Chapter 041 Food, Seeds, and Weapons Shop
Nicole looked at Lin Muqiu's serious expression, her breathing quickening. "Did you really remember everything?"
Lin Muqiu spread his hands seriously and said, "No."
"Then why are you..."
Before he finished speaking, Lin Muqiu took out a recording stone with patterns all over it, his eyes full of expectation and praise.
It's as if to say, "I'm smart, right?", "Why don't you come and praise me?"
Everyone: “…”
After making a joke, Lin Muqiu divided the people who were called out in the queue into two teams, one team was obviously doing a good job, and the other team was obviously taking advantage of the situation.
The team on the left couldn't help but curl their lips, with a hint of anticipation. The teammates on the right, including Charlie, pretended to be calm since they saw the record stone, and their palms were sweating.
His face turned pale. Seeing Lin Muqiu slowly walking towards him, he asked, "Why do you look familiar to me? Were you always trying to hold back when I asked you to recite it before?"
Charlie curled his lips and said, "My lord, that was all in the past."
"Okay," Lin Muqiu nodded. "Then let's talk about what's going on now. You're fired."
Charlie's eyes were full of panic.
Being a guard in Ankang Town was such a good treat. The monthly rent was waived, he could ride turkeys, and he got free meals every month. The salary and benefits were good, and the relationship between the military and the people was harmonious. He didn't want to leave no matter what.
He hoped for the best and retorted, "Sir, it was my fault before, but you can't punish me for it."
With just one sentence, he completely absolved himself of all responsibility, as if Lin Muqiu was deliberately taking revenge on him.
Lin Muqiu sneered, "Need I say more? Your recitation progress is the worst in the whole group! And yet you don't have any real skills. Every time you practice, you just run away. That's fine, but just now after the practice, you even tried to steal someone else's beast. How shameless!"
"This..." Charlie blushed with shame and couldn't speak.
Seeing this, the people in the same queue with Charlie complained bitterly and felt extremely regretful, fearing that they would be kicked out of the queue like Charlie in the next second.
At this moment, they only hated Charlie for bewitching them, and also hated themselves for actually believing the nonsense that "Lin Muqiu would not pay attention to the training progress"!
Just now, before Lin Muqiu took out the recording stone, he singled out those who were not diligent based on his memory!
It means she fully understands the situation!
As expected, what you fear will come true.
The next second, Lin Muqiu said to them, "Alright, you're fired. If you disagree with my decision, or feel I've wronged you, you can raise it now!"
All those who were counted lowered their heads, feeling extremely embarrassed.
No one raised any objections.
The record stone was right in front of them, but Lin Muqiu didn't open it, leaving them a little dignity. So they had to keep it.
Some even clenched their fists, thinking that if it happened again, the result would definitely not be the same...
Many of them were Augustine's subordinates, and most of them were intermediate swordsmen. Nicole was shocked and couldn't believe that Lin Muqiu would quit just like that.
At the same time, she also sighed that perhaps Lin Muqiu's training manual was really worth buying.
At this moment she did not realize that she had been successfully brainwashed.
After dealing with this group of people, Lin Muqiu turned to the other group and said, "You did a great job! We'll start a special team training program from now on. You've been promoted to temporary team leaders! Mayor Kede Luo will give you a reward later!"
When Peter and the others heard this, they looked at each other with great joy.
There are many people who are Peter's companions. As the saying goes, "Birds of a feather flock together." If Peter had not set an example, they would probably not have been able to persevere.
They feel grateful for their luck and proud of their efforts and choices.
Lin Muqiu raised the corner of his lips and said to the remaining people who had not yet left the line, "Your compensation will remain unchanged, but you still have a chance. The performance evaluation after the second half of the month will be a combination of individual and team scores. Temporary success or failure does not mean total failure. I hope you can catch up!"
"Understood!" everyone answered in unison.
When they looked at each other, they were instantly attracted to each other and they secretly resolved to try their best to surpass the captains next time.
A healthy competitive atmosphere is taking shape.
But some people have raised objections.
Someone who had not been called out suddenly shouted, "Sir, I refuse to accept this! I, I killed three buffaloes!"
The man kept gesturing, pointing to the prey around him and showing it to Lin Muqiu, "But some people who were promoted to captains only killed one."
Lin Muqiu chuckled and said, "But even after I shouted 'stop', you still reluctantly killed another one."
The man blushed, "Even if you deduct that one, that's still two! That's more than one!"
Kedero spoke at the right time, "The army is all about discipline! If you linger in the beast tide or disobey orders, the entire team will be put in danger and passive!"
The man blushed, lowered his head and stopped talking.
Kede Luo explained word by word: "The short time given is to test everyone's on-the-spot reaction speed and whether their skills are superb! The sudden stop is to see if everyone can completely obey the order! Pretending not to see your recitation progress is to better detect everyone's character! Can they be self-disciplined? The team leader appointed by Lord Lin Muqiu must be the best in terms of recitation level, training level, command guidance, and stable character! Not just someone who can kill beasts!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was completely convinced.
They had only known the qualities that were talked about before, but had no idea what the actual differences were. Now they had actually experienced these for the first time, and they could not help but become more convinced.
Lin Muqiu raised an eyebrow and concluded, "Alright. Don't be so serious. Let's go have dinner after get off work. I'll treat you. It's a good opportunity to test everyone's qualifications and see which career path is best suited for them."
When everyone heard this, they were all delighted.
The desire for food swept away all their sorrow over the devilish training!
What’s more important is that it can even identify qualifications?
Isn't that something only high-level professionals can do?
There are also many restrictions. The candidates must be of the same profession and the person being tested must be of a much lower level than the tester.
Could it be that Lin Muqiu is proficient in every profession, or even at an advanced level?!
Nicole, who was already shocked, took several deep breaths.
You know, in any city, the function of testing qualifications is very expensive!
The test is very physically demanding, but Lin Muqiu took it all on himself. How amazing is that!
She coughed a few times, trying to get Lin Muqiu's attention. "So you're a high-level swordsman?! Then I want to be your disciple! I've wanted to be a swordsman for a long time!"
“…”
There was a hustle and bustle, and the army returned to its original warm and noisy state. Only Kedero and Augustine frowned.
They are already high-level swordsmen, so they can naturally detect Lin Muqiu's swordsmanship level.
But Lin Muqiu's swordsmanship level is only level 14, and his aptitude is 82. It doesn't look like he can help everyone with the test, right?
What's going on?
"Alright," Kedero coughed twice, temporarily suppressing his doubts and curiosity. "Now let's reward them based on their merits! Even if you didn't prepare well this time, you'll still have a chance next time!"
Everyone's eyes became heated again, and even those who did not receive the reward felt that the reward was very popular and closely related to them.
Kedeluo read out, "Those promoted to squad leaders this time will be rewarded with 10 mu of newly reclaimed fertile land, and their houses will be transferred to them free of charge. Their monthly salaries will also be increased by 6 silver coins. Armbands will also be added for easier identification."
After saying that, he took out the armband with the "Team Captain" logo that he had made, and stuck it on the team captain's cuff together with Lin Muqiu and Augustine. When passing by Peter, Lin Muqiu even praised him a few words.
Peter stood straight.
Everyone was envious. Being appreciated by adults was such an incredible honor!
Seeing everyone looking at Peter with admiration, Charlie became more and more angry, staring at Peter with a pair of resentful eyes.
We are from the same town, why is there such a huge difference between us now?
At this moment, he even resented Lin Muqiu. Bah, it was all because of this woman. She even resigned as an intermediate swordsman!
No one noticed Charlie's gaze, including Peter.
He only cared to raise his own question. "Sir, I know we can farm during the summer, but we can't farm like hunters and keep an eye on the beasts to prevent them from destroying the land. So, isn't it a bit unreasonable to reward newly reclaimed farmland instead of the farmland within the city?"
Lin Muqiu smiled and said, "You can hire someone to plant it or rent it out. Besides, who says wild animals will destroy it after it's planted?"
She shook her head with a hint of regret, "You still haven't discovered the hidden Easter egg I gave you."
Everyone:?
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At this time, in the suburbs.
Russell saw a wild boar eating the vegetables that Sophia had grown. He was so angry that he rushed over with a sword in his left hand and a staff in his right hand, "Damn beast!"
Sophia worked so hard to grow these crops! She hasn't even slept a wink these past few days! She even said she'd invite Lind and the others to taste them once the harvest is complete!
However, before he got close, Russell saw a wild boar that was chewing wild vegetables roar, as if it had been electrocuted. The wild boar seemed to be unconvinced, and took another bite, roaring again.
The next second, it was in tears, completely confused about what was going on.
Russell:?
Just as he was distracted, the wild boar twitched for a few seconds before moving. Seeing Russell coming towards him with a sword in hand, he was so scared that he ran out in a panic, as if he was as aggrieved as a little wild boar.
It is now afraid of seeing these hateful humans!
At this moment, it even forgot that Russell was alone.
Lind and Alex hurried to catch up with Russell and patted the panting turkey. "Russell, don't be so anxious! It's too dangerous to fight a wild boar alone!"
The two were about to speak out to comfort him, but paused for two seconds, "Hey, why did the wild boar run away?"
Sophia, who had been clearing new land, hurried over and was stunned by this scene. "Could it be that the seed lock isn't limited to humans?!"
Several people looked at each other, and a bold idea came to their minds.
Finally, Russell slowly spoke, "What do you think? Is it possible... that we could use the moment the wild boar is stunned by the electric shock to kill it?"
Sophia understood, "You mean... using seeds as traps?!"
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