Chapter 42: Okay, talk to you, TM actually play for real
Under the effect of the 50 gold coins prepared by Su Wen in advance, the mature and spicy mercenary administrator played a very efficient style, and after a few minutes of simple registration, Su Wen officially became a mercenary. www.biquge.info Of course, this is not a qualitative leap, it just means that he can receive mercenary tasks and get paid in the future, otherwise it is impossible to go through the back door to settle it with only a small amount of money.
However, before he can get the mercenary-exclusive identity plate, Su Wen also needs to take a simple ability test. This test is mainly to determine the strength level of the mercenary, Su Wen can completely refuse, but the mercenary union can only issue him the lowest bronze five-stage identity card, which will be very disadvantageous for future task collection.
Therefore, not only Su Wen, but also anyone who has a little confidence in himself will not refuse the aptitude test.
An aptitude test is also known as mercenary ranking. There are four levels of nameplates: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Diamond, which not only represent the reputation level of a mercenary, but also indicate his strength to some extent. Through ranking, mercenaries can earn up to silver and below, and those above need to earn reputation points by completing quests.
But no matter what, what really affects the status of mercenaries is the most important thing is strength.
50 gold coins is not much, but it is definitely a lot, at least it is worth half a month's salary of the mercenary administrator. Therefore, the middle-aged man who made a lot of money was very eager for Su Wen, the gold owner, and after he asked with concern and determined that Su Wen did not need to change into a set of normal clothes, he simply called someone to replace him, and personally took the wet Su Wen into the test ground of the mercenary union.
Because it is a small place, the testing ground of the Red Maple Town Mercenary Guild is also relatively simple, but it is enough to judge the strength of high-level knights and below. Of course, if the tester is a beginner or higher magician, there will be another set of testing standards, but this has nothing to do with Su Wen for the time being.
In a room full of equipment, Su Wen saw barbells stuffed with discus, fist targets to test strength, and a variety of weapons. In the corner of the room, a gray-haired old man was lying on a simple table napping, but judging from his strong and cow-like physique, Su Wen would definitely not regard him as an ordinary old man.
"Old Panla, there's a new person to test, wake up. ”
The mercenary administrator shouted at the old man.
The latter raised his head in confusion, rubbed his sleepy eyes, stared at the administrator for a few seconds, and then landed his gaze on Su Wen beside him.
"Hell, am I sleeping, why is this guy wet?"
"If you want to know, you can ask him yourself, I'm still busy, so I'll go first. ”
The administrator was too lazy to say, he turned his head and left the test field, and at the same time waved his hand to Su Wen, and said, "After the test is completed, Old Panla will give you a form, just take it to me." ”
Su Wen nodded, and then looked at the old Panla in the former's mouth.
Seventy years old, twenty years old muscles - Su Wen knew that this old Panla must have been exercising until this age, otherwise it would be impossible to have such a strong body. It's just that his mental state seems to be a little sluggish, so much so that he looks at Su Wen carelessly, as if he is looking at a mosquito flying aimlessly.
"Without further ado, first of all, a pure strength test. ”
Old Panla said with a nostril, yawning at the same time, and pointing to a row of barbells in the room: "In addition to using Dou Qi, no matter what method is used, just lift the heaviest barbell you can move by more than 1 meter with your bare hands, go ahead." ”
Su Wen nodded, then stepped forward, weighed the heaviest piece of iron, and found that it stood still under his own strength, so he gave up decisively.
He knew very well how strong his strength was, although it was far beyond that of ordinary humans, but it was not as strong as an open hanging-in terms of his own weight, he could barely lift a weight of nearly two hundred kilograms, but the iron lump on the ground was five or six hundred kilograms, even if a high-level knight didn't have to fight hard, he might not be able to play, Su Wen felt that he was still saving.
Soon, he found his limit and lifted the barbell with a positive fourth-weight weight.
"After the pure strength test, the level of the silver fourth stage, quite a good young man. Lao Panla, who was watching the whole process, spoke lazily, and then pointed to the boxing target in the room, "The next thing is the boxing test, the first time you throw a straight punch, you are not allowed to move below the waist, and the second time you can play as you like." ”
Su Wen knew that this kind of regulation was learned.
Although it is a simple matter such as punching, under the same physique and strength, different ways have a great impact on the result of punching. When punching freely, experienced martial artists usually start from the toes, and the power is amplified layer by layer through the swing of the whole body, and when it reaches the arms, it will reach a terrifying number, and a small number of high-weight martial artists can reach thousands of kilograms of punch power when swinging with all their might, precisely because they have mastered the skills of effective punching. However, if you are not allowed to move below the waist, and you are not allowed to use your fist in a big way, then the data obtained from the test is pure punching power, which will weaken the bonus part of the skill to a minimum, usually as long as there is a value of one or two hundred kilograms, it is not bad.
Su Wen did as Lao Panla said, the first time he punched, the target only leaned back slightly, and the second time he made an extremely loud impact sound, almost knocking the target down.
"Silver 2nd Dan's punching power, I guess your father must be a good fighter. ”
There was no statistic related to strength displayed on the target, but Old Pan La gave an accurate evaluation of Su Wen, and when he smiled and spoke, the rosacea on his face was red, which was very conspicuous.
"Maybe you're right. ”
Su Wen nodded in response, as for whether what the other party said was true, he didn't remember it himself.
"Well, the third test. Old Panla pointed to the wall on the left side of the room. The wall was made of black of an unknown material, and it had hundreds of craters, some of which looked like they had been pierced by sharp objects, and some of which looked like scratches from being chopped.
"Pick a weapon that you have the best hand in, and leave a mark on this wall, don't leave your hands alone. If you break the walls, we'll be happy. ”
Weapons......
When Su Wen heard this, he first thought of the Glock 18, and if he insisted on choosing a cold weapon, then he didn't seem to be really good at anything other than a military dagger. However, that mechanical pistol is intended to be kept as a hole card, not to mention that it is not brought with it, and even if it is brought, it will definitely not be scary to take it out at this time - Su Wen is not an idiot, how can he open all the hole cards for a small test?
So, sure enough, it's still decent.
Su Wen glanced at the weapons of different shapes on the weapon rack, many of which he had never even seen. For example, a man-tall nail rake, a gauntlet that looks like a claw, a prismatic thorn that I don't know if it's a throwing knife or a dagger, and even a longbow with wire as a string...... After observing for several minutes, he was dazzled and finally chose a short knife that looked quite sharp.
Since the purpose is to leave a mark on the wall, then of course choose a reasonable way to swing the stab.
Although he was not specialized in cold weapons, this did not stump Su Wen, he held the knife in his backhand, turned around for half a circle, and with the help of the strength of his whole body, he sent the short knife into the black wall with extremely strong plasticity and hardness. The whole process happened very quickly, and by the time everything calmed down, the short knife, which was half an arm's length, had already sunk into the wall for several centimeters, and Su Wen pulled out the knife hard, and there was a hole in the wall that was much deeper than most of the traces around.
The whole process seems simple and hassle-free.
"Did you keep your hand?"
More than ten meters away, the old Panla suddenly spoke, as if he had seen through everything, and laughed.
"Anyway, there are really not many people who conduct mercenary tests in this small place like you in this small place of Red Maple Town, and if you don't consider the influence of your fighting spirit, you almost have the physical fitness level of a middle-level knight. Speaking of this, Old Panla suddenly stood up as if he had come to his senses, and walked towards Su Wen, his incomparably strong body was like a mountain, "Come on, come and take the last test, that is, to engage in hand-to-hand combat with me." Let me tell you in advance, although I am very old, I am a high-ranking knight anyway, so you don't need to have any worries and spare your hands - of course, I will not bully you with a vindictiveness. ”
“......”
Su Wen knew that this old man was not simple, but he didn't expect it to be even simpler than he imagined. The High Knight's innate physical strength and combat skills, coupled with his almost cheating fighting spirit, can be said to be invincible in combat - unless he is facing the mage's standard fireball technique. Therefore, even if the other party intends to let himself, Su Wen clearly knows that he is unlikely to be an opponent if he really wants to fight.
But don't you need to have any worries and keep your hands?
Isn't that really good?
Su Wen didn't master any fighting skills, but specialized in killing skills.
He didn't know if the sturdy old man would be able to withstand that level of attack, but it would be nice if he could take this opportunity to feel the true strength of the high-ranking knight for himself.
So Su Wen was very happy, and he decided to let it go.
"Let's get started. ”
Old Panla clenched his steely fist and grinned.
Su Wen responded with practical actions. He touched it with two arrows, and slammed his fist into the latter's chest.
When the distance was only one meter, Lao Panla raised his hand unhurriedly to block, but Su Wen suddenly turned his fist into a palm, and with a speed that even he could hardly see, a hand knife slashed at Lao Panla's wrist joint.
The smile on Old Panla's face froze a little, but he immediately retracted his right hand, and at the same time leaned sideways and pressed down with his left arm towards Su Wenheng. This seemingly reckless move sealed the possibility of Su Wen's dodge - with the inertia of rushing forward, there was nowhere to escape unless Su Wen fell to the ground.
But if he does that, the old Panla, who has the upper hand, may be able to subdue Su Wen in the next second. The size difference between the two is too big, and the strength is naturally not at the same level!
However, Su Wen chose another way to cope.
His left hand held the root-like arm of the old Panla, and his whole body "slidied" into his arms like a swimming fish, clinging to the strong old warrior. And when Old Panla was surprised, and was about to tighten his arms to lock this stupid guy who had thrown himself into the net, Su Wen's right hand, which had turned into a hand knife, quietly drilled out, and in a very short distance, he suddenly turned into a fist and hit his old Adam's apple.
In the next second, old Panla's eyes widened like brass bells, and his tightening arms suddenly relaxed, and then he fell straight to the ground and fainted.
For Su Wen, the so-called hand-to-hand combat is actually just something that happened in such a short period of time......