My 100th Rebirth a day before the Apocalypse novel Chapter 269

"Then, is it possible for you to teach them the basics—how to kill zombies, the best approaches, and so on—in the next three days before we send the recruits outside for their first experience? We can have Sparrow oversee them to ensure nothing goes wrong. Can you do that?" Kisha asked with great anticipation, her pleading eyes making it hard for Duke to dampen her expectations.

So, even though he knew it would be grueling and tough for the new recruits, Duke nodded without hesitation. Making Kisha happy and helping her achieve her goal was all that mattered to him. Seeing Duke’s nod, Kisha let out a relieved sigh before happily hugging his arm.

Duke reveled in the closeness, enjoying the moment with his wife, while Duke was happy in his wife’s soft arm, the people who would soon fall into hell felt their skin crawl as they felt a dark premonition coming their way.

The couple watched as the line of people kept moving forward. Aston had added more stations for registration because ten lines weren’t enough to enlist 1,000 able bodies in a single afternoon. He also needed to hire people who knew how to sew and make uniforms, as it wouldn’t work to have the new recruits without uniforms. Identifying warriors from civilians was crucial.

He also needed someone to make badges for the recruits, which would serve as their identification and proof of service in the defense force. With so many things to arrange, he couldn’t help Duke and the others train the new recruits.

Aston was actually thankful that their Vice City Lord took on the training, freeing him to focus on arranging wall defenses, patrol rotations, and supply allocations for his soldiers.

It took Aston and his team two hours to enlist 1,000 people, requiring a large number of staff to expedite the process. They knew they couldn’t afford to waste time, as Duke and the ongoing training were just on break, and it was crucial not to take too much time away from the necessary training.

After enlisting 1,000 recruits, they closed the registration, but many people remained in line, eager to enlist after hearing about the compensation, particularly the bottle of Scarlet Honey, which they believed was the special substance Kisha had mentioned.

Many were disappointed when the recruitment closed and couldn’t accept more people. Reluctant to let go of the opportunity, they hesitated to leave, so Kisha had to step in to mitigate the situation.

"Everyone, we thank you for your interest in taking this dangerous job to protect everyone from harm. As of right now, we have already reached the ceiling for the recruitment of 1000 warriors, as of now, this is the maximum number of warriors we can take but when our base expands, we will certainly need more warriors.

I hope that when the time comes, many of you will still be interested in joining us." Kisha said with a calm smile, taking in the disappointed faces around her.

They must be those still searching for employment and eager to earn a living. After a brief pause, Kisha continued, "While we’ve reached our current limit for warriors, we expect to open additional positions soon. Our base has just been reestablished, and there are many tasks ahead. Please keep an eye on the bulletin board for updates on new job openings."

After finishing her speech, Kisha made her way to Aston, who was conversing with his team. He briefly introduced the new recruits, ensuring they could be integrated smoothly with those who had arrived the previous day and the veteran soldiers already in training. Meanwhile, Duke began reorganizing the groups, selecting additional leaders from the veteran soldiers he deemed promising.

Clyde was also brought in to lead a new group, and more recruits were assigned to various training teams.