As the Carcharodons Chapter busily began selecting mortal auxiliary troops and various technical specialists, the other Chapters refused to be outdone and launched their own recruitment plans.
For a time, all of Planet Three was a scene of bustling activity, intense yet orderly. Large numbers of elite soldiers who had surrendered to the Imperium were selected by the various Chapters.
However, it was worth noting that every Chapter used vastly different methods when selecting recruits.
Even soldiers who had been ruthlessly eliminated during the Carcharodons Chapter's screening could still distinguish themselves in another Chapter's assessments and ultimately gain the precious opportunity to join the corresponding Astartes Chapter.
It was like a grand talent show, where everyone could display their strengths on different stages and find their proper place.
Soldiers who failed the selections of other Chapters might yet shine in unexpected places. For example, they could stand out during the Carcharodons Chapter's stringent selection process and thus earn the favor and recognition of senior commanders such as Tyberos.
Every Astartes Chapter possessed its own unique cultural heritage and distinct character, and each had different requirements for recruits. Only those who truly suited a Chapter's traits could integrate into it as naturally as fish in water, helping it grow ever stronger and forge even more glorious achievements.
As the days passed, the recruitment of mortal auxiliary troops by the various Astartes Chapters gradually drew to a close. Under the selection of their respective Chapter Masters, each Chapter's mortal auxiliaries and soldiers chosen for Astartes transformation filled the vacancies within their ranks.
The Carcharodons Chapter now had only a little over seven hundred Space Marines, more than four thousand short of its target strength of five thousand. Yet of those four thousand-plus vacancies, only a little over two thousand candidates met the