My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 83: You Can Also Go Work in the Northwest
Under the cover of Zheng Hao, Li Rui smoothly passed through and immediately rushed to Guotong Mansion as soon as he had time.
The current realm materials had already been submitted in Mihe, and the contribution points received could be withdrawn or used to directly purchase materials. After calculations, a sack of white and green materials added together could be exchanged for four pieces of level 20 rare materials. However, at this time, he was still a junior agent and could only purchase items below the rare level.
But there was originally an elite monster in the current realm that dropped a rare item, so Li Rui planned to try it first.
After activating the equipment, he threw in the piece of rare Spiritual Profound Iron and found that the enhancement progress of the administrator’s coat increased by 14% at level 12.
Very anxious.
If one piece of level 20 rare material could increase 14%, seven pieces would be needed to upgrade. It still lacked some progress, and another problem was the junior agent’s insufficient permissions to buy rare materials.
"The missions are simply not enough."
There are many types of field missions. That first time Wu Sun tracked Li Rui was relatively simple, and correspondingly, it didn’t add much to performance.
To quickly climb ranks and earn contribution points, one must participate in arresting illegal secret realm agents or current realm overlaps.
"I wonder if the chairman can arrange for me to be seconded to Cangyun Association."
Li Rui thought so and went to find Wang Ba, asking how to get promoted to the intermediate level or to participate in other field missions. Coincidentally, Brother Ba was also looking for him.
"Come with me, there’s good news."
The two went to the office together. Wang Ba took out a folder from the drawer, spread it on the table, and pushed it over.
Li Rui discovered that it contained a certificate. After staring at it for a while, the certificate had a long written paragraph, summing up to one sentence: "Outstanding performance and commendable contributions in Silent Forest, awarded a written commendation."
"This thing... does it come with money and equipment? Not that I’m greedy for money, just asking."
Wang Ba snorted, "No distribution."
"Then what’s the use?"
"You say you’re not a money-grubber!"
Wang Ba said with irritation, "This is a written commendation from the provincial sub-association, commonly known as a third-class merit."
Baili Association isn’t the army, and there’s no official classification of merits and awards. They’re just informally referred to this way among people.
Li Rui asked, "Alright then."
He took out the certificate and put it in his coat pocket, seeming not to care about it.
Wang Ba said, "Don’t underestimate it. I’m telling you, this thing is very useful."
"What use?"
"If you want to apply for the Secret Realm competition in the future, having commendations is an important reference."
"Oh?" Li Rui’s eyes lit up. He hadn’t expected such a statement, "Are there more opportunities for commendations, bring them on."
Although when Wang Ba said "future," he was referring to the next round of Secret Realm competitions, Li Rui didn’t think that way. He just felt that three months was a bit tight, and if something went wrong in a secret realm later, or if bad luck struck with low-star dungeons being issued, barely getting to level 30 might be possible.
If the level is low, compared to those elites nationwide, he would appear ordinary. At this time, merits and awards could help boost his score.
But Wang Ba just spread his hands, "I also want to know where the opportunities are."
Li Rui was about to leave regretfully but was called again.
"Wait a moment, I checked, and you already have a city-level excellent contribution medal, plus a third-class merit. You’re entirely qualified for a promotion; the only issue is insufficient seniority."
"Well, let me think of a way to get your current realm at Bullhead Mountain in Celestial King Town to reach level 10. Anyway, the initial penalty was oral, not documented. Then you can participate in one more field mission. Gathering a total of three activities will meet the minimum standard, and then I’ll send an application for your promotion."
These words were full of substance, and Wang Ba really did his best.
Li Rui thanked him repeatedly; he certainly wouldn’t overlook such goodwill from the other party.
"Brother Ba, you’re really a good person. I’ll take you for a dungeon run next time."
"Thank you very much." Wang Ba rolled his eyes.
"So, where should I go for the field mission?"
This question left Brother Ba helpless.
"You should ask Chairman Wu. I’m just a team leader in the action group, merely a team leader, and they’re the leadership."
Primarily, there shouldn’t be any more current realm overlaps in Huangliang City lately. There were two last month, and if it’s a task outside the city, as a team leader, he indeed couldn’t and wouldn’t know.
Li Rui thanked once more, then left a message for Wu Mengying.
The only junior agent capable of directly contacting the city-level chairman was pretty much him alone.
A reply came quickly.
[Come for a face-to-face discussion at the school.]
Li Rui went downstairs, took a taxi to the entrance of Huangliang University. It was summer vacation now, and only a few students stayed on campus or utilized the basketball courts, but overall, it appeared rather empty.
He walked through the greenway into the administration building and arrived at the principal’s office.
"Chairman, what needs to be discussed face-to-face?"
Li Rui didn’t sit directly after entering, and only after the other party gestured to the chair across the desk did he sit down.
"You planning to participate in the Secret Realm battleground?" Wu Mengying closed the file in front of her and leaned back in her chair to ask.
"Is there a backdoor route for applying?"
".... No, just asking."
"Oh, I’m still over ten levels away." Li Rui habitually kept his guard, not completely opening up.
Wu Mengying continued, "If you want to apply, not only does your level need to meet the standard, but you also need qualifications, ranks, awards. Do you know these things?"
"Brother Ba just explained to me."
"Alright then, I’ll be straightforward. President Song contacted me earlier, saying there aren’t many field incidents in Donglin Province. If necessary, you can apply to be seconded to Northwest Cangyun Association."
Her tone was steady, and the pace was unhurried, "There’s more opportunity there, and Cangyun Association would welcome you— their manpower is quite tight."
"If you just reached level 30 when you apply, personally, I think as long as your rank reaches intermediate or higher, and you’ve participated in more than ten intermediate or higher danger-level field missions, along with the current medals, you should have a relatively easy time passing."
Li Rui frowned, thinking it over.
"How long would it be?"
"About two months, which is just within the summer vacation scope."
"Then what about entering the secret realm?"
"Cangyun Association has equipment too," Wu Mengying said.
Li Rui grinned and asked, "What’s your opinion?"
Wu Mengying also smiled, "Personally, I think the southeast region’s overall situation is stable, and secret realm agent experience is limited. If you’re aiming to go far on this path, a stint in the Northwest for training is necessary."
Li Rui immediately nodded, agreeing, "Alright, I’ll go. What do I need to do?"
"You? You need to first go to the provincial sub-association."
Wu Mengying said, "President Song mentioned that if the decision is made, meet him first."
