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

Upon hearing that they were going to the front lines, Li Mo and the others showed no fear whatsoever; on the contrary, they were extremely excited.

It should be noted that military merit is always highly valued in the military. These people have never been to the front lines since they joined the army, but their ranks have been promoted one after another.

This is somewhat unfair.

Not to mention others, even Li Mo himself felt somewhat uncomfortable.

His level of expertise certainly matches his current military rank, but his combat achievements may not even be comparable to those of a private in the army.

This inevitably leads to gossip among people.

"Yes! We're ready!"

Li Mo and the others immediately gave a standard military salute and said something to Zhao Zhenyuan with high spirits.

Zhao Zhenyuan was quite satisfied with their performance, but before he could speak, Li Mo said, "Before you give me the task, could you grant me a request?"

Zhao Zhenyuan said speechlessly, "Fine! The mission hasn't even started yet, and we're already giving you a reward!"

Logically, Zhao Zhenyuan shouldn't have agreed.

However, since Li Mo's act of saving the Sumeru Secret Realm was not an official mission, Zhao Zhenyuan could not reward him. Feeling guilty, he said, "Never mind, you can tell me."

At this moment, Li Mo handed over two documents: "Marshal Zhao, I have recently recruited two talented individuals. I would like to have them skip basic training and join my Silent Whisper Squad directly. Please approve this."

These two documents still belong to Wu Yuqing and Qin Zhengnan.

With these two people added to Li Mo's strength, it was like adding wings to a tiger.

Wu Yuqing is the strongest among the younger generation, rarely encountering an opponent. Although her constant desire to spar with Li Mo has caused him some trouble, it must be said that if she were to join the Moyu team, she would definitely be a great general.

As for Qin Zhengnan, although his strength is slightly weaker, his talent is extremely high. He should be the most talented person besides Wu Yuqing. In addition, he also has the miraculous Eye of the Void Demon King, making him a rare talent.

This was not a big deal for Zhao Zhenyuan.

But when he glanced at Wu Yuqing and Qin Zhengnan's information, his eyes widened instantly.

The two men's backgrounds made him, as a marshal, feel somewhat troubled.

"Good heavens! A family of sword gods, and the great-grandson of Martial God Qin Ming—where did you find these two living fathers for me?"

The military has never really liked recruiting members of martial arts families.

Because these people are genuine scions of prominent families; they either come to the army to gain prestige without doing anything, or they are so capable that even the slightest bump or scratch would cause people great anxiety.

To give a simple example, if Qin Zhengnan gets into any trouble, wouldn't Qin Ming come after the army?

Even if these young soldiers have backbone, their families are no pushovers.

Therefore, those who are given important positions in the military are mostly from ordinary families.

Li Mo slowly said, "Don't worry, I've already communicated with them beforehand. They believe their lives or deaths in the army are none of their family's concern, and besides, Qin Ming, the Martial God, himself has agreed!"

Only after hearing Li Mo's words did Zhao Zhenyuan feel relieved. After thinking for a while, he still signed the documents for the two of them.

"Alright! I'll make an exception for you today. Your Silent Whisper Team is already full of oddballs, so what's a couple more?"

Zhao Zhenyuan handed the documents to Li Mo. As long as Li Mo submitted these two documents to the personnel department, Wu Yuqing and Qin Zhengnan could immediately be given official positions.

Zhao Zhenyuan then began to explain the details of the mission to Li Mo.

The task itself wasn't difficult; it involved investigating mineral resources in a place called the Seven Yuan Mountains.

As early as six months ago, scientists from Daxia used technological means to discover that there were a large number of resource mines near the Qiyuan Mountains.

At this point, Zhao Zhenyuan told Li Mo some shocking news.

That is, the spiritual revival did not only happen at the beginning of the new calendar, but has been happening ever since!

As is widely known, the so-called spiritual revival occurred in the first year of the new calendar when a meteor shower fell from the sky. This meteor shower spread across the globe, and in just one night, nearly half of the world's population perished.

But since then, the earth's spiritual energy has transformed from nothing to something, and then from something to a rich concentration; this is actually a gradual process.

Because the spiritual energy revival has been ongoing, the spiritual energy on the earth has become increasingly concentrated. The peak concentration of spiritual energy was around 100 years into the new calendar, which is around the time when Marshal Chen Han joined the army.

Since then, the spiritual energy of the earth has gradually become thinner. Some people say that it is because Marshal Chen Han consumed a lot of the earth's spiritual energy when he broke through to the Martial God level, but this is actually incorrect.

Breaking through to the Martial God realm requires cosmic energy, which has absolutely nothing to do with the spiritual energy on Earth.

The reason why the Earth's spiritual energy is gradually becoming thinner is because, according to scientists' observations, since the 100th year of the Gregorian calendar, events that can generate a spiritual energy revival have become increasingly rare.

For example, meteorite falls used to happen once a month or once a year, but gradually they have become a phenomenon that occurs only once every few years or even decades.

However, it is certain that each meteorite landing generates a large amount of spiritual energy on Earth, and the landing site also produces a large amount of mineral resources.

The Qiyuan Mountains are the site of the most recent meteorite impact.

The meteorite landed there about six months ago.

The wars between the world's three major powers are, in essence, wars over resources. For example, in the last war, the White European Empire even resorted to using mushroom bombs in order to compete for resources.

The reason why Zhao Zhenyuan did not send Li Mo and others to investigate at that time was partly because after the last great war, the three countries signed a ceasefire agreement, which prohibited them from sending large-scale troops to fight for several years, and they were still in this ceasefire period.

On the other hand, when a meteorite first lands, it will generate a large amount of miasma, which can even cause effective damage to martial artists at the Heaven and Earth Realm. It will take about half a year for the miasma to completely dissipate.

So now is the best time to go!

First, scout out the resource locations, and once the ceasefire agreement ends, you'll have a significant advantage.

Zhao Zhenyuan said to Li Mo, "Li Mo, although exploring for resources doesn't sound like a dangerous mission, I must warn you not to be careless!"

"After the miasma from the meteorite dissipates, a large amount of spiritual energy will follow, which means a large number of powerful beasts will gather in the vicinity!"

"And it's not just the alien beasts; the Black Earth Tribe and the White Europe Empire are also eyeing the resource-rich areas, but due to the ceasefire agreement, they won't send large-scale armies! However, small teams are indispensable!"

"What I mean is, your journey will undoubtedly be extremely dangerous, so the first priority is to save your own life, understand?"