Dawn of a New Era-Chapter 450 - 424: A Call from the Capital City
He had no intention of sneaking away.
This place had only been recaptured in the afternoon. πππππ¬πππ·ππΏππ‘.ππΈπ
If he left, those soldiers would probably search all night and even cause a nationwide alert, launching a massive search operation.
As he was putting on his clothes and pants, a group of soldiers arrived, all looking wary.
"Who goes there?"
"Itβs me, Chen Shouyi!" Chen Shouyi replied.
"Donβt you know thereβs a curfew now..." A soldier began to shout, but the soldier next to him pulled his arm.
"Itβs Chief Advisor Chen!"
The surroundings fell silent as Chen Shouyi and the soldiers stared at each other awkwardly.
These were not ordinary soldiers but martial artists of the military. Even if they hadnβt seen Chen Shouyi in the past few days, they had heard of his legend. It was said that this local martial artist from Jiangnan Province was unbelievably powerful, capable of flying through the air, and was secretly admired by many soldiers.
"Sorry, I was just practicing, accidentally made a bit of noise," Chen Shouyi said sheepishly.
"No... no... no problem, carry on with your business, we wonβt disturb you!" the soldier from earlier quickly said, his speech flustered with fear.
Chen Shouyi: ...
He soon left.
Leaving behind a group of soldiers staring dumbfounded at the two large landscape trees that had been uprooted, swallowing hard.
...
Early the next morning.
A lieutenant colonel officer found Chen Shouyi, saying there was a call from the state office.
Chen Shouyi had anticipated this, feeling a bit excited. He put the Shell Lady into his briefcase and got up immediately.
There was no direct communication here, he could only make calls from the rear or the military command headquarters.
Half an hour later, Chen Shouyi arrived by car at the temporary command headquarters.
The lieutenant colonel officer led Chen Shouyi all the way to the commanderβs office. The district commander, who came to recapture Hedong, seemed quite polite, standing up quickly and taking two quick steps to greet Chen Shouyi warmly with a handshake:
"Hello, hello, my name is Zhang Yalong, Chief Advisor Chen, itβs truly an honor to meet you!"
Chen Shouyiβs reputation wasnβt as widely known as Ye Zongβs.
He had just heard that his counterpart was a recipient of the Godslayer Medal and had already killed more than one demigod, making him one of the top contenders in Great Xia.
If it wasnβt for the fact that associating with such a top contender could easily offend him, he would have wanted to meet him earlier.
"Hello, Commander Zhang, youβre too kind!" Chen Shouyi replied courteously.
Seeing that Chen Shouyi seemed reluctant to chat further, Zhang Yalong stopped the pleasantries: "The state office just called for you, Iβll dial for you right away."
Chen Shouyi nodded, "Thank you!"
After Zhang Yalong dialed the number, he quickly vacated the office and closed the door.
Chen Shouyi placed his briefcase down, picked up the phone, and spoke, "Hello, this is Chen Shouyi, is this about the reward?"
There was a long silence on the other side of the line, lasting a full second.
"Uh, yes, Mr. Chen, hello, Iβm Sun Xueming from the state office. We met the last time, do you remember?" Sun Xueming, who had been in the state office for many years, had never encountered someone so direct that he almost didnβt know how to handle it.
"I remember!" Chen Shouyi said succinctly, then brought the topic back: "Do I need to go to the Capital City to collect the reward?"
"Uh, not this time, weβll send a special plane to deliver it." The staff on the other end reluctantly swallowed the words he was about to say, answering Chen Shouyiβs question.
It was a joke; Jiangnan Province was still in the midst of war, with flames of conflict everywhere. How could this person possibly leave Jiangnan Province to go to the Capital City?
That saved a trip, Chen Shouyi immediately asked, "By the way, how many merit points do I have this time?"
"You have three hundred merit points," the staff explained.
"That many?" Chen Shouyi was startled.
Last time, he only received fifty points. Even without the military dividing the credit this time, he killed the demigod himself, so shouldnβt it be two hundred points at most?
"Yes, killing a demigod earns one hundred points, and handing over the divine corpse is another hundred points. The extra hundred points are because the demigod you killed played a significant strategic role in this war, so itβs an additional reward for you," the staff on the phone explained.
Chen Shouyi understood, it was clear the country was still quite generous in this regard, not even minding that the divine corpse was missing a leg and a few hundred pounds of flesh.
Of course, even if they did mind, he wouldnβt admit it!
"Mr. Chen, what would you like to exchange for? Oh, by the way, your previous exchange list has been updated once, let me report it to you again!" the staff continued.
"Is there still the divine marrow of weak divine power?" Chen Shouyi interrupted.
"Uh, there is!"
"Then thereβs no need to report, exchange all of it for divine marrow of weak divine power!" Chen Shouyi said.
Three hundred points could be exchanged for exactly ten bottles of divine marrow of weak divine power. He wondered if he could push his intelligence up to eighteen points.
His ultimate attributes were higher than ordinary martial artists, with strength, physique, and agility all capped at eighteen points. It was reasonable to think his intelligence cap should be the same.
"Let me confirm, thatβs all divine marrow of weak divine power?" the staff asked.
"Thatβs right, when will it arrive?"
"It should be... by the evening, please be ready to sign for it," the staff said. "Is there anything else you need or require, Mr. Chen?"
"Do you have a high-poundage war bow?" At this moment, Chen Shouyiβs interest was piqued, and he asked.
"Is it that your bow was damaged or abandoned? If it was abandoned, itβll be a bit troublesome and some procedures will be needed. If itβs damaged, we can do a one-to-one exchange straight away," the staff probed.
A martial master level war bow was a precious strategic resource. Although power had been restored and they were barely able to manufacture them, the war bow materialβs nano-composite fibers still couldnβt be produced, using a little meant having less, it couldnβt be squandered recklessly.
"The war bow is still there, itβs just too light for me!" Chen Shouyi replied.
His war bows never lasted long; in just a year, he had changed two bows already, and now he was ready for a third one.
Chen Shouyi felt that his archery skills were lacking, it surely was part of the reason, if not mostly the reason.
"How heavy do you need?" the staff inquired.
"Above four thousand pounds, preferably five thousand pounds!" Chen Shouyi said.
Even though five thousand pounds was a bit strenuous now, what if he broke through to legendary status and his strength increased? Wouldnβt it be just right then?
Chen Shouyi felt that he still had to view problems with a developmental perspective.
There was no response for a long time on the other end of the phone!
"Hello, hello, are you still there?"
"Mr. Chen, Iβm sorry, I was a bit out of sorts!" the staff hurriedly apologized.
He had undergone rigorous training, no matter how unbelievable the situation was, he shouldnβt lose composure, but this time he was simply too shocked.
Five thousand pounds!
As far as he knew, even Ye Zongβs war bow was only at four thousand five hundred pounds!
"No problem, do you have such a bow?" Chen Shouyi asked indifferently after hearing this.
"We definitely donβt have it in stock, Iβll have to check with the relevant department if it can be made, and Iβll contact you as soon as I have news!"
"Alright!" Chen Shouyi was slightly disappointed as he hung up the phone.
However, thinking about the divine marrow made him excited again.
Alas, he just had to wait until evening.
ps: This book is going to be renamed to "Dawn Era", sorry for any trouble this has caused everyone.
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