Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard”

Chapter 644: The Massive Reward

The substantial reward offered by Black Flame City immediately piqued the interest of many.

Numerous Chaos Dominators who had originally wanted to go to the Second Frontline flocked to the City Lord's Mansion of Black Flame City to complete the procedures.

Just by obtaining a soldier's certificate and proof of affiliation, then reporting to the Second Frontline, one could directly receive 1 Kalpa unit of Chaos Jade.

That was eight hundred trillion pieces of Chaos Jade, an utterly staggering amount. It could be said that the entire net worth of many 29th-tier Chaos Dominators didn't even reach a fraction of 1 Kalpa unit.

This was like picking up free money!

Within just a few months, all the qualified Chaos Dominators within Black Flame City had left, stepping onto the seven-colored Rainbow Bridges heading to the Second Frontline.

1 Kalpa unit was enough for them to purchase some ordinary equipment, boosting their combat power to varying degrees. This gave them a slightly higher starting point in the Second Frontline compared to those from other cities.

Within a single year, over one hundred and ten thousand qualified Chaos Dominators had headed to the Second Frontline.

And at this time, Su Yuan received news that the reward period had ended.

Sure enough, the reward task that the Third Speaker had casually boasted about back then was also a poorly thought-out pitfall.

The three Deputy City Lords were very clever; they actually discovered a loophole right away. The task duration was actually based on the number of additional soldiers recruited beyond the baseline requirement within one year!

Fortunately, they had completed the task as much as possible in a short time, thus locking in the reward.

[Ding, Black Flame City has achieved the baseline recruitment of soldiers and has additionally recruited 40,000+ soldiers. Merit Points reward now being issued! Please continue recruiting more high-level talents; the rewards are unlimited!]

Su Yuan took out the City Lord Seal. Inside it now lay a special Merit Points reward of a full 15.08 million Kalpa units!

The reward given was quite generous. However, looking at the notification with its 'unlimited rewards' prompt again, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. It was all just a routine tactic!

Su Yuan took a deep breath and fell into contemplation.

What was rewarded to him now were special Merit Points, used for exchanging treasures from the treasury, but it wasn't actual cash in the form of Chaos Jade. He needed to acquire a portion of Chaos Jade in a short time to distribute the rewards to the three Deputy City Lords.

They also needed to distribute the Chaos Jade downwards.

Su Yuan thought for a moment and opened his online Seven Stars shop.

At this moment, quite a few inquiry messages had already appeared in the shop, with many clients starting to inquire about artifacting matters.

"Boss, why does your shop only have one 45th-tier transaction record? Is it a fake one?"

"Master Seven Stars, I want to refine a 40th-tier magic robe, but I only have one set of materials. Can you guarantee the success rate?"

One inquiry message after another was posted in the shop, and he hadn't had time to deal with them yet.

Su Yuan replied to a few people but quickly discovered that these people were just here to probe for information, not sincerely here to commission refining.

The Seven Stars Artifacting Shop having only one decent-looking transaction record was indeed a bit too fake.

Ordinary shops at least had transaction records that progressed in tiers. Having a True-Grade item right from the start like his was simply too outrageous.

"No rush. If it really comes to it, I can use the Tai'a Guiyuan Treasure Mirror and the True Name Jade Disc to convert some Chaos Jade for emergency use. However, I now have a certain level of strength and am probably registered with the Alliance. Using this method to convert Chaos Jade would very likely attract the attention of the Alliance's higher-ups. It's better to do it sparingly!"

Su Yuan pondered in his heart.

On the other side.

The Second Frontline.

Yan Feng had already arrived at the location of the Second Frontline.

Here, cities also served as defensive points, but unlike the Third Frontline, these cities were connected by walls!

Forming a complete frontline.

This was also the origin of the term "frontline."

Yan Feng arrived at a familiar city named Qingfeng City.

He inquired around for a long time before shockingly discovering that most of his former teammates had died, with only two surviving!

One of them had achieved a very high status, while the other had suffered severe injuries, his Dao path damaged, and was currently recuperating within the city.

Yan Feng found that teammate.

In a courtyard.

The two drank opposite each other under a tree.

"Old Yan, I never expected you to come back. It was good you left early back then, saving your life. Later, we encountered a special type of Scavenger, a Shadow Nether Dragon. We were caught completely off guard, with over half our teammates perishing on the spot. Later, we scattered and fled, and only two survived!"

An old man sighed leisurely, his face full of emotion.

Yan Feng was silent: "Qutu, why didn't you tell me? I could have come to mourn them!"

"No need. Since you've already retreated to the Third Frontline, you don't need to concern yourself with matters of the Second Frontline! But since you've returned, I'll tell you about these things!"

"Your injuries..." Yan Feng inquired.

"Healed!" Qutu waved his hand. "You know Qi Bai, right? He later advanced rapidly, his cultivation soaring day by day. Now he's a major expert at the 59th tier, just one step away from the 60th tier! My injuries were healed thanks to him!"

Yan Feng was dumbfounded: "59th tier? That powerful! That's too outrageous!"

Qutu shrugged: "I think he's cheating too. Nowadays, I rarely contact him. The difference in strength is too great; we're not even in the same circle anymore! But since you've returned today, I've already notified him. As for whether he'll come, I can't guarantee it."

As soon as the words fell.

A laugh came from the courtyard entrance.

"Hahaha, Brat Qu, you're bad-mouthing me behind my back again. It's you who stopped contacting me, alright?"

A young man stepped into the courtyard. Not a trace of his aura leaked out, but the air of someone holding a high position was impossible to conceal.

"Old Qi!" Yan Feng stood up in pleasant surprise.

Qi Bai opened his arms and hugged him!

"Old Yan, you finally came back. So, interested in working with me?" Qi Bai said.

Yan Feng hesitated for a moment but still shook his head: "I'll stick with Qutu. I won't trouble you!"

"With our relationship, why be so distant?" Qi Bai shook his head.

Qi Bai looked him over and said, "You actually managed to advance to the 45th tier within the Third Frontline. That's not easy. But this strength still can't keep up with Brat Qu. He's already at the 49th tier."

Yan Feng laughed heartily and pulled out a sword: "Take a look, what's this?"

Qi Bai glanced at it, and his eyes fixed on it.

"This is... a True Artifact?" Qi Bai had broad experience and recognized it immediately.

"What True Artifact?" Qutu was stunned at first, then realized, exclaiming in surprise, "This is a True-Grade Dominator Artifact?"

"Correct!" Yan Feng said proudly. "This is the latest True Artifact I obtained. It's also why I developed the thought of returning to the Second Frontline."