High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late-Chapter 38: Sergeant Rank, Retrieving the Ring

Chapter 38: Chapter 38: Sergeant Rank, Retrieving the Ring
"Did I hear that right? Directly awarded the title of Advanced Lecturer? Teacher Su only became a counselor a few months ago. Is this considered a special promotion, or is it skipping several levels at once?"
"What’s that compared to being permitted to enter the fifth floor of Musashi Hall? That’s impressive!"
"Was he directly given the rank of Sergeant? And an honorary member of the Martial Arts Association, enjoying exceptional treatment at a higher level. What exactly did Teacher Su accomplish?"
"I also followed my mentor into the battlefield this time. You guys didn’t see it, but when the Alien Race launched a surprise attack on our main base, the battlefield became a purgatory. All three of the Fifth Level guardians perished, and in the end, only three survived, with Teacher Su being one of them!"
"So that’s how it is... Teacher Su is incredible, but his luck is also really good. All the Fifth Level experts perished, yet he survived!"
The students engaged in lively discussions, filled with envy for these unknown details.
"Teacher Su, here is your new mentor robe and new faculty ID. From now on, you can directly head to Musashi Hall with this identification."
"Comrade Su, here is your military uniform and officer ID. We hope you continue to excel and become a great son of Huaxia."
"Teacher Su, here is the honorary member medal awarded to you by the association, along with the martial arts prize."
Amidst the crowd’s attention, Su Mu took a deep breath and solemnly received the military uniform, medal, mentor robe, and other items with both hands.
"Sergeant Su Mu, here is your lost War Order, returned to you now." The officer who awarded the rank saluted Su Mu, changing his address from Comrade Su to Sergeant Su Mu.
Su Mu took the old War Order and found that the points on it were not just over sixty thousand, but over eighty thousand.
In an instant, he understood everything.
At that time, the three of them recounted their battlefield experiences under questioning. Su Mu himself touched on it briefly, but Zhou Yuan and Little One probably mentioned in detail about killing a Fourth Level Alien Race and poisoning a Fifth Level Alien Race.
The Corps, the school, and the Martial Arts Association certainly wouldn’t completely believe the trio’s accounts, but the appearance of the old War Order now meant that the three parties had verified everything.
Even the corpse of the Fifth Level Alien Race from the Poisonous Miasma Mountain Range was found. This is why his battlefield points increased by two thousand from that Fifth Level Alien Race, making it over eighty thousand instead of just over sixty thousand.
Therefore, today’s joint medal from the three parties came to be.
Keen insight, clear rewards and punishments.
Eight characters appeared in Su Mu’s mind, and after the three-party medal ceremony, an officer from the 1955 Corps finally extended an invitation to Su Mu.
"Sergeant Su Mu, if you have thoughts of joining the military and serving the country in the future, you can directly come to the 1955 Corps. The 1955 Corps always welcomes you!"
"Alright, I will consider it. Thank you."
The three parties gradually left, but the onlookers were still engaged in lively chatter, reluctant to leave.
Su Mu turned and returned to his dormitory, guessing that Little One and Zhou Yuan should also receive medals, but he was not sure what they would be.
As for the three-party medal, Su Mu personally considered the school’s medal to be the most significant.
Being promoted from counselor to Advanced Lecturer was a special advancement by several levels, especially because it also included the privilege of accessing the fifth floor of Musashi Hall once.
Su Mu opened the university’s website to check the benefits of an Advanced Lecturer, a position he had never aspired to before.
"The minimum requirement for an Advanced Lecturer at Shenjiang Martial Arts University is a Fourth Level Martial Artist, with at least five years of teaching experience and certain teaching contributions required."
"In terms of benefits, the basic salary is fifteen thousand, with various faculty allowances totaling a little over ten thousand monthly, amounting to about thirty thousand in total per month!"
Even though Su Mu had earned over a million in Spirit Stones, he could not help but smile at this moment.
Previously, as a counselor, he earned around three thousand per month, while this Advanced Lecturer position was directly ten times that!
Moreover, this was a stable income, unlike the kind of revenue from the battlefield where one’s life is at stake.
As for the Martial Arts Classics on the fifth floor of Musashi Hall, their value is immeasurable.
"Could Elder Wang have played a role in this?"
Su Mu couldn’t help but think of this, mainly because the school’s reward was too generous.
Secondly, the military’s medal was also significant. The Sergeant identity was more versatile compared to the Advanced Lecturer identity. It would not only benefit Su Mu himself, but also provide better treatment for Miaomiao and Xiaoyue in every aspect of their lives.
As for the medal from the Martial Arts Association, it was somewhat insubstantial. In fact, it was just a martial arts prize. The honorary association member was just a title, enjoying higher treatment under the Fifth Level, but restricted below the Grandmaster Level.
In other words, the highest a Fifth Level Martial Artist could enjoy was Sixth Level treatment, strictly capped below the Grandmaster Level.
Under normal circumstances, someone in their thirties who barely breaks through to Third Level would struggle to have much potential left once lucky enough to break through to Fourth Level.
But this was under normal circumstances, as Su Mu was a special case. He could refresh his superpower once a month, and Fourth Level was far from his limit.
"I wonder what kind of meeting gift the teacher will give?"
At this moment, Su Mu also looked forward to the meeting gift from his teacher. As Qi and Blood surged through his veins, spiritual light flashed on the hammer-shaped space ring in his hand.
This space ring was larger than the one obtained from killing a Fifth Level Alien Race, measuring approximately twenty cubic meters, twice as large.
Within the space ring was a pile of Spirit Stones, about fifty thousand, but all were Middle Grade Spirit Stones, valued at around fifty to sixty thousand in Lower Grade Spirit Stones.
Aside from Spirit Stones, there were also ten bottles of Elixirs, five bottles each of Fourth Level and Third Level. The Third Level ones were Blood Sinking Pills, and the Fourth Level ones were Blood Essence Pills.
"The teacher is quite generous; gifting five bottles of Fourth Level Elixirs at once, and the Space Ring itself is definitely valuable!"
Su Mu was amazed. He hadn’t even found Fourth Level Elixirs on a Fifth Level Alien Race.
Additionally, there was a hammer and a manual. The intricate inscriptions on the hammer indicated its high grade, but Su Mu guessed it wasn’t a weapon for combat, but a Forging Hammer.
With the example of the Nameless Breathing Technique, Su Mu was very interested in the manual.
With a thought, the half-finger thick manual appeared in his hand out of nowhere. After browsing through a few pages, Su Mu carefully closed it and put it away; it contained the teacher’s insights and experiences in forging.
The teacher’s willingness to impart these insights indicated complete acknowledgment of Su Mu.
What’s more, these were the insights of a Half-Step Grandmaster-level Rune Master. Although the teacher’s forging skills weren’t as profound as his inscriptions, these insights were invaluable.
To Su Mu, they were more precious than anything else!
"I need to retrieve the Space Ring as soon as possible, otherwise, the three parties will turn the battlefield upside down."
"The acknowledgment of being a Fourth Level Martial Artist doesn’t need to be hidden; it can proceed directly, as it’s already a public matter."
Su Mu quickly sorted out his thoughts, left home, and went to the Elixir Medicine Academy to order another batch of Anti-Miasma Pills. This time, the academy had leftovers from last time, and Su Mu bought all three bottles.
Outside the battlefield, there were more soldiers guarding the space channel. Su Mu was soon stopped.
"The 1955 Corps needs to carry out tasks on the battlefield these days, so the space channel is temporarily closed to the public."
Su Mu had a quick thought, took out the officer’s ID he just received.
Seeing the officer’s ID, the soldier inspected it and granted passage immediately, saluting Su Mu with respect.
"Sergeant Su Mu, you may enter the battlefield at any time!"
"Alright, thank you."
A day later, returning to the battlefield, Su Mu felt quite sentimental. On the way, he took small paths and successfully reached the Poisonous Miasma Mountain Range, where the military still guarded.
This time showing the officer’s ID wasn’t effective, but just as Su Mu thought he’d leave empty-handed, someone recognized him. A strong man quickly approached.
"Sergeant Su Mu, you must be the one who killed the Fifth Level Alien Race!"
"Just luck."
Su Mu didn’t deny it at the moment, knowing the military would clearly know, as the alien wasn’t simply killed by the miasma, he had cut off its head.
"Sergeant Su Mu, you can enter the mountain, but please hurry; these pills can isolate the miasma."
"Okay, thank you."
Su Mu took the pills, entered the mountain, and indeed the Fifth Level Alien Race’s corpse had disappeared, but fortunately, the pit hadn’t been excavated. Su Mu moved the stone aside and successfully retrieved two rings.
After confirming none of the items inside the rings had been tampered with, he quickly returned the pit to its original state and went down the mountain. Upon reaching the main camp and leaving the battlefield, another officer extended an invitation to join the military, which Su Mu politely declined.
"What a pity, if Su Mu were willing to join the military, he could easily rise through the ranks with this military achievement in our corps."
This incident on the Alien Race battlefield had affected not only Shenjiang City but also the entire Guangshen Province and several nearby provinces, all suffering the same situation, causing significant losses for Guangshen Province.
The Alien Race’s actions were a premeditated large-scale operation, and South China had yet to uncover their true intentions.
However, Shenjiang City had managed to kill a Fifth Level and a Fourth Level Alien Race, thus saving face and earning some commendations from the Governor of South China.
This was a major reason for the exceptional commendation given to Su Mu by all three parties.
"First, consolidate Qi and Blood in the Cultivation Room, then visit the Musashi Hall!"
Outside the dormitory.
Director Li and Sun Jianren, uncle and nephew, waited anxiously outside. Upon seeing Su Mu, they approached warmly.
"Teacher Su!"
"Captain Sun, Director Li, do you need something from me?"
Su Mu had moved on from his issues with Sun Jianren, but he wasn’t fond of Director Li from the Logistics Department, who hadn’t even noticed the missing photo in his loan application materials.
Director Li’s expression froze, but he forced a smile.
"Teacher Su, it’s like this, my hometown is also at Linjiang Base. There’s a hometown gathering in three days, and if you have time, you are invited to attend." He handed over an invitation with both hands.
Upon hearing of Linjiang Base, Su Mu accepted the invitation.
"Alright, I’ll consider it."
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