My Cultivation Starting from Archery

Four new camps had been established.

This meant that the Governor Mansion's military strength was to be expanded to the Twelve Camps, and by then, it would have over one hundred fifty thousand troops.

Of course, expanding the army was a long process.

Mustering military supplies, training troop sources, forming units— even if soldiers were drawn from existing garrison soldiers, it would still take at least a year and a half to complete.

Upon arriving at the Military City.

Starting from the entrance, there were warriors in armor and armed with sharp weapons lined up in neat rows, their spears, axes, and halberds forming a path leading to the ceremony.

The number of people participating in the mentorship ceremony was large, but it was actually not extravagant. There was virtually no decoration that wasted labor or cost, just a wooden platform, and entry-level disciples were arranged in teams based on their performance.

Due to the large number of people, there were also not many complicated rituals. More than a hundred people drank down a bowl of wine at the same time, and that was considered the completion of the mentorship ceremony.

Next.

Came the assignment of duties.

The duty system in the Camp Soldiers was quite different from the garrison system, and relatively more complex.

To summarize briefly.

The Reserve Camp had a total of twelve thousand people. The highest commanders were the Camp General and the Deputy General, and the remaining twelve thousand were divided into four parts: front, back, left, and right, with one Assistant General for each part, totalling four Assistant Generals.

Below them were the Thousand Captains, each in charge of a thousand soldiers.

The Captain, in charge of five hundred people.

The Hundred Captain, in charge of a hundred people.

The Team Armor, in charge of ten people.

For the regular Eight Camps, one needed to have reached Hua Jin to be a Thousand Captain, Meridian Passage to be an Assistant General, and Profound Image Realm to be a Main General, whereas a Deputy General could either be in the Profound Image or the Great Perfection stage of the Meridian Passage Realm.

The Reserve Camp, as it was temporarily assembled from a selection of soldiers and also meant to provide practice opportunities for Selected Spear Generals, was generally one rank lower.

Chen Sansi was given the position of Thousand Captain, which corresponded exactly with his rank of General of Martial Virtue of the fifth class.

Inner Sect Disciples were also generally Thousand Captains.

Cao Fan, Lu Shuhua, Yan Changqing, Bai Thingzhi, Xie Sishu, and so on.

Wen Qiushi had died; someone else replaced his position.

Tang Yingke's wounds were not going to heal anytime soon, and he also hadn't come over temporarily.

Chen Sansi's troop sources were quite complicated.

Four hundred of them were brought from Po Yang, while the other six hundred were garrison soldiers from You State, Liangzhou, and Yan State—a real mixed bag. Fortunately, they did not need to start training from scratch as they all had complete systems in place; they only needed to gradually familiarize themselves and possibly replace a significant portion of people in the future.

"Grant the armour!"

Fang Qingyun personally came down to distribute the armor to each individual.

Every Thousand Captain received a set of Lock Armor, whose material quality was far superior to that of the standard garrison armor, essentially covering the entire body. Coupled with the Martial Artist's own defensive power, it could effectively withstand attacks from low-level Martial Artists.

Of course, one couldn't rely solely on the armor.

Human power was limitless. The higher the realm, the greater the destructive power. Ordinary armor simply couldn't withstand it, unless it was made of black iron or Heavy Armor, some of which could even resist some forces and Gang Qi, but the cost was so high that generally only Assistant Generals and above could be equipped with it.

There were also a few camps with a small number of Black Armor Heavy Infantry and Heavy Cavalry, but these were the elite of the elite, with extremely high production costs, and they would not be used until critical moments.

After the granting of armor, it was time for the distribution of Cultivation Techniques.

Outer Sect Disciples could go to the Book Collection Pavilion to freely choose, and when practicing, they were instructed by the Profound Image Realm Main Generals, provided they were available.

Inner Sect Disciples, on the other hand, were presented with Cultivation Techniques specially selected by Sun Xiangzong according to their characteristics. Any confusions they had during their cultivation could be written and sent to the Governor Mansion, and all would be replied to one by one.

If they were at a breakthrough point, they would even be called to the mansion for personal guidance.

As for direct transmission...

It was not taught here but after the mentorship ceremony ended, they would go to the Governor Mansion for a one-on-one talk.

The treatment for each level was vastly different.

It wasn't intentional discrimination but rather that it was impossible to personally teach over a hundred people; one simply couldn't manage, not to mention there were also numerous military and administrative duties to be dealt with.

Fang Qingyun said leisurely, "Beside these, every Inner Sect Disciple can also go to the arsenal to select and receive one Mystical Weapon, and Outer Sect Disciples, upon breaking through their realm or achieving military merits, can likewise exchange for a Mystical Weapon."

"General Fang!"

A strongly built Inner Sect Disciple spoke up, his voice full of unwillingness, "Is there anything else you haven't announced? Don't play favorites with Brother Chen."

"I was just about to say, don't rush."

Fang Qingyun nodded, "Lastly, all disciples, whether Inner or Outer Sect, as long as they are rated as Class A root bone during the bone testing stage, will have the opportunity to advance to True Disciple within three years."

"The promotion requirements are also simple. As long as you can surpass a True Disciple by two minor realms and also excel in military achievements, you can challenge him again in half a year, fight him in the platform, and he cannot refuse."

"After success, you will take his place and become a True Disciple."

"His resources will also be transferred to you."

"Therefore, failing in Selected Spear is temporary. Don't be discouraged, my fellow disciples. Keep motivating yourselves. This is an army, not a Sect. After all, everything here speaks through strength."

This rule had always been in place, serving as a way to motivate everyone.

As the words ended.

Cao Fan, Lu Shuhua, and others almost all cast a staunch gaze towards Chen Sansi, evidently becoming determined challengers.

For the vast majority of people.

The method of breaking through Above Martial Saint didn't matter; the court provided unlimited resources, which would continue to be supplied until one could no longer break through after three years!