Qin Tian and Yan Qing met again at the 27th Army base."Officer Yan, Qin Tian reporting for duty."Qin Tian stood straight and saluted with his feet together."Qin Tian, you've worked hard."Yan Qing patted Qin Tian's shoulder, his tone filled with emotion.He knew that Qin Tian must have endured immense pressure while infiltrating the Hundred Hunt Star Pirates. Although they ultimately failed to rescue Dr. Xie, being able to destroy the den of iniquity that was the Hundred Hunt Star Pirates and unexpectedly discover clues about the Blood Demon Sect was considered a great achievement.Behind Yan Qing, Zhao Rui, Chen Wei, and Jiang Yihan looked on with complex expressions.They had worked tirelessly for several months without success, yet Qin Tian, after only a few days, successfully infiltrated the Hundred Hunt Star Pirates and completed the mission with such success.Compared to Qin Tian, they, the so-called elites of the Seventh Bureau, felt no different from useless nobodies."Qin Tian, the military is very satisfied with your performance this time. After a general resolution, you are awarded 300,000 military merit points and a First-Class Merit."Yan Qing said with a serious expression.300,000 military merit points! Qin Tian's eyes lit up. Although he currently had a fair amount of military merit points, no one would ever complain about having too many.A First-Class Merit was equally rare. If he accumulated a few more First-Class Merits, his Senior Colonel rank wouldn't be far off.What Qin Tian didn't know was that his Senior Colonel rank was originally within reach.After the Hundred Hunt Star Pirates were wiped out, Yan Qing personally submitted a report to the military, requesting Qin Tian's promotion to Senior Colonel.During the meeting, after the military high-command reviewed Qin Tian's resume, they believed the promotion speed was too fast and did not support it. But then, the Oriental Family surprisingly spoke up for Qin Tian, arguing that special talents should be treated specially.Within the Qingmu Star Region's territory, since the Oriental Family had spoken, how could the military not treat it with caution? Moreover, this was just a Colonel being promoted to Senior Colonel, not yet reaching the rank of General. Therefore, the military decisively approved the application.However, no one expected that before the process was even complete, this promotion application was rejected.The one who rejected it was not an outsider, but the Seventh Bureau's direct superior, Lin Shuai.With Qin Tian's direct superior rejecting the application, even the Oriental Family's support was useless.No one could understand why Lin Shuai, all the way on Imperial Star, would personally reject the promotion of a mere Colonel in the Qingmu Star Region.To Lin Shuai, a Colonel, or even a Senior Colonel, was probably no different from the lowest-ranking soldier.But Yan Qing could guess Lin Shuai's intentions.A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Qin Tian's growth was too fast, so his promotion could not be too quick, lest he draw attention.If it were discovered that Qin Tian's true identity was a clone, and that he had only just completed one year since leaving the pod, such terrifying growth speed would make it difficult for people not to associate Qin Tian with the former Lin Shuai.And within the Empire, almost no one wanted to see a second Lin Shuai appear.Later, when Qin Tian goes to Imperial Star to work under Lin Shuai, he will have plenty of opportunities to earn merits and promotions. Not to mention Senior Colonel, even Major General or Lieutenant General would only be a matter of a few years."Qin Tian, for the next period, I will be conducting a major internal review of the military. Originally, you should have participated in this operation, but considering that you have just completed your last mission and need some time to rest, I'm giving you a vacation. Just wait for my notification afterward."Yan Qing said with a smile.Upon hearing this, Qin Tian's heart rejoiced.Internal reviews were a tedious and thankless task, and he had no interest in them.He still had many things to do next.For example, settling Xiong and Poison Widow, and dealing with the batch of energy crystals in his ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) possession.But the most important thing was the commercialization of Karthus's research findings from the Nether Ghost Cave.How terrifyingly wealthy was the Youth Potion, which could delay aging, truly worth?Just thinking about it made his blood boil. Besides that, he had other plans for another potion Karthus researched, the Superman Potion."Thank you, Officer!"Qin Tian saluted.Zhao Rui, Chen Wei, and the other two were filled with envy. They also wanted a vacation, but unfortunately, since they hadn't completed their previous mission, even though they had worked hard for several months, they still had to continue working.Dr. Xie's death directly raised the intensity of the internal review by several levels.They had to find out who leaked Dr. Xie's whereabouts, and also, how much information about the key project, the Planet Destroyer Cannon, had been leaked.After bidding farewell to Qin Tian, Yan Qing met with Oriental Radiance at the Twenty-Seventh Army base."Mr. Oriental Radiance.""General Yan."The two shook hands amicably."General Yan, the family has conveyed the military's intentions to me."Oriental Radiance took out a pre-prepared paper document, handed it to Yan Qing, and said:"This is the information about Dr. Xie that I obtained from Blood Demon."He paused, then continued:"The Blood Demon Sect has always acted cautiously. Blood Demon did not know who the internal spy was. He only received orders from his superior to wait near a certain coordinate and attack the warship carrying Dr. Xie.""However, we have already apprehended Blood Demon's superior and interrogated some information, which I hope will be useful for General Yan's future work."Yan Qing took the document bag and said solemnly:"Thank you, Mr. Oriental Radiance, this information is very important to us."The beginning of all things is difficult. As long as they had clues, they could follow them and eventually uproot the traitors hidden within the military."General Yan, you're too kind. It's also thanks to your Seventh Bureau's Colonel Qin Tian that we were able to capture Blood Demon."Oriental Radiance smiled, and said in a half-joking tone:"Speaking of which, my trip to Baiquan Star this time, besides interrogating Blood Demon, also has a personal motive. I've long heard that Colonel Qin Tian, at such a young age, possesses extraordinary abilities, even earning high praise from the family's Grand Elder. But a couple of days ago, I heard that Qin Tian's promotion to Senior Colonel was actually personally rejected by Lin Shuai. Having offended Lin Shuai, I don't think Qin Tian will have better development in the Seventh Bureau. If General Yan cherishes talent, why not transfer Qin Tian to my Oriental Family? I believe that within five years, Qin Tian will definitely become the youngest Major General."Upon hearing this, Yan Qing's face held a gentle smile, but he subtly shook his head: "Mr. Oriental is joking. Qin Tian is a talent that the Seventh Bureau is focusing on cultivating. He just performed a great feat in the Hundred Hunt Star Pirates mission, and it's precisely the time to entrust him with important responsibilities, so it's really not suitable for a transfer. As for the Senior Colonel promotion being rejected, that's because Lin Shuai has other plans for Qin Tian. Before long, Qin Tian will be transferred to the Imperial Capital to work under Lin Shuai."Hearing this, Oriental Radiance's eyes flickered. Qin Tian being transferred to work under Lin Shuai was very valuable information."All right, I was presumptuous."Oriental Radiance smiled slightly and said: "I believe that with Colonel Qin Tian's abilities, he will certainly shine brightly under Lin Shuai in the future.""General Yan, I won't disturb your work any further then. I hope you find the clues as soon as possible to eradicate those parasites from the military.Farewell."After Oriental Radiance left with the silver-haired elder, the smile on Yan Qing's face slowly faded. He walked to the window, gazing at the departing airship, his fingertips gently tapping the window sill. The Oriental Family's interest in Qin Tian was stronger than expected.It seemed that Qin Tian's transfer order to the Imperial Capital needed to be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

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