I stood before the workstation, staring at the disassembled mechanical components scattered across the table. Cables, circuit boards, metal plating—all waiting to be assembled into a functional system.
This was the practical portion of the Robotics and Mechanical Skills test.
The written portion had been easy enough. My system had the integrated database, so it allowed me to pull up any form of public knowledge with just a thought. What's more is that nobody could see my eyes shifting beneath the mask, and I made sure to keep my posture relaxed, like I already knew everything they were asking.
But now?
Now I had to actually build something.
And that was a problem.