Chapter 633: Second-level athlete

"Attention, everyone!"

The general inspection ended, and at Zhang Su's command, the combat personnel of each team stood at attention. Perhaps the formation wasn't neat, but the personnel's mental outlook was very high, completely devoid of the decadent and gray look of the apocalypse.

This time, he didn't use a portable megaphone; his booming voice was more intimidating. He pushed up the sunglasses on the bridge of his nose and said slowly: "I'll talk about the future arrangements. First, the combat personnel of Tianma Mountain will be divided into three tiers!"

"The most elite is the Yama Legion, followed by the Elite Legion, and then the Reserve Legion. Each legion will be divided into teams based on the number of people, and naturally, corresponding legion commanders and team leaders will be selected for management."

"Different legions will enjoy different levels of material allocation, mainly reflected in daily necessities and cigarettes. In the next few days, someone will explain these terms to you in detail!"

After saying this, Zhang Su didn't continue speaking, giving everyone some time to digest it.

When he felt that most people's eyes had become clear again, he continued: "I know you are very concerned about training. Next, I will talk about this aspect. The Elite Legion is tentatively scheduled for two days of special training per week, guided by Yama Legion instructors, and as for the Reserve Legion... none!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere at the scene became a bit subtle. The nearest source of subtlety came from Ju Wuying's gaze.

Ju Wuying looked at Zhang Su with a puzzled gaze, as if to say: "The instructor you mentioned wouldn't be me, would it?"

And more people began to feel uneasy. Even the female members of the Yama Legion had extraordinary combat power and must have received unique training methods. Standing on the wasteland, there was no one who didn't want to become stronger.

"I want to explain one thing here!"

Zhang Su could feel everyone's unease and said: "Special training, special training—since it is special training, it requires a special physique. To tell you the truth, those with a poor foundation will be exhausted after just three minutes of training, and more seriously, they will hurt themselves!"

"When we first started this training, there were members in the Yama Legion who were injured because of it, so even if you can enter the Elite Legion, there are only two days of training per week!"

Regarding Zhang Su's statement, a small number of people felt it was an exaggeration, but the vast majority agreed. Those who knew their abilities were not strong felt relieved.

Those who felt they were tough couldn't help but show a smug smile on their faces.

The gap was thus opened!

"However, even for the Reserve Legion, in addition to basic training, I will teach some special combat techniques—fighting techniques for dealing with people, and techniques for killing zombies."

Since they were called the Reserve Legion, they were also reserve forces and had to play a role at critical moments; they couldn't be left to their own devices.

"Alright, no more nonsense. Let's start the test! The first item: 200-meter run!"

Faced with such a simple test item, there was not much joy on everyone's faces, because the simpler it was, the more intense the competition would be.

Just when everyone thought they would go to the road to do it, they saw Zhang Su ride his small electric scooter, take one end of the rope from Qi Xiaoshuai, and ride toward the distance of the ridge.

"You've got to be kidding... running 200 meters on this crappy land? This..."

"What's the problem with this? If zombies come chasing you, can you pick the terrain? You have to escape in ruins too. This isn't considered harsh!"

"No problem. I think this place is great. Those who feel they can't do it, just forfeit; don't waste time."

Soon, the 200-meter distance was determined. After clearing the crowd in the area, Zhang Su said: "Ten people per group. With such a spacious location, don't grab others' routes. As for the standard... for men, under 24 seconds is considered qualified; for women, 26 seconds!"

Many people didn't understand the meaning of this standard, and some didn't even have a concept of the speed of a 100-meter dash, so they didn't react.

"Report!"

But not everyone was ignorant. A woman raised her hand.

"What's the question?"

Zhang Su looked at the woman who shouted "report." She was standing in the Barracks branch team. He remembered her surname was Ma, but he forgot her specific name.

"Report to the leader, according to the standard, the standard for a male second-level athlete for 200 meters is 23.6 seconds, and for women, it is 27. There is a difference of 3.4 seconds!"

Ma Xueyan used to be a professional track and field athlete and had won medals at the provincial games. She happened to be a sprinter for the 100-meter and 200-meter, so she knew this very well. As soon as these words were spoken, many people gasped.

Broken roads, messy shoes, bloated clothing, and the standard of a second-level athlete? Are you kidding!? Out of fear of the Yama King's majesty, many people had doubts in their hearts but kept their mouths shut and didn't dare to say anything more. Their inner thoughts were that the standard was dead; if they couldn't reach it, others might not be able to either...

Faced with the questioning, Zhang Su didn't put on airs and smiled: "I originally intended to treat everyone equally; zombies won't care if you are a man or a woman. However, considering the differences between men and women, I specially relaxed some policies. Since someone raised this question, how about we raise the men's standard by half a second to 23.5 seconds, how about that?"

"Hey, you... you shrew, do you have some kind of mental illness? Damn it!"

"Look at what you've done. Alright, you didn't get any advantage, and you even increased the difficulty for us. Damn!"

"Don't, Brother Su, don't listen to this woman's nonsense. It's not easy for us men!"

The male combat members instantly had a headache.

Li Zongkai and Yu Wen looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Their inner thoughts were that Mr. Zhang's move of transferring hatred was too smooth.

"I, I am, I didn't mean that... Report to the leader, your decision is very good. I am not dissatisfied, and I don't think there is any problem. Please change the male members' qualifying time back to 24 seconds."

Ma Xueyan felt the angry glares of the male members and was so anxious that her face turned red.

"Yes, leader, don't change it. I think it's fine."

"It's quite good, really quite good."

Many female members spoke up to support Ma Xueyan, not wanting her to be targeted, because there were few female members, and everyone should huddle together for warmth.

Zhang Su smiled and nodded, saying: "Alright, since everyone thinks there is no problem, then follow the original standard! Are there any other questions?"

Blind authoritarianism is definitely not good; occasionally using some small tricks has better effects.

"Report! I have a question!"

Liu Yao raised his hand high.

"Spit it out!"

Zhang Su's attitude toward acquaintances was much rougher.

"Ahem..."

Liu Yao was not unhappy about being treated differently; this was a manifestation of a closer relationship. He cleared his throat and said loudly: "May I ask the leader, does qualifying mean I can enter the Elite Legion? What happens if I don't qualify?"

This was a question many people were concerned about. Their thoughts had been pulled away by the qualifying standard before, but now that Liu Yao brought it up, everyone pricked up their ears to listen.

"Today's afternoon test is divided into three items. Qualifying in two items gets you into the Elite Legion, and one item gets you into the Reserve Legion. If you don't qualify in any item, don't be discouraged. You can first enter the logistics department, strengthen your training on weekdays, and there will be opportunities in the future!"

"Are there any other questions?"

"Yes, Lord Leader, if I qualify in all three items, can I be promoted to join the Yama Legion?"

Liu Yao shouted at the top of his lungs. No one was annoyed by him, because this was still a question many people wanted to know.

"Today's afternoon test standard is for the Elite Legion and the Reserve Legion. Joining the Yama Legion requires me to personally assess you. Do you want to try?"

"No, no, I was just asking!"

Liu Yao waved his hands and shook his head. His comical appearance made everyone smile.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 634 =====