The world enters the age of myth

Dang-dang-dang!

As the bell in the center of the Sea of ​​Clouds rang, the war mobilization order was officially issued. Corresponding advertisements can be seen whether on radio, portals or social media.

The impact of this large-scale corps war has reached almost every aspect of life. Production personnel in many positions have been recruited to other positions, and the recruitment process... has officially begun!

In this wonderful era, the energy among young people is still quite high. There is an endless stream of people signing up for the compulsory military recruitment office, and the queue is like a long snake!

"There's going to be a war soon... I wonder what the outcome of the war will be?"

"Of course I will win! Haven't you heard that the number of active monsters has increased significantly recently?"

"By the way, last week I visited the second area of ​​the Supernatural Museum. The monsters inside were really scary."

The young man recalled the experience last week and still has an unforgettable sense of excitement!

"After listening to the robot tour guide's explanation, I realized that this feeling is only one-tenth of the real superpower."

"It's really hard to imagine what it would be like to fight against such a monster."

"Someone has to join the army. Don't you think that living in this world, you should experience some different life experiences?"

"I heard that it doesn't take much effort for today's soldiers to kill the scorpion monster, unlike before." Standing next to him was a stronger young man named Zheng Jiaoyang. He clenched his fists and said, He said loudly: "The last time the monsters invaded, I was still in junior high school. In the blink of an eye, I was in college, and I was also old enough to serve in the military..."

A classmate next to him also followed up and said: "It is compulsory to be a soldier. Now only because there are so many people signing up to join the army, it has not become compulsory. Otherwise, the military service system will be enforced."

"I heard that the government also has plans in this regard. Some experts believe that it would be good for college students to dedicate a few years to serve as soldiers. Only students with extremely excellent grades can be exempted from military service."

"It sounds like...it might work..."

Faced with the possible implementation of "compulsory military service", these students actually did not have much objection.

After all, the time of comfort was not very long, and everyone still has deep memories of the adventure on the Yang River.

It had been a long time since the last terrifying monster invasion, but they still remembered it.

If everyone wants to escape military service, humanity will eventually face total annihilation.

Everyone knows this.

On the other hand, the benefits of being a soldier are actually quite high. Although the superficial allowances are not very high, there are actually many hidden benefits...

For example, some supernatural foods are provided by ancient civilizations on the periphery, and the production is limited. Under normal circumstances, the needs of the army must be met first, and then some of them will flow into the civilian market.

There are a lot of things that are robbed as soon as they come out. Even if you have money, you can't buy them!

These excellent supernatural foods can often enhance a person's physique, repair potential damage, and even increase human lifespan to a certain extent!

Such as beauty care, making people grow taller, growing muscles, etc. This kind of benefit is definitely quite good.

There are also second-generation human enhancement potions, which need to be tailor-made and have limited productivity.

Moreover, many special abilities have high potential criminality, and abilities such as seeing through and walking through walls will cause social chaos. Therefore, so far, there is no universal popularization, and there is no plan to popularize them.

What would a civilian do with clairvoyance? If everyone learned to see through and pass through walls, they would be able to complete a large number of crimes that are difficult to detect.

Currently, only a simple version of psychic potion is popular among the people. After humans take it, it can produce hundreds or thousands of psychic powers. Except for some middle-aged and elderly people who have no interest in superpowers, young people will use it. I really don't have much desire to try it.

But as long as you become an honorable soldier, using the second-generation strengthening potion will be a sure thing, and you can also choose a... super power!

What a longing!

It's crazy!

The number of conscription places is limited every month. This month, there are about... 3,000-5,000 people.

Just like that, after two hours of queuing, the two young people finally got the opportunity to sign up and filled out a personal information form, their majors, what they were good at, etc.

Doctors checked their height, vision, cardiopulmonary capacity, etc., and conducted physical fitness tests.

In fact, after using the first generation of strengthening potions, human body quality will be greatly improved. As long as they are not people with congenital disabilities, overeating, or completely unable to control their appetite, most of the population is healthy and can pass the military service standards.

After these few steps, the chance of passing is about 70%.

Next is a psychological examination.

Today's psychological examinations are very convenient. There is no need for doctors to ask various questions. Most psychological problems can be diagnosed by asking the examinee to observe a special rune and then ask them to draw the specific appearance of the rune. .

The standard appearance of this rune is like a grimace doll with a weird smile, the size of a palm, and is a special pattern extracted from an evil god.

Normal humans will have a certain degree of hallucination after observing this rune.

The more psychologically distorted the human being, the higher the degree of hallucinations produced; the more normal the mind, the lower the degree of hallucinations produced.

According to this principle, the modified runes developed are called "human standard psychological runes". The patterns drawn will be different depending on the psychological effects of the observer.

After about half an hour, this group of inspectors all completed the painting activities at hand and exited the room.

"It's...interesting."

Wang Tiantian and Zheng Jiaoyang also breathed a long sigh of relief. After all, they had never faced monsters head-on, and the "human standard psychological runes" still brought a certain degree of psychological pressure.

"I didn't expect it to be this kind of pattern. It's really amazing. I thought those people who were engaged in rune literature were pretending to be ghosts every day... By the way, what kind of pattern did you draw?" Wang Tiantian asked.

"It's just a grinning doll with a grimace. It looks a bit scary and weird. However, my painting skills are not good, and the painting is crooked. The computer automatically locks the screen, and there is no way to change it after painting."

Zheng Jiaoyang spread his hands, "It is said that computers will automatically identify content, determine human psychological reactions, and ensure personal privacy as much as possible."

"Hey, I am also a ghost-faced doll. Why does it feel like it is crying? I also drew a few dots of tears on it. Which one of us is right?"

"What's the standard answer?"

"I guess... no one knows. Everyone sees different results. This pattern changes every time."

After waiting in the corridor for about half an hour, a notification came on my phone, "Didi didi!"

"pass!"

"I passed it too!"

These two people actually all passed the test, screaming loudly and high-fiving each other!

"I thought I didn't pass? The patterns we drew were different, why did we all pass!"

"It's really strange..."

In fact, the passing rate of psychological tests is not low, about 60%. After all, most people's psychological conditions are quite healthy. Where do so many psychopaths come from in this world?

As for the remaining 40% of the population, it is not that they have abnormal psychology, but that their ability to withstand pressure is relatively weak. If they cannot bear the mental pressure brought by the "human standard psychological runes", it is better not to go to the front line to participate in the battle.

The last step is political review. As long as the immediate family members have not committed any criminal offense, this review is not a big problem.

After just such an inspection, all the young people who passed through gathered on the playground.

"Dear reserve recruits! You still have the last 10 days of rest, so hurry up and say goodbye to your loved ones! Next, we will conduct closed training."

"Since you have decided to become an honorable soldier, you must restrain yourself by the words and deeds of a soldier!" The person speaking in front of them was a tall man, nearly two meters tall, who should be the battalion commander of this batch of new recruits. , "The soldiers in the City of Clouds must raise their requirements for themselves!"

"This time, there are a total of 10 recruit camps. Counting the international camps, there are a total of 16 recruit camps!"

He shouted loudly: "If there is a competition, even the international army cannot compare..."

The battalion commander snorted coldly and did not say the final consequences. If the recruits are not brought up well, even the International Army will be inferior to him, and he himself will be punished.

There are about 500 people in a recruit camp. Since this war is likely to last for a long time, the first batch of recruits in the City of Clouds is about 5,000 people, and the international army is about 3,000 people.

The recruitment of new recruits will also continue for a long time. One or two new recruit battalions will be recruited almost every month. Together with the international army, the total of 10,000 recruits a year is almost enough.

The tall battalion commander briefly introduced the situation and shouted loudly: "Any more questions?! If there are no questions, we will disband. Take advantage of the last ten days to say goodbye to your loved ones."

"Battle Commander Guo, when will the war begin?" Zheng Jiaoyang raised his hand and asked loudly.

This is also the issue that the reservists are most concerned about.

"War? War has already happened! The war situation this time is different from the past. There is no way to release weapons of mass destruction such as hydrogen bombs. The number of plasma bombs is quite limited and cannot be released in unlimited quantities."

"However, it's not your turn to be new recruits in the war. The manpower is not stretched to that level yet." The battalion commander coldly snorted, "When the training is completed, when will you join the battlefield. Are there any other questions?"

"Batalion Commander, when will you choose your superpower?" someone asked again.

"It's early, let's train your physical fitness to the upper limit first! When your physical fitness can no longer improve, you will use the power of potions to reach a higher level."