Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard” Chapter 644: The Massive Reward

The substantial reward offered by Black Flame City immediately piqued the interest of many.

Numerous Chaos Dominators who had originally wanted to go to the Second Frontline flocked to the City Lord's Mansion of Black Flame City to complete the procedures.

Just by obtaining a soldier's certificate and proof of affiliation, then reporting to the Second Frontline, one could directly receive 1 Kalpa unit of Chaos Jade.

That was eight hundred trillion pieces of Chaos Jade, an utterly staggering amount. It could be said that the entire net worth of many 29th-tier Chaos Dominators didn't even reach a fraction of 1 Kalpa unit.

This was like picking up free money!

Within just a few months, all the qualified Chaos Dominators within Black Flame City had left, stepping onto the seven-colored Rainbow Bridges heading to the Second Frontline.

1 Kalpa unit was enough for them to purchase some ordinary equipment, boosting their combat power to varying degrees. This gave them a slightly higher starting point in the Second Frontline compared to those from other cities.

Within a single year, over one hundred and ten thousand qualified Chaos Dominators had headed to the Second Frontline.

And at this time, Su Yuan received news that the reward period had ended.

Sure enough, the reward task that the Third Speaker had casually boasted about back then was also a poorly thought-out pitfall.

The three Deputy City Lords were very clever; they actually discovered a loophole right away. The task duration was actually based on the number of additional soldiers recruited beyond the baseline requirement within one year!

Fortunately, they had completed the task as much as possible in a short time, thus locking in the reward.

[Ding, Black Flame City has achieved the baseline recruitment of soldiers and has additionally recruited 40,000+ soldiers. Merit Points reward now being issued! Please continue recruiting more high-level talents; the rewards are unlimited!]

Su Yuan took out the City Lord Seal. Inside it now lay a special Merit Points reward of a full 15.08 million Kalpa units!

The reward given was quite generous. However, looking at the notification with its 'unlimited rewards' prompt again, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. It was all just a routine tactic!

Su Yuan took a deep breath and fell into contemplation.

What was rewarded to him now were special Merit Points, used for exchanging treasures from the treasury, but it wasn't actual cash in the form of Chaos Jade. He needed to acquire a portion of Chaos Jade in a short time to distribute the rewards to the three Deputy City Lords.

They also needed to distribute the Chaos Jade downwards.

Su Yuan thought for a moment and opened his online Seven Stars shop.

At this moment, quite a few inquiry messages had already appeared in the shop, with many clients starting to inquire about artifacting matters.

"Old Yan, I never imagined you would return. It was fortuitous that you departed back then, thereby preserving your life. Subsequently, we encountered a peculiar Scavenger, a Shadow Nether Dragon. We were utterly unprepared and suffered heavy losses, with more than half of our team perishing instantly. We were forced to scatter and flee, and only two of us managed to survive!"

An elder spoke with a sigh, his countenance filled with profound emotion.

Yan Feng remained silent for a moment before responding, "Qutu, why did you not inform me? I could have returned to offer my respects to the fallen!"

"There was no necessity. Since you had already retreated to the Third Frontline, matters of the Second Frontline were no longer your concern! However, now that you have returned, I shall relay these events to you!"

"Your injuries..." Yan Feng inquired, his gaze fixed on Qutu.

"They are healed!" Qutu declared, waving a hand dismissively. "You are acquainted with Qi Bai, are you not? He has since made immense progress, his cultivation advancing by leaps and bounds. He is now a formidable expert at the 59th tier, merely a single step away from reaching the 60th tier! It was thanks to him that my injuries were completely mended!"

Yan Feng was astonished, his eyes wide. "The 59th tier? That is incredibly powerful! It is simply too outrageous!"

Qutu gave a slight shrug. "I too suspect he is employing some illicit means. Nowadays, I seldom have contact with him. The disparity in our strength is too vast; we are no longer in the same league! Nevertheless, now that you are back today, I have already extended an invitation to him. Whether he chooses to attend, I cannot guarantee."

No sooner had the words left his lips.

A boisterous laugh echoed from the entrance of the courtyard.

"Hahaha, Little Qu, you are once again slandering me behind my back. It is *you* who has ceased contacting *me*, you know?"

A young man strode into the courtyard. Though no trace of his aura was discernible, the unmistakable presence of a person in a position of great authority could not be concealed.

"Old Qi!" Yan Feng exclaimed, rising to his feet in delighted surprise.

Qi Bai, with a wide grin, opened his arms and embraced him warmly!

"Old Yan, you have finally returned. So, are you interested in joining forces with me?" Qi Bai inquired with a hopeful tone.

Yan Feng paused for a brief moment, then, with a resolute shake of his head, replied, "I shall remain with Qutu. I will not impose upon you!"

"Given our enduring friendship, why maintain such distance?" Qi Bai countered, shaking his head slightly.

Qi Bai then surveyed him, remarking, "To have successfully advanced to the 45th tier while serving on the Third Frontline is no small feat. However, this level of strength still falls short of Little Qu. He has already reached the 49th tier."

Yan Feng let out a hearty laugh and drew a sword from his side. "Take a look, what do you make of this?"

Qi Bai cast a cursory glance, but his eyes immediately became fixated on the sword.

"This is... a True Artifact?" Qi Bai, possessing extensive experience, recognized its caliber instantly.

"What True Artifact?" Qutu was taken aback initially, but then his eyes widened in disbelief and surprise. "This is a True-Grade Dominator Artifact?"

"Precisely!" Yan Feng declared with evident pride. "This is the most recent True Artifact I have acquired. It is also the very reason I entertained the notion of returning to the Second Frontline."