To the people of Earth, news of the Great Yu Empire's trials seemed impossibly distant. They only knew that the apocalypse had begun, and then powerful figures had appeared to protect their settlements. Aside from a select few, no one knew what had really happened.
One student after another was escorted aboard the spaceship. There had been 237 students in this trial, but only 150 had made it back to the ship alive. In other words, 87 students had died during a single trial. When the figures were reported to Xiken Maldo, his expression remained calm. That death toll wasn't high.
Every trial had a death rate of fifty percent. As long as it stayed within that limit, no one cared. Of course, even a slight excess was overlooked—unless the dead included the children of powerful figures.
Many students like Granny were in high spirits. They had only planned to claim a piece of land and make it back alive. But the strongest students from the academies, especially those from the second group of trial participants, were in a foul mood. Their faces were so dark they could hardly look worse.
Among the people of Earth, Zhang Ding Tian and Bai Xue had been granted special admission to the Great Yu Empire. One had the strength to fight across realms, and the other possessed a talent; both could join the Imperial Court Thirteenth Team directly. Zhou Shan and Wu Sheng had also been allowed to join the Great Yu Empire, but they refused, wanting to continue guarding Earth.
Xiken Maldo didn't mind. Compared to Zhang Ding Tian and Bai Xue, those two were far too weak. Even if they joined the Empire, they would only be ordinary soldiers.
Besides them, the only other person from Earth to join the Great