“Gulp, gulp, delicious!”
On an ancient-style ‘training ground’ that occupied almost half of the territory, the honest and simple man named ‘Dani’ swallowed a small bowl of ‘secret tiger bone wine’ in one gulp, licking his lips as if he hadn't had enough, just like Zhu Bajie eating a ginseng fruit.
True to his name, Dani’s initial ‘physique’ reached a formidable ‘1.9’, ranking first among the ten residents selected by Xia Tian to drink the ‘tiger bone wine’ and prepare for the ‘job change’ into the Trap Camp.
“Hot, so hot.”
“I feel like my whole body is full of power!”
The effect of the ‘secret tiger bone wine’ was remarkable; the physique values of the ten residents rapidly increased, quickly rising from below 1.5 to above 2.5. Dani’s physique, in particular, even reached 3.0, which would be enough to serve as a charging general in an ancient army.
As their physique values rose, the levels of the ten residents under ‘Eye of Insight’ also increased from ‘Fifth Tier’ to ‘Sixth Tier’.
At the same time, prompts appeared in Xia Tian’s mind.
【The level of one resident in your territory has increased, territory fortune +1!】
【The level of one resident in your territory has increased, territory fortune +1!】
【Your…】
“So, after refugees join the territory, their own level increase can also grant fortune?”
Standing on the inspection platform of the training ground, Xia Tian, dressed in an antique Hanfu of purple silk that blended well with the surroundings, had a thought.
“And, since residents gaining levels can grant fortune, then completing a job change to improve their strength and even rank should also come with fortune rewards, right?”
Xia Tian then became somewhat excited, looking forward to the upcoming ‘job change’.
The ‘training ground’ was an ancient structure specifically used for military training. A complete training ground included various supporting venues such as horseback riding, archery, infantry combat, and martial arts practice areas. Currently, due to limitations in territory size and available materials, he had only built facilities related to ‘infantry combat’.
From its attributes, the training ground could be used in two ways.
One was to conduct basic training through various facilities in the training ground, thereby enhancing the soldiers' various abilities!
However, this kind of training required a certain amount of time, and to achieve good training results, an experienced ‘instructor’ was needed.
Although Wu Song was a hero, he had only served as a chief constable in a yamen, training constables to apprehend thieves and guiding others in martial arts was no problem, but he wasn't very knowledgeable about military training!
Therefore, for Xia Tian, the only option currently was the second method: using the ‘rapid training’ function of the training ground by consuming territory fortune to train soldiers.
Speaking of which, he was actually quite curious about what method could quickly train a few ordinary constables and refugees with no combat experience into suitable soldiers, and even the renowned soldiers of the Trap Camp?
【Do you choose to consume fortune to conduct ‘rapid training’ for your territory residents?】
“Yes!”
【Please select the corresponding ‘troop training manual’.】
“Trap Camp!”
After Xia Tian made his choice, Dani and the other ten people were immediately enveloped in a silver light, and the territory's fortune began to slowly decrease.
However, after only a dozen seconds, the silver light on one resident's body shattered.
【The ‘training’ of one of your residents has ended.】
“Hmm, it’s over? Rapid training, is it really that fast?!”
Xia Tian was a bit surprised. His ‘Eye of Insight’ scanned this resident, but found that apart from a slight increase of about ‘0.1’ in his soul attribute, there were no other changes. Not to mention the ‘Will to Charge’ characteristic he valued most, even the ‘Skills’ column didn't show any new additions!
“What did you experience?”
Feeling puzzled, Xia Tian asked.
“Reporting to my lord, I suddenly felt like I fell asleep, and when I woke up, I found myself a refugee in the Han dynasty. Later, a general took notice of me and selected me to join his army for training.”
“But I had bad luck. On the third day of training, I accidentally got injured, broke my leg, and was eliminated by him.”
The man had a look of shame on his face.
“Hmm, do you know the general’s name?”
Xia Tian’s heart stirred, already having a guess.
“His name is Gao Shun!”
Good heavens, as expected of a high-level training method that requires consuming territory fortune. The so-called ‘rapid training’ was actually throwing people directly to Gao Shun to help cultivate them. Soldiers personally trained by him, what else could they be but genuine Trap Camp soldiers?
The only problem was probably that the elimination rate of this training method was a bit too high.
Because.
“Crack, crack, crack…”
Streaks of silver light shattered, signifying the ‘end of training’ for one soldier after another, but even up to the sixth person, the characteristic ‘Will to Charge’ still hadn't appeared. In other words, in a certain sense, they had all ‘failed their job change’!
And from the accounts of the later few people, Xia Tian learned that Gao Shun not only trained soldiers in basic combat techniques in the military camp but also took them to the battlefield for actual combat and killing enemies. Swords and blades had no eyes, and only a few people could survive on the battlefield. The few who spoke had all been killed by enemies, thus ending their ‘training’.
Fortunately, even if they didn't acquire the ‘Will to Charge’ characteristic, by participating in Gao Shun's ‘full training’, they successfully mastered various combat techniques. At the same time, each person's ‘soul’ attribute improved to a certain extent, and with experience in battlefield combat, they were more than capable of serving as militiamen guarding the territory!
Moreover, starting from the seventh person, changes began to appear.
After the silver light on the seventh person shattered, his entire demeanor changed dramatically. Just standing there, he exuded a sense of coldness, bloodlust, and grimness that warned others to keep their distance!
“Greetings, my lord.”
However, when his gaze fell upon Xia Tian, the seventh person immediately reined in his aura and saluted him with the Trap Camp's military salute.
“How did you die?”
“Reporting to my lord, I was surrounded and killed by five enemy soldiers on the battlefield. I killed four of them, and while severely wounded, I was shot dead by the last one with a crossbow!”
Although he spoke of being killed, his expression was very calm, without any trace of fear, as if he were talking about someone else!
“A brave man!”
Xia Tian's eyes lit up, and his Eye of Insight scanned his attributes.
【Wang Wu (Green)】
【Level】Sixth Tier
【Physique】2.6
【Soul】2.5
【Characteristics】Will to Charge (No fear of death, full of desire to charge into battle)
【Skills】Thief Catching (Proficient), Trap Camp Related Skills (Proficient)
【Description】Originally a yamen runner from Yanggu County, he became a qualified Trap Camp soldier after training with Gao Shun.
“Good heavens, fighting one against five on the battlefield and killing four, and that’s only considered qualified? The requirements are truly high!”
Xia Tian couldn't help but click his tongue.
Fortunately, after this person, the remaining three also all acquired the ‘Will to Charge’ characteristic, and the color of their names also changed.
【One resident in your territory has become a Human Elite (Green), territory fortune +6!】
【One resident in your territory has become a Human Elite (Green), territory fortune +6!】
【Your territory… fortune +6!】
【One resident in your territory has become a Talent (Blue), territory fortune +12!】
It was indeed as he had initially guessed; territory residents advancing to ‘Elite’ could also increase territory fortune, and the fortune points gained were more than from simply leveling up.
And the last person gave Xia Tian an even bigger surprise.
It was the originally honest and simple man, ‘Hao Dani’. Not only did he successfully pass Gao Shun’s series of training and tests, but he even followed him to participate in various battles experienced by the Trap Camp throughout history, engaging with elite soldiers under Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and others. He killed over a hundred enemies in total, and eventually even became a centurion of the Trap Camp. He had impressively become a ‘Talent’ with a blue name!
【Hao Dani (Blue)】
【Level】Sixth Tier
【Physique】3.0
【Soul】3.2
【Characteristics】Fortune (Naturally possesses good luck, but each gain will reduce initial fortune until this characteristic disappears), Will to Charge (No fear of death, full of desire to charge into battle)
【Skills】Logging (Proficient), Trap Camp Related Skills (Expert)
【Description】Originally a refugee, he often went hungry due to his large build and inability to eat enough. Thanks to his natural fortune, he stumbled upon a rare item and gained the lord's appreciation. His heart is filled with gratitude towards the lord, and he is willing to die for his lord!
“Good heavens, what do you call this, a fool’s luck?”
Even Xia Tian felt a bit jealous seeing the ‘blue’ in Dani’s name. After all, as a lord, he was still only a green ‘Human Elite’ in the Earth Will’s assessment, yet his subordinate resident, after merely participating in one troop training, had become a blue ‘Talent’. Was this considered ‘protagonist abuse’?
However, this was just a jest. It was clear that Dani’s situation was a rare stroke of luck. Among the ten people who participated in ‘rapid training’, no one else managed to endure for so long on the battlefields of the Three Kingdoms, where human lives were like grass and heads were severed like straw. He was a survivor of a hundred battles, relying on proficient combat skills, a willingness to risk his life, and a bit of luck!
Leaving aside other things, if Xia Tian himself was truly tempted, he could completely consume his fortune to undergo a ‘rapid training’ himself. The problem was that Xia Tian had some self-awareness; he would most likely ‘fail the job change’.
This was not self-deprecation or underestimation, but because in the chat channel, other lords had already tried it personally.
“Holy crap, brothers, never personally experience the ‘rapid training’ function of the military camp. Because your consciousness will truly enter it, and you cannot actively commit suicide to exit. I, a person who faked illness and took leave from seven days of military training in college, felt like death was better than life after entering it. I was forced to drill every day, got whipped daily, and starved. After finally passing three months of basic training, I was stabbed to death by an enemy as soon as I got to the battlefield. I didn’t get any characteristics, it was a bloody loss.”
“Oh my god, brother, why didn’t you say so earlier! The troop type I drew was ‘Ninja’. I thought it would be as cool as in anime, with invisibility, 遁術, shurikens, smoke bombs... But after consuming fortune and going in, I TM soaked in a cesspit for three months straight, they said it was to train my endurance!”
“Damn, hats off to the strong man upstairs, I admire you… *retch*!”
It was now noon on the second day, and many lords had built ‘training ground’ type buildings, leading to a lot of discussion about troop types.
“Help, why is my blue-quality ‘Camel Rider’ job change success rate still less than 50%? Luckily, one green elite soldier came out of it, otherwise, it would have been a huge loss!”
“Your blue quality is already good. My green quality ‘Yellow Turban Soldier’ training didn’t even produce a single green elite; they were all white, only slightly stronger than militiamen.”
However, most people's soldiers were only white after training, and green elites were already rare!
“Help, one of my soldiers became blue quality after job change, surpassing me, the lord. What should I do?”
Xia Tian pondered for a moment and then cancelled this seemingly ‘help’ but actually ‘boasting’ post.
The nail that sticks out gets hammered. The first plank to rot is the one that sticks out.
As the ancestors wisely said, “Build high walls, store abundant grain, and slowly claim kingship” is the right path!
However, was it his own illusion?
Although everyone started with ‘god-level talents’, it seemed that some gaps had already appeared on just the second day.