All my hunting commissions come from another world?

Zilan explained calmly, but Zhou Si could hear the disgust in her words towards those people.

"Because there have been many people in Colombia who identify as transgender recently, our company fully understands and respects individual choices."

"In return, they should understand why I put their resumes in the trash."

What a thoughtful gesture! Zhou Si silently gave Zilan a thumbs up in her heart.

"male."

Zhou Si poured out her basic personal information to the interviewer in a very serious manner, just like a recent college graduate.

Seeing his serious and prepared demeanor, Zilan couldn't help but chuckle a few times.

“Mr. Zhou Si, Dr. Kal'tsit has already given instructions that you are just here to make a formality, so there is no need to be so nervous.”

"Ah, sorry."

Zhou Si then realized, "Oh right, he didn't come here for a proper interview. With the Empress Dowager's decree, how could this little personnel department dare to refuse his interview?"

Having never held a proper job before, Zhou Si experienced the feeling of being a "connected person" for the first time. Although he was practically a "connected person" in the Hunter Guild, the management style there was obviously quite different from modern society, so Zhou Si didn't really feel it.

"Does Mr. Zhou Si have a preferred code name? Or will he just use his real name?"

"Let's call him Hunter."

As the saying goes, when you're out in the world, you give yourself your own identity.

Although Zhou Si was still a rookie who had just graduated from the training of the caged bird in that other world, on Rhodes Island, everyone would have to call Zhou Si a hunter from now on.

Thinking of this, Zhou Si couldn't help but smile.

At the other end of the desk, Ms. Zilan, upon seeing Zhou Si's expression, added a sentence to her employment file without changing her demeanor.

The operator Hunter appears to have mental health issues.

Ms. Zilan placed the report in her hand into the drawer and gave Zhou Si a gentle smile.

"Mr. Zhou Si, the next onboarding tests will be conducted by you in the medical and engineering departments."

"Finally, welcome to Rhodes Island."

"Thank you."

After thanking Ms. Zilan, Zhou Si turned and left the HR office, leaving Zilan lost in thought, staring at the chair with its broken armrests.

I think I can get reimbursed by Dr. Kal'tsit for this, right?

"Does joining Rhodes Island as a temporary operator require such a complicated onboarding test?"

Zhou Si gently closed the door to the personnel department, looking somewhat helpless; he was someone who disliked trouble.

"Because they need to assess your various skills to determine which tasks you are suitable for and which operators you are better compatible with, which will greatly help in subsequent operations."

A melodious and clear voice came from Zhou Si's right. Turning her head, she saw Elena leaning against the wall of the personnel department with a book in her hand. When she saw that Zhou Si had noticed her, she closed the book.

"I joined Rhodes Island as a cooperating operator as a messenger of the Inquisition. In terms of the nature of our roles, we are similar. I also have a file with Rhodes Island."

Elena's explanation was easy to understand. Even someone as powerful as the Doctor couldn't command a group of mysterious people whose genders were uncertain, so an entrance test was absolutely necessary.

Of course, you can also keep your skills to yourself. Rhodes Island will not force anyone to do involuntary tasks, otherwise those guys in the medical department would have been dragged out to wreak havoc long ago.

How are you feeling?

Zhou Si changed the subject to Elena, who had already removed her bandages, indicating that she had taken the secret medicine he had given her.

"Thank you for the medicine. I will find a way to repay you."

Elena sincerely thanked Zhou Si. The effects of the secret medicine were astonishing. Within just a few minutes of taking it, her injuries had almost completely healed, and even some old wounds from before had been repaired.

Faced with such precious medicine, Elinie could not accept it with a clear conscience. She would repay Zhou Si for this kindness when she had the chance.

"Not really..."

Zhou Si originally wanted to say that he got these things for free from the guild and from the prison bird, so they weren't very valuable, but seeing the little bird's serious expression, he chose to keep quiet.

"Come on, I'll take you to the training ground. The testing area over there is ready, and the guys in the engineering department are all very interested in you."

After Elena finished speaking, she walked towards the elevator. Zhou Si followed quickly, glancing at the heads that were quickly shrinking back behind her and complaining.

"Is it really just the engineering department?"

"Of course it's not just the engineering department. You and Skadi have caused such a big commotion that the whole of Rhodes Island is probably talking about you and the [Red Comet]. Even that arrogant doctor can't keep quiet about it."

Although the little bird showed some respect to Dr. Kal'tsit in public, she didn't actually have a good impression of the prison cat, though she didn't mean any harm.

After all, most people probably have a similar impression of Kal'tsit.

Rhodes Island is much larger than it appears from the outside. It took Zhou Si and Elena more than ten minutes to walk to the training room located on the lower level of Rhodes Island.

Meanwhile, the training room was already filled with people, all of whom were there to join in the fun.

Zhou Si's lips twitched. Not being good at handling crowded situations, he moved closer to Alini.

"I remember you guys should be very busy right now, how come there are so many people watching?"

"Didn't you know? Most of Rhodes Island's action teams were previously sent out to clear out the Sea Legion and search for the [Red Comet]. Now that the [Red Comet] has been found, Kal'tsit has summoned them back to discuss the next steps."

The specific meetings were attended by their captain. Since they had nothing better to do, they might as well get acquainted with this hunter who had just made headlines, since the atmosphere within Rhodes Island was quite cheerful these days.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhou Si walked into Rhodes Island's training ground, where a man and a woman were already waiting for him in the center.

Chapter Twenty-Five: Giving Them a Little Numerical Shock

Two senior figures from the engineering department, one tall and one short, one male and one female, had been waiting there for quite some time.

The man was over eight feet tall, with long orange-yellow hair adorned with brightly colored feathers on both sides, clearly a member of the Liberi tribe. His handsome face was expressionless, and compared to the training dummies beside him, he was probably even more of a fake.

But Zhou Si was no stranger to him.

First, there was Surtr, who committed the sin of arrogance...

Ahem, I've talked a bit too much.

In short, this is an operator from Rhodes Island's engineering department, an outsider, who is mainly responsible for mechanical engineering research. He is an extremely excellent engineer and the developer of most of the testing instruments on site.

The short, dark-haired woman next to the stranger was pointing and drawing on an engineering tablet, seemingly completely unaware of Zhou Si's arrival.

The woman with the pointed ears is none other than Rhodes Island's chief engineer, head of the purchasing and engineering departments, and a vampire in disguise.

The notorious swindler, Kroos!

"Cough cough..."

Zhou Si coughed twice to acknowledge her presence. Kroos was startled by Zhou Si's voice and almost dropped the tablet in her hand.

Why do you walk so quietly?

Clutching her chest, Kroos said somewhat irritably, "The engineering department's workload has been heavy enough these past few days, and Kal'tsit actually made me work overtime to help some guy I've never heard of complete his onboarding test."

“Miss Korohir, firstly, you yourself did not notice Mr. Zhou Si’s approach.”

"Secondly, even if you glare at me fiercely, your stocks won't recover."

The stranger's words were like two sharp swords piercing Kroos's heart. Looking at the dazzling green light on her tablet, she wished she could smash the tablet directly onto the stranger's head.

But after comparing the differences between the two, she still chose to follow her heart and not argue with him.

"Ahem, you must be Zhou Si, right? My name is Kroos, and I'm the head of the Engineering and Procurement departments. Since you were introduced by Kal'tsit, you can come to the Procurement department to find me if you need anything in the future."

Kroos coughed twice in an attempt to ease her embarrassment, and incidentally foreshadowed her later shady dealings; the guy Kal'tsit introduced was bound to be someone she could rip off.

"Now that you're here, let's get ready to start the test."

What do I need to prepare?

Zhou Si looked around and saw several strange pieces of equipment placed in the training field. He didn't know what they were for.

"Just be mentally prepared, let's start with the first item."

After saying that, Kroos led Zhou Si to the first machine.

......

In the crowd not far away, a handsome white-haired guy with red highlights approached Elena.

"Miss Elena, are you and that gentleman very familiar with each other?"

"We're not that close. Is there something you need?"

Elena glanced at the white-haired man beside her and gave a nonchalant reply.

Although this Mr. Extreme could be considered Rhodes Island's social butterfly, Kotori clearly didn't appreciate his overly familiar personality, and their relationship could only be described as so-so.

"This gentleman's name is known all over the island, and I just wanted to get closer to him."

Elena remained unmoved. She had overheard the discussion from those guys in the Extreme Realm. Did they really think they could get information out of her? No way.

After being rebuffed by Elene, Exusiai slunk back, and his fellow operators from the third squad teased him.

"Oh, isn't this our social butterfly? Did you get any information from Miss Elena?"

Ji Jing's face turned red again and again. Being somewhat concerned about his image, he gritted his teeth and shouted at the group of guys who were laughing at him.

"Don't be too happy yet. I bet this gentleman's test score will break at least one record. If I lose, I'll eat Dr. Furong's nutritional meals for a week."

"It's a deal, so don't go back on your word later."

When Elena heard the commotion on their side, she gave a somewhat meaningful smile. Although she hadn't personally witnessed Zhou Si's battle, Lin Guang had been her exclusive companion.

She stared at the center of the training field, thinking that Zhou Si was about to give everyone a shock.

"Rhodes Island's onboarding test is divided into the following dimensions."

"This instrument in front of you can test your physical strength, including physical strength, battlefield mobility, physiological endurance, tactical planning, combat skills, and Originium Arts adaptability."

"The testing method is also very simple: just attack with all your might without using Originium Arts. You can use weapons, but you cannot use staves."

Upon hearing Kroos's introduction, Zhou Si raised a hand and asked a question.

"I shouldn't have to pay for the damage, right?"

"Huh? Broken?"

Kroos tilted her head, looking as if she doubted that her ears were broken.

"Of course you don't need to accompany me. In fact, if you can break this machine, I'll give you a 90% discount on everything you buy from the purchasing department in the future!"

Kroos waved her hand confidently and said, "Ever since that monster named Skadi destroyed the previous generation of equipment, the engineering department has learned its lesson and created this new version of the testing equipment, which is several times stronger than the previous generation."

It uses a lot of high-strength materials like D32 steel, so most operators can barely even leave a mark on it. How could he possibly want to damage it?

Kroos snorted inwardly, completely unaware of the pitying look in the eyes of the stranger beside her.

It seems that Kroos really didn't read the report Kal'tsit sent her at all. The guy in front of her is an even more terrifying monster than those deep-sea hunters. Even though he was very confident in the strength of the second-generation testing device, he didn't dare to be sure that Zhou Si couldn't destroy it.

After hearing what Kroos said, Zhou Si nodded in relief.

Zhou Si did not take out his weapon. To be honest, he was also quite curious about the current state of his physical strength.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone on the training field, Zhou Si stood in front of the testing device and slightly moved his right hand.

Seeing that he seemed to want to attack the testing device with his fist, Kroos's expression began to smirk.

Zhou Si closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly raised his right fist to his ear.

"call--"

As Zhou Si exhaled, he moved...

Step forward! Turn around! Throw a punch!

boom--

A deafening roar echoed in the center of the training field. The machine was instantly pierced by Zhou Si's fist and then flew towards the edge of the training field.

But before the instrument hit the wall, it had already been reduced to a pile of parts.

With this simple and unadorned punch, the entire training ground fell into a deathly silence comparable to the stillness of the deepest stillness.

Only the sound of Kroos's heart breaking was clearly audible.

Chapter Twenty-Six: What Cup Are You? (1/20)

Turn the world to silent and listen to the sound of a heart breaking.