Chapter 1 The Basic Physical Examination

"My name is Duo Mi. I will be leading you through the 'Basic Physical Fitness Test'," Duo Mi said as he led Feng Bujue forward.

"Okay," Feng Bujue replied.

"Before we start the test, I need to confirm something." Duo Mi turned his head to look at Jue Ge. "Is the equipment you are currently wearing your standard configuration for hero activities?"

"I guess so..." Feng Bujue replied.

"Hmm..." Duo Mi continued, "To ensure that the data obtained during the test does not deviate too much from your actual heroic activities, we generally recommend that everyone take the test while wearing their equipment. Of course, if you need it, you can also change into more lightweight clothing. There are changing rooms over there."

"No need," Feng Bujue declined. "I don't need it."

Unless it was a special situation allowed by the system, players could not change clothes in the script. Therefore, Jue Ge didn't even need to consider changing.

"Alright..." As he spoke, Duo Mi had already brought Jue Ge to a corner of the arena, standing next to a ring-shaped machine. "Before we begin, there is some information I need to confirm with you." He picked up the tablet in his hand and tapped it a few times. "According to the information fed back by the equipment when you passed the 'checkpoint,' your basic biological information is—young adult male Earthling, warm-blooded mammal, intolerant of vacuum environments, requires an oxygenated environment to maintain the respiratory system, adapts to a gravity of approximately 2.3 bongs..."

"Uh..." Feng Bujue couldn't help but interrupt when he heard this. "Excuse me... what does 'bong' refer to?"

"'Bong' is a universal unit of gravity, named after the surname of the great cosmic physicist, Professor Gravity Bong." Duo Mi was very patient when answering questions. He had to face many aliens from different galaxies and races asking all kinds of questions every day, and he was used to it. "Among the known advanced civilizations in the universe, the vast majority grew up in a gravity environment of 13 to 3 bongs. Therefore, we usually use this range as the standard range. You Earthlings are considered to have above-average physical fitness among races in the standard range."

"Oh..." Feng Bujue listened to the other party's narration with great interest, nodding in response like a humble student. He was most interested in this type of world-building, and even aside from the purpose of "collecting materials," he was very happy to learn about these things.

"Okay, let's confirm again..." Duo Mi quickly brought the topic back on track. "Are there any serious deviations in the items I just mentioned? If so, please bring it up now to avoid injuries during the test."

Although the data fed back from the "checkpoint" was accurate in 99% of the cases, the staff would still confirm these matters with the hero himself, because there had indeed been "test-related injuries" in the past.

"There are no problems," Feng Bujue replied. "I can start at any time."

"Then, now... please stand in the testing device." Duo Mi raised his hand and gestured towards the ring-shaped device next to him.

The machine looked like a large metal tire without a rim, or rather, like a standing ring with a diameter of six meters.

After Feng Bujue stood inside, he immediately noticed something was different. He immediately understood... within the range of this "ring," there was a different gravity than the outside.

"The first item will test your maximum and average running speed at one standard bong. The test time is one cosmic hour (approximately five minutes). Please go all out from the start of the test and try not to slow down until the end, so that we can measure the best peak and the truly stable average." Duo Mi said, "You can use auxiliary props or activate special abilities during the test, but you cannot use transportation; also, please do not use flying abilities or teleportation abilities, as they are not within the scope of this project." After saying that, he walked to the operating table next to the machine. "If there are no objections, I will start the device."

"Okay," Feng Bujue said, already in a starting position.

Buzzing—

The next second, a mechanical starting sound came, and an electronic voice followed: "Program started, speed measurement ring countdown, five, four, three, two, one..."

Bang—

An explosion, bringing out a burst of scarlet spiritual light.

At the beginning of the test, Jue Ge used [Ling Shi Ju Shen Shu-Modified] and sprinted with all his strength.

During the test, the speed measurement ring itself does not "rotate," and the user's position never changes. Once the person running in the ring starts running, their feet will become like they're stepping on air. It looks like they are running on an "air treadmill," but they still have the feeling of "stepping on solid ground."

At this time, from outside the machine, Feng Bujue's body was leaning forward, running wildly. The frequency of his legs and arms was already creating afterimage effects in the eyes of most aliens with motion vision...

"Hmm?" Duo Mi looked at the soaring data on the operating screen, his expression slightly changed, "This..." It seemed that Jue Ge's performance greatly exceeded his expectations.

Even many heroes and staff members who were waiting nearby to do other tests were attracted by this Earthling in the corner.

"Hey, hey... is that really an Earthling?"

"I'm not sure, maybe it's a hybrid of a human and an Extraterrestrial Cheater."

"Don't underestimate Earthlings too much. Although the probability is very low, some mutants among them who can withstand the effects of chemicals or special rays can have a physical fitness that reaches the level of a Galactic-class hero."

"Well... it's also possible that he is a speed-type hero."

"You guys are overthinking it... that must be a senior from a Galactic-class trying to break the test record!"

And so... in the midst of the surrounding discussions, Feng Bujue completed this first test.

In the first minute, he had kept the Spiritual Consciousness Gathering Technique on, but he stopped after a minute. After all, he would lose 1% of his survival value every second, and there was no need to put his life in danger for a test.

And in the following four minutes, his running speed was still not slow, because the gravity of "one standard bong" was relatively easy for humans. It was equivalent to losing more than half of our weight on Earth.

When Jue Ge came down from the speed measurement ring, Duo Mi's tone of voice had changed when he spoke to him: "Whoa! Poker Face, your performance is really good." He thought he was a pretty indifferent guy, but he turned out to be a pretty normal (alien) person. "If your scores in other tests are at this level, you could be rated as a Planetary... no, a Galactic-class hero."

"Hehe... hopefully," Feng Bujue replied with a dry laugh.

To be honest, Jue Ge really hoped that he could join the ranks of Galactic-class heroes, otherwise he wouldn't have waited until level 50 to return to this mode. He wouldn't force himself to become a god-like existence like a "Universal-class" hero for the time being, but to have higher authority and freedom, and to be able to participate in handling more events... the higher the hero level, the better.

"Well, then..." Duo Mi continued, "Please come with me, the second test is over here."

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In the next hour and a half, Feng Bujue completed all the items in the "Basic Physical Fitness Test" with Duo Mi's accompaniment.

Although there were quite a few items, things like the "jump test," "physical destructive power test," and "weightlifting test" were basically done in a minute. And the "reaction test," "pressure test," and "air movement test"... only took a few minutes.

In addition, there was almost no rest time between each item, and it was not allowed to take "nutritional fluids" or other things to replenish physical strength. Because at the end of the test, the computer would evaluate the hero's "endurance" and "recovery" based on the decline in physical strength in each item. If supplements were used, the data would be inaccurate.

In short, after Jue Ge played with all the equipment in the arena, most of his physical strength had been exhausted. However, the "Hero Rank Test"... was far from over.

Next, he would face the "written test."

"Follow this passage, and when you get to the written test hall, the staff there will continue to guide you." Duo Mi sent Feng Bujue to the exit of the physical fitness test arena and pointed out the way for him.

"Okay," Feng Bujue said.

"Good luck," Duo Mi waved his hand at Jue Ge.

"Well, thank you for your kind words." Jue Ge exchanged a few polite words with the other party, said goodbye, and turned to leave.

The written test hall was not far from here. The connecting passage was only twenty meters long, but a layer of force field was added to the passage. When Feng Bujue passed through the force field, he knew that this thing was used for "soundproofing."

Waiting for Jue Ge on this side was a staff member who looked like a cactus. She was about 1.5 meters tall, and her facial features were very "cartoonish." Her whole body was green, thorny, barrel-shaped, and had three hands (probably hands). Her lower body was connected to a mechanical flower pot with a floating device.

Although he couldn't see any sexual characteristics from her body in the Earthling sense (breasts, hair, voice, etc.), Feng Bujue judged from the style of the uniform (which was undoubtedly a skirt) that she should be a female alien.

"Poker Face?" she asked when she saw Jue Ge.

"That's me," Feng Bujue replied.

"Your seat is number 213. Go forward and turn left in the twenty-first row." This person didn't even bother to report her name and spoke in a commanding tone. "Take your seat yourself, and you can start answering the questions after you take your seat."

"Uh..." Feng Bujue didn't leave immediately. He still wanted to ask about some details about answering the questions, such as how much time he had, what type of questions there were, and the scoring standards.

However...

"'Uh' what 'uh'? Hurry up and go in," the other party said quickly.

"I just wanted to..." Feng Bujue said.

But the other party interrupted him again: "Okay, you don't need to say anything. I won't go out with you. Don't say lines like 'I think I've seen you somewhere' or 'Give me a chance'." She rattled off, "I already have a boyfriend, and even if I didn't, you wouldn't be my type. You can say I'm superficial, I just like someone a little more handsome. Although you're not bad, you're far from my boyfriend. And I like more mature men... I'm getting annoyed by you little brats harassing me every day, get out of here!"

Jue Ge was stunned for a few seconds when he heard this, and came to the conclusion that "it's impossible to communicate with her normally." He could only give up and walked silently into the venue...

The layout of the written test hall was like a Go chessboard. In the square cubicles separated by thin walls, the superheroes of different appearances and clothes were all sitting obediently in front of metal tables, writing furiously...

Feng Bujue quickly found his seat, number 213. After sitting down, he first looked down at the metal table in front of him.

The surface of the table was a whole interactive electronic display screen, and text would emerge from it. On the right side of the table, there was also a small storage box that could be opened with a touch. The storage box contained several metal rods of different lengths and diameters. Judging from the shape... they should be pens.

"Hmm... do I have to write by hand?" Jue Ge looked at the [Written Test Instructions] on the table and took out a pen that suited him from the box.

There were three main reasons why the United Super Federation adopted this form of written test: First, the keyboard input methods and operating systems of each planet were different. Second, the races, relative intelligence, and cultural levels of the heroes varied. Third, the United Super Federation's written test questions were mostly very strange.

Combining the above three points... using a "pen" to answer questions was undoubtedly the best way.

[If you cannot read the contents of the "Written Test Instructions," please click the icon in the lower right corner of the table to enter the voice and graphics question mode.] A few seconds after Feng Bujue sat down, the metal table in front of him issued this voice prompt.

The United Super Federation's testing area supercomputer already knew that he was a creature with sight and hearing and had no disabilities based on the data Jue Ge had previously passed through the "checkpoint" with. However, the system could not confirm whether he was illiterate, so it gave this prompt.

"That's pretty detailed..." Feng Bujue muttered, ignoring the voice prompt and continuing to check the written test instructions.

After reading the contents completely, Jue Ge's brows slightly raised, and he smiled: "Heh... this mode is quite novel."

The United Super Federation's written test did not have the feel of a school exam or test at all, but rather like some kind of variety quiz show. The computer would randomly generate questions based on the tester's race and civilization category, and the questions would be asked in a step-by-step manner. Each "step" had seven questions. As long as you answered five of them correctly, you could enter the next step, and the difficulty of the questions would also increase.

The written test would end when the hero couldn't answer any further.

As for the content of the questions, at the beginning they were usually... common sense questions, intelligence tests, natural sciences (from the hero's home planet), simple concepts of good and evil, basic mathematics, and so on. After three to four steps, that is, after answering about thirty questions, there would be middle-level knowledge reserves, logical analysis, academic tendencies, more complex concepts of good and evil, intermediate mathematics, and other questions. Then, in the next five to six steps, cold knowledge reserves, cosmic physics, advanced mathematics, in-depth discussions of law and morality, case reasoning, and even the formulation of tactics in simulated situations would be gradually added, making the questions very difficult to answer...

At this stage, if you could still persevere, the computer would start to make things difficult for you. It would ask some questions that only people in specialized fields could answer, and it would mix them up... such as the geological conditions of a certain star, advanced theories of cosmic physics, the superiority of a certain electronic device compared to similar products, and analyzing their cultural emotions from the psychological perspective of the Shoulder Shrugging Star, etc... Questions of this kind that required researchers from various fields to answer would all be asked to one person.

Although this was not impossible, the difficulty was undoubtedly astonishing. As the developers and first testers of this "written test project," Frogman Enwei Slubu and Foil-Paper Knight Ketas Nito were the only two people who had answered all twenty-four stages, a total of one hundred and sixty-eight questions.

According to an unreleased internal statistic, the average score of the United Super Federation's heroes participating in this test... was the fourth stage. That is to say, most superheroes couldn't make it past the twenty-second to twenty-eighth question... they hadn't reached the "mid-level" of the question bank.

"Okay..." Feng Bujue said after reading the instructions, stretching his arms a few times. "I'm going to see how difficult this written test can be..."