The Adventurer's Association's examination of whether an NPC could become an Adventurer was an extremely tedious process. First, they had to determine an NPC's various Attributes. Then, they had to test the NPC's compatibility with various classes. Finally, they had to determine whether an NPC could become an Adventurer.
Hence, the examination was not fast. It took roughly two minutes to complete the examination for each NPC.
Seeing players happily bring their chosen NPCs into the examination room, only to return with teary faces, the players in the queue could not help but break out in cold sweat.
"Isn't the success rate a little too low? Among the people I've seen, only one out of twenty succeeded. Even if they did, they didn't seem to be very strong. I really don't know how the Ling YI Society did it," a male Cleric with a tall nose sighed.
"Ling Yi might have recruited NPC adventurers. Previously, my team had recommended a batch of NPCs. However, only three of them managed to become Adventurers. Even so, their evaluations weren't very high. Their potential shouldn't be very high," a tall, burly man said, his voice filled with worry. "It's a pity that none of our team's members have titles, so we can't recruit guards. We can't even see their specific statistics. We can only determine their standards through the examination. I've heard that the best guard Overwhelming Smile has recruited is only Mysterious-Iron rank. I've spent a long time looking for one this time, yet I still don't know if he'll become an Adventurer. If he does, I'll have profited."
Inside the long queue, players in twos and threes discussed Ling Yi's guard, Carter. Every one of them hoped that they would be lucky enough to encounter one. At that time, they would become rich overnight.
This was not an exaggeration.
The various large Guilds were purchasing powerful guards at astronomical prices in the virtual trade center.
Even Bronze Guards sold for around 100 Gold, Mysterious-Iron Guards sold for 500 Gold, and Secret-Silver Guards sold for ten times as much. If converted to Credits, an ordinary person could live for the rest of their life. However, even now, nobody had sold Mysterious-Iron Guards, not to mention Secret-Silver Guards.
After a short moment … A Ranger walked out of the examination room with an excited expression. The Ranger then boasted to his teammates, "Hahaha! Let's go to the Rose Bar today! I'll treat everyone and Icefire Wine!"
The Rose Bar was one of the high-class bars in White River City. As for the Icefire Wine, it was one of the best. It was extremely popular among the majority of players. However, the price was very high. One cup cost 10 Silver Coins. Even if one was an elite player, they would still have to pay for it. He only drank it once in a while.
"What's your test result? How could he be so generous? "a teammate asked curiously.
"You can become an adventurer, and you've even received a B-rank evaluation for Shield Warriors. It's said that you'll become a powerful Shield Warrior in the future," the Ranger said proudly.
"That's so cool! The highest rating I've heard of during this period of time was B-rank. In the future, everyone in our party will have to follow you," an Elementalist said excitedly.
When the crowd heard the B-grade evaluation, they were very envious.
He immediately snatched the NPC that the Ranger had chosen.
It was a pity that the Main God System had already set up a rule that any NPC recommended by a player would be protected. Within ten days, no player would be able to increase their favorability with that NPC. Therefore, it was impossible for him to snatch it.
Ten days was more than enough time for a player to establish a deep Favorability with the Guild. If one worked hard enough, they could even obtain a noble rank and be recruited directly.
Normally, to become an adventurer, one had to obtain a D-rank evaluation for a certain class.
"B-rank evaluation?" Shifeng was not surprised.
She had a very good understanding of God's Domain's guard system.
Tests and evaluations did not completely determine an NPC's potential. They only gave a general range.
It was just like passing an exam with 60 marks, and passing between 60 and 100 marks.
Tests and evaluations were very general and inaccurate. They only determined the upper limit.
Normally, a D-rank NPC would only be a Common guard in terms of Attributes. Their potential was limited. They were not worth nurturing. Only D-rank NPCs with special Attributes could become Bronze Guards. However, the chances of this happening were not high.
In other words, an NPC's potential was between Common and Bronze rank. However, only after becoming a guard would one know their exact potential.
Meanwhile, a B-rank NPC had a very high chance of becoming a Bronze Guard after becoming a guard. There was also a certain chance of becoming a Mysterious-Iron Guard. There was also a small chance of becoming a Secret-Silver Guard. However, as for which standard, no one knew. At the very least, a Secret-Silver Guard could become a Bronze Guard.
Above that was an A-rank evaluation.
This evaluation was extremely rare. In Shifeng's memories, there was practically no such evaluation.
This was because an A-rank NPC could be considered a dragon among men.
As for the range of potential, it was between Bronze and Fine-Gold Guards. There was also a possibility of becoming a Fine-Gold Guard.
The guards Shifeng had previously recruited were B-rank at best. Only after becoming a guard did they determine that the guards were Secret-Silver Guards. That was already heaven-defying luck.
However, Shifeng already knew Anna's basic Attributes. Based on the guards' Attributes in the past, Shifeng was able to determine Anna's rank. Otherwise, Shifeng would not have been able to determine her rank.
"Lord Viscount, I've kept you waiting for quite some time. Please, follow me," the test officer said respectfully after glancing at Shi Feng.
A Viscount was already considered a great noble in White River City. Compared to ordinary nobles, he was much more powerful. Not only could he have 50 guards by his side, but he could also have two Personal Guards.
Shifeng nodded. He then followed the tester into the testing room.
"Lord Viscount, according to the Adventurer's Association's regulations, each test costs 10 Silver Coins. As a Viscount of White River City, you enjoy a 20% discount. The fee is 8 Silver Coins," the tester said, somewhat embarrassed.
"Here." Shifeng casually handed over 8 Silver Coins. Inwardly, he cursed the Adventurer's Association for being greedy.
The testing instrument required Magic Crystals. One Magic Crystal was not worth much on the market. Moreover, one Magic Crystal could be used dozens of times. Yet, the Adventurer's Association charged 10 Silver Coins for each test.
This was equivalent to making dozens of times more money with a single Magic Crystal. The Adventurer's Association was far more profitable than any other industry.
However, it was precisely because there were so many ways to spend money in God's Domain that Coins had always been so scarce. It was precisely because of this scarcity that Coins were so valuable.
Following which, Anna walked up to the testing instrument and began her test.
Time passed quickly. However, even after two minutes, the testing instrument still did not produce a final result. On the contrary, due to the instrument's excessive energy consumption, the tester had no choice but to replace the instrument with another Magic Crystal.
One crystal … Two crystals …
After using a total of five crystals, the tester's complexion turned pale.
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