I cultivate mushrooms in warhammer

“Everyone, you have successfully completed the first day's training mission. Here, I express my affirmation and praise for your abilities and perseverance.”

Robonos paused, making a gesture of spreading his hands:

“But unfortunately, due to certain reasons that are inconvenient to disclose, the collection department will only recruit a maximum of ten official employees. I will select the best candidates based on their scores during the training period, from highest to lowest. Official employees will be adopted into the Kram family, marry a Kram family girl, and from then on, receive the protection of the Kram family, permanently bidding farewell to their status as lower-hive citizens.”

So, becoming a retainer wasn't the only benefit of becoming a permanent employee.

After officially joining the company, the Kram family would also arrange marriages, truly integrating them into the large family and making them a part of it!

Robonos's words set everyone's hearts ablaze, and even Li Nuo couldn't help but feel a tremor in his heart.

The Hive World is a world of families.

Large and small families unite to control the entire Hive through various commercial guilds and professional associations.

Climbing from the lower hive to the upper hive inevitably involves dealing with family forces.

Among the many Hive families, the Voges family holds the most prominent position, with its family leader being the governor of Hive - Epitome.

The Kram family originated in the upper hive, and its position is slightly inferior to the Voges family.

It extends its roots from the upper hive to the lower hive, constantly absorbing nutrients to replenish its losses in development, like a towering ancient tree resisting the erosion of time.

The apprentices present are all ants in the eyes of the Kram family.

But what is undeniable is that the opportunity to leap through the dragon gate is right in front of them.

Even joining the Kram family as a son-in-law is a heaven-defying opportunity.

Come to think of it, it makes sense.

Without a large family as a backer, how could one live comfortably as a foreman in the middle hive after retirement?

There were a total of 80 people when they came in the morning, and now there are only 31.

Apart from those who left at the beginning, the rest were eliminated during the excavation process.

The reason for their elimination goes without saying, it must be related to falling into hallucinations.

The 31 people who have the ability to resist hallucinations must be eliminated by another 21.

The high elimination rate made everyone's nerves tense, and the atmosphere at the scene became extremely heavy.

Li Nuo now understood why some people showed hostility.

This hostility was not directed at him, but at all competitors.

After tasting the eggs and synthetic sausages at noon, no one didn't look forward to enjoying such food permanently.

No one wants to be eliminated, and no one wants to breathe the dirtiest air, drink the dirtiest water, and eat the dirtiest food in the lower hive for the rest of their lives.

This is the primary reason why everyone is showing aggression.

But Robonos's next words made Li Nuo's expression change slightly.

“The Kram family values the equality of difficulty and reward.”

Robonos raised his index finger and shook it, his eyes intentionally or unintentionally sweeping over Li Nuo:

“The training difficulty of the collection department is formulated according to young and middle-aged men. For a 15-year-old boy, the training difficulty is extremely high.

“Therefore, if Li Nuo passes the selection and officially joins the company, the rewards he enjoys will be doubled. He can choose one of the two Kram family girls as his future wife, and receive double the dowry, double the salary, and double the commission.”

Everyone's eyes focused on one point, and envy, jealousy, and hatred were overflowing.

Li Nuo was suddenly stunned, overturning his previous judgment.

It turned out that everyone's hostility was indeed directed at him.

In this world, people are not concerned about scarcity but inequality.

He alone occupied two dowries, how could he not be hated?

“Tsk tsk tsk, Li Nuo, you are really lucky.”

“Yeah, thanks to the fact that the Hive implements monogamy, otherwise, you kid might be able to marry two wives.”

“Hehe, two wives? I think with his physique, one would be enough to crush him.”

Someone waved to Li Nuo, signaling him to look at himself:

“Hey, Li Nuo, you kid hasn't even grown all your hair yet, how can you possibly compete with us young and middle-aged men? In my opinion, you should just quit.”

Everyone echoed in agreement, pointing the finger at Li Nuo.

No matter what the final result is, it's always right to squeeze out an annoying kid first.

The noisy sound did not anger Li Nuo.

He was still calm and composed.

The more angry and anxious others were, the calmer he became.

He was just this kind of person, he liked to watch others jump over the wall in desperation and break down.

“Alright, everyone, please be patient and listen to me finish.”

Robonos exhaled a puff of smoke, looked around, and signaled everyone to keep quiet:

“The second thing I want to say is closely related to your bodies. From today onwards, you need to inject strengthening agents to strengthen your physical bodies.”

Strengthening agent?

Great.

A strong body paired with the root outline provided by the system, his excavation efficiency would definitely double, and maybe he would have a chance to catch up with others.

Li Nuo was secretly delighted.

The other apprentices also had smiling faces.

The hall was filled with a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere, and everyone saw a bright future.

The elevator door opened, and security personnel entered the hall, holding metal syringes in their hands.

The metal syringe was opaque, and others could not see the color of the strengthening agent.

Li Nuo cast Appraisal.

【Name: Unknown Strengthening Agent】

【Description: This potion can quickly enhance physical strength.】

【Warning! This potion is suspected to contain concentrated essence of Ghost Fungus! After injection, your soul has a certain probability of being swallowed by the subspace!】

?

Li Nuo's mind was filled with question marks.

Before he could think carefully, the security personnel quickly aimed the nano-needle at his neck and pierced it.

A slight tearing sensation came, and Li Nuo felt a stream of cool liquid enter his skin.

The needle retracted into the syringe, and a strong feeling of heat burst out in his body.

Li Nuo's body trembled uncontrollably, and every pore on his body was flowing with sweat.

The others in the hall were also injected with the strengthening agent at the same time.

The cheerful atmosphere created by Robonos with generous rewards disappeared, replaced by the anxiety and muffled groans of enduring the heat in their bodies.

“It's so hot, so hot.”

One person took off his shirt and wanted to go to the water dispenser to drink water.

The security personnel responsible for injecting him grabbed his shoulder and forced him back to his seat.

Robonos held his pipe and said in a deep voice:

“During the onset of the drug, no drinking water, no eating. Also, I forgot to tell you. The theoretical mortality rate for the first injection of the strengthening agent is 33.3%. From the second injection onwards, the theoretical mortality rate remains at 11.1%.”

“Damn it! Why didn't you say anything about the injection mortality rate earlier?!”

“Damn! First digging mushrooms in the cave, and now forcibly injecting needles, I've had enough!”

“The rewards you just mentioned are purely to stabilize us! To get us to take this damn needle!”

“Yes! You've been fooling us all along! You old fox!”

“Quiet!”

Robonos shouted sharply, and a surging sonic boom exploded in everyone's ears:

“Do you think the Kram family is doing charity! You're dead wrong! Without giving, there is no reward!

“You are just a group of lower-hive people who have nothing but rotten lives.

“Besides your lives, what else can the Kram family see in you? Besides your lives, what else can you give to the Kram family!”

Robonos met the angry apprentices' gazes, with a beastly grin on his lips:

“Be grateful to me! Praise the Ghost Mushrooms! If I hadn't discovered this magical creation, and hadn't created unique potions and tobacco, you would never have had the chance to breathe the air of the middle hive in your lives!”

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