High Martial Arts: First day of dropping out of school, reward: Devouring the Emperor's Body

"A reward?"

Upon hearing those two words, Li Mo was immediately taken aback.

Being promoted directly from second lieutenant to major general—isn't that an enormous reward?

It's important to understand that this isn't as simple as just getting a promotion. Li Mo is currently serving in the military, and the rank of Major General is a position with real power.

In the event of a major war, Zhao Zhenyuan could even directly promote Li Mo to the rank of corps commander.

A military corps has about 50,000 men. That's a lot of power.

It's no wonder these veteran soldiers are unhappy. They've climbed the ranks for so many years and made countless contributions, but Li Mo, a young man who's not even twenty, has suddenly reached a position on equal footing with them.

At this moment, Zhao Zhenyuan continued, "Li Mo has rendered great service to our army this time, so I have decided to award Li Mo the operating rights to all the mineral resources in the Missibi Mountains!"

Upon hearing this, everyone sitting in the audience stood up instantly, looking completely dumbfounded.

The reason is simple: the reward is simply too outrageous!

This is a recognition that surpasses any previous form of award!

The mineral resources in the Missi Mountain region refer to the star crystal mine, several rare metal mines, and numerous oil fields that Zhao Zhenyuan just obtained from Morpheus.

What Li Mo obtained was the operating rights to all these mines!

What does this mean?

This means that after the government sends people to extract the minerals from these mines, Li Mo can sell these minerals and only needs to return the cost of mining and ore to the government!

This is an enormous benefit!

Take that Star Crystal Mine, for example. You should know that there are only about two palm-sized Star Crystal Mines in the entire country, and all rights to these Star Crystal Mines belong to the state.

Currently, these star crystal mines account for 70% of the country's energy supply!

In other words, the Xingjing mine is actually an asset of national strategic significance!

However, Li Mo was able to operate a star crystal mine under his own name, and the profits involved were considerable.

You should know that star crystals are something that even martial god families covet; they are far more valuable than money.

Even in terms of money, the profits involved are staggering. For example, the current cost for the country to mine one kilogram of star crystal ore is about 100,000 yuan, and the value of one kilogram of star crystal ore is about two million yuan.

Li Mo only needs to give 2.1 million to the state for every kilogram of star crystal ore he sells; the rest is his personal profit.

However, due to the strict control of star crystal mines by the state, very few star crystals have ended up on the market. Currently, the average price of one kilogram of star crystals on the domestic market is close to ten million or even twenty million yuan per kilogram.

The profit margin is at least 500%!

Therefore, you can imagine how shocked everyone was!

Even more terrifying is that, in addition to the Star Crystal mine, the Missibi Mountains also contain many rare metal mines and oil fields!

It's fair to say that after today, Li Mo will leap into the top 100 of the Great Xia Rich List, and given time, it's not impossible for him to even become number one.

Moreover, since he holds the operating rights to a star crystal mine on his own, those martial god families will definitely want to buy it from him, which will allow him to accumulate a lot of connections.

Even Li Mo himself froze on the spot.

He never expected that Zhao Zhenyuan would give him such a reward!

No wonder Zhao Zhenyuan said that Li Mo should distribute the compensation for the fallen soldiers. With the mineral resources of the Missibi Mountains, the compensation is nothing to Li Mo.

Moreover, if Li Mo uses his own assets to distribute the pensions, people will respect him even more; you could say it's a way of winning people's hearts.

Zhao Zhenyuan actually paved such a road for Li Mo.

Li Mo was flattered and said, "Commander Zhao, this reward is far too great! I cannot accept it! The resources of the Mississippi Mountains belong to the country and are the property of the people. I, Li Mo, should not take them for myself!"

Li Mo's words weren't because he was particularly enlightened. His promotion from second lieutenant to major general had already made many people envious, but given Li Mo's achievements, no one would openly express their envy for the time being.

Moreover, Li Mo believed that given time, he would be worthy of the rank of major general.

But the mineral resources in the Missi Mountain region are different. He doesn't want to become a warlord or rule the land himself. Owning such a place would definitely lead to trouble.

Sure enough, someone in the audience raised an objection the next second.

"Commander Zhao, this isn't the right thing to do! Li Mo holds the operating rights to the Mississippi Mountain area all to himself; isn't that a huge advantage?"

"That's right! Commander Zhao! Our army has never received such an award since its founding!"

"Zhao Shuai, have you reported this matter to the government? Do you think they will approve it?"

However, Zhao Zhenyuan's reaction to the crowd's rebuttal was unquestionable.

He addressed everyone directly: "I've made up my mind! Whether you question it or oppose it, my mind is made up!"

"I didn't report this to the government, but the compensation for the Mississippi Mountains was something I fought for! Don't I have the right to allocate it?"

Upon hearing his words, everyone's eyes widened in surprise.

Even Li Mo felt a chill run down his spine.

Based on Zhao Zhenyuan's words just now, those who know him would recognize him as the Marshal of the Great Xia Dynasty, while those who don't might mistake him for a rebel leader!

Even if he is the Marshal of the Great Xia Dynasty, this is a matter concerning national assets. Shouldn't the government be involved?

It's not a military issue!

Li Mo's expression also became somewhat awkward. This piece of Missi Mountain Region was now like a hot potato; he couldn't decide whether to accept it or not.

Seeing Zhao Zhenyuan's firm expression, the other officers could no longer refute him and had no choice but to sit back down.

They understood that since Zhao Zhenyuan dared to say that, he wasn't afraid of them reporting him to the government.

Zhao Zhenyuan then produced a document, which was the franchise certificate for the Missibi Mountain area.

He walked up to Li Mo and said slowly, "Li Mo, aren't you going to accept it?"

Li Mo was now in a difficult position and had no choice but to sign the document.

He didn't understand what Zhao Zhenyuan was up to either, so he could only give an awkward smile and say, "Thank you, Commander Zhao!"

"Um."

Zhao Zhenyuan responded softly, and then led the applause.

Then, thunderous applause erupted throughout the army.

After the commendation ceremony ended, Li Mo returned to the camp with the documents in hand, but his brows were furrowed.

At this time, Zheng Jiahao and others also arrived at the camp.

Zheng Jiahao's concerns about this enormous fortune were basically the same as Li Mo's.

"Li Mo, this is a deal that could cost you your life! An individual holding state assets is unprecedented in the entire history of the new era! The government probably won't let this go so easily!"

Xu Feng was even more direct: "No, what does this Zhao Shuai want to do? Does he want to rebel? Even if he did, he could do it alone, why drag us into it?"