93: Second-class meritorious service

"Wait, what's going on now?"

In the distance, Fang Bai watched the direction of the Pei family from an unknown base, looking curious.

Wasn't the epic battle already over? Why was the aura of a Ninth-Tier still shrouding the world?

Beside him, Mo Ming said in a deep voice, "The Ninth-Tiers have started fighting each other."

"..."

Fang Bai's expression was a bit strange. Wasn't it said that Ninth-Tiers were the cornerstone of the human race? Why are the cornerstones clashing with each other now? Are they messing around?

"Forget it, now that the issue with the Alien Space has been resolved, we don't need to worry about it anymore."

Mo Ming suddenly looked at Fang Bai and said, "Your performance this time was very good. I have already reported it to the Dean, and he also gave high praise for your performance. By the way, you might even be rewarded for this."

Fang Bai's eyes lit up. "Is there any substantial reward?"

Mo Ming said, "Yes, points, various cultivation resources, and so on. But you don't lack these things anymore."

His expression was a bit complex. Unknowingly, Fang Bai had already walked ahead of all the students, reaching the Fourth-Tier level.

With this cultivation level, he could already graduate!

And this kid Fang Bai was just a prospective newcomer who had only enrolled a few months ago.

Damn, that's just absurd! How on earth does he cultivate?

At this moment, a group of people walked over.

The person leading them was the Sixth-Tier expert from the Shadow Pavilion. His name was Cheng Chong, and he was a graduate of the Martial Arts Academy from the same year as Mo Ming.

The former smiled and said, "The meeting is about to start, come along."

Mo Ming raised an eyebrow. "I'm just a teacher; wouldn't it be inappropriate for me to attend this kind of meeting?"

Cheng Chong's mouth twitched. "Now you're telling me you're a teacher? Weren't you the most excited one rushing to the front earlier?"

Mo Ming: "..."

Fang Bai looked at Mo Ming and suddenly said, "Old Mo, you go ahead and get busy. I'm going to slip away."

Since things here were resolved, it was time for him to change battlefields.

"You stay too."

At this moment, Cheng Chong looked at Fang Bai and said.

The latter was immediately confused. "What am I staying for?"

He wasn't with The Authorities.

Cheng Chong said seriously, "Given that several members of the Demon Slaying Army have recommended you for a commendation in writing, and the higher-ups have agreed, you have the qualification to observe. Oh, and we also need to present you with an award."

"???"

Fang Bai was very confused. How did this involve him?

He looked at Mo Ming, who also shook his head in confusion.

Apparently, this was the first time he had heard of such a procedure.

However, Fang Bai couldn't refuse, so he had to agree.

The base was still made of temporarily erected tents, and the survivors had been settled in the base.

This time was different from the last; with a Seventh-Tier Expert like Mo Ming in charge, along with several Sixth-Tiers, there was no fear of a Demon Beast attack.

Inside the tent, Fang Bai followed Cheng Chong and the others inside.

He wasn't interested in these meetings and was spacing out the whole time until his name was mentioned in the meeting content.

"Fang Bai, for your outstanding and significant contribution to the disaster relief work this time, assisting the Demon Slaying Army in resisting the Demon Beast Army, and delaying time for the evacuation of the masses, upon approval by the higher-ups, it has been decided to specially award Fang Bai with a second-class merit!"

A Four-Star Demon Slaying General read the document in his hand and then looked at Fang Bai with a smile, "Congratulations on becoming the twenty-fourth person in human history who is not part of the Demon Slaying Army to receive military merit."

Fang Bai wasn't as happy as expected, instead muttering, "Already ranked twenty-fourth? I thought I was the first."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but chuckle.

Mo Ming even scolded him with a laugh, "Don't be ungrateful, you brat. Even I, your teacher, have never received this merit."

Fang Bai's eyes lit up. "Really?"

Mo Ming nodded calmly. "I, your teacher, belong to the Martial Arts Academy, so even if there were commendations, they would be executed by the Martial Arts Academy itself."

Fang Bai looked at the Four-Star Demon Slaying General and asked, "Then what is the use of this second-class merit?"

The latter said seriously, "First, this is an honor, representing your huge contribution to the human national defense cause! Second, with the status of second-class merit, you can freely enter and exit all Alien Spaces within the Dragon Kingdom, and you can also seek some help from The Authorities, which they generally won't refuse."

"Most importantly, if you have nowhere to go in the future, you can join the Demon Slaying Army directly. With second-class merit, you can be promoted directly to a Demon Slaying General!"

Hearing this, Fang Bai nodded.

This treatment was indeed decent, but it meant they defined him as someone dedicated to the country, which might be restrictive when doing certain things in the future.

Of course, compared to these things, Fang Bai was still very happy to accept this medal.

"Thank you. One last question: after I join the Demon Slaying Army in the future, can I go out to kill Demon Beasts often?"

The Demon Slaying General was stunned for a moment, then nodded. "Of course. If you are interested in killing Demon Beasts, you can apply to your superiors to go to the other side of the Wall. It will definitely let you kill to your heart's content."

Hearing this, Fang Bai was immediately intrigued.

"No!"

At this moment, Mo Ming spoke up.

Fang Bai looked at him, and the latter said calmly, "It's too early to go to the other side of the Wall now. The current situation is different from the past. Although you, Fang Bai, have already reached the Fourth-Tier, your practical combat experience in various aspects is still insufficient. Moreover, you haven't graduated from the Martial Arts Academy yet. According to school rules, Martial Arts Academy students can only go to the other side of the Wall after graduation!"

"Hehe, Old Mo, you're trying to protect him!"

Cheng Chong suddenly chuckled and spoke.

Mo Ming said calmly, "This kid is the representative of the new students of the Martial Arts Academy, and he might become a pillar in the future. Do you think I would let him go to his death so quickly?"

Hearing this, Cheng Chong also nodded slightly, looking at Fang Bai with a somewhat complex gaze. "A pillar... I didn't expect the Martial Arts Academy to rate him so highly."

Question marks appeared on Fang Bai's forehead.

Something was wrong, extremely wrong!

Had he been invisibly dragged into some kind of scheme?

The meeting proceeded normally, reporting the losses and gains of this battle. Although many soldiers had died in battle, the gains were also very considerable.

With this batch of resources, the number of human elites would greatly increase!

At least for the next two years, the situation for the human race would be much more stable.

However, this disaster also caused a large number of ordinary people to die.

According to incomplete statistics, the number of deaths this time had already exceeded one million!

One must know that after the apocalypse, the population of Magic City was only seven million!

Now that the disaster of the Alien Space was resolved, the Alien Space that appeared in Magic City was also controlled by human experts, leaving only some stragglers that hadn't been eliminated.

Because of this, the human race set off a wave of purging!

Countless martial artists began to hunt down the escaped Demon Beasts!

In their eyes, those Demon Beasts were walking wealth!

And Fang Bai was also preparing to leave, but just at this moment, his phone rang.

The caller ID was Qi Tian.

"Old Qi, what's the situation?"

"Old Bai, A Xiu is in trouble!"

"???"