My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 249: Two Countdowns

Li Rui made quite a significant contribution this time.

In the Silent Forest incident, he rescued some agents from a Secret Realm with levels in their teens. The provincial organization directly awarded a third-class commendation. This time, the Superpower Division presented him with an extraordinary contribution medal.

The golden border, with the Superpower Division’s emblem in the center, and a red and white ribbon below, looked exquisite.

This is commonly known as a second-class merit. If it’s earned on the battlefield, it usually accompanies lifelong disabilities.

The generosity is because he saved Duan Ling and others, who are, besides him, the most promising batch of newly advanced agents. If they succeed in the Secret Realm battlefield, they might emerge at the strength level of supernova stars.

If they all fell at the hands of Zuo Qiutian, it would severely impact the potential of future extraordinary individuals in Dragon Country.

Compared to a certificate, this medal looks more appealing.

Even Li Rui was quite happy and wrote a diary entry on the spot.

Afterward, he received a promotion notification. The organization, without his application, exceptionally promoted this young man with relatively shallow qualifications to a senior agent position.

In many city-level branches, even team leaders don’t reach this rank. People like Liu Shanshan and Zhao Wuji are only advanced agents.

When Dong Sanchuan and others finally returned from their two-day holiday, they found that the junior they once led in the Secret Realm had become their "leader."

"Wow, senior agent, my gosh."

Nan Jiumei shook her head in amazement, "Why not try applying as a substitute advisor in the Fighting Division of the Superpower Division? I feel there’s a chance."

Dong Sanchuan glanced at the second-class medal in the box with a hint of envy.

Currently, the global situation is generally peaceful, so it’s not easy to earn such a level of commendation.

Jiang Yu spoke in a disgruntled tone, "Don’t let them mislead you. The Fighting Division of the Superpower Division is called the Execution Department. The minimum selection requirement is level 50, and the guidelines say that if the strength is exceptionally strong, a reduction of up to 3 levels can be considered."

Zhang Hujun softly whispered, "Maybe there’s a backdoor somewhere. Isn’t Guan Gui in the Superpower Division too?"

Actually, they don’t really know which sequence Guan Gui belongs to because theoretically, that man is also a "leader."

Li Rui, afraid of dampening their spirits, didn’t mention that two bigwigs had already extended an olive branch.

Suddenly, Dong Sanchuan remarked, "When the closure notice for the Secret Realm came out, I knew you were up to something big again. I didn’t expect that Duan Ling and the others were rescued."

Although they were not supposed to inquire, honestly, no one wasn’t curious about the ins and outs of the matter, especially since Li Rui didn’t enter the Secret Realm with them, making the outcome very surprising. So, their words always hinted at probing.

Li Rui replied, "The Secret Realm is quite magical, it’s not impossible for it to connect occasionally."

Since secrecy mainly involved Community Thunder, the connectivity isn’t really a concern, and in the Secret Realm World, a little slip is no big deal.

Others tacitly did not press further, knowing a few details was enough, saying more was perhaps inadvisable.

After some chatting, Nan Jiumei stood up and stretched lazily, "Hey~ There’s still one month left for the Secret Realm battlefield, we should all be able to enter the Secret Realm one more time."

At these words, everyone paused, then suddenly looked at Li Rui.

"Hold on."

Dong Sanchuan said, "You’re at level 40, Jiang Yu and Jiumei will both have the chance to be paired with you next time."

"Pick me, pick me!" Nan Jiumei immediately said.

Jiang Yu shook her head with a mix of laughter and tears, though she also hoped internally to be paired with Li Rui.

Everyone prefers having strong teammates, not to mention finding a powerful ally. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Now, Li Rui’s strength is evident to all; no one would think he’s a green novice like when he was in the Northwest.

Nan Jiumei won’t bother mentioning whether they face battles or not anymore.

As of now, aside from the less competitive Dong Sanchuan, the only one with any remaining competitiveness with him was Cheng Mingyue, who was off somewhere unknown.

Zhang Hujun only lamented that he leveled up too fast, just reaching level 42, making it impossible to enter the same Secret Realm as level 40 Li Rui.

He sighed, "You level up so quickly, though maybe next time we’ll have the chance to be paired, Brother Chuan too."

Li Rui modestly said, "No, mainly because the Secret Realms I joined usually had higher star ratings."

At these words, everyone paused.

"Oh right! Why do you always get high-star Secret Realms?"

Someone like Dong Sanchuan certainly is strong and, during Secret Realm tasks, can accomplish what others can’t.

But one disadvantage for him is significant.

That is, he’s too lucky, or rather, not unlucky enough.

Sometimes, the Secret Realm gives him a three-star or five-star task with only a bit of experience, not enough to level up significantly.

Li Rui was different; until now, the lowest star Secret Realm was the Peach Blossom Spring, whereas it might be hiding a ten-star level due to Brother Zuo’s experience packages and the reserved treasure box monsters.

He was unlucky enough to consistently get high-star Secret Realms and always completed them perfectly or beyond, certainly leveling up fast. If not for that, it’s unlikely he’d catch up with these supernovas, given everyone’s impressive strength.

At this point, Nan Jiumei slapped her forehead, "Hey, I remember now! There was some news from half a year ago claiming someone beat up the Secret Realm registry administrator, wasn’t it you?"

Zhang Hujun grinned widely, "No wonder. Hiss, mentioning that, is it possible for everyone to beat up the administrator too?"

Dong Sanchuan chuckled and shook his head, "Guess why they don’t make it standard practice?"

Everyone fell silent.

Why? Because if others beat the administrator, they might not survive through even the first Secret Realm.

.....

As days passed, Li Rui acquired more information, naturally about the Secret Realm battlefield.

Now he moved into that military base, attending meetings with Kong Ji, occasionally sparring with others.

The extraordinary thing is, he spars as one against many, mostly with the group led by Duan Ling, and the training involves... boss battles.

Duan Ling and others were tortured to their limits, yet showed considerable improvement.

After half a month, the mark changed.

[Dangkong Mountain South - Golden Scale Marsh North.☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆]

[216:00]

Nine days.

But a few hours later, an even more important countdown appeared.

The entire base buzzed with excitement.

[Hall of Reincarnation.]

[240:00]

In ten days, the Secret Realm battlefield would officially open.

When others were thrilled, Li Rui sighed.

"Damn it, two events back-to-back feels like no weekend and working twelve straight days."