บท 36: Enthronement
บรรณาธิการ: EndlessFantasy Translation
In the Alliance Headquarters's Central Hall, Xu Mo had just walked in with Qing Lian. He was attracted by the words on the screens.
On the screens, from left to right, there were 21 full-body portraits of people. Xu Mo knew many of them.
Qing Lian was also among them, but he was ranked third. Yan Bing, Yue Ying, Lang Mie, Maitreya, and Mu Rong were all part of the screens as well.
There were words describing each of them. As Xu Mo was looking at them, Qing Lian walked over and patted him on the shoulder with a smile.
"There's nothing much to see. It's just the data of us Adjudicators on missions. The final numbers there are our achievement points."
Noticing that Xu Mo was looking over curiously, Qing Lian explained patiently, "Every once in a while, the Adjudicator Selection Competition will be held to determine our current ranking as well as bring in the new Adjudicators."
"This year's preliminaries should be starting soon. You can pay attention to it. When the time comes, if you participate and win, you will be able to obtain a considerable amount of achievement points;"
Hearing Qing Lian's first words, Xu Mo understood. After Qing Lian's subsequent explanation, he also had a clearer comprehension of the Adjudicators' internal affairs.
According to Qing Lian, the number of Adjudicators wasn't fixed at 21. Almost every year, the number would change due to the selection.
This competition was focused on the Adjudicators' rankings. They would fight each other in pairs or with the participants in a written test. The final winner would obtain the ranking and the corresponding achievement points.
Xu Mo's eyes lit up when he read through the competition's rules.
Being able to compete with an Adjudicator, he loved this kind of opportunity to exchange blows with an expert the most.
During his time in the new battalion as well as the admiral's mansion, he was too used to the conditions where the strong only get stronger and the weak grow weaker.
Therefore, his gaze was fixed on the current number one Adjudicator, nicknamed Overlord.
If he wanted to join the competition, of course, he would aim for first place. Xu Mo was not interested in taking second place.
However, when he saw Overlord's terrifying 200 million achievement points, he could not help but be speechless.
He knew the requirements for obtaining achievement points very well. With the level he could come into contact with at the moment, he knew that the best way to obtain achievement points was to hunt monsters.
Killing a Diamond-ranked monster would reward 10,000,000 merit points, and a Platinum-ranked monster would reward 1,000,000 merit points.
In short, if Overlord, who was ranked first among the Adjudicators, didn't snipe and kill a Star Glory-ranked monster, then his current achievement points meant that he had killed at least 20 Diamond-ranked monsters or 200 Platinum-ranked monsters!
From this, one could imagine how fierce this figure was.
At the thought of this, Xu Mo went to look for Qing Lian's introduction. However, when he saw it, his eyes constricted again.
Qing Lian was ranked third among the Adjudicators. His achievement points were also quite high, reaching an astonishing 160 million, which was only 40 million less than Overlord's!
"You want to fight Overlord?" Qing Lian seemed to have seen through Xu Mo's intentions. He smiled and shook his head. "I advise you not to. The qualifier rounds are very cruel, and Overlord takes the competition very seriously!"
"Ever since he became an Adjudicator, he has dominated the first place in the rankings for the past ten years."
When Qing Lian said this, her tone was filled with admiration, but Xu Mo could still hear the unwillingness in his words.
Obviously, the Adjudicators weren't satisfied with the current rankings. However, the strong would always come on top. This was how it came about.
"I wonder if I can win against this Overlord?" Xu Mo was a little lost in thought.
However, he knew very well that with his current strength, the difference between him and that person was too great.
Moreover, he did not have absolute confidence in killing a Star Glory-ranked monster, but he believed that Overlord had definitely killed one before.
This was a gap, but the gap could still be shrunk. Xu Mo believed that he wasn't far from that day.
Then, he followed Qing Lian to the workbench at the side of the hall.
"Lord Qing Lian, you're back!" Immediately, a male staff member in a suit and leather shoes came up to him.
Qing Lian nodded slightly at the other party and then introduced Xu Mo to him. "This is Xu Mo. Help him register his entry permit and list him for this year's Adjudicator Selection Competition."
When the man in the suit heard Xu Mo's name, he looked at Xu Mo in surprise. Then, he bowed respectfully to Qing Lian and said, "Alright, my Lord. I'll do it immediately!"
Qing Lian nodded and looked at Xu Mo. "Xu Mo, Terry will bring you to complete some registration and filings. I'll go and invite the general over. I'll come back to meet you later!"
Xu Mo nodded. After watching Qing Lian leave, he looked at the man in a suit beside him.
"Lieutenant Xu, this way please!" Terry had done his homework on Xu Mo. From this, it could be seen that the latter's current reputation had already spread far within the Alliance Headquarters.
After all, his future was bound to be limitless if he could make several generals remember him and even have Qing Lian personally bring him to the hall to arrange for registration.
Terry had been working in the Alliance Headquarters for so long and had always been quite accurate in judging people.
In his opinion, as long as Xu Mo did not cause any trouble, there was a high chance that he would stand out in the Adjudicator Selection Competition and become the 22nd Adjudicator!
Therefore, it was of course necessary for him to build a good relationship with this future Adjudicator.
As a result, Terry tried to simplify the cumbersome registration procedures as much as possible. Soon, almost 90% of the procedures were completed.
"Lieutenant Xu, you only need to place your right hand at the center of the light screen to complete the registration." Terry's face was full of smiles as he respectfully presented a light screen to Xu Mo.
Xu Mo raised his eyebrows slightly and reached out to press on the screen. Light flowed and his personal information immediately appeared on the screen.
[Xu Mo, the new recruit of Yanjing Fortress inherited a bloodline and awakened the divine beast, the Chongming Bird.]
[Three days after the bloodline inheritance session, he was brought to Yanjing Fortress's outer defense area by Admiral Zeng Rong. On that day, he fought against a beast tide and turned the tables!]
[While staying in the safety zone for ten days, he repelled two beast tides. In order to assist Admiral Zeng Rong who went to check if there were any high-level monsters in the forest outside the city, he fought the Platinum-ranked Sky-Splitting Demonic Ape head-on and tamed it. (This situation hasn't been verified yet)]
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Reading the contents displayed on the screen, Xu Mo frowned slightly. He did not expect that his every move would be recorded in such detail by the Alliance Headquarters!
Almost every move he made was recorded, and the content was very strict without any exaggeration.
Terry's pupils dilated when he read the info on the screen. His focus was on Xu Mo's age, strength, and battle results.
When he saw the column where Xu Mo had tamed the Sky-Splitting Demonic Ape, he felt like vomiting blood.
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