Chapter 383: Program

Bang.

"This is ridiculous!" The sound of a guy slamming his hand to the wooden table echoed in a room. There were ten people inside the room, talking about an important thing.

"That's right. How can you let her do this, Mr. President?" An old man gritted his teeth and looked at President Brent.

The president himself remained calm as he understood their concern. He closed his eyes for two seconds before glancing at an old woman right beside him. "You are our Minister of Defense. What do you think about it?"

"I actually agree to this. Although we need more manpower to deal with this situation, I believe this system will improve the situation of our military. At the same time, there will be more and more people coming in." She nodded.

"You can't do this. Do you know how many people in the academy? We need at least one thousand personnel to handle the entire system." The old man who slammed the table earlier was none other than the secretary of labor. "We will need a huge amount of resources to do something like this."

"Oh, you are talking about the money?" The guy who supported him earlier suddenly realized they didn't rebuke the president for the same reason, so he decided to remain silent.

"I know what you are thinking, but we will be able to raise more talented people in a short period." She shook her head.

"Still, the budget is already too tight to handle. I can't really direct some money to this project."

President Brent thought for a moment and asked, "That money…How many schools did you put in your calculation?"

"We have four schools all over the base, two magic schools and two military schools. If this is implemented, we need to deal with all of them or there will be a huge protest from the masses."

The president furrowed his eyebrows and seemed to know how to proceed. "Focus on the Sacred Magic School."

"But…"

"It's fine. I am going to use Ria Ross's statement for this." He sighed. "What do you mean, President? Do you happen to know more than us?"

"Yes. Ria Ross said there is a trial period of two years."

"!!!" He widened his eyes before looking down with his hand on his chin.

"What do you think? Can you do it?" President Brent asked.

"I believe I can. As long as she announced it first, we will be able to calm the mass. Although there will be an influx of students for Sacred Magic Academy for the next two years, it means that the school can select students with higher quality.

"This way, the project will have a higher success rate. As long as the media keep covering the program, we will be able to make them a bit bored with this type of news or get used to it. After all, I am sure that when the system is implemented in all schools, it will lead to many deaths.

"We can simply fight it with the facts from the trial period. As for the budget, I should be able to spare some if it's only for one school. The problem will be personnel which should be recruited from the military." He glanced back at the minister of defense.

However, she looked away, directing the problem to a middle-aged woman that sat not far from her.

"Hmm? You want the veteran to do it? Well, I can agree with this since there is a long history that veterans keep working as a bodyguard or something. I will try it. You should be able to get the answer in two…No, one week."

"We have the deal then?" President Brent smiled. No one objected anymore after watching how it was settled.

"But President, are you sure we are doing this? There will be many who don't like this, especially wealthy families, because it means you are siding with Ria Ross?"

"They are benefitted from it as well. If they complain, I will deal with them personally. Besides, I agree with her condition because she presented me with information."

They frowned.

"Yes, there is something dangerous inside the Amazon Forest, so we can't venture too deep into their area or we will be wiped out. From what I can understand, their danger level is higher than the protectors that keep harassing us." President Brent sighed.

"What? There is something like that in the forest? How can we not know about this? No, this is not important. We need to investigate and deal with it immediately. Or our bases to the south will be in danger."

"That's the problem. They are not aggressive. As long as we are not doing anything, they won't do it. She guarantees us that if something big happens, she will be the one leading the suppression army."

"Since she is planning to go to that length, we will try to do it since our objective is South America as a whole, not the forest."

"Yes. As long as it's safe, we can do anything about it after taking back South America. However, it doesn't mean we will stop investigating it."

"Understood. I will ask the bases near it to do it."

President Brent nodded as his expression turned severe. "The other information is more urgent. It seems that we have something that is threatening us. There might be a connection with how this world turns like this."

"!!!"

"I don't have much information about this, so I will be telling you again after Ria Ross sends me the full information. I want the military to stand by since we can't afford to get distracted while dealing with the protectors from the sea."

They exchanged looks and nodded.

…

Meanwhile, in the school's gym.

Kai let the uproar continue for a little longer. Most of them were gotten carried away by the atmosphere, so he knew that some would surely not join later. However, he should be able to get at least three thousand to four thousand people, and he was satisfied with that number.

The next thing he needed to do was inform them how to join and when they needed to go.

"The mission will be held in three days. I have asked the military to send trucks to send you guys to the battlefield. That's all." Kai smiled before taunting them once more. "I am waiting for you to judge me. Thank you."

He walked off the stage with his teacher as not only those in the gym but the entire base were shaking with excitement.

They gained two objectives during the speech.

The first was to get into the Sacred Magic Academy to get that opportunity, while the other one was to follow Kai's achievement.

They wanted to see whether Kai really did all those missions. They were hoping to see what the students from the academy could clarify when they returned to the base.

Still, there was one thing happening that was outside Kai's prediction. It was the birth of his own fan club.

Seeing how he was so extraordinary, his popularity was skyrocketing, especially in a world filled with females. His overbearing and aloof attitude made him a national husband at this point.

However, the person in question wasn't aware of this. After walking off the stage, he let out a long sigh while staring at Ria. "At least, we have fulfilled the first objective."

"Yes. From my prediction, you will get at least four thousand soldiers. Combined with your army, you will have almost forty thousand people. This will surely allow you to do many things, right?"

Kai nodded. "Well, yes. The problem will be what should I do to let them see my performance while doing my best to protect the battle."

"That's what you need to think about." Ria Ross shrugged. "My objective here is completed. I will just give you two pieces of advice. First, pick the first years that are able to get to the top 100 groups. They will be the witness for the first year. You can choose some little groups for the second and third year students since they are at least experienced enough to handle your command."

Kai looked down, falling into deep thought. "I agree. We can't really bring all the top 100 groups with me because they will notice that I am favoring them. And as much as I hate to say this, the haters have louder voices, so we need to shut those people up with this."

"Exactly. As for the second one, you will need to let the students participate more. At the very least, they will need to have a say during the meeting with their superiors. Of course, you should allow those who are qualified."

"I understand. We can allow Isabelle or someone to do that. However, we can't do it too much since they will become too confident at that point. Probably only two or three can participate in the meeting. After all, even if your program is good, they will only start at the very bottom. They need to learn the reality first so they won't expect too much." He nodded.

"Yes. According to the program, even you might only get a maximum of six promotions." She nodded.

"That's why we need to hype the program but also give them the understanding." Kai sighed. "This will become more complicated."

"No need to think about it, I will handle the rest. Just do what you need to do. Besides, they won't be able to complain to you since you are the predecessor. For example, you need to become as big as possible. Hahaha!" Ria laughed. "If you don't have anything, I will return now."

Kai bowed his head. "Thank you, Teacher. And I will apply the knowledge I gain during the training in this mission."

"Oh, it seems the magical beasts will have a hard time." She smirked before walking away.