Is this a job test?

In Earth, Huxin City, Heavenly Might Tower.

In the opulent reception hall, a middle-aged man with completely white hair continuously tapped his fingers on the desk, his speed increasing, causing a sense of dread among the elders seated in the hall.

Madman Chu!

These three words, during the Pilgrimage, were a name known to everyone, a title forged in mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

At that time, Chu Qingtian was already 47 years old and a formidable expert in the virtual gaming world.

In the virtual gaming world, while virtual games could disregard players' physical issues, as players aged, their focus and energy were no match for their youth. Even their neural reflexes would decline.

Yet, Chu Qingtian still fought on the front lines. Single-handedly, he battled four Saint-level existences. Those three Saint-level existences were in their prime, with their focus and neural reflexes at their peak, but they were still defeated by Chu Qingtian.

Afterward, Chu Qingtian destroyed a city with a single spear strike, defeating the Blazing Sun Guild, which was capable of challenging the top guilds. From then on, the name Madman Chu became renowned throughout the Pilgrimage.

However, the name Madman Chu reached its current level of universal recognition due to another event.

It was an internal conflict within Heavenly Might. Chu Qingtian had a difference in ideology with another founder of Heavenly Might whose name could not be mentioned. At the time, everyone in the Pilgrimage thought Chu Qingtian would compromise, as that unnamed founder was accompanied by five Saint-level experts.

But Chu Qingtian ended up breaking ties with that unnamed founder.

That incident nearly caused Heavenly Might to fall to the status of a second-tier guild. Fortunately, Chu Qingtian fended off attacks from several second-tier guilds, barely maintaining Heavenly Might's position in the Pilgrimage.

Although Chu Qingtian was now almost fifty, his personality had mellowed considerably, and he had become much gentler. However, Chu Qingtian's current expression was somewhat grim, so grim that the elders present felt a chill down their spines.

"Has Secretary Zhang not arrived yet?" Chu Qingtian glanced at the time on his watch, his brows furrowing even tighter. He directly asked the elders beside him, "Didn't you say Secretary Zhang was already on her way?"

"Guild Leader, Secretary Zhang is on her way, but that was five minutes ago. It will likely take another minute or two from Secretary Zhang's residence to the guild," a white-bearded elder explained cautiously.

"This Secretary Zhang is becoming more and more out of line," Chu Qingtian said, his voice somewhat icy. "It's one thing for us to wait here, but doesn't she know that Su Wuming is also here today? Now, Su Wuming has been waiting for over an hour. People might think we're trying to intimidate Su Wuming."

"Today is Su Wuming's onboarding test, which concerns Heavenly Might's reputation. If young people like Su Wuming feel that Heavenly Might is nothing, their demands will surely skyrocket!"

The elders present agreed wholeheartedly, their expressions becoming more serious.

Although Heavenly Might was currently one of the five major guilds in the Pilgrimage and appeared majestic to outsiders, they knew their own situation. With the Pilgrimage declining, Heavenly Might had already invested a significant amount of manpower and resources into developing new alternative games.

Heavenly Might currently had little spare cash. If Su Wuming easily passed the onboarding test, proof of his abilities would naturally command a high price. But if Su Wuming felt that the onboarding test was somewhat difficult, then they could negotiate a lower price.

Because this onboarding test was so important, everyone decided to entrust it to Secretary Zhang Qingwei, the guild's head housekeeper and the head of the human resources department. Several Saint-level existences in the guild had their onboarding tests conducted by Zhang Qingwei, and the negotiated prices were very favorable.

"By the way, why isn't Zhao Hu here? Didn't he say he wanted to meet Su Wuming today?" Chu Qingtian scanned the venue, noticing that Zhao Hu, who had been clamoring to meet Su Wuming, was nowhere to be seen.

Zhao Hu had been wanting Saint-level experts to explore new games, but Heavenly Might's current Saint-level experts were all occupied with important tasks, or they were not interested in exploring new games and only focused on improving their strength in the Pilgrimage.

Su Wuming, as a newly recruited elder, was definitely a target Zhao Hu wanted to win over with all his might.

"I contacted Elder Zhao Hu. Elder Zhao Hu said he was busy," the white-bearded elder explained.

"Busy? What is he doing?" Chu Qingtian asked in surprise. "Developing the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty is what Zhao Hu values most. What could be more important than recruiting a Saint-level expert to help?"

"He seems to be participating in a test assessment for a certain game," the white-bearded elder shook his head. "Elder Zhao Hu said he must pass that test assessment, or he'll have no face to return to the guild. I tried to persuade him, but I couldn't."

"Alright, that's just how he is." Chu Qingtian no longer cared about it and checked the time again. "Has she still not arrived?"

Just as Chu Qingtian was about to take out his phone to contact Zhang Qingwei directly, Zhang Qingwei calmly walked in, a look of helplessness on her face.

"Guild Leader, I apologize for making you wait." Zhang Qingwei took a deep breath, composing herself. "I have prepared the onboarding test for Blade Saint Su Wuming. I guarantee it will give Heavenly Might sufficient prestige."

"I hope so." Chu Qingtian glanced at Zhang Qingwei. He had originally intended to scold her, but considering Zhang Qingwei's condition, and the doctor's advice to get more sleep, he abandoned the idea. "Let's head to the onboarding test room now."

Heavenly Might Tower, 81st Floor.

The entire floor, covering an area the size of a small sports field, had been converted by Heavenly Might into the guild's onboarding test area, specifically for testing new recruits and conducting member promotion assessments.

The 81st floor, usually bustling with activity, was now quite empty because the entire floor was dedicated to Su Wuming's onboarding test today.

"Brother Su, sorry for making you wait. This is Heavenly Might's Human Resources Department Supervisor. We wasted quite a bit of time adjusting for the test earlier," Chu Qingtian said with a smile as he looked at the short-haired, burly young man lying in the virtual game pod.

Su Wuming was young, only twenty-five years old, and had risen to prominence as a Saint-level existence in the Pilgrimage over the past year.

As a free player, Su Wuming had defeated several Blade Saints in just one year, ranking among the top ten Blade Saints. He was a young man with considerable potential. It would have been difficult to recruit a genius expert like Su Wuming if Heavenly Might hadn't shown enough sincerity.

"It's fine. It's all playing games anyway. It doesn't matter where I play," Su Wuming said as he exited Pilgrimage. He looked at Zhang Qingwei, the head of the Human Resources Department, with curiosity. As for Chu Qingtian's words, he didn't believe a single one. "Can we start now?"

Su Wuming had heard many stories about guilds trying to suppress prices. Waiting for an hour was nothing. Some small guilds, in order to suppress prices, would even make newcomers wait until late at night, without offering coffee to stay awake, and not allowing them to use the restroom, employing all sorts of tactics.

Waiting for an hour now was a minor matter and wouldn't affect his state at all.

"Yes."

Zhang Qingwei stepped forward, about to have Su Wuming enter a combat game she had previously selected. Suddenly, she remembered the potential of High Martial Descent and that Luo Wu Shang also needed experts. She thought she could poach him for that.

With a flick of her finger, she opened High Martial Descent in the virtual game pod and said softly, "Elder Su, this is today's onboarding test game. You just need to pass this test assessment."

"Great! Today I'll finally get to experience Heavenly Might's rumored onboarding test." Su Wuming smiled as he looked at Zhang Qingwei, who had casually chosen a test assessment for a new game. He clicked to enter the High Martial Descent assessment test.

Using a test assessment for a new game as an onboarding test, Su Wuming felt that Heavenly Might was underestimating him. With his skill level, any game would be a piece of cake, let alone a test for a new game. How difficult could it be?

Then, one second...

Two seconds...

Three seconds...

Su Wuming exited the High Martial Descent test assessment, took a deep breath, paid 198 for resurrection, and entered the test assessment again.

Three seconds later, Su Wuming woke up again and silently paid another 198.

Dozens of times in a row, the slowest time Su Wuming woke up was only eleven seconds. Finally, Su Wuming took a deep breath and stood up directly.

"Sorry, I disturbed you."

"???"

This scene stunned Chu Qingtian and the others present. They had no idea what had happened.

Then, Su Wuming took a deep look at the dark gray High Martial Descent icon in the virtual game pod, then glanced at Chu Qingtian and the others present, his eyes filled with deep speechlessness.

Was this an onboarding test?

No! This was clearly a rejection test!

If they didn't want him to join, they should have just said so. Why bother fooling him with a test for a new game?

Seven Shadows Spear!

Is this a game humans can play?

The second update will be here soon.