Chapter 305: Chapter 127: From Despair to Tailai! The Newcomer of the Casting Department!_3
Su Changkong’s heart stirred, the Dafeng Iron Cavalry, maintaining a force of four hundred thousand, saw people retiring and new recruits joining each year, and today was the recruitment day for the Dafeng Iron Cavalry in Dafeng State City.
Su Changkong saw that many strong and powerful Martial Artists all had looks of anticipation on their faces. They came from the surrounding areas of Dafeng State City, having heard of the fame of the Dafeng Iron Cavalry, and thus came from afar hoping to join.
Su Changkong also noticed that there were huge stone weights placed in the arena, some weighing hundreds of taels and others weighing a thousand taels!
“Our Dafeng Iron Cavalry only takes the elite! Those who can lift a five hundred tael stone weight with one arm, and meet the age criteria, are qualified to join. Those who can lift a thousand tael stone weight can join the Dafeng Iron Cavalry and even have the chance to become squad leaders!”
The man in black armor continued to shout loudly.
The test to join the Dafeng Iron Cavalry was quite simple, it was a test of strength.
How strong a low-tier Martial Artist was could actually be determined by their strength; only a Martial Artist in the third level of the Divine Strength Realm could lift a five hundred tael stone weight with one arm.
And lifting a thousand tael stone weight with one arm, only a Martial Artist who achieved Body Refinement Great Achievement could do it!
In other words, to join the Dafeng Iron Cavalry, the threshold was the Divine Strength Realm, after all, it was the most elite force of a state, and played an important role in maintaining the basic order of Dafeng State.
“The most populous place in Dafeng State City… wouldn’t that be the barracks?”
A light bulb went off in Su Changkong’s mind; he used his True Qi to suppress the Wood Snake Seal. The Mu Family could only sense a general area, so the more people within this area, the better.
Indeed, the barracks were a place crowded with people, and due to strict regulations, it was not easy for outsiders to inspect casually.
Therefore, if he could join the Dafeng Iron Cavalry, hiding among them for a while would be a good choice!
“But… I can’t be a soldier; training every day is too troublesome, I might reveal flaws,” Su Changkong mused.
If he were to hide his identity and join the Dafeng Iron Cavalry, it wouldn’t be so easy. His Martial Arts cultivation was very high, even if he deliberately concealed his skills, daily training with the other Cavalry would make it too easy for him to slip up.
Moreover, being in the army with its strict internal rules, was too restrictive.
“I could totally be a logistics personnel…” The idea formed in Su Changkong’s mind.
If he was in logistics, he wouldn’t need to train soldiers every day, and it would be much more leisurely.
“Good!”
At that moment, a series of cheers rang out in the arena, as a burly man was seen lifting a stone weight that was as heavy as a thousand taels above his head with one arm; he was indeed a Martial Artist with Body Refinement Great Achievement!
“Good, come here to register. Once you join our Iron Riders and earn some seniority, advancing to the Qi-Blood Realm won’t be difficult!”
The man in black armor nodded in satisfaction and instructed the burly man to go and sign up.
“First, I must prepare…”
Su Changkong had a plan in mind; he immediately returned to the secluded manor he had rented, dressed himself up to appear simple and honest. For instance, he wore old linen clothes and made his hair look a bit disheveled, like someone who was battered by life and uninterested in his appearance.
Not only that, Su Changkong, looking in the mirror, used the Turtle Breath Bone Changing technique to slightly alter the muscles and bones of his face. While his features didn’t change drastically, his demeanor appeared much more simple and honest.
After all this was done, Su Changkong headed towards the recruitment site and quietly began to wait.
By dusk, all those who wished to join the Dafeng Iron Cavalry had been tested.
“So close! I nearly lifted that five hundred tael stone weight over my head!”
“Keep training, come back next year!”
The onlookers gradually dispersed, some joyful and some sorrowful. For some, passing the test meant a chance to join the Dafeng Iron Cavalry, which for ordinary people was a great honor.
For others who failed the test, there were sighs of remorse.
The man in black armor looked at the list in his hand and nodded slightly; recruiting new members had gone rather smoothly, and he had discovered quite a few promising recruits!
“That… I’d like to join the Dafeng Iron Cavalry, too,” a tentative, shy voice rang out.
The man in black armor looked up and saw a young man who was handsome, tall, and simply dressed, with messy hair, giving off a somewhat downcast and timid appearance.
The man in black armor frowned; testing was already over when this young man showed up?
Naturally, the young man was Su Changkong himself.
But the man in black armor decided it wouldn’t take much time to test one more person, and considering that Su Changkong looked physically strong and might be a good recruit, he said to Su Changkong, “Go ahead and test your strength quickly!”
There were two stone weights in the arena, one of five hundred taels and the other of a thousand taels.
But Su Changkong scratched his head and said to the man in black armor, “Sir… I… I don’t want to be a soldier. I’m really averse to seeing blood; I’d like to be a logistics personnel in the army.”
The man in black armor was taken aback and after sizing up Su Changkong, he said, “We have no shortage of people to haul water and cook in the army, what can you do?”
When it came to what he could do, the timid air about Su Changkong vanished, and he spoke with a hint of pride, “I can forge! I’ve been learning forging from my father since I was young. Kitchen tools for farming, knives, spears, clubs, I can make them all! My father always said that I surpassed him in our craft!”