Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland

"Directly granting military positions..." Lu Meng pondered, "What are they doing?"

The winner in the Thunder Arena can have the status of a warrior.

But in today's context of the New Deal's promotion of a professional military, becoming a warrior is not the same as being a soldier or officer.

The best example is the wandering warriors who hang out in taverns.

Although you can stand out in the arena and your own strength is generally good, as long as you join the army, your status will be improved sooner or later, but this is still very different from being directly awarded a military position.

The former is a qualification examination, and the latter is directly assigned to land.

And he is also a high-ranking officer...

"How high can it be?" Lu Meng asked.

"The details are not clear. Officer Kang didn't disclose it." Huo Buyang thought for a while, "But even he himself went back to prepare for the competition."

"Can this still happen?"

It feels like college graduates going back to take the college entrance examination.

However, Lu Meng also understood that the nature of Thunder Arena has changed now.

These Shaqs who are re-entering the competition are not doing it for the status of a warrior, but for a better future.

Lu Meng knew that as a security officer, Kang was considered to be an underachiever, but this position actually surpassed that of most Shaq soldiers in Scone Town - what status would even he be excited about?

Hundred regiments of guards? Still higher.

And there is a high probability that it is not a false position, at least he can actually command a small Shaq army.

"It's really like 'Being a farmer in the morning and ascending to the emperor's hall in the evening'." Lu Meng smiled.

A great opportunity indeed.

From this point of view, it is quite authentic that Kang came to inform him as soon as he knew the news.

It's just that Lu Meng's thinking angle is different from theirs.

"Brother Lu, will you participate?" Huo Buyang asked, "Thunder Arena has been very fierce in the past, and this time there are so many chips..."

Huo Buyang was not fooled by the obvious interests.

In addition to attracting a large number of people who want to become warriors, they will also attract more experienced veterans like Kang who are highly skilled in martial arts.

The intensity of the arena will definitely soar—correspondingly, the danger will be greatly increased.

What's more, under such a setting, those who were supposed to be fighters will be brushed off and become foils for new contestants.

Huo Buyang felt that Brother Lu had no intention of pursuing Shaq's career. If it was just for the sake of being a warrior, it would be extremely cost-effective to participate in the competition at this time.

"Go," Lu Meng said with a smile, "It's not just me, you are going too."

"Me?" Huo Buyang was stunned.

Not to mention Brother Lu’s strength.

In previous years, Huo Buyang felt that he would still have a certain degree of confidence in becoming a warrior; but in today's situation, participating in the competition is just a matter of giving away food.

"No matter how scary it sounds, the arena is different from the real battlefield. It at least has a basic competition system and guarantees." Lu Meng said, "This is a good opportunity for experience."

"--I trust you."

Huo Buyang tightened the grip of his ten hands and nodded heavily: "Okay!"

Lu Meng's encouragement was like reassurance.

And he knew that he had actually been looking forward to such an opportunity for a long time.

Lu Meng sat back at the table and held his chin in one hand.

He is not worried about Xiao Huo's safety.

It is true that this arena is very attractive, but the distribution of strength will always be pyramid-shaped.

The largest number of contestants are still young people who are just starting out and looking forward to the life of warriors. Facing them, Huo Buyang will have no problem.

If you encounter an opponent like Kang, it would be better to abstain.

They have no pride in fighting to the death, and the winner is the one who survives to the end.

Lu Meng was thinking about it.

The organizer’s intention.

In fact, the reason why the New Deal restricts the acquisition of warrior status is not to improve the status of warriors.

On the contrary, the kingdom wants to reduce the influence of the warrior class and drive these able-bodied Shaq people to other industries and fields, so as not to think about killing all day long.

Due to the influence of tradition, when they became warriors, they felt that they were superior to others and were unwilling to do anything except war, and were not involved in production at all.

Just like those wandering warriors who can't let go of their airs.

Once there are more such warriors, it will not only be a destabilizing factor for society, but may also bring the entire Shark Kingdom back to its old ways.

"Thunder Arena is originally a pressure relief valve." Lu Meng thought to himself, "It gives hope to those who still regard the status of warriors as an honor. In fact, professional soldiers and the recently hired auxiliary police Scone do not need warriors. identity—the New Deal attempted to establish its own violent arm outside the old social structure.”

"The warrior class has lost their economic status. When the cost-effectiveness of becoming a warrior gradually decreases and the honor attribute is stripped away, their social status will also be lost."

"At that time, many old traditions will naturally be abandoned, and the so-called "Warrior Law" will become a piece of paper... The purpose of the New Deal will be achieved."

However……

This year's Thunder Arena will re-bind the identity of a warrior with a military position.

"'The heroes of the world are in my arms...'" Lu Meng read out a sentence softly.

It's like the previous imperial examination system.

The subjects of the examination can determine the social atmosphere to a large extent.

Now it seems to be giving the low-level Shaqs a chance to make a comeback directly through the Thunder Arena, but in fact it is solidifying the past tradition.

Lu Meng got up and walked to his forging workshop.

He took off his long clothes, revealing the lining of chain mail and goggles.

This time when he went out, he kept wearing it, and the chain armor left lines on his skin through the linen.

Lu Meng took off his goggles and threw them directly into the furnace.

The shiny armor gradually turned black and twisted, and then turned into red molten iron, which was poured into the waste tank on one side.

This type of protective goggles is simple to make and quick to form, and is suitable for improving skill proficiency. However, it is only the simplest type of armor and is far from the full-body protection Lu Meng pursues.

He picked up a new nail plate and placed it on the case.

There is also a whole box of such nail plates, which are all prepared in advance and have uniform specifications.

In order to make a set of nails, the shape of each nail piece needs to be customized separately, but Lu Meng is just practicing how to fit different nail pieces together.

He has become more and more skilled.

There was a sound of careful carving and tapping.

[Armor Craftsman 25→26]

Wearing armor is not allowed in the Thunder Arena, but Lu Meng did not prepare all this just for the competition.

Thinking of Thunder Arena, a smile appeared on his lips.

Times have changed.

Even if the organizers want to reiterate the status of the warrior class through this method, there is one thing that cannot be changed.

——Thunder Arena allows all races to participate.

If a foreigner becomes a high-ranking officer, will they really grant him military power and let his soldiers obey his orders?

I'm afraid even the New Deal has never thought of doing something so radical.

He was curious.

By chance, I saw a new book with the same Kenshi background (same world view), and I secretly recommended it - "Across the Wasteland: I Have a Game Board". The protagonist starts in Rebirth Town, and I will follow up on it later.