CHAPTER 538: CHAPTER 473 - THE TREATMENT OF 【SOLDIERS】

Three-arm recruitment!

Army!

Air Force!

Elemental Army!

"Andrew’s Leg..."

"Why do I feel that our Great Wilderness City has included all places capable of fighting?"

"Yeah! Even if we let the army slide, why do we have both Air Force and Elemental Army?"

"Indeed, the wise Duke of Lava..."

The intelligent beings of Great Wilderness City were in an uproar.

This was the first time Naseng heard of soldiers being divided in this way.

How did Naseng divide soldiers in the past?

For example, Azanen, which is the Azanen Legion, also known as Torrent Legion, includes the Torrential Knight Order, Infantry Corps, etc.

The Marquis of Giant Sword’s Giant Sword Army, Count Black Claw’s Black Claw Knight Order, the Gula Kingdom’s Black and White Knight Order, and so on.

Armies were always named after the lord they served, never thought it could be like this?!

Indeed, the wisdom of the Duke of Lava.

So impressive!

Excited citizens of Great Wilderness City surged like waves toward the suitable recruitment posts.

A total of more than two thousand professional [scribes] from Great Wilderness City were fully mobilized, heading to various positions to accomplish this recruitment task for the three armies.

The crowd coming to enlist was vast, forming long queues at the recruitment centers.

The way neighbors in Great Wilderness City chatted also changed.

"Yo, Selena, out buying groceries for your grandson?"

"Yes, yes, Jaina, isn’t it because the child’s father is going to join the army!"

"Oh! Joining the army?! Is he registered? My eighth boy Anduin can’t seem to get registered!"

"Oh, what a pity!"

Two elderly ladies with graying hair strolled along the street chatting.

"Back in the days, everyone was terrified of war! Who thought our great His Highness Lava is truly kind to the soldiers!"

"Who doesn’t agree! Following the army on an expedition basically ensures you won’t die, plus with Medical Knights and their [Doctors], resurrection is not a problem!"

"Moreover, even if you die, Heroic Spirits can return home annually and may even become professional [Heroic Spirits], living eternally!"

"Come to think about it..."

As the two elderly ladies conversed while walking, their words brought knowing smiles to surrounding passersby.

During the Lava Demon Beast War over a decade ago, there were no winners.

The demon beasts of the Lava Swamp became slaves.

Duke Lin Ke also slept for several years due to this.

The failure of these two sides neither established the dignified reputation of the Eldest Prince and Moon Goddess, but rather made them infamous.

Moreover, the Deep Blue Duke, who was stirring up trouble behind them, had his plans dashed by Lin Ke’s unforeseen rise.

Back then, Naseng and Gula Kingdom were unpredictable and unstable.

Those who suffered the most were precisely the lower ranks of Azanen.

Forced to rebel against demon beasts and build the Great Wall Fortress, dying one after another in that war.

But now it’s different.

Their former pride of Azanen, Young Master Lin Ke, through various means, won the respect of the entire continent.

First, through iron-handed measures, he carried out "centralization" with the support of his father Garoce, followed by the promulgation of various reform bills and measures within Azanen Territory, leading it to prosperity.

Next, he fostered alliances with the Marquis of Giant Sword, Count Black Claw, and other nobles, submitted war applications, and annexed the territory of sworn enemy Viscount Mantis.

Then he built the pearl of southern Naseng, the advanced and futuristic Great Wilderness City, attracting a large number of citizens.

Later, becoming Duke of Lava, he led the territories including Lava Swamp, Azanen Domain, and Mantis Domain, collectively called Lava Territory.

Under Lin Ke’s leadership, his citizens enjoyed a life several times better than before, feeling hopeful about the future. Their initiative was fully stimulated.

Joining the army, in their view, was just a profession.

A profession that fuses faith, protection, ideals, and passion, not only paying a salary to sustain a family, but also offering strong security guarantees.

Especially after death.

Originally, death was just death, but Great Wilderness City had Mr. Qing Cha, the only starlight-level [Heroic Spirit Guard] in Naseng, so there was no fear of becoming a revenant after death.

Originally, common people lived just over a hundred years until their natural end, but after becoming the [Heroic Spirit] honored by Great Wilderness City, they could share life and death with the city.

Isn’t this eternal life?

The only downside being, after becoming a [Heroic Spirit], the thoughts of eating and visiting brothels vanish, but in other aspects, it’s almost like being alive.

Of course, if you don’t like becoming a Heroic Spirit, that’s no problem either, [Soul Manipulator] His Highness Revin is around!

Just go to the [Puppet Master] shop in the big mall, buy a tailor-made puppet, settle inside it, and use the death pension to ask His Highness Revin for a favor to place the soul, it’s done!

So enlisting is simply the best choice!

However, the recruitment requirements for the three armies in Great Wilderness City are high!

Not everyone can successfully join the army; for instance, there’s the political review process, identified using the Mist Princess’s mist skills to confirm the applicant’s thoughts.

Whether loyal to the Great Wilderness, whether prone to desertion, etc.

High rewards also mean high requirements!

And such requirements and rewards made the soldier profession and [soldier] profession incredibly popular in Great Wilderness City during this time.

In just three days, recruitment... twenty thousand!

...

Naseng, with heavy snow falling.

It was already late winter, and if unexpected, this was one of the last snowfalls of late winter.

Even the southern regions of the Gula Kingdom witnessed some snow.

Near Azaenn Castle, the newly established customs had not yet been put to use, and the waves crashed against the cliffs with a "swoosh" sound.

Some people who had never seen the sea came around to observe.

Though there was no snow in Azanen, the cold air still cut intensely, so the beachside spectators weren’t particularly numerous.

"Dad, why don’t I see any seagulls?" A child on his father’s neck pointed to the sky above the coast, curiously asking, his face flushed red.

"Little Ron, you have to go to farther places to see seagulls!" The child’s father laughed heartily, seeming very robust, his breath turning to white mist.

"You two step back a bit, too cold! Let’s head home after finishing our view." Beside them, a woman couldn’t help but shiver.

This was an ordinary farming family, enjoying leisure time during the winter to see the sea, as they would soon have to plow the fields in a few days.

There were many such families, with most sea watchers being similar.

Just then, something appeared far in the distance, along the coastline.

"Dad, look! What is that!"

The child named Ron pointed towards the distance.

"No matter what it is, finish watching quickly, both of you, and let’s leave together." Ron’s mother said helplessly.

Yet she saw Ron’s father suddenly widen his eyes, his lips trembling involuntarily, then turning and pulling Ron’s mother to flee.

Simultaneously, accompanied by a loud shout:

"Magical Beast! The Magical Beasts from the ocean are coming!"