Chapter 833 (1/2)

Chapter 833: Vol V Chapter 193

After about half a month, there were enough mid-ranked adventurers recruited for the purpose of this experiment.

A total of 49 was recruited—Sui Xiong felt that his value as a “commander” was definitely not a match for Lennard, so he slashed the number he recruited by half. At the same time, he felt that “49” seemed more superior than “50,” so again, he reduced the number by one.

Compared to nearly 500 applications, this admission rate, that was less than one-tenth of the total number who applied, was simply… a matter, of course. Neither the applicants nor the staff of the Republic of Northwest felt anything was wrong.

When a Legendary Master recruited a student with requirements that were lowered to the level of middle rank, the selection should be relatively more demanding. It would not be right if the selection was carried out without appropriate discrimination between the good and bad.

If that was the case, the applicants would be somewhat worried instead. Because that would mean this senior master did not have his heart in this matter and was just casually selecting a few people.

Now, judging from how this senior did not even recruit a whole number of 50 people, it could be seen that he had certainly made the selections very carefully. Out of all the applicants that had been selected, some were outstanding in their own right, and some were not as outstanding; but most likely, they would possess some kind of undiscovered potential. In short, there was definitely not a single applicant who was recruited just for the sake of making up the numbers.

This made the selected applicants swell with confidence instantly while those who were not selected were filled with envy.

As for those who protested or had their suspicions… the standard of living in this world was much lower than that of Earth. A relatively harsh society would not be able to cultivate selfless and hopelessly kind people who were brimming with sympathy. If the weak ones were not humble enough before the strong ones, people would see them as asking for a good beating. No one would show them any tinge of sympathy.

No one would shower any fool who had a mind block with something as precious as sympathy. Like some people on Earth who would climb over high walls and cross barbed wires, run all the way to face a tiger just to deliver something right to the doorstep, in this world, there was no way anyone could get even a little bit of sympathy. On the contrary, people would doubt if this fool had eaten something that would lead him into a state of extraordinary excitement, or if this fool was mentally unsound in the first place…

Benevolence and philanthropism were possible on the premise of comfortable living conditions. This was why in developed areas, the caring Virgin Mary, who loved every living creature, was commonly seen. But in the poor and barren areas, there were only tough men who had to clench their teeth to stomach all their blood and tears. This was nothing acquired or nurtured. It was merely an outcome of being eliminated through a cruel process of natural selection.

As compared to these applicants, the staff of the Republic of Northwest did not put in as much thought. They were just filled with respect for the senior masters from their own countries. From their point of view, it was reasonable for the senior masters of their country to have more demanding requirements when recruiting students. Honestly, an admission rate of about 10% was in fact, quite high.

There was nothing wrong with the way they thought. Assuming a mid-ranked adventurer was the equivalent of a common undergraduate from an ordinary reputable school, then a Legendary Master would be the equivalent of a Nobel Prize winner or the heavyweights in the world of academia who ran large research institutions. When such a person wished to recruit researchers, he ought to select from the top students of a reputable school. And now, since he had lowered his requirements, then the selection should be slightly stricter. This was a matter, of course.

Sui Xiong did, however, felt some sympathy for those who were not selected. After a brief consideration, he decided to give everyone who came to submit their application for some traveling expenses. The reimbursement for traveling expenses was not a lot, just the amount they required to travel from their hometown to the Void City and back again. It was just the expenses for the round-trip journey.

This windfall was a pleasant surprise that made the disqualified applicants overjoyed, while the selected ones were simply elated. It seemed like this senior was a very generous and kind man. To them, this was obviously a good thing.

Soon, they would realize that they were wrong.

Sui Xiong was indeed a generous and kind man, but that definitely did not mean that he could not transform into a devil instructor.