117: Allocation, Clock Tower Squad

The moment his vision recovered, Chu Yuan noticed the brilliant sun overhead!

It occupied nearly half of the sky, seemingly ready to fall and crush him at any moment!

But strangely, at such a close distance, he didn't feel any intense light or heat?

It seemed that apart from a slight change in gravity, everything else... was no different from Earth Star?

The concentration of Spiritual Qi hadn't changed much either...

"Stop looking, you'll have plenty of chances to see it later." A voice imbued with energy startled everyone awake.

Looking up, a man in military uniform stood in mid-air, his fingers sliding across a terminal:

"I am the Ninth Legion Deputy Legion Commander: Zhang Yue. Those whose names I call, come forward."

Without caring about the reactions of those below, he began calling names: "Zhou Xu, Xu Ying."

Two students of the Leakless Realm stepped out and obediently walked outside the teleportation array.

Immediately, a woman with a complex expression walked up to them, her tone unreadable: "Follow me. From now on, you two are members of our squad."

"Xiang Ning..."

"Pang Long..."

So that was the pattern... Chu Yuan quickly understood. This trial on the Outer Heaven Battlefield was actually about inserting students into squads that were already stationed on the Outer Heaven Battlefield... It was quite reasonable.

By spreading them out like this, it could avoid excessive student casualties. After all, with veterans leading them, the survival rate would definitely increase significantly!

It would also help these newbies familiarize themselves with the battlefield environment and common knowledge sooner...

The only downside might be that it would drag down those original squads? After all, it was already very dangerous, and bringing along a dead weight...

But if that were the case, those veterans picking them up should be annoyed, so why were their expressions so complex? There must be some other benefit...

Until only Chu Yuan was left in the area, Zhang Yue put down the terminal and came before him:

"Chu Yuan, your situation is quite special. If I were to send you to a regular squad, I wouldn't know if they would be leading you, or if you would be leading them."

"Logically speaking, with your current strength, you could directly serve as a deputy squad leader within the legion, but you lack military merit..." The 'military merit' Zhang Yue spoke of was different from the 'military merit' that could be used for consumption.

Although the ways to obtain both were basically the same, it was obviously impossible to 'buy an official position'...

"You are only suited to join a stronger squad, but as you should know, the stronger the squad, the more dangerous the missions they execute! You are a newcomer with no experience surviving on the Outer Heaven Battlefield..."

Chu Yuan was speechless and couldn't help but ask: "So, nobody wants me?"

"That's not it. There is one squad willing to accept you. I just wanted to warn you that the missions this squad executes are extremely dangerous... I do not recommend you join."

"If I don't join another squad, what else can I do?"

"Form your own team."

"..." Chu Yuan rejected this suggestion without much thought.

First, he couldn't even tell north from south. Although he could slowly learn the situation... he could only stay on the Outer Heaven Battlefield for one month this time. By the time he was familiar with everything, it would probably be time to go back.

Second, as a newcomer, what kind of decent team members could he recruit? Recruit a bunch of Second Realm or Third Realm Martial Artists and act as their babysitter?

He felt that Zhang Yue's suggestion had a vibe of 'just throw something together and slack off for a month'... Wouldn't it be better to just stay on Earth Star then?

"Can I operate alone?"

Zhang Yue answered directly: "You can. After you register a squad, you don't have to recruit members, and nobody will say anything to you. But you won't receive any missions."

Chu Yuan thought to himself that wouldn't do. He still wanted to see what that treasure Instructor Xie Jun mentioned, which was not inferior to the Martial God Scroll, was.

If he couldn't receive missions, how could he take first place? The second half of the Jianmu Project's final ranking was calculated based on military merit obtained. If he couldn't get military merit, no matter how strong he was, the rewards would have nothing to do with him...

"Where is that squad you mentioned?" Chu Yuan looked around but didn't spot any suspected targets.

"If you are sure you want to join them, I will notify them to come and pick you up now."

"I'll join..." Chu Yuan said helplessly.

Zhang Yue was equally helpless: "If you were a bit weaker, there would be many squads to choose from. If you were a bit stronger, you could even join my squad! It's a pity..."

Zhang Yue was also the captain of a squad. A squad was the most basic unit in the legion, usually consisting of five to ten people.

The rank determined the squad's command authority over lower-level teams... It didn't sound like an army, but more like a loose organization similar to a mercenary guild.

But that was how the Outer Heaven Battlefield was; wars between Martial Artists were destined to be unable to adopt large legion-style combat!

If you gathered your people together, the enemy's experts would sneakily hit you... and it would result in total annihilation!

In the early years, when Great Qin first stepped into the Outer Heaven Battlefield, they had suffered such losses. With ingrained thinking, they assembled Martial Artists into large legions, only to be ambushed by others... suffering heavy casualties!

Afterwards, they were fiercely mocked by the alien races, which angered the Great Qin Ninth Realm Martial Artists so much that they went to retaliate, but found it difficult to eliminate the enemy's combat strength on a large scale... After retaliating against each other for a period of time, it just fizzled out.

"The rookie is here! Welcome, rookie!" A woman wearing form-fitting leather armor and full of charm kicked open the training room door, and several pairs of eyes immediately looked over.

Her name was Li Mengru, and she had just brought Chu Yuan over from the teleportation array.

Her temper was as fiery as her figure, but she was not difficult to get along with...

Deep in the training room, a lean, long-haired young man walked over shirtless, steam still rising from his body. He grinned, revealing a few white teeth, and reached out, saying:

"Hello, I am the Bell Tower Squad captain: Yuan Yang. I am also the commander of the Sixth Regiment under the Ninth Legion. My martial cultivation is in the Nirvana Realm, and I specialize in frontal assaults. Welcome to the team!"

"Bell Tower Squad member: Li Qi; Divine Power Realm, specializes in stealth and reconnaissance..."

"Bell Tower Squad member: Feng Hou; Divine Power Realm, specializes in repairing weapons and armor... Welcome to the team!"

"Bell Tower Squad member: Wang Ying; Divine Power Realm, specializes in healing and refining Medicinal Pills... Of course, nothing too Advanced. Welcome to the Bell Tower Squad!"

Chu Yuan thought to himself that these future teammates seemed easy to get along with... He also began his self-introduction: "Chu Yuan, Divine Power Realm; specialize in long-range attacks and Mental Energy attacks."

"Long-range and Mental Energy attacks?" Yuan Yang was a bit curious. Long-range attacks were easy to understand; many Martial Skills focused on energy projection. But Mental Energy attacks... at the Divine Power Realm, Mental Energy was difficult to even mobilize, let alone use to attack anyone?

Seeing that the introductions were finished, Li Mengru finally couldn't help but speak: "You can chat all you want, but can you turn off the Energy Gathering Array first? It's not free, you know!"