Chapter 703: The very popular Xia Na

"It is just a small gift!" that high-level official said seriously. "Just a King-tier Lower Grade crystal core."

"This is much more expensive and beautiful than a King-tier Lower Grade crystal core!"

"This is something I carved in the past; it is my most satisfying work. Consider it a small token of my appreciation!"

You carved it yourself?

Su Yang and the others looked at this King-tier Peak beastmaster in surprise.

This old beastmaster was of medium height, had a goatee, graying hair, was not young, had fair skin, and looked quite refined.

Su Yang remembered his name was Zou Kang, Deputy Minister of the Federation Logistics Department, in charge of managing Federation strategic resources.

Zou Kang smiled: "Before the Great Cataclysm, my family was in the business of jade carving, with a heritage of nearly several hundred years. After the Great Cataclysm, our family still relied on our craft to make a living. Before I was thirteen, besides going to school, I was learning to carve!"

"When I was learning to carve at the time, I hated carving to death, but after becoming a beastmaster, I couldn't help but pick up this craft again in my spare time... sigh!"

Su Yang said, "Xia Na, take it!"

Xia Na reached out, but as soon as she touched the crystal blue phoenix, she pulled her hand back as if she had been electrocuted: "General Su, does this count as bribery?"

Su Yang pressed his palm to his forehead.

Zou Kang laughed out loud.

"Idiot!" Su Yang gave Xia Na a flick on the forehead. "Minister Zou is your superior; him giving you something, how does that count as bribery?"

"But..."

"But what?" Su Yang sighed in his heart; he felt that Xia Na was being too cautious. He patted Xia Na's head and said, "This can at most be considered a thank-you gift!"

Zou Kang nodded repeatedly: "Yes, it's just a thank-you gift!"

"In a while, I'll take you to Marshal Xu's place; his thank-you gift hasn't been given to you yet!" Su Yang smiled. "As long as he gives a thank-you gift, then surely no one will dare to make an issue out of this!"

"There's such an operation?"

Xia Na asked in surprise.

"Why not?"

Su Yang knew that Xia Na had grown too fast and hadn't yet adapted to the Direction Change in her role.

She just couldn't wrap her head around it for a moment.

"Don't worry, General Xia, just accept it!" Zou Kang stuffed the blue phoenix into Xia Na's hand. "No one will say anything."

"Then I'll accept it!"

Xia Na said with a giggle.

After Zou Kang left, Sovereign Jiazi walked directly up to Xia Na: "Xia Na, let me see!"

"Alright!"

Xia Na hesitated for a moment, but still handed the blue crystal phoenix to Sovereign Jiazi.

"So beautiful!"

Admiring this useless craft, Sovereign Jiazi seemed quite unable to put it down.

Xia Na whispered, "Sister Sovereign Jiazi, you must have had many such beautiful objects in the past, right?"

"I did, but none were carved as well as this phoenix!" Sovereign Jiazi said, somewhat dazzled. "Minister Zou's craftsmanship is truly excellent; it must have reached the skill of a master sculptor!"

Xia Na suddenly became worried that Sovereign Jiazi would fight her for the item.

She looked at Su Yang, which made her feel a little more at ease.

Su Yang was always fair; presumably, he wouldn't favor Sovereign Jiazi.

Su Yang thought for a moment and said, "You all go wander around; I'm going to see Marshal Xu!"

Liu Liu Mengyun asked suspiciously, "Why see Marshal Xu? Is there something up?"

Su Yang said as a matter of course, "Of course, to ask Marshal Xu for a gift; after all, Xia Na helped him out, didn't she!"

Liu Liu Mengyun and Sovereign Jiazi stared at Su Yang, making Su Yang feel a bit uncomfortable.

"What's wrong?"

"No, nothing!" Sovereign Jiazi shook her head repeatedly to deny it.

"Xia Na, do you want to come with me?"

"Better... better not!"

Su Yang lectured, "Having thin skin will make you suffer losses!"

Xia Na smiled awkwardly.

Running to ask the Federation's supreme commander for a thank-you gift, she still didn't have that much courage or thick skin.

"Don't worry, you're with me!"

Su Yang said proudly.

"..."

Half an hour later, Su Yang ran back.

The three women gathered in the room, surrounding him, curious about what he had brought back.

An Emperor-tier light-type ferocious beast crystal core; as soon as it was taken out, the whole room was enveloped in a milky white halo.

Light-type ferocious beasts are extremely rare.

Su Yang had not yet seen an Emperor-tier light-type ferocious beast!

This crystal core was of very high value!

There was also a fist-sized diamond, cut and sparkling.

This thing was worth a fortune three hundred years ago, but three hundred years later today, it wasn't as practical; it could only be used as a decoration, and the cutting was relatively simple.

There was also a long sword polished from the forearm bone of an Emperor-tier Shining Gold Beast.

Besides having extraordinary attack power, it would also flash with golden light...

Next, after the light-type ferocious beast crystal core, the large diamond, and the Shining Gold Beast bone sword, Su Yang took out five more items, all of which caused Xia Na to let out a light gasp.

Su Yang thought to himself, "As expected," Xia Na really liked these golden, sparkling, beautiful things!

"Do you like them?"

"I like them!"

Xia Na nodded repeatedly.

However, soon, Xia Na reacted.

"General Su, how come there are so many things?"

"Marshal Xu has many collections; I'm helping him lighten the burden!" Su Yang smiled. "Speaking of which, he actually got the better deal. If I hadn't known you liked these beautiful things, I would have taken the Emperor-tier ferocious beast eggs he had collected."

Xia Na then realized that Su Yang had raided Marshal Xu's collection.

Emperor-tier ferocious beast eggs were, of course, much more precious than these things.

But Su Yang and the others weren't lacking them!

"Sister Liu Mengyun, this one is for you!" Xia Na handed the King-tier light-type ferocious beast crystal core to Liu Liu Mengyun.

"How can I be so embarrassed?"

"What's there to be embarrassed about? Many thanks to Sister Liu Mengyun for taking care of me!"

Seeing Xia Na's sincerity, Liu Liu Mengyun didn't hesitate and accepted it.

"Thank you, Xia Na; you are much better than some heartless people!"

Saying this, Liu Liu Mengyun also glanced at Su Yang.

Su Yang felt he was very innocent!

"Sister Sovereign Jiazi, this one is for you!"

Xia Na gave the large diamond to Sovereign Jiazi.

Xia Na noticed that among the eight items, Sovereign Jiazi had looked at the large diamond a few more times.

"Thank you, Little Sister Xia Na!"

The three women were happy and harmonious; Su Yang felt he was redundant.

A few days later, the military department sent over twenty-seven more beastmasters who had been stuck in bottlenecks for a long time.

Among these twenty-seven beastmasters, three had their levels improved when they went back that night.

One King-tier Lower Grade beastmaster promoted to King-tier Middle Grade.

One Star-tier Peak beastmaster promoted to King-tier Lower Grade.

And one Star-tier Peak beastmaster had one Star-tier Upper Grade pet beast promoted to Star-tier Peak; although it was a bit regrettable, that beastmaster seemed quite satisfied.

Su Yang did the math: Star-tier beastmasters have six pet beasts, twenty beastmasters, over one hundred and sixty-two pet beasts, three pet beasts were improved, the probability of improvement was about 1. %!

This probability was slightly slim!

But it was indeed a little help.

Xia Na could provide another possibility for those beastmasters who were unlucky!

Therefore, even with this probability, the people at the General Military Department told Su Yang that the applications for appointments from military members had already been scheduled until a month later...