The scorching sun was high in the sky, and the scorching sunlight baked the earth.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, a large group of boys and girls stood in neat rows under the sun on the field of the Navy Academy. Sweat slowly appeared on their slightly young faces, but not only did no one complain, but they could even see the anticipation in their eyes because it was time for the academy's Dao Power assessment.
The academy's Dao Power assessment was a test conducted by the naval academy from time to time. It tested the students 'Dao Power values. Those whose Dao Power was higher than the current floor could be promoted to a higher floor and obtain a better learning environment. For those students on lower floors, this was a great opportunity for them to be promoted to a higher floor.
However, some people were happy while others were worried. After all, if one's Dao Power was too low, they would be demoted or even sent to another branch of the naval academy. This was the headquarters of the naval academy, and only elites were nurtured, not trash.
Of course, in addition to the Dao Power assessment, the higher-ups also allowed students from lower floors to challenge students from higher floors in order to make the students more competitive. If they could win, they could still be promoted to higher floors even if their Dao Power was insufficient.
"Interesting. Survival of the fittest. This is more like a naval academy!”
On the left side of the field, Zhang Yang was listening to Bastille's explanation of the academy's Dao Power assessment. He was observing the students on the other floors with interest.
"Interesting, but for some people, it's a nightmare.”Bastille raised his eyebrows.
At this time, Zefa and the other commanders who were acting as instructors also came to the field and stood in front of the 500 - 600 people.
"General Zefa, it's about time to begin.”a colonel said to Zefa.
Zefa nodded his head, his sharp gaze sweeping across the students. After pausing for a moment on Zhang Yang, he said in a deep voice,""The Dao Power assessment will begin now. Show us the results of your training this year. Starting from the first level students, those whose names are called out will come out and accept the assessment.”
Zefa walked to the side, and the captain took out a form from his pocket and shouted,""Sadie!"
"Yes, sir!"
A shy young man walked out nervously.
"Use your full strength to attack him, any part of his body. Don't worry about him getting injured.”The colonel pointed at the expressionless man in black.
"Understood!"
The shy youth glanced at the man in black and took a deep breath nervously. He clenched his fist and punched the man in black in the abdomen.
Bang!
With a muffled sound, the black-clothed man's body did not move at all. He said expressionlessly,"Thirty-seven streaks of power."
"Not bad, you can go to the second floor."
The colonel nodded his head in satisfaction. The bashful young man was overjoyed and returned to the team excitedly.
The other students who saw this scene immediately clenched their fists and thought to themselves, I must perform well. I also want to go to a higher level to learn!
"Kawen!" The colonel continued to shout.
"Yes, sir!"
A thin and weak youth walked out. He hesitated for a moment and said,"Sir, can we use weapons?”
"No!" " You're not allowed to use the Devil's Fruit or weapons," the colonel said bluntly." This is a test of your basic abilities, not your combat ability. If you feel that you can't pass, you can choose to challenge the higher-ups.”
"Understood!"
The skinny youth nodded in disappointment. He walked to the man in black, gritted his teeth, and punched the man in black's abdomen. With a bang, the man in black said expressionlessly,"Twenty-three streaks of power."
"If you fail, you will be sent to a branch academy.”The colonel frowned.
"No, I don't want to go to the branch. I want to challenge her. I want to challenge her!”
Hearing the colonel's words, the skinny youth immediately pointed at a petite girl in the second floor in panic.
"I accept the challenge."
The colonel was not surprised. He nodded and let the thin man and the petite girl walk to the ring on the opposite side of the field. However, after a few seconds, the petite girl gave a nimble flying kick, and the thin boy screamed and flew down.
" Challenge failed. The assessment continues."
The colonel turned around with a calm expression. He looked at the form in his hand and called out the next person's name. The Dao Power assessment continued.
In the party, Zhang Yang, who had been watching the scene, suddenly asked curiously,""Twenty-three streaks of force, isn't that already the requirement for the first level? Why are you still assigned to the branch?"
"You think too simply."
A fifth floor student who was standing in front of Zhang Yang turned around and said,""The previous batch of students have all graduated, so we are the first batch of students of this batch. The batch that arrived today is the second batch. Twenty-three streaks of strength is indeed the standard of the first level, but that guy is the first batch of students. According to the rules of the academy, if the first batch of students has not advanced before the second batch of students arrives, then he will be judged to be unqualified. Those on the higher floor will be demoted to the lower floor, and those who cannot be demoted will be directly assigned to the branch academy.”
"Is there such a rule?"
Zhang Yang was shocked. Does this mean that all the students on all floors must be promoted within a year? Otherwise, they would be demoted or even chased out of this place? Wasn't this a little too harsh? Even if everyone here was the best among their peers, there were definitely many people who could not do it, right?
"Of course you don't know.”
Bastille, who was standing behind Zhang Yang, rolled his eyes and said,""We have to persevere like this for six years. If we are not eliminated after six years, then we will truly graduate. Every year, there are many people who are expelled from the main academy like this.”
"This competition is really intense…"
Zhang Yang nodded his head. He used to think that the naval academy was not worthy of its name. It was just a daily training session, and there was no competition at all. Now, it seemed that it was not just a lack of competition, the competition was simply ridiculous! If they were eliminated without any improvement, those who successfully graduated in six years would definitely be geniuses among geniuses!
As a military force under the World Government, it was not unreasonable for the navy to rule the sea for 800 years!
Zhang Yang was secretly amazed in his heart. The Tao Power assessment was still ongoing.
Those who passed the test were naturally happy. Those who did not pass basically all requested to challenge, but in the end, there were not many who succeeded.
After all, he could only challenge those who were one floor higher. His basic abilities had already been surpassed. It was indeed not easy to win.
During this time, Zhang Yang had also figured out the range of each floor's Dao Energy.
The first level was probably below 30 Dao Power. The second level was between thirty to sixty streaks of strength. The third level was between sixty to ninety traces of power. The fourth level had 90 to 120 Dao Power. As for the fifth level, it had at least 150 Dao Power.
Of course, if there was any ability of the Devil Fruit, it could also be added points depending on its practicality.
"Carlos!"
At this moment, the captain shouted another name. A muscular young man walked out from the fourth floor. Before the captain could say anything, the young man named Carlos pointed at Zhang Yang and said provocatively,""Instructor, I choose to challenge him!”
"Him?"
Hearing that, the captain turned around and saw Zhang Yang in the crowd. He had a strange expression on his face. He turned around and looked at Carlos with a strange tone,""Are you sure?"
"Of course!"
Carlos said with certainty.
At this moment, Zhang Yang finally reacted to the situation. He could feel the countless gazes on him. He was stunned for a moment before he revealed an evil smile.
"Looks like I've been underestimated!"
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