NABC Chapter 39 I want one more S-rank martial art!
Chapter 39 I want one more S-rank martial art!
Using the phone screen that Lü Mufei handed him, Wang Xing quickly browsed through the internal information about the four major war zones.
Upon seeing this, the previously vague concept of the military region in his mind immediately became clear.
The Dragon Kingdom's mecha forces divided their defenses into four major war zones: East, South, West, and North, based on geographical location. Each war zone faced a completely different geographical environment from the [Forbidden Land of Abyss Monsters], so their elite forces each had their own focus.
The highest-level code name available for the Eastern Theater Command is "Breaking Waves".
Its jurisdiction covers the coast and near-shore islands of the East China Sea, Yellow Sea, and Bohai Sea, including highly developed coastal city clusters such as Hangzhou, Shanghai, and Suzhou.
The main forbidden areas it suppressed were the vast "Bohai Forbidden Area" and "East China Sea Forbidden Area". Therefore, the Eastern Theater Command possesses the nation's most advanced naval mech force and amphibious warfare system.
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[Southern Theater Command], elite unit codenamed "Falcon".
The defense zone covers most of South and Southwest China, including Lingnan, Guicheng, and Diancheng. This area is covered by continuous hills and vast tracts of unexplored tropical rainforest.
The main areas of suppression are the extremely dangerous and poisonous "Ailao Forbidden Land" and "Southern Frontier Forbidden Land". The mech pilots here are mostly skilled in jungle guerrilla warfare and extreme survival.
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[Western Theater Command], the elite force is codenamed "Iron Wall".
The defense zone spans high-altitude areas in the northwest and southwest, including the northern desert, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and western regions, with the harshest environment, accompanied by Gobi Desert, desert, and snow-capped plateau all year round.
They are primarily responsible for guarding the "Northern Desert Forbidden Zone" and the "Kunlun Forbidden Zone." The mechs of the Western Theater Command, just like their codenames, are characterized by their bold and sweeping style, emphasizing absolute firepower and impenetrable defense.
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[Northern Theater Command], elite unit codenamed "Frostblade".
It governs the Northeast, the North China Plain, and the long northern border, including Yancheng, Fengtian, and Bingcheng, covering a large area of plains and extremely cold regions.
Its core mission is to defend the "Cloud Top Forbidden Zone" and the "Black River Forbidden Zone". The mechs here are mostly equipped with cold-resistant modules and are good at surprise attacks and heavy assaults in icy and snowy environments.
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After reading the introductions to the four military regions, Wang Xing returned the phone to Lü Mufei and began to summarize and review the situation.
The four military regions have different needs for specific types of personnel due to their different environments... For example, mech pilots who are proficient in underwater warfare are highly sought after in the Eastern Theater Command.
However, this does not mean that the Eastern Theater Command does not need land combat personnel.
For those pure-blooded mech students with solid foundations and formidable combat power, the gates of the four major war zones are always open! After all, once the Abyss Monsters land or a large-scale beast tide breaks out, the final decisive battle will still be a meat grinder-like land melee.
to be honest.
Wang Xing, with his exceptional practical skills and profound physical constitution, is a pure land-based combat expert and is considered a "jack-of-all-trades" genius by the four military regions.
"The four war zones each have their own focus."
Wang Xing said, "But for me, it doesn't really matter where I go. My Tiger-type mech can handle all four war zones."
Lu Mufei nodded: "So it doesn't matter where you go, it just depends on who offers better treatment and who can provide the most suitable resources for his promotion?"
"Yes." Wang Xing locked the screen, already having made up his mind.
Therefore, the core focus is on just one point.
Benefits and welfare.
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After the long break ended and the last class of the morning was over, it was finally lunchtime.
The students in the classroom scattered like birds and beasts. Just as Wang Xing got up, packed up his textbooks, and walked out of the back door of the Yuanpei Class, a tall figure blocked the corner of the corridor.
"Teacher Lü?" Wang Xing was taken aback.
"Wang Xing, listen to me, don't go to the cafeteria now, go to the internal training ground on the third floor immediately." Lu Yun lowered his voice, his tone urgency.
"What are you going there for?" Wang Xing frowned slightly.
"Instructor Lin and Deputy Commander Fang from the Western Theater Command are waiting for you there."
Lu Yun patted his shoulder, his eyes filled with the satisfaction of an old father, "Don't ask why, you'll know when you get there, it's definitely a good thing."
A sudden thought struck Wang Xing.
The strangeness and unease that had been building in the morning finally began to subside at this moment.
He had a vague idea of what was going on, but his face remained calm.
After going straight up the stairs to the third floor, Lü Yun led Wang Xing outside the training ground and then turned around and left in perfect unison, also hanging a sign outside the corridor that read "Equipment under maintenance, no entry".
Wang Xing pushed open the heavy polymer alloy door and went inside.
In the empty training ground, Lin Xishan and his adjutant were standing in the center of the field.
Upon seeing Wang Xing enter, Lin Xishan, who had been wearing a cold expression, quickly walked to the door and locked the trial ground door from the inside with a "click".
The light from the electronic jamming device illuminated the corner of the wall—this was the highest level of anti-eavesdropping protection.
"Hello, Wang Xing. Let's get to know each other again. I am Colonel Lin Xishan from the 'Iron Wall' unit of the Western Theater Command."
Lin Xishan extended his hand proactively, his attitude completely different from the aloof officer he had been in front of everyone that morning.
"Hello, Instructor Lin."
"Wang Xing, don't take what happened this morning to heart."
Lin Xishan's eyes gleamed as he looked at Wang Xing:
"As the saying goes, 'Warfare is based on deception.' I used some underhanded tactics to snatch people away. The so-called B-level reservation I offered you before was just a lie; you can throw it in the recycle bin like you're cleaning your desktop."
Lin Xishan stared into Wang Xing's eyes, his tone becoming more solemn than ever before:
"In fact, from the moment I saw your metaverse combat video, our rating of you has never changed."
He spoke each word clearly and forcefully, his voice ringing out:
"Wang Xing, on behalf of the Western Theater Command, I hereby formally extend to you an S-rank pre-registration invitation!"
S-rank!
Upon hearing this word, Wang Xing's breath hitched.
He stood there, stunned.
Even though he had already guessed on his way here that Lin Xishan might secretly raise prices behind the Eastern Theater Command's back.
But he never expected that the other party would directly offer an S-level contract!
That's the highest level of reservation offered to high school students by the four major war zones!
How many geniuses emerge in the entire Dragon Kingdom every year?
The S-class not only represents a wealth of resources, but also an extremely strict, even extremely limited, quota for each war zone.
"Calm down... calm down."
Wang Xing kept reminding himself of this.
After waiting for a moment, even though he was usually calm, the muscles on his face couldn't help but twitch, revealing an uncontrollable excitement.
But he quickly took a deep breath, forcibly calming his turbulent emotions, and looked sharply at Lin Xishan:
"Instructor Lin, since you planned to give me an S-rank appointment from the beginning, why did you risk offending me this morning and only give me a B-rank in front of everyone?"
"This is called deceiving the heavens to cross the sea and secretly crossing the Chencang pass."
Lin Xishan laughed, a sly glint in his eyes:
"Of course, it's just a show for those two 'seabirds' in the Eastern Theater Command. If I gave you an A-level, or even an S-level, on the spot, that crazy woman Lu Ling would definitely report to her superiors immediately and fight us to the death in a bidding war at all costs!"
"But if I offer a B-level ticket, they'll feel like they've gotten a huge bargain, and they'll lower their guard and subconsciously offer an A-level ticket to steal the spot. They'll develop a sense of superiority and complacency, thinking, 'I've got this in the bag and I'm one step ahead.'"
"But little did you know, this was just a delaying tactic. If you hadn't immediately signed with the Eastern Theater Command's A-level agency, I could have secured this opportunity to be out of their sight and have a private talk with you."
Wang Xing suddenly realized.
The Western Theater Command did this because it was afraid that the Eastern Theater Command might act impulsively and issue an S-level rating as well.
If the two companies put their competition on the table to vie for talent, there will be too many variables and the situation will be uncontrollable.
Therefore, they deliberately lured the Eastern Theater Command to issue an A-level rating.
Wang Xing's lips curled into a smile: "Instructor Lin, aren't you afraid that I'll turn around and tell the Eastern Theater Command about you giving me an S-rank? Let them compete with you for it?"
"Of course I'm afraid."
Lin Xishan shrugged and said, "If you really do that, then there's nothing I can do but accept defeat and rely on my resources."
"But as long as I can secure this opportunity to be alone with you and present the sincerity of our Western Theater Command to you in its entirety, it will be worth it!"
"Wang Xing, don't worry. Although there's no Eastern Theater Command directly competing with us right now, the benefits we're offering you are absolutely top-notch!"
Lin Xishan didn't waste any words and directly waved his hand to display a top-secret holographic projection agreement:
"After an urgent report to the commanding officers in the theater, we have decided to further increase your enlistment allowance!"
"The base deposit has been increased from the standard 250 million for S-rank to 300 million! If you successfully get into Mech University, this amount will be upgraded to 400 million!"
400 million!!
That's one million more than the required S-level enlistment date!
Wang Xing's Adam's apple bobbed, and his head felt a little dizzy.
Although he knew that top mech pilots who graduated from mech university could earn a starting salary of one million yuan a year after entering the war zone, 400 million yuan was not an astronomical figure for future powerhouses.
but!
Even if he enlists early in his second year after getting into the mecha university, he'll only be 18 years old by Chinese reckoning!
At 18, having 400 million yuan in start-up capital is simply insane!
Lin Xishan nodded in satisfaction at Wang Xing's reaction and then dropped another bombshell:
"Besides money, we value your practical growth even more, and we will immediately begin specialized training for you."
"Regarding the mechs, we will immediately allocate specially approved [Howling Tiger Striped Steel] and [Storm Transmission Kit]. The former will melt your Tiger Mech armor layers... the latter will enhance spinal transmission and explosive power."
"Once the two modifications are completed, your Tiger-type mech will be able to break through to level 7 soon, and may even reach level 7.5."
"Regarding Qi and Blood, didn't the Eastern Theater Command promise you [Crimson Tiger Marrow Crystal]? We'll give you an even purer original liquid—[Crimson Tiger Bone Marrow Fluid]!"
"We will deliver it to you in three batches, in stages. As long as you absorb it step by step, breaking through level 8 in your Qi and Blood before the college entrance examination will be no problem at all!"
Wang Xing listened quietly, but his heart was pounding violently in his chest.
These things cannot be bought with money on the market; they are strategic resources strictly monopolized by the military!
Are there better resources in the war zone? Yes! Definitely!
The supplements were too high-grade, and Wang Xing's current blood and qi were prone to backlash or even explosion; the mecha silk could not withstand the load of those super-grade modification parts.
These three things, however, are right at the critical point where Wang Xing can perfectly digest them!
"Instructor Lin actually believes these resources will help me break through to level 8 before the college entrance exam?"
Wang Xing shook his head inwardly.
"With the Crimson Tiger Bone Marrow Fluid, reaching level 8 Qi and Blood will take me well over five months!"
"How's it going, Wang Xing?"
Seeing that Wang Xing remained silent for a long time, Lin Xishan sincerely asked, "Do you still have any concerns about these conditions?"
Wang Xing raised his head and exhaled a deep breath.
The boy's dark eyes gleamed with undisguised ambition and sharpness.
"Instructor Lin, the benefits you've offered are extremely generous; I have no reason to refuse."
Wang Xing spoke, his voice steady: "But besides what you just mentioned, there's something else I'm even more concerned about."
"What?" Lin Xishan was taken aback.
Wang Xing looked directly at the colonel from the Western Theater Command:
"An S-rank martial art!"