While Zeelandia's new recruits were undergoing the trial of wilderness survival in the Griffin Mountains, in a temporary camp tent near the outside of the mountains, a group of high-level officials who were taking a break were immersed in their own carnival.

"Quick, quick, quick! Leave the purchase! Is there anyone who has placed a bet?"

Wearing a heavy iron can, carrying dozens of pounds of coins, and able to nimbly shuttle among the crowd like a wanderer, it was the shield warrior Sgard who still maintained some of the habits of an adventurer.

The officers in the big tent who had this habit would have already stood down.

If you don't have this problem, just trying to please your boss will give Sigard some face.

But in gambling, you will end up losing nine times out of ten.

No, not long after the whole trial started, the entire camp was filled with wailing.

Everywhere is filled with comments such as 'Why the hell did I choose such a stupid guy?', 'You ran! You ran away! Trash!', 'You're so blind! There's a bear dung at the entrance of the damn hole.

Do you dare to drill inside?'

Almost everyone's eyes were fixed on the hundreds of crystal balls hanging on one wall of the camp, and almost every crystal ball showed a picture of a small team, composed of a group of 'observers'

Pictures sent back by the slimes.

However, most people still think that this is just the magic effect of their boss or some new gadget developed by Mr. Igor.

After all, Yig is a true descendant of Nether. In the past, he could only be regarded as an unlucky guy who had not learned any orthodox inheritance.

But since receiving the "Brad's Arcane Notes" given to him by Levi eight years ago and a bunch of relics taken from the Nether magic ship, this academic arcanist seems to have accumulated a lot of knowledge.

The speed is not as fast as that of Calvin's cheating 'protagonist in the storybook', but the progress made in arcane arts over the years is obvious to all.

This is the difference between academic masters and ordinary people.

Levi even suspected that the guy who usually kept quiet about academics might belong to the same category as Karsus - a freak whose innate intelligence directly broke through the 20 extraordinary gates.

It was purely delayed by acquired circumstances.

But God is balanced in some aspects, and freaks like them often pay a heavy price.

Karthus has been troubled by nightmares about the phaerinn all his life. He is quiet and silent in front of outsiders. When he is alone in the laboratory, he often falls into hysterical anxiety, paranoia and madness.

And this ultimately led him to embark on the 'road to becoming a god' that was doomed to fail.

As for Iger, he is an equally introverted and quiet person, usually unsmiling, and from various signs, Levi has some doubts that he may be one of those poor people with emotional disorders.

But perhaps it is this kind of "concentration that is comfortable with loneliness" that makes them so powerful.

Fortunately, these guys have long been accustomed to the frequency of new things popping up in their territory every once in a while, and their ability to adapt to new things can make outsiders stunned.

"Hey! Good guy, this stupid big guy is actually a bloodline sorcerer! I, Fischer, actually make mistakes sometimes."

Fisher, who was born as a red-robed mage, would not let go of this opportunity to make money.

This guy is very thief. Because he is usually close to his boss Levi and Iger, he has some exclusive information that even the bunch of idiots around him don't know.

So he firmly believes that he has a high probability of winning money.

But when he saw that the big man Fergas was still rubbing the flames with his hands, he was dumbfounded.

After all, in the eyes of an orthodox mage like him, even warlocks are rarely too stupid, except for ogres and kobolds.

"Keep your hands and feet clean. Do you understand the rules? It seems that today is the time for me, Sigard, to make a fortune."

Sigard, who was holding at least several years of salary, hid aside and gloated with a smile.

"Who the hell is regretting it? Why don't I raise the bet?" Fisher said confidently.

"Raise?" Sigard was doubtful.

"Hey, guess what? There's a blood warlock in the team I pressed. Shouldn't I raise my bet?"

Fischer's mouth was twisted.

"Wait? You suppressed five people at once?"

Sigard noticed this and suddenly felt something bad.

Fischer slapped another handful of disaster coins into the Shield Warrior's hand, patted him on the shoulder, and asked inexplicably:

"They only suppressed a few of our well-known former adventurers in Zeelandia?"

"yes"

Sijiade thought to himself that if he hadn't been the banker himself, wouldn't he have done the same thing?

"Then I have to congratulate you in advance. You may make a small profit, but I won't lose either."

Fisher laughed heartily.

Just when Sigard was about to ask further questions, the curtain of the big tent was opened by someone, and it was Levi who had returned to the camp in his elf form.

"Boss/Lord!"

Everyone bowed and saluted.

With everyone's attention, Li Wei sat on the throne covered with bearskin and griffin velvet in the middle of the tent. The corner of his eye couldn't help but fall on the shield warrior Sgard's dinner plate filled with coins.

joked:

"Oh? The market is now open? Can I take part?"

Sigard's legs went weak when he heard this, and he thought to himself that this would bring about the end of you, the rule maker. Wouldn't he have to pay for it until he dies, and have to work hard to make money in another dimension?

Immediately he said with a vain smile: "The boss is running a small business, and it really can't accommodate a big dragon like you."

Li Wei listened happily, stretched out his hand to him and said: "Bring it to me and see who you voted for."

Sigard's expression froze, but he still did not dare to refuse. At the same time, he prayed crazily in his heart, hoping that his boss would not end up!

Any other lord would definitely not be able to do such a thing, but my boss is a huge dragon! He has never done anything crazy for money.

Li Wei glanced at the betting list casually, handed it back to him, and said casually:

"Oh, I have to congratulate you in advance. You've made a lot of money."

The tone was actually the same as before with Fisher.

This surprised Sigard and also made other bettors instantly dumbfounded.

Among them, the tauren Ren couldn't help but ask: "Boss? Are there any unspoken rules that we don't know about?"

But Li Wei looked solemn, looked around the audience, and said: "It's not that there are any unspoken rules, but what makes me confused is that at least three-fifths of you future officers have placed bets.

Are they all loners with strong individual power?"

After speaking, Levi couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that if we in Zeelandia want to cultivate a strong army, the task will still be long and heavy."

After hearing these words, some people's faces changed drastically, some were stunned, and some looked ashamed.

In the end, it was the orc Droru who broke the silence and asked: "But didn't you already say that only the top one thousand will be selected, and the top ten will receive additional awards and be awarded the position of acting company commander?"

"good."

Levi nodded, but turned to look at Fisher and said, "But when these new recruits were drafted into the army, did you follow my instructions and emphasize that point with them?"

"some!"

Fisher came out in response, stood straight with his back, and said loudly: "Everyone was informed about Zelandia's new military system when receiving military equipment. In the following recruit training, they will use their own tents and dormitories.

The five people with the same number form a temporary team and act collectively, sharing weal and woe."

After hearing Fischer once again emphasize this point of the new military system, those who realized it later could not help but change their expressions, knowing that they had made a very low-level mistake.

I heard Li Wei say expressionlessly: "Since he is joining the army! And after being told this, he still turned a deaf ear to it. After being tempted, he categorically abandoned his comrades and only focused on fighting for his own interests.

"Let me ask, does a person like this who has no military system and only cares about his own interests have the qualifications to lead an army and take on the lives and future of these 100 people to complete the city-state's mission of completing the mission I gave him? Hmm?"

The military tent couldn't help but fall into a deathly silence.

Especially high-level warriors like Sgard, Renn, Pentos and Droru who also switched from being adventurers to serving under Levi.

Li Wei seemed to be criticizing these powerful adventurers who they were competing to bet on, but he was also beating them in different ways.

Because if nothing unexpected happens, these favored ones who started following Li Wei's command in their early years will almost certainly become officers leading an army.

But the lord's words were not wrong. Perhaps, they were good enough adventurers, powerful enough warriors, and capable of serving in Li Wei's bodyguards, but they were never ready to become, or to transform into, officers.

Li Wei took a deep breath, looked at everyone and said seriously:

"But you don't have to blame yourself too much. After all, before you joined Zelandia, you all struggled to survive under the rule of the drow. I can understand that you still maintain some adventurer habits."

Li Wei himself laughed when he said this: "If you had such high quality when you came here, I would have to wonder if you were undercover agents sent by other forces."

When Sigard, Renne, and Pentos heard this, their expressions changed again. Especially Sigard couldn't help but knelt down on one knee with excitement:

"Lord, Pantos and I both admired your name after the battle of Gelthorne Beast Tide and tried to smuggle to Zeelandia. However, we failed at that time. It was not until the Nether magic ship came back that we could sneak into Zeelandia.

, I am lucky enough to accept your recruitment.

"Your presence is like a light in the dark land that makes us lost people want to get closer.

"My loyalty to you is unwavering from beginning to end! Your Majesty Tiberius!"

"Yes, yes!" Pantos on the side couldn't help but nodded quickly to show his loyalty. He was afraid that Li Wei would suspect him of being a spy sent by Gelthorne.

Levi almost had to hold back the goosebumps that stood up all over his body after listening to these disgusting words.
To be continued...