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After a long wait of two or three hours, it was finally Lin Yuan's turn to approach the platform at the Ministry of Internal Affairs to purchase supplies. At this point, he began to understand why the process was so cumbersome and lengthy. In the past, purchasing supplies had been done through Intellect information transactions, which were straightforward and could be completed in a second.
However, this time, the Ministry of Internal Affairs had arranged for two Mechanical Warriors to handle sales manually. To make matters worse, they had set up a purchasing limit, which was quite frustrating. This meant that even if someone managed to acquire a large amount of Mission Points through other means, they would still be unable to purchase more than the set limit of supplies, especially Energy Blocks. It seemed that the Training Base was going to great lengths to prevent certain Mechanical Warriors from cheating.
The purchasing limit worked as follows: first, they would check how much energy was in the Energy Engine of the Mechanical Warrior attempting to buy supplies. If the energy was insufficient, they would add that shortfall to the level limit. For example, an e1 level Mechanical Warrior had a limit of one hundred thousand units, while an e-Class had a limit of two hundred thousand units, and so on.
For other Mechanical Warriors, this purchasing limit might feel unbearable, but for Lin Yuan, it was an awkward predicament. He didn't even have enough Mission Points to gather five thousand units of energy—let alone worry about limits.
Therefore, there was no need for a check; within five seconds, he completed his purchase.
This situation made Lin Yuan secretly vigilant because his Energy Reserve for the Year-End Exam was less than half of what others had. This left him feeling quite insecure.
Moreover, Lin Yuan was concerned that since he had advanced to e-Class, he might be assigned to the Year-End Exam for E-Class Mechanical Warriors. If that happened, his pressure would increase significantly.
There was no choice. Lin Yuan resolved that unless an extreme danger arose, he would avoid combat as much as possible. If he failed the Year-End Exam, so be it; he could always start over. But life was only one.
Next, Lin Yuan returned to the living area and found a corner where he could finish modifying the Devourer shotgun installed on his first Mechanical Arm. This was purely a matter of idleness since he couldn't even afford a single round of shotgun ammunition now.
As for the Heavy Iron Magnetic Detector he had previously purchased for one hundred Mission Points, Lin Yuan wasn't interested in disassembling it. Disassembling and studying it would take a long time, and he couldn't afford to get distracted before the Year-End Exam.
Before long, two days passed in the blink of an eye. The annual Year-End Exam was approaching, and everyone—including Lin Yuan—was eagerly anticipating it. Based on previous years' experiences, this Year-End Exam would last fifteen days in total. However, the specific assessment methods varied each year, so no one could guess what this year's Year-End Exam would entail.
When the final minute arrived, a long-awaited information announcement finally appeared in everyone's Intellect.
“Beep! ID number 14968714567. Please confirm whether you will participate in this year's Year-End Assessment. You have the right to choose to withdraw; however, once you choose to participate, it will be considered your unconditional agreement to all regulations of this assessment. Note: Participating in this Year-End Assessment may involve certain dangers that could lead to loss of life; however, the assessment task group guarantees that all fallen souls will not be lost and will be sent free of charge to the Mechanical Goddess Hall. You will need to pay for your own resurrection.”
“Beep! The core content of this year's Year-End Exam assessment is justice versus evil. The participating parties are Seventh Training Base and Ninth Training Base. The assessment area is located at sh-91 star system Demon Interstellar Route G Node. The scale of the assessment involves full participation from e1 level to e7 level within the same assessment area with a maximum number of participants set at twenty thousand.”
"Beep, please prepare for the assessment. Countdown begins: ten... nine..."
As the ten-second countdown started, Lin Yuan suddenly realized that his entire Mechanical Body was enveloped by a mysterious Aura that had appeared from nowhere. It quickly lifted him into the air, propelling him out of the Training Base and into the vastness of space. The other Target Students from various Training Bases experienced the same phenomenon, thousands of them lighting up the darkness like countless stars, creating a spectacular sight.
The speed of this Aura increased rapidly, surpassing the speed of light as it entered the Interstellar Passage, heading toward a specific area. At that moment, detailed information about the assessment appeared in Lin Yuan's Intellect.
According to the provided data and background, Lin Yuan understood that this assessment simulated a real war conflict that occurred three thousand years ago at the Demon Interstellar Route G Node. It was a fierce battle lasting fifteen hours between the forces led by the Interstellar Pirate King, Bluebeard, and the Mechanical City’s a-911 Sub-base. In reality, Bluebeard had launched a surprise attack on the a-911 Sub-base, attempting to seize supplies meant for the Seventh Legion of the Empire. This led to intense fighting, resulting in the complete annihilation of the a-911 Sub-base and most of its supplies being plundered while Bluebeard escaped.
In this assessment, the Seventh Training Base represented the a-911 Sub-base, while the Ninth Training Base represented Bluebeard's forces. Both sides would compete for those Military Supplies.
Of course, this original storyline served merely as background and would not play out during the assessment. In simple terms, it was a genuine offensive and defensive battle rather than any role-playing scenario.
Once the background information was introduced, Lin Yuan received new updates in his Intellect. First was the location of this offensive and defensive battle: a massive asteroid roughly one percent the size of Earth, upon which the a-911 Sub-base was constructed. This was not an ordinary Sub-base but an official stronghold directly under the Seventh Legion. Its primary mission was to escort supplies through this area, which featured two Interstellar Passages notorious for pirate activity. Additionally, it served as a supply point for the Seventh Legion, receiving materials from Mechanical City before making interstellar jumps to their stationed alien systems.
Thus, this effectively limited the combat style of this assessment to space battles primarily; only after these battles concluded would there be ground combat.
The criteria for victory were as follows:
The first criterion was based on core faction missions. If the Ninth Training Base could seize one-third of the Seventh Legion's supplies, they would achieve overall victory with substantial rewards—this counted as a win for their entire faction, with every participant receiving benefits regardless of life or death.
The second criterion focused on team core missions. Although this assessment superficially simulated past battles, there were no storylines to reference or NPCs guiding them; no one played Bluebeard issuing commands. Thus, with tens of thousands at Ninth Training Base in disarray, forming teams became essential—a test of Tactical Analysis Subject skills.
Whether they could unite these thousands into cohesive groups posed another challenge.
Moreover, there was no mission progress chart available; while the assessment lasted fifteen days in total, historically only fifteen hours had transpired during actual combat. With twenty thousand people facing off against each other, endless possibilities emerged.
However, the fifteen-day time limit is not absolute. If the Ninth Training Base manages to secure one-third of the resources in just one day, they can immediately conclude the assessment.
Similarly, if a team can obtain a certain share of resources, they can also leave early.
For an individual, if Wakayama Yuan manages to acquire the designated share of resources, he can choose to ignore everyone else and leave immediately, thus completing the assessment.
Of course, the situation is not that simple. With ten thousand people against ten thousand, even if they were all inexperienced, it wouldn't be easy. Moreover, all twenty thousand participants are elite members of Mechanical City.
The third option involves side missions. For instance, eliminating members of a rival faction will yield rewards. The more opponents one defeats, the greater the rewards. Additionally, there are more side missions to explore, but all of this hinges on having absolute strength.
If enough side missions are completed, one can disregard the failure of the main mission.
In summary, the ultimate focus of this Year-End Assessment lies with the individual. Although they belong to the same faction, as long as they can afford the penalties, they can attack each other. Furthermore, a faction's failure does not affect individual or group victories. In such circumstances, this is where the true evaluation of the Ten Subjects occurs; it tests the survival and development capabilities of these Mechanical City elites. After all, in the worst-case scenario, one can ensure their soul remains intact.
Following this detailed description of the mission background, everyone from the Ninth Training Base—led by the infamous pirate Bluebeard—received another information announcement. At the start of the assessment, each participant would receive a K-1 unmanned attack drone as initial capital for free. Whether one is an E1 level Mechanical Warrior or an E7 level Mechanical Warrior makes no difference. As for Bluebeard's Starship, it must be purchased from Bluebeard's Quartermaster by completing numerous side missions.
This presents another choice. Initially, everyone at the Seventh Training Base also started with rudimentary equipment. If they choose not to undertake side missions and instead engage in combat directly, that is possible too; however, it requires strong leadership.
At this moment, after Lin Yuan carefully reviewed all assessment task information, he realized they had exited the Interstellar Passage and entered another starry expanse. Soon after, a massive fleet of battleships appeared before them—this was none other than the notorious pirate crew led by Bluebeard, the Interstellar Pirate King, who had yet to be captured by Mechanical City! (To be continued...)
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