The Explorers Corps' assessment is scheduled for three days from now.
Not only Yang Cheng, but also other newcomers who were preparing to join the Explorers Legion, numbering about twenty or so.
Most of these people came from the slums on the first floor, while others were from outside the tower and wanted to obtain permanent residency in the tower, so they came to the Explorers Legion to try their luck.
Of the three legions, the Explorers Legion has the highest casualty rate; everyone knows that joining the Explorers Legion is a near-certain death sentence.
However, the Explorers' Legion at least offers decent benefits. Once you join, you don't have to worry about food and clothing, and you can also obtain corresponding resources.
Inside the Corps headquarters building, a group of high-ranking officials were gathered, while Yang Cheng and more than twenty other new recruits who were about to participate in the assessment stood below.
The commander of the Explorers Corps is Major General Dillon, who is in his forties and has a typical mixed-race appearance with a head of messy blond hair.
Although his appearance suggests he was handsome in his youth, he now has a stubble beard and is unkempt, giving him a disheveled and weathered look.
Below Dillon were four colonels, deputy regimental commanders, responsible for leading large-scale combat operations.
Below the deputy commander were seventeen squad leaders, including Duanmu Ci. Each of them had several small teams under their command, totaling only a few dozen people, and at most no more than a hundred.
Dillon yawned and said lazily, "Alright, it's time to carry out the assessment task again."
As the saying goes, life and death are preordained, and wealth and honor are determined by fate. If you want to join the Explorers Legion, you must be prepared to face dangers.
Each of you has a different assessment location and task; let's draw lots to decide.
A deputy commander next to Dillon whispered, "Commander, please be more focused! The way you're acting will make the new recruits below have no confidence in our Explorers Corps!"
Hearing his subordinate say that, Dillon straightened up a little, but still looked lazy and lacked any authority.
Yang Cheng used his access privileges to take a look at Di Long with some curiosity.
Name: Dillon
Strength rating: Late stage of Seven Stars
Identity: Commander of the Explorers Legion
Specializations: 90% proficiency in firearms, 91% proficiency in melee combat, and 50% proficiency in mechanical armor (details unknown).
Status: Tier 2 potion (Ladon), Tier 3 potion (Blazing Starburst), Tier 4 potion (???)
Yang Cheng was slightly taken aback.
The exploration privileges were partially invalidated because this corps commander was far stronger than me.
At this moment, Dillon's gaze suddenly turned towards Yang Cheng, then turned away again, which made Yang Cheng's heart skip a beat.
Dillon naturally wouldn't have noticed Dillon's access to the Heavenly Cycles, but he must have realized that someone was spying on him from his direction, which is why he noticed it.
Is this guy's sixth sense strong, or is it that all beings at the Seven Star Realm have such a strong sixth sense?
"Alright, let's start the draw."
A logistics staff member from the Explorers Corps brought out a box, and each participant in the assessment reached in and took out a slip of paper, which specified the mission location and requirements.
One by one, the people revealed the mission location and requirements; some looked pale, while others were beaming with joy.
In fact, the Explorers Corps could have arranged for all of them to be in the same place and perform the same assessment tasks, but this was done intentionally by the higher-ups of the Explorers Corps.
This is actually telling them that sometimes strength is important, but luck is even more important.
Complaining about bad luck is useless; the only way to make up for it is to use even greater strength.
Yang Cheng reached inside and found a pile of slips of paper. He secretly thought the Explorers Corps seemed to be wasting their time.
Open the note, and it reads: Dead Sea Paradise Island, hunt down the head of the Ghost-Faced Ape on Paradise Island.
When Yang Cheng revealed the mission location, the entire area fell silent instantly.
Dillon frowned slightly and said coldly, "Who put Paradise Island in there?"
The logistics staff member was a young girl, and she looked completely bewildered when asked that question.
"No... I don't know. The lottery box was just there. I just grabbed it."
A deputy leader whispered, "It's probably not something someone put in there on purpose. There should have been Paradise Island in the lottery box before."
We removed Paradise Island only after the anomaly occurred, so it's possible we didn't remove it completely then.
Duanmu Ci frowned and said, "Paradise Island is fraught with danger after the anomaly, and it is no longer suitable for use as a new recruit assessment. I propose that we draw lots again."
The deputy commander shook his head and said, "Why does our Explorers Corps have a lottery system for assessing new recruits?"
It's to tell them that luck is also a part of ability, and they shouldn't blame others or fate just because they're unlucky.
Now that Yang Cheng has drawn Paradise Island, we can change his lot, but if he encounters any danger outside the tower, can he start over?
Moreover, there are so many other newcomers participating in the assessment; wouldn't it be unfair to them to redraw the lots?
Tang Huang said from the side, "That's simple, can't we just replace Yang Cheng's with a different one?"
The deputy commander shook his head and said, "I'll say it again: it's fine to give him a different one, but it's just as unfair to the others."
Should those who drew more difficult tasks than others exchange them? If everyone keeps exchanging, and then everyone ends up with easier tasks, what's the point of our Explorers' Legion's assessment?
Tang Huang sneered: "Shinichi Yoshikawa, when did you become so good at arguing? Are you no longer fighting on the front lines, so you've been spending all your time studying how to talk?"
Yoshikawa's expression immediately darkened: "Tang Huang! Is this how you talk to your superior? While I was leading the explorers in a fierce battle in the Dark Desert, you were still eating sand outside the tower!"
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