Chapter 129 - 128: The Torch of Honor Rank
Chapter 129: Chapter 128: The Torch of Honor Rank
Sun Hao was a very ordinary university student; aside from his love for reading novels, he had no other hobbies.
Not long ago, the university suspended classes, and he planned to return to his hometown, but somehow, he ended up here in a daze.
He almost thought he had wandered into a pyramid scheme den, but after seeing that enormous beast in the mist and learning the truth about the world from other ‘senior predecessors,’ he was utterly shocked and exclaimed that his opportunity had arrived.
So now, he has taken on the task of patrolling and standing guard, performing his duty alongside other auxiliary personnel.
He was very clear that there was no danger.
This place could be regarded as one of the safest places in the world; the purpose of standing guard was simply to prevent people from wandering in… The training base was definitely inaccessible, but it was unnecessary to frighten anyone, ahem.
“Standing guard on our shift, aside from the salary, we can earn 0.05 organizational contribution points per day, ah, it’s just that the contribution points are a bit too few.”
“Think it’s too few?” Luo Feiyu, an older and more experienced brother, chuckled and shook his head, “Rookie, don’t belittle these contribution points just because you lucked out once.”
“In just two months, you can save up enough contribution points to exchange for a dose of the Physical Fitness Elixir, and once you drink that, our strength and speed will greatly increase, giving us a much better chance of standing out in the selection of new members and skyrocketing to success.”
“It’s just a pity; this guard duty changes every week, and next week we won’t get this cushy job.”
“Oh, right.” Luo Feiyu added, “Another benefit of this guard duty is that we can use the work time for training… eh, what’s with that look? It’s all tacitly approved, as long as you don’t leave your post.”
Luo Feiyu was busy strapping weights onto himself, trying to stretch his arms, and then continued, “We say it’s standing guard, keeping out the idlers, but actually, who would come to this place? Who dares to venture into desolate areas these days?”
Sun Hao thought so too.
Yet he couldn’t quite be as slick as Brother Luo; he still thought that if you’re on duty, you should be serious about it. They were, after all, guardians in the dark, and it was their duty to be diligent.
Even if, he himself was just a reserve among reserves.
“Instructor?!”
Suddenly, Sun Hao’s eyes widened.
He was a completely new member, having been here for only two days. When he arrived, Instructor Black Blade wasn’t at the training base, so he hadn’t seen him.
He had only seen a photo of the instructor.
Dressed all in black with a mask covering his face, there couldn’t be a second person with such an outfit.
While he was still stunned, the older brother Luo Feiyu had already briskly stepped forward, extending his hand, fist close to his chest, and reported, “Instructor, recruit number 0286 Luo Feiyu reporting, there has been no intrusion by any outsiders in this area up to now.”
Sun Hao was dumbfounded.
It took him a while before he hurriedly walked forward, nervously saying, “Instructor, instructor.”
He lowered his head and then sneaked another glance.
Having been here for two days, apart from encountering a huge mist beast during the mountain climbing assessment, he hadn’t witnessed any superhuman abilities.
It was rumored that the older members from the Sparkfire, who had joined before him, had already left on missions.
He could only imagine through the descriptions of the ‘semi-newcomers’ what it was like, and of course, the most talked about was Instructor Black Blade.
The semi-newcomers hadn’t seen the instructor truly make a move either, but it was said that with just a look from him, they felt as though a mountain was pressing down on them, as if falling straight from the sky.
Just a stare was enough to make them all faint.
There were many legends about the instructor, and Sun Hao couldn’t help but sneak a glance, only to see that following behind the instructor was a big man wrapped in bandages, sweating profusely.
While the new recruit was quietly assessing him, Xing Jing Lei was observing the environment in front of him.
A faint mist lingered around, creating a scene that seemed right out of a land of immortals.
This was indeed deserving of being the headquarters of Sparkfire; it was very immortal-like.
Moreover,
It was said that this mist was emanating from a powerful Strange Implement, and with the Implement’s power enveloping the entire mountain, it could prevent outsiders from entering and possessed formidable defensive and lethal abilities.
As he contemplated, a task suddenly “ding-donged” into Xing Jing Lei’s mind.
“Test the self-defense capabilities of the Mist Realm?”
“This kind of task… I like it!”
…
Black Blade had gone up the mountain first, while Xing Jing Lei waited at the bottom for a while, chatting and boasting with the two new recruits.
Wait, that’s wrong, everything he said was the real deal.
“That time, ah, Mysterious Evil were swarming all over the hills, surging like a tidal wave, and I, undaunted, forged a bloody path with my Iron Fists, causing them to howl like ghosts and wolves.”
“It’s no exaggeration to say that I, Black Blade, Miss An, and the three of us wiped out at least half of the powerful Mysterious Evil, making outstanding contributions.”
“Soon, you will witness for yourselves my brave figure!”
The man wrapped in bandages, drenched in sweat, slowly made his way up the winding path.
The mist thickened.
Soon enough, mist beasts appeared, and Xing Jing Lei laughed heartily, his fists exploding like cannonballs.
In a flash, the mist beasts shattered, and the thick mist was blasted open to form a wide passage; it took a while to gradually converge again.
This left Sun Hao and the other new recruits with eyes wide open in utter shock.
They watched the dust explosions on the mountain road and the splintering trees, listening to the booms that sounded like cannon fire, and swallowed hard, “Could it be that what big brother said just now was all true? We seem to have blamed the wrong person, we’ve lost a great opportunity!”
The booming explosions and flying dust gradually receded from their view.
The burly man dashed along the cement-paved road.
The white fog became thicker and thicker, and more and more fog beasts appeared before him, but Xing Jing Lei was fearless, erupting into hearty laughter.
Come on, to battle again!
The explosions, one after another, continued intermittently for almost half an hour.
At the entrance of the holiday resort, thick white fog tumbled.
Suddenly, a figure shot out like a cannonball, hit the ground hard, and the stone slabs cracked open with a spider web of fissures.
Xing Jing Lei looked bedraggled at this moment, but his posture was still dashing.
Looking back at the white fog that no longer appeared, he burst into loud laughter.
In his mind, the mechanical prompt sound also rang out at the same time.
“Ding!”
“Congratulations to Angel Envoy Xing Jing Lei for completing the test mission. The comprehensive evaluation of this mission is as follows…”
“Basic mission contribution points are 12, but considering that Angel Envoy Xing Jing Lei destroyed 15 sections of the road, demolished 39 ornamental trees, and inflicted ruinous damage on multiple crash barriers during the mission, the comprehensive assessment, as well as the deduction of contribution points, result in a total mission earnings of 3.9 Sparkfire contribution points.”
Xing Jing Lei staggered.
Cough, there might have been some mistakes, but overall, it was still profit. Making a profit counts.
Finally, he had arrived at the headquarters of Sparkfire.
This time, he intended to catch up with Black Blade and suppress him!
Ga ga ga ga—
“Let’s go, the mentor is waiting for you at the Secret Realm base.”
“Oh, okay.”
Xing Jing Lei followed Black Blade into the depths of the holiday resort.
After walking for a moment, he hesitated.
Wait, what Secret Realm, what base?
He looked at the door that was slowly opening in front of him, radiating a soft golden light, and was dumbfounded.
…
“Xing Jing Lei is still very energetic, going to spar with Black Blade.”
“However, it’s true that only now he can have somewhat of a match with Black Blade; in half a day, Black Blade will be a third-tier Awakener.”
Fang You had quite a bit of confidence in Brother Black Blade; the probability of passing on the first try was high.
As for An Jianyou, it’s hard to say.
Hmm, others who have enough potential to breakthrough this time include Pei Hongjing, who can also attempt the second Awakening.
Regarding the new batch of newcomers to the club…
“Previously, there were also eight individuals who met the requirements, but there weren’t enough recruitment vouchers, so we were holding back. Today, they can undergo the ritual and expand the number of Angel Envoys.”
Fang You opened the salvation game and briefly browsed through it.
There are 18 Junior Apostle recruitment vouchers, not many, but there are ways to obtain them. Even if they are not enough, in the future, the skill fruits can be opened up for exchange with peripheral members.
Junior Apostles can only enjoy secondary benefits, but after some testing and information gathering, it can be confirmed that they earn fewer points of fate and Mysterious Evil, and there is a daily limit on the use of skill training cards, among other things.
However, Junior Apostle is just a definition within the Salvation Game itself.
He can’t be called junior forever and can’t always be just junior.
As the number of Sparkfire personnel increases, a more complete organizational structure and promotion channels are needed, even if, in terms of potential, Junior Apostles normally cannot compare to Apostles of Fate.
The gap will only widen.
There needs to be a possibility of promotion.
Who says Junior Apostles might not have the chance to be promoted to Apostles of Fate in the future?
He pondered, “Perhaps I can establish a set of internal… honorific titles.”
Honorific titles are unrelated to positions but represent a Sparkfire person’s contribution and status, and they also enjoy higher benefits.
However,
As for the specific naming of the titles, he was still unsure.
The temporary idea was:
Sparkfire, Fire Holder, Torchbearer, Lantern Keeper.
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