45. Select
On the same cloudless night, the 104th training soldiers gathered in the square under the main building of the garrison corps branch, and standing on the high platform opposite them were the real high-level leaders of the training corps, the military police corps, the garrison corps, and the survey corps.
The three major corps attach great importance to the selection of new recruits every year, after all, this matter is also related to the merits of the fresh blood they will integrate into anyway.
The project to be carried out now is to have the commanders of the three major regiments give speeches after Keith's speech, which is commonly known as canvassing, and try to get as many recruits as possible to join his side.
After Keith stepped down, the first to speak was the head of the military police regiment, followed by the garrison corps, and finally the investigation corps, listening to the speech of the commander of the military police regiment, Neil Decker, the mood of the training soldiers in the audience was extremely complicated at the moment, just graduated from the training corps, just two days ago they were still in full order, and they experienced a hellish nightmare in a short period of time, the original total of 218 training soldiers have been reduced by 67 at this time, in addition to the defection of Ani, A total of 66 people died in the battle of the giants invading Rossi, and with the addition of Allen, who was summoned to the court-martial, and the duo of Ermin and Reiner, who acted as witnesses, there were only 148 people left in the square at this moment.
The expressions on everyone's faces are complex, and they are all obviously different, some of them are still full of deep fear and fear, while others are resolute and combative......
"It's really enough to have a lot of people, and besides, aren't the commanders of the three major corps supposed to attend the trial hearing of recruit Allen? I remember people being dragged away a long time ago. In the darkness on the side of the platform, Sal looked left and right, and asked Levi beside him.
"It's the day after tomorrow, and the three major corps want to put the recruitment of new recruits first...... It's really depressing, I don't have to play anyway, why do I have to come here? It's just a bunch of imps......" Levi replied with a blank face, looking at his lazy appearance, there must have been a doubt that he had been forcibly pulled by Erwin.
Nodding, Sal said, "Hearing...... When the time comes, I won't go, I have something to do. ”
"Whatever you want, I've discussed with Erwyn that I'll keep that kid."
With that, Levi tilted his head towards the stage and said no more--- it was Erwin's turn to speak.
"Actually, I hate being in the limelight." Sal said with a smile and turned to walk outside.
Since the beginning of the 'Rossi Recapture Operation', the more than 100 members of the vanguard have been rarely idle, and there is basically nothing to do every day except for the routine gathering to report to the Survey Corps, and everyone's body and spirit have also been extremely well recovered. The ordinary people who admired the honor of the 'Vanguard', among them, there were many bold girls who came forward to talk, which made most of the guys in the Vanguard who had been playing singles a little carried away.
Not far outside the corps, the group of people were now getting ready to go, all on horses, wearing new uniforms and cloaks, and the scarves of their surnames, waiting with each other laughing, and the sound of chatting and farting gradually quieted down when they saw Sal coming from a distance.
Approaching and stepping on the back of the horse that Mira had brought for him, Sal turned around and said, "Be serious, show your momentum, I won't say much else, in short, you can pretend as you want!" ”
Hearing Sal's undisguised words, everyone laughed in unison and said, "Yes! Captain! ”
Stationed on Corps Square, Erwin was giving his unique 'canvassing speech'.
"Ninety percent of our survey corps have died in these four years."
"Every year, the survival rate of recruits going out to explore the wall is 50 percent."
"With us, you won't get any rest and respite, and you will jump from one battle to the next with a maximum of a week's rest."
“……”
said that the previous gendarmerie regiment and garrison corps were all talking about how good they were, but this guy was so good that he scared everyone in the audience one by one with a few words in a row.
"The purpose of our investigation corps is to protect the safety and continuation of mankind, and our ultimate goal is to uncover the secrets of the giants and lead people out of the walls and regain their freedom! So, please ask yourself if you can really do what you swore and give your heart to the king and to all mankind! ”
After a series of threats, Erwin finally uttered a slightly fiery word.
And at the same time as he finished speaking, the sound of galloping horses' hooves came from far and near.
The training soldiers followed the prestige, only to see a mighty hundred men led by Thrall rushing in through the gate on their side!
This group of people were all murderous, solemnly dressed, from the moment they came in to the time they stopped not far from them, no one made a sound, neatly reined in their horses, neatly stood solemnly, and their iron-blooded demeanor was undoubted.
Pioneer of the Survey Corps!
Looking at this dense vanguard of 100 people, the eyes of many people in the training team immediately began to shine.
Erwin carefully observed the people's reactions, nodded with satisfaction, and then spoke: "One more thing I want to tell you, the vanguard led by Captain Sal Lanslott has a full strength of one hundred and five people, including five squad leaders and a hundred members, I may know some of your thoughts, but to join the vanguard, even if I say it, it doesn't count!" Let Captain Thrall explain what it takes to join the Vanguard! ”
Nodding to Elwin, Thrall shouted to the longing trainees, "I'm the Captain of the Vanguard of the Survey Corps: Sal Lancelot!" ”
"In less than two years, the vanguard I led went on 46 expeditions! Fight outside the walls for up to eleven months! ”
As soon as this remark came out, everyone in the audience was shocked!
"I have five squad leaders, each of whom carries more than 500 giants' surnames! The other 100 people also hunted more than 200 giants at the same time! ”
It's starting to get a little messy in the field.
"But so it is! Since the formation of the self-vanguard, no one has died in the line of duty! Didn't let the giants take even one of our lives! ”
With a "coaxing", everyone in the field really began to boil, they had only heard of the prestige of the vanguard, where could they hear this kind of news? Forty-six expeditions, eleven months of fighting outside the walls, and not a single person was killed? What sensational news at this time?
Erwin on the stage didn't stop the commotion of the trainers, but just watched it all with a smile in his eyes.
"In addition, you recruits, if you want to join my team, it's actually not difficult, there is only one condition." Sweeping the faces of the trainers, Thrall continued, "All you need to do is join the Survey Corps and have three or more Giant Crusades when you return from your first expedition!" ”
On the first expedition, you have to kill the three-headed giant, and this condition is not not harsh!
However, everyone in the audience did not feel that Sal's request was excessive, but they felt that the threshold was a little low.
"Of course, after you are allowed to join, you will have to go through at least three months of special training outside the walls! That's when you'll be the real test! Every day you have to face countless giants and dangers, and every day you have to squeeze your physical strength and spirit to the last drop! In those three months, each of you will shed more blood than you will in your whole life! ”
"Don't believe it! That's how everyone behind me came over! Believe it or not, any person standing up behind me can easily overthrow twenty of you in one piece!? ”
As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the room, but the people behind Sal showed proud expressions one by one.
"My words are over, how to go, you choose for yourself!"
After saying that, Sal turned his horse's head and shouted, "Go!" ”
Then the 100th member of the vanguard did not say a word of nonsense, did not stop for a moment, rolled away, and disappeared outside the gate of the courtyard of the garrison corps in a short time.
Erwin nodded in satisfaction, and loudly woke the trainees from their surprise and said, "Now, please leave those who want to join the gendarmerie or garrison corps, and if you want to join us, please stay!" Give you 30 seconds to think about it! ”
As soon as these words came out, all the training soldiers in the audience were shocked, and then, slowly some people began to leave the team.
Mikasa stood at the head of the line straight, with an imperceptible smile on his face.
Not far from her, Helista's face was full of determination, and he did not move the slightest step.
Behind the two of them, Eunell, Connie, Sasha and others also did not move their feet, but Sasha seemed to be very entangled, looking like she was about to cry.
Later, Jean looked at the firm backs of these people, and finally stopped his gaze on Mikasa, but in the end he spat at the ground stupidly and turned away.
In a short time, thirty seconds were up.
At this moment, there are still seventy or eighty people standing in the field!
This time, the number of recruits who chose to join the Survey Corps was as high as half of the total!
"Thank you."
Erwin was pleased with the result.
"After explaining to you so many dangers that must exist, you can still stay firmly, and I, Erwin, am here to express my sincere admiration for you!"
As he spoke, Erwin gave a military salute to the crowd, and after a short pause, he turned and left.
"Ah...... Yes~~~~~!!! ”
When Erwin's back disappeared, Sasha's screams were heard.
"Why am I so stupid?!? Am I not looking for death??? Want to go...... I can't walk~~~ What's going on!??? ”
Looking at Sasha crying, the rest of the crowd couldn't help but laugh.
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