Everyone was instantly swept up by the resounding slogan Chen Si had delivered with his awe-inspiring lightning.
Big brother... Mikasa gazed at Chen Si with deep affection.
Chen Si noticed her gaze and looked over, smiling and nodding.
"Humanity will prevail!" Many of those present roared along, Floch among them.
"Humanity's victory is inevitable. But will anyone be willing to take up the baton? As long as the Survey Corps' legacy lives on, humanity's hope will never die. Our goal is to retake Wall Maria. In one month, we will begin an expedition Outside the Walls. Each expedition has a fatality rate of roughly thirty percent.
"Soldiers of the Survey Corps cannot rely on a momentary burst of courage. You must be fully prepared to die. Ask yourselves whether you are willing to give your lives for humanity."
Chen Si watched as the fighting spirit of many who had just been fired up dimmed once again. He understood Erwin's approach. Joining the Survey Corps could not be an impulsive decision, or they would only become dead weight, wetting themselves in terror the moment they reached the battlefield.
He had only intended to show his face and establish some prestige, not actually get all these people to join the Survey Corps. Those who left would join the other two branches, laying groundwork for the coup later on. One elite soldier was far more useful than an ordinary soldier. No number of ordinary soldiers would do much good.
"That is all. Those who wish to join another branch may disperse," Erwin said calmly. He wanted to select people wholly devoted to the greater cause, so issuing orders would weigh less heavily on him.
The crowd receded like a tide, but the situation was much better than it had originally been. To everyone's