Chapter 508: Bankrupt Again

Barrier No. 36.

Cui Xu smiled and took Jiang Chen to his office, and said, "Didn't you just go to the Ye family's residence yesterday? How come you're back so soon? Does the Ye family not welcome you?"

"No, I just want to exchange a wave of resources to strengthen my pet spirit."

Jiang Chen shook his head. It was about the treasure and pet spirit. Jiang Chen didn't want to waste such a good opportunity because of his carelessness.

I just don't know how much merit points can be exchanged this time.

"I see."

Cui Xu nodded slightly, solemnly took out a black box from the cabinet beside him and brought it to Jiang Chen, saying, "Since you are here, I will give this to you."

"Although it was a bit sloppy, General Cao and General Xiao seemed to want you to keep a low profile, so I will issue it on your behalf."

"Issued?"

Jiang Chen was stunned. He just came to collect merits and exchange resources by the way. It seems that there is no need to use such a serious word as issuing?

Unless it is...

Jiang Chen opened the black box, and a golden sword and shield with three golden stars appeared in front of Jiang Chen.

"Is this... Colonel's badge?!"

Jiang Chen was confused. He knew that his merit value would probably reach the colonel level, but it was only the merit data that met the standard. If he wanted to obtain the colonel rank, he still needed to go through a strict review by the military.

Colonel, that is the same level as Cui Xu, and he is even qualified to be in charge of a small barrier!

"Yes, it is the colonel's badge."

Cui Xu said: "Originally, this required a very complicated review, but General Cao and General Xiao guaranteed you at the same time, so this process was omitted."

"Congratulations, you are now an honorary colonel of the Federation."

Honorary colonel, this is specially prepared for special talents who have not officially joined the military.

Honorary officers enjoy all the benefits of officers of the same level, but they also need to complete the tasks assigned by the military high-level.

Compared with formal officers, honorary officers can choose to refuse to perform tasks, but after refusing three times, they will be automatically deemed to have given up their honorary officer status.

Overall, the two types of officers are similar, the only difference is that they do not have the power to mobilize the army.

However, this rank is very suitable for Jiang Chen, and Jiang Chen is quite satisfied.

The rank of colonel, that is a full 40% discount!

Seeing Jiang Chen so excited, Cui Xu was also quite satisfied.

Sure enough, although Jiang Chen is not willing to join the military for the time being, he still has a strong sense of identity with the military.

As long as he continues like this, Jiang Chen will sooner or later become a formal officer of the military.

"Although you are an honorary officer, as long as you hold this military badge, you can enjoy corresponding treatment in all the federal armies. Don't lose it."

Cui Xu solemnly reminded, and then took out a black and gold card and handed it to Jiang Chen.

"Colonel Cui, this is..."

Jiang Chen was a little confused. These days, the military is so straightforward in giving money.

"This is an anonymous merit card. It was originally provided to mercenaries who helped the military complete their missions. I also made one for you."

Speaking of this, Cui Xu's expression became a little strange, and he said: "It contains the merits exchanged for the batch of life cores given to you by General Cao. You can also use it to exchange for the resources you want, but it will not be counted in your personal military rank merits."

"Uh... Colonel Cui, you know everything."

"Of course I know."

Cui Xu smiled and said: "General Cao not only told me the source of these life cores, but also the number of life cores."

"Teacher, don't be so deceiving..."

Jiang Chen was a little embarrassed. He was a little ashamed of this behavior. Although he was prepared to kill more evil spirits to make up for it, he still minded it.

Unexpectedly, the teacher actually communicated with Cui Xu early, and it seemed that he was the only one who was guilty throughout the whole process.

"You don't have to worry about it. General Cao probably wants you to get in touch with this level of combat faster."

Cui Xu comforted: "After all, with your strength, it's a bit of a waste of talent to perform lieutenant-level tasks."

"But I really didn't expect you to be able to reach the school level by yourself."

As he said, Cui Xu took out two files and handed them to Jiang Chen, saying: "These two files record the information of all the life cores you provided yesterday. I divided them into two parts according to the data provided by General Cao."

"General Cao provided a total of 7 star life cores and 36 Gold-level life cores and 78 bronze-level life cores, including some mutants, total merit value 76W! "

"And you provided 11 star-level life cores, 5 gold life cores and some ordinary life cores, with a total of 81W merits!"

"Originally, I thought I needed the resources provided by General Cao to improve my military rank, but I didn't expect that the number of life cores you provided yourself actually exceeded that provided by General Cao!"

Cui Xu patted Jiang Chen on the shoulder and said with emotion: "If the general-level rank did not need to be reviewed at the military headquarters, you would have been able to kill the lieutenant general with your own merits!"

"Lieutenant General..."

Jiang Chen wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth. That was a 20% discount, but it was a pity that he couldn't get it.

However, he expected to have so many merits. After all, an ordinary Star-level Life Core is worth 70,000 merits, and he didn't have much.

Even if he counted the resources given to him by the teacher, he only had 1.55 million merits. With the 40% discount from the colonel, he could only buy 55 Star-level Life Cores.

There is still a long way to go to fill the three-stage facilities with 500.

"I still have two Moon-level Life Cores. The one with dual attributes of spirit and shadow should be left for Jiutong. Or should I exchange the one given by the teacher?"

Jiang Chen rubbed his chin, but soon gave up.

A Moon-level Life Core is worth 700,000 merits, which is ten times that of the Star-level, and it can't fill the current gap at all.

Moreover, Moon-level Life Cores are hard to come by, so let's save them for later.

"Then Colonel Cui, can I use the colonel's discount to exchange for resources now?"

Jiang Chen put away the merit card and documents and said.

"Of course, although our No. 36 Fortress is not as big as the 318 Fortress, the resources are still quite sufficient."

Cui Xu patted his chest proudly and said, "You are now equal to my rank, it would be too strange to call me colonel again."

"Let's go, brother will take you to the exchange office, and I can give you some advice then."

"Thank you, brother."

Jiang Chen did not hesitate and changed his address immediately. Cui Xu was also quite satisfied and pulled Jiang Chen to the exchange office.

The exchange office was quite lively, and many mercenaries were exchanging the materials they wanted.

The recent clearance missions issued by No. 36 Fortress have great rewards, which attracted many mercenaries.

It is very difficult for civilian imperial envoys to obtain resources, so they will naturally not miss such military missions.

"There are too many people here, I'll take you to the exchange room for officers."

Cui Xu took Jiang Chen to find an empty exchange room, and then picked up the exchange board and handed it to Jiang Chen.

"There are plenty of life cores on the No. 36 barrier, and there are also some natural treasures and treasures. You can exchange them."

Cui Xu said: "But if you want to exchange for Moonlight-level treasures, you can't do it. This kind of strategic equipment is only available in a few large barriers."

"It's okay, I won't consider these for the time being."

The manor will generate exclusive treasures on its own, so he doesn't have much demand for treasures.

Even if he really needs it, he will go to Wen Quan to help make it.

After all, compared to others, he is more willing to trust Wen Quan's craftsmanship.

Jiang Chen opened the exchange board, and his eyes were immediately occupied by a dazzling array of items.

After being promoted to colonel, Jiang Chen's exchange authority was also improved, and he could exchange more materials.

"They even have numbered treasures. The military is really rich."

Jiang Chen was surprised. Although he was not in the top 100, being able to enter the number itself showed his value.

And the military actually gave out such things as rewards, which was really extravagant.

"That's natural. Almost all soldiers are used to handling their gains internally, including numbered treasures."

Speaking of this, Cui Xu's expression suddenly became a little gloomy.

"These numbered treasures belong to those predecessors who died in the mission but have no family. It is their last wish to put them here."

"Maybe they also hope that this can help those who come after them."

Jiang Chen was in awe, but he still had no intention of exchanging them. He directly opened the exchange page of the life core.

He is not short of treasures now. Not to mention making a fortune, he has several on hand. It would be a waste to exchange them again.

In comparison, it is more cost-effective to exchange life cores to strengthen farm facilities.

"Now I can exchange for 55 star-level life cores. Should I concentrate them on one pet spirit or distribute them evenly?"

Jiang Chen hesitated. If he used them on one pet spirit, he could experience four stages of enhancement, 10%, 20%, 30%, and 50%, which would definitely be a leap in strength.

But I don't know what the rules are for Ye's exhibition match. If continuous combat is not allowed, it would be meaningless for me to exchange resources in advance.

"First, exchange 10 star-level life cores for each pet spirit, and give priority to the enhancement of the life skills."

Jiang Chen made a decision quickly. Although it can only trigger the first stage of enhancement, the 10% stage targets the life skills, and the effect must be very obvious.

It's a pity that Lao Wu has not signed a contract yet, so he can only exchange the life cores of Fa Cai and his four pets first.

Jiang Chen operated on the exchange board and exchanged ten life cores of gold, water, poison, and shadow attributes respectively.

But just before Jiang Chen placed the order, he somehow exchanged for ten spiritual star life cores and the corresponding first-stage facility and second-stage facility spiritual life cores.

Well... he still wasn't sure about contracting Yinghun Grass. Anyway, Jiutong could also use spiritual life cores, so he might as well prepare them in advance.

As the only legendary blood creature in the team, the effect of temporarily strengthening the Nine-Barrel is definitely better than other pet spirits.

After confirming again, Jiang Chen finally pressed the confirmation button, and suddenly felt weak all over.

The merits that had just been obtained were spent before they could even warm up.

I am bankrupt again... (End of this chapter)