Chaos and chaos – if Ye Jiu had to describe her past four years, the only word that would come to mind would be "chaotic and chaotic".

Her four years at the federal university were the most unforgettable decade of her seven-year academic career (not really).

In short, she's finally graduating after four years of training as a mecha pilot!

Now, she still needs to face a graduation exam. If she passes, she will graduate smoothly! If she fails, her graduation will be delayed.

Ye Jiu closed her eyes, clenched her fists, and made up her mind that she would never be the one to have to delay graduation.

Although it's not uncommon for graduates of the Federal Military Academy's mecha soldier major to take longer to graduate, she absolutely doesn't want to be one of them.

The graduation assessment is a practical exercise. All 200 students in this cohort will be deployed to a desolate planet with signs of Zerg activity. A sweeping inspection will be conducted beforehand to eliminate any overly powerful Zerg, leaving only those that the students can handle. Each student will fight independently, earning 1 point for each Zerg they kill. The assessment will last for five days, and those who score less than 25 points will be considered unqualified and have to postpone their graduation.

Players can cooperate or fight independently. Eliminating someone else will add their points to your own; those eliminated are considered unqualified. The elimination standard is based on damage to critical parts of the mech. Each mech is equipped with sensors that trigger an alarm when damage reaches a threshold, rendering the mech essentially useless.

In short, it's an extremely brutal elimination system. It's already difficult enough to kill the Zerg on your first encounter, not to mention the quantity requirements and the need to protect your own mech.

As for the graduation assessment for the mecha design major, it is to repair the mechas of these obsolete mecha soldiers. One point is awarded for pointing out and repairing the key damaged points. The 25 people with the lowest scores will have to postpone their graduation.

The graduation assessment for logistics majors is based on their performance in the mecha individual soldier exam, which involves planning supplies, analyzing the battle situation, and predicting the outcome. The closer the prediction is to the actual result, the higher the score, with a last-place elimination system.

Looking at all three majors in the school, extending graduation is a common occurrence, with many students extending their studies every year.

The graduation exams at the Federal Military Academy are considered a major event for the entire Federation, broadcast live. You can even vote for your favorites! The military makes a fortune from this every year.

That's how Pei Zhiyu and Su Huo came into the public eye back then.

Amidst the tense yet expectant gazes of everyone, this year's graduation assessment began.

"The map in front of you belongs to this desolate planet called BR1. We have divided it into four regions: northwest, southwest, northeast, and southeast. You will have ten minutes to memorize this map. After ten minutes, board the spaceship and we will randomly drop you 200 people."

"That means the assessment has officially begun." Su Huo took out a stopwatch. "Now, start the timer!"

Ye Jiu mingled in the crowd, his eyes glued to the map just like everyone else. The map meticulously marked all the plants and landmarks of BR1, as well as the planet's underground conditions—a terrifyingly detailed account.

While this fragmented information helped them better understand the planet's terrain, it also interfered with their memory.

Fortunately, Ye Jiu used to be a designer, and he had drawn even more detailed mecha designs than this, so what was there to be afraid of? Ten minutes was more than enough for him to memorize it.

The graduation assessment was conducted by Su Huo and Pei Zhiyu as examiners, who monitored the students to prevent cheating and malicious competition while ensuring their personal safety.

"Time's up!"

Su Huo turned off the screen, and a quiet commotion arose from the crowd, consisting of nothing more than "Ah, I haven't finished memorizing it." "Oh no, I've only memorized half of it."

Su Huo shouted, "Everyone, about face! Get on the spaceship!"

They lined up and followed the crowd onto the spaceship. Pei Zhiyu stood at the entrance of the spaceship, watching them. When Ye Jiu approached Pei Zhiyu, he smiled slightly and said in a voice only she could hear, "Good luck."

Ye Jiu smiled and accepted the words of encouragement.

After all, he had been through the grueling training of Su Huo and Pei Zhiyu. If he failed this assessment and had to postpone his graduation, wouldn't that be incredibly embarrassing?

The live stream has started. The graduation assessment is open to all the people of the Federation, which also means that the military is showing off its talent pool. It puts the general public at ease. They get money, the people get peace of mind and a live stream to pass the time, and the military academy students get exposure. It's a win-win-win situation!

The first thing you do when you board the spaceship is to blindfold you. There's a seat between you and each other. When you arrive at your destination, they'll put a parachute over you and throw you out of the spaceship like you're being thrown. It's really thrilling and exciting!

In the early days, some players would "land and die" due to poor landing skills, resulting in serious injuries that prevented them from continuing the competition.

Having learned from the mistakes of their predecessors, future juniors must never have poor landing skills! Dying at the start in front of the entire Federation is just too shameful! Moreover, they will be nailed to the pillar of shame and scolded by the teachers every year.

In just ten minutes, all 200 students were thrown down.

After being kicked out of the spaceship, Ye Jiu immediately lifted her blindfold and tried to determine which area she had been thrown into based on the time she had spent on the spaceship. Unfortunately, the spaceship was moving at different speeds, so she couldn't judge its speed at all. In other words, she couldn't figure it out.

Well, let's leave it to fate when we're almost at the ground. I hope she can find an open space. God help her.

With the sharp sound of the wind in her ears, Ye Jiu drifted in the air like a leaf, and after floating for more than ten seconds, she could finally see the land.

Good news! There's an open space now, and it's quite large, with no trees blocking the view.

Bad news: The landing site is a desert.

The desert region is in the northwest area, and she drew that tiny piece of land, shit!

In this assessment that relies solely on supplying resources, being drawn to a location like the desert, which requires a large amount of water, is extremely unfavorable, making it arguably the most difficult start on the entire planet.

I've won the lottery! (▼ヘ▼#)

Seeing that the altitude was about right, Ye Jiu pulled up the parachute, maintained his balance, and finally landed smoothly.

After landing, she crawled out from under the parachute and looked around. Fortunately, she wasn't the only unlucky one. She saw many red parachutes in the desert—the parachutes were red.

Ye Jiu quickly rolled up and stored the parachute, stuffing it into her storage bracelet, and then looked around for people she knew.

Perhaps it was a stroke of luck, but she spotted someone not far away, and that person looked like Qin Xunzhen! Her good roommate!

Ye Jiu strode to catch up with her, and upon closer inspection, it really was Qin Xunzhen!

"Damn! Our fate is incredible! We had such an unlucky start, yet we both got drawn and landed together." Ye Jiu hugged Qin Xunzhen's arm tightly. "In this scheming test, you're the only one I can trust."

Qin Xunzhen said helplessly, "It's an individual competition, at least show some respect for the match."

Ye Jiu said nonchalantly, "It's okay, it didn't say we can't form alliances, as long as we get enough points in the end."