Shipborne Special Forces.

The day of the exam arrived quickly. Because everyone was in different majors, the exam rooms were divided into different areas. Wang Aiguo's entire dormitory was in one area, but their seats were all individual and had been rearranged.

Entering the examination hall, those who were confident stood tall and proud, while those who lacked confidence were timid and hesitant. However, everyone in Wang Aiguo's dormitory sported dark circles under their eyes.

You Jiang yawned and whispered, "This is insane. I only slept for three hours last night."

"Alright, alright, stop complaining. Look at Sanbai, it seems like he hasn't slept all night," the doctor said, pointing to Wang Aiguo in front of him.

Huang Gang sighed deeply and said, "He does want to sleep, but the problem is he drank a case of coffee yesterday. Will he be able to sleep?"

"That's why I said, don't buy so much coffee. Okay, I won't stop you if you insist, but don't buy the kind that only has one day left to expire," Xiao Tian complained helplessly.

Wang Aiguo, standing ahead, looked exhausted, but his eyes were bright and alert, showing no signs of sleepiness.

"Expired coffee, this is outrageous!" Wang Aiguo thought to himself helplessly.

I spent the whole night working on it, but I have to say it was worthwhile.

Before today, Wang Aiguo and Jia Qu had inquired about it. In the past, although the training for their majors was quite rigorous, everyone was eventually allowed to pass. Failing the recruit training camp would look bad on their records.

However, after the official document this year emphasized practical application, the final assessment became exceptionally difficult. Previously, only two people from the base would be sent down to proctor the exam; now, the fleet dispatched several senior colonels from various academies. They weren't just proctors; they were also responsible for setting the exam questions.

Moreover, the practice of highlighting key points has been abolished this year. Now it's all about real ability; if you can pass the exam, you can pass it, and if you can't, you can't pass it.

However, does failing the exam mean you won't be allowed to board a ship? Of course not. Even if you fail the assessment, you can still be assigned to a company and go where you were supposed to go. But when you intend to be promoted to officer, this becomes an important evaluation factor, and it's even very possible that failing this assessment will prevent you from being promoted.

It has to be said that this approach is a bit harsh, but in the struggle for survival, the military should be even more so.

However, Wang Aiguo wouldn't let that happen in his dormitory. One night wasn't enough time for everyone to memorize all the books, but it was enough for them to memorize what Wang Aiguo required.

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"Okay, let's get ready." Wang Aiguo, who had just sat down, took a deep breath and placed a few pens on the table.

It's normal to leave a pen on the table, since you always need one for exams. But Wang Aiguo is different. Most people only need to bring one pen, or at most two.

But Wang Aiguo was different; he brought six pens: a black ballpoint pen, a blue ballpoint pen, a blue ballpoint pen, a black ballpoint pen, a pencil, and a mechanical pencil.

The six pens are all different in appearance, style, and color. At first glance, an average person might think that Wang Aiguo was cheating, and that there might be something wrong with the pen barrels.

However, the barrels of all six pens were completely clean, with no paper stuffed inside and no wear or tear on the pens themselves.

After Wang Aiguo took his seat, the proctor quickly walked over to him and looked at his six pens with a puzzled expression.

"Excuse me, what's going on here...?"

"My family is poor and can't afford pens. Each pen only has a little ink, which I'm afraid won't be enough," Wang Aiguo said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

The proctor was stunned for a long time; this answer was a bit strange. Does it make sense to say someone is poor in this situation?

After picking up Wang Aiguo's pens and checking each one, and finding that there was absolutely no problem, the proctor left with a strange look on his face.

After the proctor left, Wang Aiguo's lips curled into a strange smile.

Hehe, no problem? That's impossible, it's just that you can't see the problem.

Seeing the proctor leave Wang Aiguo's desk, Huang Gang and the others breathed a sigh of relief. They were all not far from Wang Aiguo, and most importantly, Wang Aiguo was in the front row, so he was sure to be sitting at the very front.

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"Before the assessment begins, let me tell you all that this new recruit assessment is to test your learning in the military, and also to test your self-discipline as soldiers. Here, even if you fail the test, you can still be assigned to your unit. However, if you are caught cheating, we cannot guarantee that you will still be assigned to your unit," a staff officer proctoring the assessment said to the group.

The expressions of everyone changed. There were indeed people in the crowd who thought this way, but after hearing what the proctor said, their hearts sank.

"Alright, the exam is now starting." After the proctor announced the start, all the new recruits began to write furiously.

Wang Aiguo glanced at the exam paper, but instead of starting to write immediately, he began fiddling with the pens on his desk.

After Wang Aiguo arranged the pens in a certain order, Huang Gang and the others glanced at them and immediately began to write furiously.

Wang Aiguo's actions weren't unnoticed, but no one could figure out the hidden meaning behind his pen-arranging behavior.

"Morse code?" Shen Long looked at Wang Aiguo from behind. He had guessed that Wang Aiguo wanted to do something, but he just couldn't figure out how he wanted to do it.

Throughout the entire exam, Shen Long kept his eyes fixed on Wang Aiguo. In those forty minutes, he saw Wang Aiguo constantly changing the order of his pens, but he just couldn't understand what he was doing.

Soon, the exam ended, and everyone's papers were collected. Now the dust has settled, and whether you did well or not, you have to accept this reality.

After the exam, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and felt much more relaxed.

"Each team, bring them back in order." After the invigilator finished speaking, various voices rang out in the examination room, and then everyone began to leave the examination room in batches.

As soon as he left the examination room, Shen Long announced loudly, "Each team should take these back themselves. Three hundred. Come here for a moment, I have something to ask you."

"What's up, Captain Shen?" Wang Aiguo walked up to Shen Long and asked, puzzled.

Shen Long glanced at Wang Aiguo's exhausted appearance, frowned slightly, and said, "What's wrong? Don't you have any self-awareness?"

"No," Wang Aiguo said calmly.

Shen Long was speechless. After a long while, he tapped Wang Aiguo on the head and whispered, "Don't give me that nonsense. You definitely did something. Otherwise, why would you bring six pens?"

"My family was poor, so..."

"Shut up. If you keep nagging like that, you'll have to run 10 kilometers starting tomorrow, until the day you die."

"Alright, alright, Captain Shen, don't be impulsive. I'll explain it to you slowly." With that, Wang Aiguo began to explain the purpose of the six pens to Shen Long.