Chapter 143: Faith

Fourth Defense Zone Outer City.

After seeing the miserable state of the Outer City, the residents who came out from the Inner City were stunned by the scene before them; everywhere there were broken walls and ruins, dried bloodstains, and a mixture of body parts that could not be identified as either Orc or Human Alliance soldiers.

"We are going to change the miserable state of the Outer City and turn this ruin into a residential area and a large-scale Production Zone; the Inner City will serve as a factory for producing important supplies and some weapons and equipment. We will also come to the Outer City to rebuild the Fourth Defense Zone with you! Due to the shortage of supplies, only residents who are willing to work and participate in the construction of the Fourth Defense Zone will receive normal supply subsidies. For residents who are unwilling to participate in the reconstruction, we will only provide food that will keep you from starving; other than that, there will be no supply of any materials."

Kelin shouted to the residents who had walked out of the Outer City and those who had not managed to leave the Outer City behind him; a team of soldiers was maintaining order by the city wall.

Although the Inner City residents were somewhat confused by this approach from the higher-ups, in order to fill their stomachs, they had no choice but to walk out of the Inner City and head to the registration office arranged by Kaxi.

They had also seen the food that kept the maintainers from starving; it was some rice porridge, or more accurately, rice soup, because one could basically not see any rice grains in it—it was all water.

After seeing this situation, these Inner City residents could only head to the registration office in the Outer City to register.

As for the survivors rescued from the Outer City, excluding those who were unable to perform labor and had physical disabilities, the other survivors had already begun to carry out cleaning work according to the tasks arranged by Kaxi.

Everything was developing in a positive direction, and on this piece of ruins, tender shoots named hope were beginning to grow again.

And on a cleared open space at the edge of the Fourth Defense Zone Outer City, a group of brand-new faces was appearing here.

Xindi looked at these young men with their chests puffed out and heads held high, then looked at Yingzhou standing beside her, coughed twice, and took the lead in breaking the awkwardness.

"Yingzhou, you haven't been training these... soldiers this whole time over the past two days, have you?"

Yingzhou looked at Xindi's somewhat disappointed expression and said with a smile, "First of all, I know your concerns. Aren't you worried that they are ordinary people without a Back Spirit, that their physical fitness cannot compare to soldiers who have Awakened a Back Spirit, and that they are very likely to hold us back on the battlefield?"

Seeing that Yingzhou had guessed her inner thoughts, Xindi stopped beating around the bush, nodded directly, and replied, "Yes, that is indeed what I am thinking. I am not denying your idea. It's just that only ordinary soldiers who have Awakened a Back Spirit will have their physical fitness improved, and only with the abilities of a Back Spirit can they contend with these Alien Races that have invaded us. Sending ordinary people up will only make our morale easier to collapse."

Yingzhou smiled and said to Xindi, "You should look at the physical fitness of these soldiers first before saying that. I guarantee that after you see it, you will definitely change this current idea of yours. You can have your Guard spar with any one of them. I cannot say they will win, because the training time is too short, but they definitely won't lose quickly."

Seeing Yingzhou's confident appearance, Xindi had no choice but to nod and let the Guard beside her go find those "soldiers" standing on the open space to spar, "I will tell my Guard not to use the abilities of a Back Spirit; both of them will spar based on hand-to-hand combat."

"You, let's go. Our commander said I won't use a Back Spirit. Attack me with all your might!" Xindi's Guard picked a young man closest to him at random and said in a casual tone.

This young man stepped forward solemnly and saluted Xindi's Guard.

The two quickly set their stances. To Xindi's surprise, she never expected that her Guard would actually take 2 minutes and 31 seconds to subdue this "soldier," which made Xindi begin to take these soldiers whom Yingzhou said could become a defensive force seriously.

Xindi's Guard released the young man's arm, pulled him up from the ground, smiled, patted his shoulder, and said, "You are quite good! Although I didn't use a Back Spirit, since I Awakened my Back Spirit until now, I can't say my physical fitness is very strong, but among Psionics of the same period, my physical fitness is considered relatively strong. For you to be able to hold on for so long in my hands, that's not bad at all!"

After the young man was pulled up, he said shamefully, "Sigh, I did not complete the Task the Emperor gave me; I am not yet qualified to become the Emperor's strength!"

Hearing the young man say this, the Guard also shrugged. He had also heard rumors that there was a group of survivors in the Outer City who had Faith in the Emperor; they revered Yingzhou, who had rescued them, as the Emperor, and fanatically believed that the Emperor would definitely lead Humans to drive out the Alien Races. Seeing it today, it was indeed so.

"Yingzhou, how did you do it? They have only been training with you for three or four days, right? Although their physical appearance hasn't changed yet, why do I feel that their physical fitness has improved?" Xindi asked Yingzhou beside her curiously.

"It's nothing. While they gain strength, what they pay is their own lifespan. I have a type of potion that can improve the physical fitness of ordinary people, but the price is that their lifespan will be shortened. Furthermore, the process of gaining strength is very painful. They are all young men with firm wills and are willing to fight against the Alien Races for the sake of Humans. I believe that the Fourth Defense Zone currently lacks defensive strength and cannot rely on soldiers who have Awakened a Back Spirit to fight; ordinary people with firm wills can also fight!"

Yingzhou looked at those young men standing on the open space with their chests puffed out and heads held high, and said to Xindi with a smile.

"Alright then, I will first try to follow your method. The Fourth Defense Zone is indeed lacking armed forces right now, so let's try it first. By the way, I feel like you are like a treasure bag now, having all kinds of treasures. How did you get your hands on this kind of potion?"

Hearing Xindi's surprised inquiry, Yingzhou smiled and shook his head, then spoke.

"This is a secret. You shouldn't press me on this kind of question; there is no benefit to it."

Although Yingzhou's voice did not have any threatening meaning, Xindi felt a chill down her spine for a moment. However, seeing Yingzhou walking toward those soldiers, Xindi shook her head and whispered to herself.

"An illusion?"

Yingzhou walked in front of these young men and said, "You have only just begun training. In the future, you will become even stronger! As long as you train hard and maintain a firm will with perseverance, you will become the strength that protects the Fourth Defense Zone! I believe you will definitely not be inferior to soldiers who have Awakened a Back Spirit!"

Upon hearing Yingzhou's words, these young men all had flushed faces and shouted excitedly and loudly.

"Loyalty!"

Xindi saw a light in the eyes of these young men. What was this? Faith? These young men were a batch of soldiers who possessed Faith! And the object of their Faith was Yingzhou!