Scarlett shook her head faster than a tambourine.

What a joke.

If I sign this agreement, I'll be homeless in the future.

Those refugees won't cherish this home like I do.

They might not even bathe!

Oh heavens... I can't imagine.

"And you, sir?"

The diplomat turned to another representative from Mei Jian Country.

"My mother is seriously ill, she can't handle noise. Once I've earned enough to buy a bigger house, I will definitely take in refugees, that's my responsibility, but not now."

This blond-haired, blue-eyed diplomat also shook his head.

"What about the others?

"If none of you are willing to sign, then just keep quiet, OK?

"You are just a bunch of hypocrites, unworthy of speaking at all."

The diplomat tossed the pen in front of Evans.

"We in the Divine Land have always ruled by virtue and have always been charitable, but we will not allow you to deceitfully oppress us without end.

"A one-month deadline, if we don't see reforms from your government, the Wei Yuan Corps will immediately withdraw their troops, the Divine Land Government means what it says.

"As for the refugees, the Divine Land might establish a refugee city, or it might not, but the only certainty is that you officials will not be allowed to set a single foot across the Divine Land border.

"Of course, you can all pack up and move into Mr. Evans's home here, if he's willing to take you in."

The diplomat finished speaking, and the entire room fell silent.

This time, Mei Jian Country had nothing to say.

What could they say?

All they could do was watch as the Divine Land increased its influence on the international stage.

With these corrupt elements of the small countries being eradicated, the remaining officials will surely be even more grateful to the Divine Land, it's inevitable.

"Jiangyuan Country, this disaster for the Divine Land, is entirely due to you.

"Think about how you should compensate the Divine Land, your country, just eliminating the corrupt elements is not enough."

The diplomat looked at the Jiangyuan Country delegation.

"We are willing to offer a compensation fund for the families of hostages who were taken.

"Jiangyuan Country might also make an exception and award a noble title to the young hero Su Yue, what do you think?"

The Jiangyuan Country delegation stood up and said.

They had already privately discussed compensation to the Divine Land beforehand.

Money.

The Divine Land doesn't really need money, the so-called compensation is just a symbolic gesture.

This country is poor, and with non-performing officials, the situation is even worse.

Aside from this noble title, there really isn't anything else valuable.

Jiangyuan Country does have an emperor.

In many small countries, the role of an emperor does exist.

But now it's not a feudal society, an emperor is merely a symbolic role, akin to an employee who clocks in, responsible for major ceremonial ribbon-cuttings.

A noble title for Su Yue isn't meant to make him a lord.

A noble title is purely an honorary distinction.

Similar to being the emperor's brother.

But it doesn't hold much real power, it's just a title with a few privileges.

The Jiangyuan Country envoy isn't foolish.

They can see clearly that the reason Divine Land was able to overcome this calamity was due to Su Yue.

Even the Grandmaster brought back over a thousand otherworldly heads thanks to this young man's bravery.

Jiangyuan Country granting an inconsequential noble title provides face to the Divine Land and counts as Jiangyuan Country making considerable effort.

Noble titles.

They sound valuable, but they're not that valuable.

A noble title for someone who will likely never set foot in Jiangyuan Country, awarded and over with.

"A noble title?

"This needs to be discussed, the compensation issue with Jiangyuan Country will be debated later."

The diplomat frowned.

Actually, for Su Yue, this noble title is an interesting reward.

In the Divine Land, there is no emperor position, so there aren't these noble titles, but some special people do receive foreign honorary titles, which is permitted in the Divine Land.

For instance, the Wei Yuan Corps, they are often on overseas campaigns, and sometimes foreign governments will bestow heroic honors.

The Divine Land Government doesn't obstruct these titles.

After all, it's an honor.

The Expeditionary Army Warriors of the Wei Yuan Corps have indeed protected their people.

This noble title is reasonable.

Also, it doesn't come easily; it relies on chance.

Though... it's practically useless.

The diplomatic conference discussed some details and then temporarily concluded.

...

A day later.

Su Yue opened his eyes from the hospital bed.

It seemed he had been asleep for a long time, and he was waking up in the middle of the night.

Upon looking again, he found his body wrapped in numerous bandages.

Damn, how did I get injured?

Su Yue was stunned; he clearly remembered not being injured.

No.

Perhaps he had been negligent.

In the Wetlands, covered in mud, he did encounter a few ambushes while killing Second Grade guards.

At that time, adrenaline was high, and he didn't realize the pain.

So I was injured too.

The hospital had cleaned Su Yue of mud, and he resided in a single room.

Since there was no significant danger, Su Yue stopped the IV drip; he removed the bandages himself, and his wounds were nearly healed.

Crack!

Crack!

Su Yue jumped to the ground, his bones making a series of cracking sounds.

On the hospital's table were his clothes from before he went to the Zhenqin Corps, the Beast Selection Waist Bag, and a detector.

The Zhenqin Corps was quite considerate, having brought everything in advance.

Su Yue put on the Qi Blood Detector, preparing to accurately test his Qi Blood value, as relying on intuition often had errors.

...

Available Merit Points: 40121

1: Sleep Pardon

2: Love's Price (next use, costs 1700 merit points)

3: Save Your Little Life

4: The Living and the Dead are Distinct

5: Stealth Invisibility:

Qi Blood Value: 225 cards

...

Phew!

I've returned to my lavish past once again.

Merit Points surpassed the 40,000 mark once more.

It's definitely due to supporting Wang Nanguo and enduring immense pressure.

Also, venturing into the Wetlands, central territory of the Yangxiang Race, and facing the pressure of several Ninth Grade combatants before leaving, the growth in merit points is actually not surprising.

Forty thousand merit points.

It sounds like a lot, but when calculated carefully, it's not that much.

Exchange for invisibility time, and it's just over an hour.

This is a life-saving skill.

As for saving your little life, Su Yue has already ignored it, as the 1,000,000 merit point cost is overwhelming just to consider.

His Qi Blood is currently 225 cards.

Due to the compression ring, Su Yue needs 1,000 cards to break through to Third Grade.

This is the madness of the compression ring.

Exponential difficulty.

At First Grade, you only need 100 cards to break through, so having 200 cards doesn't seem challenging.

But for Second Grade, normal people need 500 Qi Blood cards.

If you dare use the compression ring, you can only reach Third Grade with 1,000 cards.

After you break through, your peers, those of similar age, might already be striving for Fourth Grade.

As the gap widens, some may give up on the compression ring due to the pressure.

But if you give up.

Aside from having a slight edge over peers of the same grade, benefits for those above Eighth Grade vanish completely.

This is practically a high-stakes gamble.

A gamble risking your youth.

"I don't even know how many medals I'll get this time, but I'll try to accumulate them. One day, I can grant Dad his freedom.

"And how could I retrieve that piece of the Moon Nether True Scripture?"

Su Yue sat on the bed, frowning in thought.

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