The HR Alliance's Quasi-Martial Artist Assessment

Time passed quickly, and soon it was June 1st. The first day of every month was the day for the Quasi-Martial Artist examination.

Having finished her preparations, Xu Ai returned to the Xu Family headquarters on this day.

As one of the twelve great families of Huaxia and a member of the HR Alliance, the Xu Family naturally held the authority to host the Quasi-Martial Artist examination. The HR Alliance Quasi-Martial Artist examination for the Yangzhou City district was hosted by the Xu Family.

As a member of the Xu Family, Xu Ai would naturally take her exam on her own home turf.

After spending some time traveling, Xu Ai arrived at the Xu Family headquarters.

"Xiao Ai, over here!"

Below the Martial Artist Building, a rather handsome young man waved at Xu Ai.

"Big Brother!"

Seeing him, Xu Ai waved back and trotted over.

The person Xu Ai called Big Brother was naturally the eldest legitimate son of the Xu Family, Xu Xin's own brother, Xu Gang.

Unlike the playboy described in the original story, although Xu Gang's talent wasn't exceptional, as the future heir of the Xu Family, he still had some capability.

Since the world of Swallowed Star valued martial arts above all else, it was impossible for Xu Gang not to pursue the martial path. With the resources poured into him by the Xu Family, his physical fitness had already reached the level of a high-level student.

As for reaching the level of a Quasi-Martial Artist, it would probably take another two or three years...

Xu Gang looked at Xu Ai, who had run up to him, with satisfaction and said:

"Not bad, you can already take the Quasi-Martial Artist exam at just 16. The future of our Xu Family's new generation is in your hands."

"I will do my best."

Xu Ai smiled, not feeling the need to be modest.

Based on her past memories, she had long since understood Xu Gang's personality perfectly.

In short, it could be summed up in two words: sister-complex!!!

He was yet another lifelong rival to Xu Ai, who was a sister-complex herself!

However, Xu Ai did not know that to Xu Gang, she was actually a little sister as well...

The Martial Artist Building had ten floors. The first floor was, as usual, a bar-style leisure area specifically for martial artists to relax and socialize. The second floor was the testing floor, where the Quasi-Martial Artist examination was held.

Xu Ai had arrived quite late; there were already over a dozen students on the second floor taking the exam.

After bringing Xu Ai up, Xu Gang went off to get busy. Although this Quasi-Martial Artist examination was overseen by a high-level War General, it was actually hosted by him. The purpose was to give the future heir of the Xu Family some training opportunities and, incidentally, to build his own connections.

After waiting for a while, more martial artists arrived from downstairs. By the time the exam began, there were 27 candidates.

The first test was the punch strength test. Five Punch Strength Testers were lined up, and the 27 people were divided into five groups.

In Xu Ai's group, the first person to test was a sturdy young man who looked about the same age as her.

He stood before the Punch Strength Tester, took a deep breath, coiled his right arm, and then threw a fierce straight punch at the target.

The target made a dull 'thud', and the display lit up.

"900 kilograms, just right."

The staff member smiled slightly and announced the result. The screen of the Punch Strength Tester indeed displayed the value of 900kg.

But in reality, Xu Ai, who knew the inside story, was clear that this martial artist's true punch strength was likely hovering between 895-900kg.

This was the reason why more students chose to take the HR Alliance's Quasi-Martial Artist exam. Compared to other major powers, the HR Alliance's exam was indeed much more lenient. After the machines were calibrated, as long as the value wasn't too far off, they would all display 900kg.

The strictest Quasi-Martial Artist exam was the military's, the most authoritative was the Extreme Martial Arts Hall's, the most lenient was the HR Alliance's, and the one with the least presence was the Thunder Dojo's...

"Next, Xu Ai."

When mentioning this name, the staff member glanced at Xu Ai.

As an employee of the Xu Family, it was impossible for the staff member not to recognize the important members of the family.

As the member of the main family with the best martial arts talent in the new generation, and having apprenticed under Empress Ruthless, Xu Ai's status was extremely high. The entire Xu Family was looking forward to Xu Ai becoming the second War God of the main family!

Xu Ai walked to the Punch Strength Tester, coiled her body slightly, took a heavy step forward, twisted her waist, and landed a heavy punch on the target.

"903 kilograms, not bad, not bad."

Xu Gang looked at the screen and couldn't help but laugh.

The Xu Family was naturally very lenient when testing outsiders, but for their own family members, the examination was extremely strict. If your physical fitness didn't meet the standard, it didn't meet the standard, and you were eliminated immediately!

And since Xu Ai's result was over 900 kilograms, it was a real figure, meaning her physical fitness had truly met the standard!

The other students were very surprised when they heard this and looked at Xu Ai. Most of the students who came to the HR Alliance for the exam were the type who tried to cut corners; it was considered good if they could barely meet the standard. That she could actually exceed it was quite rare.

Seeing this data, Xu Ai sighed silently in her heart.

She knew that before coming to the exam, she had tested once using the machine at Empress Ruthless's home, and her punch strength had reached 907 kilograms at that time. This time, it was a step backward...

The punch strength test ended quickly. Three students who had tried too hard to cut corners and were more than ten kilograms short were directly eliminated and led away by several staff members.

Next was the speed test. One needed to run at 25m/s to be considered qualified. However, following the HR Alliance's lenient tradition, as long as the speed was over 24.8m/s, it counted as a pass.

Even so, 5 people were eliminated. These were clearly just trying their luck; one of them even clocked in at 24m/s. The HR Alliance's cheating was truly deeply ingrained in people's hearts.

Of course, speed was Xu Ai's strong suit, and her final result reached 25.7m/s.

This time, she had performed beyond her usual limits.

Next was the nerve reaction test. The testing machine at the Xu Family had been calibrated, causing a slight pause at the moment of aiming and firing, and for Xu Ai, this loophole was far too obvious.

Even while holding back, she easily achieved a score of "29 hits, zero red light contacts."

The reason she was hit so many times was that she didn't want to be too exaggerated. After all, while everyone knew about the HR Alliance's cheating measures and didn't take them seriously, one still couldn't be too flashy...

Although the nerve reaction test was lenient, it was harder than the punch strength and speed tests for those who tried to cut corners, directly eliminating 10 people and leaving only 9, including Xu Ai.

After Xu Gang had the eliminated candidates sent away, he looked toward Xu Ai and the others.

"Congratulations. Your test data has been uploaded. Once the review is complete and the official documents are issued, your Quasi-Martial Artist status will be recorded in your citizen information, and you will be able to enjoy some of the privileges of a Martial Artist. Now, follow me."

The third floor of the Martial Artist Building was a rest floor with many guest rooms. When Martial Artists were exhausted from training, they could come down to register for a free rest, or use them as hotel rooms. The management office of the Martial Artist Building was also located here.

Xu Gang led them into a spacious office inside.

"These are 9 applications for the Martial Artist Practical Examination."

Xu Gang took 9 contracts from a drawer and handed them to Xu Ai and the others.

"The Martial Artist Practical Examination is voluntary. Once you participate, if you are injured or killed by a monster during the process, no one will be held responsible for it."

"Of course, the monsters used in the Martial Artist Practical Examination are the weakest and most feeble ones, so the mortality rate is still quite low."

The practical examination was mainly to cultivate the combat awareness of the new generation of Martial Artists; it was impossible to let Quasi-Martial Artists go to their deaths. Therefore, under the control of the military, the mortality rate was indeed very low.

However, the injury and disability rate was truly very high!

The content of the practical examination application primarily emphasized warnings such as taking responsibility for one's own injuries or death and the inability to withdraw midway, only explaining the benefits of becoming a Martial Artist at the very end.

Xu Ai looked it over with curiosity and then signed the application form.

Watching as the few of them signed one after another, Xu Gang smiled with satisfaction.

"Very good. Today is June 1st, and you have chosen a good time. There are two months left until the next practical examination, and you must prepare well during these two months."

Xu Gang picked up a remote control and pressed it toward the wall behind him, and a projection appeared on the silver screen on the wall.

It was a secret manual with pictures and text, with a large title at the very top named—Genetic Energy Cultivation Method.

"You should have heard of this many times and are no strangers to it. That's right, it is the proof of the dividing line between Martial Artists and ordinary people, the Genetic Energy Cultivation Method known as 'Five Hearts Towards Heaven'."

"Your physical fitness has already met the standard. Through the cultivation method, you can attempt to perceive cosmic energy and absorb it into every cell in your body to become your own energy, which is—genetic energy."

Xu Gang spent some time educating everyone on the origin and greatness of the Genetic Energy Cultivation Method, after which that high-level War General also explained some points to pay attention to during the cultivation process.

Before leaving, Xu Gang gave one more instruction: this Genetic Energy Cultivation Method could not be spread to others at will.

Xu Ai glanced at it casually and then left.

In reality, she had already mastered the cultivation method long ago. Whether it was the "Five Hearts Towards Heaven" or the upgraded "Five Qi Towards Origin" cultivation method, she knew them by heart.

The only reason she hadn't cultivated it yet was that she wanted to complete the Quasi-Martial Artist examination with normal data.

What remained was time for the few Quasi-Martial Artists; they could not copy the Genetic Energy Cultivation Method and could only memorize it in their minds.