Military Classes (Please Bookmark and Recommend)

The people spawned by an ordinary beginner village generally had F-grade aptitude. An E-grade would appear every three days, a D-grade every twelve days, a C-grade every forty-eight days, a B-grade every 192 days, and an A-grade only every 768 days. As for S-grade, ordinary villages generally could not spawn one.

This showed just how rare and precious people with high aptitude were. An A-grade aptitude took more than two years to spawn, let alone an S-grade.

The above were the aptitude spawn intervals for ordinary villages. A blue-quality village could reduce that time by two-thirds, while a silver-quality village could reduce it by another two-thirds from the blue-quality rate, and so on.

In a purple legendary-grade village, most of the people spawned each day would be F-grade, a small number E-grade, fewer D-grade, and extremely few C-grade. Higher aptitudes would take more than two days to appear. However, with Great Qin Village's special attribute and Li Si's title attribute, the total high-aptitude attraction rate was 25%, meaning Great Qin Village only needed to wait a little over a day.

Thus, among Great Qin Village's thirteen new residents, there was one C-grade, two D-grades, three E-grades, and seven F-grades.

Zhao Fu then brought Bai Qi and six young men with decent combat ability to the five stone steles. These five were Class Transfer Steles, four of which could transfer people into exclusive combat classes.

[Great Qin Soldier]: E-grade class. Description: The Great Qin Soldiers who had once swept through the Six States. Class effect: Each person who underwent a Class Transfer obtained the basic cultivation technique [Great Qin Mental Method].

That was the introduction to the class. Next came an explanation of the Class Transfer Steles.

The first was for Infantry Class Transfer. One could choose: [Swordsman], [Fencer], or [Spearman].

After transferring into Infantry, one could obtain the skills of the chosen profession. For example, transferring into a Swordsman granted [Basic Blade Technique], along with Infantry class bonuses: Strength +2%, Constitution +2%.

The second was for Shield Bearer Class Transfer. One could choose: [Blade-Shield Soldier] or [Spear-Shield Soldier].

It granted the skill [Shield Mastery], as well as Shield Bearer class bonuses: Strength +1%, Constitution +3%.

The third was for Archer Class Transfer. One could choose: [Sword-Archer] or [Dagger-Archer].

It granted the skill [Basic Archery], as well as Archer class bonuses: Strength +2%, Agility +2%.

The fourth was for Cavalry Class Transfer. One could choose: [Blade Cavalry], [Sword Cavalry], or [Spear Cavalry].

It granted the skill [Horsemanship], as well as Cavalry class bonuses: Strength +2%, Constitution +1%, Agility +1%.

The fifth was a non-combat profession, the Scholar Class Transfer Stele. It could transfer ten people into Scholars.

It granted the skill [Research], along with a class bonus: Intelligence +4%.

The maximum number of Scholars was only ten. Their role was to conduct various research. For example, researching cultivation could increase crop yields; researching animal husbandry could grant the ability to tame wild beasts; researching brewing could produce fine wine.

Naturally, Scholars needed to have the highest aptitude possible, so Zhao Fu did not plan to have anyone become a Scholar today. Since the village had just been established, it had fifty free slots. Beyond fifty, an equal amount of copper coins had to be paid to undergo a Class Transfer.

Zhao Fu transferred all six men he had brought into Infantry. As for Bai Qi, Zhao Fu valued him highly. Turning to him, he asked, "Bai Qi, which classes do you want? Choose for yourself."

Bai Qi nodded upon hearing this. Since a General could hold two classes at once, Bai Qi chose Cavalry and Infantry.

Zhao Fu also chose Infantry. However, he did not particularly like using blades or spears, so he chose the Fencer class, obtaining Basic Sword Technique and Great Qin Mental Method. In Apocalypse World, one could only cultivate after obtaining a cultivation technique. His current cultivation level in the status display was merely Level Zero, and it needed cultivation to improve.

Cultivation was divided into nine tiers, with each tier divided into nine levels. Every increase of one level granted +1 to all attributes.

Only villages that had obtained an inheritance could acquire the corresponding cultivation techniques. With such comprehensive military classes, if this had merely been an ordinary village, they could generally only begin by transferring into the F-grade class [Militiaman], while cultivation techniques had to be acquired on their own.

The Village Chief Hall now contained some wheat seeds. The Blacksmith Shop had simple farming tools, ironware, and several weapons. The Tailor Shop had some clothing, while the apothecary had simple healing medicines. Zhao Fu had the women gather wild fruit nearby, while the men went together to fell trees nearby. They would first build houses and fences, then reclaim farmland once they had a measure of safety.

At this moment, Li Si saw Zhao Fu following the others to cut wood and hurriedly said with concern, "Your Highness! You should rest first. How can Your Highness do such heavy labor?"

The others also looked worried that Zhao Fu would exhaust himself.

Seeing this, the coldness in Zhao Fu's heart finally softened a little. He smiled faintly and said, "Don't treat me with such excessive concern. Just regard me as a friend or family member."

Li Si's expression tightened upon hearing that. Zhao Fu was the inheritor of the Great Qin Empire and would surely become an emperor in the future. How could he be regarded as a friend? That would be a crime of disrespect, and Li Si was just about to say something.

However, before Li Si could speak, Zhao Fu spoke first. "Alright! It's getting late. Let's go cut wood."

Seeing this, Li Si did not dare say anything further, though he became even more convinced of Zhao Fu in his heart.

After some effort, they finally built several wooden houses and some simple fences. Without realizing it, the thirteen newcomers' loyalty had also risen by ten points, while public support had risen to 80.

That evening, Bai Qi also hunted a wild deer and several rabbits. They lit a roaring bonfire, and everyone sat around it. The atmosphere was lively, but Zhao Fu had grown accustomed to being alone and did not join them, remaining in his room instead.

To briefly explain, in Apocalypse World, killing non-humanoid creatures generally did not cause any items to drop. They only dropped a few copper coins. At the same time, when residents or soldiers killed other creatures, the village gained a certain amount of experience. This was how villages leveled up.

At this moment, Li Si respectfully entered carrying a wooden tray piled with roasted venison cut into countless small pieces. "Your Highness, please enjoy."

Zhao Fu nodded. After all the physical labor, he was hungry as well. He picked up his chopsticks, took several pieces, and tasted them. The flavor was indeed exceptionally delicious.

He had intended to continue eating, but seeing Li Si waiting beside him, he could not help saying, "Li Si, you don't need to stay here with me. Go outside. It's livelier there."

Li Si smiled faintly and replied, "I would rather stay with Your Highness."

Hearing this, Zhao Fu felt a slight warmth in his heart. He said nothing more and continued eating several bites of venison. At this moment, Bai Qi also entered and waited at the side.

"What are your thoughts on Great Qin's future?" Zhao Fu suddenly asked as he ate venison.

Li Si had once been a state's chancellor, while Bai Qi was a famed general of his generation. Their foresight and tactics were certainly far beyond Zhao Fu's, so Zhao Fu was not arrogant and instead humbly sought their advice.

The entire world was now a chaotic chessboard. Yet the primary and secondary sides had not been distinguished, nor was the situation clear. Rise and fall, life and death, heroes, great men, benevolent figures, ambitious tyrants—who were the pieces, and who were the players? None of that was yet known. But one thing was certain: if they did not now plan within the command tent and advance step by step, their ending was destined to be defeat and destruction.