Attack on Titan: The Strongest Newcomer

"Um, thank you, here is your wallet!"

Mikasa blushed and seemed very embarrassed.

Lin Quan felt a little strange, Mikasa was not like this usually, why did she feel different after going out today and coming back, could it be that what Hanji said to her before was still affecting her in her heart?

"Uh, it's okay, you're welcome!"

Lin Quan took the wallet and smiled.

"I'm sorry for using your two gold coins. I will definitely return them to you as soon as the reward is issued!"

Mikasa's face turned even redder. She seemed to feel embarrassed that Lin Quan was staring at her, so she simply lowered her head.

In fact, Lin Quan was not staring at her, he was just counting how much money was in his wallet!

"Haha, it's okay, don't worry about it, we are all friends!"

Well, Mikasa was really frugal with money, and she only spent 2 gold coins. This was a little beyond Lin Quan's expectations. After all, she went out with Captain Hanji, and Hanji was a terrible spender!

"But, even so, debts are debts, there is no reason not to pay them back!"

Mikasa was very persistent, as if she believed in the principle of paying back debts. Seeing her persistence, Lin Quan didn't say anything.

Anyway, as long as the bonus is paid, 2 gold coins are nothing to Mikasa.

There are two currencies in the human kingdom, paper money and gold coins.

Paper money is widely used, but because the government has always liked to print money, the credit of paper money is not very strong and has been depreciating. Therefore, gold coins have recovered in recent years and become a currency that people are willing to accept!

Whether it is copper coins, silver coins or gold coins, because precious metals are consumed during manufacturing, and the number of these precious metals is limited, unlike paper money that can be printed infinitely, the value of gold coins is relatively strong. From this point of view, they are much more creditworthy than paper money!

And because gold coins are of high value and relatively rare, the government will take out gold coins to reward soldiers who have made meritorious services in combat. This is already a very common activity!

"All the subjects of the royal city, today, we are here to announce the results of this investigation outside the wall!"

Because a large number of giants were annihilated in this battle, President Darius specially attended this commendation meeting to reward the meritorious personnel.

Although this combat operation was not successful, the people can no longer accept the news of failure, and avoiding the important and selecting some favorable news to announce, thereby boosting the morale of the people, has become what their government needs to do!

If the military still wants to get financial funding, then they must gain more extensive public support!

"After the concerted efforts of the three major corps of the empire, we have annihilated more than 70 giants in this combat operation, including some powerful abnormal species! And the loss of the imperial army was also lower than that of the giants for the first time, with a casualty ratio of 1:1.7!"

After President Darius announced the news, the people below were instantly excited!

For many years, giants have been invincible in the eyes of humans, because giants are huge in size and far more powerful than humans. They have an innate advantage in fighting against humans. Before the birth of the three-dimensional mobile device, it took at least 33 humans to kill a giant!

This is the record of regular soldiers who have undergone combat training. If civilians go to fight, I am afraid they will not be able to kill the giants at all, but will directly become the bait of the giants!

Later, even with the three-dimensional mobile device, the casualty ratio between giants and humans was about 7:1.

This casualty ratio is still the highest among the three major corps.

The Survey Corps, which had fought the Titans for the longest time and had the strongest combat power, submitted their battle reports.

However, no one knew how big the world outside the wall was and how many Titans there were.

Therefore, with such a huge loss ratio, everyone felt that it was impossible to expel the Titans and take back the outside world!

It was precisely because of this idea that after the fall of the Maria Wall, humans mobilized 250,000 troops to participate in the crusade against the Titans.

The battle to retake the Maria Wall was considered a suicidal action, and almost everyone who participated went with the mentality of going without return!

Therefore, at this time, the news announced by President Darius instantly detonated the crowd!

"Did the Survey Corps actually destroy 70 Titans in one battle? That's amazing, they are worthy of being the Survey Corps!"

"Yes, yes, and their own casualties are actually lower than the number of giants they conquered. Doesn't this mean that we have hope of taking back the land behind the walls of Maria?"

"It must be like this. Giants cannot reproduce. If we kill one, there will be one less. As long as we keep fighting, we will surely see victory one day!"

"Humph, these guys from the Survey Corps finally did something decent, and it's not in vain that we wasted so much tax money on them!"

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President Darius was very satisfied when he saw the crowd's reaction!

This was exactly the reaction he wanted. He told people part of the truth but concealed other things, and he could achieve his goal without lying!

"Now, let's commend the soldiers who performed outstandingly in this combat operation!"

After President Darius' impassioned speech on the stage, it was finally time for the commendation session, which Lin Quan had been waiting for for a long time!

"First of all, I invite Mikasa Ackerman, who ranks third in the number of Titans killed this time, to come on stage! She has killed 5 Titans!"

President Darius announced loudly, and Mikasa walked to the podium amid the cheers of the crowd. President Darius personally hung the medal around her neck and handed her the prize money!

PS: Thank you very much for the 1,000-point reward from Linlin. To be honest, I feel embarrassed that you have already spent all the money for the meal... I feel guilty...