On the Seven Towers

Peng Ziyi visited Xiao Chen again, and this time Luo Ling was also there. The relationship between Xiao Chen and Luo Ling has made breakthrough progress in the past half year, although they have not yet lived together. However, we often have meals together at home or go out as a couple. Peng Ziyi came to visit today, and Luo Ling also cooked a few of her own special dishes, including steamed fish, stir-fried meat slices, and stir-fried vegetables. All the dishes were light and light, because the method of making soy sauce has not yet been developed. However, this One point has been put on the committee's agenda. The task of finding substitutes for soybeans and then developing a method of brewing soy sauce was given to a team including a plant mage.

The dishes are light and the drinks are brewed from a local plant called sweet root wood.

"Has there been any news about Chang Lin recently?" Xiao Chen asked after the food was served and the three of them sat down to eat for a while.

"Why not? He was very active in the matter of conscription. He took the initiative to lead the team and do mobilization work." Peng Ziyi picked up a fish with chopsticks, "But there is nothing wrong with what he does! It is all within the normal scope of work. Inside. Now Milda spends half the time staring at him. After Chu Ying is finished, he clamps his tail and behaves like a man, without showing any flaws. He is simply impeccable. "

Xiao Chen said: "During last year's New Year's summary meeting, didn't Principal Guo promise that at the end of this year, a general election would be held? He, Old Chang, had already taken the second-in-command position, so naturally he still hoped to make progress. How could it happen at this time? Flaws pop up at will.”

"Then let's keep using it. A dog can't change its habit of eating shit. If you have to endure the despicable means a person has used in the past, it will be harder than resisting drug addiction." Peng Ziyi said, "But I just can't see it. I’m used to him hanging around there.”

"Isn't this just politics? A game where everyone has shit on their crotch, but they have to prevent others from seeing it." Xiao Chen said with a smile.

As soon as she finished speaking, she was kicked by Luo Ling: "What are you talking about? Can you still have a good meal?"

Peng Ziyi over there chuckled: "Okay, okay, let's not talk about this. This time I come to you, I still have something serious to ask for your help. Isn't recruitment very popular now, but the sources of our soldiers are too mixed. This local is pretty good. But he's a slave, a prisoner of war, and a foreigner. The higher-ups still can't trust him. If he can't believe it, doesn't that mean the ball has been thrown to me? You just ask me to conduct a loyalty test. Let’s go through the political review. But what they mean is that since they have come to this magical world, they can naturally use magic to solve this problem, especially spiritual magic.”

Xiao Chen immediately understood what he meant and said, "But the cost is very high."

Peng Ziyi said: "Everyone's test can be different. Only those key targets will be tested using key methods."

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Ackley's application was quickly approved. A week after Jenny returned, he was taken out of the No. 2 Labor Camp and came to the recruitment center in the downtown area of ​​Hebend New City together with several petty criminals who submitted applications together. The center is located in the courtyard of the Hewan New Town Government Building.

Ackley found that even though the recruitment process had been started for nearly a month, there were still scattered ordinary citizens reporting here. There was a short queue at the registration window.

This was a very unfamiliar scene to him. In most lords' territories, recruiting soldiers was a relatively difficult task, and often both sticks and whips were indispensable. But there are many Chinese people here who are willing to join the army. In Ackley's opinion, the power of gold coins must have played a role. He said to himself, "It's really rich."

Peng Ziyi, who was responsible for receiving them, smiled secretly. A strong army cannot be without money, but how can we cultivate an army that is good at fighting just by having money? For the army, faith and honor are the most precious things. Only with these can there be discipline, courage and sacrifice. In recent times, the committee has been deliberately trying to improve the social status of military personnel.

Not only various newspapers and magazines, but also radio will broadcast the advanced deeds of various soldiers on how to rescue the suffering people, how to eliminate horse thieves and goblins, how to help poor serfs work, how to jump into rivers to save people, climb trees and save cats, and various schools and factories will also invite advanced soldiers. Representatives came to give speeches. In this situation where the mass media is extremely underdeveloped and most people's news sources come from word of mouth, residents are covered by this kind of round-the-clock, all-round propaganda. This level and form of propaganda is in the minds of these people. The effect is no less than that of an atomic bomb explosion.

In almost a few months, the public's concept has completely changed: from military service being a hard job, being a soldier is dangerous, and being a bandit, to joining the army is an honorable thing, the army is a soldier of young people, and their duty is to serve the people. This change in concept is both made and spoken out.

This concept of honor as a soldier is more effective than any material stimulation, attracting a large number of young people to apply.

Of course, what further relieves these young people from worries is the newly promulgated salary level and welfare standards for the Guards, which are quite good from a horizontal perspective for a soldier. In particular, many people are attracted by the resettlement guarantee of arranging a job and providing subsidies after retirement.

Peng Ziyi, who received them, took Ackley and the others to a meeting room and said to them: "I know you signed up for various reasons and have different expectations for the army, but we don't care about this. This is because everyone has different personalities and needs. But we ask you to be absolutely loyal to the Tower of China! Absolutely loyal to the people under the rule of the Tower of China. We have designed a small test to test whether you meet our requirements. If you think you can't do it, it's not too late to apply for withdrawal now."

Absolute loyalty? Ackley was very surprised. Can loyalty also be analyzed by tests? He always felt that judging a person's loyalty was the biggest problem faced by lords.

However, Peng Ziyi didn't say anything more, but took them to the test room separately.

Ackley walked into the room and there was no one there, only a table and two chairs in the middle of the room. He walked to the table and sat down, looking around nervously. However, after a long time, nothing unusual happened in the room. However, for some reason, he felt very tired after entering the room. He felt drowsy when he sat on the chair, and the room seemed to be filled with a peaceful atmosphere. Before he knew it, he fell asleep...