Chapter 23

However, there were also some people who did not trust Cheng Yang very much. They believed that what Cheng Yang said was merely a form of deception. Now that they were not chosen, they decided to wait and see. As long as they were not expelled from Luofeng Village, they would not consider themselves at a disadvantage.

Cheng Yang ignored these people and led the ten people he had chosen to the occupational statue. Following the familiar procedure, he performed the occupational change for everyone.

The ten people who underwent the occupational change this time had talent attributes that Cheng Yang found very satisfying. Apart from three people, everyone else possessed A-level talent. The remaining three people had two with B-level talent, and the last one had a powerful S-level talent. This person was Zhao Chuan, the first person Cheng Yang rescued from Huimin Town.

It seemed that the people who underwent the occupational change in Luofeng Village were still among the best in the world, otherwise their talent would not be so strong.

Name: Zhao Chuan

Affiliation: Luofeng Village

Occupation: Summoner, Rank: Apprentice Summoner (0%)

Age: 31

Lifespan: 110

Health: 30

Mana: 20

Physical Attack: 1

Magic Attack: 5

Physical Defense: 1

Magic Defense: 1

Attack Speed: 1

Movement Speed: 1.1

Talent: 1. Every time a minor rank is advanced, the summoned creature's attack power increases by 3%.

2. Beast Aura (Special Talent): Within a 100-meter radius of the summoned creature, all enemy units with strength not exceeding the summoner's have their attack and defense reduced by 10%. For every major rank advanced, the intimidation range expands by three times.

Skills: Spirit Summoning 1 (Basic skill of a summoner, can gradually improve through practice. Skill level increases with occupational rank.)

Summon Phantom Wolf 1 (Summons a Phantom Wolf to fight. The Phantom Wolf is a close-range magical attack creature, inheriting 100% of the summoner's attributes. The Phantom Wolf exists for 10 minutes, with a 1-minute cooldown. Casting consumes 10 mana points. Proficiency: 0%)

Equipment: Wooden Staff: Symbol of a summoner's identity, no additional attributes.

Cheng Yang could only describe Zhao Chuan's attributes with shock, never expecting him to have a special talent.

Ordinary talents usually enhance the various attributes of a combatant, while special talents enhance attributes unrelated to the combatant's own attributes. In this sense, administrative talents can also be considered special talents. If one were to compare the two, it would be difficult to determine which is superior. However, administrative talents are not special talents, as special talents have an important characteristic: occupational restrictions. For example, Zhao Chuan's talent can only be effective if he is a summoner. If he were to unfortunately change to another occupation, his talent would be useless. In this world, there is no concept of retraining.

Currently, Zhao Chuan's attributes do not seem particularly powerful. Most monsters' attack and defense are still in single digits, so a 10% reduction is not noticeable. However, in the future, when attack and defense attributes reach hundreds or thousands, a 10% reduction would be equivalent to reducing dozens or hundreds of points. In large-scale battles, this would be a nightmare for the enemy.

Next, Cheng Yang selected five people from those who had undergone the occupational change first and incorporated them into his team, thus forming his team.

However, since Luofeng Village was only at level one, there were no buildings for a formal army, and it was impossible to assign roles to the team members. Therefore, the current management of this small team was still very loose.

While Yu Kai and others were busy with the occupational changes of their subordinates, Cheng Yang had the previously changed people teach the newcomers the basic knowledge, so they would know some basic combat techniques.

After Zhao Chuan and others successfully underwent the occupational change, the psychological gap for those who were not chosen became even greater. They discovered that Zhao Chuan and others had the same weapons as Cheng Yang and others after the occupational change. This meant that they had the same combat power as Cheng Yang and others.

"Cheng Yang, why don't you give us the occupational change? You are creating class conflict." A voice erupted from the crowd, full of anger.

Cheng Yang turned to look at the source of the voice, which was Hu Jun, who had planned to challenge him earlier. He said calmly, "I said before, this base is now mine, and I decide who undergoes the occupational change. If you have objections, you can choose to leave Luofeng Village."

Hu Jun said arrogantly, "Why should I leave? I am the mayor of Huimin Town, and this area belongs to Huimin Town. I think the one who should leave is you."

Cheng Yang looked at Hu Jun as if he were a fool, and not just him, but Yu Kai and Li Wanshan and others looked at him the same way.

Niu Bing said angrily, "You scoundrel, how shameless can you be? Who saved you from the ruins this morning? Who brought your family back from Huimin Town this afternoon? Just because you are the mayor, you think you are so great? If you have the ability, don't need to be saved. Idiot!"

"You..." Hu Jun pointed at Niu Bing and said, "Don't think that just because you have some supernatural abilities, you can act recklessly. When the national army arrives, your tricks won't be of any use. Just wait and see."

Niu Bing and others' faces turned cold, and Li Wanshan said, "I don't know what will happen when the army arrives, but I believe that if I throw you out now, you won't last ten minutes."

"You... That's murder, that's a crime!" Hu Jun's face changed, and he shouted, "Everyone, are you going to continue to be deceived by these people? Even if they are capable, they are only thirty or forty people. If we unite, we won't be afraid of them. If we capture them, we can control this base and all get the occupational change. Why should we have to look at their faces?"

Li Wanshan turned to Cheng Yang and said, "Village Chief Cheng Yang, say the word, and I'll take care of this guy."

Cheng Yang nodded inwardly. Li Wanshan was indeed a capable person, good at assessing the situation and knowing that his relationship with him was not deep. The reason he was appointed as the leader of a small team was because he had no one else to use. Therefore, he needed to find a way to quickly gain his trust. The best way to achieve this was to offer a token of allegiance, and by killing Hu Jun, the mayor of Huimin Town, he would have done so.

However, Cheng Yang did not plan to kill Hu Jun. He said, "Old Li, forget it. Killing this kind of person would dirty our hands. With the apocalypse, enough people have died. We humans should not kill each other."

Li Wanshan was slightly stunned, not understanding why Cheng Yang made this decision. However, since it was Cheng Yang's decision, he did not intend to argue.

Cheng Yang turned to look at the crowd and then said to Hu Jun, "Hu Jun, your proposal doesn't seem to have much support. Everyone understands that you are inciting them against us just to take over Luofeng Village. At this critical moment of human survival, don't be too selfish. I promised before that once there is an opportunity for the occupational change, I will arrange it for the remaining people as soon as possible. The reason I only chose fifty people this time is that the base can only support fifty people for the occupational change."

After a pause, Cheng Yang continued, "Alright, let's end this. Although I find your behavior despicable, I don't like to completely destroy my enemies. You can continue to live in Luofeng Village. However, to survive, you need to contribute to the village's development. Otherwise, you will starve to death."

Hu Jun was in a complex mood. At this moment, he realized that he had overestimated his influence. As the mayor of Huimin Town, he was once surrounded by people, making him feel important. However, now he realized that in the face of survival pressure, his position as mayor meant nothing.

Hu Jun did not feel regretful at this moment. He only hated Cheng Yang for being so unreasonable. Although Cheng Yang said he could continue to live in Luofeng Village, he felt no gratitude, only more anger.

However, he knew he could not do anything now. He felt that he should endure the humiliation and wait for the army to arrive. Then he could see Cheng Yang and his group fall. At that time, he would still be the mayor, and he might even get a promotion for his contributions.

So, after Cheng Yang finished speaking, he just coldly snorted and retreated to one side. Throughout the process, his brother Hu Yang did not say a word, which was somewhat puzzling.

Cheng Yang also did not understand Hu Yang's thoughts, but he was not worried. Before these people's strength left the apprentice level, he had absolute control over them. With just a thought, he could remove them from the base, and they would revert to their pre-occupational change state. Of course, there was a difference: they still had the status of combatants, which did not represent their combat power but limited the occupations they could choose when re-occupational changing.

Then, Cheng Yang let the others disperse and had Yu Kai and others lead their teams to the wall to kill the refreshed monsters, as a way to train the newcomers. Cheng Yang's team of over ten people also went along to familiarize themselves with their skills.

Cheng Yang went to the altar alone and chose to build ten more houses. This was necessary because so many people had undergone the occupational change today, and without enough houses, it would affect their training.

Looking at the empty space around the altar, Cheng Yang felt somewhat depressed. It seemed that he would have to find some wood in the ruins tomorrow. If he was lucky, he might find some; if not, he would return empty-handed. Even if he found the wood, bringing it back would be a troublesome task.

A distance of over a kilometer was very short before the apocalypse, and a car could reach it in one or two minutes. However, now, under the new rules, all electrical equipment could not operate. Although cars run on gasoline, without electricity, they cannot move.

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