Some left one after another, but many more chose to stay in the main square.

It was perhaps the first time in their lives that they had made such an important decision, and many of them pursed their lips and clenched their fists to keep themselves from wavering or taking steps to leave.

Five minutes passed, and about two dozen cadets left the main square. Among these twenty people, all of them were second- and third-level students, and almost all of them looked at the rostrum with firm eyes, without the slightest sign of wavering.

The students who left walked so fast that they didn't even dare to look back. Although Xingbei had already said that it was not allowed to discriminate against them, the cadets who did not want to join the academy army, but in their hearts, they still felt guilty, they really did not dare to go to the battlefield, they were afraid to look back and see those students who stayed upright, and blame themselves fiercely.

But so what? They are afraid of death, and they don't even have the idea of joining the army or politics in the future, so they don't need to have military experience.

Among them, there was one man who stood out in particular, and he left with such a firm pace that it was as if he had no regrets.

He was indulgent, and as the leader of the first class of the third level, he also left the main square.

Ren Tianxiang had been observing him, and he believed that Zong Jue was not willing to join the academy army because of fear. He saw that Zong's face was still proud, which was not as dejected as those who went back.

He had his own arrangements, perhaps, maybe that was why he was reluctant to join the academy army.

It wasn't until he saw the last student leave his sight that Xingbei smiled again and looked at the students left in the audience.

"I'm glad you stayed, even though as Head of College, I don't want to see my students go into battle. But you and I are well aware that this is your chance, and this is your chance to enter the imperial court in the future.

The academy army will be a special place, Your Majesty approved, as long as you have participated in three battles with the academy army, you can be equivalent to one year of normal military service, and after graduation, you can directly apply to participate in the national examination or military inspection, which is a privilege specially set up by Your Majesty for the academy army.

I have not said anything about privileges until now in order to prevent some students from entering the academy army at the risk of their own safety for the sake of the privileges of the academy army.

You will only know when you get to the battlefield that although members of the Academy Army only need three times to apply for the national examination or military inspection after graduation, in many battles in the future, the Academy Army will become a front-line army and become the main force against the Dragon King Empire's army. It would be very cruel, many people would die on the battlefield, and there would be very few people who could really survive three battles.

Of course, in view of the fact that few of you have actually been on the battlefield, this time the academy army will go on the expedition, and the teachers of the academy will accompany you to escort you.

This time, the academy teachers will try their best to protect you on the battlefield, but you should not rely too much on the academy teachers, teachers are also human beings, and there will be times when there are negligence, even if there is a teacher to protect you, you will definitely have students sacrificed.

And the next time the academy army goes out, the academy teacher will participate in the battle as the main force of the academy army, but there is no spare time to protect you, at that time I will ask you all to learn how to kill the enemy on the battlefield while protecting yourself.

When it comes to the students and teachers who died on the battlefield, the Imperial Military Department will compensate their families, and the pension will be arranged according to the standard of the deputy commander of the Imperial Main Battle Corps, and the students and teachers who died will be awarded second-class meritorious service, and their families will be taken care of by the Imperial Military Department, and their brothers and sisters will have the opportunity to directly enter the higher education college to which they belong without tuition, and their brothers and sisters can inherit the combat achievements accumulated in the academy army, and they can apply to participate in the national examination or the military department inspection after participating in three battles in total. ”

The cadets of the Grand Square were in an uproar again. The academy army has not yet been formally formed, and Xingbei is telling them how to deal with the sacrifices on the battlefield, which makes these students who have hardly been on the battlefield a little at a loss.

Although they were well aware of the cruelty of the battlefield, and even many of the students were from the four border cities of the Star Empire, even if they were first-level students, their age would not exceed twenty-five years old at most, and they had lived in Star City, a city where there was absolutely no war, for many years, and the fear of death could still surpass many of their emotions.

However, is the academy army's handling of the sacrificed cadets too good?

You must know that in the Star Emperor Kingdom, the merit evaluation of sacrificed soldiers is based on the combat exploits accumulated in the army during their lifetimes as a reference.

Military meritorious service is divided into five grades, with first-class meritorious service being the highest level of combat meritorious service, and fifth-level meritorious service being the lowest level of meritorious service.

Generally speaking, if an ordinary soldier has served in the army for ten years, if he has not made any significant contributions, he will be awarded a maximum of fourth-degree meritorious service after dying on the battlefield, and if he has received a commendation certified by the military department during his lifetime, he will be awarded a maximum of third-class meritorious service after ten years of service.

As for the second-level meritorious service mentioned by Xingbei, ordinary soldiers must at least sit in the position of deputy commander before they can be awarded after sacrifice.

It is very difficult to sit from an ordinary soldier to the position of deputy commander, just to serve for at least fifteen years, and to cultivate at or above the emperor level. Moreover, ordinary soldiers, if they want to become deputy commanders, they have to cross the three ranks of soldier, non-commissioned officer, and husband commander. Even the commanders are divided into centurions, thousands, and thousands.

For a soldier who wants to survive the war and climb to the position of deputy commander step by step, then it can be said that this soldier is one in a million.

The teachers and students who died in the academy army were directly awarded second-class meritorious service, which was completely unimaginable to other armies of the Star Imperial Kingdom.

It is conceivable that while His Majesty approved the reorganization of the academy army, he still attached great importance to these cadets. After all, today's court officials will eventually retire, and these students who will become the blood of the court in the future will receive strong support from the court.

The upper echelons of the imperial court also knew that those who had been on the battlefield were different from those who had not been on the battlefield, which is why one of the registration conditions for the national examination for the examination of court officials in the past was the completion of military service.

Waiting for the voices in the audience to gradually become quieter, Xingbei put the scroll into his storage ring, and then said: "Regarding the matter of the Academy Army, I will explain it to you in detail when the Academy Army is really established.

Now, I'm going to talk about some of the decisions of our Star Emperor Royal Academy.

In a month's time, it will be the Empire's once-in-a-decade academy competition. Regarding the candidates for this academy competition, the academy will not designate the participating students, and the criteria for selecting the students will be based on the merits you have obtained on the battlefield this time.

Therefore, Level 3 and Level 2 students, listen up, this time the Star Emperor Royal Academy team will no longer just choose Level 1 students, each of you has the qualifications to be selected as a member of the team.

You can form teams at will, and each team must have a minimum of four and a maximum of eight students, and each team must have no more than two first-class students.

This requirement is my decision, it's time to change the candidates of the Star Emperor Royal Academy to participate in the academy competition, I want more students to get the opportunity to practice, even if this time our team is all demon level, even if it is the first time we lose the title of the first academy in the academy competition, it doesn't matter.

You can grow up as soon as possible, that's what I want to see the most.

Children, this is the opportunity I have won for you, on the battlefield, not only for you to survive, but also for the honor of the Star Emperor Royal Academy, please do your best.

The pride of the Star Emperor Royal Academy is not from the trophies of the more than 360 college competitions, not because of the quality of education of the students, nor because of the key support of the Education Institute of the Prime Minister's Government, but from you, you are the pride of my Star Emperor Royal Academy, and it is my pride.

Tonight, you have one last chance to choose, go back and ask your parents for their opinions, and although I am grateful that you are here now, you still have to listen to your parents.

Tomorrow at 7 o'clock in the morning, those who can come will gather here and wait, and we will start immediately after the pledge meeting.

If your parents don't let you come, just be obedient, and I won't blame you.

Okay, now you can go back too. ”

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