The three of Crock saluted Icaroya, then turned and saluted everyone present, and subsequently stepped down.

Su Mo lowered his voice and started chatting with Nan Qi and Xia Weiya, curiously asking.

"Who do you think will be recognized in the second echelon next? Could it be you?"

"Impossible, the legion commanders are also within the scope of recognition. Our individual contributions are unlikely to surpass them. Crock and the others are an exception because they took down the enemy’s main base."

Xia Weiya shook her head, replying very rationally.

"Hey, then Brother Nan Qi, isn’t there hope for you?"

Su Mo winked at Nan Qi.

"I would like that, but probably not. To be honest, I think there’s a high chance it will be Kellaras."

Nan Qi felt a bit uncontent, but he had seen the battle data from the Kedora Planet Fortress, which was much stronger than his.

At this time, many people on the field were privately discussing.

"Do you think the next honoree will be Commander Kellaras?"

"I feel the odds are high."

"Could it be Goli?"

"No, no, Goli is never on the recognition list."

"That’s right."

...

At this moment, the holographic image projection changed again, instantly quieting the whispers on the scene. Soon, the image appeared.

There was a burst of exclamations.

"Third Army Commander Isaro!"

...

Many were very surprised, never expecting it would be Isaro.

Not far away, Kellaras watched this scene, his face twitching slightly unable to keep it steady, as he actually felt quite confident about himself.

In the midst of the crowd’s discussion, Isaro walked straight onto the stage. He saluted the Icaroya City Lord.

Icaroya did not elaborate on Isaro’s achievements, just placed a dazzling black diamond medal on him, praising him.

"Isaro, you did very well."

Upon hearing Icaroya’s praise, Isaro’s face, usually as lifeless as a corpse, showed some emotion, responding hoarsely.

"Serving the Icaroya City Lord is my honor!"

"Yes."

Icaroya nodded slightly.

Isaro then stepped down. At this moment, the image changed again, this time showing Commander Kellaras.

Kellaras quickly adjusted his mindset and walked up.

Next in line for commendation was Second Legion Leader Lorrek, and finally Nan Qi.

Seeing himself at the end, Nan Qi could hardly keep his composure; once he received his prize, he seemed constipated.

Su Mo nearly laughed out loud; he lowered his voice and spoke to Nan Qi.

"Not bad, though you’re at the bottom within the honored legion, it’s still better than us; we don’t even know where we stand."

"Please, ours is a collective legion honor, and yours is individual. It’s somewhat different, and I don’t believe you’ll rank badly."

Nan Qi helplessly explained to Su Mo.

"Don’t worry, given my minimal achievements, I’m of no use; Xia Weiya will definitely be ranked first next."

Su Mo joked, but then his smile froze halfway through his sentence.

Swoosh~

Everyone’s gaze turned towards him.

Even Xia Weiya and Bagley paused, as the third echelon ranking appeared, with Su Mo at the top.

"Su Mo, what did you do? Your rank is so high!"

Bagley couldn’t help but speak.

Xia Weiya was both annoyed and amused, realizing she was fooled again by Su Mo; indeed, his words couldn’t be trusted.

"I knew you weren’t being honest."

Nan Qi was also very surprised.

At this moment, everyone on site began to quietly discuss: "I thought the next recognition would be Lady Xia Weiya, but it’s actually Su Mo?"

"What merit did Lord Su Mo achieve?"

"Not quite sure."

...

At this moment Icaroya solemnly announced: "Su Mo, in this campaign, destroyed the Red Reef Fortress, annihilated the VI-level Fortress Amariel, sank the Red Crystal Fury Fortress, killed V-level Heroic Spirit Toucher Arion, V-level Heroic Spirit Toucher Autad, V-level Heroic Spirit Toucher Kirgui...."

"Wow~ that’s terrifying!!!"

Hearing Icaroya announce the achievements, everyone couldn’t help but inhale sharply; it was incredibly fierce.

He destroyed three fortresses, including one VI-level Fortress, not to mention the Spirit Touchers he took down.

The audience erupted into enthusiastic applause.

Herbert, Kellaras, including Crock, looked at Su Mo with subtly changed expressions.

Everyone also clapped.

Though their decapitation merits were significant, the difficulty was actually the lowest because the mecha and strategic plan were provided by Icaroya the City Lord.

But Su Mo’s achievements were entirely different; such merit is unmatched, equaling that of a whole legion.

In the midst of fervent applause, Su Mo walked towards Icaroya.

Soon Su Mo stood before Icaroya, and he saluted the Icaroya City Lord.

Icaroya placed a diamond badge on Su Mo, faintly praising him.

"Well done."

"It is my duty."

Su Mo respectfully replied and then stepped down.

Next in line for commendation was Xia Weiya, with no surprises.

Su Mo watched the award ceremony while curiously conversing with the creator·Swallower.

"I feel something’s off about my achievements, like some are missing."

"Missing those from the reserve depot, right?"

The creator·Swallower replied deeply.

"Right, it lacks those, what’s going on?"

Su Mo curiously asked.

"That’s because I blocked your bracelet’s signal; Xiao Wen’s group isn’t directly under Star Ring City, so naturally, Star Ring City wouldn’t count them."

"Oh I see, I was wondering why it felt lacking. If those achievements were added, might I climb to the second echelon?"

"Hmph, do you want some lukewarm praise, or those resources? Be careful, the Icaroya City Lord might make you cough them up."

The creator·Swallower directly retorted.

"Forget I said anything; of course, resources are better. But can this really remain hidden from Icaroya? What if it gets discovered?"

"Hide it for as long as you can, we’ll deal with it when discovered. Besides, the old man has already started using them, who cares."

The creator·Swallower directly replied.

Su Mo couldn’t help but twitch, but seemed to have no other choice.

...

Long after Icaroya had commended all distinguished personnel, she casually said.

"The awards ceremony has concluded, celebrate liberally."

After the announcement, Icaroya left directly, but Goli stayed behind.

Goli smiled and said to everyone: "No need to be reserved, mingle freely."

Instantly, the celebration site became lively again, Wang Hai and others wanted to approach Su Mo, but a crowd swept towards him.

"Lord Su Mo, you’re simply amazing; could you tell us how you defeated the VI-level Fortress Amariel?"

...

Su Mo was bewildered by the enthusiastic NCOs; they were too zealous.