Testing

The recruitment process was very simple. First, you fill out a form with your name, age, and origin, then you go to the testing grounds to assess your physical condition.

If your physical condition meets the standards, you can basically join the Navy.

Of course, you'd only be a low-level Navy member, a third-class soldier responsible for carrying muskets and cannons.

To become an officer, you generally have to serve in the Navy for several years, get your background checked thoroughly, and then you'll be promoted.

"Here, fill this out and give it to me," said a Navy officer in charge of registration, handing Yun Ye a form and telling him to fill it out on the side.

Yun Ye took it and glanced at it, finding only simple questions.

Things like name, origin, and identity.

Yun Ye thought for a moment about his name and decided to write down Yun Ye.

After thinking about it, he decided to add a surname.

'I'll call myself Patino Yun Ye.'

The reason he chose this surname was that Yun Ye remembered a scene from before his transmigration, when he was in bed with a foreign girl who had fair skin and long legs. That girl's surname was Patino...

Yun Ye didn't have many memories of his past self. The only thing he remembered was a great fire that had once spread across the entire country.

Therefore, he didn't know much about his name or origin.

As long as he wasn't an important criminal, it should be fine.

Even pirates could reform and join the Navy, so Yun Ye figured his background wouldn't be a major issue.

After a simple fill-in, Yun Ye handed it back to the registration officer.

The officer took a quick look and waved Yun Ye away, "Alright, go wait over there. You'll be tested shortly. If you pass, you'll be a reserve Navy member on the island."

Yun Ye nodded and walked directly towards the testing area.

He swept his senses and saw that a crowd had already gathered there.

Many people were preparing for the test.

The test itself was quite simple, only assessing physical strength, jumping ability, speed, and power – all related to physical condition.

As long as you met the standards in two or more of these categories, you would pass the test.

The testing was also very fast, and it wasn't long before it was Yun Ye's turn.

Yun Ye's physical condition, how should I put it? Two words: terrible!

At his current stage, without activating Shunko, his physical condition was probably not even comparable to a Germa clone soldier.

The reason he could kill clones like cutting vegetables and melons before was because Yun Ye's swordsmanship was quite strong; he was a swordsman who could unleash slashes, and ordinary people couldn't easily dodge them.

Let's not think too far ahead. Even among the people testing here, Yun Ye felt that some of them had stronger physiques than him...

The burly young man he saw at the entrance earlier would definitely be stronger than Yun Ye in terms of physical condition!

However, if they fought, Yun Ye could finish him with one sword strike...

Yun Ye didn't show off too much, only performing slightly better in speed and jumping, making him the strongest among this group.

This caused others to exclaim in surprise:

"Damn, look at that guy's speed, it's ridiculously fast!"

"He's a whole lap ahead of everyone else!"

"And his jumping ability is terrifying, more than double that of others!"

"It's a done deal that this person will join the Navy!"

"So strong! And so young!"

"..."

Yun Ye's performance attracted some attention, mainly because he was too young, appearing to be only in his teens.

This made others glance at him a few more times.

In the subsequent strength and stamina tests, Yun Ye only performed averagely.

Overall, Yun Ye was still among the top performers.

This performance was naturally noticed by the Navy officers in the branch, who were inwardly surprised, seeing him as a promising talent.

On the other side, the burly young man who had greeted Yun Ye outside also made his appearance.

His robust, muscular physique immediately drew many people's attention, eliciting looks of surprise.

However, when they saw his fierce and menacing face, they were stunned, and a thought immediately popped into their minds: 'Where did this gangster boss come from?'

Yun Ye also looked over. Earlier, he had sensed that this person's physique was much stronger than others, evident from his bulging, muscular upper body.

He was likely one of those gifted with extraordinary talent.

People like that were not uncommon in the world of pirates.

Some were born awakened with Observation Haki, while others could slaughter giants at the age of five. Where could you even begin to reason with that?

"Is it my turn?"

The young man grinned and stepped in front of a machine.

This machine was used to test strength.

"Hah!"

The young man shouted, his right arm muscles bulging, rapidly swelling. Veins stood out on them, making them look fierce and terrifying.

He threw a punch, the air whistling around his fist.

With a "boom," the young man's punch landed on the machine in front of him.

The numbers on the machine began to jump, finally stopping at 120!

Immediately, a commotion arose from the surroundings:

"Am I seeing things? 120? I only got 70, and someone can actually hit 120?"

"70 is pretty good for you, considered passing. I only got 50, not even meeting the passing standard."

"Damn, what's wrong with these people? First, there was someone incredibly fast, and now someone with immense strength. Do they even want us ordinary folks to live?"

"..."

It was clear that the young man's punch had shocked many people with its resulting score.

120 was the highest score among everyone present!

It was more than twenty points higher than the second-place finisher!

Yun Ye also looked over, nodding slightly. The young man's physique indeed had its unique aspects.

Judging by his punching motion, he clearly hadn't undergone professional training. To achieve such strength without it could only be attributed to exceptional talent.

Even the nearby Navy soldiers were surprised. Some of them couldn't achieve this score!

"Very good!" a Navy officer, wearing a cape on his back, said with a nod.

"Indeed, we've found two promising talents this time. Let me see, what are their names?" another Navy officer nodded, looking at a notebook in his hand. "Oh? One is Patino Yun Ye, and the other is Lun Lian'er. One is from Donzuke Island, and the other came from Fei Lun Island."

"Both are good prospects. Keep training hard and strive to meet the standards for the main base training camp!" another Navy officer said with a smile. "300 Power Level. I wonder how many people will achieve that this time?"

Power Level was a standard used by the Navy to test strength.

A regular soldier's Power Level was 10. Exceeding 500 was considered superhuman.

At the very least, one needed to reach the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade to have that Power Level.

However, this calculation method wasn't widely publicized, mainly because Devil Fruits existed in this world.

The abilities of some Devil Fruits made it impossible to measure strength using Power Level.

It was mostly used for testing strength and as a reference.

There was a saying in the Navy: as long as your Power Level exceeded 500, you were qualified to be called a Navy Admiral, the kind with a cape on their back!

Of course, this was just a rough analogy. True Navy personnel wouldn't use Power Level as the sole standard for combat strength.

Combat wasn't determined by strength alone; many factors were involved.

This is a brief setup, the pace will pick up later.