085 Commander's Badge!

"Brave adventurer, thank you for everything you have done for the Alliance! It belongs to you!" Chen Feng arrived at the Alliance Military District and met with the Grand Marshal. After the great war, only the top ten contributors among the players had the privilege of meeting the Grand Marshal. Chen Feng had arrived relatively late, and the others had already departed. Seeing Chen Feng approach, and knowing full well that this adventurer had saved the Alliance, the Grand Marshal treated him with the utmost courtesy, taking a commander's insignia from a brocade box and handing it to him.

"For the Alliance!" Whenever one did not know how to respond to an NPC military general, the slogan was always the best reply.

"For the Alliance!" Everyone echoed the slogan as Chen Feng shouted it out.

Looking at this golden lion-shaped emblem, its grade had already reached the epic tier, and only insignia belonging to the rank of Marshal reached the legendary tier. Aside from the effect of removing abnormal status conditions, the insignia also granted the ability to command troops, and higher-tier insignia allowed one to exchange for military district equipment.

[Commander's Insignia]
Epic, Bound
Equipment Requirement: Level 30
+10 Resistance
+10% Damage
Attached Skill: [Commander's Might]
Attached Effect: Maximum troop military capacity increased to 1,000, capable of commanding up to Tier 7 troops in combat.
Attached Effect: Grants access to purchase Gold-tier equipment from the military district.
Attached Effect: Grants a 20% discount when purchasing items from NPCs in the Alliance main city and various strongholds across the Ogelis Continent.
Attached Effect: Allows the taming of special troops, with a 10% increase in the success rate when taming them.
Flavor Text: Charge forth, warriors, for the Alliance!

[Commander's Might]: Removal skill. Removes crowd control, movement restriction, or silence effects from yourself, and grants immunity to all negative effects for the next 2 seconds. Can be cast on allies. Cooldown: 2 minutes, Cost: None.

Compared to the private's insignia, the commander's insignia offered an additional 10 resistance, a 10% damage bonus, and three extra effects. A standard private's insignia could only command 400 military strength and up to Tier 3 troops, whereas the commander's insignia provided massive enhancements. Being able to purchase Gold-tier military district equipment was quite impressive. As for the discount in the main city, it was decent—at least better than nothing. As for taming special troops, Chen Feng had rarely encountered that feature.

What surprised Chen Feng the most was the skill [Commander's Might]. Compared to ordinary insignia skills, which typically only removed movement restrictions and crowd control effects without clearing silence, the key advantage here was the 2-second immunity to any form of crowd control. Normally, insignia skills could only be self-targeted, but [Commander's Might] could actually remove debuffs from allies, significantly increasing tactical mobility.

No wonder so many people used to grind battlefield missions for contribution points to raise their military rank in the past; the effects bestowed by military ranks were astonishingly high. Chen Feng hadn't bothered much with ranking up his military rank previously, making do with the simplest Alliance insignia.

Next on the agenda was heading to the military armory to select items. Chen Feng was in no rush to enter immediately; instead, he logged off to have a meal first. Although other players could also enter the Alliance military armory, they could not acquire legendary gear, meaning they posed zero threat to Chen Feng.

"Chen Feng, you were amazing this time! First in world contribution, first in the China region contribution!" Cheng Xue was in high spirits today. The guild had profited immensely during this siege event, with the vast majority of players achieving stellar performances, boosting both their levels and equipment. Frost Snow Guild's performance this time surpassed many major guilds, and on the forum's guild event activity leaderboard, Frost Snow Guild had surged to 10th place—their debut appearance.

If Chen Feng hadn't left Frost Snow Guild, their ranking would have been even higher, considering Chen Feng's contribution ranked first in the entire world. But there was no helping it; Chen Feng had offended many and befriended few, and staying in Frost Snow Guild might have brought disaster upon them.

"You act as if you don't know I'm a rare gaming genius. World number one? Small potatoes!" Chen Feng deliberately put on a show of arrogance. To Chen Feng, being world number one held no real meaning; he merely wanted to accumulate more contribution points to exchange for gear so he could go toe-to-toe with the Cobra Organization. Having offended Death Mantis of the Acid Rain Organization that morning, Chen Feng was in a slightly dangerous position even in his Blood Dragon form. He needed to strengthen himself immediately, or how could he keep pace with the world's front lines?

"Such a narcissist! Eat your chicken drumstick!" Lin Shan Shan scolded playfully upon seeing Chen Feng's smug expression, picked up a chicken drumstick, placed it in his bowl, and said, "Little hooligan, I heard players with high contributions can enter the Alliance military armory. Can you get in?"

Little hooligan? Why was the beauty Lin Shan Shan calling him a little hooligan too? There was no need to ask; she must have heard Wang Xiao Die address him that way and picked it up from her.

"Of course! I can choose 1 piece of purple gear and 2 pieces of orange gear. Do you guys have any needs?" Chen Feng felt it was best not to dwell too much on the nickname; no matter how he explained it, they seemed to enjoy calling him that anyway. Or perhaps, seeing how formidable he was, calling him a little hooligan was their way of relieving stress.

Hearing the phrase "Do you guys have any needs?", everyone reacted instantly.

"Chen Feng, I want orange gear!" Cheng Xue, sitting right beside Chen Feng, was the first to chime in.

"Little hooligan, how about getting me a piece of orange gear?" Wang Xiao Die chimed in with her own request.

"Then I'll take purple gear. Although I'm not that powerful, I'm decent at running dungeons and healing." Lin Shan Shan had good self-awareness, knowing that taking orange gear would be a waste for her, so she settled for purple gear.

"Chen Feng, if you have plenty of orange gear, get me an orange bow!" Zhang Xin Ting, a former professional player, decided to drop her pride a little bit this time. Plenty of orange gear? No player in the world could reach such a level; even four years down the line, no player would dare claim they had an abundance of orange gear. Only Zhang Xin Ting would have the nerve to say such a thing.

"Chen Feng, my needs are modest. If there are any suitable purple or orange healing items for priests, that would be great." Even the well-connected beauty Yu Jing stated her requirements.

Chen Feng lowered his head to eat and said nothing more. Knowing that Chen Feng had always played the role of the little hooligan, his previous remark was just a casual offhand comment. The others should have realized he was merely joking, but to his surprise, they had taken him completely seriously. Chen Feng suddenly felt like his joke had backfired spectacularly—after sweating it out all afternoon, he was going to end up subsidizing them?

Seeing Chen Feng bow his head to eat, Zhang Xin Ting knew he wanted to back out. "Chen Feng, you're already so powerful. When we build our professional team in the future, it can't just be you carrying everyone, right? Choosing equipment this time is the best opportunity to boost the overall strength of our studio members. You're strong anyway, powerful at all times, so you won't miss a piece or two of equipment, right?!"

"Little hooligan, if you renege on your word, I'll crush your skull." Lin Shan Shan walked up behind Chen Feng, balled her hands into fists, pressed them against his temples, and applied sudden pressure. Normally this would have been quite painful, but Chen Feng's head happened to press right against Lin Shan Shan's full bosom, giving him a sensation that felt like dying and coming back to life.

"I won't back out, I won't back out..."

If Lin Shan Shan kept torturing him like this, Chen Feng feared he might actually die. What Zhang Xin Ting said made sense too. Since Chen Feng was part of the studio and planned to form a professional team in the future, he couldn't shoulder everything alone. Having the chance to strengthen them now wasn't a bad idea either. Even without these pieces, Chen Feng wouldn't lag too far behind in strength, and besides, his current weapon needs were largely met. If he ever needed other gear, he could always synthesize it.

Seeing Chen Feng surrender so easily, Wang Xiao Die was somewhat surprised. Just moments before, she genuinely felt Chen Feng was joking, and judging by his earlier expression, he clearly intended to backpedal. She never expected that after a little prodding from Lin Shan Shan and the others, Chen Feng would actually let them pick the gear. The value of a single legendary item was immeasurable; had Chen Feng really caved just like that?

If one were to say Chen Feng was simply bewitched by beauty, that didn't quite hold up either—any piece of top-tier orange gear could be sold off to easily afford the company of numerous beauties. So why was Chen Feng so generous? Wang Xiao Die truly couldn't figure it out. At first, she assumed Chen Feng was hanging around the studio purely to pick up girls, but investing such massive capital just to flirt made no logical sense. With Chen Feng's strength, he could easily secure a captain's position on any professional team; why bother playing the role of a lackey here?

After finishing dinner, Chen Feng browsed the gaming news to get a general grasp of the situation in the China region, though the overseas regions remained a bit blurry. In the German region, Outlets had dominated the entire war; it was safe to say that German players, under Outlets' command, easily defended their main city. Japanese players had been heavily slaughtered by the Blood Dragon, their morale already shattered prior to this event, and this time their main city was breached—a historical trajectory altered entirely by Chen Feng's intervention. The Mexican region successfully defended its city, and the thief player "Li She", who slew the legendary Beast God, earned the same reward as Chen Feng: eligibility to choose 2 pieces of orange gear and 1 piece of purple gear. Other regional servers lacked notable highlights; the news primarily focused on the wars in the China, German, Mexican, and Japanese regions, with the Japanese region serving as a total disaster and a negative example.

"Chen Feng, log on and pick the gear!" Seeing Chen Feng leisurely reading the gaming news, Lin Shan Shan impatiently urged him into the game, eager to see what kind of top-tier equipment lay within the Alliance military armory.

"No need to rush! I'll rest a bit, take a shower, and then log on. Later, you guys can organize a live stream under the banner of Frost Snow Guild to explore and showcase the inventory of the Alliance military armory. The guild will definitely blow up in popularity from that." Having just finished dinner, taking a shower immediately would be hard on his stomach; he needed to rest for a bit before logging back in. Thus, Chen Feng fabricated an excuse, prompting Lin Shan Shan to set up a live broadcast program to buy some time.

Hearing Chen Feng's suggestion, Lin Shan Shan thought it sounded like a fantastic idea. What kind of gear was inside the Alliance military armory? Probably every player in the China region wanted to know. Being able to live-stream the contents inside would undoubtedly make for a stellar program. This time, Lin Shan Shan willingly gave Chen Feng a little more rest as she hurried off to discuss the broadcast with Wang Xiao Die and the others.

After showering, Chen Feng reclined in his chair, put on his gaming helmet, and logged into the game. Logging on now meant handling a few pending matters, such as paying out the bounties for the players he had previously hired to track down the main forces of the five major guilds, and discussing upcoming team strategies with Outlets.