"Officer's Rest House: Accelerates recovery and swiftly eradicates fatigue." "Officer's Skill Training Ground: Enhances mental recuperation and boosts the speed of skill training."
"Officer Teleportation Array: Enables teleportation to several pre-determined locations."
"Military Merits Exchange: Allows the purchase of specific materials with military merits."
Most professionals below level 40 lack the credentials to access military facilities in Fortress No. 1.
It's rare for professionals under level 40 to achieve the rank of three-star second lieutenant.
Even some professionals who've undergone their second job transfer and are in their 40s may not attain the rank of second lieutenant.
Initially, Lin was not eligible.
However, his exceptional performance in the battle and as a holder of the Star of Divine Summer title granted him this privilege.
Regardless of location, usage fees are steep.
The Officer's Rest House can fully restore one's physical energy and dispel fatigue within an hour.
For a second lieutenant, the cost is 200 military merits per hour.
Colonels receive a discount, paying only 100 military merits.
Generals can use the facilities free of charge.
The Skill Training Ground operates under a similar pricing model.
Comparable facilities exist at Xia Jing Academy, though the military's versions are more effective.
Given the scarcity of military merits, Lin deemed the costs reasonable; no one would use these services if the outcomes didn't justify the expense. Military merits are earned through actual combat, making them far more challenging to accumulate than academy points.
Lin and Ning Yiyi visited the Military Merits Exchange together.
Here, unlike the empire or academy exchanges, the focus is on unique potions rather than equipment.
Lin's attention was captured by a Fatigue Potion he previously acquired from Shu Han, priced at 200 military merits per bottle—a steep cost considering the effort required to accumulate such merits.
The exchange also offered:
- Anti-curse potion: Boosts curse resistance for 30 minutes.
- Elemental resistance potion: Increases resistance to elemental attacks by 50% for 30 minutes.
- Control resistance potion: Improves resistance to control skills by 50% for 30 minutes.
Unfortunately, these potions only affect the user, not summoned entities, limiting their utility in hell-level dungeons.
- Dungeon Escape Talisman: Facilitates instant escape from any dungeon, recommended for hell-level challenges.
At 100 military merits each, Lin purchased two, giving one to Ning Yiyi for emergencies.
They also found recovery potions:
- Elementary recovery potion: Heals injuries and restores 500 points of mental power, with a 1-minute cooldown.
These potions are invaluable for combat, offering both healing and mental restoration simultaneously. Lin procured 10 bottles, sharing half with Ning Yiyi.
Upon encountering Mo Yun at the exchange, Ning Yiyi introduced Lin as her companion, sparking a cautious warning from Mo Yun to treat Ning Yiyi well.
Mo Yun, familiar with both Ning Yiyi and Lin, expressed concern for their safety and offered them a teleportation stone each. This gesture aimed to facilitate their participation in battling the elusive Battlefield Ghost King, a world-class BOSS crucial for obtaining Nirvana Crystals.
Despite Lin's concerns about their level disparity with the BOSS, Mo Yun was optimistic about their chances and offered any excess Nirvana Crystals to Lin as a reward for their assistance.
Mo Yun's proposal reflected her solitary nature and trust issues but recognized Lin's potential and Ning Yiyi's influence as bridges to collaboration.
Understanding Mo Yun's intentions, Lin saw the potential benefits but also the challenges of such an alliance, highlighting the complex dynamics of trust and necessity in their perilous environment.