The Apprentice Death God’s Residence, located in the southeast of the Virtual Space, is the area with the largest land coverage, the most extravagant structures, and the most majestic atmosphere among all regions.
Even before officially entering the area, people coming and going can see the extravagant scene from afar.
Tall white pillars, shimring with light, soar into the clouds. Each is a thousand ters high and nearly a hundred ters thick, seemingly like transparent mountains from afar, but upon closer look they are the spires atop a castle, entirely made of crystal, adorned with exquisite hand-carved patterns, exuding an air of utmost nobility and opulence.
Beneath the pillars is a massive castle complex that covers half the sky, standing in the air, parallel with the clouds, housing hundreds of thousands of rooms arranged irregularly from top to bottom.
The overall style leans towards silver-grey, mainly accentuated by crystal decorations and marble reliefs featuring mythical beasts and birds, rich in aesthetic appeal yet prominently highlighting an unassailable dignity.
With a slight shift in sight, one can see the castle’s floral base—a giant garden filled with roses, rosebays, hydrangeas, and wisterias.
It is so vast that people strolling within it can hardly see the end of the flowers, and in most directions they can only spot an endless sea of blooms.
The castle stands surrounded by flowers, like a luxurious and beautiful pistil, unconsciously filled with a refreshing fragrance.
Old Jin led Yun You through the sea of red flowers along the stone path in the flowerbed to a sowhat secluded small castle palace.
Although it is called a small castle, its actual area is as big as half a block in the Nest City, rely appearing smaller compared to other castles.
The interior decoration of the castle is quite modern, equipped with nurous electronic devices for testing, and a giant screen on the wall that reads—[Welco everyone to join the Apprentice Death God family~].
This place is where the Apprentice Death God Organization recruits newcors, commonly known as the "Enrollnt Point".
According to Old Jin’s introduction, the Enrollnt Point is open 24 hours, and people can sign up for tests at any ti. As long as they pass the physical fitness assessnt and activate their Talent Ability at the "Awakening Stone" in the deepest part of the castle, they can gain the status of "Intern Apprentice Death God" and acquire Sequence Power.
The process is quite simple, with no significant threshold, as anyone under the age of 25 can register. The only limitation is that each person can only register once a year, and if they fail, they must wait another year before reapplying.
Therefore, the castle is crowded all year round, and if it weren’t for Ethernet’s setting that "strangers do not collide physically," people might have long since been squeezed out.
"At least there’s over ten thousand people here? This scene feels even more exaggerated than the free egg giveaway event at the supermarket."
Looking at the ocean of people in front of him, Yun You comnted with so sentint.
Fortunately, the Death God Organization set up a hundred queue channels, so even with ten thousand people, it can barely accommodate them.
"Get in that line, your fee has been paid."
Old Jin casually pointed to a channel with not many people queuing and advised, "During the test, rember to control yourself, just et the standard, don’t foolishly use all your strength. The test results are only related to file registration, not Talent activation."
"Your talent will be as strong as your actual strength, don’t worry about that."
"Got it!"
Yun You nodded gently and said, "Keep a low profile, don’t attract attention, right?"
"Right."
Old Jin smiled, "Although testing at ’Extre Level’ would bring you great fa and make you a star among this batch of apprentice Death Gods, sotis, fa doesn’t necessarily bring benefits, and may even attract danger."
"So it’s better to be ordinary, Nest City No. 3 has many talents, and a girl with a common label, even if her Talent Ability is a bit special, won’t draw much attention."
"I’ve got it all!"
Yun You responded again and then ran lightly to the queue channel.
anwhile, Old Jin sat down on a spectator seat nearby, fingers interlocked, thoughtfully watching the girl’s back, much like a father awaiting his daughter’s exam results.
...
In Yun You’s queue channel, there were indeed not many people, just over a hundred, most of whom were rcenaries with a fluke ntality to give it a try and would be quickly eliminated.
Only one person, a blonde young man standing in front of Yun You, seed to have so ability, standing with arms crossed at the wall, a face full of arrogance, looking at the crowd in front like trash.
"Contestant 197, failed the strength test, eliminated."
"Contestant 198, please prepare and organize your registration materials."
At the forefront of the channel, the black-robed examiner rcilessly announced the results.
The face of contestant 197 dimd, and his tall body trembled slightly, unable to accept this result no matter what.
"I’m... I’m already 25 years old this year, and if I don’t pass this year, I won’t qualify next year!"
"Miss, please, please give another chance to test! I just missed by 3 kilograms of punch strength, and I can definitely pass if I perform a bit better, it was just an accident..."
"I rember our assessnt has a rule, right? Each examiner has ten chances a day to allow candidates to retake the test, please... just help this once, I’ll agree to any condition..."
As he spoke, contestant 197 shakily took out a bank card from his pocket and secretly handed it to the examiner.
On the card’s surface, a glaring inscription flashed brightly.
[Balance: 500,000 Yabi]
Just for a small chance to retake the test, contestant 197 actually took out 500,000 grand...
It’s not a small amount of money; for an ordinary Apprentice Death God, it counts as a fortune.
The fact that contestant 197 could produce so much money is enough to demonstrate his emphasis on this test and his family’s financial strength.
If it were a normal person, they couldn’t resist such temptation and would certainly take the card.
But the black-robed examiner remained unwavering.
"Put away your filthy money, rcenary. This is not your swindler world. Money can’t solve many problems here, at least not yours."
"You are not qualified to be one of us, because in terms of strength, you simply don’t et the criteria. That’s why I won’t let you retake the test."
"Before the guards co over, hurry and get lost. Don’t block the way for others to test."
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