Chapter 76
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Upon receiving the latest incentive measures from command, Lieutenant Sun immediately announced them.
"You bunch of cowardly dogs actually topped the list of the ghost-slaying operation. Governor Zhou personally ordered a reward pool of 150 million for you, of which 50 will go to Yang Ding, who killed the Ghost King."
The students were immediately in an uproar.
This is the first time I've heard of rankings.
"Captain Yang just took out 10 Grade 2 Beast Cores, which is another million-dollar bonus. That's not bad."
"That's bullshit! Everyone only gets 10,000, and they could die at any moment."
"My wife would have to work for three months to earn 10,000 yuan."
Yang Ding also felt that this was a joke.
With 6,000 lives at stake, the casualties are probably well over 1,000 by now. The fact that the first place only offers a 1.5 million yuan bonus is just too stingy.
"Lieutenant Sun, will the prize money pool increase?" he asked.
"When the governor is in a good mood, he can easily spend millions or tens of millions, provided that you can maintain your number one ranking."
Mao Jian's smile froze on the spot.
"Does this mean if we lose the top spot, we'll lose the 150 million prize?"
"Yang Ding's 50 for killing the Ghost King still counts, but your 100 million is definitely gone."
"You didn't mention that before."
"The governor is playing a new game with you. Originally, you would only receive a subsidy of 3000 each for three days in the cave, but now it has been increased fivefold."
"Who will give the scores?"
"The nine commanders are mainly selected based on the number of White Walkers they have killed. Of course, one White Walker King is worth a hundred White Walkers."
Looking at his classmates who were terrified of death, Yang Ding felt it necessary to give a motivational speech, otherwise they would be in complete chaos when attacked by the White Walkers later.
He drew his black gold sword, picked up the blue-eyed demon king's head, and held it high.
"Classmates, these White Walkers are only terrifying and disgusting in appearance, but they are not strong in combat. I killed the White Walker King, and you killed twenty-two White Walkers."
"As the saying goes, when two armies meet on a narrow path, the brave shall prevail. We must not panic any longer; we must be more ferocious than the White Walkers."
"Whether the prize pool is 1.5 million or 5.1 million, we have no way out. We might as well cheer up, hold on to this first place, and take the prize money home the day after tomorrow to give our wives an explanation."
The students looked at each other in dismay. "Captain Yang, how are we supposed to go back if we're dead?"
"Being a coward will only lead to a quicker death. People like us, from ordinary backgrounds, without talent, what else can we rely on but hard work?"
This is where the atmosphere-building team came in handy. Mao Jian shouted loudly, "The captain is right! The White Walkers eat me, I eat the White Walkers! Who's afraid of who?"
He doesn't believe in fighting, but he's good at putting on a show.
Yang Ding thought the slogan was good and shouted along, "The White Walkers eat me, I eat the White Walkers!"
"Since our whereabouts have been exposed anyway, shout with me and scare those White Walkers to death," Mao Jian yelled.
"The White Walkers eat me, and I eat the White Walkers."
"The White Walkers eat me, and I eat the White Walkers."
"The White Walkers eat me, and I eat the White Walkers."
Lieutenant Sun almost wanted to yell a few times, "These kids really aren't afraid of death."
……
In a giant pit 300 meters underground, a three-meter-tall ghost queen, with a belly as big as a small hill, lay on a pile of grass, about to lay her fourth clutch of eggs this month.
Unlike other White Walkers who are strong, powerful, and agile, she is like a lump of mud lying in her nest, with great difficulty moving around, and needs to be fed.
The Ghost Queen has five Ghost King husbands, and only they can reproduce with her, producing approximately 6000 ghost children every year.
It can be said that she gave birth to children almost every moment of her short life, at least 50,000.
Soon, the dozen or so White Walkers who had just escaped rushed over to report that the White Walker King had been beheaded.
"★∪〒∮◇∮?△∪,★∪〒∮!⊙⊿∑∞,★∪∞⊿⊿∮?"
(Mom, Mom, Fifth Uncle's head has been cut off by humans.)
The Ghost Queen suddenly opened her eyes, revealing her unique red pupils.
She didn't know where the strength came from, but she raised her hand and slapped her son to death.
"∩〒!∩〒!⊙⊿∑∞×,★∪∞⊿〒∮!△∪,∞⊿⑤〓∞!"
(Fool, fool, why didn't you protect my five husbands?)
The other sons were so frightened that they all knelt on the ground.
"〓∞∇≡?∩〒,〓∞∇≡!★∪〓∞◇∮?△∪,∇≡〓∞∩〒。"
(There are just too many humans; we are no match for them at all. They are marching here.)
"⊙⊿∑∞〒∮?∩〒,⊙⊿∑∞◇∮∇≡!△∪,★∪⊙④⊿∑∞⊿⊿∮
★∪〒∮∇≡? ∩〒。 」
(Humans are hunting down our children, we must take revenge on their children. Go and inform Father Four, and lead five hundred children to attack the Imperial Maternity Home.)
"★∪③∇≡〓③∞∞⊿⊿!★∪〒∮∇≡?∩〒,★∪∇≡〓∞⊿⊿!△∪,∇≡〓∞★∪∮∪〒∮。"
(Have the other three fathers gather three thousand children to protect this hatchery; I'm about to give birth.)
After making the arrangements, the Ghost Queen looked at the empty cave and made a summoning sound, "Eh... Eh... Eh eh eh."
Soon, hundreds of ghost soldiers crawled over from all directions, guarding every entrance to the cave, ready to sacrifice themselves for their mother at any moment.
These creatures aren't particularly strong in combat, yet they've spread across various planets because of their powerful reproductive capabilities and their unwavering faith in sacrificing themselves for their kind.
……
The instructors' building at Gangneung University.
When Fang Jing was pregnant, her ex-husband went to the northern border to join the army, so she understood Ye Rou's feelings at this moment.
She took the initiative to cook, wash dishes, and do laundry, and tried her best to let Ye Rou play with the children in the living room.
If you don't think about it, you won't feel lonely. Back then, Fang Jing went to her prenatal checkup alone and went to the delivery room alone. She was terrified.
"Rou, I'll sleep with you tonight."
"Okay, let's sleep together as a trio, okay, little one?"
"Mommy, Daddy, Mommy..."
"Daddy's gone to battle, he'll be back in a couple of days. Can you sleep with me tonight?"
Fang Jing came out of the kitchen, wiping her fair and slender hands.
"Rou, your child is about to be born, so maybe my daughter shouldn't call Yang Ding 'Dad' anymore."
"Why not? Yang Ding said that our focus from now on is not Jiangling City, not the Jinglong Empire, and certainly not the survival of the human race, because we have no say in these matters."
"We must unite as families, closely band together, and resist all dangers."
"Does my family count?"
"Of course, your parents, children, and your younger brother Fang Dalong are all our family, as are my older sister Ye Ke."
A surge of inexplicable emotion welled up in Fang Jing's heart. "Yang Ding said all of this?"
"Of course, I can't think that far ahead."
Yang Ding did indeed discuss this with Ye Rou, because even at the very least, he would have to marry seven wives.
My wife is Ye Rou, my wife is Fang Jing, and I also have one of each of the five elements, so I'd have to marry five of them.
As for a wife with time-related abilities, forget about it. In the Jinglong Empire, only the Queen has awakened time-related abilities, and no one else has been found yet.
The other four great empires might exist, but that's too far off and simply unrealistic.
At most, I'll bring in my wife's older sister, Ye Ke, to make two mahjong tables.
With eight wives, each bearing three to five children, plus relatives, the extended family numbered at least a hundred, and every child was a genius awakener.
Thirty years from now, the Yang family may produce a spectacular sight of a hundred grandmasters.
At that time, who on Earth will dare to act arrogantly in front of Yang Ding?
Just then, the access control system suddenly issued a red alert.
"Attention all instructors! Attention all instructors! The Imperial Maternity Home has been attacked by White Walkers! Please bring your weapons and go to provide support!"