Qin Dadi laughed.
After returning to his room, Qin Tian opened the Military Department’s online mall and studied each section thoroughly.
Elixirs, weapons, armor, treasure materials, cultivation techniques, martial techniques, firearms...
The numerous categories dazzled him.
But this process also filled in his knowledge bit by bit, learning about the characteristics and functions of different treasures, providing direction for the upcoming selection.
This research took an entire day.
By evening, after detailed research and discussions with teammates, Qin Tian finally clarified how he would use these more than 70,000 military merit points.