“The strangest thing is this boy named Eric Thompson. His memory is clearly defective, yet he still surpassed Ashley White to rank second? This is the first time I’ve seen such a phenomenon.” Gavin King said, stroking his chin.

Everyone followed Gavin King’s gaze. Both Sophie and Philip Young had intelligence scores of over 190, while Kevin Stone, Ashley White, and Eric Thompson all broke 200! Eric Thompson’s score was even one point higher than Ashley White’s.

Travis swallowed nervously and said with some confusion, “Kevin Stone is understandable, but I really didn’t expect it—Ashley White has been known as a top genius since childhood, yet she actually lost in IQ to Eric Thompson, who has always failed his exams?”

The elder Gavin King, who was in charge of life sciences for the military, pointed at the chart on the screen and said, “As everyone knows, IQ is determined by seven factors: observation, attention, memory, thinking, imagination, judgment, and adaptability.”

“Eric Thompson has extremely high observation, imagination, judgment, adaptability, and his thinking and attention are also first-class, but he’s not good at memory.”

“In terms of memory, Ashley White is much stronger than Eric Thompson. She can remember even the smallest things from many years ago, while Eric Thompson falls behind in memory, but far surpasses Ashley White in the other six indicators.”

“Usually, someone like Eric Thompson is called a judgment-type genius, skilled at making decisions on the spot. Because his memory is quite ordinary, if you put Eric Thompson in an exam, he’d probably fail. But if you throw him onto a crisis-ridden battlefield, he can survive by relying on his outstanding analysis and judgment.”

Teddy and Megan Hall were both stunned. Even with a memory defect, Eric Thompson still led Ashley White by one point thanks to his superior scores in the other six areas. They both understood what this result meant.

Teddy frowned and said, “Mr. Gavin King, you’re absolutely right! Eric Thompson really does have poor grades, but I also got some strange information from his middle school instructor. In the battlefield survival assessment, Eric Thompson was always among the top three during middle school.”

“I don’t know why, but Eric Thompson is like an unkillable cockroach—he always manages to walk out alive from the most dangerous situations, by any means necessary, at any cost! That’s also the main reason his middle school instructor recommended Eric Thompson for the advanced tactical school.”

Gavin King smiled dismissively and said, “This is a classic example of a situational genius! I’ve studied life sciences for so long and have seen quite a few similar cases. There are some exceptionally gifted humans who have an inexplicable, almost beast-like sharpness. They don’t stand out in normal times, but at critical moments, they explode with combat power far beyond people’s imagination.”

“Very good, very good. Maybe your school will produce a batch of commanders this time! Ashley White goes without saying—her attributes are balanced, with no weaknesses. Eric Thompson may have an innate memory defect, but he’s far ahead of everyone else in the other areas!”

“Also, this girl named Sophie is not bad, and this boy Kevin Stone is even more promising. Philip Young is also a talent. I told you, your Ninth Tactical School really struck gold this time.”

“Preliminary assessment data isn’t accurate; we still need to see a person’s temperament. Only after comprehensive testing can we finally determine the most suitable profession. Now I’m going to start the environmental simulation, so let’s wait and see.”

With that, Gavin King nodded to his two assistants, who immediately opened the real-time data connections for each sleep pod, guiding the warriors into the simulated environment.

Megan Hall and Travis both looked very excited. What kind of talent is most lacking in the army?

Commanders!

A qualified commander must lead a squad in battle against the enemy, and there’s no room for even the slightest oversight. Any small error in judgment could lead to huge losses.

Mutants and mutant beasts act purely on instinct—cunning and ruthless. Facing such enemies, only the strongest commanders can cope.

Commanders are the ones who give orders. Scouts, sweepers, demolition experts, main attackers—all these specialists rely on the commander’s orders to coordinate.

It’s no exaggeration to say that the commander is the central brain of a squad. If a human loses an arm, they can still survive, but if the brain is paralyzed, they’re nothing but a walking corpse.

A qualified squad must first have a qualified commander, who lays out the strategy and ultimately secures victory!

Excellent commanders are extremely rare in the military and are the key talents fought over by all the major corps.

Just now, Gavin King named five people in one breath, including Eric Thompson—five students with command potential? No wonder Megan Hall and Travis were so happy.

……

At this moment, Eric Thompson had already entered a dreamlike simulated battlefield. He stood alone at the foot of a mountain teeming with mutant creatures, holding only an alloy blade in his hand and carrying a super-powered explosive device in his backpack.

A line of information floated bleakly before Eric Thompson’s eyes in the sky. It was a military order, instructing Eric Thompson to do everything possible to hold back this group of dark creatures and buy at least one hour for the main force to retreat.

Looking around, Eric Thompson frowned slightly, couldn’t help but sigh, and muttered to himself, “What a troublesome mission…”