The next day was the recruitment briefing assembly, though it wouldn’t officially start until nine in the morning.

Dormitory 22 got up early and went down for breakfast. Nearly the entire cafeteria was staring at them. Both loud and whispered commentary filled the air.

A recruit who knew Han Qingyu got up to greet him. “The Gold Erasers, huh? If my platoon ever calls for help in the future, promise me you’ll get there fast.”

This wasn’t just a joke. Unexpected situations during actual combat were not uncommon on the front lines, and all six armies under the Only Witness Legion shared one common system called the rapid response unit system as backup for such scenarios.

The top ten platoons in each army served as both district platoons and rapid response units, essentially...