blueteamnovel Chapter 151: A Cruel Test
Chapter 151: A Cruel Test
Chapter 151: A Cruel Test
"Is something wrong?" Argus asked, seeing Adam so stunned, but thought it was just because the news about Innate Skill was so unexpected.
"Ah, yes." Adam nodded and turned to him. "Right, about the promotion test..."
"We've seen enough." Argus said. "You passed."
Adam nodded with relief.
"Give me your mercenary card." Albertson said, offering his hand.
Adam took out his mercenary card. It was small and simple-looking. Then he handed it over to him.
Albertson took the card and then took out a strange item from his inventory.
It looked like a small version of the printing machine. It was hand-sized with a crank on one side.Geett the latest novels at novelhall.com
With the card in hand, he inserted it inside the strange item and turned the crank.
It hummed for a couple of seconds and then stopped.
Albertson took the card out of the machine and handed it back to Adam.
"There you go."
Adam looked at the card with a slight smile.
***
[Name: Adam Palestar]
[Level: 4]
[Affiliation: Crimson Hound Mercenaries]
[Recruit: S]
[Rank: Ordergiver]
***
"You defeated Beyonder, but your physical attributes are not enough to reach that rank yet; I apologize for that." Argus said.
"I understand." Adam said and put the card back inside his inventory.
The card's picture of him also had changed. It wasn't much, but in the couple of months, his hair had greatly grown out.
There wasn't much with his physical descriptions, except his skin looked slightly fairer than before, but it wasn't anything drastic.
'I suppose I haven't been able to grow muscle much.' Adam looked at his arms and sighed.
He wanted to put more effort into that, but he was just too busy, as he didn't want to lack on his training.
While it helped to have a strong body with muscles, currently the skills, Three Powers, and level increasing had greater effects on his overall strength.
"With that, you may leave." Argus said and offered a handshake. "It was a pleasure to see you in flesh."
Adam nodded and shook the hand.
"You may follow me." Albertson led Adam out of the room and down the long corridor. Argus stayed behind, lost in thought.
'Only those with god-given talent can receive Innate Skills. I underestimated him greatly, how foolish of me. I even have a feeling that he didn't show me everything he is capable of...
'Now I am excited to see what kind of person he can become.'
...
While walking down the corridor, Adam asked:
"Is Digby done yet?"
"No, he is at his final test." Albertson said and looked at him. "Do you want to watch?"
A static voice said, "You're out of time, Digby. You've failed the promotion test; you may leave the way you came."
Digby's knees crashed back on the ground, a despair flashing through his eyes.
Again, he failed.
In the hidden room, Adam averted his gaze with a deep sigh.
"What an evil test," Albertson said. "It makes the person feel completely hopeless."
"Yeah, it truly is..." Adam said and then sighed before bowing as farewell. "I'll be leaving
now, thank you."
"Take care." Albertson said, still looking towards the platform, where Digby was kneeling in defeat with tears running down his cheeks.
Since the test of willpower had ended, the strange power that stopped Digby from moving
had also disappeared.
However, still, he was kneeling as if he were frozen like a statue.
"Truly a cruel test..."
...
The sun reached the highest peak in the sky.
At the yard of the promotion test compound, carriages started departing.
Some were thrilled after getting promoted, some looked dishearted, and some were outright
crying, while others were stoic and silent, their emotions hidden beneath a mask of
indifference.
Adam was sitting inside his carriage, hiding from the warmth of the sun.
Thankfully, the interior of the carriage was somewhat cool and shaded.
At that moment, the door opened, and a wave of heat entered the carriage for a brief moment,
then a figure stepped inside and sat down.
Digby looked normal with a mask of indifference. His eyes weren't red either, as if he hadn't
just cried, and his breathing was steady.
Adam side-eyed at him, not daring to speak a word.
"How did it go?" Digby asked.
"I passed the test."
"Good." Digby smiled. "I knew you could do it."
"Mm..." Adam nodded, not daring to ask about his success because he already knew.
He had seen people like him before.
At his current state, Digby most likely preferred to stay quiet for the rest of the day.
Ding, ding!
Adam flinched in surprise and looked ahead at strange messages that appeared in front of his
eyes.
'It's done...'
[99%...]
[100%...]
[Transformation Complete!]