Chapter 412: Chapter 407: Magnificent Sun Scheming Chapter 412: Chapter 407: Magnificent Sun Scheming “You can refuse my recruitment order, I won’t force you.” A friendly smile appeared on Muria’s face. “Joining the Demon Hunting Team and fighting against the demons is risking your life to protect the kingdom. It is entirely up to you whether to participate. Remember, your lives are your own.”

“Good, let’s start the registration now.” Adjacent to Muria, Mia waved her hand, and twenty eunuchs, each holding a book, and the same number holding Image Capture Gems walked in,
“All who wish to join the Demon Hunting Team, please leave your names and recorded images. You will become the heroes of our kingdom, and every citizen should recognize your names and faces.”

“I, Leon, willingly join the Demon Hunting Team, am ready to protect humanity with my life, and fight to the end against all demons who disrupt human peace.” As soon as Mia finished, the young Demon Hunting knight was the first to step forward, responding to Muria’s order. Guarding the human race was his duty.

“Lord Leon, please stand still, I will take the clearest image of you.” As the eunuch who held the book recorded Leon’s name, the one with the image capture gem stood in front of him, aiming the gem at the exploding red-haired youth.

“Make sure to write carefully, don’t make mistakes, and make sure the images are clear.” Muria reminded, “After three days, I will spread the list and images of the voluntary Demon Hunting Team geniuses across the kingdom and erect a monument to show the people. I want the citizens of the kingdom to know that there’s a group of people risking their lives to protect them.”

As soon as he said this, those who had planned to join were suddenly excited. Who doesn’t like fame and glory and who can resist it? Although they had all been in the final matches, likely only the few upfront would be remembered, and the rest would soon be forgotten by the public.

But this time it was different. Duke Mureya was going to engrave the names and images of all those who joined the Demon Hunting Team on the monument, placed in the city center. These monuments of merit, unless deliberately damaged, have no problem lasting for a thousand years.

Compared to these passionate young prodigies, those who had planned to be wise and refuse the recruitment order were cursing. Muiraya’s move indeed hit them where it hurt.

They participated in the competition because they wanted fame, and profit, now getting both, they planned on going home in style. If they refuse the recruitment order, their names won’t be on the Demon Hunter Monument.

If so, they’ll inevitably be labeled as cowardly and fearing death, as for something like honor, don’t even think about it, being despised by everyone is a real possibility.

They are all talents who went to the royal capital to participate in the final matches, they can respond to the call of the ruling duke to fight the demons and protect their homeland. Why did you refuse? If not cowardice, then what? Coward! Cowards! Incompetent!

Just thinking about how they would be despised and discussed after returning home, refusing Mureya’s order, and when this ruling duke announces the names and images of the members of the Demon Hunting Team across the country, many people changed their original ideas.

“Alright, those who want to join the Demon Hunting Team, stay and register your names, leave your images, those who don’t want to, can leave now.” Muria said expressionlessly.

In the Council Hall, many talents looked at each other. No one moved. Among them were many talented nobles, who secretly hated Muria’s strategy.

As a well-educated nobility, they naturally know what it means to fight against demons. The prestigious among them, of course, don’t want to fight for something like the country and the people. The nobles of peaceful times lack the consciousness of those that fought their way to the top from the bottom.

Most of them just want to enjoy, in peaceful times, the hard work of those ignorant commoners every day in their family territory, and gain honor in various competitions, return in full glory, and use this as capital to hook up a few noble ladies.

But then, nobles value reputation most. Once stained with the notoriety of being timid and cowardly, the light punishment could be house arrest, they won’t see sunlight, can only live in darkness, the heavy punishment could be being expelled from the noble ranks, deprivation of family name, and degraded to commoner.

Therefore, to maintain noble reputation, no talent born of noble origin left, regardless of willingness. Those born of nobility must join the Demon Hunting Team. This is determined by their status. They have no room to refuse or resist.

This is a blatant plot. Muria talks about freedom of choice, but in actuality, for noble talents, there is only one option. Muria has blocked all their ways, if they want to keep their honor and status, they can only fight against demons.

As for those talents born of peasants, although they don’t have remarkable status. Now that they have gained honor, it is both glory and burden. If they don’t want to be despised by their neighbors after going back, they also only have one choice.

Of course, among nearly two thousand people, there are always a few exceptions. They don’t care about fame, they are loners who only care about their own interests. They participated in the Martial Arts Competitions, their main goal was the generous prizes, not the honor.

But then, Muria spoke again, listing the conditions that these self-centered lone wolves couldn’t refuse.

“Joining the Demon Hunting Team and fighting with demons is the most dangerous job. But the most dangerous job has the most generous return. You each will receive a Magic Device. The device has no assistive powers; its only function is to record how many demons you kill, and then, through calculating their strength, convert it to the military achievement points.

“And military achievement points, like the points you get after winning the martial arts competition, can redeem resources on the Demon Hunting Achievement Reward List. As many demons as you kill, I will exchange as many resources for you with the military achievement points, without an upper limit.”

Muria had a confident smile on his face, “As for the Demon Hunting Achievement Reward List, I can tell you now, the resources such as Breathing Methods, Meditation Methods, Weapons, Armor, Potions, etc., are even more valuable than the rewards of the martial arts competition, they are not on the same level.”

“Your Excellency Muria, can I also use points to exchange for the chance for ordinary people to take refuge in the Semi plane?” A loud voice of a youth carrying a battle axe asked.

“Of course.” Muria nodded and smiled. He appreciated such filial youngsters, “Due to the increasingly violent demon invasion, I have decided to open up all the Semi planes controlled by the royal family and let some citizens take refuge.”

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