In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 442 Did they just have their fun and run away?
"This table..."

Under the watchful eyes of the staff, Shimizu gently twisted the watch once and pressed the button.

The fine needle inside the watch pierced the skin, drawing a drop of blood.

As the chakra of the pure water is inputted, the small summoning seal at the bottom of the watch also comes into play, summoning the modular Black Warrior and connecting it with the chakra threads.

In just a few seconds, Shimizu donned a glossy black, form-fitting exoskeleton suit that covered him from his feet to his neck.

"Is it a tech-savvy hero like Drive Knight Child Emperor? Heroes with special abilities will also be tested in this venue. Don't worry, the limits of our equipment are all based on the data of S-class heroes in the association."

The staff member explained.

However, when he saw Shimizu's attire, he took it a little more seriously.

Therefore, I paid more attention to Shimizu.

The vast majority of the candidates were ordinary people who had been trained, were physically strong, or knew some martial arts.

However, those who can transform and don high-tech armor right from the start are very rare. Most of them have good combat power and should have no problem being selected. They probably won't reach a certain level in the end.

Soon, it was Qingshui's turn to queue up.

The first test is a 30-step lateral jump to the left and right to measure agility.

The pedals are of good quality and haven't been damaged.

The second event is the 1,500-meter race.

The water had barely been pulled up for a few seconds when it was already crossing the finish line.

The third event is weightlifting, with full load; the fifth event is shot put, thrown outside the arena; the sixth event is high jump; the seventh event is punching machine...

While not as extravagant as Saitama in breaking records in every single item, they were all close to perfect scores.

When the written test was over, the scores immediately alarmed the branch leader, who then relayed the news to headquarters.

"A physical fitness test score of 48, a written test score of 49, and a total score of 97 are all very high scores. Who was the last person in the association to score above 90 points and be selected?"

At the association headquarters in City A, Sitch looked at the test data sent from City D on the computer and asked a staff member next to him.

"He is the 29th ranked A-class monster, Smiling Man. His record of defeating Tiger-level monsters twice and quelling Wolf-level monsters eleven times before joining the association proves this. Therefore, based on his test scores and previous achievements, he was ranked 30th in B-class when he joined the association, and he has improved himself to his current ranking in just half a year."

The employee, dressed in a suit and sporting a stubble on his chin, pulled up past results and answered Sitch.

"So his test score was..."

"92 points."

"It seems that this Shimizu has the potential to become an A-rank hero, or even a top A-rank or S-rank hero. But... how come there are no records of any of his past hero activities in the data?"

Sitch pointed to the large screen in front of him.

Based on the information above, Shimizu has been an ordinary office worker for many years.

Generally speaking, someone with such ability wouldn't have remained so obscure for so many years; they would definitely have left some traces.

Unless someone is like Saitama, whose battles are resolved too quickly, defeating anyone with a single punch, and who lives in the deserted area of ​​Z-City, lacking social interaction and whose exploits cannot be publicized, Saitama's achievements are undeniable. It's just that a certain lucky man, the strongest man on Earth, got the better deal.

"Given this situation, shouldn't City D have conducted an interview with him?"

"Yes, the D City branch of the association has just sent you the interview transcript. Please take a look!"

A female staff member sitting at the control panel immediately retrieved the interview records.

"The reason I haven't done any heroic work in the past is because I've been working long hours as a corporate slave and have no free time."

"Besides wanting to uphold peace and justice, the reason I became a hero is also to find a high-paying job after losing my job... That's quite honest."

After thinking it over, Sitch felt it was a bit difficult.

Theoretically, this level of strength is at least equivalent to that of an A-rank hero.

However, while the association considers test scores when selecting heroes, actual combat performance is even more important.

Heroes always have to fight against monsters.

Every mission after joining the association will be considered a merit, which will be used to reassess whether a hero's rank is raised or lowered. Any missions that can be verified before joining the association will also be used as one of the selection criteria for joining.

In the original work, Genos was promoted to S-class right from the start, which was an exceptional promotion. The basis for this exceptional promotion was that Genos had destroyed many evil organizations and killed a large number of monsters in his investigations over the past few years, which had already earned him high regard from the Hero Association.

Most importantly, the House of Evolution, which the association originally planned to deal with by sending one or two S-class heroes, was believed to have been destroyed by Genos single-handedly, and the association even took pictures of the horrific traces left after the battle.

After thinking for a moment, Sitch printed out the document, wrote down his opinions, and took it, along with a list of more than a dozen qualified candidates, to the conference room to discuss it with the association's senior management who were waiting for the selection results.

Less than an hour later, the association's branch in City D received the evaluation results from headquarters.

"A total of 8,491 people participated in the selection for the D City District Association. Three people passed the evaluation. After the association's recognition, two of them were rated C and one was rated B. These are the three people present here."

In the conference room, the head of the D City Association's district stood at the table and addressed the three newly promoted heroes sitting opposite him.

A staff member then placed three sealed report cards in front of the three people.

Current Luck Value: 21.82%

Seeing the luck value on the panel fluctuate, Shimizu already had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

He opened the envelope, took out the report card, which had a large, bold "B" on it, and the next line above it showed his physical test score and written test score.

"After evaluation by the association, Mr. Shimizu was ranked 10th in B-level, Ms. Lily was ranked 334th in C-level, and Mr. Kawada was ranked 327th. Your hero levels and rankings are determined based on the results of this test and your verifiable past experiences. If you have any objections, you can improve your hero ranking and level by participating in relevant hero activities."

Similarly, if other heroes improve their ranking through missions, while you lack sufficient mission merits, your own hero ranking will also drop accordingly…

Tenth place in Class B, which is decent, slightly lower than I expected, but still within Shimizu's acceptable range.

After all, the original owner was just an ordinary office worker with no connections and no achievements. He climbed to tenth place in B-rank with just one afternoon of testing, which was already a testament to his impressive strength. The two newly promoted C-rank heroes next to him looked at Shimizu with envy.

"Rank B, 10th, total score 97, that's amazing... If I had that hero rank, I could probably join the Fubuki Group, right?"

Lily stared at the report card in Shimizu's hand, her beautiful big eyes wide, and murmured.

This is a vibrant young girl with a touch of light green highlights on her forehead, and she looks very energetic.

Compared to her, Kawada next to her looked rather sleazy, even though he was wearing a white lab coat, sporting a distinctive afro, and wearing glasses.

Unfortunately, his appearance was hard to describe; he perfectly fit the description of the idiom "thief-like eyes," making his outfit, which should have been that of a mad scientist, look out of place on him, exuding a greasy aura.

On his way here, Shimizu had spoken with the two of them briefly and learned that Kawada had been a doctor, even a medical doctor. He was skilled with a scalpel, but because of his lecherous nature, he frequently verbally harassed female patients and nurses, which resulted in numerous complaints and led to his dismissal from the hospital.

Shimizu felt that his ugly appearance was one of the main reasons for the complaints. If Kawada had his looks and a respectable job, he would definitely be a hot commodity. He could flirt with people, and while he might not always be successful, he certainly wouldn't have ended up like this.

Lily is a girl who has just graduated from middle school. She loves using nunchucks. She was saved by Fubuki, the number one B-class hero, during a monster attack and developed a strong admiration for her. She wants to join the Fubuki Group, so she participates in the hero selection.

Both of them scored in the seventies. Kawada's written test score was very high, just one point away from a perfect score, just like Shimizu's. However, his physical test score was poor, only in the twenties.

Lily scored one point lower than him; her written test score was average, but her physical test score was significantly higher than Kawada's, who was an adult male.

"Hehe, Mr. Shimizu, and Lily, the three of us are all from D City. I think we should stick together and cooperate with each other from now on?"

Kawada glanced at Shimizu's results, then at Lily's physical test scores, and immediately smiled broadly as he added the excess.

Even though I knew he meant well, seeing that lewd face still made me feel that he had ill intentions.

"Um...no need, thank you."

Shimizu reached out and refused.

Sorry, I can't accept this offer.

“Lily, you…”

"Ah, I don't want it either."

Lily covered her eyes without hesitation.

She was afraid that she might not be able to resist pulling out her three-section staff and giving this lecherous-looking doctor a good whack.

"Ahem, heroes, if you have anything you'd like to discuss, you can wait until after the meeting. We'll be taking some official photos and full-body shots of you later, and the relevant images and information will be uploaded to the association's official website. Also, here's a work contract from the association. Only after signing it can you officially become professional heroes of the association and start receiving your salaries and bonuses."

The head of the D City Association's district coughed twice, signaling to the three to let him finish, before continuing:
"In addition, the contract will also require the allocation of image rights with several heroes. The association will shape the hero images of each person, build their personal IP, and generate revenue through advertising endorsements, merchandise sales, media exposure, game revenue sharing, etc., and share profits with the heroes."

According to the contract, C-level heroes can retain 40% of their image rights, B-level heroes 50%, A-level heroes 60%, and S-level heroes 70%...

Surrounded by the official pronouncements of the association's regional head, Shimizu picked up the newly issued contract and began to carefully examine it.

The professionalization and commercialization of the Hero Association's heroes are more advanced than he imagined.

They use hero IPs as a brand to conduct market operations and accept sponsorships from all sectors of society.

Considering that the Hero Association was created by Arnig, the world's richest man, guiding various forces, it is not surprising that it has become commercialized to this extent.

After the person in charge finished explaining these details, Shimizu had roughly reviewed the contract and signed his name.

The treatment of B-rank heroes is quite good. The base salary is 400,000 yen at the end of the month. In addition, there is a share of the association's commercial operations and bonuses for hero activities. As long as they are not too lazy and their image is too bad and their popularity is too low, their actual income can generally be doubled on the basis of the base salary.

Characters like Hellish Blizzard, who are ranked number one in Rank B and whose strength rivals that of the top Rank A characters, and who are also very popular, probably earn many times more.

After signing the contract, the next steps naturally involve the previously requested makeup and photo shoot.

By the time all of this was finished, it was already evening.

The next day, afternoon.

Inside a hotel near the gym.

"You're just leaving like that?"

Shimizu got out of bed, a hint of displeasure on her face, and fastened her belt.

He hasn't had enough fun yet!

"I just received a text message from home saying that I have an urgent matter to attend to and need to go back to my hometown in M ​​City. I need to catch the bullet train as soon as possible, otherwise I might not make it in time."

Lingzi hurriedly put on her clothes, her face filled with apology, but her heart was filled with lingering fear.

Crazy!
She was attracted to this man and wanted to develop a sexual relationship with him because she was drawn to his strong physique, which she believed made him an excellent "pile driver" (a metaphor for someone who is physically capable of sexual intercourse).

But this pile driving, which started after lunch and continued until dinner at the restaurant without a break, is just outrageous!
Even the most delicate rose will be crushed if subjected to prolonged external force!
Lingzi was scared and wanted to run away.

Of course, this is only part of the reason.

During the conversation, Reiko learned that the temporary boyfriend she had just found was now a hero in the Hero Association, and had become a top-ranked B-class hero right after passing the assessment.

Her hidden identity is something that can't be revealed in the light.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have wanted to travel directly from D City, the northernmost point of the supercontinent, to M City, the southernmost point, all at once.

(The image is a map compiled by a Bilibili user based on the map that appeared in the original work and related interviews with ONE.)
"Is that so? Why don't you stay for dinner, rest for the night, and leave tomorrow?"

Shimizu put on his clothes and said to Reiko.

This girl has a really great figure, as flexible as a cat, and can do a lot of poses. He really wanted to continue.

"No, no, my family is urging me to come home, I have to go now!"

Lingzi hurriedly put on her coat and limped towards the door, looking like she was fleeing in panic.

(End of this chapter)