134: The Stone

When Qin Shilei returned, Zhang Qiang had already gathered the members of both legions.

"I intend to establish a Battle Group, the Panshi Battle Group, and I am now recruiting members. Legion members will receive priority." Qin Shilei stood on the high platform, his voice echoing across the entire plaza.

Then, Zhang Qiang read out the standards for entry, as well as the benefits and rules of the Battle Group.

The external admission standard was Black Iron Six-star, while legion members only needed to be Black Iron Five-star. Those with special abilities could have their requirements lowered.

Three-quarters of the legion members could meet this cultivation requirement.

Upon joining the Panshi Battle Group, both the individual and their family would receive protection from the Battle Group, as well as a minimum living allowance.

After joining the Panshi Battle Group, one could use contribution points to exchange for various materials in the Battle Group's treasury, including crystals, ability orbs, and combat techniques.

For unified actions of the Battle Group, twenty percent of the profits would go to the Battle Group's treasury.

In fact, the Panshi Battle Group's rules were largely similar to other gangs.

For group activity profits, some gangs took twenty percent, while others took thirty percent.

The only difference was the addition of contribution points, which could be exchanged for items.

Qin Shilei had too many qingtong treasure chests.

Qin Shilei and his group simply had no use for some blue items, or even some slightly inferior green items.

He also listed them for sale on the trading system to exchange for some crystals.

However, there were at least a thousand blue items and two to three hundred green items in his Qiankun Ring.

Now was a good time to bring them out to motivate the Battle Group members.

As soon as Zhang Qiang finished speaking, the crowd below began to whisper and discuss amongst themselves.

Kong Qingshu, who was beside him, also asked in confusion, "Why bother going the long way to build another Battle Group? Wouldn't it be better to directly and forcefully subdue these two legions?"

Qin Shilei chuckled lightly, "Legions carry military traces, which is ultimately not ideal. Re-establishing a Battle Group allows them to choose again, and also gives us more options."

Kong Qingshu instantly understood that Qin Shilei wanted to establish a force completely independent of military influence.

Qin Shilei turned his head and asked, "Why aren't you against me doing this at all? It seems like I'm poaching from the military, right?"

Kong Qingshu smiled sweetly and said, "The military already had this awareness when they proposed the establishment of civilian legions, and they won't deliberately suppress such situations from occurring."

"The military established civilian legions hoping to achieve a state where everyone is a soldier, to cope with the apocalypse."

"Let me tell you an inside secret: the military also took the opportunity to gain control over a portion of the civilian legions' power."

Actually, what she didn't mention was that she herself was also a legion commander of a civilian legion.

The legion she led was specifically chosen and was a relatively strong legion, now managed by her trusted subordinate as vice-commander.

"So that's how it is." Qin Shilei suddenly realized.

After all, it was the military with a general staff, and every move they made might have multiple considerations.

Someone spoke up and asked, "Commander, what about our legion after you establish the Panshi Battle Group?"

Qin Shilei replied, "Now that the bridge is broken, the legion cannot cross the river to kill zombies or search for supplies. The purpose of establishing the legion no longer exists. Let's just keep the legion's name hanging there."

"Of course, you can also continue to exist under the legion's name, or even conduct group activities in other directions in He Shan District."

In summary, it meant that the legion existed in name only, and Qin Shilei would not pay much attention to its affairs anymore.

Someone else asked, "If our gang of over a hundred people collectively joins the Panshi Battle Group, can we be divided into a company for collective activities?"

Qin Shilei said coldly, "No gang will allow a situation where there are gangs within a gang. We may not break all of you up, but you will definitely be assigned to different battle halls based on each person's characteristics."

That person's expression changed, and he suddenly felt conflicted.

Many leaders of small gangs or small battle teams below also lowered their heads in thought.

Someone else asked, "What if one's cultivation temporarily doesn't meet the standard? Can the commander make an exception?"

Qin Shilei replied, "Since you were once my soldiers, if your cultivation reaches the standard in the future, we will still give you priority in recruitment."

"Now that the bridge is broken, if we join the Panshi Battle Group, how will the commander ensure we can obtain supplies and crystals to upgrade?"

Someone asked the question that everyone was most concerned about.

Qin Shilei drew his Blood Soul, pointed it diagonally upwards, and said confidently, "I, the number one person in Nanzhuang City, the one who slayed the Zombie King, will establish the Panshi Battle Group to be the number one Battle Group in Nanzhuang City, and in the future, it will be the number one Battle Group in the Great Xia Country."

The people behind him looked at Qin Shilei with dazzled admiration, infected by his heroic spirit, and unconsciously shouted, "Panshi Battle Group, invincible!"

"Panshi Battle Group, invincible!"

"Panshi Battle Group, invincible!"

Zhang Qiang and his group, along with He Kaige's former subordinates, dozens of people in total, shouted in unison, creating a powerful momentum.

Qin Shilei raised his hand to stop the shouting, "Recruitment starts now. Zhang Qiang and He Kaige, you two are in charge."

The scene immediately became lively, with everyone discussing whether or not to join the Panshi Battle Group.

"Old Li, are you joining?"

"Of course, I'm joining! If you don't cling to the commander's leg, whose leg do you want to cling to?"

"Are you willing to give up your hard-built Wolf Fang Gang?"

"My small gang of less than a hundred people is not worth mentioning. Besides, as long as I'm strong, I can get a captain or even a vice-hall master position later. Isn't that better than being a small gang leader?"

"Idiot, better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. I was forced to be subservient to the military before, but now is a good time to go solo."

"I think you're the idiot. Don't you think being a gang leader is really that easy? You might not have food in a few days, and then everyone will run away, leaving you as a lone commander."

"Hmph, you underestimate me too much. Can't my gang become one of the top ten gangs in Nanzhuang City?"

Everyone had witnessed the power of Qin Shilei and An Qian, and had experienced the advantage of sheltering under a big tree, so most of them were willing to join the Panshi Battle Group.

The two legions now had a total of 2416 remaining members, with 607 not meeting the cultivation standard.

Seventy to eighty people had poor character, over two hundred people were unwilling to give up their self-established forces, and finally, 1489 people joined the Panshi Battle Group.

All former company commanders, except for one who left with his own gang, joined the Panshi Battle Group.

When the Panshi Battle Group rose powerfully, the over two hundred people who left either fell into difficulties or stagnated, and the regret in their hearts was unspeakably bitter.

Some even tried to rejoin the Panshi Battle Group, but unfortunately, they were told that they had permanently lost the qualification to join.

Qin Shilei temporarily divided the Panshi Battle Group into five halls: Azure Wood Hall, Scarlet Fire Hall, West Gold Hall, Dark Water Hall, and Internal Affairs Hall.

Zhang Xiaoli was appointed Hall Master of Azure Wood Hall, An Qian as Hall Master of Scarlet Fire Hall, Zhang Qiang as Hall Master of West Gold Hall, and He Kaige as Hall Master of Dark Water Hall.

Each person's attribute happened to be the same as the attribute in their hall's name.

Zhang Cheng, Liang Xinhui, and He Yiyao temporarily served as the main and deputy hall masters of the Internal Affairs Hall.

There was still a vacant Yellow Earth Hall, and in the future, someone with great contributions would be selected from the Battle Group to fill it.

Most of the former company commanders became the current captains, under the jurisdiction of each hall master, and those with excellent performance would be promoted to vice-hall master.