Every year, at the end the Elite camp conduct their examination and hidden elite camp would elect potential recruits. This was also the most important days for marine recruits.
To them, the hidden elite camp was the final goal. If they reached it, they could become a dragon that could touch the skies with a single bound.
By entering the hidden elite camp, resources were important, but it was the inheritance and legacy of most powerful admirals.
The examination is divided into two stages, first stage being strength trail and second stage being combat trail.
Strength trail is very important, as for learning Haki and other marine secret technique, strong body is a necessity.
All 250 recruits will participate in strength trail, only top 50 would be allowed to participate in combat trail.
The strength trail ground have a total of five stone pillars for the Strength Trial. After the exam begins, each group of elite camp would be assigned a stone pillar.
Such stone pillar are developed by marine research department.
At the top of each stone pillar was a screen which shows the mark of every candidate's destiny. Whether they would pass this gate or whether they would be tossed aside would all be decided by this one number.
A beautiful women stepped in front of the crowd and stood on a platform that had been set up. "Hello everyone. I am one of the supervisors for the Strength Trial. Only those who score 1000 or more points, will graduates and top 50 candidate's would be allowed to participate in combat trail for hidden elite camp.
On the platform the woman continued, "We will now begin the strength trail. Please participate in the exam with your full strength. The screen above the stone column will show the points, which signal the strength of your attack. As long as you score 1000 points then you will pass this round! Each candidate will have three attempts. So long as you qualify once then you will pass. Everyone, we will now have a demonstration. Smoker, step forwards."
As the beautiful lady finished speaking, a boy walked up on stage.
"Is that Smoker?"
"Someone from the Hidden elite camp!"
"Oho, smoker is within hidden elite camp, maybe I can recruit him to be under me" Tom though.
Tom already reached the trail square, with all other recruits, as he didn't want to get bitten by Garp, only because coming late.
Smoker casually stood before the pillar and without even preparing, he casually waved his right hand. A 'Boom!' sound was heard, and the stone pillar fiercely shook. The number on screen start increasing rapidly and finally stabilized at
4750 points
In the field everyone was full of praise and astonishment. If smoker had used his full strength, he might even surpass 5000 points.
"Exam, begin!" At this moment on stage, the beautiful middle aged lady sent out the order to start the Strength Trial.
The young candidates were all very eager, each was itching to get up and test their strength. However when they actually tested their strength on the stone pillar, there were many who failed.
"900 points, 850 points, 850 points, three times failed. Next!"
"950 points, 900 points, 900 points, three times failed. Next!"
"1000 points, qualified!" Someone in Tom line passed, and that man shouted happily as he danced around in excitement. The truth was that this man also understood, although he passed and barely qualified, he would most likely be low level officer.
"1300 points, qualified!"
"950 points, failed!"
When a result came out, those that failed would dejectedly leave in low spirits. The ones who succeeded were giddy. And among them were those that showed indifference. To these talents, passing this trial was a given.
A this moment, there was a commotion in front. Lin Ming looked ahead and saw that a youth was gathering his strength.
Tom was curious about who this man was. He heard some people discussing, "That is fury and you know he was personally recruited by vice admiral."
"His strength is also very Fierce"
"At least he is not like someone who got opportunity, but waste that like a pig"
As the discussion was occurring, Fury shot forwards. He hit the stone column with a 'peng', and the screen start increasing. It stopped at
"2300 points!"
This was the first person who had passed 2000 points. The crowd burst into exclamation.