Two days later, at the Fire Camp command center.

At this moment, Shi Zehong was holding a form and reporting to Lin Li:

"Captain Lin, the population census of Chixian County has now been completed, and the document I hold is the official summary report.

As of early this morning, Chixian City has a population of 53,386, about two thousand more than our previous estimate of fifty-one thousand.

This portion likely includes the vagrants who slipped into the city before the beast tide and whose information hadn't been collected; after all, our meal provision was never on a real-name basis, but now with a formal census, everything is revealed.

Among these fifty-three thousand plus individuals, there are a total of two hundred and fifty-four cultivators, including those from families other than the Wei Mansion and those who succeeded in awakening but haven't drawn Qi into their bodies, while the remaining 53,132 are civilians and vagrants.

Of these, there are currently 29,542 vagrants settled outside the city, and within the city there are 22,590 people—which includes the original residents."

Lin Li took the form, examined it carefully, then nodded and said:

"Director Shi, thank you for your hard work."

In the form submitted by Shi Zehong, not only was the total population of the city fully accounted for, but also plans were made for the specific arrangement of each village going forward.

The number of villages negotiated between the rabbits and the Wei Mansion is six, distributed in three directions—east, west, and south around Chixian City, with the nearest at three kilometers and the farthest close to seven kilometers.

Among these six planned villages, five will operate with technical support provided by the rabbits, under the direct jurisdiction of the Wei Mansion.

The technical support provided by the rabbits will be converted into Spirit Stones and deducted from the Wei Mansion's year-end dividends.

These five villages have a simple definition:

They serve as population settlements, while also becoming stable granaries for Chixian City in the future.

The remaining village is somewhat special.

It is not only the farthest from Chixian City, but also the largest in scale.

Its ownership will be entirely turned over to the rabbits, who will directly take charge of leadership.

Except for trade relations with Chixian City, everything else essentially belongs to the rabbits.

In a certain sense, this is the rabbits' piece of territory in the Damo Realm where civilians reside.

This village, rather than being called such, is more like a pilot area established by the rabbits in the Damo Realm, also known as the legendary new district.

If everything goes smoothly, this satellite district will develop into a satellite town of Chixian City, with certain other special economic and political status.

Of course.

Due to the special nature of this new village by the rabbits, the personnel placed here cannot be chosen randomly.

The largest proportion consists of people like Tian Baoceng, who had previously worked in factories exhibiting excellent performance, but due to various reasons are willing to return to farming.

While Shi Zehong was reporting.

Near the military base fifteen kilometers from the camp, another rather important event was taking place.

The military base's basic defense system and flight runway had been set up, with over ten thousand warriors permanently stationed, ready to deal with any potential special situations at any moment.

On a flat area outside the military base, the breeding area for guarding beasts had also been completed.

First-tier and non-ranked beasts are relatively easy to manage, their attack peak value reaching only 1300 kJ, coupled with the assistance of Sealing Talismans, making it quite easy to look after them,

while stronger second-tier beasts are separately confined in dozens of observation rooms made of high-strength armored alloy, with each room watched by a reinforced squad 24 hours a day, along with three dense formation modules keeping constant watch.

These beasts have no chance of escaping unless Elder Xudong and Mingmou simultaneously jinx them.

The two-headed ox is being bred in another area, and currently, a batch of lucky individuals has succeeded in a trial breeding, with parent bulls coming from the native Xiangxi yellow cattle.

Of course, this is just a relatively short-term method.

After all, continuous monitoring of these beasts would tie up already scarce material and manpower resources, and there might be some hidden risks due to the unpredictable nature of the beasts.

Although these risks exist only theoretically, given the rabbits' personality, even the slightest existence of such a risk can prevent them from sleeping soundly.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder, fear of insufficient firepower, paranoia, inability to sleep without a god's eye view... it's not easy for rabbits who are terminally ill throughout their entire body to survive till now.

Ahem...

No matter where the disease has spread, the rabbits are determined to resolve this hidden danger.

The key to eliminating the hidden danger lies in.....

Beast Taming Technique!

If those risks can be domesticated using the Beast Taming Technique, then the risks, naturally, would no longer be a concern.

However, while the idea is simple, actual implementation is extremely difficult.

Beast Taming Technique differs from other cultivation techniques, as according to the information gathered by the rabbits, practicing the Beast Taming Technique also requires aptitude.

And the method for detecting beast taming aptitude is similar to Spiritual Root detection, involving hand placement—not on the Spiritual Origin Ball, but on the Cultivation Technique Jade.

Or more precisely, it tests the compatibility with the Cultivation Technique Jade.

The raw material for the Cultivation Technique Jade comes from a certain jade from the demon rift, which not only engraves technique but also automatically senses everyone's compatibility.

The jade's compatibility is divided by the height of a certain light:

The minimum is zero, and the maximum is three feet three inches.

According to Luo Xiaotai, the lowest compatible degree for practicing Beast Taming Technique is two feet five inches, and the higher the better.

Generally, only one beast taming cultivator appears among an average of twenty to thirty thousand people.

From a mathematical perspective, it's about the same probability as the appearance of ordinary dual spiritual roots—whereas the dual earth-wood spiritual roots like Cao Yi are even rarer.

At this very moment, the rabbits are conducting the compatibility test of the Beast Taming Technique.

Under the coordination of the command center.

Apart from the rotating troops in the Spirit Stone Mine, the remaining two and a half synthetic brigades, totaling up to nineteen thousand warriors, have gathered in the field** on standby, ready to undergo the relevant tests in batches.

And in front of them, on a high platform, lies the jade slip inscribed with the Beast Taming Technique.

Beside the jade slip, in addition to a civil staff member, there is also a Fourth-Layer Qi Cultivation Cultivator from the Wei Mansion.

The task of this cultivator is quite simple:

To record the height of each person's light glow.

It has been mentioned before that the most critical stages in Qi Cultivation are the third and fourth layers. Once a cultivator reaches the Fourth-Layer Qi Cultivation, they can develop a thing called "Divine Sense."

Although the intensity of Divine Sense for Fourth-Layer Qi Cultivators is generally average, in today's setting it is quite useful, at the very least more time-saving and efficient than on-site measurements.

Lin Ziming, Yan Shaohua, and other major leaders including the heavy equipment synthesis brigade commander Longxing River are seated in a separate tent, not giving the warriors too much pressure on the spot.

It's like taking an exam; having the teacher watching or not makes a difference in mindset.

Once everything is ready, Lin Ziming said to Political Commissar Guo Feng of the synthesis camp:

"Political Commissar Guo, give the order."

Guo Feng nodded, picked up the communicator and said:

"All departments, get ready. Now proceed in batches with classes as the basic units!

Get yourselves together. Is that your posture for the compatibility test?

Company One, Deng Xun, step forward, you start!"

With the order given, the troops officially began the testing.

The first to step forward was Deng Xun, the commander of Company One of the synthetic brigade.

Deng Xun, a tall man from the Northeast, previously handled tasks related to the cloud burst bomb in the dual-headed cattle capture battle, and is also a brave warrior.

Unfortunately, in the prior aptitude test, Deng Xun only tested the most ordinary Five Spiritual Roots, which meant his potential for cultivation was quite limited in the short term.

Under the scrutiny of thousands of warriors, Deng Xun quickly stepped forward and grasped the jade slip with his hand.

A moment later, a light flashed.

The cultivator from the Wei Mansion responsible for recording data quickly glanced with his Divine Sense and said:

"One inch three."

"Deng Xun, one inch three!"

Deng Xun: "....."

Subsequently, more warriors came forward one after another.

"Lin Defa, six inches two!"

"Wang Shaoquan, one foot six!"

.....

"Peng You, three feet one!"

More than half an hour later,

A newly reported data point caught the attention of Lin Ziming and the others.

A compatibility of three feet one not only far exceeds the requirement of the Beast Taming Technique but also is the highest record so far.

According to Luo Xiaotai, an aptitude above two feet eight is already considered very rare. The highest aptitude his ancestors reached was only three feet one.

The jade slip inscribed with the Beast Taming Technique is made of special material and can only be comprehended by one person at a time. After one comprehension, it requires at least three years before it can be used by another person.

If no one else has a higher compatibility than Peng You, he would be the most suitable candidate to cultivate the Beast Taming Technique!

Yan Shaohua nodded continuously and said:

"This Peng You is the commander of a special forces squad under my command. He has won first place in the individual soldier competition for three consecutive times in the southwest and is definitely a Soldier King.

It seems that a rumor we heard during information gathering makes quite a bit of sense."

Lin Ziming had gone back to the main camp with Lin Li not long ago and wasn't aware of these matters, so he curiously asked:

"Oh, what rumor?"

"It says that those with stronger combat abilities in the mundane world have a better chance of cultivating Beast Taming Techniques, because in essence, Beast Taming is about having enough power to subdue and tame beasts."

Yan Shaohua explained: "Although this rumor has not been formally confirmed, it sounds reasonable. You see, our warriors with high compatibility are basically of Soldier King level...."

While Yan Shaohua was enthusiastically sharing what he had heard, he was interrupted by a cry of surprise from the communicator:

"Liu Yulin, three feet three!"

"?!"

Lin Ziming, shocked, turned his head and grabbed the communicator, asking the civil staff next to the jade slip:

"Three feet three? Perfect aptitude? Which unit is this warrior from?"

"Reporting, this person is from the synthesis battalion under the synthetic brigade, attached to the cooking class! He is a cook!"

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