Monthly Exam New Rules

July 30th.

Li Fei, having just finished practicing his saber techniques, walked out of the training building and saw Lu Changwu waiting for him.

Since the last attack, Lu Changwu had become even more amiable towards him. Li Fei had learned from Li Lei that Lu Changwu's father had helped during the attack, so he also treated Lu Changwu well.

However, Li Fei was busy with training every day and didn't have much time to spend with Lu Changwu, so they only exchanged greetings and a few words when they occasionally ran into each other.

Today, Lu Changwu was specifically waiting here, so it was clear that he had something to discuss.

"Little Fei."

"Brother Lu."

"The Monthly Exam is tomorrow, and I'm here to discuss strategies with you."

Lu Changwu said.

Li Fei clasped his fist in salute, "Please enlighten me, Brother Lu."

Lu Changwu waved his hand with a smile, "Little Fei, you're too polite. It's not about enlightenment, it's just about working together to overcome difficulties."

"Including you, there are currently 83 Rank A Students in Xing City Military Academy. Each Monthly Exam for Rank A Students divides these dozens of people into ten groups. The top ten from the previous Monthly Exam are placed into ten different groups. Then, there's a round-robin within each group, and the first-place winner advances, becoming the new top ten of the Monthly Exam. After that, the top ten who advanced will compete against each other to determine the final rankings."

Lu Changwu briefly explained the rules of the Monthly Exam to Li Fei.

"Most of these 83 Rank A Students have been subdued by the Tiger Sabre Gang through coercion and enticement. So, for those of us who want to achieve a ranking in the Monthly Exam, we'll encounter obstacles no matter which group we're assigned to. These obstacles will go all out when they encounter us, trying to exhaust us as much as possible, but they'll go easy on the Tiger Sabre Gang members, allowing them to win easily. As a result, it's too difficult for our people to advance from their groups, and the top ten in the Monthly Exam are almost always from the Tiger Sabre Gang."

Li Fei nodded, "Then what do you want me to do, Brother Lu?"

Lu Changwu looked at him, "You're Mr. Hao Yi's student, and everyone knows your abilities. So, in tomorrow's Monthly Exam, if you're assigned to the same group as the disciples of our Overseeing Bureau, they will do everything they can to help you advance!"

"Hmm?"

Li Fei was taken aback, not expecting this outcome. "Everyone will help me advance, but what about them?"

Lu Changwu smiled, "I'll be frank. Among us, there aren't many who have a chance to enter the top ten of the Monthly Exam. So, it's better to concentrate our efforts on helping those who have the best chance to achieve a ranking. Of course, after it's done, we'll naturally have to show our appreciation to those brothers who helped, we can't let them work for nothing."

Li Fei understood now.

Although he didn't ask, he knew that the Overseeing Bureau disciples that Lu Changwu mentioned who had a chance to enter the top ten of the Monthly Exam were definitely the children of the squadron leaders.

Judging from their methods, Lu Changwu and the others were not fundamentally different from the Tiger Sabre Gang, except that their positions were different.

Li Fei guessed that if he didn't have a Special Grade Instructor as his teacher and hadn't demonstrated extraordinary strength in the graduation exam and the last attack, his priority as the son of an Overseeing Bureau squadron leader might have been ranked behind others, instead of being in the position he was now, where everyone except Lu Changwu would do their best to ensure he advanced as long as he wasn't in the same group as Lu Changwu.

"Alright, thank you for your arrangements, Brother Lu."

Li Fei thanked Lu Changwu.

Although he felt that he had a chance to enter the top ten even without help, there was no need to refuse Lu Changwu's kindness, especially considering Li Lei.

That night, when Li Fei returned home, Hao Yi walked into a large conference room.

At this time, all the people sitting in this conference room were high-level members of the Xing City Military Academy:

Two Vice Hall Masters, five Special Grade Instructors, the Director of the Academic Affairs Office, the Director of the Materials Office, the Director of the Implant Management Office... "Everyone's here, we can begin."

A Vice Hall Master sitting in the center position spoke after Hao Yi sat down.

He handed a document in his hand to the person next to him, signaling him to pass it around, "This document was just issued to us today by the Cessation of Hostilities Bureau, everyone take a look."

The Great Blue Dynasty's imperial court was mainly composed of the Inner Cabinet and the Military Affairs Department. The Inner Cabinet consisted of the six pavilions: Internal Affairs Pavilion, Judicial Pavilion, Overseeing Pavilion, Supervisory Pavilion, Cessation of Hostilities Pavilion, and Rectification Law Pavilion. The Military Affairs Department was responsible for all military affairs and military actions.

Distributed in various places, the Inner Cabinet became the six bureaus, and the Military Affairs Department was only available in the border areas. In cities like Xing City, the political structure was composed of the six bureaus.

Xing City Military Academy was managed by the local Cessation of Hostilities Bureau, and the Military Academy had to execute the orders issued by the Cessation of Hostilities Bureau.

"While everyone is reading, I'll explain."

The Vice Hall Master in the center continued, "Most of the students who leave our Military Academy eventually go to the military. Some Inner Cabinet ministers believe that the Military Academy should cultivate more of the students' practical combat abilities and increase their practical experience, so that they can adapt more quickly after entering the military in the future.

This proposal was eventually passed by the Inner Cabinet's resolution and issued as a formal order, which was conveyed by the Cessation of Hostilities Bureaus in various places to the Military Academies, requiring us to change the current assessment methods."

"Vice Hall Master Wang, how exactly is it going to be changed?"

A Special Grade Instructor asked.

Vice Hall Master Wang looked at the other party, "Specifically, it's about having our students participate in the external operations of the Cessation of Hostilities Bureau and the Overseeing Bureau in the future. We'll evaluate the students based on their performance in these operations, thus completing their assessment."

The Overseeing Bureau is responsible for the security of a region, while the Cessation of Hostilities Bureau specializes in handling incidents related to Martial Warriors. The Cessation of Hostilities Bureau will handle some malicious cases involving Martial Warriors, or troublemaking Jianghu individuals, and so on.

Having the Military Academy students participate in the external operations of the Cessation of Hostilities Bureau and the Overseeing Bureau means truly participating in real combat.

"But the Monthly Exam is tomorrow. Isn't it too late to make changes on such short notice?"

Someone asked again.

Vice Hall Master Wang glanced at the director of the Academic Affairs Office beside him. The director nodded and passed out another document in his hand. "This is a confidential document from the Xing City Cessation of Hostilities Bureau. The location of the Tranquil God Sect's lair, which has been lurking in Xing City for more than a year, has been found. Tomorrow, the Cessation of Hostilities Bureau will take the lead, with the Overseeing Bureau assisting, in a joint operation to destroy the Tranquil God Sect in one fell swoop!

In order to respond to the order issued by the Military Affairs Department, the Cessation of Hostilities Bureau requires us to have all Rank A Students participate in this encirclement and suppression operation, and use this operation to replace the Rank A Students' Monthly Exam."

"This..."

"Such operations are bound to be dangerous. What if the students don't want to participate?"

"It must be on a voluntary basis. We will not force students to do things."

Vice Hall Master Wang said calmly with a profound look in his eyes, "Of course, if you are unwilling to participate in the operation, then there will naturally be no Monthly Exam score this time."

The people present fell silent.

If future Monthly Exams follow this rule, then students who are unwilling to participate in similar operations will no longer have Monthly Exam scores in the future.