248: So simple!

Hearing Shi Lei's words, Lu Sheng's brow twitched slightly.

No wonder Shi Lei had been so friendly towards him lately.

So that was the reason.

But then again, he was under Shi Lei's command, and if he performed exceptionally well in the martial arts competition, it might greatly please the Battle Group Leader.

In that case, when allocating resources, the Battle Group Leader would naturally favor him, thus increasing the overall resource allocation for the entire Second Squad.

This was undoubtedly very important for Shi Lei.

The martial arts competition within the Lion Demon Army was inherently a test of the combat strength of each Battle Group; in essence, it was a competition between the various Battle Groups of the Lion Demon Army.

And the purpose of the competition was for resources.

If Lu Sheng hadn't existed, they would still have had their top commanders achieve good rankings to secure more resources.

But with Lu Sheng's presence, there was no longer a great need for higher rankings; he only needed to display his combat strength and talent in this competition.

Of course, achieving a good ranking was naturally the best outcome.

If, at the same ranking, a Prodigy with great talent was compared to someone who had been entrenched in a commander position for many years.

The former would clearly be superior.

Therefore, Shi Lei was so friendly and optimistic about him.

"According to my little bit of inside information, the Legion Commander might even appear at this competition. If you can display your talent in front of the Legion Commander then, you might have a greater chance of becoming a Great Commander!"

Shi Lei whispered to Lu Sheng.

Legion Commander!

Lu Sheng's eyes flickered slightly.

To become a Legion Commander of the Lion Demon Army, according to the information Cang Lang gave him, that was a Devil King-level powerhouse.

Would he be exposed?

Lu Sheng couldn't help but touch the Beast Demon Royal Clan's horn on his body.

However, Lu Sheng thought of Lin Xuan's confident demeanor, and his inner tension eased a little.

Since even Lin Xuan said so, there naturally wouldn't be any problems.

Lu Sheng still trusted Lin Xuan quite a bit.

Since he wouldn't be exposed... then he had nothing to worry about.

"Uncle, you say... if I enter the top five, what kind of reward will the Legion Commander give?"

Suddenly, Lu Sheng looked at Shi Lei and said with a smile.

Although, by rank, Lu Sheng should address Shi Lei as Great Commander, Shi Lei, in order to bridge the gap between them, forced Lu Sheng to change his address.

Despite feeling a bit taken advantage of, Lu Sheng ultimately accepted it.

No big deal... he'd just find an opportunity to kill him later.

Taking advantage... wasn't so easy.

The reason Lu Sheng asked this was because only the top five could enter the Treasure Vault and find that profound spirit fragment within.

"Top five?"

Shi Lei was startled, then looked at Lu Sheng with a strange expression and said, "I say, Xiao Ming, aren't you being a bit too... The top five isn't that easy to contend for. Ask Shi Chong if he thinks I can break into the top five?"

Shi Chong, who was at the side, smiled slightly and said to Lu Sheng, "Great Commander, you can't say that. Commander Shi Ming has only recently become a commander, so he doesn't know the intensity among commanders!"

Then, Shi Chong explained to Lu Sheng, "Within the Lion Demon Army, there are hundreds of commander positions, and among the more than a hundred people who can participate in the grand competition, the weakest cultivation is at the Late Stage of the Ninth Rank, with thirty percent of them being at the Peak of the Ninth Rank!"

"To contend for a top ten position, one must at least possess Half-Step Tenth Rank combat power, and the top five... is even more difficult!"

"Take me, for example. Although I am the First Commander of the Second Squad, I only have Peak Ninth Rank combat power. I'd be very content if I could even aim for the top twenty, let alone the top ten or top five!"

"The top ten position that the Great Commander mentioned the Legion Commander wanted... was mostly directed at those from the First Battalion. Our Third Battalion's overall strength in the Scout Battle Group is at the bottom!"

As Shi Chong spoke, his expression was slightly helpless.

In the Scout Battle Group, there were three battalions, with the Third Battalion naturally being at the bottom. And within the Third Battalion, the Second Squad ranked second among its three squads, making it also second to last.

With such strength, it was truly difficult to contend for a top ten position.

Hearing this, Lu Sheng finally understood why Shi Lei's expression had been so strange.

"I heard that the First Commander of the First Squad of the First Battalion, although only at the Peak of the Ninth Rank, once faced an assassination attempt by a Human Race Golden Body powerhouse and retreated completely, already possessing Tenth Rank combat power. He is the best candidate for our Scout Battle Group to contend for the top three, or even first place!"

"As for the others, there are also commanders from the First Squad of the Second Battalion. For us, making it into the top twenty would be very good. My requirement for you, not to ask for too much, is to break into the top forty in the first round, and ideally, touch the tail end of the thirtieth place, alright!"

Shi Lei patted Lu Sheng's shoulder and said with a smile.

Thirtieth place... Lu Sheng touched the tip of his nose.

This was a bit too dismissive of him, wasn't it?

Thirtieth place... any Peak Ninth Rank powerhouse could get in. If he couldn't even make it into the top thirty, it would be too embarrassing.

However... although his persona was that of a Genius, would it be a bit too much if he performed too much like a Prodigy?

Although Lu Sheng was confident he could aim for the top ten, his current apparent cultivation was only at the Middle Stage of the Ninth Rank.

Being too powerful would be a bit too Heaven-Defying.

Hmm, he still needed to control his ranking!

"Then if I want to enter the Treasure Vault, won't I have any chance?"

Lu Sheng couldn't help but ask.

"Treasure Vault? I told you, why are you talking such big words, so that's what it is!"

Shi Lei said with a look of sudden realization and a smile.

"Although the Treasure Vault is only for the top five in the competition, if you can display absolute talent and strength, even if you don't make it into the top five, you can still gain access to the Treasure Vault!"

"Not to mention this competition, as long as your position reaches Great Commander, you can enter the Treasure Vault once every three years to choose an item!"

"This isn't too difficult. I estimate that if you can make it into the top thirty, then you can bring it up to the Vice Battle Group Leader, and it shouldn't be a big problem!"

Listening to Shi Lei's explanation, Lu Sheng's eyes lit up.

If that were the case... then he wouldn't need to expose too much of his strength.

He just needed to stay within the top thirty.

Hmm... so simple!

Lu Sheng's face broke into a smile.