Lord: My troops can evolve indefinitely.

Inside the room, besides Zhao Wenjie, were almost all the senior members of the Suzhou branch of the Liangyi Division.

Director Jiang Xu, Deputy Director Ren Xiaoyuan, Head of the Stability Maintenance Section Gao Haoyu, and Head of the Support Section Xia Xuqiu.

Everyone was present except for He Yunting, the head of the field affairs section, who was away on a business trip.

"Xiao Zhao, watch your words. We can't question the decisions made above. We just need to follow the instructions."

Upon hearing this, Director Jiang Xu spoke up.

This is an elderly man nearing fifty, with slightly graying temples and wrinkles of varying depths crisscrossing his face—symbols etched by time.

Jiang Xu's gaze was calm yet sharp as he looked out the window at the players rushing in.

"How are the assessment items prepared? Don't make any mistakes."

"Please rest assured, everything is ready."

A woman standing behind Jiang Xu spoke up; she was Xia Xuqiu, the head of the Logistics Support Section.

Wearing a white lab coat and framed glasses, Xia Xuqiu looked very intellectual.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xu nodded, "Then it's up to you now. You need to select the truly promising talents and report them to us. They will represent the face of Suzhou."

"If anyone dares to lay a hand on me at this time, I'll chop off their claws."

"Yes!" the people around him answered in unison.

"Alright, you don't need to stay here with me anymore, go and get busy~"

Jiang Xu waved his hand, dismissing the people around him.

The others exchanged glances and then left one by one.

Jiang Xu looked at the open door and seemed to see a brand new era beginning before his eyes.

"In this new era, Great Xia must not fall behind at the starting line!"

As he spoke, a resolute glint flashed in Jiang Xu's eyes.

. . . . . .

Luo Xuan followed the crowd inside, and following the signs around them, they arrived at a spacious square.

Although a temporary tarpaulin was erected to provide shade, it couldn't stop the scorching heat from permeating the air.

"This damn weather is killing me with heat."

"Exactly, why do we have to come outdoors? Couldn't we find an indoor meeting room? There's not even air conditioning!"

Some people complained about the hot weather, but Luo Xuan and the vast majority of people persevered and endured it.

"Shut the hell up! Stop talking nonsense!"

Zhao Wenjie, who had appeared in the square at some unknown time, shouted loudly, startling the crowd, who all turned to look at him.

"You're here for an assessment, not to enjoy yourself! Those who don't want to participate can get out now!"

Zhao Wenjie reprimanded them without any politeness, his eyes fixed on the few noisiest figures in the crowd.

Seeing Zhao Wenjie's aggressive demeanor, no one dared to open their mouth to refute him at this moment.

Even some troublemakers from wealthy families were repeatedly reminded by their elders before leaving home today.

"Very good, you all seem to be smart people. No fools have stepped forward to be the chicken so I can kill you."

Looking at Zhao Wenjie, who seemed like a completely different person, Luo Xuan was also somewhat astonished. He really hadn't expected Zhao Wenjie to have such a powerful and imposing side.

"Whether you knew me before or not, let me introduce myself. My name is Zhao Wenjie, the duty captain of the field operations section of the Suzhou branch of the Liangyi Division."

"I won't waste any more time on nonsense. Regarding this assessment, some people may know some inside information, while others may be completely clueless."

At this point, Zhao Wenjie scanned all the players in the room once again.

"However, you just need to know that giving your all in this assessment will only bring you benefits and no harm."

"Alright, now for the assessment you're all most interested in, so listen carefully."

Upon hearing Zhao Wenjie's words, everyone present held their breath and listened intently to what he would say next.

"After comprehensive consideration and all-round evaluation, this assessment will adopt a trial mode that combines a real-life sand table with holographic simulation."

Zhao Wenjie's voice echoed throughout the square, "This assessment is no joke. The official team has invested a huge amount of resources to create an independent trial space that replicates the terrain of the continent of Aetheran and simulates the unit types in the game."

"The specific assessment content is divided into two parts. The first is survival ability. There are a large number of monsters in the trial space, with strength ranging from level 1 first-tier white soldiers to level 9 third-tier gold soldiers."

"You have twelve hours to complete the trial, but there are no supplies, no support, you have to rely on yourselves."

Upon hearing Zhao Wenjie's words, a slight commotion arose below. After all, a level 9, third-tier gold soldier was simply too outrageous; probably no one present could withstand him.

Luo Xuan was also stunned when he heard this. He had expected the assessment to be difficult, but he did not expect it to be this difficult.

The strength of the Tier 3, Level 9 Purple Soldier Abyss Troll he encountered before was already exaggerated enough. What kind of strength must a unit that is two levels higher than the Abyss Troll be?

"Quiet!" Seeing this, Zhao Wenjie frowned and sneered, "What? Scared already? Then leave as soon as possible, no need to waste resources."

Upon hearing this, some players blushed, but no one quit.

"Upon entering the trial space, you will need to rely on your own abilities to kill as many enemy units as possible to earn points. Death will result in elimination."

"The second part is containment. Three to five small spatial rifts will randomly spawn within the trial space."

"Powerful monsters will spawn in the rifts, and you need to seal them off in time."

"The Jin soldiers I mentioned earlier will emerge from the rift after ten hours of the trial."

"If you are fast enough, you can close the rift before the Jin soldiers appear, and then you won't have to worry about the Jin soldiers' threat."

"Of course, if any of you are confident enough, you can deliberately leave the rift open and use it as a monster-farming spot and training room."

Zhao Wenjie finished speaking in one breath, then looked at everyone: "How was it? Did everyone hear clearly? If you have any questions, you can ask now."

"Captain Zhao, are we going to participate in the trial as a team, or individually?"

No sooner had Zhao Wenjie finished speaking than someone impatiently asked.

"Isn't that obvious? Of course it's a solo trial!"

"What we need is the true level of each of your abilities!"

"Captain Zhao, is the trial like the game, where death can also be life-threatening?"

"No, you will enter a hibernation pod and enter a virtual game."

"So, what kind of equipment do our troops have?"

Then someone else spoke up eagerly.

"Don't worry, we've considered that too. What do you think the authorities have been doing all this time, gathering various factions and organizations?"

This trial space, jointly created by all parties, can simultaneously replicate the troop types, items, and equipment under your command.

Zhao Wenjie calmly answered.