First Assessment

The next day, early in the morning, Jiang Liu hurried to the apprentice square.

Before long, all forty-two apprentice gang members had arrived.

Master Ma arrived shortly after, and after scanning the apprentices, he turned and shouted, "Xiao Qing! Start the hourglass!"

"Yes, Master Ma!" Xiao Qing responded.

Master Ma then unleashed his Blood Essence pressure, enveloping the entire area.

Soon, two apprentices couldn't withstand the Blood Essence pressure. They knelt down, eventually collapsing to the ground.

Master Ma glanced at the hourglass. With a wave of his hand, two Miscellaneous Affairs Hall members immediately dragged the two away.

Master Ma ignored the two apprentices and continued to increase the Blood Essence pressure.

Before long, people began to buckle under the pressure one after another, and soon the square was filled with prostrate figures.

In the end, only Jiang Liu, Wang Zhuang, and Pan Duan remained standing.

After another quarter of an hour, Jiang Liu finally couldn't hold on any longer.

Before collapsing, Jiang Liu saw that he was the only one left standing.

Seeing that no one was left standing, Master Ma finally withdrew his Blood Essence pressure.

He glanced at the hourglass and said, "You have all been training for a month and a half. Those who couldn't withstand the pressure from the start haven't even entered Flesh Hardening. They are no longer worth the gang spending valuable resources on!"

"As for the resources they've already used, either have their families pay double to cover it, or have them work in the gang's Miscellaneous Affairs Hall to pay it off!"

"You should know that every bit of training resources the gang spends on you is hard-earned! I hope you all take this to heart!"

With that, Master Ma turned and strode away.

Jiang Liu watched Master Ma's departing figure, thinking: He just kicks people out like that! Without even a word!

Jiang Liu had actually been in this world for over half a year. When he first started on the streets, he learned that the gang was responsible for many evil deeds.

Scams and deceptions were normal, and even incidents of kidnapping and maiming children occurred from time to time. When Jiang Liu first saw these things, he was so frightened that he couldn't sleep for days, having nightmares every night, fearing that he would one day suffer the same fate.

Fortunately, Jiang Liu wasn't too young when he transmigrated. Otherwise, his fate would definitely not have been better than theirs. Even so, the neighbors next door were planning to come and take everything.

Luckily, Jiang Liu woke up in time. Otherwise, he would definitely be begging for food now. With such a weak body, he would be bullied even begging.

So Jiang Liu only felt a slight pity for the two apprentices who were dragged away, and then felt nothing more. After all, the gang had already provided such a good environment, but they didn't work hard enough. Who could they blame?

However, when the other apprentices saw this scene, several of them shouted and yelled! Saying that Master Ma was too cold and ruthless, and that they should be given another chance.

Xiao Qing, hearing these remarks, immediately scolded, "Those who talk about Master Ma behind his back will have their tonic soup supply halved today! If it happens again, their tonic soup supply will be canceled for a day. Xiao Jie, take down the names!"

"If anyone feels the punishment is too harsh, you can pay for their expenses yourselves. Don't say we're not giving you the opportunity!"

"Also, don't think you have plenty of time. Master Ma will continue to assess you next month, and those who fail the assessment will receive the same treatment as the two who were kicked out today. You know what the consequences are, I believe."

After Xiao Qing finished speaking, he ignored the apprentices and walked away with his hands behind his back.

He also needed to seize the time to cultivate. Where did he have so much free time to deal with their idle affairs? If he couldn't get contribution points and some benefits from managing these apprentices, he wouldn't be here!

After all, in the gang, if your martial arts aren't good, your life is in danger at any time, and you don't know where you'll die tomorrow.

When the apprentices heard this, they immediately lost interest in continuing the discussion. They each began their training for the day, because if they failed the next assessment, they would be the ones kicked out. Who had the time to care about others?

Jiang Liu sat down to recover Blood Essence, and it was full after running through it twice. Then he began his training tasks for the day.

Jiang Liu had established strict training tasks for himself.

Making full use of all his time, rationally allocating his time for cultivation, and gradually completing his training tasks.

Only by watching himself become stronger day by day could he have enough sense of security.

After all, this world is very scary. There are experts flying everywhere, robbers, bandits, and wild beasts roaming in the wilderness.