The next day, Sam woke up early, ate two bites of breakfast and set off for the plaza registration location.He thought he had arrived early, but when he arrived at the square, he found that there was already a long queue in front of the tent in charge of registration.There are so many people before they even start signing up?!
Have they been queuing since last night?
It's outrageous.There is no way, the salary offered by the pilot recruitment is too tempting, and the registration conditions are so low, many people covet the salary, so they come and queue up with the attitude of trying.If you are recruited, with only that generous treatment, you can eat and wear for the rest of your life.Let's hurry up and queue up, last night my father said that the number of people who can take the test in a day seems to be a fixed number.Thinking of this, Sam hurriedly trotted towards the end of the group."
Yo!
Isn't this Sam?
You're also here to sign up for pilots, huh?
”At the end of the line was Moore, whose home was near Sam's house, and who was one of the first refugees to migrate from the South last year.Since the two can often meet, they chatted a few words."
yes, yes."
Sam nodded, then asked curiously, "Aren't you going to work in a paper mill under your father's arrangement?"
Why are you queuing up here?
”I have to say that Moore's father is very good at interpersonal relationships, and he quickly got along with his superiors after working in the factory.Recently, the paper mill completed the expansion and renovation to recruit some new employees, and Moore's father made a private connection, so that his son could go directly to work in the factory without going through the regular entry channels.Commonly known as going through the back door.Moreover, I heard that after a while, Moore's family will be able to move into a new house, and the speed is so fast that Sam is envious."
Well, don't say it."
Unexpectedly, Moore waved his hand with disgust and said, "I don't want to work in the factory like my father, but he thinks that the worker is a stable job, and insists that I go to the paper factory."
I just heard that the army is recruiting pilots, although I don't know what it does, but the salary is high, and if I can be recruited smoothly, I can use this to refuse my father's arrangement. ”"Well......"
Sam didn't know what to say about Moore, the paper mill worker was the official job that many people, especially those who could only do short-term jobs, dreamed of, and he hated it.I wonder if those who are eager to get a formal job will want to beat him up when they hear Moore's words?
Anyway, before the registration started, Moore was bored and chatted with Sam."
Eh, I've heard that the pilot recruitment test is very strict, do you know how many of the first people who took the test yesterday passed?""
I don't know."
Sam shook his head.To this, Moore smiled mysteriously and showed three fingers at the other party."
Just three people."
It's only three people?!
Sam was secretly surprised, this elimination rate is so high!
For a moment, he had little hope of passing the test."
Not only that, but it is said that many of the eliminated people left unsteady on their feet, and could only walk home trembling against the wall."
Swallowing, Sam asked, "What tests did they go through?"
Do you know?
”"Then I don't know."
Moore spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders.The two chatted for a while, until the army came and got into the tent and sat down and began to register the people in line.Due to the wide registration conditions, many illiterate people have come to sign up, resulting in the registration process taking more time, and the progress of the team is relatively slow.After more than two hours, it was Sam's turn, and since he had studied in the adult night shift, his registration process went smoothly.After registering, the policeman on the side directed Sam to the open space behind the tent to line up, and when there were enough people, soldiers in military uniforms would come and pick them up.Led by the soldier, Sam and the others came to the outskirts of the barracks north of Dawn City, where it was forbidden for idlers and others to approach at will.The test site was a spacious tent.The lead soldier told Sam to line up in the open space outside the test tent, and then said loudly, "You guys are waiting, I'm going to go in and turn in the list."
Mind you, it's forbidden to walk around here, and if you get caught, you will be disqualified from the test.If you have any urgent matters, such as going to the toilet or something, you can raise your hand to report, and someone here will take you there, understand?
”"Understood."
The crowd responded.Not long after the leading soldier left, another soldier came to everyone with the list."
Whoever reads the name shouts 'yes' and walks out of the line to take the test.Tajiba!
”"Here!"
Only ten people were called at one time, and they went into the tents in turn to participate in the test.In a few moments, two of them were eliminated, but instead of standing in the unsteady state mentioned by Moore, he walked out of the tent and left the barracks with regret on his face.After that, others failed the test, and finally saw some people pale and staggering out of the tent as if they were drunk.If it weren't for the rule prohibiting casual walking, Sam would have wanted to run over and ask those people what they had been through inside."
The Tenth Man."
At this moment, Moore on the side whispered, "All the people who went in to take the test have been eliminated." ”"You've been counting, huh?"
Sam turned his head to look at Moore in surprise."
Hmm."
Moore nodded, rubbed his palms with some interest, and said, "It seems that the pilot test is very challenging." ”Soon, the soldier with the list came over and read the name again.This time, both Sam and Moore were called, and the two shouted in response, and then stepped out of the line and lined up next to the soldiers.With uneasiness, Sam and his party entered the tent to participate in the pilot test.The first is a vision test, in which one eye is covered and the hand is used to point out the direction of the opening of the "C" symbol on the luminescent glass.The requirements are very strict, the direction must be pointed out within two seconds, no hesitation, overtime is directly eliminated, and the same is true for pointing in the wrong direction.In the first round of testing, three people were directly eliminated.Fortunately, Sam is quite confident in his eyes, and has been taken hunting by his master before, who is responsible for finding and pointing out the location of the prey, so that the owner can drive the horses to hunt.Truth be told, Sam's next round of testing was to look at a bunch of images of color blocks and point out the animals hidden in them, which no one was eliminated.Sam and his party were then asked to strip naked and undergo a full body examination.Two people with visible scars were eliminated on the spot.Half of them had already failed the test by this point, and Sam didn't know what serious tests would follow, at least the test that would make people unsteady on their feet hadn't yet appeared, which was really nerve-wracking.