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When he heard Cao Cao's words, Yang Rui already had a slight understanding of the situation. When it was time for the captains to select the soldiers and able-bodied men, it was just as Yang Rui had guessed. All the Fourth Grade soldiers had been selected by Jian Shuo, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Zhao Rong. Only the able-bodied men were left!
Out of the eight captains of the West Garden, Jian Shuo was the only one who led 30,000 soldiers. The other seven captains each led 20,000 soldiers. As the number of Fourth Grade soldiers was limited, only Jian Shuo, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao were able to select a full complement of Fourth Grade soldiers. Zhao Rong, on the other hand, had only selected 14,000 Fourth Grade soldiers and 20,000 able-bodied men.
Before the selection began, Zuo Feng, who was in charge of this matter, had already stated that the ratio of able-bodied men was 2: 1. In other words, there would be a 50% loss rate during the leveling process. At the same time, the consumption of skill books and food would not be reduced at all. It would be calculated according to the number of able-bodied men.
In other words, Zhao Rong's future captains would all select 40,000 able-bodied men. The skill books and food of each grade would also be distributed according to 40,000 men. In the end, she would only need to bring back 20,000 Fifth Grade soldiers. There would always be some losses during the leveling process!
When they received this news, Yang Rui and Tracer * Dragon Soul looked at each other. They were both overjoyed. The 50% loss rate was obviously to take care of the captains. In reality, the reduction rate during leveling would never reach 50%. The extra Fifth Grade soldiers would probably be at the disposal of the captains?
If there was still a certain loss rate for others, Yang Rui was confident that he could achieve zero loss. After all, he had Cheng Yu and Zhang Ning by his side. When the time came, he would use his ultimate support skill. When both parties were of similar strength, there was basically no need to worry about casualties.
Moreover, when it was Yang Rui's turn to choose the soldiers, he realized that. The aptitude of the able-bodied men recruited for the new army in the West Park this time was indeed not bad. Yang Rui was the second last to be selected after Trace the Dragon Soul. At this time, among the remaining 80,000 soldiers, nearly half of them were Level A aptitude. These Level A aptitude able-bodied men were all extraordinary in terms of martial prowess, and they were all selected by Yang Rui to be his subordinates.
From this, it could be seen that the able-bodied men selected by the captains were definitely not below Level A aptitude. There might even be people with better aptitudes. However, those left for the Dragon Soul Tracer were all B-grade aptitudes. Comparatively speaking, they were much worse.
After the captains finished selecting the soldiers and able-bodied men, Zuo Feng distributed a storage pouch to each of them. Inside the box were the skill books required by each captain and the rations that were converted into money. Just by looking at the storage pouch itself, one could tell that it was a rare item. Its space was 50 * 50 * 50 cubic meters, much larger than Yang Rui's Small Universe Pouch. It was just that it was not a soul type equipment.
The items inside shocked Yang Rui even more. Apart from the 6 gold of rations for every able-bodied man for half a year, a total of 24000 gold coins, the rest were neatly arranged 40000 sets of skill books. Every set consisted of 4 skill books ranging from Level 2 to Level 5. Most importantly, these sets of skill books were all for the same soldier type – Iron Guard Valet!
Just by looking at the name, one could tell that this was a special soldier type. Its power was definitely not to be underestimated. Moreover, with hundreds of thousands of skill books placed together, it was a very impressive sight! The only thing was that these skill books were limited to who they could be used on. They could only be used on the able-bodied men recruited this time, and could not be used elsewhere …
After selecting the able-bodied men, receiving the skill books and rations, the captains were free to move about and train the soldiers. All they needed to do was to raise all the soldiers to Level 5 within half a year and report back to the West Garden.
Yang Rui was just about to leave to carry out his leveling plan when he was called to the side by Zhao Rong, the Disciplinary Officer. At the same time, Trace Dragon Soul was also called to the side.
"Captain Blazing Sun, Captain Trace Dragon Soul, Captain Young has a request, I wonder if the two of you can help?"
Zhao Rong pulled Yang Rui and Trace Dragon Soul to a place where no one was around and asked.
"Sir Zhao, there is no need to be so courteous. Just tell us what you need!"
"Sir Zhao, you are too polite …"
The night before, Yang Rui and Trace Dragon Soul had attended General He Jin's banquet with Zhao Rong. Therefore, the three of them could be said to be familiar with each other. However, Trace Dragon Soul was more used to such occasions and was quicker to agree to the request.
Through the banquet, Yang Rui and Trace Dragon Soul both knew that Zhao Rong was a person with some reputation. This was also the reason why he was able to become the Disciplinary Officer. However, Zhao Rong also held the position of Light Minister. Therefore, Yang Rui and Trace referred to him as' sir '.
"Then I shall thank the two captains in advance! The situation is like this. Young has many official duties to attend to. Initially, I was planning to select some Fourth Grade soldiers after I became the Disciplinary Officer and train them in the training grounds of the West Park. However, I didn't expect that most of the Fourth Grade soldiers had already been selected by the previous captains. In the end, Young still has 20000 able-bodied men that need to be trained outside. Due to the conflict between the two parties, I had no choice but to ask the two captains for help … "
Zhao Rong then said a few words. It turned out that he still had other matters to attend to and could not take the time to lead the soldiers. Therefore, he wanted Yang Rui and Trace Dragon Soul to help him take on some of the tasks of leading the soldiers.
In Zhao Rong's opinion, it was better to hand the soldiers over to Yang Rui and Trace Dragon Soul rather than Feng Fang and Xia Mou. Feng Fang and Xia Mou both had their own standpoints as NPCs. At the same time, it was inevitable that there would be some competition between them and Zhao Rong!
"… If the two of you are able to help, apart from the corresponding skill books and rations given by the government, Young will also personally thank the two of you handsomely!"
"This …"
When Zhao Rong finished speaking, Trace Dragon Soul wanted to immediately agree. However, he was put in a difficult position as it concerned the matter of leading the soldiers. Trace Dragon Soul's Command was not even 20000. The reason he was able to lead 40000 soldiers this time was because of the special treatment he received from the system. Apart from that, he could not lead any more soldiers!
"Why don't you leave Lady Zhao's matter to Blazing Sun? It would be Lady Blazing Sun's honor to be able to share some of Lady Zhao's burden!"
While Trace Dragon Soul was feeling helpless, Yang Rui happily agreed to Zhao Rong's request. It was just an extra 20000 soldiers for leveling. Including the 40000 soldiers that Yang Rui already had, they only had 60000 soldiers. Yang Rui's Command was as high as 100000 soldiers!
At the same time, even though Zhao Rong was the one who made the request, it also happened to satisfy Yang Rui's needs. The 20000 soldiers that Zhao Rong handed over could be exchanged for 10000 Fifth Grade soldiers when the time came. There was a very high chance that the remaining soldiers would fall into Yang Rui's hands. This was a significant force to be reckoned with!
Most importantly, Yang Rui's previous training plan was to have as many soldiers as possible. Helping Zhao Rong bring along an extra twenty thousand soldiers would actually help Yang Rui achieve his goals. Moreover, Zhao Rong had also promised additional rewards. Why not?! Yang Rui happily agreed.
"That's great!"
Zhao Rong was overjoyed when she heard Yang Rui agree to her request. She then took out the corresponding rations and Soldier Upgrade Skill Books and handed them to Yang Rui. She even searched her body for a while before finally taking off the sword at her waist and giving it to Yang Rui. Trace Dragon Soul was very envious.
Yang Rui was also very surprised when he received these items. The sword that Zhao Rong gave him was only an ordinary Gold-grade weapon. Yang Rui had already obtained one or two such weapons before this. Moreover, the spear that Yang Rui was currently using was a soul-type weapon. It was much stronger than the Gold-grade sword! The reason why Yang Rui was surprised was because of the Soldier Upgrade Skill Books that Zhao Rong handed over.
Previously, Yang Rui had only obtained Soldier Upgrade Skill Books of various grades. However, Zhao Rong had handed over ordinary Fifth Grade Sword-Shield Soldier Upgrade Skill Books! In other words, the Soldier Upgrade Skill Books that the eight Lieutenants of the West Garden received were all different! Judging from the current situation, the quality of the Skill Books that the Lieutenants received should still be controlled by the group of eunuchs.
After coming to this conclusion, Yang Rui naturally would not make this matter public. He silently placed the resources that Zhao Rong handed over to him in a corner of his storage pouch to prevent them from being mixed up with the other resources.
Next, Zhao Rong handed over the twenty thousand able-bodied men to Yang Rui. As Yang Rui expected, most of these able-bodied men had A-Grade Talent. Moreover, their basic strength was very high. They were very suitable to be generals or soldiers. They were much better than the able-bodied men that Yang Rui had chosen.
Among the twenty thousand able-bodied men, there were sixty S-Grade Able-Bodied men. This was the highest number of S-Grade NPCs that Yang Rui had ever seen in the game. Previously, only five S-Grade Liegeman had appeared in Big Mountain City. All of them had been carefully guarded by Yang Rui, in case he needed them at any time!
Now that Yang Rui had seen so many S-Grade Able-Bodied men, he couldn't help but think of a way to keep these S-Grade Able-Bodied men. After all, there was a 50% casualty rate during the leveling process. When the time came, he could just use the reason of the casualty rate to keep these S-Grade Able-Bodied men! Since they had already passed through his hands, he couldn't just let them slip through his fingers again. However, he wasn't sure if there would be any restrictions on their ownership. He could only act according to the circumstances when the time came.
However, the actions of Yang Rui and Zhao Rong had long been known by some people with intentions. The news was quickly passed to Zuo Feng's ears. Therefore, not long after Yang Rui and Zhao Rong separated, Zuo Feng called for Yang Rui again and asked him about the details in detail.
Regarding this, Yang Rui didn't have anything to hide. He recounted in detail how Zhao Rong had asked him for help. Zuo Feng immediately felt relieved after hearing this. In his opinion, it was a good thing that Yang Rui could replace Zhao Rong to train the soldiers. Who knows, he might be able to use this relationship in the future.
After explaining the matter clearly, Yang Rui didn't stay in Zuo Feng's residence any longer. After spending more than two hours to store the 40000 able-bodied men and the 20000 able-bodied men that Zhao Rong had entrusted to him, into the storage ring, Yang Rui used the teleportation circle to directly teleport to Qingzhou's jurisdiction, Linzi.
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