The buses slowly drove away out of the resort. To the test participant's surprise, the test didn't take place at the labor center nor at the Shelter.
Some of them were worried about the danger in the wilderness but then relaxed when they realized they were guarded by the Shelter's convoy.
The car didn't drive too far. After leaving the resort, the bus slowly drove around the mountain range at the back of the Shelter for a few kilometers before stopping.
Yang Wei followed the others and went out of the bus. Although they were in the wilderness, there was no demonic beast howling.
Looking around, a reinforced concrete building was built here, like a factory.
Behind the factory, there was a giant wall surrounding it, just like the Shelter. Only from a glance, they felt safe.
There were a few black towers. And at a distance, there was an artillery gun mounted on top of the city wall, with the patrol team members patrolling around it.
This place was heavily guarded.
It was the first thing they could think of.
Nervous, they all swallowed their saliva and tried to calm down the tense feeling.
........
Inside the factory, Tang Yu stood by the window of the upper floors of the building. Watching the survivors led by the Staff walked in.
"How many survivors passed the first two tests?"
"There are a total of… 197. 136 are males and 61 females." Staff from the Municipal Department quickly replied.
The number of people was less than he anticipated. Tang Yu felt helpless, but there's nothing he can do about it.
The territory's population was too small. In just a month from the first time he got the system, the Shelter had grown from nothing to the current size.
The Shelter's rapid development was enough to surprise the shelters around the area.
And yet, he wasn't satisfied with that.
However, adding the territory population wasn't just as simple as abducting survivors from the other shelters.
The Shelter's development had just begun in the first phase, right?
When it's completed, the population grows larger, right?
Tang Yu looked forward, not at the survivors below, but at the territory map in the system panel.
Among the nearly 200 yellow and green dots nearby, there were two or three red dots that stood out.
Tang Yu glanced at the Municipal Staff at his side, "Do you have all the information about the participants?"
The clerk flinched. "Y-yes, of course. Should I bring it here?"
Even though Tang Yu's demeanor was relaxed like an ordinary person, the Staff was too nervous because he rarely met the Shelter Leader in person.
He quickly fetched the information data. Tang Yu flipped the pages one by one.
Every survivor who arrived at the Shelter had their information recorded here. Although the database wasn't detailed, or the names might be inaccurate, but the dates won't lie.
Taking a glance at the data, the two survivors just came here two days ago… the last batches of survivors who arrived in the Shelter were brought back by the patrols. Tang Yu was sure they weren't spies.
An ordinary person won't be a spy because it's hard to steal important information that way.
If he remembered correctly, there weren't any red dots in the territory lately. Those two, maybe they had just turned red?
Because of some sort of inducement, their point of view changed from neutral to hostile.
'Is it because of the confidentiality agreement, so they felt that they had access to the Shelter's secrets and wanted to use them to their advantage?'
'If they sell the shelter's secret for money, they must have the buyer…'
Tang Yu guessed they must be some men sent out by certain forces and privately contacted some Shelter survivors.
The first thing he thought of was the military, but then he changed his mind.
'The military won't do such a dirty thing.'
Besides, Tang Yu was already aware that a few Lindong military men in this Shelter disguised as ordinary survivors and living in this Shelter. These people's color was yellow.
Obviously, they were some sort of Lindong's officials' men or something. It's not that Tang Yu had never noticed.
The people entering the territory with malicious intent were marked with red dots. But that was on the premise that Tang Yu checked the territory map.
As a 'busy' man, Tang Yu certainly didn't have the time to check the map 24/7. To be frank, now that he had some trusted men on his side, he didn't really care much about one or two red dots from other forces.
Besides, it's not like they could know the territory's secret core. The best they can do is just being suspicious.
'Should I arrest them now?' Tang Yu pondered.
Of course, he didn't need any specific reason for arresting people. But he wasn't sure who contacted those ordinary survivors, so… it's better to leave them be for now to unravel the bigger secret…
After all, he didn't really care about the other forces.
But of course, thieves should be punished!
......….
Inside the workshop.
All the survivors who participated in the test sat in front of the bizarre workbench.
They had no idea what the workbench's purpose or the equipment on it. For now, it was just being used as a table and chairs for them to use.
Chen Haiping swept his gaze around. Once he saw that these people had sat down, he opened his mouth, "The last test time had a 30 minutes limit. As you can see, there is paper and a pencil in front of you. In this test, draw whatever you saw when the 'test questions' appeared on the paper, according to your own opinion."
After a brief pause, Chen Haiping continued, "The questions are abstract. Everyone feels differently. Don't worry about your ugly drawing. This test had nothing to do with drawing skills. Just draw whatever your heart desires."
"Lastly, let us be clear. No cheater will be tolerated. Violators will be disqualified!"
Chen Haiping then left the room. Leaving a few Municipal Department staff members to act as the test referee.
Yang Wei and the rest of the survivors were staring at the front wall. The test questions would appear there. What exactly will the questions be?
They were all curious and confused. They had no idea how it would be.
If they couldn't comprehend the questions, then… should they just draw the test questions onto the paper?
...….
Upstairs in the workshop.
Kevin stood in front of a chalkboard made of special metal, holding a 2 meters long rune pen in his hands.
He wielded the pen with a fluid motion. He was drawing a certain oversized rune. By increasing the Source Power input as well as special guidance, the rune continued to radiate.
The person who saw the rune for the first time would be affected, and the corresponding content would unconsciously appear in their mind.
The higher their perception of runes, the clearer the affected portion would be.
When he saw the rune forming, a certain image of Tang Yu's mind, he could clearly feel the energy surging from the rune. The power that belonged exclusively to this rune.
'As expected, I'm gifted in this rune stuff!'
Over there, Kevin had already finished his drawings. Tang Yu was impressed. As expected from the Advanced Rune Master.
He drew a giant rune with ease. On the other hand, Kevin's face relaxed. It seemed that he did it rather easily.
Suddenly, Kevin stumbled, his hand holding his back, his face twisted, "Ouch, my back...."
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A huge black metal plate was lowered from above. All the survivors who participated in the test held their breath and stared with wide eyes.
Seeing the blue lines on the metal plate…
Runes!
They couldn't tell what kind of pattern it was. They didn't know if it was as countless lines woven together or a single simple stroke. It was indecipherable, indefinable.
With the pattern's appearance, it felt like the whole room's temperature had dropped by several degrees.
Some people couldn't help but shivered. But as soon as they averted their eyes, the temperature returned to normal.
Just by looking at the mysterious patterns, they could immediately feel the slight chill around them.
It's… incredible!
As expected from the Shelter. Even the testing process was so high-end! Some people were still amazed. While some, without hesitation, had moved their pencils to draw on the paper.
The moment Yang Wei saw the blue rune, he felt like he was in an icy sky. The sky and Earth were all white.
Snowflakes drifted down and ice crystals condensed inch by inch, turning into a thick armor.
Before he even realized, his hand holding the pencil had already moved, drawing the shape of armor.
His drawing skills were ordinary. At best, his drawing was barely recognizable by others.
But this time, he had no difficulties in drawing the armor. In less than 10 minutes, a majestic armor was drawn onto the paper. It wasn't until he stopped drawing that Yang Wei himself was stunned.
Did he really draw this?
He couldn't believe it. But he suddenly recalled when Chen Haiping said they would understand what they needed to draw once they saw the test questions.
'What I see is the Ice Crystal Armor. But what about the others?'
Little did he know that the Ice Crystal Armor Rune was specially created for this test. Although they could feel the rhyme on the rune, not everyone could fully comprehend the content of the rune. Some people saw an icy and snowy sky in front of their eyes. Some saw snowflakes falling, and some only saw ice crystals condensing.
Only a few people could actually see what the armor looked like. But most of them didn't fully grasp the feeling, even thinking they saw an illusion.
Some people drew snowflakes and icebergs on the papers. Yet others, looking straight at the rune and were confused. They didn't feel anything except cold.
So… what exactly should they draw?
Some people figured out that they were confident with their own drawing and wanted to 'copy' the test questions.
But no matter what, what they drew was far different from the mysterious pattern on the runes.
They were pale, especially when they heard their fellow test participants were all busy drawing and rustling their pencils. But none of them dared to cheat and looked around.
Just what the hell did this test wants to measure?!
...…
Upstairs.
Tang Yu and Kevin observed the participants through the monitoring screen.
Although they couldn't see the content of the drawings, judging from the way they moved their hands and the fluency of the drawing, it was clear which participants had a deep root and strong connection with runes and those without.
….and also the people who couldn't comprehend anything but scribbled vigorously anyway.
Soon, the test participants' papers were collected and sent to Tang Yu and Kevin.
As the only pair of Rune Masters in the territory, naturally, only they could do the judging properly.
To be precise, Kevin was the one who evaluated the drawings while Tang Yu was observing. Kevin's reading speed was breakneck.
He could judge those who qualified and those who weren't just from a single glance.
Most of the participants that passed the test draw snowflakes and ice crystals. But Tang Yu also noticed there were two or three realistic drawings.
It was probably because the special effects revealed by inscribing the runes on the armor and then triggered the rune effects, right? Tang Yu muttered.
He had conducted similar tests before.
It seems that the drawings were not as lifelike as he saw it...
It's an illusion. It must be an illusion!
He had put all of his efforts into studying runes. How could he be beaten by a couple of survivors who barely know anything about runes?
Moreover, Rune Perception was only a small part of Rune Talent. It doesn't represent anything.
After finishing going through all the drawings, the results were somewhat below their expectation.
There were only 34 qualified people.
Kevin was also a bit baffled. "I've already lowered the standard to the point it's touching the bottom. But why only a small portion of people passed? Aside from those two or three people, all the other participants' rune perception was terrible!"
The number of people who passed the test was below their expectations, and there's nothing else they could do about it. Tang Yu could only reluctantly accept the fact. He had already guessed.
Kevin's initial comment about they can screen out 50 people from the current territory might be based on the knowledge he had from his original world.
But the inhabitants of his old world and Earth were a little different. Although he hadn't done thorough research, it wasn't just from physical structures.
In Kevin's original world, Source Power had always existed. Even ordinary people who couldn't awaken could receive nourishment from Source Power.
While on Earth, Tang Yu couldn't feel its existence in the past. Even if it did, the concentration was probably extremely low.
If the concentration was high, some qualified people would naturally awaken, and the world wouldn't be peaceful before the doomsday.
.......
The participants who didn't pass the test left with disappointment without exception.
But the good news was that the Municipal Affairs Department Staff informed them that the factory would soon recruit a group of ordinary workers.
And as test participants who passed the first two tests, they were given priority if they wanted to apply for the job.
The rest of the people that failed the third test was overjoyed and applied for the job.
Tang Yu walked down the stairs and appeared in front of the people, smiling. "First of all, congratulations to all of you for passing the test. I'm sure some of you had already guessed what the job is. Yes, it's related to runes, and your daily salary is half a spirit stone. But it's just the basic salary. If you work hard, it's possible that your income would reach dozens of spirit stones in the future."
"Now… any questions?"
Someone hesitantly asked a question, "Leader Tang, may I ask? What exactly is our job? Are we asked to draw the runes? We've tried, but no matter what, the patterns we managed to draw are far different from what was shown on the board."
The others were also curious about this question. They all looked at Leader Tang with eyes full of anticipation. Tang Yu smiled lightly. "Runes aren't that easy to draw. To successfully draw a rune, you must at least become a hunter and have deep knowledge in the art of runes…"
"…But don't fret, compared to the other, you are all already fortunate to have access to Rune Literature. If you have the talent and work hard enough, the Shelter will support you." Tang Yu spoke as he picked up a rune pen and waved it.
In the blink of an eye, a basic sharp rune was formed.
"Let's set a small goal for you guys. If you can draw a primary rune, then a few dozen spirit stones salary will no longer be a mere dream."
His voice reached the ears of the 34 survivors. They were startled when they saw the sharp rune. In their hearts, a fiery spirit burned.
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