Chapter 1388: Chapter 48: Building! The Strongest Militia Group in History Chapter 1388: Chapter 48: Building! The Strongest Militia Group in History …

With Wang Anye’s loud proclamation, the recruitment for the Changning Wang’s Civilian Corps officially commenced.

Wang Anye did not need to personally take charge of the specific recruiting process; his responsibility was simply to preside from the platform above, while other clan members of the Wang family, the managers, and the Household Heads handled the recruiting details below.

Since the process had been arranged and rehearsed in advance, everyone handled their tasks methodically and without confusion at this moment.

The news of the recruitment had been released well in advance, and at this point, the enclosure outside the recruiting spot had already gathered a densely packed crowd, a massive swathe that was quite a spectacle.

Had the town center of Xinping Town not had a sufficiently large square, it likely would have been overcrowded.

Thanks to the Wang family’s immense prestige accumulated in Changning over the years, though the square was crowded, order was not disrupted. Many youths wishing to participate in the preliminary selections, as well as the elders who brought them, all stood in their allocated spots in an orderly fashion, chatting idly while waiting for the official start of the selections, both nervous and excited.

If Wang Shouzhe were here, seeing this scene, he would probably be deeply moved.

Because the scene before him was strikingly similar to that of parents sending their children off to the college entrance examination in his previous life.

The same nervousness, the same excitement, the same unease, and the same longing and anticipation.

For many among them, this day might just be the turning point of their entire lives.

In the crowd, a middle-aged man dressed in tight fitting attire, holding a sword in hand, was speaking in a grim tone, instructing a group of juniors behind him on what they should pay attention to once they entered the area.

His features bore signs of aging, his face etched with the marks of the elements, yet his spine remained as straight as a sheathed longsword, his sharpness concealed, demandingly majestic.

This middle-aged man was none other than the Wang family’s seasoned Household Head, Wang Zhong.

When Wang Shouzhe had just taken over as Family Head, Wang Zhong would often be by his side, counted as one of Wang Shouzhe’s trusted Household Heads. Wang Mei, who now was the most prestigious among the Household Heads, was initially recommended to Wang Shouzhe by him.

One hundred and fifty years had passed, the then-young Household Head weathered through hardships and had now become a venerable Old Ancestor over the age of one hundred eighty, not only having reached the Heavenly Human Realm, but also having bred a large progeny.

Those who now surrounded him were young members of his lineage between the ages of fifteen and thirty-five, all of them robust and lively, amounting to as much as twenty or thirty in number.

At this moment, they bowed their heads and listened obediently to the Old Ancestor’s instructions; each nodded respectfully upon hearing his words, their gazes filled with awe and admiration.

While he was speaking, a familiar greeting suddenly came from the side.

“Zhong Brother?”

Wang Zhong turned his head to see a middle-aged man, slightly younger in appearance, approaching from the thick of the crowd.

That man was also clad in fitted attire and held a sword; though his features differed from Wang Zhong’s, their auras were quite similar, both bearing an undercurrent of ruthless determination.

Following that middle-aged man was also a group of youngsters, and upon a casual count, there were at least seventeen or eighteen of them.

Such a large group carried an impressive presence; the surrounding people instinctively made way for them, yielding a bit of space.

“Brother Yong, it’s you~ Indeed, it has been a long time.” Wang Zhong greeted him with a smile breaking over his stern face.

This middle-aged man was Changning Wang family’s other veteran Household Head, Wang Yong.

“Ever since you were transferred to the Northwest Fifth Guard, this must be our first meeting, right?” Wang Zhong said, clapping Wang Yong on the shoulder, “Your aura doesn’t seem much weaker than mine; you must be close to the second level of the Heavenly Human Realm, right?”

“Zhong Brother, what keen insight,” Wang Yong laughed, “I am fully at Level One of the Heavenly Human Realm. If it weren’t for this recruiting, I would have been in seclusion preparing to break through. Honestly, if you had asked me over a hundred years ago, I would’ve never dreamed that I could have made it to this day.”

“Indeed~ With our age, were it not for Master Shouzhe’s foresight and leading our family to soar, by this time, I’m afraid we would have been dead for over a hundred years~~”
Wang Yong was only slightly younger than Wang Zhong, and he too had followed Wang Shouzhe through thick and thin in those days.

One could say they had both witnessed how the Wang family advanced from an obscure Rank 9 Prominent Family up to its current state, even personally participating in many significant events.

However, as the Wang family’s properties continually expanded, and there became more locations to oversee, these seasoned Household Heads naturally were assigned to different places to take charge, which also diminished their chances of meeting.

Now that old brothers rarely encountered each other, their feelings were full of nostalgia.

In the midst of their conversation, other veteran Household Heads noticed the two of them and came over with their own juniors to greet them.

“Wu, Anye, Qiang, you’re here too.”

Wang Zhong greeted each of them, engaging in warm conversation.

At the time when Wang Shouzhe had succeeded as the Family Head, the Wang family had been sparse, with a mere nine adult Household Heads remaining. Wang Wu, Wang Anye, and Wang Qiang were all old-timers who had followed Wang Shouzhe from that time, with Wang Qiang being one of the few female Household Heads.

Later, out of the original nine, three had passed away due to old age, leaving only six still alive. Aside from Wang Mei, who had no descendants, the remaining five were all here now.