Protect Our Chief

Chapter 965 - 47: Family Trump Card! Ancestor Longyan Ascends to the Summit

...Because Wang Shouzhe, who always prepares for the worst, had long ago sent Wang Anye to gather information on the list of prizes. He had pondered over these prizes many times. He even calculated precisely who should act first and who should act later.

Liua Ruolan strategized everything, including how long to engage, what to choose after achieving the first clear, all for maximizing benefits.

What Wang Shouzhe lacks most right now is a Lifebound Spirit Plant.

However, if it’s just a Spirit Plant on the level of the Longevity Tree, or even a level higher, sacrificing it to become a Lifebound Spirit Plant won’t significantly enhance combat power in the short term.

But Immortal Spirit Seeds are different. Even at the seedling stage, they are incredibly powerful. And he naturally found out how powerful they are through An Ye’s inquiries.

Lately, Wang Anye has gotten quite chummy with Miss Artifact Spirit, who is practically treating him like her son. As long as it doesn’t break any rules, you can bet she has the answers.

"As you wish, Young Master Ruolan." Even the title the Artifact Spirit used for Liua Ruolan has changed.

It’s conceivable that the young person who can clear the eighth stage held a very high status in the Divine Martial Dynasty.

Very soon.

Liua Ruolan came back proudly with three prizes: "Husband, this time I didn’t let you down, did I?"

"Not at all, my dear. You’ve worked hard." Wang Shouzhe skillfully started patting her back and kneading her legs, showing utmost care, "To be able to marry my wife..."

"To be able to marry my husband..." Liua Ruolan’s beautiful eyes sparkled.

And here they go again...

Everyone collectively sealed off their senses, staring blankly at the sky.

Even Wang Anye learned his lesson, quickly putting in a pair of earplugs, and buried himself at the desk, engrossed in writing, occasionally showing expressions of deep thought or sudden enlightenment.

"These three prizes are yours to handle, Husband."

"My wife, you’re so kind."

"Husband, you are the best..."

After about fifteen minutes of sweet talk, they finally settled down.

Wang Shouzhe checked the three prizes and asked the Artifact Spirit, "Miss Artifact Spirit, isn’t there something wrong here?"

"Lord Shouzhe, do you have any questions?" asked the Artifact Spirit.

"Was the recent first-clear reward for the entire military camp?" Wang Shouzhe frowned and asked, "Then what’s the first-clear reward for our own camp? Miss Artifact Spirit, are you trying to withhold our camp’s first-clear reward?"

"Slander! That’s slander!" The Artifact Spirit exclaimed, jumping as if someone had stepped on her tail, "I am a principled, responsible, idealistic, honorable Artifact Spirit. All first-clear rewards within our camp are set and adjusted independently. There was no first-clear reward for the eighth stage because the leaders of this recruit training camp believed that since no one has cleared the seventh stage yet, setting a first-clear for the eighth stage is meaningless."

"Then where’s your leader? Have them set the first-clear reward for the eighth stage," Wang Shouzhe said earnestly.

In fact, he’d already noticed that the eighth stage’s first-clear reward for their camp hadn’t been set yet. He chose not to mention it prematurely due to his own considerations.

"Leader? I’ve been looking for them for a while, but can’t get in contact now," said the Artifact Spirit. "According to camp regulations, if all leaders in the lineup are unreachable, this Artifact Spirit may temporarily manage the recruit training camp."

"Alright, then please, Artifact Spirit, set up the first-clear reward for the eighth stage of our camp," Wang Shouzhe said.

"Well...I don’t have the authority to set rewards, but I can allocate one more item from our camp’s seventh stage first-clear rewards to Young Master Ruolan," the Artifact Spirit thought for a moment and came up with a compensation plan, "That way it won’t violate management regulations."

"Are you kidding me?" Wang Shouzhe switched to mockery mode, "Why don’t you compensate Ruolan with the first-clear reward for the first stage? Here, Young Master Ruolan, this is the eighth stage first-clear reward from our camp, a bottle of [Basic Cultivation Assistance Pills], wishing you quick ascension to become a pillar of the Divine Dynasty, striving for human resurgence."

"Um..." The Artifact Spirit thought for a moment and realized that using the seventh-stage reward as compensation for the eighth-stage reward indeed seemed inappropriate. She was somewhat torn, "What should I do then? Maybe I should try contacting the leader again?"

"Couldn’t reach them before; you definitely can’t reach them now. How about this, the eighth-stage first-clear reward includes a Kun Egg and a Blank Artifact Spirit Dao Artifact, right?" Wang Shouzhe suggested casually, "Just pick any one of these prizes."

"How can that be!" The Artifact Spirit got anxious upon hearing this, her tone changing as she spoke, "These are ultimate rewards for the final stage’s first-clear across all camps, all prizes are pinnacle rewards. It’s absolutely impossible to replace our camp’s first-clear reward with ultimate rewards!"

"Miss Artifact Spirit, my wife Ruolan, representing [Fifth New Recruit Training Camp], achieved the eighth-stage clearance ahead of all other camps, completing the first-clear. This is not only her personal glory but also the glory of the entire [Fifth New Recruit Training Camp], and it is your glory too, Miss Artifact Spirit. If our Fifth Recruit Camp were to act stingily, wouldn’t it tarnish this honor?"

The word "glory" coming from him over and over again left Miss Artifact Spirit in a bit of disarray.

What is Lord Shouzhe up to?

Earlier, when talking about glory, he chose to trample on it. Now, when talking about prizes, he begins to emphasize "glory" every time he speaks! So capricious!