Chapter 706: Chapter 701: Serial Number 650116
Bai Pu was finally relieved, and he immediately asked, "After the transition... I mean becoming a One-star Major General, what additional benefits are there?"
Alpha replied, "Once per cosmic month, you can contact through the Gaia Mark to exchange spiritual items with Gaia’s Will based on the principle of equivalence."
Exchange spiritual items?
Bai Pu was startled, "Can I exchange anything? Golden Artifacts, Dark Gold Equipment, even Mystical Arts Curios?"
"If your star level is sufficient, you can exchange for them," Alpha confirmed.
Bai Pu was both surprised and delighted; what is this, an officially sanctioned ’Wish Machine’ by Gaia’s Will!
This alone makes the promotion to Major General exceptionally worthwhile.
"I recommend you increase your star level as soon as possible. Currently, you are only a One-star Major General, capable of exchanging for items with a rarity of below 10," Alpha reminded.
"What kind of items are of rarity level 10?" Bai Pu asked.
"Tier One Standard Dark Gold Equipment, Dark Gold Level Materials, Tier One Top-Level Recipes, and Tier One Four-star Skill Books all belong to rarity level 10," Alpha explained.
Bai Pu took out the Doomsday Spear, "Then what rarity level is this King-level Purple Weapon? What star rank do I need to be to exchange for it?"
"A Tier One King-level Purple Weapon has a rarity of 11. You need to reach a Two-star Lieutenant General Rank to exchange for it. However, I don’t recommend exchanging for a Tier One King-level Purple Weapon; the cost-effectiveness is too low. With a rarity of 11, you can already exchange for Tier Two Evolver level resources."
Bai Pu had a basic understanding of rarity levels by now.
It seems rarity is indeed valuable, and the star level of a Major General is no ordinary ranking.
He immediately asked, "How should I get promoted to a Two-star Rank?"
"You must be more actively involved in this war, facing stronger opponents, the weakest among them being of the Napo Gang level. Accumulate ’Military Merit’ in the high-intensity Spirit Realm Wars, and once your military merit reaches ten thousand points, it will trigger the trial task for Two-star Major General," Alpha explained.
"How do my current honor points convert to military merit?" Bai Pu asked.
"Your existing, unredeemed honor points can be converted into military merit points at a ratio of one hundred to one. After this, you can no longer obtain honor points, only military merit points."
Looking at his approximately 140,000 honor points, Bai Pu shook his head slightly. These honor points could only be exchanged for about 1,400 military merit points, a significant gap compared to the ten thousand points required for promotion.
However, Bai Pu still chose to convert to military merit. His honor points were cleared, transformed into military merit points.
As for the ordinary military rank exchange honor counter, it no longer held much attraction for Bai Pu. Even if there was a need, he had the entire Huaxia Awakened as his support; they could redeem items from the counter and give them to Bai Pu.
Subsequently, Alpha gave Bai Pu a brief explanation of some general functions of the "Gaia Mark."
Every Gaia Mark has a number, roughly equivalent to a personal information terminal number.
The holder of the Gaia Mark, if they know another person’s number details, can contact the other through the Gaia Mark. This connection can occur in both the real world and the Spirit Realm, as long as it’s within the reach of Gaia’s Will.
For example, Bai Pu’s Gaia Mark number is "Silver Heart 650116." Other Gaia Mark holders who want to contact Bai Pu can just mentally picture Bai Pu’s appearance and make a call through the Gaia Mark to send a call request.
"If there are no other issues, this meeting is over. I will reappear when you are promoted to Lieutenant General or when Gaia’s Will has significant tasks," Alpha said.
"Wait a minute!" Bai Pu hurriedly inquired, "Upon being promoted to Major General, shouldn’t it be possible to turn your home planet into a planetary battleship? Give me the data for creating a planetary battleship."
"Turning his home planet into a battleship?"
Alpha nodded and said, "A Major General does have this authorization, but are you sure you want to do this?"
"What are the downsides of doing this?"
Alpha explained, "Each Major General has only one opportunity to exchange for a ’Starship Core,’ meaning that for a long period, you can only have one starship. The home planet is too large and bulky; if it’s turned into a starship, the energy consumption for each jump is enormous, making it impossible to jump as frequently as other starships."
Bai Pu understood that if he chose Earth as his flagship, he could not travel everywhere with the "Earth" for waging wars and plundering resources, making it less rapidly developed than other starships.
However, Bai Pu was still determined in his idea: "I still decide to do this, please give me the information."
"You can query this information through the Gaia Mark yourself. I hope you don’t regret it."
Alpha’s shadowy cloak gradually became illusory, "Goodbye, Silver Heart 650116. I wish you good luck growing strong in the Spirit Realm battlefield rapidly."
A slight flash of light, and Bai Pu’s consciousness returned.
Bai Pu looked down at the newly added Three-leaf Scythe "Gaia Mark" on his chest. This mark seemed like a tattoo but penetrated deep into his body. It existed conceptually as a mark on Bai Pu’s chest, which could not be removed through physical means like scraping skin or gouging flesh.
According to Alpha, unless intentionally revealed, others could not see the Gaia Mark.
Reopening his eyes, Bai Pu sat on Da Fei’s back, overlooking the Demon Fighting World.
The Demon Fighting World, though a powerful Spirit Realm Plane, this war against the two Sea Princes of the Sea Race was just an appetizer.
Having been promoted to Major General, Bai Pu must confront more powerful enemies in higher-level Plane Worlds for the longer future of Earth.
It is now most important to rescue Earth from its crisis.
"What’s the next objective for action?" Wu Qingyun asked.
Wu Mingyue stated, "Generally speaking, a great victory in army missions is akin to getting the hardest part over. Now it’s time to enjoy the rewards of victory. Rewarding from friendly native camps, spoils from hostile camps, plus a lot of hidden benefits of cleaning up the battlefield aftermath..."
"You guys can take care of these,"
Bai Pu said, "I just got promoted to Major General and know the full scheme of Earth’s salvation. Indeed, as a Major General, the planet can be turned into a flagship, but it will take a long time. According to the intelligence previously interrogated from the Children of the Sea organization, the Sea Race invasion is less than two months away. I must race against time, immediately return to Earth, and begin the planetary battleship plan."
"We shall go back with you," Wu Mingyue said.
"No need. You are all long-standing top-level Awakened, with rare opportunities to obtain Spoils Treasure Chests from the Spirit Realm. Opportunities like this to get numerous rewards from the native camp don’t come often. I’ll explain everything to Principal Bosh, Laine, and others, and have you handle the corps’ subsequent affairs."
