Pamir Plateau.

Outside the Kayushi Border Defense Company.

In the desolate snowy field, rows of new recruits stood in neat rows. Lin Qiye stood in front of them, and behind him were the members of the [Night] team who were also standing in neat rows.

Lin Qiye's eyes swept across their faces one by one.

Most of these recruits were dejected, with frustration and gloom written all over their faces. Only a small number of them held their heads high, with their eyes as bright as stars.

This assessment system directly eliminated more than 400 new recruits. According to the arrangement before the assessment, their qualifications to become night watchmen had been revoked by Lin Qiye. Those who stood straight and looked full of energy and spirit were basically new recruits who had passed the seven-day assessment and successfully climbed the Gongger Peak.

"I know you still have doubts about this assessment."

Lin Qiye spoke slowly, "Before we begin the summary of this final assessment, does anyone remember that I asked you a question before the assessment began?"

Hearing this, the new recruits present were all stunned, and soon someone reacted and said:

"Report!"

"speak."

"Before the assessment began, you asked, 'If our own abilities are not enough to shoulder the responsibility of protecting Daxia, why do we have to step onto the battlefield?'"

Lin Qiye nodded slightly, his eyes swept over the new recruits in front of him, "Now, is there anyone who can answer this question?"

The recruits looked up slightly. Among those who were eliminated to the border defense company, some of them opened their mouths as if they wanted to say something, but their eyes revealed a bit of confusion. After a moment, they lowered their heads and fell silent.

Su Zhe was standing among the eliminated recruits. His heart skipped a beat when he heard this question.

For some reason, he suddenly thought of Ke Changlin that day. He sat there, slapped the table, pointed outside the border defense company, and said as a matter of course, "If the border is breached, what will happen to my family?"

In his mind emerged the images of the border guards who had been with him these days, wearing heavy military uniforms and standing on the border with guns in hand. They ate cold meals and slept on hard plank beds, but they stood in the cold wind and supported the country's border with their straight backs.

In his mind, there emerged the image of the Great Xia gods who sacrificed their lives to rush towards the national monument not long ago.

For some reason, in Su Zhe's eyes, the soldiers guarding the border and the shadows of the Great Xia gods who were rushing towards the national monument like moths to a flame, actually overlapped little by little.

Su Zhe suddenly raised his head, and his eyes showed an unprecedented clarity!

"Report!"

Lin Qiye's eyes lit up, he turned to look at Su Zhe and said calmly: "Tell me."

He took a deep breath and shouted:

"I, I don't know if what I said is right, but I feel that... if we don't have the ability to shoulder the responsibility of protecting Daxia, and we don't go to the battlefield and are not worthy of being a Night's Watchman... then no one in this world is worthy of being a Night's Watchman!"

Hearing these words, all the recruits present were stunned.

Lin Qiye narrowed his eyes slightly.

Seeing the entire place fall into dead silence, Su Zhe swallowed his saliva, mustered up the courage to continue:

"Protecting Daxia is not something that can be measured by whether one has sufficient ability. Not to mention us, even Instructor Lin, Commander Zuo, and even gods dare not say that they are absolutely capable of protecting this country!

Otherwise, the casualty rate of the Night Watchmen wouldn't be so high, and the gods of Daxia wouldn't have sacrificed themselves to protect the people of Daxia."

Su Zhe raised his hand and pointed to the border defense company behind him, "These people guarding the border are just ordinary people, but they can still carry guns and guard the border of Daxia. If a real disaster comes, they will not be able to stop it... But they are still here.

The weak have their own way of protecting themselves, and the strong have their own way of protecting themselves.

To protect Daxia, what is needed is not absolute strength to do all this, but the determination to sacrifice oneself and stand before millions of people when disaster strikes. "

Su Zhe's words were powerful. After he finished speaking, the confusion in the eyes of the new recruits standing beside him who were also eliminated and entered the border defense company gradually faded away, and their eyes became brighter and brighter.

A look of approval appeared in Lin Qiye's eyes.

"very good."

His eyes fell on the many new recruits, and he spoke slowly: “Su Zhe said it very well.

Not everyone has extraordinary talents, and not everyone has strong strength. Becoming a Night's Watchman does not require these... This is why I want to set up an elimination mechanism for the assessment.

People with talents and abilities need to constantly climb to higher peaks, challenge their limits, stand at higher places, and protect all living beings.

People with relatively weaker talents are not useless. In fact, to some extent, you are more important than those with talents, because you are the cornerstone of protecting Daxia.

Now it seems that many of you have learned something from this training.”

Lin Qiye spoke slowly, "I have taught you everything that should be taught. Although the assessment is over, I will give you another chance...Everyone, close your eyes."

Upon hearing this order, many recruits present were stunned. After a moment, they all closed their eyes obediently.

Lin Qiye glanced at the crowd and said calmly: "Those who are willing to become night watchers and take on the responsibilities of night watchers from now on... raise your hands."

The recruits in the stands raised their hands one after another. At a glance, almost all the recruits raised their hands. Only a few hesitated for a moment and still did not raise their arms.

Lin Qiye lowered his head and crossed out a few names on the list with a pen.

"Put it down and open your eyes." Lin Qiye put the list behind him and continued, "Everyone, pack up your things and prepare to return to Shangjing... Those who just raised their hands can start preparing for the oath ceremony."

"But, hasn't our qualification to become Night Watchmen been revoked?" one of the recruits asked cautiously.

"Temporarily taking it back does not mean completely depriving it." Lin Qiye smiled slightly, "Now, I will return it to you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Qiye turned and left, and the members of the Night Team followed behind him.

After a brief silence, the recruits behind him burst into earth-shaking cheers.

"This assessment has come to a successful conclusion." Cao Yuan glanced at the excited recruits behind him and said with a smile, "I can finally go back... I was so busy these past two days that I didn't even get a good night's sleep."

"After we go back, who will lead the new recruits in the oath-taking ceremony?"

"Needless to say, it's Nanaya, of course!"

"Hey, I can do it, that's so cool!"

“…”

Six figures wearing crimson cloaks walked away into the distance, laughing and joking amid the laughter of the recruits.