43: Chapter 43 The Conspiracy of the Abyss!

Li Mingyuan's words made the atmosphere in the office slightly heavy; he carefully observed Lu Yin's reaction.

Lu Yin's expression remained unchanged as he calmly asked.

"So, the military camp intends to cancel my records and not give me the rewards I deserve?"

"No, no, no, you've misunderstood," Li Mingyuan waved his hands hurriedly.

"The rewards will definitely be given, and even more will be provided."

"It's just that these records are too shocking; I'm afraid they would make the recruits who come here in the future lose confidence."

He paused and continued to explain.

"The camp encourages competition, but it also focuses on maintaining overall morale."

"Your records have exceeded the normal range, so I want to discuss with you whether we can provide compensation in other forms."

"However, one of your records will still be kept as motivation to inspire the soldiers."

Lu Yin was silent for a moment; he didn't care about these empty titles. As long as he could get actual benefits, whether the record remained didn't really matter.

"What compensation?" he asked straightforwardly.

Seeing that Lu Yin didn't object, Li Mingyuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"I saw your stance earlier, intending to clear every Dungeon you could enter, so I thought it would be better to save us both some trouble."

"I'll give you all the record rewards for the Dungeons you can enter, so you won't have to challenge those Dungeon clearance records anymore."

Li Mingyuan's proposal was entirely beneficial to Lu Yin with no downsides.

Lu Yin saved the time he would have spent grinding low-level Dungeons, and Li Mingyuan saved the manpower needed to clear those Dungeon records.

"Fine, then let's settle the rewards now."

Lu Yin nodded readily.

"Alright, do you want Merit Point rewards or equipment rewards?"

"merit points."

Lu Yin answered without hesitation.

Li Mingyuan nodded. "Adding up these Dungeon record rewards, it comes to about a little less than 30,000 merit points."

"I'll round it up for you and give you exactly 30,000. How about that?"

"Deal." Lu Yin took out his Military Merit Card and handed it to Li Mingyuan.

Killing one Abyssal Demon General only yielded 50,000 merit points, so this 30,000-point reward was already quite substantial.

After waiting for about ten minutes, Li Mingyuan returned with the Military Merit Card.

"You can check it; 30,000 merit points have already been deposited."

"Thank you, Second Lieutenant."

Lu Yin nodded, took the card, and stood up to leave.

Watching Lu Yin's departing back, Li Mingyuan murmured to himself.

"There have been cases of deleting records before, but such a monstrous record like his... it's truly the first time."

Having obtained the merit points, Lu Yin went straight to the exchange office.

30,000 points were enough for him to exchange for 100 more soul crystals.

After finishing the exchange, Lu Yin returned to the Dungeon area once more.

He ground through Dungeons while simultaneously extracting soul crystals.

As time passed, many recruits went from initial shock to gradual numbness.

Lu Yin had quietly become a legend among these recruits.

Like a tireless machine, he cleared Dungeons one after another with astonishing efficiency.

Besides the growth in experience points, his Death Legion was also gradually taking the shape he desired.

An invincible legion required a front line, damage dealers, and support.

Lu Yin was naturally dedicated to building such a multi-functional legion.

He already had the front line; both the Dragonman Lord and the Orc Warlord were front-line characters.

He also had some ideas for damage dealers and support.

For instance, in the Trial Tower three days later, it was said that the later floors contained monsters with very powerful damage output.

There was also the Elite Trial; although it only had one boss, the boss encountered each time was not the same.

This provided Lu Yin with more possibilities.

While Lu Yin was happily leveling up, in a certain spatial tunnel on Habitable Planet No. 35...

An Abyssal Demon with horns on its head and one with wings on its back were talking in low voices.

"Ars is dead, killed by a Level 1 human Professional."

"Level 1? That's impossible..."

Hearing this, the Winged Demon let out a raspy growl.

"Even though he was only a low-tier Demon General, he shouldn't have been killed by such a weak existence."

"This is the message Ars sent me before he died; he left a mental imprint on me."

A crimson light flashed in the Horned Demon's eyes.

"The King is furious about this matter and has ordered us to erase this human."

"If necessary, the King can personally take action."

The Winged Demon narrowed its eyes.

"Soon, it will be the day of the Heavenly Empire's Professional Grand Exam. Perhaps... we can take the opportunity to do something big."

"You mean..."

"Exactly."

"By the way, there's also news about that matter."

"The Holy Demon Emperor's burial ground?"

"Yes. If we can obtain the Holy Demon Emperor's token from it, our Evil Demon Clan will have the chance to annex the Holy Demon Clan in one fell swoop."

"At that time, among all the Demon Emperors in the Abyss, our Lord Evil Demon Emperor will surely stand at the top."

"Perhaps if Lord Evil Demon Emperor is pleased, he might even bestow the power of a Demon King upon us."

"That way, our long journey to this distant planet won't have been in vain."

"..."

While the Abyssal Demons were plotting, Lu Yin didn't know he was already on the demons' must-kill list.

Especially since the one targeting him was a King from the Abyss.

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

The early morning mist had not yet fully dispersed, but the assembly square was already bustling with noise.

Today was the day the Trial Tower opened; all the recruits were rubbing their hands, eager to try.

Lu Yin stood in a corner of the crowd, his expression calm.

"Finally, the day has come. They say as long as you can reach the twentieth floor of the Trial Tower, you're guaranteed at least one gold-grade piece of equipment."

"I heard the record last year was the twenty-eighth floor. I wonder if anyone can break it this year?"

"Speaking of breaking the record, only those two legendary grade figures among us have a chance."

"Li Chenxu and Wei Xiaoxiao? I think it's unlikely. One's a tank and the other's support; their damage output probably isn't enough."

"..."

But although they were discussing them, their eyes were glancing toward Lu Yin every now and then.

With the abilities Lu Yin had shown these past few days, let alone breaking the record...

He even had the potential to reach the very top.

"Silence!"

Amidst the waves of conversation, a majestic command came from the front.

Second Lieutenant Li Mingyuan stood on the high platform, his gaze sweeping across the field like lightning.

"I am the person in charge of this Trial Tower session. Next, I will announce the rules and precautions for the Trial Tower."

"The Trial Tower has fifty floors in total. For every floor you pass, in addition to the Trial Tower's own treasure chests, you will receive corresponding Merit Point rewards."

"Here, I'll only give you one reminder: the Trial Tower is not a drill. If you feel your strength is insufficient, do not push yourselves."

"The rewards are indeed good, but you must be alive to enjoy them."

"Alright, I won't say any more nonsense. We depart now."