Looking at the shocked expressions of the War Gods, Jiang Kai said calmly.
"Ahem, well, actually, it was like this. At the time, it just so happened that the King Insect was not in the nest."
As soon as Jiang Kai finished speaking, the crowd all sighed in relief.
"I knew it, if there was a king-level BOSS guarding, how could we possibly discover the ruins."
"You scared me to death, I thought you had taken down a king-level BOSS."
"But honestly, you brat actually went to the king-level BOSS's lair, that's really bold of you."
Before the words finished, Jiang Kai said calmly, "Oh, that King Insect has already been killed by me."
The hearts that had just calmed down were suddenly raised again.
"What did you say? You killed a king-level BOSS alone?!"
Jiang Kai looked at everyone calmly, "I am the first person in the world to obtain the national soul state, so the system gave me a special reward, allowing me to experience a high-level national soul state."
"All four of my basic attributes increased by one million, lasting three minutes, and I took that opportunity to kill the King Insect."
The meeting room became silent, the data clerk had already forgotten to continue recording data, Luo Ping, Hua Tianchen, and Tian Feng—the three generals—stared blankly at Jiang Kai, unable to speak for a long time.
"Uh... I've finished reporting, can I leave now?" Jiang Kai was a bit at a loss, "God Luo? God Hua? Leaders?"
This is the military headquarters! As a common civilian like him, he definitely had to ask for instructions from the leaders.
After a while, Luo Ping shook his head hard, sighed to himself, and muttered, "One million... the potential of the national soul is actually this huge! Also, I told this brat to go be a wanderer, and this guy directly went to an unknown map and soloed a king-level boss?"
Noticing Jiang Kai's gaze, Luo Ping came back to his senses, "Oh, one last question, how is your national soul state?"
"I cleared the level by myself, seems like it has no effect." Jiang Kai shook his head helplessly, "Maybe we still need more Huaxia players to clear levels, only then will the national soul show its effects."
"So that's how it is, looks like we still need to call people back." Hua Tianchen frowned.
The information Jiang Kai brought back was extremely important.
One is the difficulty increase and reward situation on each floor of the Endless Abyss. Currently, starting from the third floor, the rewards are already quite considerable, especially the Star Dust dropped on the third floor. It should be the first item in the world capable of affecting supernatural talents, and its value is immeasurable.
Of course, not all of the information Jiang Kai provided was useful.
For example, his tactical arrangements—on three floors, two required "insta-kill" of beasts, and the holy water pool between the floors could be used for bathing—these points were basically regarded as worthless suggestions...
Hua Tianchen personally escorted Jiang Kai out of the military headquarters.
Before parting, Jiang Kai asked about Yuan Zhu and Su Nuannuan.
"Don't worry, since they can go on a secret mission, it means their progress has been quite rapid and they are competent. I can't reveal the mission details, but I can tell you this—next time you see them, you'll have to look at them in a new light."
Jiang Kai nodded thoughtfully, "Alright, then I'll head back."
"Hey, Jiang Kai!" Hua Tianchen suddenly called out to him.
"Hm?" Jiang Kai half-turned, looking curiously at Hua Tianchen.
"Before you break through to the transcendent realm, go find Wei Ying! He has some important words to tell you."
Jiang Kai frowned.
Old Wei wants to tell him something?
But Jiang Kai thought about how he was still far from even having Tier 4 materials, let alone breaking through to transcendent, so he didn't think too much of it.
"Alright, God Hua, I've noted it."
Looking at Jiang Kai's departing back, Hua Tianchen smiled faintly, "This kid is really amazing..."
After returning to the meeting room, the War Gods stayed behind for a short meeting.
The main topic of the meeting was about the "Huaxia National Soul."
"Although I quite like this kid Jiang Kai, after all, he's not part of our military, so when the 100,000-mile milestone secret realm opens, I think the national soul should still be passed on to someone else."
Luo Ping nodded, "General Chen makes sense, but it's still early to discuss this now. At least for this period, Jiang Kai will continue to hold the Huaxia national soul state."
Hua Tianchen said, "There are rumors online that since the national soul has appeared, it's possible there might be a kind of national war scenario. Regardless of whether this speculation is true or not, improving the national soul is extremely important."
"In other aspects of the Endless Abyss, we have no advantages compared to other countries."
"Our only advantage in tribulation-level difficulty is the national soul, so we must seize this advantage and expand it."
"Right!" Tian Feng strongly agreed, "We've already arranged for the Star Rank and Unmatched Rank national warriors and kings of soldiers to return from the unknown map. Although the cost of their return is huge, now is the time when we need them."
One general asked, "When can they return approximately?"
"A day or two." Tian Feng replied, "After the previous failures and Jiang Kai's success, we've generally summarized the possible abnormal states—the beast's enhancement states."
"Now we need to develop effective response plans for each state. I suggest we consider strategies starting from equipment and treasure tools."
"Okay, everyone discuss together."
...
After leaving the military headquarters, Jiang Kai prepared to go to Fortress No. 18.
Among the information he provided, Jiang Kai had hidden one piece of information.
The rewards of the Endless Abyss were considered system rewards, and for Jiang Kai, they were doubled!
All the rewards he received were double rewards, only he had only displayed half of them during the report.
While passing through the trade zone, suddenly someone called him from behind.
"Jiang Kai!"
Jiang Kai turned his head, "Chang Siyao?"
"You're heading to an unknown area?" Chang Siyao walked over.
Jiang Kai nodded, "The treasures I got this time back weren't strong enough, looks like I still have to go there to level up and try my luck."
"Come on, I'll take you on a shortcut."
Once again lured by the temptation of a "shortcut," Jiang Kai immediately followed Chang Siyao.
On the way, Jiang Kai remembered that Chang Siyao hadn't challenged the Endless Abyss, "Since you're here, why not try the Endless Abyss?"
"The military posted a notice saying they're analyzing clearing strategies based on your success case. Later, they'll provide some tools to deal with abnormal states to increase the chance of clearing."
"Since that's the case, I won't rush in."
Jiang Kai nodded. The Huaxia military was still quite reliable.
"Hey, be honest, that night patrol we met the other day—could you beat it?" Chang Siyao leaned in, squinting at Jiang Kai.
"No way." Jiang Kai replied firmly.
"Really?"
"Really can't beat it! Over ten thousand agility, I can't even touch it!" Jiang Kai answered honestly.
After speaking, Jiang Kai seemed to think of something, "You've stayed in that unknown area for so long, have you ever encountered other Night Patrols? Ones a bit weaker."
"How weak?"
"Like with agility lower than 4000. High defense and health are fine, but agility shouldn't be too high. As long as I can hit it."
"To become a Night Patrol, none of them are weak." Chang Siyao frowned, recalling, "That one who beat your soul out of your body that night was basically the weakest one."
"That was the weakest?!" Jiang Kai's eyes widened.
"Well, think of it like this—Night Patrols are like patrol officers in the beast world. If they're not strong, they can't become Night Patrols. Even top players try to avoid them."
Seeing Jiang Kai silent, Chang Siyao thought for a moment and said, "Hey, are you looking for Night Patrols for treasures?"
Jiang Kai immediately perked up, "Of course, I'm not going to talk philosophy with them."
"Well, then there is a shortcut."
"What is it?"
Chang Siyao smiled slightly, "Want to know? I can tell you, but you must promise me one thing!"
"What thing?"
"Take me with you!" Chang Siyao lifted her chin and said proudly.
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