MC POV
I had been waiting for nearly 10 minutes now, I am not sure if this is regular procedure, or whether they just forgot I am here .
I couldn't relax as I didn't know whether this was a test, and if they did have some sort of a monitoring device around to assess candidates conduct or whatever.
The pastries looked quite appetising, but I didn't dare to touch that, it was there even before I arrived and god knows how long that was sitting out here for.
As the clock hand struck 1615 , I heard a knock on the door , weirdly it felt like they were awaiting permission to enter. This person must be quite polite , I had a good feeling about this.
As soon as I said 'enter' the door opened and a man who looked like he was in late thirties with grey hair and blue eyes walked in. His eyes had deep dark coloured under eye bags, that felt like he had not slept for a whole month. He was wearing a soldier uniform , with some tassels on his shoulders. I don't know what those means, it seems my 'knowledge' didn't focus much with military , as I can't find any information on what the things on his uniform means.
He radiated a weary atmosphere, his eyes looked like dead fish initially but as soon as he walked into the room I could feel that changing. His eyes looked spirited? Or more alive? I don't know how to explain it but he felt less of someone who gave up and more like a child at a game store.
'Pleased to meet you, esteemed Sir. I was informed you are here for an ability scan , can I confirm that?'
'Sure, I have the message and the candidate confirmation number here'
'Much appreciated, Sir. My name is Klein , I am your assistant today for the assessment . I do have the machines ready in a nearby room, would you like to walk with me please''
I slowly got up from the sofa, oh god sitting so long made my legs slightly numb. I walked towards Klein and was soon escorted through that same convoluted hallway to another room . There was 4 different door locks and security procedures just to open this door, which felt quite ominous. Do they really have to do this for everyone, every time there is an ability assessment? This is surely not the most effective way of using resources.
As we stepped into the assessment room , which looked like those sterile white labs, with a circular platform in the center, an observation deck to one side covered in glass with few people in white standing there and a lot of pipes and connections in and out of the platform.
Klein gestured to the platform and as I slowly approached the platform started lighting up in blue . As I stood in the middle of the platform my wrist started stinging. I could hear Klein through the intercom
' please start your quantum computer, we will run the test as soon as it is connected'.
As I touched the symbol on my wrist, the holographic screen opened in front of me, with a 'now loading' written on it. I thought I heard Klein say 'quantum computer' , isn't that the most expensive and comprehensive holographic computer model, as per my deep internet dive earlier?. Any way the screen soon showed a logo of a shield with some bird that awfully looks like a phoenix in the middle, that then had the 'Department of Defence' written underneath it.
The screen then had a question: do you consent to sharing the results of the following scan : yes/no.
It's a no brainer, I pressed 'No'. Who knows what could be hidden there , the screen then stated : the result shall be encrypted and saved to the military folders with security requirements of the highest clearance level. Please be aware you can voluntarily remove those restrictions later if you deem so necessary
Then a start jumped up at the screen. Soon after the platform started rumbling, and an isolation glass descended from the ceiling. The platform became an enclosed space, I started sweating and my brain cogs started rolling, was this a trap? Am I about to be bombarded by sleeping gas or worse a chemical weapon?.
The platform then started lighting up, it was so intense I felt like standing on the sun . It lasted 2-3 sec , then after the light dimmed a circular basin came up from the middle of the platform, and the screen asked to provide 3drops of blood. The basin had a knife next to it, as much as I hater pain, it seemed like I had to. I took the knife and made a small cut on my index finger, and put exactly 3 drops into the basin, which miraculously then disappeared along with the basin.
The screen changed to loading again , then it started flashing in red with 'errors written all over it. That spooked me a little, but immediately after , the screen started glitching and then went back to normal with my assessment now displayed there.
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Result of Assessment
Name : Erin Blackwell
Age 19 (unknown)
Race : Human skin Race Unknown
Stats:
Mind S-3
Magic : S-3
Physical: S-1 ( estimated, further assessment required)
Ability : Unknown , Loved by Cosmos
Title: Creator , The one who sees , unknown
Assessment: SSS - Special Alliance recruitment program Candidate
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Wooow , what is this ? . Am I .. like … a super duper genius? .. Am I about to be one of those novel MCs that banish evil and concur all the beauties?
HELL YEAH !!!!
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Ok self , deep breaths , let's break it a little
So this body is called Erin , let's search about him later. At least now I have got a lead and a name to introduce myself. That is win no. 1
The fact that all 3 of my assessment domains are S is just … wild.
I think the highest in this planet was someone with a single S evaluation a decade or so ago according to the net. This just spells trouble.
I am so glad I opted for anonymity.
The question is now what does it mean by this special recruitment program? I haven't came across this during my search .
The enclosure around the platform slowly opened, a new question flashed on the screen: please enter the information you would like to display on your public profile.
Hmmm.. I decided to just display magic as S-1 , there's few that have that every year as per the internet, so it shouldn't be out of the ordinary. I will just plainly anonymise everything else . I agonised about the name, but considering that nothing at where I woke up had indicated family I opted just to show the 1st name, at least until I can understand who this person was.
As soon as I pressed the agree to the display button , fireworks sounded across the intercom. With a mechanical sound : 'congratulations to Planet 357 for the birth of a new star . The 1st S level mage born in last decade to this planet. '
As I slowly turned around I could see Klein behind the glass with a shocked face. I could only smile sheepishly.
Screw you internet trolls, I thought you said S level mages was like a cabbage in the market but it was a dragon instead?!!!