Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!

10:55 am, Terra time.

‘There are only five minutes left before the exam is over. Please prepare and check whether the answers are filled in clearly.’

After the written test, Louise was already sweating profusely. Drops of sweat fell from her forehead and smashed on the edge of the table.

Occasionally, some of it flowed into her eyes. She just wiped it away casually, blinking her purple eyes with condensed pupils. From time to time, she picked up a feather pen and dipped it in the ink bottle, and wrote rows of High Gothic on the parchment.

Her hands were already stained with many ink marks due to carelessness.

One of the requirements for naval officers is to master High Gothic.

Because the Imperial Navy itself travels all over the world, there is a need to communicate with different regions of the Empire.

And it is obviously unrealistic to master a variety of Low Gothic languages ​​with local dialect characteristics.

Then the naval officers who wandered all over the galaxy must learn a most versatile term.

Therefore, High Gothic, which is more difficult to master than Latin, became the only helpless choice.

After all, it is the official working language of many important departments of the Empire, including the Ministry of the Interior and the Inquisition.

At this time, she was calculating the last question. After the whole exam, her brain was running at full speed for several hours, which made her feel dizzy and exhausted.

The high Gothic text on the paper has changed from the neat and tidy at the beginning to the cursive style that is almost taking off. The draft paper on the other side has been written. The number of questions in the exam is not too many.

However, because of its strong applicability, the amount of calculation is very huge, and if one step is wrong in the middle, it will cause the calculation result to be biased, and finally make the candidates work in vain.

"674 kilometers, 6 void knots, cruising speed, enemy ship phase ZL, heading extension line angle 20 degrees, azimuth... The answer is——"

She murmured in her mouth, and her thighs, who never shook her legs, shook involuntarily at this moment.

What's worse is that as she felt the time passing by, she was so nervous that she felt the urge to urinate again, and it would take some time to get the final answer.

She rolled her throat and racked her brains to perform complex mathematical calculations, trying her best to block the bloating feeling brought by her bladder.

"The answer is——

Her breathing became heavier, and she tremblingly wrote the calculated shooting angle in the answer area.

'The test is over, please stop writing immediately, otherwise it will be judged as 'cheating'!' A line of eye-catching red words popped up on the Thinker Array. A silent warning.

When the last character was written, the test paper was taken away by the paper drawer, and the feather pen that was not put away in time dragged a long vertical line on her answer sheet.

I hope this mistake will not be misjudged when the paper is corrected. This kind of stain that does not affect the content of the answer should not affect the score of the paper, she thought in her heart.

Louise took a long time to come back to her senses from the daze. She raised her hand tremblingly, and the shirt and underwear on her body could be wrung out of water.

"Is this the written test for the Navy Lieutenant Examination——.

She thought with lingering fear. At this moment, she hoped that she would only have to take such an exam once in her life.

[No wonder some candidates who have taken the exam for four or five years, or even failed seven or eight times, would commit suicide in despair after failing. ]

‘The exam is being graded. Please do not leave your seat and wait for the results to be released. ’

The four brains in the green liquid tank behind the Thinker Array seemed to be heated and boiled. The grooves trembled slightly, and the surface in contact with the nutrient solution gradually produced dense bubbles.

The progress bar of the exam was also displayed on the screen.

‘1/13 ’

‘2/13 ’

‘3/13 ’

Louise sat in the soft chair, lowered her head, clasped her hands together, reviewed the questions she had written, and guessed blankly which of them were right and which were wrong.

This tormenting wait was no less than the suffocating silence before the military court's verdict.

In her mind, she recalled the naval knowledge that Horatio had taught her by words and deeds, as if she could hear him encouraging her in her ear.

"I can do it, so Louise, you can do it too."

'11/13'

'12/13'

'13/13'

'The marking is finished.—..—Final result evaluation·—.——

'Pass'

'Congratulations, Navy Candidate Louise Tavira'

'You have obtained the qualification to participate in the next round of interviews. The interview time will be from today, every day at 1:30 pm

5:00 pm, and the location will be Interview Room 31, B2 Building, Misty Star Region Navy Headquarters.

Note: The order of summons for interviews is the written test ranking. If you are not summoned on the first day, please wait for the interview summons outside the interview location in the next few days. '

Louise blinked in disbelief, and a puff of mist was blown away.

At that moment, joy, happiness, and emotion swept her heart.

Next to them, most of the candidates from various star regions in the Misty Star Region wailed, and some even punched the steel plate of the Thinker Array and walked out of the examination room with gritted teeth.

There were also a few people like Louise who sat there, crying with joy or smiling stupidly in a daze as if they had survived a disaster.

As a pass-through exam, the Navy Lieutenant Exam has only two results: pass or fail. The written and oral results are consistent, and only when both are passed can it be considered passed.

Even so, the passing rate of the written examination over the years is still only around 15%, and the number of people who pass the written examination for the first time is even rarer.

"I passed."

She took a deep breath, inhaling the cold air with a faint metallic smell, soothing her nervous heartbeat, and murmured excitedly.

But she soon calmed down.

Now is not the time to be happy, Louise knows very well that the interview in the afternoon is the most difficult highlight.

The written test of the Navy Lieutenant Examination is essentially a test of the basic foundation of the candidates, and it is used to screen out those candidates who do not have a solid foundation for the Imperial Navy Admirals responsible for the interview, so as not to waste their precious evaluation time.

And this interview is actually the traditional naval lieutenant examination in the true sense.

The pass rate is generally lower, only about 9%.

Louise walked out of the examination room and immediately spotted Sister Farley leaning against the red brick wall.

Her military supervisor's large-brimmed hat was pulled down so low that her beautiful blue eyes were hidden in the shadows.

Louise turned around when she saw her staring at her.

"Hello, Commander Hood."

The good mood of passing the written test made her temporarily ignore the tit-for-tat between the two people, and she took the initiative to extend her hand to greet her love rival.

"It seems that you are in a good mood. Did you pass the exam?"

Farida raised the corners of her lips and asked in a teasing tone that seemed to be a smile but not a smile. She took a step forward and shook hands with this 'competitor' in a symbolic way, and then walked away.

"Yes, I am very lucky, what about you?" Louise took out a handkerchief from her arms and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

"Of course I have passed it. As the daughter of the dignified Lieutenant General Alexander Hood, I have received the best education since I was a child. This kind of written examination is just a piece of cake."

As soon as she heard this question from her opponent, who was obviously tortured by the exam, she was instantly aroused. She raised her eyebrows and smiled with fake disdain.

Although she said that, the sweat stains on her neck showed that passing the exam was obviously not as easy as she said. "Congratulations." Louise could see that the girl was in a good mood, so she did not dismantle the 'love rival' That's what I meant, and it saved enough face for her who passed the passing line.

"Heng~"

Farida raised the corners of her mouth and said proudly:

"I applied for an exclusive officers' lounge at the Navy Headquarters in the Misty Star Region. It's not far from the interview place. I also arranged a room for you, but you don't have to thank me, my little sister.

For the Hood family, which has two vice-admirals, this is just a matter of saying hello.

Humph, Horatio also said he wanted you to take care of me, but he really underestimated me. In the Navy's territory, I am the only one who takes care of you, and you don't need you to take care of me. After all, I am—"

Farida muttered to herself immersedly, naming a long list of short and long titles and identities.

Louise showed an expression that said, "There's nothing I can do about you." With a caring smile, she said sincerely to the blond girl in front of her:

"Thank you, Inspector Hood, you are so kind."

Her sincere words also made the female military supervisor in front of her, with blond hair and double curly ponytails, stop from thinking about herself.

This feeling of taking the initiative in front of competitors is so exciting!

After feeling satisfied, Farida calmed down a little and said to Louise with a smile:

"It's a pity that Horatio isn't here, it's a pity that he couldn't see me pass calmly.

Since Candidate Tavira also passed the test, as a celebration, I would like to invite you to have lunch with us at the Navy Headquarters.

After all, eating alone is still eating, not as good as two people. What do you think? "

"Thank you very much if you won't disturb Commander Hood."

"Then come with me, Candidate Louise Tavera.

We'd better speed up, because I hope to have a good rest at noon and prepare for the interview in the afternoon. Those generals will not like the candidate who looks sluggish during the interview. "