658: 498??

What the hell was this about technical subjects? Were they testing math, physics, and chemistry too? Were we soldiers judged by all that fancy stuff to determine who was superior?

Those who were puzzled by the news were not limited to scions of the Great Clans. Many ordinary-background officers who had come to compete were confused as well. Since ancient times, scholars and warriors had looked down on each other. Although engineers today were no longer the sour scholars of ancient times, the mutual disdain had persisted.

Everyone in the military had more faith in their fists. Those who could fight and drink were the real heroes. The people who repaired and designed machines were merely support!

Besides, Technical Officers in the military had difficulty transferring to civilian careers, so they all wanted to stay in the military for a few more years. Faced with cuts to various policy benefits, most of them could only swallow their grievances. As a result, Technical Officers actually held rather low status within the military.

That was why the announcement of this result left all those officers, who had always thought highly of themselves, unable to understand it!

Even setting aside the basic question of why the immortal sects were recruiting Technical Soldiers, the difference in treatment alone was already difficult for them to accept.

In the past, whenever there were favorable policies or benefits in the military, they had always been given priority. When had those people handling logistics ever gotten the biggest share? Was there any justice or law left?

At once, many command officers showed their dissatisfaction, but their basic military discipline still kept them from making a scene immediately.

Their expressions, however, were clearly foul, and it was obvious they were deeply unconvinced.

The general in charge of discipline onstage