Chapter 62

Tang Cheng was not joking when he said he would train the new recruits who had just joined the Survey Corps. When someone like him encountered a task, if he didn't want to do it, he wouldn't even glance at it, no matter how chaotic the outside world became. But if he decided to do it, he would put all his effort into it, using every method possible to achieve perfection.

Overturning the current human political system and creating a new era for humanity, in his view, was a simple step. As long as his plan was flawlessly executed, a new nation and a new political system could be quickly established. The real challenge was how to maintain and sustain this new system in the long term.

Of course, Tang Cheng was not from this world, and his mission was only to tear down and rebuild. Whether the new system would be overthrown again after its establishment was not within his scope of responsibility. Even if humanity were to be completely annihilated afterward, he would not suffer any loss. However, ... something he had worked hard to build, only to crumble in a moment because he was no longer around, was not the result he wanted.

It's like someone who started a large company from scratch over several years, only to have the successor they chose collapse the next day, and the company be swallowed by other enterprises. No one could tolerate such a thing.

Tang Cheng did not want the king he selected to be like the Second Emperor of Qin, or it would make him seem very shortsighted.

To maintain the longevity of this new nation, it required not only an excellent king but also loyal and capable subordinates. Especially after the coup, with countless nobles and high officials dead, there would be a huge gap in the upper ruling class that needed to be filled.

With only fifty days, and a significant portion of that time needed to deal with the three giants, it was impossible for Tang Cheng to select enough talent in the remaining time. Therefore, he could only look for candidates among the known figures... the batch of trainees who joined the Survey Corps at the same time as him. They were undoubtedly the most outstanding, with both military and strategic talents, and had great potential for development. Most importantly, Tang Cheng knew them well.

Even though they were still somewhat immature, as long as they could survive the war against the giants, in ten or twenty years, they would surely become the pillars of the new human era. After all, war is the most effective way to rapidly develop a person.

That's why Tang Cheng proposed this requirement to Erwin, to increase their chances of survival. As for whether the two giants, Reiner and Hoover, would become stronger through his training, this was something Tang Cheng could completely ignore. First, the things he taught were not suitable for the giants' massive bodies. Even if they did become stronger, it would be... something that would make Tang Cheng very excited.

Imagine, an already powerful enemy becoming even stronger because of you, and then you personally teaching them the secrets of becoming stronger, and then fighting them, experiencing the wonderful sensation of life and death, and killing them with your own hands... Is there anything more exciting than this in the world?

Tang Cheng's love for danger was like a pervert's love for beautiful women or a foodie's love for delicious food. If there was danger, he would face it; if there was no danger, he would create it. The more dangerous it was, the more he wanted to touch it. For example, tearing open the seal of a demon and freeing a demon imprisoned for ten thousand years, or throwing himself into a prison filled with countless vicious criminals... If such things were put before him, he would not hesitate at all, even if it meant sacrificing his life!

In comparison, giving two enemies a slight chance to become stronger was too trivial.

Okay, let's not talk about Tang Cheng's death-seeking, villain-like personality for now. In short, the trainees under Tang Cheng's training truly suffered... A person who set the passing score at 90 out of 100, how strict could his training be? Even with your toes, you could imagine.

Just two hours of training, these young people, who had excellent records in the training corps, were highly recognized by the original instructors, and even survived the recent war against the giants, with both strong willpower and action, except for one Mikasa who could still stand, the other eight were all lying on the ground like dead pigs.

"Ah, this won't do..." Tang Cheng looked at them with a very disappointed expression, "I have set four levels of training: ordinary, hero, king, and hell. If you can't even last two hours at the ordinary level, how can you complete the hell level training in a month?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces changed. If they could still speak, each of them would probably curse, "Damn!" This training that could kill anyone was just the ordinary level, so what would the terrifying hell level be?

No one dared to imagine, even a tough woman like Petra felt a chill down her back and broke out in a cold sweat.

Of course, Tang Cheng said this, but he also knew that rushing things would not work. Ignoring Mikasa, with their current physical condition, it would be very good if they could complete the ordinary level training in a month. As for the hero level and beyond, it was not even worth thinking about. After all, even a genius like him took three days for the ordinary level, ten days for the hero level, a month for the king level, and half a year for the hell level... a total of 227 days to complete the special training and transcend the human realm.

In just a month, at most, only Mikasa could attempt the hero level.

Wait! What?

Suddenly, Tang Cheng's expression changed... Wasn't this special training something he thought of last night? When did he experience it? Tang Cheng subconsciously searched his memory, but there was no such memory in his mind. But what was that flash of inspiration just now?

"Ah, forget it, it's so boring..."

Scratching his head, Tang Cheng quickly gave up thinking. As usual, whenever he touched on issues related to his abnormality, he instinctively chose to avoid them, not from a conscious decision, but because the option to "continue thinking" simply did not exist in his mind.

"Alright, today's training ends here. You can go back to the old Survey Corps headquarters, which is also where I live now. You will be staying there for the next month."

"Meat... meat?" Petra struggled to turn over on the ground, looking at Tang Cheng with difficulty. She didn't care where she would live, but she was concerned about today's meal, whether there would be chicken legs and tea eggs.

"Wait until we get back to headquarters."

After saying this, everyone immediately got up from the ground and walked towards the nearby horses, but then, "Who said you could get on the horses?"

Tang Cheng frowned and looked at the puzzled faces of the group, "Everyone must walk back."

"What?!"

"We are already exhausted, and you want us to walk back?"

"You want to kill us!"

Everyone loudly protested.

Tang Cheng was unmoved, and coldly smiled, "It's only a three-hour walk. Since you survived my special training, it means you can do this. If you don't have the willpower, go to the Garrison Brigade or be a comfortable Military Police! If you want to stay, don't argue with me, or you won't get any food today."

After saying this, Tang Cheng turned and walked away.

"This bastard!"

"Talking about surviving his special training, I knew that kind of training could kill people..."

"He really wants to take our lives!"

"And he even uses such despicable methods to threaten us, he's a real villain!"

"Completely heartless!"

"Devil!"

Everyone cursed at Tang Cheng's gradually distant back, but they didn't get on the horses. They just pulled the reins and wobbled after Tang Cheng's back. Even the weakest among them, Historia and Armin, gritted their teeth and persisted.

Since they chose the path of the Survey Corps, it meant they had already bet their lives. No matter how hard it was, they would persist until... death.

...

What was originally a three-hour journey took twice as long because everyone was exhausted from Tang Cheng's special training. By the time they reached the old Survey Corps headquarters, it was already close to dusk.

Tang Cheng did not continue to make things difficult for them and indeed prepared bread, chicken legs, and tea eggs for them. Enjoying this food that they usually only got during festivals, everyone felt that the hardships of the day were not worth mentioning.

After dinner, catching up with the long-separated Eren was a given, and of course, there was the Survey Corps tactical course in the evening... Originally, this course was held during the day, but because they had to undergo Tang Cheng's devilish training during the day, it had to be moved to the evening, making efficient use of their rest time.

After all this, everyone dragged their almost exhausted bodies back to their respective rooms.

Although the castle had many rooms, there were not many that were cleaned and ready. So the newly arrived trainees had to share rooms with others, such as Eren with the Captain, Mikasa with Petra, Armin with Connie, and Ymir, the yuri girl, who had to stick to Historia.

Historia was already used to this.

"Ah, I'm so tired today..." After returning to her room, Ymir immediately stretched and, instead of going to her own bed, hugged Historia from behind, leering, "Historia, let's sleep together."

"Eh, this..."

Before Historia could say more, a knock came at the door.

"Who is it!" Ymir shouted angrily, very unhappy with whoever was ruining her good time, but she still went to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, the person outside struck Ymir's neck, and she slowly fell to the ground. The person then picked her up and casually threw her onto the nearest bed.

"Ymir?!" Realizing what had happened, Historia instinctively ran over.

"Don't worry, I just made her sleep." Tang Cheng smiled and stopped her, closing the door behind him.

He locked it.

Hearing the door lock, Historia's heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively covered her chest, "You..."

"Nothing, just some things I don't want a third person to know." Tang Cheng smiled warmly, but in Historia's eyes, it felt like a wolf greeting a hen, and she didn't know what to do.

Then, Tang Cheng did something she never expected.

He suddenly reached out and grabbed her shoulders, forcefully pushing her against the wall, staring at her intently, and said in a deep voice, "So, I'll be straightforward. Do you, Historia Reiss, want to be a queen?"

"Eh?!"

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