When the news spread, everyone was stunned and excited.
The powerhouse who had carved out an abyss with a single slash and occupied the Land of Rain,
was going to select talent today,
and establish an empire in three days.
Many civilians, in particular, couldn't believe it, but after confirming the news, they went into a frenzy.
Not everyone was content to be a civilian, but becoming a ninja was too difficult. The Five Great Nations had no more than a few hundred thousand ninja in total. How many could there be in the entire ninja world?
Ninja. It was something countless civilians revered and yearned for.
It wasn't a profession; it was power!
The ninja world was often in turmoil. Without power, one couldn't even eat.
The civilians of the Land of Rain had experienced this firsthand and craved power even more.
"The workload..."
Looking at the dense crowd, even Orochimaru's scalp tingled.
To select three thousand people from an entire country, and to complete it today...
It was truly a case of the leader giving an order and the subordinates running their legs off.
Kushina put her hands on her hips and smiled, "The Soldat unit under the Holy Legion, do you know what that means? It means I'll have underlings too."
With a wave of her hand, ten thousand underlings would appear. Kushina was smug.
The grown-up Konan flicked her hair and couldn't help but say, "Sister Kushina, although the Land of Rain isn't large, with the civilians, there are at least a million people. How are we supposed to select them?"
It was a country. No matter how small, it was still a country, far larger than a ninja village.
Were they going to check them one by one? With just a few people, they wouldn't finish even by next year.
"Lord Lucian said those with superior spiritual pressure, that is, those with superior soul density and strength, which can also be understood as outstanding spiritual power. So we don't need to test them one by one..."
The others were not familiar with spiritual pressure, so Mikoto explained to Nagato and the others.
"We'll divide the empire into eight regions, with one person in charge of each. We'll release our spiritual pressure layer by layer and see who can withstand it. Those who perform outstandingly will have excellent spiritual strength."
Everyone nodded. That would be much easier.
But there was a problem. Tsunade couldn't help but ask, "Although ninja don't primarily cultivate spiritual energy, they are stronger than civilians. Isn't that unfair to the civilians?"
Everyone nodded. Although many Amegakure ninja had died, they could still make up three thousand people.
However, it was clear that Lucian valued civilians. It would definitely not be acceptable to select only ninja.
Kushina immediately raised her hand to speak, "Lord Lucian, there is no absolute fairness in the world."
"I think this problem can be solved by having half civilians and half ninja. That would be relatively fair."
Tsunade couldn't help but take another look at Kushina.
This little girl had been well-trained by Lucian. She had grown a lot.
Orochimaru nodded, "Then, to prevent not having enough people, each person will select a few more in their respective regions. We'll gather them here and select again until there are only three thousand left."
"If we encounter anyone particularly outstanding, we'll record it and report it."
The group discussed the details for a while longer, then quickly split up to take action.
Lucian, who was watching from the shadows, chuckled. It was convenient to have subordinates.
That night!
The selection that had shaken the Land of Rain came to an end.
Although those who were not selected were a little disappointed, almost everyone respected Lucian even more.
After all, no powerhouse in the ninja world had ever valued civilians so much.
To the civilians, a leader like this was great.
...
On a plaza!
Three thousand people, either nervous, excited, or thrilled, looked ahead, waiting for Lucian.
At this moment, Yahiko spoke softly, "To transform them all into Quincy, one drop of blood per person... Lord Lucian... will his body be alright?"
All of their power belonged to Lucian, a part of his power.
To share it with three thousand people, who could withstand that?
At this, Jiraiya said, "If it's as you say, then we've all misunderstood."
"The Holy Legion members are only pure-blooded Quincy. The Soldat will definitely not be like us, so the power given to them will be weaker than ours."
Everyone nodded.
At this moment, Lucian arrived.
"Welcome, Lord Lucian!"
The group of eight and the three thousand people all knelt on one knee.
Lucian nodded slightly. With a wave of his hand, a bucket floated over, immediately attracting the attention of Nagato and the others.
Because they could sense that the spirit particles within it were extremely dense!
The water inside was formed from spirit particles.
It could be understood as spirit particles turning into gas, spiritual qi turning into liquid, and spiritual liquid turning into water.
It had taken Lucian a whole day of compression to create one bucket. If he let Kushina drink it all, it would be enough for her to advance.
"Swoosh!"
A drop of blood was flicked into it by Lucian.
"Give each person a bowl. Remember to be quick to avoid the loss of spirit particles."
"Yes, Lord Lucian."
The group of eight held their large bowls, their hearts filled with surprise. There was only one drop of blood.
Noticing the expressions of the group of eight, Lucian didn't say much.
One drop of blood was enough.
What he wanted were mixed-blood Quincy. If a pure-blooded Quincy and a human had offspring, the offspring would also be a mixed-blood Quincy.
Only when a pure-blood and a pure-blood have offspring will the offspring be a pure-blood.
It wasn't that mixed-bloods were bad.
But they were different. For a pure-blooded Quincy, various skills were innate powers that they didn't need to learn. But a mixed-blood Quincy had to learn them one by one.
Not only did they have to learn skills, but they also didn't have a Schrift.
Their lifespan was also far shorter than that of a pure-blood. In comparison, they were far inferior to a pure-blood.
Watching them distribute the bowls, Lucian said calmly, "The transformation process is painful. If your will is not strong enough, you will die. Make your choice."
Everyone's heart tensed.
The ninja hesitated but ultimately stayed.
The one in charge was no longer Hanzō. A new ruler, a new court. If they didn't seize this opportunity, who knew what the future would hold.
The civilians who were able to be here were prepared to make sacrifices.
In the end, no one left.
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