Luke hurriedly ran to the east of the city, three miles away.
The place was already overcrowded. Not only Luke had the idea of joining the army early, but the people of Sandy Territory had also made this decision long ago.
In front of Luke, under the big trees on both sides, people lined up in queues hundreds of meters long, more than ten in total, and it seemed that even today, it was not certain that it would be his turn.
Two of the teams have fewer players, so it's likely that it will be his turn.
Looking at the notice at the end, it turned out that these two teams were actually testing military officers.
Literacy remains a challenge for most ordinary people; those over eighteen cannot enter the free academy. Luke adjusted his mindset and joined one of the teams.
I hope it works! (??????)??
Luke was resolute, but deep down he couldn't help but want to try his luck. Because of his lack of formal education, he couldn't become the clerk in the lord's manor…
He at least knows some basic writing, plus he has passable swordsmanship skills.
We arrived at the lord's manor too late. Rumor has it that a few months ago, literacy was all that was needed, but now a certain level of literacy is required.
...
With a mix of trepidation and anticipation, it was finally Luke's turn to face the examiner.
Luke recognized the examiner; he had gone with him to the lord's manor to take the examination for the clerks. He regretted not having learned more writing back then.
“Mr. Newman, we meet again. Luke is here to assess junior sergeants.”
Young Newman, at most twenty years old, was a high-ranking examiner who dared not show favoritism to an acquaintance, so he nodded slightly as a sign of acknowledgment to Luke.
"Here's a form, Luke, please fill it out."
The first hurdle is recognizing and writing characters.
Luke took the cardboard, picked up the feather on the table, and dipped it in ink to write.
To increase his chances of passing, Luke tried his best to write it nicely. (。＿ 。) ?＿
Because he knew Luke, Newman wasn't surprised by Luke's knowledge. What he was slightly concerned about was that the guy must have gone back and practiced something after his last failure.
The handwriting was quite good, so Newman accepted it.
"Now, I'm going to ask you a few questions!"
"Excuse me."
"What would you do if you were a non-commissioned officer when food was scarce in the military?"
"I will order the hunt for wild animals!"
"There are no weak wild beasts nearby, only a pack of wolves!"
"I will give the food to the soldiers, suffer hunger together, and lead the army back to the unit as soon as possible to explore possible food sources in the wild!"
"The second question is, when the beast tide comes, some residents are worried about their houses and property and delay their evacuation. What will you do?"
"..."
"..."
After ten questions, the examiner, Newman, finally gave him a score, which he wrote next to his basic information.
After putting the paper into the wooden box, Newman calmly said to Luke, "You've completed your registration. Go back and wait for news! If you're worried, you can also register for the soldier assessment at the same time!"
Because Newman was so calm, Luke really didn't know how he had performed.
Just in case, he went to queue up at another line for the soldiers' assessment.
Luckily, I brought some dry food, otherwise I wouldn't be able to leave while waiting in line.
After waiting for a long time, it was already night. The assessment team had changed, and since the eight-hour workday was still in place, this group consisted of the so-called night shift workers.
The moon has just risen, and the assessment site is much quieter now, perhaps because there are fewer people!
Under the moonlight, Luke faced yet another examiner.
The clerk wrote out the forms for Luke's assessment as an ordinary soldier, even though Luke said he could fill them out himself, the examiner said it was his job.
name?
Luke.
Where do you live?
...
age?
...
Union certification strength?
...
Luke was a little puzzled by this question, since the sergeant assessment didn't ask about his abilities.
The military assessment in Sandy Territory is really strange. →_→
Despite having this idea in mind, Luke still took out an adventurer's token.
Crystal magic items can be used to check the authenticity of adventure tokens.
The magic crystal lit up, confirming the brand is genuine.
Level 1 swordsman.
The clerks meticulously recorded everything.
...
...
After a while, Luke came out after completing his assessment.
At the last moment of the assessment, a designated person will remind the assessing officers and soldiers to come back in three days for a second round of assessment.
I was so nervous that I didn't get anything done in the past three days.
Finally, three days later.
Like Luke, a large group of people arrived early.
First is the list of those promoted after passing the non-commissioned officer assessment.
Luke quickly saw his name on the notice!
Great, it's done! But there's still an assessment. Suppress your joy.
Luke, holding the Adventure token, rejoined the team.
This time, there were noticeably fewer people in line.
As for the list of soldiers, there are many names, over a thousand, and it's quite difficult to find one's own name.
The second round is sparring!
The first round of registration at least tells us if someone is a local, and we can eliminate the names of those who are less qualified. This will improve efficiency during the second round of practice.
At this moment, there were already quite a few water mages, light mages, and divine priests on both sides.
Unlike light therapy, hydrotherapy helps improve physical condition, but it is slow, while light therapy depletes a person's potential, but it is very fast. Divine magic priests are more average, neither good nor bad.
Multiple training exercises involving soldiers and non-commissioned officers have commenced.
Combining the written scores, Luke ultimately received a score of seventy!
Looking back, I'm glad I wasn't knocked down by the knight in one blow.
Just because he took an extra hit, his score increased significantly.
He became a junior sergeant.
The assessment continued until evening, and some people were even rescheduled for the next day because there were simply too many people.
On the first day after the brief end of the assessment, those who passed gathered in the plains area.
The middle-aged knight came to give a speech.
"You will serve as soldiers and officers, protecting my Sandy Territory. It is possible for you to rise through the ranks to become knights, nobles, or even barons through your military achievements. You must have absolute faith in the Lord, do your best, and everything will fall into place."
"To the outstanding soldiers who passed the enlistment exam but not the sergeant exam, you must have ambition and work hard. The path to becoming a sergeant is always open to you!"
"You illiterate soldiers, you should work even harder! Eight hours of training a day is far from enough in my opinion. You need to learn to read and write, and to be skilled in martial arts..."
As they listened, the soldiers and junior officers had to admit that, damn it, the requirements for soldiers and officers in Sandy Territory were really high.
Thinking that the monthly salary was also high, I felt a little better and started thinking about how I should go back to celebrate.
They had barely left the camp when they were overwhelmed by the crowd.
"How did it pass?"
"What's the trick? Tell me quickly!"
"Friend, look... a few magic crystals, just a small token of my appreciation!"
Someone actually asked Luke!
But Luke would never accept magic crystals as payment, partly to avoid being complained about, but he really couldn't figure out the standards for written evaluations!
When I asked other people, I found that many of them were asked different questions.
>_<|||
Luke also saw a level 2 warrior who didn't become a sergeant, while Luke, a level 1 swordsman, became a sergeant instead.
It's hard to say, and there's no need to study it.
It's fine as long as he gets through it.
"You should ask someone else. Luke has something to do, so he'll be leaving now."
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