Simple words, clear attitude.

Karun knew that this drowsy girl, Philomina, was very strong. In the selection of the York City region, she should be the strongest alongside him. After all, she was the only person who could fluently converse with him at the last moment, even though they ranked fourth and fifth.

But Karun didn't want to team up with her because from the beginning, she didn't show any intention of wanting to work together. She didn't even show a hint of attitude.

Of course, it was normal for her to be arrogant because of her own strength. It could even be considered expected.

Personal strength was the capital to refuse so-called "ineffective" and "meaningless" social interactions, and it was the confidence to live willfully and candidly.

However, under normal circumstances, the proportion of people willing to forcefully promote social interactions was actually very low.

As the child of a knight, Bart lowered his head, and Aisley's parents even personally came to establish connections;

The snacks brought by Ventra were obviously freshly made by his grandmother staying up late at night, so that Ventra could bring them to taste.

If Philomina had taken a bite of the cake that Ventra brought earlier, or if she had refused because she didn't like sweets,

Or if she had taken a sip of water from Bart's water bag on her own initiative, Karun would have accepted her at this moment.

People with strong abilities naturally had the qualifications to receive special treatment, but the premise was that they had to take the initiative to give others a way out.

Being aloof and arrogant, everyone knew it was comfortable, but the price of comfort had to be borne.

Karun's consideration was not only about this final selection, although Commander Punk had said that the danger level of the final selection was high,

But the Divine Sect would not sit idly by if there were widespread lunatics here. It would be foolish to undermine one's own future foundation.

However, everything would be different once they entered the Gate of Reincarnation. The dangers there were substantial.

Moreover, there was also the future development after safely coming out of the Gate of Reincarnation.

Therefore, Karun's consideration was not only about the current final selection, but also about laying the foundation for his future team and network of relationships. Why bring in an arrogant troublemaker?

Although the captain was becoming more and more unrestrained, it couldn't be denied that Karun had gained a lot from the captain.

The captain had once said something special to Karun:

"Remember, when you become the captain in the future, treating your subordinates equally is the most foolish behavior."

This was not criticizing absolute fairness, but considering it from the perspective of a small group leader. Absolute equality would cause the small group to lose cohesion;

As a leader, you must make your subordinates feel that their efforts can receive different treatment, whether it be immediate rewards or future opportunities.

Ventra, Bart, and Aisley had all made contributions, so after Commander Punk finished explaining the rules, they immediately received Karun's promise to team up.

But if Karun were to bring Philomina into the team now, it would be a disregard for the efforts of the three of them.

The biggest embarrassment in interpersonal relationships often comes from realizing one's own redundancy.

Philomina was now performing this kind of emotion. She seemed to be genuinely surprised that Karun would be so decisive, but her personality wouldn't allow her to beg or make a move to persuade Ventra and the others.

She closed her eyes again, stood up, and walked in another direction.

She would eventually succeed in forming a team because after Commander Punk's speech, there were 120 participants, and if each team had 6 people, everyone would have a team and no one would be left alone.

Now, Karun's team still had 2 vacancies.

These vacancies had to be quickly filled now, rather than waiting until after passing the security check and receiving the badges. Otherwise, the good sauce that had dispersed would fall into the hands of other teams.

Karun looked at his "subordinates" and ordered, "I'll sit down, and you three stand in a row and be responsible for calling people to join. This way, we can show the unity of our team, and the earlier we attract people over, the more we can screen."

This was an additional explanation by Karun. He believed that Bart and Aisley could understand his meaning, and as for Ventra, it didn't matter whether he understood or not.

And so, Karun continued to sit, with Ventra, Bart, and Aisley standing in a row behind him, starting to shout. The slogan they shouted was very simple:

"Four vacancies, two left, four vacancies, two left!"

It turned out that Karun's judgment was correct.

Undoubtedly, not only Aisley and Bart's parents had bet on the questions, but the problem was that the results and processes of each region's selection were different. Even if they had bet on the questions, it was still difficult for the teams in this region to immediately form a rudimentary team like in the York City region.

Although there were factions that had already been formed, after Commander Punk announced the details, a large number of people still left their original positions and started looking for new teams to join.

With 120 people, it was the number of two ordinary classes in a regular school, so Karun's actions were enough to attract the attention of everyone present.

In no time, nearly ten people came to Karun's team to apply to join.

This was the advantage of making quick decisions and having a good grasp of the situation.One reason is that the recruitment speed is fast. While personnel in other regions are still discussing, Karun has already eliminated unstable factors and started "recruiting".

Another reason, and the main reason, is that Karun is sitting there with three people standing behind him, shouting and pulling people. At a glance, it is clear that this team has completed its own system architecture.

The captain has been selected, and his prestige is high. The team members are at ease being team members and start listening to instructions.

This team instantly possesses strong attractiveness.

Even though they are aware that after joining this team, they will definitely become ordinary team members, they have implicitly acknowledged the already established captain.

Because everyone's goal is simple and pragmatic, to find a sufficiently excellent group to help themselves complete this final selection.

Therefore, only a fool would choose a team that emphasizes "freedom, equality, love, and respect for individuality".

Obviously, those who can stand out from their respective regions are not fools. Everyone knows that only a well-structured and clear team can ensure that everyone's strength is integrated to the highest degree under the premise of "not being familiar with each other".

Karun began the interviews.

Each person was asked to demonstrate their strengths, and as for whether they could lower themselves and cooperate, Karun, because of his professional expertise, could roughly infer the other person's personality from the details.

Through the deduction of the magic cube key and observation of the surrounding environment, Karun speculated that although this final selection still focused on the soul, it was no longer about the consciousness of the soul entering.

Therefore, the overall cohesion of the team needed to be considered.

Wentula is "flesh", Bart is "damage output", Aisley is "summoning", and himself... for now, he defined himself as a hexagonal warrior.

So what is missing in the team?

What is missing is support!

When the Order Knights set out, they not only have various combat units, but also support units. The same goes for team operations.

But the problem is that in the square, those who are good at support are absolutely scarce resources.

Because, due to the relationship of the first round of selections in various regions, those who are good at support are difficult to break through based on individual strength alone. They are important, but they need to cooperate with the group to exert their maximum effect.

Fortunately, Karun reacted quickly, and his well-structured team system had greater appeal to those who needed to rely on a system to maximize their effectiveness.

On the other hand, people like Philomena, who consider themselves powerful, may frown at the sight of such a team and may not be very proactive.

In the end, Karun interviewed and recruited two new team members, one male and one female.

The male is called Mas, a reserve formation mage of the Seventh Knight Order.

The female is called Blanche, an intern at the Church Hospital and a reserve priest of the Ninth Knight Order.

Both of them can be called "support", and they both have backgrounds in the Knight Order.

This is not because Karun favors the background of the Knight Order, but because they have backgrounds in the Knight Order, their other qualities are also enhanced, so they have the opportunity to break through the selections of their respective regions.

In addition, people from the Knight Order are more obedient and willing to cooperate.

Karun is very happy. He believes that he has gained a great advantage. He believes that there are definitely not many "support" talents on the square, and he has recruited two of them at once. Without any surprises, his team will be the most complete.

While others are still forming teams, Karun led his five subordinates to pass the security check one by one, obtained their own badges, and then went to the reporting office to put the six badges together to form a team. The team's sequence is "3".

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There was a small glitch during the security check. Aisley's check took a long time because her arms were covered with totems of various monsters, like cartoon stickers, but they were too densely packed.

The security personnel suspected that she might be cheating, so they stimulated and provoked the totems on her arms, but there was no reaction.

Aisley insisted that she was a tattoo enthusiast.

In the end, based on the principle that cheating is not considered cheating if it is not detected, Aisley passed the security check.

But in fact, Aisley did cheat. The totems on her arms were all added yesterday, and they still had the sensing imprints of various monsters.

Aisley's parents are engaged in research work on breeding rare monsters, which also involves helping some difficult-to-breed monsters to produce offspring, somewhat like a kindergarten teacher for monsters.

The Santos couple relied on this favor and took their daughter to the research institute to ask for favors from the large monsters raised there, asking them to imprint their sensing marks on Aisley's body. When needed, Aisley can exchange their powers.

This is not a contractual relationship or a possession relationship. The effects that can be triggered are actually limited, but there are a large number of them,

and they can also pass the security check.

In Aisley's own words, it's like a dog likes to mark its territory by urinating on a telephone pole. Her arms are the scent marks left by those monsters, but whether they will react after sensing it purely depends on their mood,

and there are no strict restrictions.

Of course, this also depends on her parents' connections.Aisley has such a personality that she doesn't mind comparing her arms to telephone poles. This can also be seen from the side, showing how much Santos couple loves their daughter.

After taking the team number plate, Karun's team walked into another area of the square, where there were flagpoles with numbers on them. Karun and the others sat around flagpole number 3.

As soon as they sat down, Karun clenched the flagpole with his right hand and began to deduce with the magic key in his left hand hidden in his sleeve.

Mas also crouched down, touching the floor under the flagpole with both hands.

After a while, Karun let go of his grip on the flagpole ahead of time. Although his left hand continued to manipulate the magic cube, his face showed a calm expression.

Mas sat up straight after a while.

Karun spoke, "."

Mas said, "This flagpole is a specific coordinate point. In the upcoming selection, the area under our feet may detach from here and fly into the sky. Based on the environment here, I guess that when the final selection begins, a total of 2 teams will be divided into 20 separate floating test sites in the air."

Karun said, "Continue."

Mas nodded and continued, "Therefore, the final selection should not involve confrontations between teams. We should face the tests as a team.

Captain, I'm done."

Karun said, "You only noticed the details but not the big picture. The island we are currently on is actually a fortress. There are no residents here, only garrisons. The entire island is actually a formation, so when the time comes, we will fly up in this area. Strictly speaking, it is not accurate to say that we will fly up, but rather expand outward."

Mas looked puzzled, "Expand? Like extending the square?"

"Yes, from what we can see now, the distance between each flag is about ten meters, but when the formation is activated, the distance should instantly extend to hundreds or even thousands of meters.

This island can expand outward, providing enough distance, combined with the barriers in each team's environment, to create a large enough testing ground for each team.

Another convenience of doing this is,"

Karun pointed to the eyes of the Oglevee statue,

"I believe that when the final selection begins, the higher-ups of the Divine Sect can conveniently observe the situation of each team."

Mas admired, "Captain, impressive."

He knew that Karun was not a formation mage, because if Karun were a formation mage, he wouldn't have recruited someone like himself.

But this just meant that while Karun was not a formation mage, his understanding and familiarity with formations were even higher than his own.

However, what Mas didn't know was that Karun's calculations were much faster than his own. After all, Karun hadn't had time to fully study formations systematically yet, and he was still in the foundational stage.

Because formations are a huge and interconnected system, different from individual spells, they cannot be learned by casually flipping through books during meals.

Blanch looked curiously at Karun and asked, "Captain, you really have no background? Oh no, I'm sorry, I misspoke. I didn't mean that."

Earlier, everyone had already done a round of simple self-introductions, and Karun's self-introduction was still very simple:

"Karun Silva, orphan."

But Blanch doubted this. The study of formations requires profound knowledge and inheritance.

Ventura firmly said, "Our captain is a true genius."

Bart and Aisley glanced at each other and nodded in agreement, "Yes, that's right."

Blanch reorganized his words and said, "Captain, you're amazing."

At this time, Karun noticed that more and more teams were sitting under the flagpoles nearby, and there were not many people left in the distant team formation area.

Philomena was still there, continuing to form teams.

She was indeed very powerful, but her sleepy appearance made it difficult for people to recognize her. Everyone here was outstanding young people from various districts, and they wouldn't look highly upon you just because of "performance art."

Bart reminded, "The military on the opposite side is mobilizing again."

In the distance, at the edge of the fortress, teams of soldiers began to move.

Mas said, "And formation mages too."

Because half of the people in the team had a background in the knight order, they quickly concluded, "They are adjusting the fortress mode."

Blanch said, "My teacher once came here to help treat the wounded. She had a cage here."

Aisley immediately said, "I seem to remember that there are phantom beasts from the void in my parents' research institute."

Okay, Karun now understands why Captain Neo wanted to bring Richard into the team.

When you have ** in your team, you don't lack information at all.

Karun said, "So, this place is not only a fortress and a forward base, but also a hunting ground. Considering that each team will be separated, it is very likely that we will directly face attacks from phantom beasts in the upcoming tests. They will release the phantom beasts from the cage, like a gladiator arena, to watch our performance."

Blanch exclaimed, "So direct?"Karun reminded, "This might just be the first batch. The goal is to whittle down to only two teams, so as long as there are no fewer than three teams remaining on the field, the test will continue to intensify."

Bart spoke up, "Right, so we need to come up with a battle plan. Oh, the captain has already realized this."

Although a bit slow on the uptake, Bart finally understood the purpose of Karun recruiting these two new members.

Karun clapped his hands twice, looking serious, and said, "I'll announce my plan now. Remember, my plan is not set in stone. If I can't give commands in time, you can react based on your own judgment. The only prerequisite is that your reaction is for the overall benefit of our team.

Ventura, you always stand at the front of the team. I need you to stand there and block any danger coming from the front."

Ventura nodded, "Understood, captain."

"Bart, you always stand behind Ventura. Remember, you are always the initiator of the first round of attack."

"Yes, captain."

"Aisley, categorize the totem list on your arms and then tell me. Your position is under this flag, you always stand there."

"Alright, captain."

"Mars, from the official start of the selection to the appearance of the first target, there will definitely be some time to adapt to the environment. You start setting up the formation immediately. Remember, don't set up offensive formations, only defensive ones. You need to ensure that when your teammates need it, they can enter your formation for a breather."

"Yes, captain."

"Blanche, I need you to use your magic to bless and heal the team members. Ventura and Bart need physical and blood replenishment, Aisley needs soul power enhancement, and Mars needs mental power enhancement."

Blanche immediately asked, "Captain, what about you?"

"I don't need it."