"This is the third time. I just measured my sword element at 205 quarks on the coin-operated fully automatic sword element detector."
"Since the fully automatic detector has a 3% error rate, someone will take you for a system test later. Let me ask you, do you have any ancestors who were sword wielders?"
"My great-great-grandfather was a Treasure Sword-level sword wielder, and my great-great-grandmother was an Ancient Sword-level sword wielder. In addition, there are three other sword wielders in my family's genealogy."
"Oh, that makes you a sword wielder family. Do you know which sword maidens your ancestors had? It's best to choose these sword maidens when you have the option."
"I only know that my great-great-grandfather's Ancient Sword-level sword maiden was the Cold Iron Sword, and my great-great-grandmother's sword maiden was the Autumn Moon Sword. However, I failed the synchronization coordination the last two times, and they did not recognize me..."
"It seems the bloodline has become too diluted. In the sword maiden game, have you synchronized with an Ancient Sword-level sword maiden? But since you've only been in the game for a month, you're probably still using the initial sword maiden, right?"
"Hehe, I got lucky and successfully synchronized with the Cloud-Casting Iron Lady."
"Natural or artificial?"
"Natural!"
"Tsk tsk! The Cloud-Casting Iron Lady is ranked in the top 200 in the 'Ancient Sword Record.' Since you've gained her recognition in the game, your chances of success in reality have doubled! For your sword inscription ceremony, choose the Cloud-Casting Iron Lady."
"I was thinking the same thing. I just hope the Cloud-Casting Iron Lady isn't taken by another sword wielder."
"Unfortunately, my computer can't access the Sword Pavilion's information, but it doesn't matter. You can ask the service staff at the Sword Pavilion later."
The person speaking with Song Hama was a registrar at the Sword Wielder Testing Center. After recording Song Hama's various details on paper in a very retro manner, the registrar used an electronic pen to tap on the personal terminal on Song Hama's wrist.
"Alright, your information has been entered into your personal terminal. You can go to Testing Room 32 to retest your sword element value, and then bring the test report back to me," the registrar instructed.
"Hey, beautiful, can I ask you something? Can my friend who came with me enter the testing room? Otherwise, I'm afraid he'll get bored waiting here alone." Song Hama called the pimply registrar "beautiful" with a sincere face, which made her smile.
"No problem, go ahead. The tester in Room 32 is a reasonable person. Although the rules don't allow it, BAT can't monitor us here."
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When Song Hama and Gu Han arrived at Testing Room 32, it was empty. The reasonable tester was nowhere to be found, possibly in the restroom.
However, Song Hama suddenly felt a pain in his stomach. After waiting for a minute without the tester returning, he couldn't help but rush to the restroom.
Gu Han found the only chair in the testing room and sat down. The battles in the game had drained him, and after being pulled away from the game by Song Hama, he was extremely tired. As soon as he sat on the soft chair, he couldn't help but close his eyes and fall asleep.
A few minutes later, a girl with many freckles on her face entered the testing room. She was the tester for this room. Last night, she had stayed up all night playing with her friend, and today she was not in the best condition. She had fallen asleep in the restroom and only woke up because her personal terminal kept sending work reminders.
"Friend, wake up for the test!" The freckled girl called out, but got no response.
"She must be as tired as I am from playing the game too much!" The freckled girl thought, feeling a sense of empathy. "Well, the test doesn't require her to be awake, so let her sleep!" The freckled girl, being a reasonable person, decided to violate the work standards and start the test while the subject was sleeping.
Gu Han sat on the only chair in the testing room, not knowing its significance, and fell asleep.
As the freckled girl operated the controls, two automatic flying scanners with gravity wave detectors emerged from the floor beneath the chair. They emitted invisible, intangible gravity waves, circling Gu Han's body dozens of times, continuously transmitting data about his body to the computer in the freckled girl's hand.
"Hmm... I didn't expect this person's physical condition to be so good. His muscle burst strength is so high, even higher than many Treasure Sword-level sword wielders!" The girl summarized the data, marveling. "Strange, the data sent over said his sword element value, as measured by the automatic detector, should be 205 quarks. Why is there such a big difference?"
Seeing the huge discrepancy in the sword element value data on the computer, the freckled girl was extremely surprised, and even her freckles seemed to grow larger. "Could it be that I've encountered the one-in-a-million error rate of the fully automatic coin-operated detector!"
"Hehe... What good luck..." What luck is this, really?
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"Feels great! Feels great! So relaxed and light!" Song Hama, relieved, returned to the testing room and saw Gu Han sitting in the chair that should have been his, with two scanners flying around him. He was confused and stared dumbly.
Could it be that the person who came for the sword element test was not him but Gu Han?
"Hey, you're Song Hama's friend, right! Where did your friend test on the automatic detector? I need to notify the public facility maintenance department to replace that detector. The difference in the results is so large, it might take a while to fix."
"Um..." Song Hama smiled awkwardly. "I think the automatic detector might not be broken, but the test subject is."
"He's not broken! He's just sleeping..." The freckled girl still didn't understand the situation.
"Um, I mean, I am Song Hama!"
"What? What did you say?"
"I am Song Hama..."
"You let me faint for a moment..." The freckled girl wanted to find a hole to crawl into. She actually found one, leading to a shelter ten kilometers underground, perfect for playing the ostrich.
"Don't crawl in! If you crawl in, who will test my sword element value?" Song Hama quickly grabbed the freckled girl's hand and pulled her out of the hole.
"Ugh... You have to promise me, absolutely not to tell a third person... And your friend must not tell a fourth person..." The freckled girl sobbed, suddenly realizing how many points in her words could be criticized.
"No problem, I promise," Song Hama assured her, patting his chest.
"What about your friend?" The freckled girl asked, still unsure.
"Don't worry, my friend and I are of one heart. He will definitely not tell anyone about this." Song Hama immediately made a promise for Gu Han as well.
"Alright, I'll destroy this data and create a new one for you!" The freckled girl immediately stopped crying, sat back at the computer, and prepared to delete the data.
"Hold it!" Song Hama grabbed the freckled girl's hand just as she was about to click the delete button. "Don't delete it yet, wait a moment, wait for me!"
After saying that, Song Hama flew to Gu Han's side and slapped him hard on the head.