The Double Selection Fair was a tradition at Martial Schools. It usually had two channels. One represented war zones, where lords bought the rights to your service. These areas offered higher pay and greater training opportunities, but they also carried greater risks. Usually, the lords recruiting through this channel were already involved in certain battlefields and wanted to recruit new battlefield talent for officer training. After joining, you would be sent into various battlefields, with your life practically bound to the faction's fortunes. If it prospered, you prospered; if it suffered, you suffered.
The second channel represented educational zones. Recruits generally served only as instructors and were not bound by any level of service. They could refuse a lord's military assignments, and if the lord's faction fell into crisis, they could choose to withdraw first. They would not be branded deserters on their records for fleeing.
To put it simply, one channel recruited officers, while the other recruited instructors.
The former suited students who wanted to quickly make a name for themselves. Raine, for example, had chosen the first path back then. The latter was for students who preferred stability and did not want to serve on battlefields for the time being, choosing instead to earn some money and continue their studies.
Xi Ye naturally chose the second channel. In his future blueprint, whether in technology or the military, the higher ranks would definitely be composed of Planet D Players. Officer-type talent would certainly not stay. The reason was simple: no Family Disciple would be willing to submit to a group of natives. The crucial point, however, was that the natives under Xi Ye possessed far greater aptitude than most Family Disciples. That would eventually create class conflicts.
Furthermore, lords who recruited Family Disciples as officers often had to give