bookpower Chapter 352
Chapter 352
The man didn't bother to introduce himself, likely feeling as though it was unnecessary to do so to people so much lower than him in strength and status."You have proven your worth by making it here. This was the first step—a test not only of your strength but also your resourcefulness, intelligence, and resilience under pressure. But let me be clear: arriving here is no guarantee of success."
Kain felt a ripple of tension pass through the crowd. Even those who had been lounging or speaking softly now stood at attention, their focus solely on the screen.
The man continued. "As you have likely already realized, the Eclipse Order is not a monolithic entity. Within our ranks exist numerous divisions, each with its own purpose, its own challenges, and its own expectations of you. The journey you undertake now will shape the course of your future, should you be deemed worthy of continuing."
The grey haired man snapped his fingers, and a thin booklet materialized in the hands of each participant.
Kain glanced down at his, his name emblazoned in bold letters across the cover. Opening the booklet, he found a detailed profile of himself.
The first few pages outlined his basic information—his age, star rank, and what was known about his current contracts and their abilities.
The descriptions of his contracts were surprisingly thorough, detailing Queen, Aegis, and Bea, although Kain noted with some relief that all of them didn't seem to have been identified as being microorganisms. Bea was suspected of being one, however it doesn't seem like whoever wrote this has managed to correlate a Vespid Queen or a giant golem as having anything to do with microscopic creatures.
Flipping further, he found summaries of his recent accomplishments, including his performance in each of the Black Missions he had completed over the past few months.
Each mission was listed with a grade, presumably reflecting the difficulty and his performance as well as brief notes on the skills he displayed when completing each of them.
Kain couldn't help but smirk slightly at the high scores, the average score was an A, with his lowest rating being an A- rating for taking down the latest laboratory, because he apparently showed a "willful oversight in his untimely turning over of confiscated laboratory materials."
'That's fair…' Kain couldn't argue it, especially since he had intentionally delayed handing over the re
However, the militaristic Celestial Vanguard, a division that was low in popularity, and much lower in entry strength requirements, had given him a C-rating. And considering they were supposedly understaffed, this was likely a rating they offered to all entrants to give them at least a chance at joining one subdivision.
And the Lunar Veils and the Dawnbringers, where intelligence gathering was important, and therefore he thought having a mind-attribute contract would be greatly valued, also didn't rate him as high as he'd expected.
"What more do they want?!" He exclaimed. Sure, he received an A rating form the Pathfinder's, but his gaze couldn't help drifting to the other much lower ratings—after all, it's true that what one can't have becomes more appealing…
Before he could stew further, he overheard snippets of conversations from the others in the room.
"Look at this. D for everything except a C in the Vanguard…don't they offer that to everyone? If I can't pass their assessment I'm doomed…."
"Everywhere gave me a D-rating except for the Vanguard. Oh, and Dawnbringers gave me a C too! Honestly, it's better than I expected after what happened in the forest at my last assessment mission…"
Kain blinked, his ears perking up. He turned his attention to the nearest group, who were discussing their results openly.
"...D-ratings for 4 subdivisions. Not surprised, really. But at least they didn't give me straight Ds, right?" one participant said, trying to sound upbeat.
Kain glanced back at his own report-card with only two D-ratings and suddenly, his frustration ebbed.
"So, I'm doing better than most," he murmured, before taking a peak at Serena's report card next to him.
Her ratings during the missions were similar to his, however aside from a C-rating from the Night Hunt, all other subdivisions had at least a B-rating.
'Goddamit!' The minuscule amount of pride he'd managed to re-establish was once again shattered.