Pei Zijing said awkwardly, "It's not that I didn't want to tell you, I really don't know."
"The level at which this mission was issued is relatively high. Although I am the Chief Instructor of the base, I am not that familiar with the Military."
Xia Chujian believed this.
She said nonchalantly, "Okay, anyway, they're not in a hurry, and I'm even less in a hurry."
"My training is over, and I want to go home."
"Chief Instructor Pei, we'll meet again if fate allows."
Xia Chujian cupped her hands at him and turned to leave.
Pei Zijing stopped her again and said in a low voice, "There's also something else. I heard that our trainees, and those two thousand Starry Sky Marines who survived, have all become Gene Evolvers."
"Xia Chujian, have you undergone Gene Evolution?"
Xia Chujian felt a pang of bitterness in her heart, but on the surface, she still looked high-spirited, and said with righteous confidence, "No! What's wrong? If my Gene can't evolve, I can't go home?"
Pei Zijing quickly waved his hand, with a regretful tone, and said, "Of course not. It's just that you're so powerful, but your Gene has never been able to evolve, it's a pity..."
Xia Chujian said, "It doesn't matter. Anyway, it's now proven that the age of eighteen is not the limit."
"Even after eighteen, there is still the possibility of Gene Evolution."
"I'll wait a little longer, maybe my Gene will evolve too."
Pei Zijing thought about it, and that was indeed the case.
He also laughed and said, "Well, it's best if you can think that way."
Pei Zijing returned to his office and said with a wry smile to the person who was still waiting for his reply, "Senior Colonel Shen, Xia Chujian is just a trainee who came to my base for special training."
"I don't have much jurisdiction over her."
"If she doesn't want to hand over the Longevity Flying Fish, I really can't do anything about it."
In fact, it wasn't that Pei Zijing really had no way.
He just didn't want to use it on Xia Chujian.
He was also extremely dissatisfied with the Military's approach this time, but he couldn't directly defy orders like Xia Chujian, so he could only passively resist.
Senior Colonel Shen Fushan was ordered by his superiors to come to the Kanli Star Flight Training Base specifically to carry out a mission.
He put his hands behind his back, frowned, and asked with dissatisfaction, "Then what should we do? Does she have any requests?"
Pei Zijing said, "Her request is very simple, just issue all the rewards as stated in the previous mission."
Deep down, Pei Zijing felt that Xia Chujian was right, although he knew that thinking this way was not very military-like.
So he was a little envious of Xia Chujian being able to "do whatever she wants."
Maybe it's because she's too young and can still make mistakes, so she's desireless and therefore unyielding.
Shen Fushan said unhappily, "She's only eighteen years old and already a First Lieutenant."
"If we really follow the reward standards that were agreed upon in advance, she would be at least a Major..."
"Have you ever seen an eighteen-year-old Major?!"
"Even among the young talents from the Four Great Dukes, there is no eighteen-year-old Major!"
"She's just a commoner, not a Gene Evolver, why?!"
The smile on Pei Zijing's face was almost unsustainable.
He asked doubtfully, "...But, the reward for this mission is like this..."
"If the Military thinks that such a reward is unreasonable, then why did they announce it like this?"
"Now that people have completed the mission, and it was so difficult, a narrow escape from death, but the Military is going back on its word? - That's not very good..."
At this moment, Pei Zijing had more doubts about this mission.
Originally, when he heard the details of the battle from the surviving trainees, he already found it very unbelievable.
He didn't even know that the Military's intelligence was so wrong this time! But then again, if this mission was simple, how could the Military give such a high reward? So it was reasonable for the trainees to encounter those tough opponents.
However, Shen Fushan's attitude made Pei Zijing feel uneasy and doubtful.
If this mission was so difficult, shouldn't the cadets who completed it be rewarded even more?! But looking at Shen Fushan's attitude, it was as if they were very surprised that someone could complete this mission, so surprised that they even wanted to go back on their word and not give the reward...
Not only did they not give a reward, but they also made things difficult for Xia Chujian, the hero who completed the mission!
If those three videos hadn't circulated on the Star Network, causing the Emperor to intervene and strip the title, disrupting some people's plans, Pei Zijing even believed that it was possible for these people to send Xia Chujian to a Military Court! Thinking of this, Pei Zijing's expression became strange again.
Could it be that the Military's intention for this mission was to have everyone wiped out? It seemed that only this could explain why they went back on their word after promising unprecedented rewards...
It seemed that the very fact that more than two thousand people came back was a slap in the face to some people.
This was too demeaning...
While Pei Zijing was complaining inwardly, the upper echelons of the Military were also arguing endlessly.
Most people still insisted on rewarding those who completed the mission.
According to the merits, it could be divided into the highest grade, first grade, second grade, and third grade.
Ye Chenfeng, the Commander-in-Chief of the Fourth Interstellar Fleet, slammed the table and roared, "My people are of course the highest grade!"
"If it weren't for Xia Chujian! This time, we would have been completely annihilated!"
"If we were completely annihilated by some primitives! You would all be dead!"
"She also brought back the Longevity Flying Fish! If she's not the highest grade, I won't accept anyone else being the highest grade!"
The Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Interstellar Fleet stood with Ye Chenfeng, supporting Xia Chujian to receive the highest award.
...
Xia Chujian didn't care about the arguments over there.
Anyway, if they didn't give her the award, she wouldn't hand over the Longevity Flying Fish.
She quickly returned to her dormitory and saw Mao Yonggui, Chu Qingjuan, and Sang Yadi waiting for her.
Seeing her come in, the three of them rushed up together and hugged her tightly.
"Chujian, you're finally back!"
"Are you okay?!"
"Chujian, we're all going to apply to be transferred to the Fourth Interstellar Fleet!"
Xia Chujian's heart trembled, and the smile on her face almost couldn't hold.
She struggled inwardly, but in the end, she didn't dare to reveal her true identity, and just said with a smile, "My dear sisters, it's not that I'm putting on airs, but I'll be leaving the Fourth Interstellar Fleet for a while."
"Even if you transfer there now, you won't be able to see me."
Chu Qingjuan was the first to shout, "Why?! Chujian, are you leaving the Military?!"
Mao Yonggui and Sang Yadi also looked at her nervously.
Xia Chujian pursed her lips and said, "The Military is being unreasonable and unwilling to give me a reward. I'm very angry, so I might take a vacation for a while."
"Whether I'll return to the Fourth Interstellar Fleet in the future, I'll consider it again."
Mao Yonggui and Sang Yadi breathed a sigh of relief.
Sang Yadi immediately said, "Chujian, as long as you don't leave the Military, it doesn't matter how long you take a vacation. Let's keep in touch."
"When you decide to go back, tell us, and I'll immediately submit a report requesting to be transferred to your place and be your adjutant!"
Since achieving Gene Evolution, Sang Yadi's stuttering problem had also been cured. She now spoke and acted with more confidence.
Xia Chujian looked at her and couldn't help but think of Lin Xiaoxiao.
She used to be so timid and cowardly...
If Lin Xiaoxiao was still alive and had also undergone Gene Evolution, she would no longer be like a wild grass hiding in a corner, timidly growing alone, but could wantonly pursue the sunlight and bloom the most beautiful flowers...
It was all because of Lü Luyu, these Nobles who didn't treat commoners as human beings! Knowing that her whole family had been stripped of their titles, and the head of the family and core members had been executed, Xia Chujian was quite happy.
But she sympathized with Lin Xiaoxiao, who would sympathize with her?
Everyone else could undergo Gene Evolution, but she couldn't. It was impossible for her to say that she didn't care at all.
She just didn't want this kind of thing to keep affecting her mood.
Always look forward. Maybe one day she'll have a Gene Evolution? A person should always have dreams, even if that dream is to be a salted fish.
Xia Chujian perked up and shook hands with each of her three roommates, saying, "I'm packing up now, going home."
"Our group of four can still stay active. But I can't guarantee I'll be constantly checking the messages in the group."
"I still have a lot to do."
Mao Yonggui, Chu Qingjuan, and Sang Yadi all expressed their understanding and vowed to wait for Xia Chujian's summons.
Xia Chujian agreed, then picked up her backpack and went to the bathroom.
Before turning on the water, she sent a message to Huo Yushen.
[Xia Chujian]: Marshal Huo, I saw that the Ji Family was also stripped of their nobility and had their home confiscated. Do you know how they're handling the Ji Family's hereditary servants?
Huo Yushen replied instantly.
[Huo Yushen]: Now that the Ji Family has been stripped of their nobility and had their home confiscated, their hereditary servants no longer have any personal dependency and have become free commoners.
Xia Chujian breathed a sigh of relief, wondering if she should go see if the Lin Family was settled. But Huo Yushen seemed to be able to read her mind and replied with another message.
[Huo Yushen]: Lin Xiaoxiao's family has already left Kanwei Seven. They have free status, and they have also received compensation from the Military. They will settle on Guiyuan Star.
Xia Chujian: "..."
Guiyuan Star was the most remote and backward of the Beichen Empire's five Habitable Planets.
She thought about it and asked Huo Yushen.
[Xia Chujian]: Marshal Huo, can you give me their contact information?
[Huo Yushen]: What are you going to do? Carry this family on your back from now on?
[Xia Chujian]: ...
[Xia Chujian]: Marshal Huo, Lin Xiaoxiao saved my life...
[Huo Yushen]: I saved you, and Young Master Zong also saved you. How do you plan to repay us?
Xia Chujian: "!!!"
Her lips twitched, and she continued to reply.
[Xia Chujian]: ...
[Xia Chujian]: Marshal Huo, I just plan to repay them within my capabilities. As for the Lin Family, I just want to see them, and Guiyuan Star is also my territory. They're settling in my territory, so it's only right that I look after them.
[Xia Chujian]: If Marshal Huo and Young Master Zong come to settle on Guiyuan Star, I will definitely look after you!
[Huo Yushen]: Xia Chujian, you say Guiyuan Star is your territory. Does the governor of Guiyuan Star know that? Does the Emperor know that?
[Xia Chujian]: ... Marshal Huo, don't worry about those details. You understand what I mean, so rest assured, I will definitely not do anything beyond my capabilities.
[Xia Chujian]: Marshal Huo, I understand your concerns, I understand everything. I won't make things difficult for you. You go ahead and get busy. I'm going to pack up and go home.
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