"Sir, this is the list of selected candidates."
Wei Xun came before Chen Feng, his usual fierce demeanor softened as he bowed respectfully: "This time, we have recruited five hundred and six people, the youngest is sixteen and the oldest is forty-three."
Chen Feng raised his head and nodded: "Understood."
Personal Guard!
This is part of Chen Feng’s plan.
Judging the strength of a faction cannot rely solely on a few individuals; even if Chen Feng one day ascends to legend, he cannot guarantee staying in the camp forever to protect the people.
The apocalypse has no endpoint; as time passes, the danger will only increase.
Seizing the moment before disaster fully erupts, he needs to forge a combat-ready troop.
Five hundred people, all selected through a layered process, either possessing exceptional strength or swift agility, each with their unique strengths.
They are allocated according to their strengths under three instructors for training, these instructors being none other than the Undead Mage, Dark Elf, and Flora.
Resource utilization.
The first two can teach the survivors archery and fighting techniques, while the Undead Mage’s skeletons are the best opponents for practicing real battle.
Especially Flora, as a Master of Fist, her grasp of Martial Dao has reached the Grandmaster Level; unlike ordinary showy moves, Flora’s techniques are all killing strokes with no room for ornamentation, one move can kill an enemy, so there’s no need for a second.
Quick, precise, and ruthless.
She will train a group of real warriors for herself.
Much like among humans, professionals are a minority, the same goes for insects – evolved monsters are few, and beings like the Three-winged Demon Fly are as rare as a phoenix’s feather and a unicorn’s horn, hardly seen.
In this scenario, humans mostly face ordinary insects, their bodies are flesh and blood despite their huge sizes, and a shovel or a steel saber can split their bodies and sever their heads.
Courage!
Compared to strength, this is what survivors lack.
What Chen Feng needs to do now is get these people acquainted with combat, master combat, and then on the battlefield, have the courage to use weapons to slay insects and achieve final victory.
Nutritious food, indicating they will have even more complex and exhausting training.
A few days ago, when Chen Feng handed the training plan to Wei Xun, even this fierce man shivered involuntarily.
From running to fighting, and then to combat practice, Chen Feng’s plan encompasses more than a dozen activities, the scariest part being it includes battles with insects.
These insects are caught alive, and five or ten people fight them in a sealed environment, the inherent dangers speak for themselves.
Under such high-intensity training, the possibility of injury and death greatly increases.
But to Chen Feng, this is not cruel.
High reward requires high effort.
Why do personal guards get to eat their fill compared to ordinary people? Why do they get to live in good houses? Why do they receive extra insect meat each week apart from the regular meals?
Since they enjoy such high benefits, they should pay with more hard work and sweat.
........
On the square, this recruitment brought all the selected to join hands and fight, in this selection, every physically capable man participated, numbering over three thousand, yet how many stand here now?
Only five hundred.
This means over two thousand were eliminated.
The vast sea filters out the sand, leaving the gold, worthy of nurturing.
"These are my subordinates! Think back to a few months ago when I was still unknown, without even a servant by my side. Now, I’m in charge of Order, with the lives of tens of thousands linked to me. Also, all four Summoned Beasts are gathered, among them, the Undead Mage has reached Silver Peak, considered a top-ranked expert in this city. However, compared to the Insect Emperor’s control over insects, it’s still insignificant. I must strive to expand my power and enhance my strength!" Chen Feng thought quietly, reflecting.
"Report, all personnel are assembled, please review, sir!" Wei Xun stepped forward, his expression unchanged as he spoke loudly.
Chen Feng nodded, then walked to the front of the crowd.
"Even without me saying, you should know who I am. This recruitment for personal guards, you are all outstanding talents among thousands. Here, I want to congratulate you." Then Chen Feng waved his hand: "Bring it up!"
Under the gaze of many warriors, Wei Xun directed some trusted aides to carry some wooden boxes forward, placing them directly on the ground – meat, the boxes full of insect meat, emitting a strong aroma.
The protein content in insect meat is astonishing, and upon mutation, the protein within increases manifold. With long-term consumption of insect meat, although not as effective as Blood Honey, it can slowly heal old ailments, strengthen the body, and restore one to peak physical condition.
"Listen up, now with monsters descending, some are barely able to find food. But joining the personal guard, you not only get to eat to your heart’s content but from today on, three meals a day, with meat, vegetables, fruit, everything!"
As soon as Chen Feng finished speaking, the five hundred present cheered, knowing that outside the shortage of food had reached a point where people ate rotten meat and weeds amidst extreme hunger. Order not only provides three meals a day but supplies insect meat, enabling everyone’s nutrition to improve and make them stronger.
Chen Feng waved his hand, the warriors quickly quieted down, yet the incentive of insect meat caused their blood to rush to their cheeks.
"But there’s no free lunch in the world..." Pausing deliberately at this point, Chen Feng continued: "Eating and drinking your fill, your task is to train, train, and train! I aim to create a formidable team in the shortest time possible, needless to say, the training load is heavy, some may find it unbearable, could be injured, crippled, or even die!"
Upon hearing this, the crowd’s excitement turned somber, the cheering ceased abruptly, with thoughts flickering in their eyes, and some even showed hesitation on their faces.
Chen Feng’s eyes scanned them one by one, his fierce gaze sent chills to their hearts: "I won’t say, you can leave now if you regret it. Here in Order, everything follows rules. Since you’re in, you can’t leave, which means..."
"You have only two choices, death, or become stronger!"
ps: Liangxin responds to the call, distributing resources, no, distributing the group number: 251461864, awaiting partners to join.
The eleventh is still working overtime, apologies for the delayed update.