"Lord Lu, Lord Lin, many teams suffered considerable casualties this time, with over three hundred deaths. We haven't tallied the exact number of injured, but they sustained cuts from glass and other objects. We've checked them all and confirmed no one was infected by zombies," a person reporting said to Lu Heng and Lin Yu again.
"Mm, arrange for the injured to be treated at the medical bay. Don't assign those people to go out again for now. Wait until their external wounds have healed. What's your name?" Lu Heng found the person's face familiar; he seemed to have seen him several times.
"Reporting to Lord Lu, my name is Zhao Youcheng, and I'm an administrator responsible for city patrols." Seeing Lu Heng ask his name, the person politely saluted Lu Heng.
"Zhao Youcheng, what did you do before the apocalypse?"
"Reporting to Lord Lu, I was a reconnaissance specialist in the special forces."
"Oh? That's a fine branch of service. I see you have fire abilities now. Have you considered advancing to a higher tier?"
"Reporting to Lord Lu, I want to, but I don't have any missions to go out, so I can't obtain crystals."
"You don't need to call out my name every time. And it's not that you don't have work just because you're not going out; you're still responsible for city patrols. The crystals you people use for upgrading, our Nameless City can afford them."
Lu Heng patted Zhao Youcheng's shoulder, feeling that his bone structure was indeed much better than that of ordinary people. He smiled and asked Zhao Youcheng, "Are there any other special forces soldiers like you in the city?"
Before the apocalypse, special forces soldiers were selected from the military. Their physical fitness and reaction times were far superior to ordinary people. Coupled with their special military training, these individuals were top-notch talents before the apocalypse.
"Yes, when I was helping Lord Lin compile the pre-apocalypse identities of the city administrators, there were over a dozen former or active special forces soldiers."
"Then find them and bring them over later. I want to see them."
"Yes, if you have nothing else, I'll go find those people."
Seeing Lu Heng nod in agreement, Zhao Youcheng quickly saluted Lu Heng and Lin Yu before turning and hurrying away.
"Brother Lu, how many levels do you want to boost them?" Lin Yu wasn't worried about Lu Heng upgrading others, but if they wanted to upgrade these sixth-tier ability users to seventh-tier, it would require a large number of fourth-tier crystals.
However, for over a dozen sixth-tier individuals to upgrade, the number of fourth-tier crystals needed would likely be over a hundred thousand.
With Nameless City's current stock of fourth-tier crystals, that was far from enough. Lu Heng intended to use the demon crystals from another world to help these people improve their levels.
"Your guess is correct. When they arrive, I'll assess them personally. If they're all suitable, I'll boost all of them to eighth-tier. You can also further subdivide your work and not do everything yourself. Don't forget, you still need to learn alchemy."
The affairs of Nameless City occupied too much of Lin Yu's time. Every day, Lin Yu compressed his sleep time to the shortest possible. Even the strongest individuals, while physically capable, would suffer mentally from being constantly on edge.
Lin Yu fell silent for a moment before nodding helplessly. He understood everything Lu Heng said, but since Lu Heng had entrusted Nameless City to his management, he felt he had to get all the city's affairs in order before he could rest assured and do other things.
Lu Heng also sensed Lin Yu's feelings and could only sigh silently in his heart.
Everyone in the apocalypse had too many constraints; these couldn't be changed in a short time.
Not long after, Zhao Youcheng returned with over ten people.
"Lord Lu, Lord Lin, I've brought everyone."
"Good, you few, fill out this form first." Lu Heng picked up several sheets of paper from the table and handed them to Zhao Youcheng.
Zhao Youcheng took them and glanced through them. They required details of specific jobs before the apocalypse, including special missions participated in within the special forces.
Before the apocalypse, Zhao Youcheng and the others would certainly not have disclosed such information. However, after the apocalypse, Zhao Youcheng felt that such matters no longer held any secrecy.
He then distributed the papers to everyone and handed out the pens on the table.
Those who received the papers also took a quick look before finding places to write down the information.
Lu Heng had them fill out these forms not because he wanted to know about their pre-apocalypse lives, but rather to observe their thought processes while filling them out, thereby reading their minds and determining if anyone was lying.
Fortunately, these people did not exhibit any signs of lying, which finally put Lu Heng at ease.
Lu Heng took out some second-tier demon crystals and a spirit stone from his spatial storage. This would be enough to upgrade these people to seventh-tier, and the required amount wouldn't be too much.
Once the demon crystals were used, they could also stimulate their comprehension attributes, perhaps even helping these people awaken new abilities.
After a few people finished filling out the papers, Lu Heng briefly reviewed them. The missions these individuals had undertaken before the apocalypse were all extraordinary. One person had even participated in bomb disposal. Regardless of their professional skill level, the mental fortitude required for bomb disposal was beyond that of ordinary people.
"What I'm about to tell you needs to be kept confidential. If you cannot do this, you may leave. I won't do anything to you, and you can continue with your previous work."
Lu Heng rubbed a demon crystal while looking at the more than ten people standing opposite him.
Without hesitation, those people said in unison, "We can do it."
"Very well, this thing in my hand is called a demon crystal. I won't go into detail about its origin. Its effect is the same as crystals, but it contains more energy. You will consume this to increase your level. Of course, this has no side effects. After you consume it, you should receive prompts for enlightenment in your minds, such as Enlightenment Level Two. When you reach the seventh tier of abilities, the enlightenment level prompt in your minds will also increase to Level Three."
Lu Heng looked at everyone again after speaking. Although the group had questions, they maintained their good composure and did not ask them.
Lu Heng was genuinely impressed by the quality of these soldiers. Seeing that no one had questions, he nodded, "Since there are no questions, come up one by one to be upgraded."
These individuals could be cultivated as core members of Nameless City in the future. Lu Heng needed leaders who were not only completely obedient but also possessed formidable abilities.