These remnants of the army were neither a small number nor an enormous one. Altogether, they numbered at least several tens of thousands.
Add in the thirty thousand captives rescued from Wuji Pass, at least two-thirds of whom were able-bodied men, and most of those had been Ordinary Soldiers and Beast Tamers in the Shenzhou Army.
Thus, in just a few days, the Self-Defense Army grew from its original thirty thousand to eighty thousand. Combat personnel accounted for eighty percent, while the rest could only be assigned to the Logistics Department. Now that the force had grown, logistics naturally needed to keep pace. If logistical support fell behind, even the greatest strength would be useless.
So Chen Xiaolin of the Logistics Department turned no one away. As long as you were willing to work and did not shirk, you had a place in the Ice Cave Military Camp. They would feed you, clothe you, and give you somewhere to sleep. Your standing here was equal to that of a combatant, and you no longer had to live in fear. If anyone dared bully you, tell him, Chen Xiaolin, and he would stand up for you.
"Qian Shu, are the potions ready?"
Jiang Hao pushed open the laboratory door and saw Chen Qianshu fast asleep with Xiao Shu in his arms. Anger immediately welled up inside him. Ever since returning with the Black Ice Jade and handing it to the fellow, he had hoped Chen Qianshu would produce a batch of potions as soon as possible. The first batch of Beast Tamers who had followed them stared at him with reproachful eyes every day, making him uncomfortable all over. They were one step away from pointing at his nose and calling him a faithless man like neglected wives pining in their