Yamamoto said, "Do you know about the twenty grades of spiritual pressure?"
Yamabuki nodded: "I know."
A Shinigami's spiritual pressure is divided into twenty grades in total. The lowest, grade twenty, is the ability of an ordinary member. A Vice-Captain is at grades four to five, and above grade three is a Captain.
Yamabuki saw a tool on the table specifically for testing spiritual pressure. He put his hand on it to try, and it detected grade four, which was quite accurate. He was indeed at a Vice-Captain-level spiritual pressure now.
"Captain, have you tested? Is it grade one?" Yamabuki asked.
Yamamoto shook his head: "I haven't tested. I'm afraid I'll blow up this machine. It's quite expensive!"
"…Indeed."
"Those whose spiritual pressure does not meet the standard will be directly eliminated. No one's personal connections will be useful. Those with spiritual pressure between fifteen and twenty will be sent to Shino'o Academy for study. Remember to clearly distinguish between nobles and commoners. If they are nobles, we will charge them a large fee. If they are commoners, they can study for free." Yamamoto said.
This method is good. Who came up with it?
Yamabuki praised it repeatedly.
As a result, Yamamoto looked at him as if he were an idiot: "Wasn't this the method you came up with yourself after drinking too much last night?"
Ah???
Did I black out from drinking?
Forget it, for a good retirement, let's start working now!
This was a very tedious job. Shinigami were tested one by one, those with poor results were directly eliminated, and they also had to distinguish between nobles and commoners. After a series of operations from dawn to deep night, less than one-tenth of the workload was completed. Looking at the long queue in front of him, Yamabuki let out a wail!
I want to retire!!!
I want to fish and grow flowers!
I want to live a carefree life!
I don't want to work 007 like this.
But now, the Gotei 13 had too few usable personnel, especially for handling civilian work. He was the only one; a second couldn't even be found!
"No. We must expand recruitment, we must add people!" Yamabuki made up his mind. Being able to fight was indeed very important, but managing logistics, internal affairs, and various civilian tasks were also indispensable.
Yamabuki could not truly turn the Gotei 13 into a group of murderous devils! This was a regular army.
"Ha!!!" Yamabuki yawned and stretched, his bones cracking.
"Next." Yamabuki said listlessly.
"Name!"
"Feng Yuan."
"Hmm? It's you, the one from the Shihōin family!" Yamabuki realized that the person standing in front of him was an acquaintance: "Come and test your spiritual pressure."
Feng Yuan excitedly placed her hand on the tester, and finally, the tester displayed a value.
"Grade nine."
Hmm? Not bad!
Yamabuki was a little surprised. This was considered a relatively good result. Most nobles' spiritual pressure was above commoners, but the vast majority of nobles only had strength around grades seventeen or eighteen, which was barely passing. Those who exceeded grade fifteen and directly joined the Gotei 13 were very few; perhaps not even a hundred could be screened out of these thousands of people.
Those who could reach grade ten or above were even rarer.
The sudden appearance of someone with grade nine spiritual pressure invigorated Yamabuki.
"Let's do the registration…" Yamabuki suddenly realized a problem. Should a noble's servant be considered a noble or a commoner?
He originally wanted to ask Yamamoto, but then he thought, even if he asked the Captain-Commander, he would just throw the problem back to him.
Forget it, I'll decide myself!
"Do you have a noble title? If not, I can only record you as a commoner. After joining the Gotei 13, you will automatically gain the status of a lower-class noble." Yamabuki asked.
"No, sir, my assassin… is not worthy of noble status…" Feng Yuan said softly.
Assassins were indispensable in Seireitei, often helping their masters do dirty work, but their status was extremely low, never able to gain noble status in their lifetime, not even a small lower-class noble.
"From today onwards, you have one. According to regulations, all official members who join the Gotei 13 can obtain a seat as a lower-class noble. Your strength is already qualified. For now, I will assign you under Captain Shihōin. You can go back and tell him directly." Yamabuki said.
Feng Yuan excitedly clenched her fists.
As long as she had a noble seat, even if it was just a lower-class noble, she could live in the sunlight from now on!
"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"
"Alright, don't waste my time, next." Yamabuki said.
"Name!"
"Kinroku Izuhara."
Yamabuki saw Kinroku Izuhara approaching, still maintaining an unapproachable expression. After all, so many people were watching; it wouldn't be good to openly let him cut in line!
"Spiritual pressure test!"
Kinroku Izuhara placed his hand on the instrument, and a number popped out!
Grade three!
The people queuing around were all stunned.
Where did this uncle come from? He's a bit too strong!
According to the rules of the Gotei 13, grade three spiritual pressure was already enough to contend for a Captain position!
Ever since the Gotei 13 confronted Central 46, everyone knew how valuable the "Captain" position was!
In the propaganda of the nobles, the power of a Gotei 13 Captain was even greater than that of a Great Sage of Central 46.
At this moment, a dark horse suddenly appeared, causing many nobles to set their sights on Kinroku Izuhara.
"Commoner origin, grade three spiritual pressure. Next!"
Kinroku Izuhara held his entry certificate, ready to find a place to rest, but although the land for the Gotei 13 had been approved, the squad barracks had not yet been built; it was an empty plot!
The nobles all went home to sleep, while the commoners could only find a random place to make do.
Yamabuki whispered to Kinroku Izuhara: "Go inside. I have a room in here; you can rest there tonight! Chōjirō, you go lead the uncle!"
Chōjirō Sasakibe led Kinroku Izuhara back to the room to rest, and Yamabuki had already prepared to stay awake all night.
"Everyone! Do you mind if I cut in line?" The Tsunayashiro Head said with a smile to the people queuing in front.
The commoners didn't know who he was, and many cursed him, but none of the nobles dared to speak out.
Yamabuki's face hardened: "Please, everyone, queue in an orderly fashion. Do not cut in line."
The Tsunayashiro Head said to a middle-class noble who was about to have his spiritual pressure tested: "You give me your spot. You have a daughter, right? Send her to my mansion later to be my concubine! Are you willing?"
When that middle-class noble heard that he could be associated with the Tsunayashiro Family, one of the Five Great Noble Clans, he smiled so widely his mouth couldn't close. He obediently gave up his spot and went home to pick up his daughter.
Holy crap! You can play it like that!
Yamabuki was dumbfounded.
"Chief of Staff, don't waste time, help me test my spiritual pressure!" The Tsunayashiro Head laughed.
Since the change of spots was consensual, Yamabuki couldn't say much and could only continue his work.
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