Du Jun looked at the intelligence and data on the ground, then at Lin Ran's face, and felt a severe dizziness.
If everything Lin Ran had just said was true, then he was absolutely qualified to be a legendary hero of the Dragon Country!
He destroyed the teleportation array of millions of Thunder Elements, severed the resurrection of the Dragon Corpse by the Dark Elves, and even smashed a secret nest of the Nightfall organization…
The most outrageous part was that all these operations were completed at the same time…
The legendary nature of these deeds could be on par with Matt's.
Even Matt, when he was young, couldn't achieve all this. It could be said he completely outclassed him at the same age.
Du Jun opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
As if Lin Ran thought Du Jun wasn't shocked enough, he turned and brought out three more people from the Gate of Time and Space:
"These three are researchers who accompanied us on the mission. They can corroborate all our experiences."
"If there's anything unclear or unbelievable, just ask them."
Due to their low strength, these three researchers were easily implanted with memories of the events Lin Ran had spoken of by Lin Ran using the Eternal Mangekyo.
As for other memories, they had all been deleted by Lin Ran, leaving only those.
As soon as these three researchers came out, they rushed to the military personnel, fearfully recounting their "experiences."
Watching the human evidence he was presenting, Lin Ran felt a secret satisfaction.
His lie was truly flawless!
A mix of truth and falsehood, with complete characters, true within the false, and false within the true, he even took credit for many of the merits of the internal conflicts of the alien races.
Now, it was impossible for Du Jun and the military personnel not to believe him.
As expected, after listening to the researchers' accounts, Du Jun finally dispelled his last doubts and solemnly saluted Lin Ran and the other person:
"Two heroes, forgive my disrespect!"
"You have rendered great service to my Dragon Country. On behalf of the Dragon Country Military, I extend our highest respect to you!"
Matt coughed beside him and waved his hand gently:
"Ahem… well, Commander Du, let's skip the pleasantries."
"I'll just ask you, are the deeds accomplished by Lin Ran and Luo Qingyan worth two SSS-level self-selected rewards?"
Du Jun smiled:
"That's naturally worth it. Anyway, there were already related bounties for the two of them, so we can just count this reward towards them…"
Matt laughed heartily:
"Then, according to Commander Du's meaning, it's five SSS-level self-selected rewards for each of them?"
Du Jun was about to nod in agreement, but upon hearing clearly, he widened his eyes in shock:
"Principal Matt, where did five come from?!"
"I said two, didn't I mean one for each of them?!"
Matt gave him a displeased glance:
"Commander Du, you personally issued the military order, do you intend to renege on it?"
"Think about it carefully…"
"First, there's the first SSS-level bounty – to stop the Thunder Element's portal, right?"
"This mission has been definitively completed by the two of them. Each person gets one SSS-level self-selected reward."
"Then, you just said that if they were brought back, each would receive an SSS-level self-selected reward…"
"If two were brought back together, you would add an extra one."
"That makes it three for each person!"
"And earlier, when I asked you if their merits were worth two, you said yes, so isn't that five for each person?"
After listening to Matt's words, Du Jun was dumbfounded:
"Wait, wait, wait! Principal Matt! The accounts are not calculated like that!"
"First of all, the two times I mentioned giving two was for the total of two…"
"Secondly, finding yourselves back is clearly not covered by the bounty…"
"So, in fact, the two of them together are only…"
Before Du Jun could finish, Matt's expression turned cold:
"Then, Commander Du, are you saying that these two heroes who saved the lives of countless civilians and soldiers do not deserve rewards from the military?"
"Fine! Xiao Ran, Qing Yan, let's go!"
"The military turns a blind eye, but my Yan University cannot stand idly by!"
"Let's go back to school! I will definitely hold a grand welcoming banquet for you and give you the highest honors, letting your names spread throughout the length and breadth of the Dragon Country!"
Du Jun's expression immediately changed.
Good heavens, if Matt really did this, then the Qingjing Military Region would have no reputation left.
Hats like 'coldly treating legendary heroes,' 'deliberately excluding talent,' 'having eyes but not seeing Mount Tai,' and 'being too short-sighted' would rain down like hail.
This Matt was truly not someone to be trifled with.
He didn't give himself any room for negotiation, only presenting two choices.
One, accept his condition of five SSS-level self-selected rewards per person.
Two, push the entire Qingjing Military Region into an abyss.
No matter how he looked at it, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and accept!
Alas, let's consider it as forging a good relationship with these two promising young stars!
If one looked at it from a positive perspective, investing heavily in an exchange student from Yan University who had such terrifying achievements at such a young age was still somewhat acceptable.
Du Jun, feeling the pinch, forced a smile and quickly blocked Matt's path:
"Oh, Principal Matt, what are you saying?"
"A mere five SSS-level self-selected rewards per person, what's so difficult about that? My Qingjing Military Region will provide them!"
"The heroic deeds of Xiao Ran and Qing Yan are absolutely worthy of all this!"
Although Du Jun spoke forcefully, his trembling tone betrayed his heartache.
With a wave of his hand, ten SSS-level self-selected rewards were gone!
The Qingjing Military Region's treasures were immediately depleted significantly.
It would have been outrageous if Du Jun had appeared indifferent.
Matt stroked his beard and laughed with satisfaction:
"Good! Very good! Excellent!"
"I can feel the goodwill of our Qingjing Military Region!"
"Commander Du, don't worry, we won't let you bleed alone…"
"When we report this matter to the Supreme Council, you will also be credited with some of the merits."
"This way, you can also get some of the commendations from above, to compensate for some of it."
"Since the matter of the beast tide and the alien transmission has been resolved invisibly, I will take Xiao Ran and Qing Yan with me now."
"There are many things to arrange back at the school, so I will not be accompanying you all any further!"
Saying this, Matt, along with Lin Ran, Luo Qingyan, and Lu Qiufeng, turned and left the armed fortress.
Hearing Matt say that they would also be credited with some merit, Du Jun's expression improved considerably.
If this resource could be exchanged for merit, then Du Jun would certainly be quite willing.
After all, power was his highest pursuit.
It could only be said that Matt was truly astute, directly perceiving what he needed most and providing it promptly.
With this thought, Du Jun waved his hand:
"Send five SSS-level self-selected reward vouchers to Lin Ran and Luo Qingyan each!"
"At the same time, we must increase publicity for their great image and heroic deeds!"
"I have a premonition… these two will have boundless prospects in the future, far beyond our reach…"