In the dead of night, Lin Yi stood alone by the window of the instructor's dormitory, looking at the scattered lights in the camp and the deep night sky in the distance.
His heart is not as peaceful as it appears.
It's gratifying that the students are making good progress, but time waits for no one.
He clearly remembered that the first large-scale Abyssal Tide outbreak in his previous life was just three months after the assessment began.
That sudden catastrophe swept through all major shelters around the world. Humanity rushed to respond with the help of remaining thermal weapons, resulting in extremely heavy casualties. Countless shelters were breached, and the number of survivors dropped sharply.
"We must seize the time." Lin Yi said sharply, "We must cultivate as many qualified "seeds" as possible before Abyssal Tide explodes."
His plan is clear.
With East Peak Training Camp as the core, using the high-concentration source energy environment here and its own teaching, it takes fifteen days to quickly cultivate a group of backbones who have at least completed the introduction to source energy, mastered basic combat skills, and experienced actual combat.
Then let them return to their original settlements like Spark, and take on the responsibility of teaching and leading more people to get started with source energy.
"At this rate, we can train at least three more phases and even more students before the first wave of Abyssal Tide breaks out."
Lin Yi calculated in his mind, "If by then, there are a certain number of Source Energy Warrior in each settlement, even if they are just getting started, their physical fitness and mental reactions will be initially strengthened, and the overall resistance and survival probability will be far higher than in previous lives."
Perhaps, there is no need to even make huge sacrifices like in the previous life, use flesh and blood to cover ordinary residents with difficulty, and risk a difficult retreat through the territory of high-level Abyss Nest.
They will have the power to give Abyssal Tide a more effective blow on the more peripheral defense lines.
This is not only to save more lives, but also to preserve more vitality for civilization.
Every survivor is the cornerstone of future development.
The layout must start now and prepare for a rainy day, so that we can fight for the glimmer of hope in the storm that may come in the future.
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Early the next morning, all the students had lined up on the Training Camp training ground.
They are about to usher in the first practical session of the training camp.
Lin Yi stood in front of the team, his eyes scanning the nervous and excited faces.
"Actual combat is the only criterion for testing the results of cultivation, and it is also the fastest way to improve one's strength."
His voice was clear and cold, "Remember a few key points: first, trust your comrades, teamwork is far better than fighting alone; second, protect yourself first, and only survive to have output; third, observe calmly, Abyssal Beast also has weaknesses, find the right opportunity, and kill with one strike."
After a simple lecture, Lin Yi changed the subject. "Before setting off, I must fulfill my previous promise."
As soon as he said these words, all the students in the audience became highly concentrated.
Especially those students who entered quickly and were eligible to receive rewards subconsciously held their breath.
Reward!
Those eye-catching Spirit Shine Crystal rewards.
"Since all students have successfully completed the introduction to source energy guidance, rewards will be distributed according to the order of completion of the introduction."
Lin Yi didn't look at the list and read out the first name directly:
"First place, Zhang Zhen."
Lin Yi said, his mind moved slightly.
There is a metal box behind him, the lid of which automatically slides open.
Inside the box, a White Crystal with golden lines was seen first floating up on its own, as if being held by an invisible hand, and flew smoothly into the hands of Lin Yi.
Then Lin Yi personally handed it to Zhang Zhen.
Zhang Zhen suppressed his excitement and respectfully took the crystal with both hands.
"Well done."
Lin Yi looked at Zhang Zhen in front of him, a complex emotion flashed through his heart.
"Zhang Zhen. This name has no recollection in the previous life. It seems that he is another genius who should have been brilliant but died early in the early stages of the disaster. In this life, I hope you can go further."
Zhang Zhen saluted Lin Yi vigorously, then took the crystal and held it tightly in his hand, "Thank you, Chief Instructor! I will definitely work harder in the future!"
He felt countless envious and admiring eyes around him, and his chest was filled with fighting spirit and a sense of mission.
"Second place, Elizabeth·Windsor."
Elizabeth took a deep breath and tried hard to maintain an elegant demeanor, but her slightly shining eyes and accelerated pace showed her inner uneasiness.
She walked up to Lin Yi and performed a standard English court ceremony.
Lin Yi handed her a High-grade White Crystal.
"Congratulations, Elizabeth. Your talent and hard work deserve this reward." Lin Yi said.
"Thank you for your recognition, Chief Instructor Lin. This is not my personal honor, it belongs to my motherland."
Elizabeth replied reservedly, but her cautious movements when taking the crystal revealed her inner uneasiness.
"Third place, Zhou Yuxuan."
Zhou Yuxuan calmly stepped forward, and after successfully guiding the source energy into his body, he no longer needed glasses. His efforts had received the most direct reward, which made him extremely satisfied.
Another High-grade White Crystal.
"Keep it up."
Lin Yi nodded to him. In his opinion, Zhou Yuxuan's talent is actually average, but his calmness and logic may play a greater role in future research and command positions.
"Fourth place, Andre."
Andre grinned and almost jumped out. His huge palm carefully took the High-grade White Crystal, as if holding a peerless treasure.
"Thank you, Chief Instructor."
He smiled innocently, but his eyes were extremely firm. Only with strong strength can he better protect his family.
Rewards continue to be distributed.
Every student who received the award was extremely excited.
This is not only a precious resource, but also an honor and recognition of their efforts and talents.
Lin Yi carefully handed the crystal to each student, and occasionally said a few words of encouragement or guidance based on the characteristics of the other student.
His eyes swept over these young faces, and he felt both relieved and heavy in his heart.
These people are the Spark of the future of civilization.
Soon, we reached the 82nd place.
"No. 82, Chen Yu."
Chen Yu ran up with a hint of embarrassment on his face, but full of pride.
Although his ranking is not very high, he made it through his own hard work and did not embarrass Lin Yi.
Lin Yi handed him a High-grade Gray Crystal with a smile on his lips, "Not bad, I'm not lazy. Try to rush forward next time."
"Don't worry, Chief Instructor, I will definitely try to get into the top thirty next time!"
Chen Yu took the crystal, confidently gave her a guarantee, and then ran back to the queue happily.
Soon, all rewards will be distributed.
The students who had received the award were overjoyed, and those who had not yet received it mostly had firm eyes and secretly held back their energy, deciding that they would have to fight for it next time.
Lin Yi looked at the slightly disappointed students and said loudly, "Students who did not get the reward do not need to be discouraged. Training Camp is not just for one session. I hope you will continue to work hard after you go back and achieve better results when you return to Training Camp next time!"
His words rekindled the hope of those students.
"Okay, the rewards have been distributed. Everyone, please check the equipment one last time and keep in mind the key points of actual combat!"
Lin Yi's voice became serious, "Let's go!"
After the order was given, the trainees boarded the waiting military trucks one by one.
Although they wear uniform training uniforms, the weapons they are equipped with are slightly different.
Most people hold a heavy High-strength Alloy Shield in one hand, and various one-handed weapons in the other hand - Standard Combat Saber, long sword, and Armor-piercing Dagger are the most common. These are standard equipment from the lowest grade Gray Crystal, taking into account both practicality and mass production.
There are also a very small number of students with outstanding strength or special preferences who choose more lethal weapons such as Long Spear, War Halberd or Two-handed Greatsword held in both hands.
The convoy, escorted by several armored vehicles and trucks full of soldiers, slowly drove out of Training Camp and headed towards the predetermined territory of small Abyss Beast Nest.
After arriving at the predetermined area, the troops quickly deployed.
The trainees were organized into a combat group of five, and were strengthened into a full infantry squad. Using the squad as a unit, they were dispersed into more than a dozen battle groups, and they gradually advanced to clear the nest territory from different directions, like a comb, deep into the nest territory.
Although this method is slightly weaker at a single point, it has a wider scope and is more efficient, and it can also allow more students to get practical training at the same time.
Soon, as each battle group went deep into the ruins, gunshots, explosions and the unique roar of Abyssal Beast were heard from different directions at almost the same time.
Fighting broke out everywhere almost simultaneously.
The students who were in actual combat for the first time were inevitably in a hurry, but under the calm command and fierce fire cover of Veteran Platform, they began to adapt slowly and tried to use the weak source energy and basic combat skills they had just mastered to cooperate with their comrades to attack Abyssal Beast's weaknesses.
As for Lin Yi, after the students set off, they took "Flowing Shadow" and "Flying Orb", quietly took off into the air, and landed accurately on the rooftop of an abandoned office building that was the highest in the Central District area of the battlefield.
He stood on the edge of the rooftop, with a panoramic view of the vast battlefield below.
While observing visually, Lin Yi also spread Soul Power like an invisible giant net, while monitoring the status of a dozen scattered battle groups below.
Especially the movements of the four Stardust level Abyssal Beast that were deliberately left in the battlefield area.
This is not only a cruel practical course, but also preparation for the "Unplug Miniature Nest" combat plan that will be launched in a few days.
This Small Nest is the main source of reinforcements from several surrounding Miniature Nests. If we conduct practical courses while minimizing the number of its herds, it can reduce the huge pressure on subsequent operations.
At the same time, Lin Yi also has a deeper purpose: to let these fledgling rookies feel the suffocating pressure of Stardust level Abyssal Beast in advance and see how they will perform in the face of a real death threat.
Of course, we have also made complete backup preparations for the four Stardust level Abyssal Beast and Lin Yi in this area.
His Soul Power is like an invisible radar, already firmly locked on those four high energy sources.
Once any Stardust level Abyssal Beast truly poses a threat to the team, he will take action directly to kill it.
"Even if there is a reason, I will not create an assessment that casually kills people just because civilization is in crisis. I understand this tradition of civilized assessment, but I don't agree with it."
Lin Yi cursed in his heart.
He would not really cause unnecessary casualties in actual combat courses.