The Military Queen-Chapter 91 - 72: The Soldiers’ Home (Part 2)
"I generally understand. I would like to receive my military salary," Player Zero stated after listening, making just one request.
The half-masked woman had seen many players, with Zero being the one who had listened the most and asked the least. The woman first took out a city entry manual, which recorded the entry time for each military player entering Babylon City and the salary each had come to withdraw.
After Zero signed, the half-masked woman stated, "You have been promoted to Private First Class for ten months, and your cumulative military salary for ten months is 2000 military coins." The salary for a Private is 100 military coins per month, and the monthly salary for a Private First Class is 200 military coins per month. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
military coins had already been added to the accompanied backpack. Zero didn’t yet know the specific price level in Babylon City and planned to go out and tentatively spend some.
"Private First Class Zero, please heed my two pieces of advice. Babylon City is a beautiful city, but the more beautiful it is, the dirtier it becomes underneath. There are a few places you must not go: one is the temple, and the other is the Night Market." The half-masked woman gave a blink, crossed her arms into an X, dipped her chin to her chest, and bowed to Xia You.
"Thank you," Zero said as he walked out. He noticed a soldier who had just come in tore off a Task Paper and tossed it to the masked woman.
"I’d like to ask one more question. Has anyone... completed the recommendation quests in the task manual until now?" The soldier who had just walked in glanced at Zero, snorting a low sound through his nose, scoffing that such a green Private First Class might actually think of meeting with King Hammurabi.
Every person who entered the "Military Road" battlefield at first tried to complete the recommendation quests. After all, completing them might yield unexpected rewards. This newly arrived soldier, when in Newbie Village, had only completed two quests before hastily entering the main battlefield. Only later did he hear that a small number of players who completed all the novice tasks mentioned they received extra rewards.
The contents of these extra rewards differed widely; some received military coins, some received additional rewards, and some even received extra equipment. For every player newly entering "Military Road," any of the above was very tempting.
The masked woman did not answer directly but instead pointed at a wall Zero had overlooked when entering. It was a wall inlaid with shells, each row of shells a different color, with names written on shells of each color.
"The square shells are the names of the top three players who completed the most system quests. The round shells are the names of the top three players with the most military coins. The triangular shells are the names of the top three players with the most military merit. Players who meet with King Hammurabi will receive the unique colored shell reward, a golden shell. Unfortunately, no golden shell has appeared so far," the masked woman said, taking the torn Task Paper.
The player who had torn the Task Paper was in a daze in front of the wall. For players of "Military Road," being on the military station’s "shell wall" was an honor.
Xia You did not pay further attention to the wall. She mimicked the masked woman’s gesture, crossing her arms into an X, and nodded slightly, an acknowledgment of thanks.
"When will I be able to be on that Honor Wall," the player muttered, while the half-masked woman just registered the Task Paper.
The half-masked woman took the Task Paper, looking at its contents with disdain—the task was to collect three beautiful Female Slaves for a city merchant. "You’ll never achieve that, you know. The people on the shell wall would never accept such tasks," she said before walking away. As the woman walked, her waist swaying beneath the wide robe like a serpent, the sight alone was enough to inflame the desires of many male players.
The player snorted, seeing nothing but contempt in the eyes of the military station’s leader. The man wrote his signature on the task order, and a new line appeared on the task manual: "Pah, worthless woman, wait until I have money, you’ll still nod and bow to me," the player thought without speaking, imagining the woman’s face beneath the veil.
"What kind of power is supporting this military station from behind?" Zero wondered after stepping out, looking back at the station. Although her Reconnaissance Skill was currently not very effective, she could roughly gauge a person’s attributes. The half-masked woman, mysterious with only her eyes visible, invoked an unfathomable feeling.
Somehow, Zero made a connection between the head of the military station and Colonel Washington, feeling a chill.
(Why didn’t you take the chance to accept a quest just now?) Little Eight also had little liking for that masked woman. Since the public test of "Military Road," as many new NPCs as new players had entered. For Little Eight, who had long been confined in the Sub-God Space, "Military Road" was still unfamiliar. She also wanted to look around and the best way to familiarize herself with the environment was to do quests.
"No rush. Let’s first take a look at the temple or the Dark Night Market," Zero had already analyzed the general types of tasks in the military station. With her current strength, rashly accepting tasks did not hold much chance of success.
(The woman in the military station didn’t warn you not to go to those two places?) Little Eight felt the two of them were naturally rebellious.
"Little Eight, you still don’t understand human nature enough. She wasn’t warning us off; on the contrary, she was reminding us to go," Zero said, grabbing a passerby to ask for directions. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
