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

A genius who can influence the course of a large-scale battle at level 41 has an absolutely limitless future potential.

The leaders of the large guilds present were well aware that although Lin Yuan's current level was not high, his strategic value was already immeasurable.

As long as Lin Yuan doesn't perish along the way, he will undoubtedly become the core of humanity's top defense line, or even a strategic figure capable of influencing the fate of the nation.

Therefore, they are now sparing no effort to cultivate a good relationship with Lin Yuan and make investments in advance.

Looking at the enthusiastic high-ranking members and guild leaders in front of him, Lin Yuan understood their intentions.

"Thank you all for your kindness. I will contact you if I need anything in the future," Lin Yuan replied calmly.

Upon hearing that Lin Yuan had accepted the token and given a response, all the guild leaders smiled with satisfaction and nodded in agreement.

After this thrilling battle to defend the Blood Moon Fortress, Lin Yuan's true strength and battlefield command ability were recognized by everyone.

Everyone present, whether they were top-tier experts at levels 80 or 90 or ordinary soldiers fighting at the bottom, were completely convinced of Lin Yuan's abilities.

At this moment, Lin Yuan's reputation reached its peak in this fortress stained with the blood of demons.

Whenever Lin Yuan's name is mentioned within the Blood Moon Fortress, not a single soldier fails to give him a thumbs-up, expressing their heartfelt respect.

In the days that followed the battle, Bloodmoon Fortress entered a period of intense post-war recovery.

The soldiers began clearing the mountains of monster corpses from the battlefield and repairing the damaged city defenses and fortifications.

Meanwhile, the support staff worked day and night in the wounded soldiers' camp, treating the injured soldiers' wounds.

After the fortress's basic defensive functions were restored, the military held a grand ceremony to reward those who had contributed to its success.

The assembly was held in the huge square inside the fortress, and all the surviving generals and meritorious officials lined up to attend.

As a major contributor who stabilized the core war zone and changed the course of the entire war, Lin Yuan naturally stood at the forefront of the queue.

In the past few days, thanks to Lin Yuan's defensive sharing aura, the lives of tens of thousands of elite soldiers and officers have been saved, reducing huge compensation expenses and casualties.

Based on these combined data, Lin Yuan's military achievements in this battle reached an astonishing figure.

Wearing a crisp military uniform, Xue Dingbang stood on the command platform high in the square, loudly announcing the various awards.

When Lin Yuan's name was announced, the entire venue fell silent instantly, and all eyes were on Lin Yuan.

Xue Dingbang looked at Lin Yuan with eyes full of admiration and affirmation.

Xue Dingbang produced an appointment document stamped with the official seal of the General Headquarters and read the decision aloud in public.

Lin Yuan's rank was promoted directly from "sergeant" to "major"!

Upon hearing this, the officers and soldiers in the square gasped in surprise, but no one voiced any objection.

In the human military system, the promotion of military ranks is subject to very strict regulations and assessment standards.

To be promoted to the rank of colonel, one usually needs to reach level 60 or above and have served in the military for many years, accumulating a large number of combat merits.

Many veterans who have fought on the battlefield for more than a decade may not be able to obtain the rank of major when they retire.

Lin Yuan is only twenty years old and at level forty-one. He is still a freshman at the War Academy.

His ability to attain the rank of major at his age and level directly broke all historical records since the establishment of the human military.

Lin Yuan became the youngest major in the history of the military.

Lin Yuan walked onto the command platform, and Xue Dingbang personally removed the sergeant's rank insignia from him and replaced it with the insignia representing a major.

Lin Yuan stood at attention and gave Xue Dingbang a standard military salute, which was met with thunderous applause from the audience.

In addition to the significant promotion in rank, Xue Dingbang also publicly announced a substantial material reward for Lin Yuan.

Xue Dingbang directly opened the military treasury of the Blood Moon Fortress to Lin Yuan, allowing him to obtain the most precious strategic resources.

Before this battle, Lin Yuan consumed his skill points in order to expand the range of his defensive aura.

To compensate Lin Yuan for this huge loss, the military made generous compensation, directly rewarding Lin Yuan with a full twenty [Intermediate Skill Point Scrolls].

These twenty intermediate skill point scrolls can be used to upgrade all skills below level 50.

For Lin Yuan right now, this is exactly the resource he urgently needs, which can greatly improve the level of his various skills.

In addition, the military directly granted Lin Yuan one million military merit points, which have been deposited into Lin Yuan's officer ID card.

With these military merits, Lin Yuan can freely choose any equipment, materials, or skill books he needs from the military's internal merit shop.

The military's rewards were not yet over. Xue Dingbang turned around and took another specially made ice jade box from his adjutant.

Considering Lin Yuan's tamed beast, Xiao Hei, and its outstanding performance in dealing with high-level aerial monsters.

The military also provided targeted training resources for Xiao Hei's extremely rare five-clawed black dragon bloodline.

Xue Dingbang opened the Frost Jade Box, inside which were neatly arranged several high-grade dragon blood crystals radiating pure dragon energy.

These dragon blood crystals are a deep, dark red color, with a powerful aura of energy flowing across their surface. They are extremely rare treasures deep within the vault.

Xue Dingbang specially took out these crystals as an exclusive reward for Lin Yuan's beast taming.

These high-level dragon blood crystals contain enormous amounts of blood energy.

These resources are enough to allow Xiao Hei's current level and the purity of the black dragon bloodline within him to receive another boost.

Lin Yuan accepted the precious dragon blood crystals on behalf of Xiao Hei and once again expressed his gratitude to Xue Dingbang.

This ceremony for recognizing and rewarding merits brought Lin Yuan many benefits, all of which he deserved.

While the Blood Moon Fortress was being repaired and honored, the fortress's battle reports were transmitted back to the rear through encrypted military communication channels.

This detailed battle report was sent directly to the confidential conference room of the Human Race's Supreme Command.

Inside the command headquarters' conference room sat several high-ranking human generals, all bearing the rank of general, reviewing the frontline battle report overnight.

When these high-ranking officials saw the battle report begin with "The million-strong beast tide has been successfully defeated," everyone breathed a sigh of relief and their faces lit up with excited smiles.

Then, when they saw the battle report detailing the results of "one undead lord dead and two escaped" and "the Abyss Demon Lord and the Cardinal escaped with serious injuries," they applauded.

To not only hold the line in a siege of this scale, but also to turn the tide and kill a top-tier Abyss expert, was a complete and resounding victory.

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