Chapter 1461: The Current Military (Part 2)
Everyone knew in their guts that Alterra, even if it took decades, would become a City someday. This was not arrogance, just logical supposition.
So...why wouldn’t they plan with that in mind?
This was evident with the treatment and importance given to the final subgroup, the Training and Recruitment Department. This group existed to ensure the skill level of the new recruits was up to par, their foundations solid, and their growth guaranteed.
The budget allocated here was not small, especially compared to the close-to-nil training budget of other territories, and the teachers made sure the recruits never forgot.
Whenever they were being thrown to harsh training, common lines thrown around were ’Don’t waste taxpayers’ money!’ and ’That’s all you can do?! Are you not ashamed to face the citizens?!’
Those assigned to teach the Schools’ fighting classes and physical education sessions would also be from this group.
They were to ensure that the attitude and potential of the next generation were only increasing, not decreasing, like how it was with so many other powerful territories that had grown stagnant and complacent after reaching their peak.
To ensure that the students would never grow stagnant, they were usually exposed to beasts early on, like how the Young Valors were, though obviously with a lot more handicap.
Other than the guards, the citizens themselves also had a very strong drive for growth.
For one, the Training Hall was fully booked for the whole 28 hours of the day. Anyway, they only had to sleep a few hours a day after a certain level. Past level 30, they heard that they would only need two to three hours to feel re-energized.