Chapter 22

After Liu Hao and the others heard this, they felt much more relieved. They were not worried that Cheng Yang would use this point to threaten them.

Cheng Yang continued, "What Old Yu said just now is also my intention. In the team you are forming, you must win over a group of trusted confidants. This is a necessary means for us to stand firm in this post-apocalyptic world. However, in the short term, most people still pin their hopes on the military's rescue, even believing that the military can eliminate all these demonized creatures and restore a peaceful world. This idea will increase the difficulty of winning over people. This matter cannot be rushed; it must be done step by step. For true confidants, we don't need a large number, but they must be trustworthy."

Yu Kai said, "Don't worry, we know the importance of this. If it weren't for our trust in you, Yangzi, we might not have realized that the old society is gone for good. For those who do not have a firm resolve to stand with us, we will only treat them as ordinary members, not as confidants."

Cheng Yang nodded and said, "I am relieved to hear that. Additionally, as future leaders of the team, you need not only intelligence but also strength, and strength is relatively more important. Now that you have the talent to become strong, the rest is to work hard and train. Try to earn as many spirit points as possible each day to support your double-speed training. This is the only way to create a gap. Furthermore, when your spirit points accumulate to over a thousand, you can activate quadruple-speed training. So, our most important task now is to earn spirit points."

This made Yu Kai and the others exchange glances. After a while, Yu Kai said with a bitter smile, "Yangzi, earning spirit points is too difficult. Killing one monster only gives one spirit point, and it has to be shared among several people. Today, I stayed at the base and guarded it all day, and the monsters that respawned around us were all killed, but I only earned about fifty spirit points, and that was because I had the advantage of ranged attacks. Although this can meet the requirement for double-speed training, when will we ever accumulate a thousand spirit points?"

Cheng Yang smiled calmly and said, "Don't worry about it. Think about it, almost no one has yet changed their profession, but we have already started training. If we use this advantage well, it can be infinitely amplified."

Liu Hao and the others immediately nodded. If others had not yet changed their professions, their advantage was indeed very significant.

After that, Cheng Yang and the others had a detailed discussion for half an hour, clarifying some details, and then they walked out of the house.

For modern people, the evening was a great time for leisure and entertainment, but now none of them had the mood for entertainment. The pressure of survival was a heavy mountain on their hearts.

At this moment, almost everyone was gathered on the south side of Luofeng Village, where a huge bonfire was burning, casting a red glow around. Everyone's face was filled with fear and unease.

Cheng Yang could understand their feelings. The three long days he spent in Xiangcheng City were no different. However, they were luckier than he was, as they did not have to worry about being attacked by demonized beasts.

Cheng Yang walked straight to the bonfire and raised his hands, signaling everyone to stop talking. Then he said, "Everyone, do you have many doubts in your hearts?"

"Yes..."

"What is happening to this world?"

"How did you get those abilities?"

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A cacophony of voices erupted from the crowd. Cheng Yang did not answer each one individually but said, "Many of your questions I cannot answer, as I am also completely at a loss. I just want to ask one thing: Do you want to continue living in this world?"

"Yes!" No one hesitated. Even ants have a will to live, let alone humans.

Cheng Yang said, "Good. Since you want to live, please follow my arrangements. You have all eaten the roasted meat, right? That meat was not obtained out of thin air; it was earned by my companions risking their lives to kill those monsters. They have no obligation to keep supporting you, and neither do I. So, if you want to live, you must fight and strive. Do you understand?"

"Can we also obtain the abilities you have demonstrated? If we can, we are willing to fight with you. If not, fighting those monsters would be a sure death." A voice emerged from the crowd.

Cheng Yang looked closely and recognized the speaker as Hu Yang, whom he had encountered earlier that day. His brows furrowed slightly, but he did not show any reaction. Instead, he said directly, "Of course, you can. However, this base belongs to me, and I need people who will follow my commands, not those who oppose me. Those who are willing to stand with me will have the opportunity to become strong."

"Why do you say this place is yours? Everything should belong to the state. This base must be controlled by the state." A discordant voice emerged from the crowd, and the words were highly provocative, causing many people to murmur. Although Cheng Yang did not see the person, he recognized the voice but did not intend to expose him.

Cheng Yang said, "Alright! I admit what you said makes sense, but who here can represent the state? We are all part of this country. If someone who can represent the state appears in the future, I am willing to hand over this base. But now that I have occupied this base, I am its owner, so you must follow my arrangements."

Cheng Yang sneered inwardly. Represent the state? Who in this world can represent the state? To survive, everyone is selfish, and this is evident in the apocalypse.

After saying this, Cheng Yang raised the withered wooden staff in his hand, and a magic missile instantly condensed and shot into the dark night sky.

All those who were still whispering closed their mouths. They seemed to realize that Cheng Yang was not an ordinary student but someone with combat abilities beyond human limits. Moreover, their lives had been saved by him, so did they have any room for negotiation?

Seeing this, Cheng Yang's face showed a satisfied smile. He did not force these people to willingly obey his orders right away. In the early stages of the apocalypse, he had to rely on strong measures to make them follow his commands. When they truly understood the cruelty of the apocalypse and the current state of the world, they would make the right choice. Cheng Yang believed this time would not be far off.

"Now is the time to make a choice. Those who are willing to follow my orders, please stand at the village altar. I will select fifty people to give them the ability to fight the monsters. The rest will also have the right to stay in Luofeng Village, and when there are more profession change slots in the future, you will be given priority." Cheng Yang said loudly.

After Cheng Yang's words, most people rushed to the altar in a frenzy. A small group hesitated slightly but then also rushed to the altar. In a short time, no one was left around the bonfire.

Li Wanshan and others, standing on the outskirts of the crowd, watched this scene with great relief. They were fortunate to have met Cheng Yang first, which allowed them to smoothly change their professions as combatants. If not, they would either be competing for profession change slots like the people in front of them or hiding in some dark cave like others.

In this situation, they involuntarily felt a sense of superiority, which made them feel like they were part of Luofeng Village. Perhaps many people had not yet realized this, but as their recognition of Luofeng Village increased, they would gradually become the backbone of the village.

After a few dozen seconds, everyone gathered around the altar, and Liu Hao and the others were already waiting there.

Cheng Yang quickly walked over, stood in front of the altar, and looked around. Seeing Li Wanshan standing on the outskirts of the crowd, he immediately called out, "Old Li, come in."

Li Wanshan was slightly taken aback but did not ask why, and directly walked to Cheng Yang's side, standing with Liu Hao and the others.

Cheng Yang then said, "Old Li, you and Old Yu and the others each select ten people. These people will be your subordinates. The 25 people who have already changed professions will be evenly distributed among each team. They have some combat experience and can help train these new members."

Li Wanshan's heart stirred. The meaning of Cheng Yang's words was clear: he would be a manager in this team. If Luofeng Village developed well in the future, his status would also rise.

Li Wanshan did not intend to refuse. Regardless of the benefits this identity would bring him, just to save his family, becoming a manager in Cheng Yang's team would be a significant advantage, at least giving him some say with Cheng Yang.

Next came the selection process. Without a doubt, Cheng Yang had the first choice. Actually, this first choice did not have much practical significance, as the people who had been saved were all young and middle-aged adults between 15 and 45 years old. In the disaster that lasted a whole day, the elderly, weak, and sick had been largely eliminated, showing the cruelty of the apocalypse. The talents of the remaining people would only be known after they changed professions.

Among the people Cheng Yang selected, males made up the majority, and only two females were chosen, both around thirty years old. Cheng Yang was very clear that although the combat ability after changing professions would not differ based on gender, in such a disaster, most males could better adjust their mindset and adapt to the environment more quickly.

Then Yu Kai, Liu Hao, and others selected their people. When Li Wanshan chose his last subordinate, the remaining people all sighed. Although they did not yet understand how Cheng Yang would give the selected people the ability to fight the demonized beasts, they knew they had lost an important opportunity.

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