Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 58 - Second Lieutenant_1

Chapter 58: Chapter 58 Second Lieutenant_1

Chapter 58: Chapter 58 Second Lieutenant_1

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After listening to Li Yongming’s speculation, Xiao Hua neither agreed nor objected but instead asked, “What do you plan to do?”

“Follow the protocol, report it to the higher-ups of course!”

“If it’s confirmed that the other party is a superhuman, they will probably be taken away by a special aircraft to the capital for training soon. By the time they return, they’ll at least be a Major.” As he said this, Li Yongming’s face was filled with envy.

This was literally a skyrocketing opportunity.

Xiao Hua didn’t continue on the topic and instead asked, “Yongming, are you a local from Yang City?”

Li Yongming didn’t understand why he was asked this, but he still answered, “No, I’m from the neighboring Qingshui City.”

Xiao Hua then asked, “With the situation getting more and more severe, why did you come to Yang City instead of going back to Qingshui City?”

“That’s obviously because…” Li Yongming began, but then he fell silent.

He understood what Xiao Hua meant.

“Since the mutation of animals, a total of seven superhumans have appeared in our Yang City. They all went to the capital for a three-month special training. Counting the time, some of them should have already finished their training.”

“I looked into it, and it seems like they all went to other frontline cities. Yang City is just a second-tier city, and if we have to wait for a placement, who knows how long it will take before a superhuman is assigned here.”

“Moreover, the other party being a superhuman is purely your speculation.”

“Even if we take a huge step back and assume that Chen Dalong truly is a superhuman, he’s obviously unwilling to reveal it now. If you report this, won’t you be offending somebody?” Xiao Hua said quietly.

At this point, Li Yongming also realized it and quickly nodded, “Thank you for the reminder. So, Director Xiao, shall we just pretend we don’t know anything?”

“Of course not, now is a good time to do someone a favor,” Xiao Hua said with a smile.

During their conversation, they had returned to the office. Xiao Hua promptly picked up the desk phone and made several calls.

Without exception, they were all to instruct the staff below to use the green channel to prioritize and complete the review for Chen Dalong.

Seeing this, Li Yongming hesitated slightly then took out his mobile phone and called Captain Zhang Ji. He detailed what had happened here.

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Meanwhile, Chen Dalong, of course, had no idea his identity had been exposed just after he got back.

Right now, he only felt that the efficiency of the Mutant Management Bureau was extraordinarily high. He had priority in many places that required queuing, and every staff member was unusually enthusiastic toward him.

And they would subtly mention Director Xiao, saying it was Director Xiao’s instruction to speed things up.

This surprised Chen Dalong somewhat, but regardless, he gratefully accepted the favor extended to him.

In less than half an hour, with the help of the staff, he submitted all the necessary application documents.

Moreover, the staff even promised to get everything done for him before the end of the workday, which suddenly made the world seem a brighter place for Chen Dalong.

Next, he hurried to the City Guard Department.

Armed with the proof from the Mutant Management Bureau, he quickly passed the review.

“Greetings, comrade. The review is complete, and the Military Merit Points have been deposited into your personal account. You can go to that machine over there to log into our military district’s internal network and check,” the staff member said.

“Okay, thank you,” Chen Dalong replied with gratitude, then hurriedly trotted over.

He had already inquired before coming: Military Merit Points were very important. The reason other security companies were so powerful, even having heavy machine guns and rocket shells, was that they had Military Merit Points.

These points allowed them to legitimately purchase weapons.

Quickly he arrived at a nearby machine, went through facial recognition to log into the system, and began checking his Military Merit Points.

Soon, the screen showed that he had 100 points, and there were detailed notes on how he had earned these points.

Twenty of those points had been earned yesterday when he submitted important video footage.

As for the other 80 points, they came from killing a Mutated Wild Boar today.

“What can I buy with 100 Military Merit Points?” Chen Dalong muttered to himself as he returned to the main interface and opened the military commerce shop.

There was a dazzling array of equipment on display, ranging from ordinary pistols to main battle tanks, all available for purchase with Military Merit Points.

“They sure give a lot of access with this!” Chen Dalong was somewhat surprised.

You should know that this isn’t just for internal military use; civilians who earn Military Merit can also spend it here.

In other words, this is almost a platform for all citizens.

Realizing this, he could faintly sense that some national policies were already encouraging civilian organizations to arm themselves.

However, this wasn’t necessarily a good thing; it meant that the situation was more severe than he had imagined.

Of course, what he was more concerned about right now was what he could buy with these 100 Military Merit Points.

He quickly began to carefully inspect the selection.

Various models of pistols were priced between 5 and 10 Military Merit Points.

The shotguns they were currently using cost 10 Military Merit Points each.

Submachine guns and automatic rifles ranged from 15 to 20 Military Merit Points.

Machine guns were 100 Military Merit Points, and rocket launchers were 100 Military Merit Points.

As for those with higher prices, he didn’t even look.

And the cheaper items, such as tactical scopes, bulletproof vests, and military knives, which could be bought with money, weren’t worth exchanging for with Military Merit Points.

“Sigh, I want to buy them all, but 100 Military Merit Points are simply not enough!” Chen Dalong was a bit distressed.

After some comparisons, Chen Dalong felt there were three potentially useful options for himself.

The first was to purchase 10 shotguns so that they would have a total of 20 guns; it was the best for making a show of force.

The second option was to buy 5 of the best-performing automatic rifles. The firepower burst from automatic rifles was simply incomparable to semi-automatics.

For instance, during their encounter with the Mutated Wild Boar, if the 10 shotguns in their hands were replaced with automatic rifles, they would have been able to unload all the ammunition in a matter of seconds.

Perhaps they would have killed the Mutated Wild Boar right then and there.

The third option was to purchase a machine gun, which was unquestionably intended for dealing with large Mutated Beings.

But this thing could only be used against large Mutated Beings; it would be pretty helpless when faced with attacks from small Mutated Creature Groups, like Mutated Bees and Mutated Ants.

It could be said that all three options had their advantages and disadvantages.

As Chen Dalong pondered, his fingers unconsciously scrolled down.

Suddenly, his eyes locked on an item, “Holy shit, this can also be exchanged?”

Second Lieutenant: Exchange price 100 Military Merit Points.

Yes, he hadn’t misread, ranks could also be directly exchanged with Military Merit.

Of course, this could also be considered as a promotion.

However, after looking closely at the description, these honorary ranks carried no actual authority, but they did come with corresponding welfare benefits.

He didn’t care much for those minor benefits, what caught his eye was the weapon ammo quota for becoming a Second Lieutenant.

To put it simply, after becoming a Second Lieutenant, he had the right to purchase 10 more firearms.

And these wouldn’t just be any shotguns, but military-grade automatic rifles.

Furthermore, the ammo quota would be significantly increased; he could directly apply to buy 1000 rounds of ammunition.

There was nothing to hesitate about, Chen Dalong decisively chose to purchase the rank of Second Lieutenant.