The Adventurers' Association's review of whether an NPC could become an adventurer was an extremely tedious process.
First, they had to determine an NPC's various attributes, then test their suitability for each class. Only then could they decide whether an ordinary NPC could become an adventurer.
Therefore, the testing process was not fast. It took about two minutes to assess one person.
Watching players enter the testing room one after another with the NPCs they had chosen, only to emerge later with mournful faces, made the players waiting in line behind them sweat nervously.
"The success rate is way too low. Out of the people I've seen, only one in twenty succeeded. Even when they do succeed, their displayed strength doesn't seem that impressive. I really don't know how Zero Wing managed it," said a rather delicate-looking male priest with a high nose bridge, sighing wistfully.
"Maybe Zero Wing recruited from among NPC adventurers. The people in my party had previously come here and recommended a batch of NPCs, but only three of their chosen NPCs became adventurers. The evaluations they received weren't high, though, so their potential probably wasn't much," said another tall, rough-looking male warrior with a troubled expression. "Unfortunately, none of our party members have noble titles, so we can't recruit guards. We can't see the detailed data and can only use the test evaluations to estimate their level. I heard that the best guard Smile Topples a City got was only Mystic Iron Grade. I spent ages picking this one. I wonder whether he can become an adventurer. If he can, then I'll have made a profit."
Within the long queue, players gathered in small groups to discuss Zero Wing's guard, Kate. Every one of them hoped to encounter one themselves and become rich overnight, with