"Please wait for a moment."
A guard turned around and left. He only returned after a while and said to the two of them,
"Mr. Wu is waiting for you inside!"
After the guard made way, the two of them walked into the room. Jia Tao whispered to Qi Yuan, "Although my guarantee can eliminate some tedious procedures, the final rating will be determined by your strength."
"Mr. Wu will do a simple test on your strength and then assess your Hunter rank. If the strength you display is strong enough, you might even be able to skip the C- authority and be rated as Rank-C."
"The Hunter's Guild has always had a good reputation. They will keep the results of the test completely confidential. I can guarantee this with my life."
"The upgrade of the Hunter's authority requires the completion of a large number of guild missions. The higher the authority, the more missions you can choose from, and the better the rewards. Among the missions with C + authority, there are even rare rewards like Rank-3 Ability Potions and Mechanical Equipment."
Jia Tao did not doubt Qi Yuan's strength at all. As long as he did not deliberately hide his strength, it would not be a problem for him to get a Rank-C evaluation.
The Hunter's Guild had always been about strength!
Qi Yuan was slightly surprised. He had registered as a Hunter to have a suitable identity and excuse to check-in at various dangerous places. He did not expect to have a chance to obtain Mechanical Equipment.
This unexpected news made him a little more interested in the Hunter's Guild.
As he continued to check-in, it was inevitable that he would need to fuse with various Mechanical Equipment. However, the shelter had strict control over Mechanical Equipment. If he wanted to obtain enough suitable Mechanical Equipment, he had to have a stable channel.
Obtaining Mechanical Equipment from the Hunter's Guild was obviously more reliable than plundering in the wilderness.
"Other than the increase of the missions you can choose from, the increase of the Hunter's authority has many hidden benefits. The recruitment missions issued by Rank-C Hunters are far more trusted than those issued by Rank-C Hunters."
"Rank-C Hunters also have the most important right. We call it the license to kill!"
"You're saying that Rank-C Hunters are allowed to kill in the Iron Chariots?" Qi Yuan asked in surprise.
The license to kill was a dangerous signal. If it was not done properly, it might cause the lower order of the gathering point to collapse.
"It's not a random killing, but a Rank-C Hunter is allowed to kill someone under provocation. Furthermore, they don't have to worry about being punished!" Jia Tao explained.
"This is the result of the negotiation between the Hunter's Guild and Chief Ling You. C-rank Hunters are allowed to kill, but they have to undertake a recruitment mission for the Iron Chariots after killing."
"Most C-rank Hunters don't use this clause to kill people. Although they won't be punished for killing people, the Recruitment Quests are still very dangerous. Most of the Recruitment Quests are located in the Blue Region. Even Tier 3 Hunters might not be able to return alive!"
As he listened to Jia Tao's explanation, Qi Yuan suddenly realized that the authority of the license to kill was somewhat similar to that of Blackstone Town. Supernatural beings were also allowed to kill people in Blackstone Town, but they had to pay a corresponding fine or go to the mines to mine.
This rule might seem like it was giving the murderer a corresponding punishment, but in fact, it completely separated the strong from the weak. This rule was like a chasm that completely separated supernatural beings from normal people.
As for the mission of recruiting other Hunters, it also gave Qi Yuan a hint. If some checkpoints were occupied by powerful Zergs and he could not complete the checkpoint alone, it seemed that he could try to borrow the strength of others.
If he couldn't solo it, then he would form a team!
Following the direction pointed by the guard, the two of them came to a wooden door.
Dong dong!
Jia Tao knocked on the door.
"Please come in."
A mellow male voice came from behind the door.
The two of them pushed the door open and entered. They saw a middle-aged man with a square face sitting in front of a desk, fiddling with a strange item.
"Mr. Wu!" Jia Tao said respectfully.
"Find a place to sit!"
Mr. Wu said without raising his head, "Wait for me to deal with this little thing, then I'll give you a level evaluation."
Qi Yuan was about to sit down when the energy heart suddenly beat a few times as if it sensed the threat of external energy.
Qi Yuan's expression changed slightly. When his gaze suddenly locked onto the strange little thing in Mr. Wu's hand, it contained some kind of powerful and unstable energy that caused the energy heart to ripple.
Ordinary energy intensity would not cause the energy heart to have such a reaction. When Jia Tao detonated the plasma bomb, the energy heart had had such a reaction, but it was far from as strong as this time.
After seeing the terrifying power of the plasma bomb, Qi Yuan had a simple judgment of the bomb's power.
If it suddenly exploded, not only would the three of them be doomed, but the Hunter's Guild's stronghold would also collapse.
Furthermore, they were already dozens of meters underground. If it exploded at such a depth, the power of the explosion would definitely cause an earthquake. Half of the houses in the Iron Chariots' gathering point would probably collapse.
Was this person crazy?!
Qi Yuan suppressed the fear in his heart and sat down silently. He finally realized that compared to the Iron Chariots and Blackstone Town, although there was only a difference of one level between Leader Ling You and Leader Situ, the level of danger was completely different.
A Tier 1 Steel Defense was enough to ensure his safety in Blackstone Town, but in the Iron Chariots, even a Tier 2 Steel Defense was probably not enough!
He could be killed by all kinds of accidents at any time!
In the next few minutes, Qi Yuan felt the ripples in the energy heart become more intense. This meant that the bomb in Mr. Wu's hand was on the verge of going out of control again and again.
It was not until nearly 20 minutes later that the ripples in the energy heart slowly disappeared that Qi Yuan finally relaxed.
The danger of the explosion was finally gone.
Mr. Wu observed the bomb in his hand one last time and sighed softly. He placed it on the table and raised his head to look at Qi Yuan in surprise.
"You're very sensitive to energy!" Mr. Wu casually praised.
Just like how Qi Yuan had sensed the danger of the bomb through the energy heart, he had also sensed that Qi Yuan's heartbeat had sped up a few times. It happened to be the nodes where the energy was on the verge of going out of control.
Qi Yuan smiled slightly and did not explain.
The existence of the energy heart was a secret. It was a good cover if it was mistaken for the ability of the Perception Domain.
Jia Tao was slightly surprised, but he did not say anything. Qi Yuan had already displayed a few extraordinary abilities. It seemed to be expected that he would have another extraordinary ability of the Perception Domain.
Mr. Wu pressed a button on the desktop, and a holographic screen projected the work log. He browsed through the information and looked at Qi Yuan in astonishment.
"Tier 1?" Mr. Wu confirmed in disbelief.
"Tier 1!" Qi Yuan replied calmly.
"What a pity!" Mr. Wu shook his head regretfully.
There was no lack of hunters who used the Combat Domain and firearms in the Hunter's Guild's stronghold. However, there were relatively few evolvers with special abilities. For example, evolvers like Qi Yuan who were very sensitive to energy perception were relatively rare.
In other words, every laboratory related to energy matrices needed such evolvers.
"If one day your ability to sense energy advances to Tier 2, you can come find me!"
Qi Yuan nodded. "I hope that day will come."
"Alright, come with me now. I need to perform a simple test on your ability before I can give you a suitable level of authority."
Mr. Wu stood up and led the two of them to a completely sealed training room.
Mr. Wu glanced at the Butcher at Qi Yuan's waist and asked, "Your main weapon of attack is a gun?"
Qi Yuan nodded.
"Shooting strength or shooting accuracy?"
Qi Yuan thought for a moment and replied, "Shooting strength."
If it was not for the fact that he had a C + level authority and had the opportunity to obtain mechanical equipment, Qi Yuan might have just obtained a C- level authority. However, he wanted to try obtaining a C level authority now.
Mr. Wu's movements clearly paused. With Qi Yuan's ability to sense energy, he had originally thought that Qi Yuan would focus on shooting accuracy.
Jia Tao was also a little surprised. Although he had seen Qi Yuan blast Sun Ye's head apart with his own eyes, he had always thought that it was due to the powerful strength of the Butcher.
A black spherical target rose from the edge of the training ground.
"Shoot at it!"
Qi Yuan took out the Butcher and aimed at the spherical target.
Bang!
With the enhancement of the Annihilation Warhead, the bullet wrapped in gray light shot out!
Boom!
The bullet pierced through the void and accurately hit the center of the spherical target, leaving a deep bullet hole.
A conspicuous number suddenly appeared on the virtual projection screen beside him!
Sixty-seven!
Mr. Wu's eyes widened when he saw the number that popped up. He looked back and forth between Qi Yuan and the number for a while before continuing.
"Shoot a few more times!"
Qi Yuan raised his hand and fired three shots, leaving a triangular bullet hole in the center of the spherical target.
The number on the virtual projection screen continued to jump.
Sixty-seven!
Sixty-six!
Sixty-six!
Mr. Wu looked at the number that popped up and was still somewhat doubtful. This number had clearly exceeded his expectations.
"Give me the gun!"
Qi Yuan handed over the pistol.
Mr. Wu picked up the Butcher and continuously pulled the trigger at the spherical target. Similarly, three shots were fired and three deep bullet holes were left behind.
Twenty-eight!
Twenty-nine!
Twenty-nine!
Three numbers popped up one after another.
Mr. Wu was silent for a while before returning the Butcher to Qi Yuan.
Since it was not because of the gun, then the problem lay with Qi Yuan's ability.
The Butcher's attack power was already enough to break through a rank 1 strengthened defense. If the armor-piercing bullets were added, the number would increase by around 50%, reaching almost 40 points.
However, Qi Yuan's extraordinary ability had more than doubled the strength of the Butcher's attack. This kind of increase in power was an undeniable killer weapon among all rank 1 abilities.
"This ability of yours is very powerful!" Mr. Wu couldn't help but praise.
"With the armor-piercing bullets, there aren't many rank 2 hunters in the Iron Chariots who can withstand your attacks. If you were given a slightly more powerful sniper rifle, I'm afraid that even rank 3 hunters wouldn't be able to withstand your bullets!"
Qi Yuan calmly looked at him. The existence of the talent tree obviously needed to be hidden, but in the Iron Chariots and the Hunter's Guild, which could trigger the license to kill, he had to reveal a certain amount of his ability. Otherwise, the hyenas hiding in the shadows would surround and hunt him down.
A normal rank 1 and a rank 1 that could threaten rank 3 were two completely different existences. In the Iron Chariots, he would receive two completely different treatment.
"Do you still need to continue the test?" Qi Yuan asked.
Mr. Wu muttered to himself for a moment and then laughed bitterly.
"No need!
With just these few shots, you can obtain a C rank hunter authority. I'm worried that if you continue the test, I'll give you a C + rank! "
"Giving a rank 1 ability user a C + rank, if I'm not crazy, then I've been bribed by you guys!
I don't want to get on the bad side of those guys from the Investigation Department. "
Mr. Wu looked at Qi Yuan with a hint of approval in his eyes.
"Congratulations, you're the second rank 1 hunter in the Iron Chariots' Hunter's Guild to be directly given a C rank authority in the past three years!"
"Thank you!" Qi Yuan replied with a smile.
Jia Tao's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He subconsciously asked, "Was the first one Fu Qingqing?"
In the past few years, a few powerful individuals had appeared in the Iron Chariots Shelter, and Fu Qingqing was undoubtedly the most outstanding one.
Even the leader of the Thunder Scorpion, Scorpion, was defeated by her. If it wasn't for Ling You's strength, she might even have had the chance to become the leader of the Iron Chariots.
Although she was no longer in the Iron Chariots Shelter, many stories about her were still circulating in the Iron Chariots. Jia Tao was one of her admirers.
"That's her!"
Mr. Wu nodded.
"Three years have passed, and now she's a rank 3 Mechanic. Not only did she successfully advance to a C + rank in the Hunter's Guild, she also entered the Black Steel Shelter and became a sergeant. This year, she should have the chance to pass the Walker's Trial and become a rank 4 Mechanic."
"Rank 4!"
Jia Tao muttered to himself. Any information that could be obtained from Mr. Wu could be verified. When he thought of his own strength, he couldn't help but feel ashamed. Three years ago, he was already rank 2, and Fu Qingqing was only rank 1. Now, Fu Qingqing was about to step into rank 4, and he was still rank 2.
"To register a hunter account, you need to register your personal information. Have you thought of a nickname for yourself, or just use your own name?" Mr. Wu asked.
Qi Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "The Abyss!"
"Go record your iris information. Jia Tao knows where it is. At this time tomorrow, you can get your C rank hunter badge at the badge application counter."
"Let's go. I hope the people upstairs haven't gone to sleep yet!" Jia Tao said with a smile.
After the two of them thanked Mr. Wu, they left the room and went upstairs to record their iris information.
After returning to the office, Mr. Wu projected the video of Qi Yuan shooting the spherical target. He squinted his eyes and observed the bullet fired from the Butcher's gun.
Looking at the bullet wrapped in gray light, Mr. Wu tapped his finger lightly.
"Slow it down ten times!"
Under the slow motion, the bullet's trajectory could be seen clearly.
Mr. Wu stood up and faced the direction where the bullet came from. He stared at the bullet that shot toward him and pierced his forehead.
"Armor-piercing attribute, but much stronger than armor-piercing bullets!"
Mr. Wu muttered to himself and slowly closed his eyes.
"Replay, slow it down fifty times!"
The bullet projection appeared again. Wrapped in gray light, it slowly pierced through the void and flew to Mr. Wu's head, then sank into his skull bit by bit.
As the bullet projection sank into his head, Mr. Wu's face suddenly turned pale as if he had suffered real damage!
When the bullet projection flew out from the back of his head, Mr. Wu slowly opened his eyes.
"It's still too much. If it was the rank 4 Reality Illusion, I might have really died from that shot!"
"Rank 1 already has such strong destructive power. If he awakens this ability to rank 3, he might be even stronger than Fu Qingqing. If I record it with the Reality Illusion, even a rank 3 ability user might not be able to withstand it!"
"I didn't expect such a good seedling to appear in a place like this. If those lunatics from the Flesh Alliance find out, I'm afraid they'll target him. I have to find a way to seal his information. When he reaches rank 3, I can recommend him to the Black Steel Shelter. This might make the Flesh Alliance more cautious."