Chapter 250 - 155: Personnel Arrangements! A Clear Reward and Punishment System! Contribution Decides Everything

Chapter 250: Chapter 155: Personnel Arrangements! A Clear Reward and Punishment System! Contribution Decides Everything

The gymnasium was incredibly spacious.

It not only contained areas for various activities like basketball, tennis, badminton, and ping-pong, but it even had a small indoor soccer field.

The second floor even had some lounge areas for students to relax and entertain themselves.

Inside the arena, aside from the roof above, there were no solid walls separating the sections, only some removable netting to divide the areas.

All one had to do was remove the netting and move the various sports equipment, and the arena would become a vast, open space.

Such an environment was perfectly suited for the survival team’s current needs.

Standing on the second floor, one could see the various structures, livestock pens, and the meat-smoking area below with perfect clarity.

At this moment, Chen Chong was standing above.

Beside him stood Xu Jun, Wang Biao, Jia Wen, Qi Zhen, Zhang Meng, Zhong Fang, Huang Mao, and the recently arrived siblings, Ning Yu and Ning Feng.

Below, a crowd had gathered. A quick glance at the men and women revealed at least four hundred people...

Among them were many familiar faces.

These included the fifty-seven members of the Fishing Club, the first batch of over twenty people brought over by Zhong Fang the previous night, and the ten members of the Fighting Club led by Sansan.

As for the rest, they were new members who had signed up to join the team between yesterday and this morning.

Everyone stood on the open floor of the arena, looking up at Chen Chong and his group. They couldn’t help but be curious, sizing them up while whispering amongst themselves...

"So that’s our boss? I was too far away in the square yesterday to get a good look. Now that I’m closer, he looks really young!"

"What are you talking about? We’re all students here, who isn’t young? But you’re not wrong, is he a freshman?"

"Who cares what year he is? The guy is capable. As long as he can help us survive, I’ll follow him!"

"A Transcendent... I’ve dreamed of becoming someone like that. Speaking of which, after drinking that snake meat soup last night, I feel so much more energetic. That soup made from an Extraordinary Creature is no joke!"

"Yeah, after drinking the soup, my back doesn’t hurt and my legs aren’t sore anymore. I just wonder if we’ll be lucky enough to have it again. And how much do you have to eat to become a Transcendent?"

"This is our team’s first meeting. I heard from someone in the Fishing Club that they’re going to announce the rules and divide us into groups..."

...

Just then, Zhong Fang walked up to Chen Chong, holding a list of members.

"Brother Chong, everyone’s here. Just as you ordered, everyone has gathered in the gymnasium, except for the people in the clinic who we didn’t notify."

Chen Chong nodded slightly. Only about twenty minutes had passed since he gave the order.

The assembly speed was quite fast. It seemed the members had a decent sense of punctuality and took this first meeting seriously.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

"Quiet!"

At the commotion Zhong Fang created, the entire arena fell silent, and everyone looked over.

Chen Chong looked down at the crowd and, after a long moment, began to speak. "By joining this team, you are now partners, banding together to survive with a common goal."

"I’m not going to give any pretty speeches. Today, as our first general meeting, I’m here to announce a few things, including our team’s system of rewards and punishments, our labor divisions, and personnel assignments..."

The eyes of the crowd below revealed both curiosity and anticipation.

After all, even though they had joined the team, they were still completely in the dark about many of its rules.

They didn’t care much about labor divisions or personnel assignments; the most important thing was the system of rewards and punishments!

After all, the goal of nearly every member who joined was the same.

Better survival was the baseline. The most important thing was to become a Transcendent...

Previously in the square, Chen Chong had already stated that there were only two paths to becoming a Transcendent.

Either consume the meat of Extraordinary Creatures, continuously absorbing Extraordinary Energy to approach the threshold until finally crossing it.

Or, obtain an Ability Card and directly empower oneself to become a Transcendent.

But both paths had their limitations.

Consuming the meat of Extraordinary Creatures depended somewhat on an individual’s constitution and luck.

If you were lucky, you might cross the threshold with ease, but you would be the lowest level of Transcendent with no special abilities, with strength comparable to those Parasites in the square.

If you were unlucky, at most your physical abilities would just get a little stronger.

But either way, it was better than being an ordinary person...

As for Ability Cards, unless you got a powerful one, like a B-Level card.

If, like Ning Yu before, you only got a C-Class Ability Card, you might still not be considered a true Transcendent—at best, you’d be a Pseudo-Transcendent.

But again, even being a Pseudo-Transcendent was countless times better than being an ordinary person.

For the many students present, it was still a state they yearned for with all their hearts...

But these two paths were completely out of reach for everyone present.

If Chen Chong hadn’t told them about these methods, they never would have even dreamed of them.

Therefore, for them, the only way to become a Transcendent was to join Chen Chong’s team and strive to have him make good on his previous promise...

Achieve the contribution standard, and you could exchange it for Extraordinary Meat Blocks and Ability Cards.

As everyone waited with bated breath, Chen Chong spoke again.

"First, the division of labor. I will divide the team members into three groups: the Combat Group, the Logistics Group, and the Hunting Group."

As soon as he said this, looks of confusion appeared on many people’s faces.

They clearly didn’t understand the difference between the three types of groups.

But soon, Chen Chong began to explain.

"The Combat Group will be composed of the team’s most outstanding members with the greatest combat strength."

"Their core responsibility is to defend against external threats and fight various Extraordinary Creatures."