Chapter 8: Recruit Z-360
Ji Shen and his gang weren't the only ones to make such observations.
Even though Chong Tsay had been quiet all this time, he had also been analyzing the issue at hand too.
He was a bully by nature and loved absolute freedom.
Of course, he was prepared for military life.
But this was too over the top from all that he had heard about the barracks.
Here, there was only one way out. And that was the way they got in.
And looking up, one could see numerous heavily guarded men standing all around the entrance, with some even standing on the floors above looking down from time to time.
Those above didn't make it evident that they were guarding the entrance below, but Chong Tsay had a hunch that they were.
Not many recruits noticed this problem, but Chong Tsay did.
The fact that they were restricted from even seeing the outdoors made him a little uncomfortable.
Sure. There were hills, trees and whatnot inside here, but it didn't feel the same.
It was like he was trapped in a massive dome and wouldn't be able to get out any time soon.
All this made him feel like there was more to this than what meets the eye.
Chong Tsay, in his own way, was brilliant.
To stay in the position of a top bully or top dog, meant that he at least knew how to grasp some key points and manipulate people either with fear or other emotions.
Now, since he was trapped in here, he first decided on getting as many lackeys as possible to do work for him.
He, too, wanted to get as much information as he could.
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Chong Tsay wasn't an idiot.
Looking at the building before him and remembering the words of The Keeper, it seems that they aren't the only batch in here presently.
They might be the last batch to arrive, but there were definitely more batches and people.
Even though he hadn't seen any of the other batches yet, they might be doing training far away from here on those hills, valleys or even within the buildings.
So he had to be prepared.
Apart from Chong Tsay, a handful of people also thought like this too.
And one of them was the silent Tsetu Zhi, who was also one of the strongest recruits this year.
What's so funny is that his twin sister also entered the military alongside him, but was taken to the female training center within this same barracks.
Unlike many, he had somewhat been aware of this matter.
His father was a top figure in the Federation and had given hints here and there.
One shouldn't forget that a district was similar to an entire Province/Prefecture/state.
So each district had a single barrack that took in everyone from all towns, cities and villages in the District.
District 15 alone had 414 different municipalities (villages, towns and cities).
So of course, this training ground could take in hundreds and thousands of recruits all at once.
In the barracks, the females also had their own training grounds separate from the males.
Anyway, Tsetu's sister was now on the other side.
Ji Shen, Lin Chindu, Ren Senko, Ching Tsay, Tsetu Zhi... These 5 were the fastest to get a handle on things.
The batch of recruits ran around the massive field with different expressions on their faces.
Some were angry, some tired, some calm and others stressed.
Many didn't know it yet, but even at this very moment, they were already being evaluated.
The veterans stood as statues, observing their every move and expressions.
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"From the looks of it, Recruit Z312 won't survive till the end."
"Recruit Z115's body language is weak and gives off too much information to the enemy. This weakness needs to be reformed immediately!"
These veterans had all been assigned to observe 24 recruits each.
These recruits weren't soldiers yet.
In here, their names were nameless and didn't earn the right to have their names called out.
They were worse than maggots.
So, each recruit had a name according to their batches.
There were batches from A to Z, all in here.
These recruits were the last to arrive and were given the letter 'Z' as their batch name, just as planned.
There were 360 of them in total. Hence, they were ranked and named according to their performance during the military examinations.
So one could be called Z-001, Z-111 or even Z-340.
While here, these were their names.
And as some had already guessed, in the massive ring-like structure, other batches and recruits were residing inside, alongside several veterans who all answered to The Keeper.
It was a real jungle in here, and only the strong would survive.
The veterans all observed their targets, making sure to take every little detail into account.
They not only took note of these and reported it to The Keeper, but also communicated it to their microphones.
While keeping their eyes on the recruits, they spoke to each other with their earpieces.
At the same time, their individual teams within the ring-shaped building also listened in and noted everything down.
The chain of order in here was crazy!
These veterans out here were The Keeper's main and leading team, and were known to many as 'Hell Shadows.'
In here, the Keeper was like a King who had his main subordinates.
And his subordinates, in turn had hundreds and thousands of people under them, all following their every command.
There were 15 Hell Shadows in total.
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One of the Hell Shadows closest to The Keeper, furrowed his brows suspiciously.
"Sir. Something isn't right with Recruit Z-360."
The Keeper raised his left eyebrow curiously: "Oh? Isn't that the last and weakest person in the batch?"
"Yes, sir. It's him."
The Keeper glanced over with Ji Shen and caressed his chin calmly: "Interesting."
Everyone glanced at Ji Shen with a strange light in their eyes.
They had studied the results for all recruits as a whole, and all knew about the weak chicken that joined the Federation military.
As a matter of fact, his results were the weakest in the history of this barracks.
They had never taken someone so weak in.
His perseverance was what made him lucky enough to hold on and pass preliminary examinations.
He even fainted after getting an approval for admittance into the barracks.
So he was already famous.
The field these recruits were asked to run wasn't an ordinary one.
With how large it was, it was impossible for this weak chicken even to finish a single lap.
Yet, he somehow managed to finish 2 while running alongside Z-002 (Lin Chindu) and Z-005 (Ren Senko).
It looked like this season might be entertaining to them after all.
A strange light shone in The Keeper's eyes.
Recruit Z-360… interesting.
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