Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 142 Special Operations Team
"So according to the test, the abilities of these eighteen soldiers who have awakened their bloodline talents are..."

In the study, Asdalen and Harvey discussed the various talents and abilities that the soldiers had awakened during the blood transformation ceremony.

In addition to the common weapon enchantment abilities of burning and ice, there are also two bloodline abilities that enhance oneself, namely, strength and rage, which are very suitable for individual combat. In addition, several soldiers have awakened the auxiliary ability of rapid healing.

This ability does not need to be actively released and is always active. It can even allow their bodies to purify themselves and expel some hidden injuries, blood clots, and diseased substances that were originally left in the body. Duff, who rushed out of the castle in the middle of the night in a smelly state, is a typical example.

Among this group of people, only two have awakened the rarer bloodline talents.

A young captain named Tommy awakened a rare talent called "Weakness Insight", which allows him to instantly see the enemy's flaws and weaknesses in battle, react quickly, and launch targeted attacks.

Harvey believed that this was a natural skill tailor-made for professions like snipers and assassins.

As for the orc named Vaughn, whose awakened dark bloodline - Annihilation, Harvey always believed that it was not a rare but useless talent as Asdalen described. It was just that he had not yet figured out how to use this ability.

"Do these soldiers and officers need to be withdrawn from the original military organization and formed into a separate combat squad?"

Harvey thought for a moment and shook his head. "It's not necessary right now. After all, they are the backbone of the army. If they were suddenly withdrawn, there would be a gap in the original military structure, which would affect the morale and combat effectiveness of the army."

He paused and added, "On weekdays, they should still perform their duties as soldiers and officers normally. We only need to gather them together regularly to provide specialized training for their innate abilities."

Asdaren nodded in agreement, then continued, "We discovered a natural mineral vein in the swamp area that appears to have traces of demonic soldiers' activity... Do you intend to use this bloodline warrior team as the advance team..."

It's really impossible to hide anything from this clever ancient vampire. Harvey couldn't help but complain in his heart.

"Yes, that's exactly what I meant. Ordinary soldiers can rely on their magic guns to defeat the evil orcs through overwhelming firepower in battle, but the demons are not as vulnerable as the evil orcs."

He stood up and walked to the wall where a simple map of the North was hung. He raised his hand and pointed at the circled mineral vein on the edge of the swamp. "This place is less than three days' march away from the pioneering territory. If there really are signs of demonic activity, it will be a huge threat to us..."

"Tell the city hall to post a notice, telling those residents who like to travel long distances to gather food and hunt near the Green Water Swamp not to attempt to go there again in the near future. I don't want them to get into any accidents."

Harvey reached out and tapped the marked point on the map. "If there really are traces of demons here, I suspect this might be a natural vein of magic stone, or perhaps some other rare magical mineral."

"That means it's totally worth our effort to occupy and plunder..."

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After two rounds of bloodline transformation rituals, thirty officers and soldiers finally successfully awakened their bloodline talents, but no rare bloodlines appeared again, which made Harvey quite regretful.

Harvey did not ignore the remaining twenty or so soldiers who failed to awaken. He asked Egno to prepare a potion to restore their vitality and blood for them, and asked Pierce to convey a message of encouragement to them. He also gave them an additional special allowance.

Ordinary people only have one chance to awaken their bloodline in their lifetime. If they take the potion and fail to awaken during the ceremony, it means that they will never be able to obtain this extraordinary power that mortals desire so much.

Tommy poked his head out from the upper bunk and whispered to Vaughn, who was concentrating on reading on the lower bunk, "Captain, Mr. Asdalen called you away alone from the Bloodline Warrior training course today. Did he give you some special training?" Vaughn was currently engaged in a fierce mental battle with the advanced vocabulary textbook. He didn't want to pay any attention to the "smart guy" Tommy on the upper bunk. He rolled his eyes and didn't say anything.

Dave also came over from the bed next to him, grinning, and squeezed in with Vaughn. "Hey, tell me! What's that special recipe? Is it the magic tonic that Mr. Egno personally concocted?"

Vaughn finally lost his patience and angrily asked, "What magic tonic? Where did you hear that nonsense?"

Tommy was hanging in the air outside the railing of the upper bunk, with his head almost hanging down to Vaughn's lower bunk. After awakening his bloodline talent, no matter what abilities he gained, his body's flexibility, speed and physical strength would be greatly improved, far exceeding that of ordinary people.

With Tommy's current core strength, he could easily hang upside down in the air even if he only hooked one leg on the railing of the upper bunk.

Vaughn grabbed Tommy's neck and pulled him off the upper bunk. "Stop performing acrobatics here! Get down here!"

He looked around and found that his roommates who had awakened their talents were also looking at him with bright eyes and full of anticipation. He could only sigh helplessly.

"Mr. Asdalen believes that my talent is too rare and special, and I cannot undergo the same conventional training as you..."

He put down the book and began to recall the knowledge and principles that the chief consultant had told him today.

"I can't use the power of my bloodline to strengthen myself like you do, or add powerful properties to my weapons. Anything that falls into my hands will be instantly reduced to dust..."

Wayne leaned against the bed, raised his hand and squeezed the orc's shoulder, comforting him, "Don't be discouraged. When the master tested our abilities and gave us our surnames, he personally promised you that as long as you adapt and learn well, your abilities will eventually find a suitable use."

Vaughn nodded, sighed, and continued, "Of course I always remember what the master said. I was called away alone today because, at the instruction of Master Harvey, I was to test the gifted weapon that was tailor-made for me."

"But the effect wasn't very good. It lasted less than ten seconds in my hand before it was shattered by my innate ability. From Mr. Asdalen's tone, it seems that this thing is not cheap. I'm afraid of the next test..."

Everyone shouted in anger upon hearing this, "What? You actually have a weapon tailor-made for you by Master Harvey? Damn it!"

"Why don't I have the weapon bestowed upon me by the Lord? Is it because I haven't worked hard enough in my training?"

"Yes! I am ready to sacrifice my heart for you at any time. My loyalty is evident to all!"

"Ahhh! Why? My violent bloodline was praised personally by the Master..."

Now no one cared about Vaughn's special treatment anymore. They all gathered around Vaughn's bed with their fists clenched, which made his hair stand on end.

This feeling of envy, jealousy and hatred is so strong...

(End of this chapter)