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Lingyan Lotus Island.

Eighth Deep-Sea Pier.

The so-called "Deep-Sea Pier" is not an ordinary pier as people imagine.

It is a special pier built underground on Lotus Island, dedicated to deep-sea vehicles such as Sea Hawks and Ospreys.

The construction method is not difficult.

First, a large stone cave is dug under Lotus Island, ranging from three to five kilometers in length, and then a wide underground waterway is dug, directly connected to the ocean.

In this way.

Sea Hawks and Ospreys can enter the deep sea through the waterway, or enter the pier from the waterway to complete various supply and maintenance tasks.

Even if there are storms outside, it will not affect the combat attendance of the deep-sea legion.

At this time.

At the third berthing position of the pier, which is a waterway 30 meters wide and 500 meters long.

The huge stone cave was filled with a strange salty and fishy smell.

"Whirr～"

Only a sound of water surging was heard.

One after another, large objects of ten or dozens of meters long floated up from underwater.

It was the Sea Hawks and War Hawks.

It can be clearly seen that more than half of the deep-sea vehicles have damage on their surfaces, and even a dozen of their balance wings are broken.

This is naturally the C-16 deep-sea squadron that unfortunately encountered a Mysterious Master-level sea monster.

Even a fool knows that this squadron must have experienced a great danger in the deep sea.

A large number of personnel on duty at the pier saw this and gathered around.

"Throw the cable over!"

"Prepare the winch!"

"Erect a pontoon bridge!"

Shouts echoed in the cavity.

The pier immediately became busy.

One after another, deep-sea vehicles successfully completed the berthing procedure.

The soldiers who participated in this underwater patrol also successfully set foot on the pier.

Many of them were bleeding from their heads, with bandages hidden on their heads, and blood stains could still be clearly seen.

Before the Blackscale Sea Demon Cai Kun escaped, it set off a turbulence, and many Sea Hawks and Ospreys were involved, causing many people to be injured.

A group of medical staff hurried over with medicine boxes, checking the wounded one by one and asking if they had any abnormal feelings.

Several Mysterious Masters from the Outer War Zone stood quietly in a corner, also feeling scared.

Zhongsun Wen glanced at his entourage and asked in a low voice, "In the past few months, have the casualties of the Sea Hawk Legion been high?"

The entourage replied respectfully, "Reporting to Commander Zhongsun, the intensity of the battles between the war zone and the sea monsters in the deep sea even exceeds that of the sky.

"Since the establishment of the Sea Hawk Legion, the registered number of deaths has exceeded 6,000, averaging more than 800 per month."

Zhongsun Wen nodded lightly.

The other Mysterious Masters also had different expressions.

The entourage whispered another thing, "Last month, a squadron was completely annihilated in battle, with 360 people dead, and even their bodies were not found."

As for the whereabouts of the corpses, it is not difficult to guess.

That is—they became food for the sea monsters.

Zhongsun Wen remained silent.

This Mysterious Master was shocked by just one mission.

It is conceivable that the soldiers of the Sea Hawk Legion have been fighting under great pressure.

This is not easy.

At this moment.

Zhongsun Wen suddenly fully understood why Vice General Cheng insisted on improving the status of soldiers, even at the risk of offending the Mysterious Master class.

Because they deserve it!

Besides.

From a benefit perspective, this is also a very necessary thing.

The soldiers have made such great sacrifices, and they should receive corresponding rewards, otherwise, who would be willing to work for the war zone in the future?

After a while.

"Whirr!"

Another burst of waves splashed.

A Osprey was seen dragging a fishing net, floating to the surface.

Inside the fishing net was a pile of parts and wreckage, and several strange-shaped corpses.

Not sea monsters.

But soldiers in uniforms.

A total of four.

One of the corpses was cut off from the waist, and a large number of organs flowed out, and there was still a huge look of pain on his face.

Another corpse's head was flattened by the water flow, and his body was bent into a strange shape.

When Cai Kun suddenly launched an attack earlier, two Sea Hawks disintegrated instantly, and several soldiers driving the Sea Hawks naturally suffered misfortune.

A school lieutenant glanced at it, lowered his eyelids, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Bring the remains up first, and then help them tidy up."

Since the completion of this pier, although the school lieutenant could see the remains every few days, he still felt very uncomfortable at the moment.

When they set off, they were still alive and kicking, but when they came back, they became like this.

"Yes!"

A dozen soldiers quickly rushed over, gently pulling the fishing net up, as if they were just asleep, for fear of disturbing their rest.

Soon.

The remains were roughly sorted out, and they finally looked like a person.

The school lieutenant personally took a few pieces of black cloth and covered the remains one by one.

His back was straight, and he shouted, "Salute!"

A group of soldiers saluted in unison, solemnly chanting, "The deep sea of the war zone will be guarded by us!"

Not far away.

Several Mysterious Masters from the Outer War Zone watched this scene, all moved.

They all sensed the determination in the soldiers' tone, and from their actions, the soldiers were indeed practicing their promises with their lives.

After a few seconds.

The school lieutenant waved his hand and shouted, "Collect the remains and send them away!"

The soldiers immediately acted according to the order.

The funeral mode of the Sea Hawk Legion is different from that of the Sky Knights. The remains of the soldiers will be completely cremated, and then carried by the Sea Hawks and sprinkled into the deep sea.

The meaning of doing this is actually to imitate the Sky Knights' funeral of "sprinkling the sky over the ocean."

After a while.

A soldier trotted over and whispered a word in the school lieutenant's ear.

The school lieutenant shouted loudly, "Everyone, the four Ospreys dragging the big sea monster have entered the waterway and are about to arrive at the pier. Get ready."

Soon.

In a waterway that was deliberately vacated, the sea water suddenly surged.

"Whirr!"

Along with a large splash of water.

Several Ospreys carrying a mountain of meat slowly floated out of the waterway.

This is indeed a mountain of meat!

The Blackscale Sea Demon Cai Kun's size reached 50 meters, and its weight exceeded 1,500 tons. It is definitely a behemoth.

Its two vertical pupils were no less than seven meters in diameter, more than two stories high.

A black pointed horn grew in the center of the corpse's forehead, and its length was close to 15 meters, with densely packed spiritual patterns distributed on it.

Needless to ask.

This horn is a rare transcendent material.

"My God!"

"So big!"

A large group of soldiers looked up at the mountain of meat, and exclamations rang out one after another.

At the same time.

A little bit of the corpse's remaining pressure was emitted, making many people feel uncomfortable.

"I feel a little flustered!"

"I also feel a little breathless!"

"This behemoth is very powerful. Your mental strength is a little weak. It's best to stand farther away."

Although several Mysterious Masters had seen the corpse in the deep sea, they still felt a strong shock when they watched it up close.

Zhongsun Wen took a light breath and muttered in a low voice, "It's unbelievable!"

This sentence was a bit nonsensical.

But everyone else understood what he meant.

They still couldn't believe it until now that a mere Mysterious Scholar actually killed such a powerful monster from a long distance with one blow.

*

An hour later.

The entire Eastern Li War Zone was shaken.

After all, in any war zone, killing a powerful Mysterious Master-level sea monster is something to be proud of.

Under normal circumstances.

Either a Mysterious Governor powerhouse personally takes action, or the war zone directly uses a powerful Mysterious Formation to successfully kill a Mysterious Master-level sea monster.

Of course.

This matter spread like a storm throughout the six Lotus Islands of the Eastern Li War Zone.

Vice General Cheng's personal prestige also climbed to the top in this war zone, even completely overshadowing General Jian Wanli.

In another war fortress.

Vice General Feng Guangjun stared at his subordinates, repeatedly asking, "Are you sure the sea monster at the deep-sea pier is really at the Mysterious Master level?"

The subordinate said in an oath-like tone, "Absolutely true! There are still several Mysterious Masters from the Outer War Zone who can testify."

He also revealed a rumor, "If Vice General Cheng hadn't used the power of the divine object to kill the sea monster from afar, these Mysterious Masters would have almost not been able to come back!"

Feng Guangjun tried his best to suppress his surprise and waved his hand, "You can go down first!"

The subordinate responded and quickly left.

"Bang!"

The door had just closed.

Feng Guangjun gasped, "How is this possible?!"

However.

No matter how unacceptable he was, the fact was the fact.

Feng Guangjun remembered one thing and muttered with a rather ugly face, "I'm afraid tomorrow will not be easy!"

Now the Blackscale tribe gathered around the war zone is becoming more and more numerous, and tomorrow there will be another Central Court meeting to discuss relevant countermeasures.

Last time, I proposed that the Sea Hawks and Ospreys take the initiative to attack the Blackscale tribe on the periphery of the war zone, while Vice General Cheng insisted on patrolling the ocean current zone underwater.

This time, the deep-sea legion ran into a Mysterious Master-level sea demon underwater, which fully proved the correctness of the other party's decision.

At tomorrow's meeting, as long as Vice General Cheng mentions it casually, wouldn't I lose face?

What's worse, in the decision-making of this war, I will completely lose the right to speak, and it will become more difficult to obtain military merit.

The more Feng Guangjun thought about it, the more he regretted it: "If I had known... alas!"

*

That night.

Zhongsun Wen stayed in the garrison and started writing a report as usual.

But this time.

This Mysterious Master from the Outer War Zone did not focus his main attention on the new weapons, new equipment, and new tactics of the Eastern Li War Zone.

He spent a considerable amount of space focusing on what he saw and heard at the deep-sea pier.

"...Vice General Cheng's one-shot kill of a powerful sea demon is certainly a shocking thing.

"But in my personal opinion, the loyalty and fearlessness shown by the soldiers of the Sea Hawk Legion gave me an even greater shock.

"I really can't believe that after experiencing a life-and-death situation, some uninjured soldiers only rested for two hours before going to perform the next patrol mission.

"As far as I know, Vice General Cheng of the Eastern Li War Zone has formulated a set of medal system to greatly improve the status of soldiers.

"The soldiers are so enthusiastic about fighting, which is not unrelated to this."

Zhongsun Wen hesitated for a moment and added another paragraph: "From the current situation, the change of the times has come irresistibly.

"In this war, soldiers will inevitably play a more important role.

"I strongly suggest that this war zone should adopt a medal system."

Zhongsun Wen stopped writing and muttered in a low voice, "Anyone who goes against the trend of the times will be eliminated. I hope the war zone will implement the medal system as soon as possible."

*

Almost at the same time.

Mysterious Master Liu, who was ostracized by others, was also writing furiously.

This guy briefly described the experience of this battle and gave his conclusion.

"Facts have once again proved that Mysterious Scholars are the ones who truly determine the direction of the war.

"Although Firehawk and Osprey are good things and can help the war to a certain extent, there is no need to forcibly elevate their role."