"Don’t you have a wristband? The second-level page displays it," Xia Liyue said.
Xu Zhou opened the wristband, forming a holographic projection in the air. The first page displayed his personal information: name, grade, battle zone, and so on.
When he opened the second-level page, the war merit page appeared as expected.
Rank: First-Class Private
"How is this war merit calculated?" Xu Zhou slightly frowned.
Xia Liyue explained, "Killing a third-grade martial artist earns ten war merit points, killing a fourth-grade martial artist earns one hundred war merit points, and killing a fifth-grade martial artist earns one thousand war merit points."
"Additionally, for the newcomer assessment, as long as you complete it, you are uniformly awarded one thousand war merit points."
"I see." Xu Zhou nodded slightly.
He realized why he had earned so few war merit points last time even after killing so many people.
It turns out that for the newcomer assessment, no matter how many people were killed, the war merit remains the same.
At that moment, a rugged voice was heard.
A robust martial artist wearing a red battle robe emerged from the camp and walked towards them.
"Commander Zhong Qiang." Xia Liyue smiled at him.
Zhong Qiang said excitedly, "The heavens favor our army! I never expected you would come to at this time, and led by such a renowned commander as Lieutenant Xia!"
Xia Liyue shook her head and replied, "This time, we were randomly assigned in batches. I can’t be considered much of a commander. However, the person beside me, you probably have heard of his famous name."
Xia Liyue introduced Xu Zhou, "His name is Xu Zhou. A few months ago, he killed thousands of a third-grade in the Eastern Battle Zone and took first place in the newcomer assessment."
"Oh?" Zhong Qiang’s eyes lit up, looking at Xu Zhou, and he said, "So it’s you, the prodigy once in a century, Brother Xu’s name is indeed legendary!"
Xu Zhou smiled and said, "Commander Zhong, you flatter me."
At this moment, Zhong Qiang noticed Xu Zhou’s rank and couldn’t help but ask in confusion, "Brother Xu, why are you still a private?"
Xia Liyue explained on his behalf, "Since Xu Zhou completed the newcomer assessment last time, he hasn’t been to Guang Han, so he hasn’t accumulated many war merits."
"I see." Zhong Qiang slightly nodded, but inwardly, he automatically lowered Xu Zhou’s standing.
No matter how outstanding Xu Zhou was in the newcomer assessment, that was a battlefield among the lower three grades.
The battlefield among the middle third grade is vastly different from the lower three grades!
Since Xu Zhou is still a private, it means he has little understanding of the middle third grade battlefield.
Therefore, Zhong Qiang didn’t take it to heart.
Xia Liyue asked, "How is the situation at the front line now? You don’t seem to be in combat."
Zhong Qiang replied, "Let’s speak in my tent."
Xu Zhou and Xia Liyue followed Zhong Qiang into his tent.
"Please, have a seat," he said.
Zhong Qiang took the main seat boldly and said in a deep voice, "A few days ago, the Earth Star 31st Army Group launched a fierce offensive against our 23rd battle zone. I led the 23rd Brigade in bitter combat with the enemy at Xiongma Pass, gaining a slight advantage, and the enemy retreated a hundred miles."
Xia Liyue nodded, "Holding Xiongma Pass makes things much easier."
Xiongma Pass, located in an extremely important strategic checkpoint, can block a large number of fifth-grade and below experts due to its natural terrain advantages.
If this pass were occupied by the enemy, the 23rd Military District would be attacked from both front and back, falling into an extremely dangerous situation.
Holding Xiongma Pass means the 23rd Military District can advance or retreat as needed.
Unexpectedly, Zhong Qiang sighed and then said, "But just yesterday, Earth Star’s top prodigy joined the battle and launched another offensive against our army. This time... Xiongma Pass has fallen."