Swallowing the Stars: Analyzing All Things

On the continent of Lanqi, the smoke of war has not yet completely dissipated.

The dark red sky still hung low like a canopy, but the blurry halo seemed brighter than usual.

Although the corps' mission was completed, the 57th Army did not return immediately. Instead, it temporarily set up camp on a plain in the eastern part of the mainland, awaiting further instructions from the military system.

The plains are vast and stretch as far as the eye can see.

In the distance, there are several low hills, barren of vegetation, covered only with bare rocks.

"Whoosh~"

The legion's ships landed on this plain.

One by one, the space warriors stepped out of the spaceship and quickly set up temporary bases around it.

A quiet room inside the base.

A light screen floated in front of Lin Yan, displaying strings of information and assignment forms.

The reward has been distributed.

Less than half a day after the temporary base was established, the rewards for this mission had already been distributed. Lin Yan opened the loot distribution form, his gaze sweeping over the rows of data, and suddenly stopped.

Among the spoils allocated to him were some ordinary resources and a stone weapon.

It was a longsword that was entirely silver-gray. Although the blade was made of stone, it was extremely sharp. The blade itself was made of some unknown stone material and its surface was covered with fine patterns.

According to the information provided by the military system, this stone longsword is worth as much as an ordinary fifth-tier Force weapon.

Fifth-tier Force weapons are weapons that only World Lord-level powerhouses can fully unleash their power. Their average price is nearly 100 billion cosmic coins. This figure caused Lin Yan's pupils to contract slightly.

"hiss--"

He gasped.

A hundred billion cosmic coins is not a small amount even with his current net worth, and yet this level of spoils was given to a squad leader at the domain lord level.

"Commander Xuan Yi..."

"Could they have taken their share too?"

Lin Yan muttered to himself. It's no wonder he thought that way. Although this amount of wealth was nothing compared to his total wealth, it was spoils of war distributed by the military system.

If a mere Domain Lord can obtain such rich spoils, what about those Realm Lord-level commanders?

This time, it seems that Commander Xuan Yi distributed a large portion of the treasures seized from the kingdom to his subordinates.

Lin Yan then checked the spoils of war distributed to his team members.

Wei Ran, Lian Song, Tie Niu, Ying Ren—

Each team member's loot sheet listed spoils far exceeding the value of ordinary battles. Some received rare ores, some received precious materials, and some received weapons unique to the Stoneskin Clan.

The total value of these spoils was several times higher than anything he had obtained in any previous mission.

To know.

The distribution of spoils of war within the military system primarily comes from military merit.

The system will automatically calculate a contribution value based on how many enemies you kill and how much merit you make on the battlefield, and then distribute the spoils of war according to this contribution value.

However, as a superior, one has the right to make minor adjustments to the spoils, such as distributing one's own spoils or raising or lowering certain items in the distribution form.

The military system will approve the application as long as the total value roughly matches the contribution value.

Lin Yan stared at the form and remained silent for a moment.

He didn't make any changes.

He had witnessed the team members' performance in this war, and their contributions deserved these spoils of war; there was no need for them to be redistributed.

"Confirmed, issue!"

Lin Yan signed his name on the screen, and the distribution form was immediately issued. Each team member could check their loot on their wristwatch.

"Soldier: Lin Yan"

"Identity: Space Warrior of the Lanyou Universe Kingdom"

"Permissions: Domain Master level".

Military merits: 59258.

After closing the allocation form, Lin Yan logged into the main page of the military system again. This mission earned him more than 50,000 military merits. The military merit limit for a domain lord is 100,000, and he has now completed nearly 60% of it.

In this battle, he killed more than ten Domain Lord-level natives. Each Domain Lord-level native earned several thousand military merits. Combined with the military merits accumulated in previous mopping-up missions, the total number soared to this figure.

If another major battle like this were to occur, he would probably be able to fulfill his military merit quota.

100,000 military merits.

Once completed, he will gain his freedom, be freed from the extraterritorial battlefield, and return to the human realm to focus on cultivation, comprehending the laws, or striving to become a realm lord.

But Lin Yan also knew that a war of this scale was a rare occurrence. The destruction of the indigenous kingdom was an exception and did not represent the norm. Fighting against alien legions was the norm.

"Cultivation."

Lin Yan turned off the light screen.

There are no missions at the moment, and the space soldiers are essentially semi-free until the next order from the military system arrives.

He took out a nutrient capsule from his world ring, found an open space in the quiet room, set up the nutrient capsule, injected nutrient solution, and then took off his battle suit and lay down inside.

The blue liquid once again engulfed his body, and the life force surged in from every pore, tempering his muscles, bones, internal organs, and cells.

Inside the nutrient chamber, the blue nutrient solution rippled slightly, and the life force circulated repeatedly inside and outside his body.

……

Inside a hall of the temporary base.

The four walls were made of gray alloy panels. Commander Xuan Yi stood in the center of the hall. Although he was composed, there was a hint of solemnity in his deep eyes.

"Whoosh!"

Ahead, a three-dimensional projection coalesced.

This was a middle-aged man with a square face and an air of authority between his brows. His eyes were like two burning stars, and even as just a projection, they were enough to make people afraid to look directly at him.

He was dressed in golden armor, which was engraved with intricate runes, each of which seemed to be slowly flowing.

"grown ups!"

Commander Xuan Yi leaned forward slightly and bowed respectfully.

"Xuan Yi, you did a good job this time." The golden-armored man's gaze fell on Commander Xuan Yi, a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

"My lord, this is what I should do." Commander Xuan Yi's voice remained respectful, his head slightly bowed, his posture humble.

The man in golden armor nodded slightly, his gaze passing through the projection as if he could see directly into the military camp where the troops were resting.

"You just wait there, I'll send someone over."

"Yes, sir," Commander Xuan Yi replied.

The projection dissipates.

The golden light and shadow, like dust blown away by the wind, transformed into countless tiny specks of light, drifting in the air.

The hall fell silent again, and only then did Commander Xuan Yi straighten up, his eyes filled with unease.

"That mysterious puppet..."

"What secret does it hold?"

It was just a marquis-level secret image puppet, yet it attracted the attention of a super strong expert among the kings, who even personally sent someone to it.

……