To everyone taking the college entrance exam: Nail it on the first try! Get off to a winning start!
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Elite Camp's field missions generally fell into three categories.
The first was the assessment required for graduation. Candidates could request three warships and their full complements of soldiers, then serve as captains and lead the fleet to eliminate or capture a target.
It was the hardest category, and the greatest test of a person's overall ability.
Apart from the graduation assessment, the other two kinds of field mission were much easier.
For one, Zephyr personally led the team to sea, offering the best guarantee of safety. But because of what had happened a few years ago, he had not done so in a long time.
The other was the kind Loa now faced: several Elite Camp members, up to ten, were assigned to a team and sent out on a field mission.
Though it was a real mission, the members' safety still came first. They could request up to three accompanying warships, and one Vice Admiral could travel with them.
In addition, several warships would follow at a distance, setting out at a different time from the members carrying out the mission. It was similar to the patrol officers and accompanying commanders during the Elite Assessment.
The people chosen this time were fairly strong on average, but Loa's performance aboard a ship... was best left unmentioned.
Tony was also a genuine newcomer, a novice in both personal combat and commanding troops. If they ran into danger at sea, only Arudo and Mingde would be ready to fight.
Considering the roster, Zephyr thought about sending Vice Admiral Momonga or Haisoken along.
But Loa rejected the proposal.
It was just like the Elite Assessment: if they knew their lives were