The Seventh Base

Xu Mo entered and began the test as instructed.

Tanis and Zero followed suit, seemingly a bit bored.

But according to Yang Lan, the evaluation was crucial for understanding new members and would determine the resources they received later, so it was very important.

Xu Mo began to doubt Yang Lan, as the data still wasn’t available, suspecting that he had been all talk before.

The next part of the evaluation took place in a vast space. Yang Lan said to him, "We’ll test your neural reaction speed and physical reaction speed. Each person has three chances. The longer you last, the better. Do your best. Will you go first?"

"Yeah." Xu Mo nodded.

"Go ahead." Yang Lan spoke, and Xu Mo walked forward. Then the mechanical door closed, trapping Xu Mo inside.

After Xu Mo entered, the timer started.

Yang Lan glanced at the time. The upcoming evaluation could roughly estimate Xu Mo’s level based on how long he lasted. He wondered how long Xu Mo could endure.

Moreover, to truly test Xu Mo, he hadn’t informed him about what was inside. In fact, once Xu Mo entered, he would face attacks and must not be hit; if he was, he would fail.

As time passed, Yang Lan initially appeared calm, but then he began checking the time more frequently.

After a while, Xu Mo still hadn’t come out, and the intervals at which Yang Lan checked the time were getting shorter.

His expression gradually became more serious, shedding his earlier casual demeanor.

Xu Mo’s endurance had already surpassed that of any newcomer Yang Lan had evaluated during his tenure.

In fact, from the previous Transcendent competition, Yang Lan had concluded that Xu Mo had a significant advantage in reaction speed, but exactly how impressive it was remained unknown. Now, the evaluations would clearly reflect in the data.

Using various data to assess someone’s abilities is the most direct and effective method.

Data doesn’t lie.

"He’s still not out." Yang Lan looked inside, then his gaze fixed there instead of intermittently checking the time.

He was nearing the record.

The historical record of the Divine Sword Bureau.

Yang Lan felt somewhat nervous. He hadn’t obtained data from the first two items, but for this one, he could judge directly by the time. Xu Mo was now close to the historical record and still hadn’t come out.

"Has it been long?" Zero noticed the change in Yang Lan’s demeanor, and Tanis looked toward Yang Lan as well.

"Yes." Yang Lan nodded, still focusing on the time.

"His reaction speed is very strong, just his Source Power Level hasn’t caught up yet," Tanis said, having directly fought Xu Mo and experiencing it firsthand.

During their clashes, if the intensity were the same, he would be severely beaten, often having to drop his defense and force Xu Mo to stop, but even so, Xu Mo had effortlessly calculated everything perfectly.

Yang Lan intently watched the time. At that moment, he twitched inside, then looked up at the room—still no sign of Xu Mo coming out, and he had surpassed the historical record.

Although it was only the overall time, not individual duration, surpassing the historical record as a whole was already terrifying, suggesting that his single stint might have broken the record.

And yet, Xu Mo was still continuing with no sign of emerging.

"Should be soon."

Yang Lan thought to himself as time slowly passed, his expression gradually turning bizarre.

Still not out???

Earlier, he had hoped Xu Mo would last a bit longer, possibly reaching the record time. But now, he wondered if Xu Mo should be coming out, unsure what his own emotions were.

Xu Mo was merely following Yang Lan’s instructions, trying to last as long as possible, hence his cooperation.

Gradually growing numb, Yang Lan put down the Communicator he had been holding. Xu Mo had now exceeded the record by thirty percent.

He began to suspect whether there was something wrong with the machine.

Previously, each record was closely contested with slight improvements. Could there really be someone capable of dramatically raising the record to a new level?

What would that mean for others later?

After a while, Yang Lan calmed down, his numb gaze fixed on the room. Finally, the mechanical door opened, and Xu Mo appeared from within.

"How did it go?"

Xu Mo walked out and asked Yang Lan.

Yang Lan glanced at the time, which was fifty percent above historical records.

"Not too bad," Yang Lan replied indifferently.

Looking at Yang Lan’s expression, which seemed quite plain and unexcited, Xu Mo felt a sense of admiration; no wonder it was the Divine Sword Bureau, it seemed to be filled with many skilled individuals. His reaction speed had always been his advantage, but this was not so apparent in combat; it was in the details. Experience exclusive tales on Freewebnovel

But it was directly reflected in the data.

However, Xu Mo hadn’t expected to not stand out too much himself.

"Who’s going next?" Yang Lan asked Zero and Tanis with an unconcerned attitude.

Damn!

Tanis stepped forward, but it wasn’t long before he came back out, as reaction speed was not his strength.

Zero lasted a bit longer than Tanis, but compared to Xu Mo, he was still far behind.

Xu Mo, seeing their performance, suddenly felt that he might still be okay?

"Next, please." After the three of them finished the assessment, Yang Lan led them onward.

After that, there were assessments of pure physical strength, combat skills explosive power, movement speed, and attack speed.

All these were physical qualities.

Big data would combine their Source Power Level, Spiritual Power Level, and performance in various areas to calculate their talent value.

Xu Mo completed a total of twelve assessments, while Zero and Tanis completed nine.

The three extra assessments Xu Mo did were related to Mecha; in fact, among those nine assessments, there were also Mecha-related ones, such as nerve reaction speed, which was extremely important.

After all this, Yang Lan led Xu Mo and the others out of the assessment area, and the mechanical door closed behind them.

Yang Lan told them, "Next, we’ll calculate the evaluation results based on your assessment data. Let’s go to the hall and wait. Once the results are out, you might be invited to join a team."

"Okay," Xu Mo nodded. "Will we get our results?"

"Normally, that’s possible," Yang Lan said.

"What’s an abnormal situation?" Xu Mo asked.

"If the assessment results are terrible?" Yang Lan said, "It might discourage a genius’s confidence, so perhaps it will be concealed from the person. But don’t worry, it won’t be that disastrous for you."

"Okay." Xu Mo didn’t ask further and followed Yang Lan out.

Next, all they had to do was wait for the results. Xu Mo was quite confident about his own assessments after all, his teacher had told him long ago that he wasn’t S ranked.

.....

Xu Jun was a data monitoring officer at the Divine Sword Bureau. Today, three new recruits had arrived at the Divine Sword Bureau, and they had just completed all the checks not long ago. He went to the data monitoring center to review.

At the Divine Sword Bureau, Xu Jun was part of the logistics staff. Although he wasn’t very crucial, he was still considered a core member. Moreover, having seen numerous talented individuals, he wasn’t too impressed by ordinary geniuses anymore.

This time, evaluating three new recruits at once, he wondered what the results would be.

Xu Jiun arrived at the data monitoring center, got to the first panel, looked up at the data; it was all pretty good, the physical constitution was strong, quality was very perfect. However, because he had seen so many geniuses, Xu Mo wasn’t too shocked, he quietly recorded the data.

He continued to look down, and when he saw the data on the second panel, he froze for a moment, his lethargic gaze suddenly became exceptionally solemn and serious.

What’s going on?

Could there be a mistake with the data?

All at once, three Demon Level presences had arrived?

He lowered his head, recorded the data individually; his expression also became serious. He looked towards the data on the third panel.

The next moment, Xu Jun’s heart twitched, his eyes fixed on it, feeling somewhat unreal.

Even if there was an issue with the instrument, it wouldn’t all fail at the same time, right?

The Divine Sword Bureau, it seems, would not remain peaceful!