The military camp roll call began.
On the Training Ground.
Chen Sanshi began inspecting the results.
"Those who have cultivated qi and blood, step forward!"
Silence.
"..."
Chen Sanshi changed his wording. "Those who have mastered both spear techniques and stance training, step forward!"
This time.
Eighteen people stepped forward.
That was more than Chen Sanshi had expected.
The rest were naturally formation soldiers.
Since most of them were very young, there was no case of anyone failing to even learn stance training.
Among this batch, the most gifted was unexpectedly Wu Da.
Chen Sanshi predicted that he would be the first to cultivate qi and blood.
Zhuang Yi came next.
As for Zhao Qiao, he was average, though his archery was decent. His strength lay in being honest and loyal, so he could be put to other uses in the future.
Besides that.
Thanks to the military camp's ample supply of medicinal materials, Zhu Tong and Wang Li had also crossed the threshold into proficiency with blood-refining cultivation methods.
Ordinarily, they would need to wait until reaching minor accomplishment before being promoted to Squad Leader.
But Chen Sanshi was badly short of manpower, so he selected several people theoretically most likely to reach that realm fastest and had them temporarily assume the duties of Squad Leader, though they held no actual post.
"My lord, what about me?"
Seeing everyone else being granted their "official posts," Xu Wencai could no longer sit still and sidled over with a shameless grin.
"Old Xu."
Chen Sanshi looked at him. "It seems I don't have any position to give you for now."
"I don't want a position."
Xu Wencai smiled. "Just find something for me to do. I can help you drill the battle formations, supervise their cultivation, and while I'm at it,