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Chapter 151: Half the Reward
Chapter 151: Half the Reward
The disciples of the Flying Eagle Sect seemed to understand why the sect had allowed Su Chen to join their team.
It turned out that Su Chen was so skilled at tracking demonic beasts.
"Last night, two beasts escaped, and the rest were thrown into this pit.
I just had Qian Shidi count them, and there should be a total of fifty-three beasts, with four great beasts among them.
Please, when recording the report, give half the credit to Qian Shidi.
When it's time, the reward will go directly to Qian Shidi."
Upon hearing Su Chen's words, the crowd was reminded of the promise Su Chen had made earlier.
Whoever helped him would receive half the credit for their contribution.
How much credit would be gained from slaying so many beasts at once?
Usually, such a feat would require the entire defensive line to work together.
Now, only Su Chen and Qian Jie were sharing this credit.
For a small sect like the Flying Eagle Sect, resources were even scarcer than in other sects.
They had come here hoping to earn some rewards.
Su Chen's words essentially meant that Qian Jie was about to become rich overnight.
Envy was evident in the eyes of their fellow sect members.
In their opinion, Qian Jie's strength and abilities were average, and he didn't deserve these rewards.
It was unlikely that Qian Jie could earn this much in a year or two.
But now, he had achieved it overnight.
Moreover, Su Chen had clearly stated that Sheng Dayuan would directly give the credit to Qian Jie.
Su Chen wouldn't even handle the rewards.
By doing so, he was cutting off any possibility of them deducting his rewards.
If the rewards passed through the hands of other squad leaders, they would surely skim some off the top.
Su Chen's attitude made it clear that he stood by his word.
The more they thought about it, the more jealous they became.
At this moment, Su Chen seemed to remember something and looked at Sheng Dayuan.
"Sheng Shixiong, during this demon-slaying operation, the other disciples didn't participate. Even the sentry disciples didn't contribute to discovering the demons. Please, when reporting, specifically note this."
Before Su Chen spoke, some had indeed thought this way.
But Su Chen had anticipated their thoughts and was one step ahead, already considering the possibility of others taking credit.
He had witnessed such tactics within the Yunyang Sect.
Wang Yao and Xu Rou Rou, standing nearby, wanted to speak, but before they could open their mouths, Sheng Dayuan frowned at them, "You two, don't speak."
When he turned back to speak with Su Chen, he became more amicable.
At this moment, as the others looked at Su Chen, they felt a hint of oppression.
Strength and ability were the foundations of respect.
Su Chen's achievement the night before had erased all previous disdain.
Some of the Flying Eagle Sect's disciples even intentionally kept their distance from Wang Yao and Xu Rou Rou, seemingly to avoid any misunderstanding with Su Chen.
Earlier, they had mocked and belittled Su Chen with such enthusiasm.
They had even argued with Su Chen face-to-face, as if to show off their superiority.
Now, everyone understood why Su Chen hadn't argued with them.
It wasn't due to a lack of ability or courage; it was simply that he didn't care.
Qian Jie's face showed a sense of being overwhelmed by the favor.
The joy was evident on his face.
Next was to notify the Yunyang Sect and have them inspect the corpses of the beasts.
At the same time, they would also provide feedback on the information they had received.
If not for Su Chen, they wouldn't know what state the defensive line would be in by now.
After the information was reported, it wasn't until noon that someone from the Yunyang Sect arrived.
Upon hearing that the defensive line had eliminated over fifty beasts, the Yunyang Sect directly sent one of their direct disciples.
Su Chen knew this person, Liu Zijuan, who was once a team leader disciple.
Su Chen had indeed disguised himself slightly, but in front of Liu Zijuan, he revealed his true appearance.
Even if he had previously earned a lot of contributions through her, she most likely wouldn't recognize him.
The authority over the Yunyang Sect's frontline had now been taken over by the Hall Master, and they, as team leader disciples, could only be considered as helping the Hall Master with his tasks.
They no longer had the power they used to have.
Liu Zijuan approached the deep pit, and upon seeing the numerous demon corpses, she finally confirmed that the reported information was true.
As she watched her record, the Flying Eagle Sect's disciples would glance at Qian Jie from time to time, and then at Wang Yao and Xu Rou Rou.
If it weren't for the two of them adding fuel to the fire, the rewards might not have gone to Qian Jie.]
As Liu Zijuan finished her recording, she became much more courteous towards the Flying Eagle Sect.]
She knew that after reporting the night's pit trap that killed so many demons, the Hall Master would most likely come to offer his condolences.
Furthermore, the fact that they could accomplish this showed that the Flying Eagle Sect indeed had some capabilities.
After Liu Zijuan left, Su Chen continued to arrange some matters.
Most of them involved adjustments to the frontline fortifications, further redeployments.
Upon hearing Su Chen's arrangements, Qian Jie became energized, as if he had been injected with adrenaline, and was full of enthusiasm.
He showed no signs of laziness or slackness.
Although Su Chen didn't assign tasks to the other disciples around him, they followed Qian Jie to help when they saw him working.
If Su Chen was planning another strategy to kill dozens of demons, they wanted to help and share some of the glory, instead of having no involvement like today.
Many places likely experienced assaults last night, and it wasn't until late morning that the logistics disciples delivered lunch.
During the meal, Sheng Dayuan sat next to Su Chen.
He began discussing with Su Chen about the defensive strategies for the frontline.
Although the Flying Eagle Sect was a small sect, their disciples weren't foolish.
Their own sect had experience dealing with demons.
Even against less powerful demons, it was challenging to handle them, let alone the ferocious demons at the Yunyang Sect's frontline.]
Su Chen's perspective shifts to show the fierce demons at the frontline.]
Su Chen undoubtedly had the ability and power to cause the deaths of so many demons.
Understanding Su Chen's capabilities, Sheng Dayuan wanted to discuss the matter with him.
If the frontline defense was successful, he, as the squad leader, would undoubtedly receive many rewards.
Valuing Su Chen was nothing but beneficial to him.
Moreover, he didn't have any ill feelings towards Su Chen; he had just underestimated him previously.
Su Chen didn't start acting arrogantly just because he had demonstrated some of his abilities.
He came here to solve problems and suppress the beast tide as much as possible.
He had no interest in arguing with them.
Since Sheng Dayuan was more sensible, that was good.
Su Chen shared some of his thoughts and explained to Sheng Dayuan how to arrange and deploy the disciples.
He even explained the reasons behind his strategy.
After listening to Su Chen, Sheng Dayuan seemed to have an epiphany, and he suddenly understood.
Without finishing his lunch, he rushed off to implement Su Chen's plan.
In the afternoon, the Flying Eagle Sect's disciples quarreled over the tasks assigned by Su Chen, and it even escalated to a physical fight.
Qian Jie was weaker than the others, but his fellow sect members didn't back down.
They wanted to take over the tasks that Qian Jie could handle on his own.
Although they claimed to be helping, Qian Jie understood their true intentions—they wanted to take credit.
In the late afternoon, the Yunyang Sect sent a message saying that there would be no demon assault on their frontline that night.
Su Chen's conclusion was different from theirs.
(End of Chapter)
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