Chapter 768: Section 522: The Choice of Man (Part 2)
Malin shared his desire to select a sharpshooter team, which was immediately recommended by the National Church. The Assistant Priest recommended several young people to Malin, whom he accepted before opening a transport channel directly to his workshop and selecting ten high-precision bolt-action rifles to bring back to Copenhagen.
Sudel and Rhodes were already present, and those promising young men naturally exhibited a certain hostility towards them.
Malin handed each of them a gun and twenty bullets, then signaled them to start shooting at the farthest target, three hundred yards away. The first ten shots were for getting a feel, and the score was calculated from the last ten shots.
Malin found a chair to sit down, and the Assistant Priest immediately came over, "Mr. Malin, those two commoners, are they your recruits?"
"Yes, I encountered them on my way back to Copenhagen. They could hit an animal more than a hundred yards away in a blizzard. I believe they could become very fine sharpshooters and seem worthy of training."
Talent varies from person to person, Malin felt that amongst these young men, the one named Sudel had very strong sniper talent – calm, patient, yet very brave. Most importantly, his shot in the storm was fired without hesitation, which proved he had far greater confidence than his cousin.
He was adept with his muzzleloader, embodying the oneness of shooter and rifle that sharpshooters speak of.
After ten minutes, the competition among the ten young men concluded. Sudel ranked highest, scoring one hundred and six with ten shots.
"Sudel, are you interested in serving in my army?" Malin was intent on recruiting him, and at the same time, sending a message to the military and the Church of the Northern Kingdom.