Swallowed Star: Rewards for Every Level-Up
Chapter 2

Assessment

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"Good!"

Jiang Nian let out a loud shout, turning to look at Yun He with a face full of joy. "Good kid, truly not bad!"

"You're twenty years old this year, right?"

"Yes, I just turned twenty this month." Yun He nodded.

"Come, come, let's test your speed and nerve reaction speed." Jiang Nian pulled Yun He over to the running track used for speed testing, running over himself to flip the switch.

Naturally, Yun He cooperated fully.

The test results came out quickly.

Punch strength: 2050kg. Speed: 41.8m/s Nerve reaction speed: Beginner Warrior full marks, Intermediate Warrior pass.

Right now, Yun He's physical fitness had just crossed the threshold of an Intermediate Warrior.

"Haha, good, good, good! With these results of yours, you can completely be called a genius." Jiang Nian's face flushed with excitement as he patted Yun He's shoulder. "Ah Yun He, your instructor's future contribution points will rely entirely on you."

Yun He chuckled.

"Yun He, based on your current performance, our Limit Martial Hall can completely allow you to join in advance without having to go through the Martial Artist Combat Assessment," Jiang Nian said.

As expected, Yun He thought to himself.

"It seems you already had an idea of this yourself," Jiang Nian said with a smile. "I won't keep it from you either. The first time you cultivated genetic origin energy, you increased your punch strength by 1100kg, and your speed, nerve reaction, and all other aspects reached the standard. Your talent belongs to the genius tier. Across the entire Yangzhou City, or even adding up all of Jiangnan Base City, geniuses like you probably number fewer than ten at most in a single year."

Yun He listened intently.

"Geniuses like you will naturally have your results watched by everyone after the Martial Artist Combat Assessment," Jiang Nian continued. "By then, countless factions will definitely throw olive branches your way."

"Our Limit Martial Hall is naturally no exception."

"Of course, rest assured, the conditions our Limit Martial Hall offers you won't be low either. For geniuses like you, aside from gifting a villa, we also provide 20,000,000 in startup funds! At the same time, we will also gift you a set of a guidance technique, movement technique, and attack manual for free, provided the combined price of these three is under 50,000,000. Of course, you'll need to cover any excess amount yourself."

Even with mental preparation beforehand, upon hearing this sum at this moment, Yun He still felt a bit dizzy.

70,000,000!

"Our Limit Martial Hall offers the exact same conditions to genius martial artists, so you can rest assured about that," Jiang Nian smiled.

"Alright, Instructor, I agree to join the Limit Martial Hall." Yun He nodded in agreement.

This was naturally the best outcome.

"Haha, good. Wait a moment, I'll make a call first." Jiang Nian took out his phone and walked aside.

Before long, Jiang Nian walked back and smiled, "Done, headquarters has already arranged the assessment for you. Let's go, we're heading to headquarters right now."

"Okay."

Jiangnan Base City, main urban district.

Limit Martial Hall Headquarters.

An area spanning a vast expanse, with silvery-white courtyard walls extending all the way to the limit of vision. A towering, dark blue skyscraper stood tall, bearing four large characters on its body that could be clearly seen from several miles away: Limit Martial Hall.

"This is the Limit General Hall, our Limit Martial Hall headquarters in Jiangnan Base City." Yun He and Jiang Nian stood outside the main gates of the Limit General Hall as Jiang Nian spoke.

Yun He took a deep breath. It hadn't felt like much when reading about it, but seeing it in true reality allowed him to feel that immersive shock.

The gates of the Limit General Hall were a full hundred meters wide. Rows of soldiers with live ammunition stood there, their gazes scanning the surroundings. Between his two lives combined, Yun He had never seen such a grand scene.

"Let's go, we're going in." Jiang Nian led Yun He through the gates.

Entering the gates, inside the courtyard walls was a park-like campus resembling a large-scale garden.

Walking within the park, small bridges over flowing water and rockery flower beds could be seen everywhere.

Pedestrians came and went in an endless stream-either martial artists or their family members. Anyone able to live here was certainly no ordinary person.

"The supervisor will be here later as well, and he will personally assess you. Don't be nervous, just perform at your normal strength," Jiang Nian advised.

"Right, okay."

The two quickly arrived in front of a three-story detached villa. Jiang Nian led Yun He inside the villa and headed straight for the second floor.

The second floor of the villa was empty and spacious, boasting an extremely large area that served as a large martial arts training hall. Jiang Nian brought Yun He before a group of people and said respectfully, "Supervisor, I've brought him."

Yun He raised his eyes to look. Standing at the front of the crowd was a middle-aged man wearing a black Tang suit. He had a lean physique, a hooked nose, and although his eyes carried a gentle smile, the entire man gave off a soft, sinister vibe.

Behind the middle-aged man in the black Tang suit stood several staff members dressed in white suits.

The middle-aged man in the black Tang suit spoke, his voice gentle, "This young man must be Yun He?"

"Yes, Supervisor," Jiang Nian replied respectfully, then signaled Yun He with a glance.

Yun He hurriedly said, "Greetings, Supervisor."

This person must undoubtedly be Zhuge Tao, one of the four giants of the Jiangnan Limit Hall Headquarters.

"Mm."

The middle-aged man in the black Tang suit nodded slightly and said, "Begin the test."

"Yes."

The staff members busily sprang into action. The punch strength tester, speed tester, and nerve reaction speed tester instrument were all turned on, while equipment such as cameras were simultaneously activated.

Other staff members calibrated and checked whether the equipment was accurate.

"The instruments are normal, the assessment can begin," a staff member shouted.

"Go ahead." The middle-aged man in the black Tang suit nodded.

"Yun He, don't be nervous, just perform normally," Jiang Nian also said.

Yun He nodded.

First was the punch strength test. Yun He walked up to the punch strength tester, took a few light breaths to regulate his breathing, and then his entire body erupted instantly, his fist striking out with a howling sound of wind.

Boom!

The display screen of the punch strength tester immediately showed: 2051kg.

Jiang Nian secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The subsequent speed and nerve reaction tests also proceeded with normal performance, without any errors.

The middle-aged man in the black Tang suit nodded. "All data meets the requirements, and at twenty years of age, he happens to still be within the specified limit."

He looked at Yun He and asked, "Yun He, are you willing to join our Limit Martial Hall?"

"I am willing." Yun He nodded.

"Jiang Nian should have told you about the treatment our Limit Martial Hall offers, right?"

"He told me."

"I will repeat it once more. According to old rules, you can choose a villa in Yangzhou City or here at the Jiangnan headquarters to live in. You possess the right of residence, but not the right to sell it. The villa residential area of our Limit Martial Hall is exclusively for martial artists within the martial hall to live in."

"Aside from that, there is the 20,000,000 startup fund, plus three manuals for movement technique, guidance technique, and attack method, with a price not exceeding 50,000,000. Correct?"

"Yes," Yun He replied.

"Since there are no issues, let's sign the contract according to the old rules," the middle-aged man in the black Tang suit said.

A staff member produced a pre-prepared contract and handed it to the middle-aged man in the black Tang suit, who picked up a pen and swiftly signed his name.

The staff member took the contract and pen, handing them to Yun He. "Just sign right here, here, and here."

Yun He took the contract and quickly scanned it. The contract terms were clear and straightforward with no issues, so he immediately signed his name.

"Yun He, welcome to our Limit Martial Hall family." The middle-aged man in the black Tang suit smiled and extended a hand.

Yun He hurriedly reached out to shake hands with the supervisor.

After the handshake, the middle-aged man in the black Tang suit didn't say much more and left along with the staff members.

This left Yun He feeling a little depressed; this treatment simply couldn't compare to Luo Feng's at all.

The second floor of the villa was now empty, leaving only a white-haired elderly man, along with Yun He and Jiang Nian.

"Yun He, this is Uncle Bai." After secretly exhaling a breath of relief, Jiang Nian smiled and introduced him.

"Hello, Uncle Bai." Yun He quickly called out.

"Young man, congratulations," Uncle Bai smiled. "Starting today, you can move directly into our Limit Martial Hall's warrior residential area to live."

"As for your startup fund and selecting manuals, once you pass the combat assessment, officially become a martial artist, and possess martial artist clearance, you will be qualified to enter the internal network of the Limit Martial Hall to make your selections. The startup fund will also be deposited directly into your martial artist account at that time."

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