章節 11: Amazing Talent and Recruitment
A chorus of laughter filled the room. "Ryan, that guy's a real character," someone remarked, their voice tinged with amusement.
"I thought he went down to the first floor to find Elysia... Haha... Is he still a virgin?" Another burst of laughter echoed through the crowd.
Some couldn't help but slap the table, laughing out loud.
Carlos and Maughan hadn't expected the man they appreciated would let off steam in such a way…
Most people would stumble after a few shots of strong liquor, but Ryan was striding confidently on the high-intensity training equipment.
After a round of good-natured teasing, Kazemi announced a bet:
"Come on, let's make some wagers!"
"I say Ryan won't last more than three minutes before he collapses," Kazemi said, pulling out a stack of bills worth several thousand.
Instantly, someone else chimed in:
"Three minutes? This kid's as energetic as a calf. I'll bet on five minutes."
"I'll go for less than two minutes before his legs give out."
Bets were placed one after another, most of them around the five-minute mark.
Then Maughan spoke up:
"I'll bet on ten minutes! Two thousand!"
Kazemi and the others looked at each other in surprise:
"Ten minutes?"
"The veins on his arms and legs are bulging; he could fall at any moment. Are you really betting on ten minutes?"
"Kazemi, you're going to make a killing this time."
"Haha, no take-backs... Thanks for the contribution, Maughan!" Kazemi happily tallied the bets.
Out of eight people, seven had placed their bets.
"Boss? Don't you want to join in for a bit of fun?" Kazemi, with a sly look in his eyes, tried to encourage Carlos to bet as well.
Carlos was staring at the surveillance screen, watching Ryan sprint with a fifty-kilogram resistance harness. His gaze shifted from playful mockery to growing astonishment.
The resistance harness sprint was an extremely energy-draining exercise. Even someone with a muscle strength of 12 and exceptional muscle reflex flexibility wouldn't last long.
However, Ryan, an ordinary person, had already surpassed two minutes.
The flesh of the Ripper Wolf contained certain nutrients that could temper the body, and with the stimulation of alcohol, it wasn't strange to hold on for two minutes.
Ryan, using all his limbs, veins becoming more prominent, showed that his body was at the brink, ready to be pulled back and interrupt his training at any moment.
But Carlos noticed details that others had missed.
As the leader of the security team, he had interacted with some of the space soldiers patrolling the cosmos and remembered their tenacity and the look in their eyes.
At this moment, Ryan's gaze was very similar to those soldiers.
Focused!
Sharp!
Full of fervor!
His edge was clearly visible!
Most importantly, when Ryan's physical condition reached its limit, he slowly made it past a minute. Astonishingly, not only did his movements not falter, but the counter next to him showed a subtle change.
Next to the resistance harness sprint equipment, there was a counter that recorded the user's current load, sprint speed, muscle strength, and muscle reflex flexibility.
Carlos clearly noticed that Ryan's muscle strength had increased from 9.8 to 9.9, and his muscle reflex flexibility had also improved from 9.4 to 9.5.
Carlos couldn't sit still any longer. He completely ignored Kazemi's betting pool and stared intently at the data on the surveillance screen, his expression becoming increasingly serious.
A chorus of sighs and groans came from the side. Those who had bet on two or three minutes had already lost their money, and Kazemi was laughing as he collected the winnings.
But soon, Kazemi couldn't laugh either. Five minutes passed quickly, and he had to admit defeat!
"This kid... he's really something," he said. Five minutes of high-intensity sprinting was equivalent to running a kilometer with a fifty-kilogram load; Kazemi's current physical fitness had been surpassed by Ryan.
Ryan was still going strong. Six people had lost, leaving only Maughan.
Maughan laughed out loud, collecting all the bets on the table. According to the rules of their circle, all this money belonged to him.
A profit of six thousand.
But soon, Maughan noticed that the boss was still staring at the monitor, looking very serious.
"Boss, this newcomer is a good seedling with great potential," Maughan commented.
Carlos nodded in agreement, leaning back slightly, but his gaze never left the surveillance.
There was one more thing he didn't say out loud: Ryan's potential had already surpassed Maughan's.
Although Maughan is currently at level H5 and can easily sprint with a fifty-kilogram load for more than ten minutes, Ryan's muscle strength was only at 9.9.
Just then, the tiny numbers on the surveillance screen jumped again.
10 points!
Muscle strength had reached 10 points; muscle reflex flexibility also jumped to 9.6.
Carlos felt his eyelid twitch uncontrollably.
How could this be possible?
In less than ten minutes, both of his strength and flexibility had increased by three units.
It must be a cultivation method from the military.
Carlos didn't notice that his slightly reclined body was suddenly leaning forward, and his breathing had become hot and heavy.
The others noticed the boss's unusual behavior.
"Maughan..."
"You've won."
" Turn off the video."
Carlos didn't give them a chance.
Ryan's potential had gone from surpassing Maughan to surpassing everyone in the security team.
He had to first seal the news about Ryan and not let Torres know about Ryan's existence.
"Yes," Maughan said, although he didn't know why Carlos ended the topic, but as Carlos's confidant, he naturally followed orders.
"From my private warehouse, take a batch of raw ore and complete the handover with Ryan, let him join the security team early." Two hundred thousand dollars is at least a year's savings for an ordinary miner.
Carlos originally wanted to observe Ryan's character a bit more, but seeing the huge potential Ryan showed, he knew he couldn't delay any longer. The longer he waited, the more likely something would go wrong. Recruiting Ryan into the security team as soon as possible, he would soon become a right-hand man like Maughan, helping him quickly consolidate the security team.
An additional investment of two hundred thousand was nothing at all.
The seven people looked at each other, their faces all showing surprise.
The boss was actually going to pay out of his own pocket! Although they didn't know what had happened, they seemed to have no objections to this.
Perhaps it was out of sympathy, or perhaps it was because of the tenacity and potential Ryan showed in the load-bearing sprint, or maybe it was because of the respect gained from those few bottles of wine... Anyway, this matter was settled.
At this moment, Ryan was still on the fifteenth floor of the training ground, doing a load-bearing sprint. The Ripper Wolf's pancreas was continuously emitting heat, and the mutated substances accumulated in the pancreas further stimulated the body.
Under high-intensity sprinting, the whole body's muscles consumed energy at a high speed, also absorbing these substances to the greatest extent, quickly changing the physique.
Ten minutes later, Astra reminded that muscle strength had reached 10.1; muscle reflex flexibility had improved to 9.8. The body's load was huge, and it needed rest.
But Ryan didn't stop. This was because Astra was currently only at level H2, protecting himself as an ordinary civilian; and the H3 citizen chip, which had more content and authority, would know - breakthroughs only occur under the state of extreme pressure.
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