As spiritual energy revived, I, having acquired certain attributes, gradually ascended to immortalit

"Isn't the captain's skill level ridiculously high?"

Panting heavily, Xie Chong leaned closer, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. "His ability is to launch an attack from within the enemy's ranks, and then unleash it at the end."

Even among those supernatural beings stronger than the captain, few dared to take a few punches from him head-on.

Even so, they didn't even make it into the top three in the martial arts competition in the first half of the year. I wonder what kind of cheaters those three were.

As he spoke, his tone was full of regret.

But the next moment, Xie Chong's eyes suddenly looked strange as he looked at Shen Qing. "No, there's a wall hanging right in front of us."

One fire extinguished more than a dozen wandering spirits and zombies. If this isn't cheating, what is it?

How come it suddenly exploded again?

Ignoring Xie Chong's resentful gaze, Shen Qing asked curiously, "What is martial arts?"

"I heard it's an internal competition within the Bureau of Dissidents."

Xie Chong explained, "Newcomers who have been with the company for no more than a year can participate. There are two sessions each year, one in January and one in July."

Entering the top ten will reward you with cultivation resources, but the top three are the most valuable. I don't know the specifics, as I've never participated.

He shrugged and sighed, "But even if you participate, you'll be lucky to get into the top ten. As for the top three, the top three from the first half of the year can participate again in the second half."

Shen Qing nodded, understanding the so-called martial arts competition.

But I couldn't help feeling a little surprised.

He had just witnessed his own captain's strength firsthand; there were actually three of them stronger than the opposing team.

It should be noted that their captain has been a member of the Bureau of Dissidents for a full year, so he will not be able to participate in the martial arts competition in July.

If the top three in the first half of the year can participate in the competition in the second half of the year, wouldn't that mean they have less training time than the team leader, yet are stronger?

"However, perhaps you could try to get in touch with them?"

Xie Chong cast a curious glance, wanting to see who was really the one cheating.

"When I get back, I'll try to find out more about them."

Shen Qing didn't respond, her mind wandering.

Should they have a go? He wasn't really sure about the situation right now, but the competition was in July... and he certainly didn't want to miss out on the rewards.

With the anchor points installed, this mission to enter the realm of evil thoughts has come to a successful conclusion, although almost everyone suffered considerable injuries.

During the brief rest period, Shen Qing picked a few spiritual herbs that had been tainted with negative energy nearby, for the bureau's research needs.

The group then prepared to leave the Realm of Evil Thoughts, as it was not suitable for long-term stays, but rather for exploration and training in a secret realm.

……

Outside the realm of evil thoughts, the director stood with a serious expression, gazing at the silent passage.

Ten minutes have passed, and there's still no word on whether it was successful or not. It was just the first attempt, so even if it failed, it would be acceptable.

But this calm actually made him uneasy.

Just as he was about to lose his composure, the passageway suddenly rippled, and Fang Shu, with one arm hanging limply, was helped out by Shen Qing and Xie Chong.

Li Feng was carried out by several team leaders and fell into a coma.

Everyone had some kind of injury.

"What's going on here...?"

The bureau chief's eyes widened in shock; this was the first time their Binhai branch had ever been in such a dire situation since its establishment.

"It's alright, as long as the person is alive, that's good. We can always do it next time..."

Before he could finish his words of comfort, Fang Shu smiled and said, "Director, the mission was successfully completed."

The bureau chief was taken aback at first, then reacted with great joy, saying, "Good! Good! After the situation is reported, I will do my best to get credit for you!"

The importance of this mission is significant at the national level.

However, this is only the first attempt, so it doesn't seem to be taken very seriously; only the people from the Binhai branch are involved.

In reality, the evil realm limits strength and even the number of people; the eighth rank is the limit.

At most, we could just transfer some more people from all over the country, but right now, due to the increased probability of supernatural beings being born, there is already a shortage of manpower in various places.

It was a success on the first try, which greatly exceeded his expectations.

It's important to understand that this involves the cornerstone of their Great Xia Dynasty. Every failure comes at a price, but without trying, there's no way to improve.

"Let's go back and celebrate your success first, and then tell me the details."

On the way back, after learning the whole story, the bureau chief was also somewhat alarmed; it had almost failed.

His gaze then involuntarily fell on Shen Qing, filled with surprise.

It's that kid again.

If it weren't for Shen Qing playing a crucial role in blocking the final attack of the wandering soul, Fang Shu wouldn't have been able to hold out until the explosion.

Even if they retreat, Binhai will suffer heavy losses; two captain-level supernatural beings will die inside.

The more he looked at it, the more he felt that the bureau's decision to try to keep Shen Qing was the right one.

Back at base, since all the personnel selected for this mission were seriously injured, they were granted a few days of leave to rest.

The commendation will be announced the day after tomorrow: a collective special merit.

Normally, the highest collective commendation would be a first-class merit, but given the importance of this mission, which was even considered wartime for the Bureau of Foreign Affairs, a special collective merit was awarded.

In addition, it does not affect individual merits, as these are assessed separately.

Fang Shu received a first-class merit, Li Feng and Shen Qing each received a second-class merit, Xie Chong received a third-class merit, and the others all received a fourth-class merit.

Normally, there is no fourth-class merit award, but this time it was a combat merit, so it was awarded fourth class.

Shen Qing's first-class merit was also a military achievement, but the second-class merit he received during the assessment was not.

Finally, there are the substantial rewards. In addition to cash and contribution points, several people receive a promotion in various aspects such as retirement pay, such as being promoted from company commander to deputy battalion commander, or vice battalion commander to battalion commander.

At the official salary level, 30,000 yuan is already a very high level, and there is no way to increase it further for the time being.

In a normal military unit, only officers at the corps level receive such high salaries; their average rank is only major or battalion commander.

But excluding salary and extra rewards, Shen Qing earned another 100,000 yuan in bonuses and 80 contribution points from this mission alone.

It's far from being financially free, but starting from Rank D or Rank 7, money isn't that important or scarce. What's truly useful is contribution value.

Finally, there's the issue of promotion.

Shen Qinggang had been promoted to major for less than a month, and although he had earned another second-class merit, the time was too short for him to be promoted again.

Xie Chong and Li Feng were still a bit short, only Fang Shu was promoted to lieutenant colonel based on his first-class combat merit.

Moreover, unlike the previous low-key approach, the collective special merit award was sent to everyone's mobile phone across the country via SMS.

The military unit was awarded the title of "Role Model of the Times".

The reason why an individual's first-class merit award cannot be publicized is because of the issue of the supernatural person's identity; it is precisely to avoid drawing attention to the individual.

Like some special professions, they are only suitable for working behind the scenes.

However, as a whole, it is perfectly acceptable to use the military's name for publicity, and there are usually one or two similar commendation messages every year.

It won't attract any public attention.

Although they knew their identities couldn't be revealed yet, the thought of the entire nation seeing this message was enough to excite them.

I knew there was such a team behind them.

Server-wide announcement, understand?