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Chapter 82: Who's Willing to be a Scout Disciple?
Chapter 82: Who's Willing to be a Scout Disciple?
Xia Kun felt dizzy and irritated.
The scout disciples, currently on the frontline executing tasks, were not under the management of their Hall Masters like him.
All the scout disciples were now directly overseen by Elder Wu's disciple, Sun Xuerong.
As Hall Masters, they could propose task requirements.
However, when it came to specific management, these scout disciples would not follow the arrangements of their Hall Masters.
"Hall Master, you need to give us a definite answer here.
If you don't manage this, we won't be able to maintain our defenses.
Before, it was fine; the contributions of the scouts were attributed to us.
Now, the merits of the scouts go to them, but most of the scouting work still falls on us.
Since this is the case, what do we need those scout disciples for? Are we just letting them take credit?"
There was a hint of threat in Ren Hao's words.
"Those scouts and spies have always loved to take credit.
We drove out Su Chen, but unexpectedly, the new recruits are even more eager to take credit.
I can't control the people below me anymore. Anyway, if it can't be resolved, we can only let it be.
It's not the scarcity that's the problem, but the inequality. Hall Master, you should understand this principle."
Xia Kun sat in his position, his face filled with helplessness.
In fact, this wasn't the first time he had heard about the scout disciples' actions.
Ren Hao wasn't the first person to come here to complain.
But he truly had no solution.
The situation now was that no one wanted to be a scout disciple.
Why were these newly trained scout disciples so fearless of being replaced?
Because the current situation was different from the past two years.
Back then, being a scout disciple was easy and risk-free.
They earned more contribution points.
But now, scouting on the frontline came with many dangers.
Furthermore, if their intelligence wasn't accurate enough, they would even be deducted points.
Many of these scout disciples were direct disciples or inner sect disciples.
Being a scout disciple was far less rewarding than their previous roles.
Slaying demons was much easier than scouting, and the contributions earned were more stable.
"Hall Master, you have to give us an explanation."
Seeing that Xia Kun didn't respond, Ren Hao asked again.
"What can I do?
I can only report this situation to Elder Wu and do nothing more."
"Can't you remove these people and assign some capable ones instead?"
"Who should I assign? Are you willing to take on the task?
Is it easy to earn contribution points from scouting missions now?
And under the current situation, danger lurks everywhere.
These scout disciples have long wanted to swap places with you; they want to slay demons while you go scouting."
Upon hearing this, Ren Hao unconsciously twitched his face.
He wouldn't want to be a scout disciple either.
Compared to demon-slaying missions, scouting was much more challenging.
At least the contributions earned were slightly more stable, and they were less likely to be ambushed by demons.
Facing Xia Kun's retort, Ren Hao was momentarily at a loss for words.
If the sect really assigned him to be a scout disciple, it would be a loss.
"Then I kindly ask the Hall Master to put in more effort and convey this to Elder Wu.
At least, there should be some sense of responsibility.
Our frontline situation is worse than before.
The lack of responsibility among the scout disciples is one of the biggest problems."
Xia Kun made no reply, merely nodding slightly.
The demons between the frontline and the sect hadn't been thoroughly cleared.
These new scout disciples could only be considered passable, but they were far from meeting the previous standards.
After taking command of the frontline, the overall effectiveness remained poor.
He wanted to make changes, but who should he replace them with?
The Yunyang Sect's side hall.
Several elders gathered together.
According to the current situation, if they couldn't come up with a solution, Grandmaster Taiwu would likely scold them again.
"The scout disciples we sent to the frontline not only didn't solve the problem but also created new conflicts."
"I've received numerous reports, all about those scout disciples. They go out for patrols once a day and then retreat to their tents to rest. It's better to just withdraw them."
The first and second elders were full of complaints.
Hearing this, the third elder hummed lightly.
"Those scout disciples can't wait for you to withdraw them. The scouting situation at the frontline is completely different from the demon hunting before. Furthermore, after we increased their contribution value, the frontline scout disciples' contributions aren't much higher than others, and might even be lower."
"They are all direct disciples of the sect. It's not like they can only be scout disciples. It's a thankless task, and you can see that they're not willing to do it."
"The situation at the frontline is becoming increasingly tense. According to the feedback from several hall masters, demon raids are becoming more frequent. Sometimes at night, there can be three to four waves of demons."
"Even if they are scouting near the frontline, the danger level is extremely high."
The third elder spoke some fair words.
Currently, the situation is that scouting at the frontline is becoming more and more difficult. Especially with the Yunyang Sect's requirements, they need to reach the level of precision that Su Chen had. If they don't meet this standard, they won't receive the full merit contributions.
With such high danger, it's unlikely they'll receive the full merit contributions. No wonder those scout disciples are slacking off.
Sun Xuerong currently has a massive headache.
She is more aware of these situations than anyone else. After sending her scout disciples to the frontline, Sun Xuerong has been paying close attention.
Originally, she wanted to cultivate another batch of scout disciples, so she would have backups. That way, there would be alternatives when problems arose, and other disciples could step in to gather intelligence.
But during the past May, she, as an elder, went to the frontline and gained an in-depth understanding.
The disciples she cultivated were actually quite good.
In terms of trace identification and various forms of observation, they were very skilled.
They were adept at applying the experiences left by their predecessors.
However, even at the frontline, they couldn't reach the same level as before.
Sun Xuerong couldn't understand why this was the case. Clearly, they were all elites, but why were they so much worse than before?
There was no other way; Su Chen's intelligence was always extremely precise.
For these scout disciples to achieve this level was already considered qualified.
Before Su Chen joined the Yunyang Sect, the sect's scouting capabilities were only at this level.
But after experiencing Su Chen's precise intelligence for two years, the requirements for other frontline personnel and the sect's standards were raised.
This was the way of the Yunyang Sect; once you reached a certain level, they would give you even higher requirements.
When the standards became difficult to achieve, people would choose to slack off.
If the contributions they earned were less than others, why would they want to be scout disciples?
During the discussion, Sun Xuerong tried to propose an idea.
"Let's increase the treatment for the scout disciples. If they can provide intelligence with 50-60% accuracy, we'll give them the merit contributions they deserve. This way, we can temporarily boost the enthusiasm of the scout disciples."
(End of Chapter)
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