Chapter 475 - Striking at the Roots (1/2)
Why is Zuo Dongting so sure? Qin Fen couldn’t guess for a while. All he could do was continue to listen to the introduction of the next test to know what it would be.
A calm Zuo Lin sat with his arms crossed before his chest and his back leaning against the chair, wearing an expression of inexplicable calmness and confidence.
The lieutenant general with the martial strength of seventeen-stars who had yet not left seemed to be listening with his eyes half-closed, seemingly asleep. He was as steady as a rock.
The remaining two applicants weren’t as calm as the first three. Nervousness could clearly be seen in their eyes.
For the sake of tremendous benefits from Saturn, the two had refused to follow Zuo Lin and eat the leftover soup. They refused to follow Qin Fen even more so, as they had no idea about his future prospects.
Zuo Dongting didn’t speak immediately. He slowly glanced at the five in the audience as if he enjoyed their nervous and confused expression.
“As someone who will be completely in charge of the Saturn military affairs, one needs to have certain leadership qualities apart from having a certain level of martial strength. These leadership qualities can be further branched into many specific skill sets, such as personal charm, negotiation skills, etc.” Zuo Dongting raised his right hand and gently waved his index finger, a 3D image was projected before everyone immediately.
Zuo Dongting slowly continued, “The topic of your assessment this time is: recruiting geniuses from the army. Geniuses of different levels of strength awards different points. For example, a fifteen-star martial dao master would be worth a hundred points at the very least, whereas a fourteen-star quasi-martial dao master will only be worth only ten points. And if one had already finished Nirvana Marrow Transformation but haven’t become a martial dao master, they carry thirty points.”
Zuo Dongting, without caring about the participants looking at the point distribution on the screen calmly, continued in a self-absorbed manner, “In addition to these, talents of other technical fields will also carry points. Of course, there is a limit for this quota and that is ten people. Every participant can recruit ten people. The final total points would be calculated on this basis.”
Qin Fen nodded gently, looking at the screen. This report was very detailed and meticulous. Not only did it calculate the points for various levels of strength and influences but it also accounted for the points for their ages.
For example, between all the fourteen-star quasi-martial dao master who had finished Nirvana Marrow Transformation, if one was fifty years old, he carried thirty points. But if one was forty years old, his point would be raised to thirty-five points. And if one was thirty years old, his points were raised to fifty points!
And if one was twenty years old and had finished Nirvana Marrow Transformation, joining the ranks of quasi-martial dao master, he was worth seventy-five points!
Potential! Unlike Earth Martial God, Song Wendong of Qilin Mountain, the army paid more emphasis to potential. Regardless of whether they had been exploited or not, if they had huge potential, they could be worth a lot of points.
Of course, how many people were there in this world, who could finish Nirvana Marrow Transformation before twenty and become quasi-martial dao master? A sliver of mockery was hidden in the depths of Zuo Dongting’s eyes. There are many geniuses in this world but how many of them can finish their Nirvana Marrow Transformation by the age of twenty? Even those young soldiers recorded in Qin Fen’s intel had only achieved Blood Transfusion Rebirth when they entered the Sacred Martial Hall.
Zuo Dongting leaned his back against the chair slowly while his arms rested on the table with his fingers interlocked with each other; there was a touch of confidence in his eyes. Anyone who can finish Blood Transfusion Rebirth at such a young age is already quite lucky. It’d need quite a bit more luck to complete the Nirvana Marrow Transformation. As for geniuses in other fields? Where would Qin Fen find them?
Suddenly, the two formerly nervous colonels’ eyes flickered with a bit of joy. Recruiting geniuses! Everyone had a powerful family behind them. Naturally, they would have a certain level of support. Even if it would be hard to find extremely powerful martial dao master, fourteen-star quasi-martial dao masters who haven’t finished their Nirvana Marrow Transformation could still be found.
As for geniuses of other fields with values up to forty points, they are free points!
In a flash, the two colonels placed their gazes on Qin Fen. They didn’t need to look at Zuo Lin nor at that godly lieutenant general.
If Zuo Lin wants to expose most of the Zuo Family’s hidden strength, then Zuo Lin might complete this test with an extremely high score. He might shock people so badly they’d faint.
As for lieutenant general… He didn’t even bat an eyelid in the face of the Zuo Family’s warning and threat, having a seventeen-star eternal-star level lieutenant general. This already was proof in and of itself of the power behind him.
A basic intel on Qin Fen had been gathered by many interested people in the army. As such, an approximate intel about him was readily available. Civilian background; no power to back him up. Apparently, he reached today’s enviable position through hard work.
Unfortunately! A look of lament appeared in the eyes of the two colonels. Qin Fen’s strength was indeed amazing, but unfortunately, he was doomed to fail this assessment. Unless one was a divine beast martial artist, it was more important to have a team strength in this era. Martial artists without team strength could only have a strength which would be the target of others’ envy, but they were unable to form an influence with it.
In the Federation, without heaven-defying strength like a divine beast’s, influences had become existences of paramount importance.
The projected image began to distort after three minutes before disappearing.
“Alright, memorization is also a kind of test.” This time, a black general spoke. “We will not send you data about the personnel points again. Now, you have five days to find and invite the most suitable teammates. After the five days, you will gather here.”
Apparently, the six five-star generals were extremely busy. They immediately got up after having finished with their orders, leaving only the participants sitting quietly in the room.
Zuo Lin, having got up and sorted out his uniform, snapped his fingers casually before he started speaking to the person beside him with a confident smile on his face, “If you know someone suitable for the team, you can recommend him or her to me. Saturn is very big; it’s impossible to be occupied by the entire Zuo Family, don’t you all think?”
The eyes of the few participants attached to Zuo Lin flickered with excitement immediately. It seems things aren’t as simple as the Zuo Family says. They are actually willing to split the quota of ten people with others. It seems, the sooner the first batch enters Saturn, the greater the benefits obtained will be.
The two colonels insisting on taking part in the assessment turned stiff at once. Zuo Family is actually ceding so many benefits? It seems that Zuo Lin didn’t want just the Zuo Family to eat meat, other forces might eat a little bit of meat as well.
Qin Fen, noticing the little regret in the eyes of two colonels, improved his evaluation of Zuo Lin. If words that were spoken anywhere at any time could hit close to the enemy’s home, it was a sign of an outstanding commander.
Winning outside the battlefield! Qin Fen recalled Squad Leader Hao’s words. This Zuo Lin is using means of winning outside the battlefield. This discourse had blown the confidence of the two colonels once again, causing them to have regret. Then, if he encounters them in a duel next time, he would have already occupied an absolute advantage in momentum. It would even cause the opponent to have the notion that if they throw in the towel and seek refuge under the opponent, they might still get the benefits.
If one had such thought before the fight, Qin Fen could not think how could such a person not be defeated.
Zuo Lin organized his dress before he led a team of people out of the room. From the beginning to the end, he never paid so much as a glance at Qin Fen, not even a side glance.
“Lieutenant Colonel Qin Fen…”
Clark, the tall and robust black man clenched his big fists and said, a nervous and anxious look on his face, “Can I provide a candidate?”
Qin Fen nodded with a smile. It would be strange if Clark and anyone else would not be worried when faced with this kind of situation.
“Alright, I will look for someone, and you can also look for someone.” Qin Fen got up, yet he still had to look up to see Clark’s face. “At that time, we will choose the person with the highest point, what do you think?”
“Fine with me!”
While Clark’s voice was still lingering in the room, his people had already bolted out of the room, leaving a strong gale when they ran, causing Qin Fen’s black hair to flutter non-stop.