Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 368 - 23: Achievements in Battle – Can One Become a Marquis by Farming?!_2

Chapter 368: Chapter 23: Achievements in Battle – Can One Become a Marquis by Farming?!_2

Mountain Cat perched on the table, munching with relish, its eating speed even eclipsed that of Long Xiao, just about gobbling down one piece at a time.

After finishing, it meowed at Zhao Xing.

"You sure are having it easy," Zhao Xing waved his hand and pulled out a fourth-grade fruit from the bamboo box. "We’re here to fight battles, while you’re here to enjoy the good life."

"Ao Tian, don’t mind him, eat," Long Xiao said with a smile, feeding the fruit to Mountain Cat.

Zhao Xing shook his head and began to check his battle achievements using the Earth Mirror.

Since the Netherflame Warship had entered the interior of city number ninety-two, it was already within the coverage of the divine temple.

Add to that the report from Chen Lu to the Military Realm through the divine temple on the Zhenhai Army’s situation.

As a result, the Military Realm had already adjudicated this battle.

Chen Lu and all the surviving officials, according to the size of their official ranks, all had a varying amount of battle achievements deducted.

Chen Lu lost the most, his efforts over the past half-month accumulating more than thirty thousand battle achievements, and now twenty-two thousand were deducted!

Chen Lu’s superior, meaning the main commander of the Zhenhai Army fighting on the frontlines ’Li Que,’ also lost ten thousand battle achievements.

Why? Because Li Que had diverted too much combat power to the frontline to attack foreign tribes and neglected the defense of the rear cities.

If he hadn’t diverted so many forces... city number one hundred and nine of the Zhenhai Army might not have fallen even without Zhao Xing’s involvement.

So it all depends on how stable the rear is, no matter how fiercely the main commander fights; if the rear is unstable, the achievements you made with one foot would be deducted with the other, equaling a wasted effort, or even a net loss.

"Chen Lu and others lost battle achievements, but mine and Long Xiao’s increased," Zhao Xing noted.

Zhao Xing looked at the information on the Earth Mirror.

Since it was inside the city, the Earth Mirror could also receive messages from the Military Realm through the ’Heavenly Workshop’ base station.

[Zhao Xing, transmission envoy of the Divine Might Army’s Jun Shu Order, on June 21st of the 17th year of Jingxin, you thwarted the Sha Clan’s surprise attack, killed an eighth-grade enemy, and saved city number one hundred and nine of the Zhenhai Army, earning 15,000 battle achievement points.]

Killing foreign races not within the ranking system always yields one battle achievement point.

Killing a Ninth Grade enemy gives 10-40 points, corresponding to four levels: primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary.

Killing an eighth-grade enemy gives 100-400 points.

Killing a seventh-grade enemy gives 1,000-4,000 points.

Killing a sixth-grade enemy gives 10,000-40,000 points.

The above constitute the standard battle achievement tally, which sometimes fluctuates or even breaks these bounds due to special circumstances.

Capturing, subduing, and gathering intelligence also earn battle achievements.

However, at present, the battle achievements awarded for such actions by the Military Realm are relatively low.

Given the current low level of warfare’s complexity and primarily aiming to cut off the foundational military strength of the Southern Barbarians to reduce their chances of producing high-end combat forces,

the system focuses on killing as the main objective; thus, capturing, subduing, or gathering intel is not a priority, resulting in lower awarded battle achievements.

As for intelligence, with the Creation Plate in hand and personnel on the battlefield ranked no higher than sixth-grade, what important intelligence could there be?

"Killing a seventh-grade enemy netted 4,000 points. A portion of the ordinary soldiers that Long Xiao killed counted towards my total because I provided cover for him. The value of those foreign soldiers was about the same," Zhao Xing mused.

"Saving the city earned 10,000 points. It’s like moving a portion of the battle achievements deducted from the officials of the Zhenhai Army over to Long Xiao and me," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

Long Xiao accrued just over 20,000 battle achievements, having killed more in combat.

But in the ’saving the city’ category, like Zhao Xing, Long Xiao also received 10,000 points.

The amount deducted from Chen Lu’s side far exceeded the battle achievements Zhao Xing received, to prevent any exploits for farming battle achievements.

"If I turn in the Netherflame Warship, my battle achievements could skyrocket, possibly even propelling me into the top one hundred of the seventh-grade ranking list."

"But turning it in would not be worthwhile."

Keeping the Netherflame Warship was far more useful for Zhao Xing, and as for battle achievements, he had plenty of opportunities to earn them,

such as through achievement tasks.

Support troops had a specialized set of battle achievement measurement methods.

Not only combat can lead to recognition.

Take Wang Ji, who led the fortification efforts.

Completing a first-grade city grants 100,000 battle achievements.

Completing a second-grade city grants 200,000 battle achievements.

Currently, city number ninety-two is a third-grade city under construction, not yet fully completed.

If it’s finished, it could yield 500,000 battle achievements.

However, the Military Realm also settles accounts in phases, with everyone involved getting a share.

Within half a month of arriving here, Wang Ji had already accrued fifty to sixty thousand battle achievements. Among the seventh grades, he ranked within the top ten thousand.

Mechanical Masters receive battle achievements for city-building, and for defending a city, as well,

If the enemy invades and you successfully defend, battle achievements are awarded. But if you fail, then battle achievements are heavily deducted.

In addition, creating and repairing machinery for the frontline troops also earns battle achievements.

Tasks fall into ’specific duties’ and ’general duties.’

Killing enemies is credited by headcount and grade, and even Mechanical Masters can earn commendations for killing enemies, which belong to extra ’general duties.’

If you contribute to a cause, it’s fine, but if not, there’s no issue.

If ’specific duty’ tasks are distributed and not completed within the deadline, battle achievements are deducted.

Certain tasks can be repeated, such as the ’Spirit-breaking Crossbow Arrow’ and ’Breaking God Crossbow Arrow,’ the Sky Net, Boundary-breaking Pearl, and other items.

These items are consumables!

During the current phase, with Great Zhou pushing to breach cities quickly, various armies have a great demand for these items, almost to the point of limitless replenishment.

Even if you’ve created enough for your own army, as long as it doesn’t affect your ’specific duties,’ you can still continue to produce them in exchange for battle achievements.

With the presence of the ’transmission envoy,’ resources are rationally allocated among the armies.

When the transmission envoy’s vessel arrives, any surplus treasures can be directly taken away to supply other armies.