Chapter 223: Song Jing’s Thoughts
Song Tiantian had asked Leng Qing to inquire about Dr. Bai.
However, Leng Qing stated that she hadn’t heard any news about Dr. Bai, perhaps because her rank was too low.
She also didn’t know any news about the other legendary Beast Tamers; she didn’t know and couldn’t find out any of this information.
The last piece of news was that Dr. Bai intended to fight three opponents alone.
The official channels were also keeping this matter confidential.
If this matter were to leak, it would cause widespread panic among the common people across Flower Country, ultimately leading to social unrest.
Currently, as long as a small base reaches a population of 100,000 or more, the person in charge of the base becomes the City Lord, and the officials will add them to the group chat.
The current group chat already has over sixty City Lords.
As long as the legendary Beast Tamers are still affiliated with the officials, these City Lords will absolutely not harbor any rebellious thoughts.
Extraordinary times call for extraordinary policies.
Feudal enfeoffment and self-governance are similar to ancient feudal lords, which can cause a certain degree of instability. It’s fine for a short period, but if it continues for fifty or a hundred years, it won’t be good, and the sense of belonging will surely become very weak.
However, in the current situation, if you want unified governance, you need enough strong individuals.
For example, in Song Tiantian’s Qingshan City, if several eight-star Beast Tamers who genuinely want to protect Qingshan City were sent, seizing power wouldn’t be particularly difficult.
It’s just that Song Ruyu set a bad precedent.
Ordinary citizens do indeed admire noble families and strong individuals, and they have a strong sense of belonging to Flower Country.
However, Song Tiantian is an officially appointed City Lord with official status, and Song Tiantian can protect Qingshan City. Many people have personally witnessed Song Tiantian’s strength.
Song Ruyu only wants to hoard resources for herself. The public has eyes, and everyone can see that.
Song Ruyu thought that if she just incited them a little, the people of Qingshan City would rebel against Song Tiantian, as Song Tiantian was just a nobody who rose to power with Dr. Bai’s help. Without Dr. Bai as her backer, the subordinates would surely not obey Song Tiantian.
But Song Tiantian led the people of Qingshan City through the first Beast Tide and had already established her authority.
She already had a group of her own core members.
Although these people weren’t Song Tiantian’s die-hard loyalists, their loyalty generally reached around seventy percent, and they all planned to stay in Qingshan City for the rest of their lives.
Some people yearn for the scenery outside.
But some people just want to stay in Langlang Mountain, tending to their own small plot of land.
For instance, Song Jing isn’t uninterested in management; she’s interested in being the Security Captain, which is now the City Defense Captain.
Song Jing has always wanted to hold military power.
However, Song Tiantian initially wanted her to be an internal management staff member of Qingshan City.
Therefore, Song Jing was unwilling, but she never gave up. She even opened a bar herself to quickly accumulate resources to break through to become a five-star Beast Tamer.
Song Tiantian initially didn’t want to see Song Jing, but in the end, she chose to meet with Song Jing.
As a City Lord, one is actually busy all day. Although there isn’t much physical work, maintaining good relationships with subordinates is very necessary.
The Medical Department was changed to Qingshan City Medical Center, and Tang Tan became the legitimate Dean.
However, Qingshan City is very large now, and one hospital cannot handle the workload, making it inconvenient for the public to seek medical treatment. Therefore, another hospital was built in the newly completed outer city, and Qu Danqin became the new hospital Dean.
She is also currently the youngest Dean.
Song Tiantian held a brief meeting with all the staff members of both hospitals. The hospital where Qu Danqin is currently located is in the east of the city and is called East City Hospital. However, there are four city gates in the outer city, and if development goes well in the future, there are plans to build three more hospitals, which will then have three more Deans.
In this way, it won’t be one position for one person; everyone will have to wait for the person ahead to retire before they can take over.
There will be opportunities later.
Song Tiantian was also hinting to everyone that they should work hard.
When the opportunity arises, they should be able to step up.
This meeting was very inspiring.
Everyone knew that as long as they worked hard, there would be opportunities.
Moreover, both hospitals have recruited many new staff members.
There are no opportunities to recruit medical students, so they can only recruit fifteen or sixteen-year-old youths as apprentices. They will have no salary for the first year, with food and accommodation provided.
Since Qingshan City has no universities at the moment, and the youths have no place to study, with the current chaotic situation, they have already learned to read and write, so they have no interest in further schooling.
It’s better to join a hospital and learn professional medical knowledge directly.
The hospital isn’t that busy now, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be busy later. After all, the Beast Tide is only two months away. After two months of study, they will be able to handle simple bandaging and treatment.
And if they are really not interested, they can leave at any time.
After all, there is no salary.
However, doing well doesn’t mean there won’t be rewards.
These interns will have an exam every month. The top three scorers can freely contract a Pet Beast at the Pet Beast Center. After contracting a Pet Beast, they can choose to join the City Defense Army for training and become an official member of the City Defense Army, or they can choose to continue studying at the Medical Center and become a Physician.
Interns whose scores are among the top three in the joint examination will no longer need to participate in future assessments. If they insist on participating in the exam, their scores will be included in the ranking, but there will be no further rewards.
The exam scores do not include theoretical scores; daily attendance and practical operations are all counted as exam scores.
If one does not have Beast Tamer Talent and cannot contract a Pet Beast, the Pet Beast Center will provide an additional bottle of Cold Fragrance Number Two.
However, those with Beast Tamer Talent will be registered, and ten points will be injected into their Identity Token. This is because it is recommended that Beast Tamers with Beast Tamer Talent take Cold Fragrance Number Two after the age of eighteen for better results, as their mental power will continue to increase after they become Beast Tamers.
It’s like the human body; it will continue to develop.
When they reach eighteen years old, they can buy Cold Fragrance Number Two themselves. Of course, they can also spend it early to buy other things.
As for those without talent, they don’t have any to begin with, so how can they develop or grow?
This is also a path Song Tiantian has devised for the youth.
As soon as this notice was released, boys and girls who met the age requirements went to the hospital for internships.
Everyone who wanted to go and passed the bone age test would be admitted.
However, those who were too old could only be eliminated.
Fortunately, there aren’t too many youths in Qingshan City yet, so the two hospitals can barely accommodate so many people.
With food and accommodation provided and no salary, there isn’t much pressure.
The parents of these youths were also happy. They could learn knowledge for free, and more importantly, being a Physician is a prestigious profession. Physicians are always needed everywhere and never lack work.
And the key is that there are exams, and the rewards for these exams are too generous.
Pet Beasts and Cold Fragrance Number Two are not cheap nowadays!
Together, they are more expensive than a house. If a child can earn it themselves, that’s truly a skill.
The key is that they can keep taking the exam, once a month. Those who are outstanding can’t participate in the exam the next month. They can slowly persevere and eventually succeed.
And they can keep learning, they will definitely become more and more powerful.
Song Tiantian also launched a kitchen intern program, which is also for young boys and girls.
They will be making Beast Food.
Although it doesn’t sound as prestigious as being a Physician, Beast Food is eaten every day. Not only do Pet Beasts eat it, but humans do too. Good Beast Food can strengthen the body.
The key is that after learning the skill, they can set up their own stalls and start businesses.
This also has exams, and the rules and rewards are the same as for the medical students.
However, this doesn’t test written exams; it tests practical cooking.
But for those who place in the top three, they can choose to continue studying here or directly graduate and start their own businesses by setting up stalls, and they will be issued a junior gourmet certificate.
They cannot join the City Defense Army.
The reason for launching this program is the concern that the hospitals cannot accommodate so many people, and making Beast Food indeed requires talent.
The main reason is the lack of schools.
There are no universities, nor middle schools, high schools, primary schools, or kindergartens. These are only just being established. Mother Song has been assigned by Song Tiantian to be the Kindergarten Principal.
Song Tiantian did not assign any of her relatives as the Primary School Principal. Song Tiantian believes that primary schools are quite important at the moment.
The key is that the current times are not peaceful, but when selecting a Primary School Principal, technical skills need to be taught, not just literacy.
The textbooks have also been revised.
Song Tiantian found two researchers left behind by Dr. Bai, who were also highly educated.
They compiled them together.
Song Tiantian spoke with the two of them, testing whether they were willing to become principals. Becoming a principal also allows for research, as these are all budding talents.
Song Tiantian delegated full authority, and the teachers are also recruited by them.
Initially, neither of them was very willing, but after hearing about the salary, they both agreed.
The reason is that they also need to feed Pet Beasts, and Pet Beasts eat a lot every day!
Researchers are technical talents. In fact, such people are generally serious and responsible. They may seem rigid, but once they take on a responsibility, they will earnestly complete their work.
The reason for making Mother Song the Kindergarten Principal is twofold: firstly, it is a public welfare nature and doesn’t earn much money.
If someone wants to open a private kindergarten later and make money, Song Tiantian will absolutely support it one hundred percent.
The reason for choosing Mother Song is that while she might be a bit biased towards her children, she is not a bad person.
Song Tiantian believes that a Kindergarten Principal who is a kind-hearted person meets the standard.
After all, one cannot expect children to learn advanced skills in kindergarten; true skills are learned in primary school.
Song Tiantian looked at the primary school textbooks. After graduating, these primary school students are already considered talented.
Their level is comparable to that of vocational school students.
This is sufficient.
From now on, one should not underestimate primary school students.
As for the kindergarten, Song Tiantian provides Mother Song with a fixed salary each month. The kindergarten’s profits are used to pay the salaries and welfare for the kindergarten staff.
Children are the hope for the future.
With the kindergarten and primary school settled, and the future path for the youth secured, Song Tiantian breathed a sigh of relief.
She sat in her office, brewing tea, and waiting for Song Jing to arrive.
Song Tiantian didn’t actually wait for too long.
When Song Jing arrived, she respectfully bowed to Song Tiantian before cautiously sitting down, occupying only a third of the seat.
Although Song Tiantian didn’t release her aura, Song Jing felt an inexplicable pressure.
This was because it was an aura that superiors naturally possessed.
Qingshan City had developed into something respectable under Song Tiantian’s leadership, and she was gradually developing her own aura.
“City Lord, I am actually a straightforward person. I only enjoy the feeling of fighting on the battlefield.
I know I disappointed your good intentions before, but that was not my ambition. I know you are selecting squad leaders, and I want to be a squad leader. I also know that you will be fair in terms of city defense, so I broke through to become a five-star Beast Tamer and only came to talk to you after I had this qualification.”
Song Jing had been training diligently during this period. She also knew that there would be a second Beast Tide and was preparing for it.
If she didn’t participate in the battle this time, she didn’t know how far behind she would fall.
During the last city defense battle, she made a quick decision. She knew that if the city fell, she would surely die, so it was better to contribute her strength to defending the city, and she received more benefits as a result.
This is how she was able to break through to her current cultivation level relatively quickly. In fact, Song Jun’s aptitude was slightly better than hers.
However, Song Jun hesitated for a moment and missed out on a lot of resources, which led to Song Jing surpassing Song Jun.
“Actually, my requirements are for your own good. Otherwise, if you lose your lives on the city wall, the city wall won’t be defended.
My father, to be honest, doesn’t have as much knowledge as you do, but he was a soldier and had been on the battlefield. He has experience, and he is willing to sacrifice and contribute. He is willing to sacrifice his life for Qingshan City.
This is something you need to learn from him; it’s not just about combat power.
For this squad leader selection, you can choose your teammates yourself. I suggest you don’t choose anyone outside the City Defense Army. This Beast Tide is rumored to be very powerful. If you choose unprofessional people, you might lose your life. It’s better to choose some capable people now. There are two months left, and you can train together well.”
“Thank you, City Lord!”
“In three days, all the squad leaders will go to select their team members. You can select up to thirty team members, and then you can practice combined attack techniques together.”
Song Tiantian said to Song Jing.
Song Jing left with great gratitude. Song Jing had been worried that Song Tiantian wouldn’t let her become a squad leader, but Song Tiantian had actually agreed.
In fact, the initial reason Song Jing refused Song Tiantian was also because she didn’t know that Qingshan City had been destroyed. Later, when she found out, Song Jing had already regretted it and had no chance to make amends.
However, when Song Jing came out, she saw Song Jun.
They didn’t greet each other because Song Jun was busy going in to see Song Tiantian.
“City Lord! Long time no see, your aura has become even more powerful!”
Song Jun, like Song Jing, addressed Song Tiantian as City Lord and did not use her name.
“Song Jun, I’ll be frank. I think highly of you, but to become a squad leader, you must be a five-star Beast Tamer. You’re still a little short, there’s nothing that can be done about it. However, the squad leader selection is in three days. If you can become a five-star Beast Tamer within three days, then go to the assembly point. If not, give up!”
