10: Selection

"Jiang Hao!"

The Black-Clothed Youth continued to call out names.

A well-built, black-haired youth stepped out from the crowd.

"Jiang Hao, twenty years old, seven missions completed! Among them, three were Level 5 missions, two Level 3 missions, one Level 2 mission, and one Level 1 mission!"

The Captain of Squad B and the captain of Squad C simultaneously had their eyes light up.

The missions performed by Outer Sect Disciples usually range from Level 5 to Level 1, with Level 5 being the easiest and Level 1 the most difficult.

Not many Outer Sect Disciples are able to complete Level 1 missions.

After all, the more difficult the mission, the greater the danger.

Many disciples who undertook Level 1 missions ultimately died during them.

For this youth named Jiang Hao to have completed a Level 1 mission was extremely rare.

He was considered a rather excellent talent.

He was immediately chosen by the Captain of Squad B and joined Squad B.

"Next."

"Wang Shitong, thirty years old, four missions completed. All four were Level 5 missions."

"Tao Mo, twenty years old..."

As one disciple after another was called.

Xiao Shi gradually figured out the recruitment standards of the four team leaders from their choices.

Among them, Team A had the highest recruitment requirements.

Only the most outstanding geniuses would be noticed by the Team A Captain.

She wouldn't even spare a glance for ordinary people.

Even an elite disciple like Jiang Hao was far from meeting her recruitment standards.

Squad B and Squad C, on the other hand, mainly focused on recruiting elites.

Those with relatively mediocre aptitudes were all assigned to Team Ding.

"Team A belongs to the genius team."

"Squad B and Squad C are the elite teams..."

"Team Ding is the ordinary team."

Xiao Shi quickly analyzed the differences between these four teams.

"Next."

"Xiao Shi."

After the Black-Clothed Youth called out his name, Xiao Shi immediately stepped forward, surrounded by many gazes.

The Black-Clothed Youth looked at the jade slip and began to read.

"Xiao Shi, fifteen years old, number of missions completed... Hmm?"

He suddenly froze, his expression surprised, wondering if he had misread it.

It wasn't until he repeatedly confirmed it several times, making sure he hadn't misread, that he spoke with a strange expression.

"Number of missions completed... Zero!"

As his words came out.

Everyone showed surprised expressions.

Even the several team leaders were stunned.

They hadn't expected someone to have not completed even a single mission.

The Captain of Squad B, as the oldest and longest-serving among the four captains, had recruited more than a dozen different batches of Outer Sect Disciples over the years.

But among so many Outer Sect Disciples, he had never seen anyone so outrageous as to not complete a single mission.

Historically, even the worst or most incapable Outer Sect Disciple would at least complete two or three Level 5 missions.

Someone who hadn't done a single mission... was truly a first in his life.

At the same time, when sensing Xiao Shi's vital energy, the vital energy fluctuations they detected were only those of Entering Martial Realm Fourth Level.

Although this cultivation level was still decent, having completed no missions directly caused them to lose interest in Xiao Shi.

Ultimately, Xiao Shi could only join the mediocre and ordinary Team Ding.

All of this... was exactly as Xiao Shi had anticipated.

And it was precisely the outcome he desired!

Although he hadn't completed a single mission, with his current cultivation of Entering Martial Realm Seventh Level, as long as he displayed his true cultivation, he would absolutely have a chance to be favored by the Team A Captain.

After all, Outer Sect Disciples' cultivation levels before becoming Night Watch typically ranged between Entrance to Martial Realm Second Level and Entrance to Martial Realm Fifth Level.

Those who could cultivate to Entrance to Martial Realm Fifth Level were already extremely rare geniuses.

And someone like him, who had cultivated to Entering Martial Realm Seventh Level, was even more unique, enough to cause a huge sensation!

He fully possessed the qualifications to join Team A.

But Xiao Shi knew... Team A was the most dazzling genius team among the four teams.

Too high-profile, too eye-catching.

As a Night Watch, the more high-profile one was, the more dangerous it often became.

For Xiao Shi, who always prioritized safety, he would not put himself in the spotlight unless absolutely necessary.

He definitely wouldn't go to Team A.

Squad B and Squad C also recruited elites.

Although not as ostentatious as the genius team, they would still receive some attention, which was also not where Xiao Shi wanted to go.

He felt that Team Ding was the most suitable for him.

The people in Team Ding were basically all mediocre Outer Sect Disciples; here, they wouldn't receive any attention.

The most ordinary, the most inconspicuous, and relatively speaking, the safest.

"My score control this time was perfect..."

Xiao Shi was very satisfied with this result.

Soon.

Their more than seven hundred Outer Sect Disciples were divided into the four teams.

Among them, Team Ding had the largest number of people.

A total of over three hundred people joined Team Ding.

Nearly half.

Squad B and Squad C each had over a hundred people join.

The smallest in number was Team A, with fewer than a hundred people.

However, those who could join Team A were all outstanding geniuses.

At this moment, the four captains led their respective team members to their designated team areas.

Night Watch Division, Team Ding area.

"From this moment on, you are the Night Watch of Team Ding."

Team Leader Ding, with his Slit-Eyes and a perpetually amiable expression, smiled at everyone.

First, he distributed the standard Night Watch equipment to everyone.

A uniform black robe, a pair of black trousers, a pair of shoes, and a black bamboo hat.

Then he gave them their Night Watch identity tokens and the exclusive Night Watch cultivation method.

The identity tokens not only recorded their personal information but also their accumulated contribution points from their time in the sect, which were also useful in Jin Yun City.

As for the cultivation method, it was a technique called "Night Tiger."

This cultivation method was exclusive to the Night Watch.

It could be said that the reason the Night Watch were called Night Watch was inextricably linked to this cultivation method.

"You have a total of three days to cultivate Night Tiger. After three days, whether you have mastered it or not, you will begin to carry out Night Watch missions."

"I suggest you complete your cultivation as soon as possible; this will make it easier for you to survive when performing missions."

Team Leader Ding's voice was gentle, but as it fell upon everyone's ears, it made their expressions solemn.

They had already heard before coming... that the death rate for newly joined Night Watch was usually the highest.

Now, with only three days to cultivate... a sense of urgency rose in everyone's hearts.

Under Team Leader Ding's arrangements, they all moved into the Night Watch Division's Team Ding area that very day. Currently, all Night Watch of Team Ding resided there.

Upon returning to their residences.

Everyone eagerly took out the jade slips containing the "Night Tiger" cultivation method and began to cultivate.

Xiao Shi was no exception.

Although his cultivation had already reached Entering Martial Realm Seventh Level, he knew that as a Night Watch, such a cultivation was not enough to keep him safe and worry-free.

Upon careful observation, according to the description in the jade slip, Xiao Shi finally understood why the Night Watch and this cultivation method were inextricably linked.

It could be said that this cultivation method perfectly explained why the Night Watch were called Night Watch.