"Oh my god, what on earth is going on?" An Elf Player who had completed the transformation had spent the entire afternoon staring at herself in the mirror, yet still couldn't come to terms with her own beauty.
The key was that although the person in the mirror was undeniably beautiful, she hadn't been completely transformed. Her features still vaguely resembled those of her real-world self, as if her hidden beauty had been fully revealed after the most meticulous adjustments!
Every Shapeshifted Player had the same thought after seeing their appearance: I could look this good all along?
Sure enough, the vulgar makeup techniques of the real world had held back their beauty, forcing them to struggle in the mortal world for years. The artists of this game world truly understood them!
"I'm saying... how long are you planning to keep staring?" The instructor gazed helplessly at the players who had been sitting in front of the mirrors all afternoon.
One of the players cradled her plump, flowerlike face in her hands and said, "Instructor, please don't mind us. We've been blinded for too long. We only discovered our true selves today, so just let us look a little longer. Otherwise, we'll have to face that fake world again when we go back..."
The instructor: "..."
Ah... this group of children must have gone crazy. Hopefully, they'll return to normal before the lord comes back. Wei Lin helplessly rubbed her forehead before slowly leaving the room.
She opened the records and began filling in the information about this batch of Shapeshifted Players.
There were thirty-four Shapeshifted Players in the first batch. Twenty of them were Walkers. Most of those Walkers had Elf Energy inclined toward the upper limb bones, making up eleven people. Six had concentrated Mental Strength, while only four had Elf Energy inclined toward the lower limb bones.
Wei Lin grew slightly worried when she saw the data. Two days ago, the lord had clearly said that he wanted to train a batch of Rangers, but the current figures looked very discouraging. Walkers with Elf Energy inclined toward the lower limb bones were suited to developing as Rangers, but that didn't mean they could definitely become Rangers. Everything still had to wait for professional testing by a Ranger Master, including their physical attributes, their potential for growth after training, and even their mental abilities. After going through all those assessments, it was quite possible that the first batch of Elves wouldn't produce a single Ranger...
If my first mission ends with this result, I wonder if I'll lose my job...
Wei Lin was extremely worried. She was actually very satisfied with her current work. She held a decent position in the base and managed several thousand Elves. Even the Chief Instructor would politely greet her whenever he saw her. The Elves had high aptitude and strong development potential, and the current salary wasn't low either. If she lost this job, she wasn't confident she could find another one this good.
The remaining fourteen Shapeshifted Players were non-Walker monster types. There were three Wind Demons, six Flower Spirits, one Stone Spirit, one Wood Spirit, two Druids, and one Watcher.
The distribution was fairly balanced. However, since they were all intoxicated by their own beauty and refused to move, they were currently being extremely uncooperative with the basic tests, which greatly troubled Wei Lin. Still, there was no need to panic about that. After observing the color of the Wind Demons' feathers, she found them to be exceptionally healthy. Their coloring wasn't vivid, but the radiance was restrained, clearly indicating extremely high quality. Although they hadn't been tested yet, based on her judgment, every one of these second-level shapeshifted lifeforms possessed quality close to the third level!
After reaching this conclusion, Wei Lin realized that these Elves' capacity might exceed twenty percent!
Could it be... that they're... more or less comparable to those favored direct descendants in my own family?
That should... only be a feeling, right? My family members are Top Universe Nobles... This must be an illusion...
Wei Lin consoled herself inwardly.
Meanwhile, Xi Ye had successfully recruited the people he wanted. Aside from the Old Mecha Master with severed hands and feet, he had also hired a Ranger Master.
However, this Ranger wasn't a traditional Walker Elf, but a Wind Demon. Wind Demon Rangers were rare, because Rangers generally used bows and arrows. Since most of a Wind Demon's muscles were concentrated in the wings on its back, its arm span and pulling strength were weak, making it basically impossible to train it in proper archery.
Still, there were alternative methods. Wind Demon Rangers mainly used their razor-sharp feathers as hidden weapons, with their training focused on the throwing power of their wrists. Compared with traditional bow-wielding Rangers, Wind Demons were much more agile. Of course, this type of Ranger had its weaknesses as well: its effective range was mediocre. Against opponents of the same level, it needed to close the distance and fight, making it riskier than a traditional Ranger.
Xi Ye didn't care about that. Given the aptitude of his base's subjects, he would certainly develop along multiple paths in the future. A composite legion would definitely possess greater tactical flexibility and competitiveness than a single-type legion. The Federation's God of War, Cang Yue, had already proven this through the campaign to suppress Hanjue.
Hanjue's Titan Legion was unrivaled throughout the world, yet it still couldn't defeat the tactically diverse composite legion under Cang Yue. That war lasted nearly ten thousand years, and the battles—large and small—fought by Her Highness Cang Yue had since been incorporated into the curricula of the major military academies. Even the military classes at their Celestial God Academy mainly used those battles as teaching material.
Legion diversification had become the major trend in the Federation.
Therefore, the more types of trainers he had, the better. Moreover, in this rescue mission, Wind Demon Rangers might be no less useful than traditional Rangers.
Aside from the Ranger Master, he had also recruited a Shadow Walker Training Officer and a Druid Training Officer. They had each negotiated an annual salary of three hundred thousand. The latter two didn't have resumes as legendary as Old Robert's, but they were still quite capable. Neither had any stains on their records, both were Family Disciples, and each had nearly a thousand years of teaching experience. Their resumes seemed ordinary, but they suited the current circumstances of Xi Ye's base.
With his current influence, recruiting famous trainers was indeed unrealistic.
The remaining needs were mostly basic supplies. The technical workers Wine Immortal had promised were essentially all in place—more than one hundred and fifty of them in total. All were highly skilled workers with over two hundred years of experience. They were natives Wine Immortal had acquired through Conquest Colonization, and every one of them carried an official Federation Slave Contract. After transferring them to Xi Ye, Xi Ye didn't have to worry about them betraying him.
Afterward, Xi Ye also recruited some Federation Citizens in various civilian professions through the Talent Network. Among them were a Black Iron Dwarf Assistant Blacksmith, a tailor from the Life System, chefs, carpenters, and other necessary roles. He hired more than a hundred people in total.
They were all Lower Class Citizens willing to sign the Lifetime Contract System. They had no bad records and clean backgrounds. On this point, Xi Ye could only choose to trust the reputation of the Federation's Number One Talent.
For the mechas, following Old Robert's advice, Xi Ye bought a batch of highly cost-effective basic models. They cost one hundred thousand each. Although they weren't famous brands, after testing their performance, he found that they were no worse in any respect than some million-level products bearing brand names!
After buying them, Xi Ye couldn't help sighing. Sure enough, one needed a professional accompanying them during a purchase to obtain high-quality goods at low prices!
Almost everything that needed to be prepared was ready. After returning, he should be able to begin planning the construction of the first town that belonged to him.
The thought made him faintly excited!
The issue of educational resources was still a major problem, but there was nothing he could do about it. According to the Talent Network staff, the next recruitment fair would be held in two months.
In that case, he could use these two months to deal with the Virus Incident and the hidden dangers on Mars itself first...
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