My career aspirations have come true.

Chapter 42 Promotion to Warrant Officer, Team Leader Lin

After getting off the bus, Lin Ze walked along the sidewalk towards the North District Detachment's headquarters.

The morning sun pierced through the clouds, casting a pale golden sheen on the thick alloy walls. Fully armed soldiers stood guard on both sides of the gate as always, their postures ramrod straight, showing no sign of slackening.

When Lin Ze first joined the unit, he was subjected to scrutinizing gazes from the soldiers every time he entered or left the garrison. This wary look gradually disappeared once everyone became familiar with his face.

But as he approached the gate today, he clearly sensed that something was wrong.

Many soldiers frequently looked at him, their gazes no longer showing the usual aloofness, but rather a mixture of curiosity and undisguised amazement.

Good morning, Warrant Officer Lin Ze.

As he passed the sentry post, the leading sergeant suddenly raised his hand and gave him a standard military salute, speaking warmly.

Lin Ze subconsciously raised his hand to return the salute, but suddenly realized and asked in confusion, "Brother, you called me by the wrong rank. I'm just a private first class."

The sergeant gave a meaningful smile but offered no further explanation. He simply nodded again before turning back to continue his vigilance.

Lin Ze's heart stirred slightly, and he vaguely guessed what was going on. Without asking any more questions, he strode toward the office building.

As soon as I stepped onto the floor where Group 8 was located, I heard Zhuang Yi's loud and boisterous voice coming from the office.

Upon opening the door, they found that Tang Wangshu and the other two had already arrived.

Zhuang Yi and Pei Xuan turned their heads at the same time, their eyes falling on him, their gazes filled with obvious shock and curiosity, as if they were seeing him for the first time.

"Lin Ze! You've been hiding this for too long!"

Zhuang Yi rushed forward, intending to put his hand on Lin's shoulder, but then abruptly withdrew his hand halfway, laughing awkwardly, "No, no, I should call you Team Leader Lin now!"

"What exactly happened?" Lin Ze asked, raising an eyebrow.

Tang Wangshu explained with a smile, "I heard that Captain Luo nominated you to take over as the leader of Group Eight at the meeting, and will also apply to the higher-ups to promote you to the rank of warrant officer. The official appointment should be coming soon."

Just as Lin Ze was about to speak, steady footsteps sounded behind him, and Pan De pushed open the door and walked in.

Upon seeing Lin Ze, a hearty smile immediately appeared on his face.

"Good job, kid!"

Pande walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder, his tone full of admiration.

During his graduation assessment, he felt that Lin Ze was a promising talent who would surely achieve great things in the future, but he never expected Lin Ze to give him such a pleasant surprise so quickly.

Having been on the job for only a month, he was promoted one rank in both military and official positions, which is unprecedented in Chilian City.

"You've heard the news, haven't you? From now on, you'll be the leader of Group Eight. Your responsibilities will be even greater, so you'd better lead your group members well."

"I understand, Captain Pan," Lin Ze replied with a smile.

To be honest, he was a little surprised.

Although I knew that killing Jiang Lei was a great achievement, I never expected to receive such a generous reward.

Not only was he promoted from private to sergeant, but he also directly took over the position of special operations team leader. This surprise came quite suddenly.

"In addition to promotion and a raise, the brigade will also give you five minor merits as an extra reward."

Pande added, his eyes filled with expectation.

"Make good use of these military merits to exchange for resources and quickly improve your strength. Your potential is far more than this."

Leaving behind this meaningful remark, Pande turned and left the office.

As soon as he left, the office became lively.

"Congratulations, Team Leader Lin."

Tang Wangshu smiled, but his feelings were somewhat complicated.

Both being graduates of the Second Academy and both joining Group Eight, Lin Ze had already left her far behind in just one month.

Regardless of their positions and ranks, in terms of strength alone, she is still striving to advance to level 3 professional, while Lin Ze is already able to kill a senior level 4 professional in a head-on fight. The gap between them is simply too great.

If she had any thought of catching up with Lin Ze before, she has now completely given it up.

Perhaps this is the chasm between geniuses and ordinary people, a gap that is difficult to bridge no matter how hard one tries.

"Team leader! I'm working for you from now on, please protect me!"

Zhuang Yi exaggeratedly bent over and started massaging Lin Ze's shoulders.

After spending time with him, I realized that he's a goofball at heart, and his previous reserved demeanor was just a facade.

Pei Xuan quickly stepped forward, his face full of ingratiating smiles.

"I've always said Team Leader Lin has a bright future. Please don't hesitate to ask for my help in the future, and I'll do my utmost!"

"Thank you." Lin Ze smiled and nodded, maintaining a perfectly measured distance in his tone.

Pei Xuan saw this and secretly regretted it.

If he had known Lin Ze was this fierce, he should have firmly decided that Lin Ze was his top priority for making friends.

Maybe they've already latched onto a powerful figure.

After a while of laughing and joking, the topic naturally turned to Jiang Lei.

Zhuang Yi sighed with a complicated expression: "I never expected Jiang Lei to be so ruthless. Not only did he collude with the Black Stone Society, but he also killed a former team member. He always seemed so gentle and kind, but you can never truly know a person's heart."

"Luckily, the team leader noticed something was wrong, otherwise we might have been caught by him too."

Lin Ze glanced at Tang Wangshu and saw her wink at him, and he immediately understood.

It seems that the branch and the intelligence bureau have blocked information that Jiang Lei is a member of the Holy Priest Society, and have only announced his crime of colluding with the Black Stone Society.

Lin Ze casually echoed Zhuang Yi's words, then returned to his seat, skillfully logged into the legion's intranet, opened the salary and benefits section, and began to read it carefully.

The salary and benefits of non-commissioned officers are far more generous than those of privates, and when combined with the position allowance for the leader of the special operations team, the level is raised even higher.

Lin Ze roughly calculated that his annual salary alone was close to one million, and he would also be allocated a larger, better-equipped apartment for non-commissioned officers.

But none of these are what he cares about most.

For him, having enough money and a place to live is sufficient.

What really caught his attention was the increase in dungeon quotas and exchange permissions.

After his promotion, his monthly fixed number of dungeon challenges increased from five to eight, which meant he could obtain more potential points and his skill upgrade speed would also be greatly accelerated.

Regarding redemption privileges, many items that were previously only available to junior officers (non-commissioned officers) are now also open to him.

The focus is mainly on two aspects: rare items and the number of times a dungeon can be challenged.

There are hundreds of entries for strange objects, with a wide variety of uses.

Lin Ze even saw the option to exchange for the Storage Mark, which required as much as eight minor merits.

It's likely that the storage mark on Jiang Lei's hand was obtained by accumulating military merits, and now it's a bargain for him.

The other is the right to redeem dungeon challenge attempts.

You can exchange small merits for extra dungeon challenge attempts at a ratio of 1:3.

"Do I exchange military merits for dungeon runs...?"

Lin Ze tapped his finger lightly on the table, lost in thought.

Whether this exchange is worthwhile is a matter of opinion.

One small feature allows users to directly redeem a common-level card on the intranet, which can be exchanged for three dungeon challenges. While you may not get a card, you are guaranteed to get at least 700-800 potential points.

Ultimately, which one to choose depends entirely on individual needs.

"Tomorrow is the new month, so we can continue challenging the dungeons. Let's try out our previous ideas first, and if they work, we can use military merits to exchange for more dungeon attempts."

Lin Ze had made up his mind.

Looking at the dazzling array of benefits on the page, Lin Ze smiled.

The benefits of being a legion member are indeed generous; the higher the rank, the more resources one can acquire.

To fuse a five-star profession in the future, the resources required will undoubtedly be astronomical. He must continue to climb the ranks in the legion to obtain sufficient resources.