After finishing their ablutions, Han Lang and the others had completely regained their former vigor.
Under the backdrop of their camouflage uniforms, they appeared even more heroic and dashing, like jade trees in the wind.
With a little time left before assembly, Han Lang approached Tang Geng and asked with confusion.
"Brother Tang Geng, how exactly does this team restructuring operate? What will be the approximate strength of the eight new recruits in our platoon?"
Tang Geng replied.
"It's actually quite simple! Around ten thousand new recruits are selected, right? After the closed-door cultivation period, only about six thousand will likely remain. Therefore, the previous three to four hundred platoons must be reorganized according to standard establishment. The standard platoon size in a special special forces unit is thirty people, perhaps one or two more in special circumstances. This means many of the previous three to four hundred teams will have unfilled vacancies. Reorganization is necessary to meet the demand!"
After hearing the explanation, Han Lang nodded slightly.
"So that's how it is! If the previous three to four hundred teams are instantly reduced to about two hundred, what about the former platoon leaders? How will they be allocated?"
Tang Geng replied, "You want to ask about the specific arrangements for the positive and negative platoon leaders, right?"
Han Lang quickly affirmed.
"Yes, yes, that's exactly what I mean. Because I recall you telling me before that leading new recruits is the best opportunity for merit. So, for these platoon leaders, such an opportunity should be rare and precious, right? Who would be willing to give up such a chance?"
Tang Geng chuckled.
"There are naturally rules for that!"
"When new recruits are assigned, they are arranged as much as possible according to the strength data submitted from below. This means that the previous three to four hundred teams were almost identical in overall strength.
"But everyone's talent is different! After the closed-door cultivation period, this gap will essentially become apparent. Consequently, the number of people eliminated from each team will vary. Those with good luck, like our platoon, only eliminated about ten people, leaving twenty-two. Other teams might eliminate more than half, leaving only a dozen or so.
"Therefore, those with too few remaining will naturally be dispersed and integrated into other quality teams. And their platoon leaders will naturally become deputy platoon leaders in other platoons!"
"For these platoon leaders, it purely comes down to who has better luck!"
After hearing this explanation, Han Lang finally understood completely.
"So, our Platoon Leader Huang's original position is definitely not going to change, right?"
Tang Geng smiled mysteriously again.
"More than that! If you can truly win the new recruit arena competition, it will be a significant achievement for him! After the new recruit training concludes, a direct promotion of one rank will be a certainty! This means if he was already a platoon leader, he will directly become a battalion commander; if he was just a squad leader, he will become a formal platoon leader! The temptation is considerable! Moreover, even if you don't win the championship, as long as you place in the top ten, the military will integrate his previous merits and grant him a promotion, salary increase, or even more advantageous cultivation resource rewards!"
Before Han Lang could express his thoughts, Ma Long suddenly joined them at some point.
"No wonder! Platoon Leader Huang and the others are so good to us new recruits. If it were in my previous unit, the coaches training new recruits would push them to the brink of death!"
Tang Geng smiled.
"Special special forces units are naturally different from regular forces! The demand for strong individuals here is tangible and visible! Furthermore, those with strong capabilities get promoted incredibly fast! Don't look at us as mere new recruits now; perhaps in another year, some of us might even hold higher positions than Platoon Leader Huang! Therefore, they dare not offend us lightly!"
After hearing this, Han Lang nodded thoughtfully, then asked again with doubt.
"What if multiple people from our platoon reach the top ten in the arena competition? For example, you and I, Zhao Wu, or even Big Brother Ma and Tang Qin?"
Han Lang's question made even Tang Geng tremble.
"You're saying our platoon could sweep all five spots in the top ten of the arena competition? That's a bit too wishful thinking! Moreover, if that were to happen, Platoon Leader Huang would definitely be promoted by two ranks!"
Ma Long was stunned after hearing this!
"A double promotion like that? Is promotion in special special forces that easy? Then Platoon Leader Huang would have to treat us like treasures!"
Tang Geng burst into laughter at Ma Long's words.
"Isn't that right! But such an opportunity is extremely slim! At least with my current strength, I don't think I can make it into the top ten!"
Ma Long immediately agreed.
"That's true! Besides Mr. Xiao and Zhao Wu, there shouldn't be anyone else in our platoon with that kind of strength, right?"
Han Lang immediately retorted upon hearing this.
"That's not necessarily true! Aren't we getting eight new people added to our platoon? Perhaps among them, there might even be cultivators in the late Foundation Establishment stage!"
Tang Geng said solemnly upon hearing this.
"That's really not the case! Think about it, if other platoons had new recruits with such strength, even if they were reduced to only three or five people, they wouldn't give them up! Therefore, special special forces units have special treatment for such situations! As long as a platoon has new recruits in the late Foundation Establishment stage, even if only one remains, people will be drawn from other platoons to fill the establishment! No one would willingly give up such an opportunity for merit!"
Han Lang smiled helplessly after hearing this.
"Indeed! Within Xia Guo, it seems human relationships and worldly affairs are everywhere!"
The three fell silent for a moment. Tang Qin also finished washing up and joined them.
While drying her hair, she asked.
"What are you guys chatting about here? We're going to the Treasure Pavilion soon, have you decided what to choose?"
Han Lang and Ma Long looked astonished.
Because they didn't even know what was in the Treasure Pavilion.
Only Tang Geng answered without hesitation.
"Of course, it's choosing martial skills! What else could be as valuable as martial skills!"
Han Lang and Ma Long asked in unison upon hearing this.
"What do you mean by that?"
Before Tang Geng could explain, Tang Qin chuckled and teased.
"No wonder Zhao Wu called you two country bumpkins! You really haven't done any research on special special forces units!"
Han Lang and Ma Long were made to feel embarrassed.
They truly hadn't inquired about these things before, completely overwhelmed by the surprise of passing the interview.
Seeing this, Tang Qin stopped drying her hair and calmly sat down to explain to the two.
"In the world of cultivators, valuable items are generally used to enhance strength! For example, spirit herbs, spirit grasses, pills, martial techniques, and weapons. However, in the current environment, many resources are already extremely scarce. For items like spirit herbs, spirit grasses, and pills, even if they exist without raw materials, their age and value won't be very high! Moreover, increasing one's cultivation requires a particularly large quantity of these items. As for spiritual artifacts and immortal artifacts, weapons are even more so. Therefore, the only things that can significantly boost a cultivator's combat power are martial skills. You, Han Lang, must have a deep understanding of this, right?"
Han Lang pondered for a moment and immediately understood Tang Qin's meaning.
"High-level martial techniques can allow cultivators to possess the ability to fight beyond their level. While high-level magic techniques can also do that. However, they are ultimately too rare. Therefore, most cultivators would choose martial techniques without hesitation, right?"
Tang Geng and Tang Qin both nodded in approval, agreeing with his statement.
But Han Lang then asked again.
"Then what should I choose when the time comes? After all, I don't need magic techniques."
Tang Qin rolled her eyes at this boastful remark.
"In my opinion, Han Lang, you lack nothing. When you go, just pick a fun toy!"
Upon hearing this, Tang Geng and Ma Long immediately burst into laughter.
Just as Han Lang was about to retort, the alarm at the dormitory building entrance suddenly sounded.
The dormitory building was instantly thrown into chaos, with everyone scrambling to rush out of the building.