On the flat island was a dark-blue skyscraper erected and there were several characters clearly engraved on it— Sacred China, East China Sea Branch!
"This is a branch of the organization and it covers the entire East China Sea," Ling Kai pointed at the skyscraper and said with a smile.
"It's very domineering. There are also numerous soldiers!" Xue Yue could not help but exclaim.
The open space surrounding the skyscraper was heavily sentried and there were soldiers standing guard with live ammunition in every area. Moreover, there were also helicopters, flying motorcycles, and football-like floating airships parked near it.
Ling Kai led Xue Yue into the front of the skyscraper.
Beep—
The door suddenly emitted a red light and shone on Ling Kai. Shortly after, an electronic sound followed.
"Hello, Ling Kai. Welcome to the East China Sea Branch!"
The door automatically opened after the electronic voice sounded. "Brother Xue Yue, come, let's go in!"
And so, two people stepped through the doors.
"This gate is controlled by AI and that red light can directly scan an individual's genes. It can easily identify a person and it is impossible for other organization's members to sneak in!
"Therefore, for newcomers like you visiting for the first time, someone must lead you inside!"
"I see!" Xue Yue exclaimed. That AI door was indeed very high-tech, as it did not even need any guards or soldiers!
Outside the building were soldiers in uniform patrolling and standing guard. However, upon entering the building, there were hardly any soldiers and with a simple sweep, the hall was full of people dressed casually similar to ordinary people!
The hall was very big and it was arranged like a huge restaurant. There were sofas and tables along with many individuals in groups of three and five drinking tea while chatting.
"This is the East China Sea Branch?" Xue Yue was somewhat dumbfounded. The soldiers standing guard outside gave off a stern feeling. However, upon entering the building, it felt like he had come into a restaurant. It was very casual!
"Heh, are you feeling as if you've come to a supermarket?" Ling Kai laughed out loud. "If that's the case, you're wrong. Brother Xue Yue, these people are all Superhumans and all of them are powerful individuals!"
"All of them are Superhumans?" Xue Yue was surprised. With a simple sweep across the entire hall, there were at least hundreds of people, and all of them were Superhumans?
There were too many!
"This is considered nothing!"
Ling Kai revealed an unconcerned smile. "There are 1.5 billion Chinese people worldwide and even if a single Superhuman were to awaken among 100,000 people, there would still be 15,000 Superhumans. What's more, after many years of accumulation, how could the numbers of Superhumans not be so? There are only a few hundred Superhumans in the East China Sea Branch and it's considered a relatively small number!"
"That's true!" Xue Yue's gaze swept across the Superhumans in the hall and traces of excitement flashed past his eyes. Wow… They are all Superhumans…"
"Hey Old Lin! Didn't you go out on a mission? Why are you back again?"
Just then, a powerful voice sounded. Xue Yue looked in that direction and the voice belonged to a bald-headed man not far away from them. At that moment, that man was holding onto a glass of wine and drinking with two of his companions.
"Haha, of course I'm back since I've completed the mission. On the other hand, you seem to be very idle all day long!" Ling Kai laughed and said as he looked at the bald head man before nodding towards the two people beside him as a means of greeting.
"Heh, don't even mention it!" The bald man touched his head, walked over with his glass of wine and said helplessly, "Your brother here is very unlucky. I had wanted to gather four team members to try for a higher-level monster cave. However, there are only so many Superhumans in this branch and the majority of them are all old partners that have grouped together for many years. It's not that easy to find someone!"
"You can always find a newcomer!" Ling Kai said with a smile.
"Newcomers are too weak and bringing them along is cumbersome…" Speaking of this, the bald-headed man looked at Xue Yue and burped, with the scent of alcohol wafting through the air. "This brother here looks unfamiliar. Is he a newcomer?"
"His name is Xue Yue and I just fetched him. I guess he can be considered a newcomer!" Ling Kai smiled and turned to Xue Yue. "Brother Xue Yue, this bald man is called Wu Juecheng and he can be considered slightly famous in the East China Sea branch. You can call him Old Wu or Brother Wu!"
"Hello, Brother Wu!" Xue Yue called out.
"Welcome, Brother Xue Yue!"
Wu Juecheng laughed with his mouth open and his gaze unconsciously fell onto Goldie on Xue Yue's shoulders. "Brother Xue Yue, your pet has a pretty good demeanor. Which company cultivated this new product? Erm, it looks really good. I shall buy one too someday!"
As he said that, he stretched out in an attempt to touch Goldie.
"Ah! Don't…" Xue Yue wanted to stop him, but he was too late. Goldie would not even let Xue Yue touch it, not to mention someone else!
Just as Wu Juecheng's hands were about to touch Goldie…
Shing!
A flash of black light streaked across and four wounds appeared on Wu Juecheng's hand. Blood spilled on the ground and Goldie narrowed its eyes as it coldly stared at Wu Juecheng!
Coo~~
The scene instantly stunned everyone present and the entire hall fell into complete silence for a moment.
Xue Yue was the first who reacted as he hastily apologized, "Brother Wu, I'm sorry. I'm really sorry about this!"
His voice had broken the silence and there was a buzz throughout the hall.
"F*ck! What breed is that black pet? It's claws are so sharp? Bald head Wu is an SS grade Superhuman and his skin is harder than stone…"
"God knows what breed it is. But it doesn't look ordinary!"
"I…"
Jue Wucheng also came back to his senses and looked at Goldie in amazement. However, he could not help but shiver when he met Goldie's cold expression. He then retreated a few steps and waved his hands. "It's fine, it's fine. This small injury is nothing and I was the one that was too hasty!"
"Brother Wu, I'm honestly sorry about this. Goldie isn't a pet…" Xue Yue was really apologetic and he hastily explained.
"Old Wu, are you alright?"
"It's alright, it's alright!"
Ling Kai looked at Goldie in amazement and said, "Brother Xue, it's getting late. Let's go and appraise your abilities first!"
"Al… right then!" Xue Yue apologetically nodded at Wu Juecheng and followed Ling Kai towards the elevator.
The various Superhumans in the hall looked at the back of those two people and fell into deep thought.
"I didn't expect for something like this to happen the moment I arrive here!" As the both of them took the elevator, Xue Yue helplessly looked at Goldie. "Goldie, how could you injure someone? They are all my friends!"
Goldie narrowed its eyes and gave no hoots about Xue Yue.
"Brother Xue Yue, that pet of yours seems to be pretty strong!" Ling Kai looked at Goldie. "I've been to many monster caves and am considered well informed. However, it's my first time seeing this breed of pet!"
"Ha…!" Xue Yue shook his head with a bitter smile. A pet… Can Goldie be considered a pet?
The elevator rose slowly and finally stopped on the fourth floor.
"The fourth floor is an area dedicated to appraising your strength and abilities. Brother Xue Yue, we've arrived!"
The fourth floor was rather empty with a large area that was at least hundreds of meters long and tens of meters wide. There was a runway made of unknown material, and on the other end was an odd machine!
"Brother Xue Yue, this is an electric powered runway that is specially used to test one's speed!"
Ling Kai pointed at the runway and explained, "Our cells become extremely active due to the sudden development of the brain and our body functions greatly improve. Our judgement and reaction time are far superior to ordinary people and therefore, the appraisal of abilities targets these few aspects!
"Speed, strength, neural response and super powers!"
Xue Yue gave a nod of understanding.
"First, we shall measure your speed." Ling Kai turned on the switch and the runway located in the middle slowly started up.
"Brother, you have a minute to adjust your conditions and following which, use your fastest speed to run towards the opposite side!"
"En!" Xue Yue responded and began to adjust his breathing.
"Brother Xue Yue, this pet of yours…" Ling Kai pointed towards Goldie. His intentions were clear. Having a pet on his shoulders would greatly affect his performance.
"Goldie, go and wait to one side!" Xue Yue said towards Goldie.
Coo~~ Goldie cooed in unhappiness and flapped its wings to the other side.
A minute later, Xue Yue adjusted his physical condition to its best state and stood before the electronic runway.
"Begin!"
Following Ling Kai's explosive shout, Xue Yue made a fierce dash. His feet knocked against the runway, causing rumbling sounds and it was as if his entire being had shot out like lightning.
Whoosh—
Beep beep beep… A big red number flashed on the electronic wall on the opposite side: 63m/s!
"What? 63m/s?" Ling Kai's eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at the numbers. It wasn't because the number was too high. His own speed was in fact, faster than that.
Instead, it was because it was very rare for newcomers to achieve such results the first time they were appraised!
63m/s was a speed that only A-Grade Superhumans could achieve!
Headquarters had ordered the search for this guy. As expected, they are farsighted… Ling Kai's gaze flickered and he secretly nodded. At the same time, he looked forward to Xue Yue's following tests even more.
Immediately after, he ran to the end of the runway and said, "Brother Xue Yue, take a rest first before undergoing the strength test. Do you see this equipment here? This is for testing strength and you have to consecutively release 50 punches at this machine. At least 50!"
Xue Yue looked at the testing machine that was rectangular-shaped and around five meters tall. There was a special metal plate about half a diameter in the center.
That metal plate was an elastic metal. It would easily deform under impact, but its toughness was extremely high!
"Hoo— I'd like to see how powerful I am right now!" Xue Yue took a deep breath and struck the metal plate like a storm.
Bang, bang, bang—
Bang, bang, bang—
The metal plate suddenly caused thumping sounds and a number would be shown on top with every punch. These numbers reflected the power contained in each punch!
The final scores would be calculated based on the average value of 50 punches!