Chapter 416: Launch preparations
Luo Wei had been nicknamed Miao Miao by the Special Security Team. With her delicate, fresh-faced looks, she had initially been teased for being as tender as a seedling.
But after completing her training and joining Huang Jiutian's squad, her performance had consistently been nothing short of outstanding.
Of course, that would have been more apparent in any other team or region. Under Huang Jiutian, the dazzling brilliance of the world's foremost Evolver made it easy for everyone to overlook the others.
But that did not include Tao Xingzhi or the Special Security Team's assessment team. Luo Wei's quietly rising Evolver ranking was compelling proof. She now ranked eighteenth among Huaguo's Evolvers, ten places higher than Lu Gang, the burly man at the wheel.
Compared with the global population, the proportion of Evolvers was naturally insignificant. But compared with a little over a year ago, when even the major powers had only around a hundred each, their current numbers were already remarkable.
As the world's most populous country, Huaguo officially reported over ten thousand to the World Anti-Dark Tide Convention Alliance. In reality, all the major powers knew perfectly well that everyone was holding something back, and that plenty more were surely scattered among the civilian population.
There were simply too many places that needed Evolvers, however. Between the Special Security Team, frontline military units, and the protection of important facilities and leaders, there never seemed to be enough of them.
The assessment team's weighted criteria included combat strength, special abilities, adaptability in the field, and command ability. Anyone who ranked highly was exceptional even among the exceptional.
Either of the two was qualified to lead an elite special operations squad, or even a company, on their own.
Excellence paired with excellence. That was why the