Huimao was the typical type of creature that built its own happiness on the pain of others, so it was especially happy to see those new students being tortured.
However, what disappointed Huimao was that Silin was only there to conduct an investigation and write a report to submit.
The layout of the examination venue was suggested by the various instructors of the assessment team. Before the event began, the person in charge would filter and arrange the candidates based on the reports submitted by the various instructors. Therefore, until then, no one would know which of the suggestions would be adopted and which assessments would be arranged.
Not every tutor in the assessment team would be assigned this task. Only Silin had been assigned it. So, Silin had to sort out a report and submit it before the next meeting.
This was Silin's first time doing this, so compared to the other tutors in the assessment team, he needed to spend more time and energy on research and practice. The instructors who had taken the test in the past only needed to refer to their own reports. Cillin, on the other hand, needed to make a rough assessment of the temperature, humidity, air pressure, species, terrain and so on in this area. Although these data had been published on the instructors' public platform before, Cillin hoped to personally experience it during the process.
The next morning, Silin returned to the dormitory.
The dormitory was already full. When Silin entered the room, four people were sitting around the dining table eating breakfast and gossiping.
When they saw Silin, the four looked at him at the same time. As they were sizing up Silin, Silin also observed the four of them. One of the mutants was the one who had fought in the open-air training ground yesterday. There was also a mutant among the other three, and the other two were normal humans.
"Hey, brother, you haven't returned all night. Where did you go?" One of them asked Silin with a smile.
"I had something to take care of." Silin put a bag of food on the table and opened it for them to eat. "You guys eat. I've already eaten."
"It's still warm!" One of them couldn't wait to grab it with his hands, not afraid of the temperature in the bag.
Everyone introduced themselves to each other. The other two were nobles, but they weren't upper-class nobles. Perhaps for some reason, they weren't as arrogant as the other nobles, and they got along well with the other two. They didn't wear their family's emblem all the time, either.
However, when Silin revealed his name, one of them even joked, "Why do you have the same name as the founder of the 'return' forum?"
There were many people named Silin in the Empire, and most of them had never seen Silin before. They even thought that the founder of the 'return' forum was an upper-class noble. Therefore, when Silin's name was revealed, the others didn't associate these two characters together.
The 'return' forum was very famous, but not everyone would pay attention to this founder. More people knew about the 'return' but didn't know about 'Silin.'
While he was speaking, the sound of a zipper rang out, and a cat's head popped out of Cillin's backpack. After looking around once, it jumped onto the table and took a piece of pastry from the bag. Then, it raised its tail and jumped onto Cillin's shoulder, starting to chew on it. It had just woken up and was hungry.
"You have a cat?"
"You actually brought a pet here!"
The few people at the table looked at Silin in disbelief. Everyone who came here was full of drive and only thought about how to pass the selection test. Who would have the mind to take care of a pet? They weren't women, so they weren't that meticulous. However, although servants weren't allowed to bring here, there were no restrictions on pets.
Silin looked at Huimao, who was focused on eating, and smiled. "This guy is quite easy to take care of."
"Indeed, your cat isn't a picky eater," one of his roommates commented, thinking that he knew the truth.
Silin didn't explain further. He went into his room and put down his backpack. He opened another bag for Huimao's breakfast and went to the bathroom to take a shower. After a busy night, his clothes were covered in dust.
By the time Cillin came out, the other four had already cleaned themselves up and were sitting at the table. It looked like they were waiting for Cillin.
"What's wrong?" Silin asked.
"Chuck is going to the shooting range to compete with someone. We're all going to cheer for him. Are you coming?" one of them asked.
Chuck wasn't a mutant, but he had a good physique and fast reflexes. Although she looked a little bashful, if the coldness under this bashful surface was revealed, it would be hard for others to bear.
Dual personality.
That was Silin's first impression of Chuck.
However, for a shooter, dual personality wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
"Alright, give me half a minute. I'll be right there." Silin went back to his room to change his clothes.
"There's no rush. There's still half an hour before the appointed time." Havin, the mutant that Silin had met at the open-air training ground, said nonchalantly.
Huimao didn't follow Silin this time. He was going to discuss "strategies" with King Kong and the rest later. Silin was a little skeptical about the "strategies" Huimao mentioned. However, since it was the animals' business, Silin wouldn't interfere. Even the person in charge didn't care, and let the animals do whatever they wanted.
The competition was not held at the open-air training ground, but in a large indoor training ground specially built in the accommodation area where the candidates were.
The venue had been booked the day before for the competition. There weren't only two people competing, but more than a dozen of them. They had all chosen to shoot in the third round of the fifth round of the exam.
Some of the aristocratic candidates wore their family insignia on their chests to show their special and superior status. There were quite a lot of aristocrats here, but some of them didn't wear their family insignia, such as Chuck and the girl sitting on a high stool next to the shooting range.
"Hey, Silin, Ivia is looking at you!" Havin said softly, nudging Silin with his elbow.
Although Ivia didn't wear her noble insignia, through the spread of gossip, everyone knew that this young lady was from the Nuhaci Family, one of the military giants.
It would be fine if she was an ordinary noble, since there were many of them here. However, as a member of the Nuhaci Family, who ranked at the top among the upper nobles, she could enter AF3 directly. Moreover, her age had also reached the standard of AF3. However, to many people's surprise, this noble lady didn't take the shortcut. Instead, she came to participate in the fifth exam. She wanted to enter AF1 or AF2.
However, Ivia was indeed capable. Ivia's shooting was very good. This was something that many people had experienced. Ivia did not participate in today's competition. If Ivia participated, the other candidates would definitely go easy on her. Even if they did not go easy on her, they would still feel uncomfortable and feel that whatever they did was wrong. If they angered this noble lady, they would not be able to get anything out of it even if they managed to enter the affiliated school.
In fact, it wasn't that Ivia didn't want to participate, but she was warned.
Yesterday, she had asked someone to investigate Silin, and what she got in return was a scolding from her father. He warned her not to cause any trouble, or else he would send someone to kidnap her and throw her into the army for two years.
If it wasn't for the support of Ivia's grandfather, General Nuhaci, Ivia wouldn't have had the opportunity to participate in the selection test. After all, most people with her family background would directly enter AF3. Her cousins Tousen and Brielles had entered AF3 in the same way. However, after Old General Nuhachi found out about the incident with Teita, the little fellow from the Yurong Family, he encouraged his grandchildren to participate in the selection test of the affiliated schools. We must speak with our own abilities!
Thinking of this rare opportunity and her father's warning, Ivia decided to stay put for the time being. Therefore, when she saw Silin walking into the hall, she didn't go up to him. Instead, she kept staring at Silin.
Like many people, Ivia only knew about the "return" forum. She didn't pay attention to academic matters, so she didn't know about Silin. As for the ranking of AF3, she never paid attention to it. Anyway, her cousin Tousen was also a famous person in AF3, so the others didn't matter.
Since she couldn't challenge Celine, Ivia could only stare at Celine to see what was so special about him that her father had warned her over and over again.
Silin didn't care about Ivia's scrutinizing and slightly hostile gaze. He didn't investigate Ivia's identity because it wasn't necessary. After all, he wasn't a candidate this year, so he wasn't a competitor. Silin didn't think it was necessary to look at Ivia's hostile gaze.
"Chuck, don't be nervous. It's just a competition. Just treat it as a practice match. It's not an official exam anyway. Relax, calm down..."
His roommates were comforting and encouraging him. Chuck actually wanted to say that he really wasn't nervous, but seeing how enthusiastic his roommates were, he held back.
Chuck knew that among all the candidates, Ivia was his biggest competitor. Not only because both of them were good at shooting, but also because both of them were nobles. The competition between nobles and nobles would affect the reputation of their families. If the result was bad, Chuck would definitely be ostracized by his family.
The staff of the training ground came over to explain the rules to the candidates. Although this was only a warm-up competition before the official exam, for the sake of fairness, he invited three instructors who were highly accomplished in shooting to be the judges.
At first, the three instructors were a bit arrogant, but when they looked around, they saw Silin sitting among the spectators. Those who were good at shooting had much better eyesight than others. They were able to dig out Silin from the crowd with a single glance.
Silin nodded at the three instructors with a smile before turning his attention back to the field.
Seeing that Silin was only watching from the sidelines, the three instructors went along with Silin's wishes. As shooting enthusiasts, all three of them were very envious of Cillin. It wasn't just because Cillin was Guan Feng's favorite disciple, it was also because they knew that Cillin was the only one among Guan Feng's disciples who carried a PURGATORY Thunder Snake S. As instructors who paid close attention to Guan Feng and knew some of Guan Feng's inner secrets, it was only natural that they knew Cillin better than anyone else.
The competition soon began, and Silin was a lot calmer than the other spectators. The shooting of these people was very interesting, and some of them even had tricks up their sleeves, causing the spectators to cheer loudly.
Chuck took first place by a small margin. Just like Silin thought, Chuck looked like a completely different person when he was on the shooting field. He was no longer shy, but more like a cold-blooded hunter. There were no fancy moves, no ripples, and he killed his prey in one shot. Chuck's cold and emotionless eyes made his roommates feel like he was a stranger, but when they thought about it, they understood. No one here was an ordinary person, and everyone had their own trump cards and characteristics.
Chuck turned back into the shy big boy again after he reloaded his gun and walked out of the field. This time, however, no one looked at him the same way they did before. Chuck didn't think much of winning first place in a warm-up match. The experts hadn't even shown up yet. Moreover, he hadn't used his full strength in this warm-up match.
After the competition was over, Silin was about to return to the dorm with his roommates, but someone grabbed him by the neck before he could take more than two steps. Silin knew it was him the moment he got close. Since the other party didn't mean him any harm, and they were people he knew, Silin didn't resist.
"Boy, you didn't even tell us that you were coming over. You're free right now anyway, so why don't we go have a drink and talk?" a big man with a full beard said while strangling Cillin's neck. He controlled his strength very well. He didn't let Silin escape easily, nor did he hurt Silin.
Silin had seen this mentor before. He often sought out Guan Feng, but most of the time, he came back empty-handed.
The jaws of the people standing around Cillin dropped to the ground, especially the four people in the same room. They stared blankly at Cillin chatting with the instructor who was sitting at the judging table and commenting on the shooting skills of the examinees in an extremely natural manner.
Silin motioned for his four roommates to leave first before he was dragged out for a drink by the mentor.
Many people in the field saw this scene, and a few of them recognized Silin's identity. However, they didn't say anything because they didn't want to give others a chance to curry favor with him. At the same time, they were puzzled. Didn't Silin participate in the last term? What was he doing here this time?
Silin was dragged out of the training field by the mentor to a reception center where the mentors could relax and have fun.
"Hey, Silin, why don't you take out your Purgatory Thunder Snake S and have a look? Great Teacher Guan isn't here right now anyway." The bearded mentor wasn't in the mood to eat the sumptuous meal on the table. He rubbed his hands and said to Silin.
Silin picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks and put it into his mouth. After he was done, he answered politely, "No."
"You're too stingy. It's not like you'll lose a piece of meat just by looking at it!"
"But it will misfire."
"Nonsense, do you think a Purgatory Thunder Snake can misfire?!"
In the end, the bearded mentor failed to pry the Purgatory Thunder Snake S out of Silin's hand.
When Silin returned to his room, Huimao hadn't returned yet. The other four looked at Silin strangely.
"Silin, you're not some big shot, are you?" Ha Wen asked.
"No, I just know that mentor."
"Just..."
...
"Forget it. Since you're not willing to tell me, I won't force you. But..." Ha Wen moved closer to Silin and said mysteriously, "You must have gotten a lot of information about the exam, right?"
Silin looked at the four of them who were full of anticipation and nodded. "I do know a little about this."
Cillin told the four about some of the lessons he had learned from his previous experience. It wasn't a thorough examination, and Cillin himself didn't know what kind of questions he would be tested on. Every term had its differences, so Cillin only shared some of his experiences.
The four of them benefited a lot from Silin's experience. They also seized the time to make some preparations. They weren't stupid enough to share their experiences with the other candidates. After all, they were all competitors.
After Silin returned to his room, he sent the compiled report over. Then, he lay on his bed and thought.
He had a feeling that he would get something very useful from this incident. As for what it was, Silin didn't know. It was just a hunch.
The next day, Silin went to attend a meeting with the mentors of the assessment team. The other four in the dormitory also squatted in their own rooms to prepare for the next test.
The mentors' meeting was nothing more than explaining the information of the selection test and assigning tasks.
Amidst the candidates' anticipation and nervousness, the selection test officially began.
The first round of the written test. Unlike the thick stack of test papers given to them during Cillin's cohort, there were only three test papers this time. However, the questions weren't easy to answer. Cillin discovered that there were quite a few questions that were in the middle of the exam, and it all depended on how the examinees handled them.
Silin wasn't invigilating the first round of the exam. Instead, he was watching the situation in the surveillance room with the other mentors. Due to the special nature of the venue, the mentors could see every candidate's situation very clearly. However, the candidates couldn't see what was happening outside through the optical partition. Even if the invigilators were standing next to the partition, they wouldn't know.
This was also the first round of the five tests. Previously, Silin was in the position of a candidate. This time, however, he was standing in the surveillance room where the mentors were. It was quite interesting to be in the same venue but with different roles.
After the written test, it was the second round of the physical stress test. Many mutants revealed their true forms. Some of them, who usually looked simple and honest, looked much more ferocious after transforming. However, one had to admit that their combat strength was indeed terrifying.
The third round of the three tests was the easiest for many candidates. At least, they didn't have to write or undergo physical and chemical stimulation.
When Chuck and the other three examinees saw Cillin at the shooting field area, they froze like statues for a long time just like the rest of the examinees.
Ha Wen raised his trembling hand and pointed in Silin's direction. "That, that, that's Silin? Our dormitory mate, Silin?! "
Chuck gulped and the corner of his mouth twitched. "Seems like it."
"F * ck! How did he become an assessment mentor?! "
That couldn't be a temporary replacement. The assessment mentors all had their identification badges on them. A temporary replacement wouldn't have one.
No wonder Silin had been so relaxed. No wonder he didn't move with the four of them during the exam. No wonder he didn't get knocked out by the first two rounds like the other candidates...
Silin even smiled at them in a friendly manner. However, this smile was too shocking for the four of them. It was as if he was agreeing with their thoughts and saying, "Ah, I'm actually an assessment mentor."
The four of them felt as if a herd of mud horses were galloping across the grass in their hearts.
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