Chapter 80 : The Military Recruitment (2)
Other than his outstanding familial background, solid upbringing, strong cultivation base, and excellent martial arts skills, Zhang Fengxi had one more advantage compared to his fellow competition participants -- he knew exactly how the military recruitment competition worked.
Participants were required to fight in competitions for each discipline, and they would be rated by a panel of judges. These judges consisted of the Palace Masters, the Grand Tutor, the reigning Supreme General, and the Deputy Supreme General.
For the first six disciplines, there was no shortcut to take. One simply must display their prowess before the judges. The judges then gave points out of ten to rate each participant. The average of all scores would be taken as the final score for each discipline.
The seventh discipline, on the other hand, was a written examination to be graded by the Grand Tutor only. The eighth discipline was an oral examination that took place between each participant and various high-ranking members of the military in front of the panel of judges.
Because Zhang Fengxi had the chance to serve as the Supreme General in his past life, he was confident that he would pass the oral examination with flying colors. He also trusted that he could make an exceptional appearance during the first six disciplines, particularly in spearsmanship. The problem was the seventh discipline -- General Knowledge.
It had been so long since he last read all those historical and geographical records that iterated the borders of three realms, the wars that happened since the conception of the world until now, and also the important figures that played important roles in each historical event.
Therefore, Zhang Fengxi decided to cheat.
The Grand Tutor was the one who came up with the exam questions for every recruitment period. Now, the old man had a very interesting habit. Once in a while, he became obsessed with a certain topic.
He would thus surround himself with relevant scrolls or books or records in the vicinity for easy grab.
Even his exams should revolve around that one topic.
That meant, one only needed to visit the Grand Tutor with a simple excuse of paying homage to a teacher. And then, one just needed to take a look at the teaching materials that were scattered all over the Grand Tutor’s study.