Jiapingguan Chronicle

Wanyan happy looked at Hongye and Baimeng standing in front of her, somewhat unable to believe what she had just heard.

The day before, he had been beaten half to death by Hongye, but the next day he was told that he could participate in the Shen family army's next recruit assessment.

Although he was only participating as an observer and couldn't actually play, he was still very satisfied. After all, he had never imagined that someone of his status could receive such treatment.

Wanyan happy looked at Bai Meng, then at Hongye, her face showing confusion.

"Really? With my status, is it really okay for me to go see it?"

“Of course it’s true.” Hongye grinned at him. “The Duke and the General said it themselves, telling you to go and observe, to watch carefully. The Commander-in-Chief and I were both there at the time, so it can’t be faked.”

"Yes, we came here today to tell you to take good care of your health, eat on time, sleep on time, and be energetic when the time comes."

"So that's how it is." Wanyan Xi was overjoyed, but he didn't show it on his face. He nodded to them with feigned composure and gave what he thought was a perfectly appropriate smile. "Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, thank you, Sister Hongye. I will keep a close eye on things and there won't be any problems."

Bai Meng and Hong Ye exchanged a glance, then patted Wan Yanxi on the shoulder, trying to ignore the uncontrollable smirk on his face. They then gave a few instructions to the servant who was looking after him before leaving Wan Yanxi's tent.

The two of them left the tent and walked about a few dozen steps before stopping in unison and looking back.

"That kid's grin is practically reaching behind his ears, and he thinks he's controlling himself perfectly!" Hongye raised an eyebrow, looking at Bai Meng. "I hope he doesn't regret his decision today."

"Whether he regrets it or not, he'll have to face this sooner or later. If he wants to become a qualified ruler, he has to face these things." Bai Meng sighed softly and spread her hands towards Hongye. "There's nothing we can do about it."

“That’s true.” Hongye nodded. “Let’s go, Xiaocha and the others are still waiting for us.”

Sitting in the tent, Wanyan happy was unaware of what they were talking about. After Bai Meng and Hongye left, he looked at the entrance of the tent, breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled at the servant beside him.

"I'm all set here, you can go and rest for a while!"

The servant responded, calculated the time, and left the tent to brew the medicine for him. He hadn't gone far when he heard a loud shout coming from inside the tent.

He stopped, looked back at the tent, shook his head helplessly, and turned to leave.

Wanyan Xi, inside the tent, shouted happily, then quickly covered his mouth. He didn't know if anyone had heard him, so he could only pretend that nothing had happened.

However, this did not affect his good mood. He was really happy to be able to participate in the final assessment of the new recruits.

He had heard some things about the final assessment from casual conversations among the veterans.

Although Shen's army has strict discipline, and its soldiers have undergone very rigorous screening in terms of both ability and character, any problems will result in punishment, or even expulsion and return to their place of origin.

Even so, those veteran soldiers still enjoyed intimidating the new recruits every year, especially those about to undergo their final assessment. This wasn't considered a violation of regulations; in fact, it was an unwritten rule. Wanyan Xi once asked why such a rule existed, and the veteran he questioned looked him up and down for a while before slowly answering.

“Young man, sometimes, this place,” the veteran pointed to his chest, “also needs someone who can handle things.”

Wanyan happy didn't quite understand what the old soldier was saying. He felt that he was the kind of person who could handle things. Although he was overly protected when he was young, he felt that few people in the world could experience what he had experienced as an adult. No matter what happened, he wouldn't think it was a big deal.

Although he didn't quite understand what the veteran meant, he wasn't too bothered by it and quickly put it out of his mind.

What he cared more about was what the veterans said about the assessment. Apparently, the final assessment wasn't the kind of simplistic assessment he'd seen before. Of course, he didn't use the term "simplistic"; it was the veterans who used it. In the eyes of these seasoned veterans, those assessments were indeed rather underwhelming.

According to the veterans, the daily assessments are nothing compared to the final assessment.

The final assessment is divided into two parts. The first part can be interpreted as a test of personal abilities, such as physical strength, mental ability, and observation skills. Only by passing the first part of the personal ability test can one proceed to the next part.

In previous years, nearly 60% of the people would be eliminated in the first part, so it would be considered an unexpected success if half of the people could make it to the second part.

Unfortunately, this selection system has been in place for nearly ten years, and in the best year, only seventy people made it to the second part of the assessment, while the rest left with regret.

They weren't bad, they just didn't fit Shen Jiajun's standards and style for hiring. As for what those standards and style were, the veterans just smiled and didn't answer, leaving the newcomers to figure it out for themselves.

Wanyan happy didn't take it seriously. He felt he knew what the Shen family army's style was: they were strong, absolutely loyal, would never betray him, and most importantly, they were prepared to die on the battlefield at any time.

However, these were just his random thoughts, and he didn't say them out loud in front of Shen Jiajun's men.

Those who pass the first part of the assessment will enter the second stage. The veterans gave an example: if the first part of the assessment is of human difficulty, then the second part of the assessment will be of hellish difficulty, which will be completely unexpected by all the newcomers. However, they kept the specific content of the assessment a secret, saying that they wanted to give the newcomers a huge surprise.

When Wanyan happy heard the old soldier's description, she couldn't help but turn her back and secretly roll her eyes.

They're all here to join the army and fight, so who doesn't understand what this means? Nine times out of ten, this part of the assessment is practical combat, letting the new recruits experience the atmosphere and cruelty of war in advance.

However, Wanyan happy felt that since it was an assessment, it would only go so far as to stop there. If someone were to actually get hurt, it would be a huge loss.

When he explained his meaning, the veterans simply gave him a meaningful smile. The veteran sitting next to him patted him on the shoulder, said "It's good to be young," and then got up and left.

Wanyan Xi pondered for a moment and guessed that the veterans were praising him for his quick thinking, since he was the youngest in the entire camp.

Thinking of this, he stretched, looked at his legs, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

"This beating seems like a pretty good deal." (End of Chapter)