I REALLY DIDN'T MEAN TO BE THE SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD

Chapter 958: Chapter 592: The Beginning of the Path of the Peak Warrior_1

As the ancient saying goes, there is no first in literature, and no second in martial arts.

To evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of two warriors seems simple enough.

Place the two warriors in the same area for a fight to the death, and the one who survives is undoubtedly the stronger one.

There is no dispute, and no need for discussion.

Because those who are already dead have no value in being compared to others.

However, such comparisons are only ideal and cannot actually happen.

Each warrior in the Nameless Fleet is a valuable resource, and it is impossible to allow such senseless consumption of personnel merely to determine their merits.

Therefore, the only alternative is to use simulated combat and have an intelligent system comprehensively score them, or to engage in training battles whose intensity is controlled so as not to be lethal.

But there is a new problem here.

Simulated combat can achieve 99.999…% of realism, but there is still a gap between it and real-world scenarios.

This seemingly subtle gap leaves room for endless enlargement of loopholes in debates, leading to countless possibilities that need to be scrutinized. The intricacies calculated from simulated matches alone are not convincing enough.

And no one can be like Harrison Clark from the annals of history, who directly outstripped others by several times in terms of data, leaving no room for dispute.

Training battles have problems too. Life and death in combat exist in an instant, and what will happen in that moment is unknown.

Controlling combat intensity is both a protective measure and a suppression of a warrior’s potential.

Humans, when facing life-threatening crises, have a certain probability of unleashing their potential.

However, the activation mechanism of the life support system in training mode is based on crisis determination.

To ensure a safety factor, the standards for crisis determination are often set loosely and triggered easily.

Just as a warrior is about to “explode,” both sides are suddenly cut off from power, forced into a slumbering treatment, and laid flat, unable to move. Then, even the most potent potential cannot be unleashed.

But if you disable the protection system, and the weaker side fails to unleash their potential at a critical moment and dies, that is not acceptable either.

Thus, it is challenging to maximize a warrior’s potential during training, and at present, no one can be like Harrison Clark, who effortlessly controlled the situation while having the second-ranked warrior give their all.

Besides, humanity’s enemies are not their own kind, but the Compound-Eyed Observer and its army.

When facing different Compound Eye combat units, the effectiveness of warriors and their equipment with different characteristics vary greatly in the complex and changing battlefield environments.

For example, two warriors have different characteristics.

In a one-on-one fight, A is no match for B.

However, when dealing with certain specific types of Compound Eye combat units, one A might be worth ten B.

So, who is stronger between A and B?

No one can be sure.

Therefore, in this era, unless there is another Harrison Clark-level force that crushes everything and everyone, there is no point in assessing who among the S-class warriors is stronger or weaker.

Quentin Cooper’s question seems meaningless and of very low quality.

The warriors are puzzled.

But reason tells everyone that if Quentin Cooper can be chosen to command the Nameless Fleet and lead such an elite force on an unprecedented mission, he must be extraordinary and reliable.

The doubts in people’s hearts prevent Quentin’s instigation from reaching its intended goal, so there is only a sensation for a while, but no real disturbance.

This, however, is within Quentin’s expectations.

His agitating continues.

Quentin smiles and says, “Perhaps some of you think I’m joking, but… I’m serious. I will initiate a long-term comprehensive evaluation for the entire army, devise a complete set of simulated test plans, and gradually score your combat capabilities. I will create a real-time floating power-ranking list that everyone can access. The selection of your future squad members and the order of your battle line-ups will be determined by this evaluation system.”

“For example, let’s say we encounter a sudden battle during our journey, facing a completely unknown enemy. In making temporary decisions on deploying troops, I will quickly decide based on your performance on the leaderboard. Among squads of the same type, the ones with higher overall rankings will have priority.”

“Squads ranked too low will most likely only be dispatched in situations where victory is clearly ensured, with their primary function being to clean up the battlefield. After all, every life is precious, and difficult tasks must be entrusted to the confident and strong. I sincerely hope that some people will never have to set foot on the battlefield again. Our journey is long, and we will definitely need to cultivate the next generation during our journey. So, you know…”

As he speaks, Quentin even shrugs his shoulders, appearing casual and playful.Many people in the conference room suddenly opened their imaginations.

Since there was a system ranking, there must be a hierarchy. Regardless of whether people agreed or not, the data would not listen to explanations. Even the tiniest difference after the decimal point must be sorted.

According to Quentin Cooper’s statement, some people would inevitably fall behind. These people might not get a single combat opportunity throughout the journey, becoming a purely “biological bank” to provide genes.

As S-class warriors, each of them had been a top-level fighter held in high esteem before coming here. How could they endure such an “insult”?

Even the possibility could not be accepted.

For a moment, the conference room was no longer orderly, and people seemed emotional.

Some questioned Quentin Cooper’s so-called simulated examination plan and questioned its authority, believing that only real combat had a reference value.

Quentin Cooper’s rebuttal was simple; the mission of the Nameless Fleet was to advance stealthily and avoid actual combat as much as possible before reaching the final goal.

So, every actual battle of the fleet was bound to be a sudden encounter. Quentin Cooper needed a decision reference before encountering actual combat instead of the result after the battle.

Quentin Cooper also claimed that performance in actual combat was in his evaluation plan and carried a high weightage.

However, before real combat, the evaluation results of simulated battles were his only reference.

Quentin Cooper promised that he would apply for assistance from the Supreme Intelligent Brain Star and, based on the situation of the Nameless Fleet, appropriately launch a new and highest-level simulation evaluation system, rather than the widely popular yet controversial Spark-313 System currently used in the Empire’s military.

The warriors in the conference room calmed down a bit, but they were still somewhat emotional.

Quentin Cooper didn’t say much more, only re-emphasized that his decision was not changeable.

He said that once the fleet completely left the gravitational coverage of the Witton Galaxy, it would no longer be in the human-controlled zone but a crisis-ridden area covered by the influence of the Compound Eye Civilization.

The fleet’s journey was very long, full of unknowns, and almost impossible to receive support from the Empire’s main base. The mission was arduous.

If they ultimately failed, the death of the 150 million people would undoubtedly be an irreparable loss for humanity. Quentin Cooper and the S-class warriors representing the top combat force would not only be without merit but also be infamously branded as criminals throughout history.

Quentin Cooper hoped that all S-class fighters would clearly understand the difficult situation the fleet currently faced, let go of their respective habits formed in different armies, and carry out his decisions even if they were dissatisfied with them.

In short, you can keep your personalities, but on the level of military operations, you must unconditionally obey my orders.

As long as you do this, the responsibility for the eventual failure of the mission will be solely on me.

After finishing speaking, he declared the meeting adjourned, turned around, and left.

Although Quentin Cooper’s words seemed light and breezy, after he left, the slightly noisy conference room fell into a lengthy silence.

Among the 150 million people in the Nameless Fleet, not one of them was afraid to die.

However, as Quentin Cooper said, no one wanted to become an eternal criminal in history.

When Quentin Cooper returned to the command room, his deputy officer, a mature and steady-looking middle-aged woman, came over and frowned, “S-class fighters mostly have distinct personalities, Commander. You seem to show little respect for them. Won’t there be any problems?”

Looking at the ceiling, Quentin Cooper confidently said, “No.”

“Why not?”

“No reason. Time will prove everything. They don’t need my respect in the first place. Each person boarding the Nameless Fleet has the deepest desire to self-realize, not live in the vanity brought by the respect of others. A lack of competition during stealthy navigation will cause the warriors’ thoughts to lose their vitality. We must establish a competitive system to cultivate super-level fighters and find ways to continuously improve civilization’s combat potential during non-war times.”

Quentin Cooper didn’t elaborate with his deputy officer.

He had a new judgment on the external war situation.

He believed that the Compound-Eyed Observer wouldn’t be foolish and could see the problem.

If they couldn’t wipe out humanity in one fell swoop, using attrition tactics bit by bit would only make them a whetstone to sharpen humanity’s blade.

In at most fifty years, the protracted war on the outskirts of the Imperial Territory would come to a complete halt.

Humanity would send out the Nameless Fleet, and the Compound-Eyed Observer would have similar operations.

The Compound-Eyed Observer would reorganize the Prism Ship Fleet, enter the hinterland from hidden passages, and until the Compound Eye Fleet arrived at its destination, both sides wouldn’t engage in much fighting.

So, in the next two hundred years, how could people maintain their competitiveness in seemingly peaceful and comfortable lives, maintain the growth of military power, and preserve their ethnic bloodline? This had become a critical issue concerning the survival of their civilization.

Thus, the tasks Quentin Cooper wanted to accomplish became multi-faceted.

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