Chapter 72

"Not bad, truly a hero among the young!"

"Su Yang has had such good luck!"

"Are you interested in coming to our Xin'an City?"

"..."

The two city lords, Xu Xu Kaifeng and He Luo, were equally full of praise for Su Yang.

They knew very well the importance of the intelligence Su Yang provided.

Xu Xu Kaifeng asked with a smile, "Su Yang, do you want to drink some wine?"

Su Yang smiled and said, "What's good about drinking wine? Give him some fruit juice!"

"Right, fruit juice!"

Holding the fruit juice, Su Yang silently squeezed between the four big shots and ate his meal in a low-key manner.

The four city lords started discussing the intense battle with the Hell Blood Vine Flower during the day.

Jian Jian Renhao sighed and said, "What a pity, we didn't contract that plant-type fierce beast as a pet beast!"

Su Yang also nodded, "But there's no help for that. At the time, if we hadn't taken action as quickly as possible, once those six Platinum-grade ones arrived, we would have lost. That was the best opportunity; if we had held back, we might have had to relocate the city!"

"This might just be bad luck!"

"..."

Su Yang just silently lowered his head.

These four city lords didn't know that the Hell Blood Vine Flower they wanted to obtain was already in Su Yang's hands!

Next, Jian Jian Renhao talked about the losses of Daxing City, and as he spoke, he shed tears directly!

The entire Daxing City not only lost more than one hundred thousand civilians but also lost more than two thousand beast tamers.

Basically, Daxing City was as good as gone.

A man doesn't shed tears easily, only when he hasn't reached the point of heartbreak.

Seeing this big man Jian Jian Renhao shed tears, Su Yang's heart also felt sour.

The other three city lords also silently lowered their heads.

"The matter of Daxing City is my responsibility!" Jian Jian Renhao choked up, "After processing those corpses, I will announce that Daxing City is officially abandoned, and I will submit my resignation to the Federation!"

Su Yang put his arm around Jian Jian Renhao's shoulder and said, "Brother, this matter cannot be blamed entirely on you!"

Xu Xu Kaifeng said, "Right, if we had encountered such a bizarre plant-type fierce beast, we wouldn't have been able to hold out either!"

City Lord He Luo also nodded.

He was a relatively silent man and didn't know how to comfort people.

Two days later, the support teams from the other three cities all arrived, and the cleanup work accelerated its pace.

Five days later, all the corpses of the Hell Blood Vine Flowers were buried.

Jian Jian Renhao gathered more than twenty thousand civilians and more than one thousand beast tamers of Daxing City.

Then, outside Daxing City, Jian Jian Renhao gathered all the civilians and beast tamers of Daxing City and held a public meeting.

The beast tamer teams that came to support from the three major cities—Mount Qixing City, Xin'an City, and Lingyun City—also all attended.

Standing on the high platform, Jian Jian Renhao announced his resignation and the decision to abandon Daxing City with a haggard face.

Many civilians and beast tamers of Daxing City covered their faces and cried directly.

Next, Jian Jian Renhao said in a deep voice, "This time, the reason we were able to exterminate that blood-colored vine and avenge the countless people who died in Daxing City, we must be grateful to a young beast tamer..."

The civilians and beast tamers of Daxing City all looked toward Jian Jian Renhao on the high platform.

Su Yang stood under the platform, also looking at Jian Jian Renhao on the high platform in astonishment.

Jian Jian Renhao also looked at him; in his sorrowful eyes, there was appreciation and encouragement.

"This beast tamer comes from Mount Qixing City. It was he who first deduced that the blood-colored vine plant fierce beasts that caused the fall of Daxing City were all just clones; it was he who deduced that the blood-colored vine had only one mother plant; it was he who deduced that those blood-colored vine clones were there to provide nutrients for the mother plant..."

"Without this intelligence, we might still not have found the true culprit that destroyed Daxing City!"

"Without this intelligence, we would never have been able to avenge our dead relatives and friends!"

"Without this intelligence, the blood-colored vine might have continued to spread and destroy more cities!"

"This young hero is the beast tamer from Mount Qixing City—Su Yang!"

"Su Yang, come up!"

All one thousand beast tamers of Mount Qixing City looked at Su Yang!

Su Yang looked at Jian Jian Renhao blankly.

Because beforehand, Jian Jian Renhao hadn't communicated with him, and he was completely unprepared!

Su Yang patted Su Yang on the shoulder and said, "Don't be nervous, go up!"

"Mm!"

Su Yang took a deep breath, endured the gazes of the crowd, walked slowly out of the square formation, jumped onto the high platform, and stood beside Jian Jian Renhao.

Facing the sunlight, although Su Yang's military uniform was a bit tattered and dirty, his outstanding temperament and handsome appearance made everyone under the platform feel that this young beast tamer, who was young beyond belief, was glowing!

"After a unanimous decision by the Daxing City Military Department, I, for the last time, in the capacity of the City Lord of Daxing City, award Su Yang the Daxing City First-Class Hero Medal to commend Su Yang for his outstanding contribution to our Daxing City and the peace and stability of the cities surrounding our Daxing City in this campaign!"

Under the platform, deafening applause erupted!

The City First-Class Hero Medal is the most top-tier medal unique to cities across the Huaxia Federation.

This medal is specially used to commend soldiers who have made outstanding contributions in city defense battles and is very rare!

Like Mount Qixing City, in the past hundred years, only one soldier has received this medal...

In the major cities of the Huaxia Federation, soldiers who have received this medal will be treated with courtesy by the local military and can stay in guesthouses for free.

In many chambers of commerce, they will even give special discounts to soldiers who have received this medal!

This is a symbol of glory!

Soldiers who possess this City First-Class Hero Medal will enjoy treatment equal to that of a City Lord in that city, enjoy priority in many policies, and do not need to pay taxes when doing business...

Of course, Daxing City is already gone now.

Su Yang won't be able to enjoy these benefits.

But it also means that this should be the last Daxing City First-Class Hero Medal in this world.

A Daxing City soldier holding a box jumped onto the high platform.

Jian Jian Renhao took a gold medal from the box and pinned the gold medal to Su Yang's left chest!

Jian Jian Renhao saluted Su Yang, and Su Yang also returned the salute to him excitedly.

"This is the reward for you!"

Jian Jian Renhao handed him a small bag.

"Thank you, City Lord!"

"You must continue to work hard in the future; this world cannot do without you young people!"

"Mm!"

Su Yang stepped off the platform.

All the beast tamers of Mount Qixing City looked at the First-Class Hero Medal on his left chest with burning gazes.

The Daxing City First-Class Hero Medal is made of metal alloy and is an inverted triangle.

Engraved on it are "Daxing City First-Class Hero Medal," as well as Su Yang's name and the date.

In the sunlight, it flashed with golden light.

"Brother Su, Old Brother Su, you are truly awesome!"

Sang Sang Yue gave Su Yang a thumbs up.

Su Yang touched the hard medal, feeling a bit happy and a bit regretful.

Daxing City, in the end, still couldn't be saved!

Jian Jian Renhao said in a deep voice, "The three city lords of Mount Qixing City, Xin'an City, and Lingyun City have agreed to accept more than twenty-three thousand civilians from Daxing City and help you reclaim new land, providing one year of food supply. The remaining one thousand one hundred beast tamers will directly join the Mount Qixing City military, and the families of the beast tamers will also directly join Mount Qixing City."