That guy was practically baiting a hook like an angler.
Qin Shi thought to himself.
He was already familiar with Fu Lei's routine: first emphasize how brutal Yellow Springs Training Camp was, then offer a little sweetener to stir up the recruits.
"What's Black Medicine?"
"No idea, but it can double your Life Force! It's worth going all in!"
"Let's do it!"
Sure enough, the "survivors" who had just made it through a round of eliminations were fired up. Like drowning men clutching at a piece of driftwood, they were desperate for a sense of security.
"Black Medicine is the Ninth Legion's secret recipe. The Ninth Legion has dealt with the Sacred Blood Race, one of the Great Power Civilizations, many times."
Fu Lei gave a barely perceptible, satisfied smile, then began his explanation:
"The Sacred Blood Race is one of the top-ranked 'fallen races' among the nine Great Powers. Their pursuit of 'perfection' makes it all too easy for them to fall to the Chaos Faction.
"Six millennia ago, the Sacred Blood Race suffered a 'curse.' Most of their noble descendants contracted a genetic disease called Blood Thirst Disease.
"Some couldn't resist the allure of blood and gave in to the urge to gorge themselves on it. In the end, they mutated into the Black Blood People.
"The blood flowing through their bodies was no longer the 'golden' blood revered by the Sacred Blood Race. It turned a deep, inky black.
"For millennia, the Black Blood People ran rampant. The Sacred Blood Race and the Ninth Legion poured vast resources into wiping them out, even destroying several planets in the process and creating the Scorpion Corridor."
Fu Lei deliberately kept the recruits in suspense, giving them a detailed account of its origins.
"Black Medicine is a genetic drug refined