Chapter 1 The Tedious Work of Adventurer Assessment

The Adventurers Association’s work of verifying whether an NPC could become an adventurer was a very tedious task.

First, they had to determine the various attributes of an NPC, and then test their suitability for various professions before finally deciding whether an ordinary NPC could become an adventurer.

So the testing speed wasn’t fast. It took about two minutes to test each person.

Watching players excitedly bring their chosen NPCs into the testing room, only to come out with long faces, made the players in the queue behind them sweat.

"The success rate is too low. Of the people I've seen, only one out of twenty has succeeded. Even if they do succeed, their apparent strength isn't that great. I really don't know how Zero Wing did it," a handsome male priest with a high nose bridge sighed.

"Maybe Zero Wing recruited from NPC adventurers. The people in my guild recommended a batch of NPCs before, but only three of the NPCs chosen became adventurers. However, the evaluations they received weren’t high, so their potential probably isn't that great." Another tall and rugged male warrior also frowned. "It's a pity that our guild members don't have titles and can't recruit guards. We can't see the specific data and can only determine a rough level through the test evaluations. I heard that Alluring Smile got the best guard, only at the Mysterious-Iron rank. I spent a long time choosing this time. I wonder if he can become an adventurer. If he can, I'll consider myself lucky."

In the long queue, groups of players discussed Zero Wing's guard, Kite, hoping they would be lucky enough to find one, and then get rich overnight, with luxury cars and beautiful women.

This was no exaggeration.

Because the major guilds were buying powerful guards at sky-high prices in the virtual trading center.

Even Bronze-rank guards were being bought for around a hundred gold coins. Mysterious-Iron rank had been pushed up to five hundred gold, and Mithril rank had increased tenfold. Converted into credits, it was enough for an ordinary person to live on for the rest of their life, but so far, no one had even sold a Mysterious-Iron rank guard, let alone a Mithril rank guard.

After a short while, a ranger came out of the testing room with an excited look on his face and shouted to his teammates, "Hahaha, today we're going to the Rose Bar! I'm treating everyone to a glass of Icefire Brew!"

The Rose Bar was one of White River City's high-end bars, and the Icefire Brew inside was superb and very popular among players, but the price wasn't cheap. A glass cost ten silver coins. Even elite players would only drink it occasionally to satisfy their cravings. If they had a glass every day, they would definitely become paupers.

"Okay, what was your test result? Why are you being so generous?" A teammate next to him stepped forward and asked curiously.

"He can become an adventurer, and he received a B-grade evaluation from the examiner for his skills as a Shield Warrior. He said he will be a powerful Shield Warrior in the future." The ranger said triumphantly.

"That's awesome! The highest rating I've heard in a while is B-grade. Our team will have to follow you from now on." An elementalist said excitedly.

The surrounding people were very envious when they heard the B-grade evaluation.

Some people immediately wanted to snatch the NPC chosen by the ranger.

Unfortunately, the Main God System had already set it up so that any NPC recommended by a player would be protected. Within ten days, no player could increase their affinity with that NPC, so it was impossible to snatch them.

Ten days was enough time for a player to quickly establish a deep affinity, and with some effort, they could even obtain a title and directly recruit them.

Generally, to become an adventurer, one must receive a D-grade evaluation in a certain profession.

"A B-grade evaluation?" Shi Feng couldn't help but be surprised.

He was a veteran who was extremely familiar with God's Domain's guard system.

The test evaluation didn't completely determine an NPC's potential; it only gave a rough range.

It was like getting a score of 60 to pass an exam, and the range from 60 to 100 was considered passing. The test evaluation was the same idea.

The test evaluation was very general and not accurate; it only determined the upper limit.

Generally, a D-grade evaluation meant that the guard recruited would be an ordinary guard with limited potential and not worth training. Only a D-grade NPC with special attributes in a certain area had the potential to become a Bronze-rank guard, but the chances were not high.

In other words, the potential was mostly between ordinary and Bronze rank, and the portion that reached Bronze rank was extremely small. However, the specific potential would only be known after becoming a guard.

A C-grade evaluation had a chance of producing a Mysterious-Iron rank guard.

And with a B-grade evaluation, there was a high probability of becoming a Bronze-rank guard after becoming a guard, a certain chance of becoming a Mysterious-Iron rank guard, and a good chance of becoming a Mithril-rank guard, but the specific level was unknown. However, the worst-case scenario was Bronze rank, unless the Main God System was punishing you for your sins in a previous life and gave you an ordinary guard.

Above that was an A-grade evaluation.

This evaluation was very rare; in Shi Feng's memory, it was almost non-existent.

Because an A-grade evaluation meant that the NPC was a dragon or phoenix among people.

As for the potential range, it was from Bronze rank to Fine-Gold rank, with the possibility of becoming a Fine-Gold rank guard.

The highest-rated guard Shi Feng had found in the past was only a B-grade, which was later confirmed to be Mithril rank after being recruited as a guard, which was considered heaven-defying luck.

However, Shi Feng already knew Anna's basic attributes, and based on his previous judgment of guard attributes, he was able to determine Anna's rank. Otherwise, Shi Feng would not have been able to judge.

"Viscount, thank you for waiting. Please come in with me." The examiner glanced at Shi Feng and immediately said respectfully.

A viscount was already considered a major noble in White River City, much better than ordinary nobles. Not only could they have 50 guards, but they also had two direct guards.

Shi Feng nodded and followed the examiner into the testing room.

"Viscount, according to the rules of the Adventurers Association, each test requires a testing fee of ten silver coins. As the Viscount of White River City, you are entitled to a 20% discount, requiring 8 silver coins." The examiner said somewhat embarrassedly as he came to the instrument.

"Here." Shi Feng casually gave eight silver coins, cursing the Adventurers Association in his heart for being so greedy.

The instrument required magic crystals for testing. How much was a magic crystal worth on the market? And a magic crystal could be used dozens of times, but the Adventurers Association charged ten silver coins each time.

It was equivalent to earning dozens of times the money for a magic crystal, more profitable than any industry.

However, it was precisely because there were many places to spend money in God's Domain that the gold coins in God's Domain were always very scarce, and it was because of this scarcity that they were so valuable.

After that, Anna walked to the testing instrument and started testing.

Time passed little by little, but after a full two minutes, the instrument still had not reached a final conclusion. Instead, because of excessive energy consumption, the examiner had to replace it with another magic crystal.

One… two…

After using five, the examiner's face turned green.

But finally, the result was displayed: suitable profession, Summoner, rating: SSS!