I gain permanent defense when attacked; even gods and demons can't hurt me.

He stared at the data displayed on the screen, his eyes widening in disbelief.

Lin Yuan's rank was surprisingly sergeant!

This is the same rank he earned after serving on the front lines for several years.

The officer was terrified, and nearly dropped his pen on the table.

He immediately put away all his "contempt" for Lin Yuan.

After all, as a veteran, he knew all too well how difficult it was to get promoted in the military.

Even if this young man has the help of a large family, he still needs to make real achievements.

The military merit system on the battlefield is very strict, and the most a family can do to help is provide resources and assistance with missions.

When it's time to settle accounts, the system will allocate military merits based on each individual's actual combat data.

There are relatively few shortcuts available in the military merit-based promotion system.

For these ordinary soldiers, this is a relatively fair promotion system.

The fact that this freshman was able to obtain the rank of sergeant in his freshman year shows that he is a true survivor who has fought his way out of a pile of dead bodies.

The officer, shocked, couldn't help but exclaim, "Sergeant rank? You're a sergeant!"

The exclamation sounded abrupt in the noisy registration hall, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

The soldiers who had been joking around suddenly stopped laughing, and the hall fell into a brief silence.

The veterans looked at each other, their expressions shifting from nonchalant to deep shock.

They knew very well that the rank of sergeant meant killing a certain number of high-level abyssal monsters.

How could a freshman accumulate so many real military merits?

The way the veterans around Lin Yuan looked at him instantly changed, with less teasing and more respect.

The officer took a deep breath, straightened his body, and became very serious and upright.

The other party asked Lin Yuan what kind of mission he wanted to take on, and at this moment he did not treat Lin Yuan as a little kid.

Since he was a sergeant of the same rank, it proved that he had certain abilities, so the officer withdrew the previous patrol mission and let Lin Yuan choose the training direction he wanted to go.

The officer brought up several missions on the screen that were suitable for solo or team execution.

"This is the first mission: to go to the outskirts of the Misty Swamp to collect materials," the officer explained in detail.

"The objective of the mission is to kill fifty Venom Lizards of level 40 or higher and collect their venom sacs."

"Upon completion of the mission, you will receive a reward of 400 military merits, which is suitable for job changers with anti-poison equipment."

"The second task is to escort a batch of building materials to the No. 5 front-line outpost."

"The mission objective is to protect the convoy from attacks by level 50 mutated creatures en route and ensure the safe delivery of supplies."

"Completing the escort mission will earn you 600 military merit points, making it a highly sought-after mission at the moment."

"The third task is more difficult: clearing out the alienated nodes at the edge of the mixed area."

"The objective is to eliminate a level 50 Abyss Priest at the designated location and destroy the defensive array it summons."

"Completing this mission will reward you with 1,000 military merit points, but it is very dangerous."

After listening to the officer's introduction, Lin Yuan merely glanced at the task list on the screen.

The monsters in these missions were too low-level for him, not meeting his needs for stacking defense.

Finally, Lin Yuan reached out and tapped on the panoramic map of the war zone on the big screen.

His finger traced the green safe zones and the yellow low-risk zones.

My finger landed directly on a dark red spot in the mixing zone.

That's a mixed zone where the average monster level is between 50 and 60, a transitional area between the outer and core regions.

The name of this battle zone is Bloodbath Gale Canyon.

When Lin Yuan's finger landed on that spot, the entire place fell silent instantly; even breathing could be heard clearly.

The officer in charge of registration stared wide-eyed, his eyes filled with disbelief and terror.

He immediately warned Lin Yuan, "Sergeant Lin, that's Bloodbath Gale Canyon! You can't choose that place!"

"That's a place only elite teams dare to venture!"

The officer explained eagerly, "Those elite units have an average strength of over level 55, and the personnel within each unit are fully equipped."

"Only those with top-tier tanks, healers, and damage dealers dare to operate in that canyon."

"If you go to a place like that alone and get surrounded by hordes of level 50 or even 60 monsters, you'll have absolutely no chance of survival!"

Lin Yuan remained unconcerned by the officer's well-intentioned warning and the horrified looks from the surrounding veterans.

With his current defense stats, going to that kind of place is practically like returning to his home turf.

Lin Yuan did not change his mind and directly entered a detailed map of the area into the bracelet.

"Thank you for reminding me, I'll head over here now." Lin Yuan said calmly, then turned and left the registration desk.

……

At the military merit registration office, Lin Yuan successfully accepted the training mission about the Bloodbath Gale Canyon.

The mission details are very clear: we need to go deep into the canyon to investigate the source of the beast tide riot.

Meanwhile, the mission requires killing at least five hundred abyssal minotaurs in the canyon and bringing back their complete horns as proof.

This is an extremely dangerous team-based clearing mission. Upon completion, you will receive a generous reward of 5,000 military merit points.

After entering the mission information, Lin Yuan did not linger in the main city and turned to leave this safe rear area.

He embarked alone on the desolate journey to Bloodbath Canyon.

Not long after Lin Yuan left the main city, the highest-ranking commander of Zhenyuan Main City learned of the news.

A freshman who had just entered the 40th grade actually accepted the mission of Bloodbath Gale Canyon, which the guards considered tantamount to suicide.

The name Lin Yuan sounded somewhat familiar to the garrison commander, who knew that he was a key figure from the War Academy.

To prevent such a genius from dying in his own territory, the garrison commander immediately ordered his deputy to secretly protect him.

The deputy general who was dispatched was named Zuo Tiancheng. He was extremely powerful, with a level of 75.

Zuo Tiancheng's profession is Beast Tamer, who can control multiple high-level battle pets at the same time.

He was originally the chief of staff of the Seventh Legion on the front line, but he was transferred here because his beast-taming strength has recently made a major breakthrough.

Currently, Zuo Tiancheng serves as the deputy commander of the main city of Zhenyuan, responsible for the daily defense of the main city and the deployment of elite troops.

Zuo Tiancheng was no stranger to the name Lin Yuan; in fact, he knew it very well.

Because he was not only a military general, but also an honorary professor at the Academy of War.

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