Surviving in a Collapsed World, Is Something Wrong?

Chapter 230: Recruiting your own forces, and understanding the world situation

What Jiang Ming needed most at the moment was naturally a large amount of Honkai energy, that is, Honkai energy crystals, but if he proposed it directly, it would inevitably arouse a lot of suspicion. Although he was not afraid, he could not cause trouble at will.

As he thought about it, a gleam of light flashed in Jiang Ming's eyes.

Killing a hundred or a thousand people would be fine, but for something like this that involves national affairs, if discovered accidentally, they would become the target of public criticism. If too many people were killed by then, Mei would be unhappy when she knew about it. Besides, she hasn't found a place with a strong Honkai energy yet, so even if she killed them all, she would not get any benefits. It is better to squeeze out all the value from them first and then make plans.

Although he left many trump cards on Mei, even his Honkai energy disappeared when she came. He couldn't guarantee whether the trump cards he left for Mei would disappear.

Now we can only take one step at a time.

As time passed, the several plates of fruit that were brought to the table had long been cleared out. Just when Jiang Ming felt a little bored and wanted to chat with Qian Lianxi again, a few people finally walked in.

When they saw the emptied fruit plates, they couldn't help but smile. Their expressions became more peaceful, which calmed the nervousness of the other three people present a little. Only Jiang Ming and Qian Lianxi remained the same - such smiles reminded Jiang Ming of Otto who had made a request to him.

What happened next was just as Jiang Ming had expected - these people were representatives of the major families, and they stated that the five of them could choose to join the country or the various families.

But before they made their choice, Jiang Ming still asked a question - "If most people choose to join your family, can the country still restrict you? Also, what will happen if they don't plan to join the country or the family?"

The first question was asked in a rather unfriendly way, almost bringing the conflict between the country and the various families to the surface, leaving some family representatives silent and not knowing what to say - 1. No one knew how deep each of their foundations were, and 2. They were worried about saying the wrong thing and bringing themselves unnecessary trouble.

So they chose to answer Jiang Ming's second question -

"Although the country does not enforce conscription, it has implemented two forms of military service: compulsory military service and voluntary military service. Compulsory military service requires people with special abilities to serve in the military for a certain period of time within a certain age, while voluntary military service allows people with special abilities to voluntarily serve in the military and sign a service contract with the military. After all, there are people who are loyal to the country."

"But generally speaking, no one would choose not to join either the country or the family. After all, if they did that, they would only have supernatural powers, but without resources and background, they would not be able to make further progress. After all, ordinary people can get less than those with supernatural powers."

So that's how it is. To put it simply, there are basically no independent cultivators in this world, because they cannot start from scratch and reach the top of the world by their own efforts.

Although Jiang Ming would be able to think of this if given some time, hearing it from others can help reduce the consumption of some brain cells.

There is another point that Jiang Ming thought of. If faced with a life-and-death situation, all the supernatural beings in the country and each family must participate in the war. No one dares to violate it. After all, even S-level supernatural beings cannot be enemies with a country. Of course, he himself is an exception (′?w??`)

After answering Jiang Ming's question, they started with a long speech, explaining the benefits of joining them and so on.

During this period, Jiang Ming simply operated the Honkai energy to investigate and found that they were not ordinary people either. They were all quasi-B-level psychics. Although they were barely stronger than He Kang, they also took this matter very seriously.

Of course there is also a national representative, and he is a genuine B-level psychic. However, since there are the most people at this level, it can also be said to be the weakest level, so the gap between the strong and the weak is very large. Although Jiang Ming has not seen other B-level psychics, according to his inference, the strength of this national representative should be lower to medium.

"Okay, we've said so much, but it's mainly for you to choose one of us to join. Of course, you can also choose to join the country. The country will definitely train you vigorously. As long as you perform well in the supernatural college entrance examination, the resources and benefits you get will definitely not be less than us. But to defend the country, you will definitely have to work harder."

A family representative used the tactic of first praising and then criticizing very well. He first explained that there was no need to join the family, and then praised the country. Later, he used the excuse of defending the country to imply that they would suffer more if they joined the country. This not only reflected his magnanimity, but also prevented people from pointing it out openly - this can definitely be called a masterful move.

Of course, no one wants to suffer in vain. The two people who first awakened to C-level qualifications immediately chose to join two families, while the one with B-level qualifications chose to join the country. After all, he had B-level qualifications, so he would endure some hardships, and his future achievements would definitely be greater than those two.

The first three people who made their choice were sent away by relevant personnel from their families or countries. At this point, the only two people in the office who had not made a choice were Jiang Ming and Qian Lianxi. Both of them were geniuses with at least A-level qualifications, so they were naturally more competitive and harder to fool.

But before they started feeding chicken soup, Jiang Ming took the lead and spoke.

"I won't waste time and will just tell you straight away. You should have heard what Mr. He Kang said. I awakened five superpowers. After that, I naturally couldn't suppress my excitement and instinctively wanted to show my superpowers. But in the process, I suddenly found a big drawback: that is, if there is not enough Honkai energy, it is simply a fantasy to use all of it at once, so..."

Jiang Ming's eyes swept over the heads of the countries or families in front of him one by one, with a helpless smile on his face.

"It's actually very simple to get me to join one of you. I will join whoever offers more generous conditions. I think the conditions proposed by someone who has five superpowers and will be at least an A-level top superpower in the future are already quite simple, right?"

The persons in charge in front of them all fell silent, thinking in their minds - one thing was right, for a psychic with five superpowers and A-level qualifications, the conditions proposed by Jiang Ming were definitely very simple and direct.

It should be noted that some S-level psychics do not necessarily have multiple powers. So, can a psychic possess multiple powers at once? The answer is definitely yes, but at most two. Having three powers is unheard of for them.

However, Jiang Ming in front of them had five abilities! This meant that as long as he was trained, he might even be able to compete with S-level abilities in the future. If he used his abilities properly, he might even win!

Not only that, supernatural powers can be passed down through the family line, and he possesses five supernatural powers, which is absolutely unique in history. If it can be passed down for a long time, it is possible for a family to prosper for hundreds or even thousands of years.

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