The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 686

The day’s training was taking place in the shade of Lotus’ [Tree of Life] form, which was standing in the middle of the training grounds, overseeing everything so that she could heal the inevitable injuries and strains that would come from such extreme exertion.

Most of the time, the injuries had healed before the soldiers had even noticed that they had been wounded, but Thor was keeping barriers over everyone, so none of it was too major, other than one broken leg which had to be set after a bad fall during grappling training.

Such accidents were to be expected with hard training, and there were plenty of clerics on hand to take care of the issue, even if they didn’t have Lotus in tree form in the middle of the training grounds.

But that was a minor setback for him, and the soldier was back to regular training again within a few hours.

So, with everyone so focused on training, they were caught completely off guard when a horde of reporters descended upon the training grounds.

"High Priestess, can you tell us anything about your feelings on today’s announcement from the President’s Office?" One of the reporters shouted to Tessa, who was near the edge of the sand.

Tessa gave her a confused look, and walked over to see what they were on about.

"I’m not sure what you mean. We haven’t seen the news, as we have been here training all day." She explained.

"The President’s Office announced that all active duty Church Soldiers would have the chance at a second awakening for their service. Is this true? What are the odds for the soldiers to gain Elite status? Does the War Goddess have any thoughts on the matter?"

The questions were asked all at once by different reporters, and Tessa put on her best public relations smile.

"These soldiers here have already been given that opportunity. As I understand it, close to one in ten soldiers was moved from the standard unit to a special training force, but I am not privy to any more details than that.

The War Goddess is naturally pleased that there are more capable combatants, but it will take time for them to be ready to serve as Elites, much like the students who were awakened with the Divine Injection.

Unfortunately, for any more details than that, you will have to go to the Strategic Planning Office." She explained.

"Are these young Elites not freshly awakened soldiers?" One of the reporters asked.

Tessa shook her head. "No, these ones were awakened early as part of a separate project. They are not soldiers of the Church, or at least they aren’t yet. However, they are performing quite admirably, and I am sure that they would not object to being the backdrop for your daily news articles.

However, I must insist that you do not interrupt their training, as this is a crucial time in their development before they officially join the Academy later this week." _{freewebnøvel.coɱ}