At this moment, Dudian in the basement of the ancient castle had just finished his bath. He changed into the linen fiber clothes that had been prepared in advance and sat on the bed chatting with Mekin and the others.
Before long, the door of the basement outside was pushed open, and a group of people entered. There were four guards of the Church of Light escorting two doctors wearing white coats and masks, each carrying their own medical kits.
"Everyone, get ready for the inspection. Take off your clothes!" One of the guards shouted.
Scott, who had experienced this many times, didn't put on his clothes at all after the bath and sat on the bed naturally. Seeing this, Dudian, Mekin, and the others had no choice but to take off their clothes one by one. Fortunately, both doctors were men. Otherwise, at their young age, they would still feel shy and embarrassed to be naked in front of the opposite sex.
"Show me the side."
"Alright, turn around."
The two doctors came outside the iron cage and examined each person one by one.
Dudian and the others followed their instructions, turning their bodies around for the doctors to check.
"What's this injury?" The doctor pointed to the scar on Mekin's hand and asked.
Mekin quickly said, "It's a scratch. I got it from rubbing against something when moving things. It's been a long time."
The doctor nodded slightly, examined the scar carefully, and wrote in the notebook in his hand: "The wound has scarred. The estimated injury time is more than four hours. There is no redness or swelling at the wound. Preliminary judgment: no infection."
After writing, he continued to check the next person.
"Eh!" Suddenly, the other doctor let out a surprised exclamation. Staring at the slightly protruding red mark on Dudian's chest that resembled a blood vessel, he was taken aback for a moment. He moved closer to the iron pillar to take a look and realized that it wasn't his imagination. He couldn't help but ask in surprise, "The Marks of the Demon?"
The other doctor was also taken aback when he heard his words and immediately looked over, stunned.
Dudian's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. The Marks of the Demon? Did they recognize this?
Scott in the adjacent cage also had a look of astonishment on his face. He said, "The Marks of the Demon? Does Dean have the Marks of the Demon?"
Dudian didn't expect that he also knew about this. However, judging from his expression, he didn't seem to recognize the red mark on his chest. Most likely, he had only heard about the "Marks of the Demon" from other sources but had never seen it with his own eyes.
The two doctors stared at Dudian as if they had seen a ghost and said, "How is this possible? You, you're just a scavenger. How could you have the Marks of the Demon?"
Dudian was equally confused and said, "What are the Marks of the Demon?"
Noticing that the doctor was looking at Dudian's chest, Scott immediately looked over. His face was full of curiosity. Hearing Dudian's question, he immediately said, "Dean, the 'Marks of the Demon' are the exclusive power of the hunter lords. It's also the fundamental reason why hunters are much stronger than us scavengers. It is said that various astonishing abilities are hidden in the Marks of the Demon. Some hunters can see through everything, and some hunters can corrode metal... And these abilities all come from the Marks of the Demon!"
Looking at the red mark on Dudian's chest that looked like a protruding blood vessel, he said, "I didn't expect this to be what the Marks of the Demon look like. Dean, I didn't expect you to have the Marks of the Demon. No wonder you're so strong. It turns out that you're already a hunter!!"
As he said this, his eyes looking at Dudian were filled with envy, but there was no jealousy. Because he knew that the birth of the Marks of the Demon was related to one's own body, and not everyone could have them.
Dudian was a bit stunned.
Was the place where the blood-red worm was living on his chest the Marks of the Demon?
Did every hunter have it?
So, was he already a real hunter?!
The two doctors looked deeply at Dudian. One of them said, "Although we don't know how you, who have been rated as a'scavenger', have the Marks of the Demon, it should be related to your body. Can we examine your body again?"
Dudian had long been worried about the potential hidden dangers that the blood-red worm might bring to his body, so he immediately agreed and said, "I trouble you two."
"No trouble at all. If the examination is as we expect, you will be a hunter lord in the future. You don't need to be polite with us." The attitudes of the two doctors became more modest, and smiles appeared on their faces.
Dudian was slightly taken aback when he saw this and immediately realized the gap between hunters and scavengers. At the same time, he secretly let out a sigh of relief in his heart. Since other hunters all had the Marks of the Demon, he wasn't special, and there shouldn't be any hidden dangers.
The two doctors asked Dudian to stretch his arm through the gap in the iron pillar and began to examine him. One of the doctors took out a small glass meter from the medical kit, which was a radiation meter.
Dudian immediately understood that they were going to test the radiation in his body. At the same time, he also guessed that the Marks of the Demon were probably related to the radiation value in a person's body. After all, this was the biggest difference between hunters and scavengers!
Soon, the doctor extracted the blood from Dudian's finger and measured it with the radiation meter.
Now Dudian's vision was completely different from before. He immediately saw the red line at the bottom of the radiation meter slowly wriggling, climbing up a bit, and then sliding down softly. This time he saw it very clearly. This red line was clearly a worm as thin as a strand of hair!
Could it be that there was such a worm in every radiation meter?
Dudian suddenly understood. No wonder in this world with backward technology, the radiation value of the human body could be measured. It turned out that it was through this mysterious little worm. This kind of worm was probably like the "Light Worm" he had seen in the hunter's ancient castle, a worm that had a special sensitivity to radiation.
"This, it's so low!" Both doctors were greatly surprised when they saw the reaction on the radiation meter. They looked at each other and immediately understood. With such a low radiation value, no wonder the Marks of the Demon had been born!
However, the two of them were puzzled. Why would such a talented person be assigned to the scavengers? Could it be a mistake by the consortium?
They didn't dare to think too much. After all, this was a matter for the higher-ups and had nothing to do with them. They just needed to do their own jobs well.
"The examination is done. We will submit this report." One of the doctors said politely to Dudian, "You have the constitution of a hunter. I believe that the consortium will promote you to a hunter soon. Congratulations."
When Dudian heard their respectful address, he was a bit unaccustomed to it. But thinking that this was a world with clear class distinctions, there was no need to be hypocritical. So he accepted it calmly and nodded, saying, "Thank you both."
The two doctors smiled and exchanged a few polite words. Then they examined Mekin, Scott, the three young scavengers from the consortium, and the young scavenger boy, recorded the situations, and left the basement under the escort of the four guards of the Church of Light.
"Unexpectedly, Dean, you've unknowingly become a hunter!" After the doctors and guards left, Scott looked at Dudian in amazement. His eyes revealed surprise and a bit of flattery. This was simply a godsend opportunity. Being able to get close to a hunter, if he could get some protection or a little promotion, his life in the future would be much better. Even with just a word from Dudian, the proportion of his share after scavenging in the consortium could be increased a lot!
This was the influence of a hunter!
Mekin, Zach, and Sharm also looked at Dudian in surprise, full of envy and happiness for him.
"From now on, we have a backer, haha..." Mekin laughed triumphantly.
Zach clicked his tongue and said, "I didn't expect Dean to become a hunter without anyone noticing. I even suspect that I'm dreaming."
"Exactly. I didn't even realize it." Sharm said with emotion, "I've always known that Dean has the status of a seed candidate. As long as he performs well, he will have the opportunity to become a hunter sooner or later. I didn't expect it to happen now. Tsk tsk, and he's still so young. I wonder what rewards the consortium will give Dean."
The three of them were a bit excited.
Dudian looked at their happy expressions and smiled slightly. He reached out and touched the Marks of the Demon on his chest. It seemed that the hunter who had wanted to ambush the huge black beast was mostly after this blood-red worm. However, that hunter already had the Marks of the Demon. Why did he still need this? Could it be that even if one had the Marks of the Demon, this could still enhance one's strength, or perhaps enhance the abilities brought by the Marks of the Demon?
Speaking of abilities, he thought of his super sense of smell.
This should be the ability of his Marks of the Demon.
Remembering what Scott had said before, Dudian asked him, "Do you know what the Marks of the Demon of hunters are all about? What kind of abilities do they generally have? Will this thing pose any threat to me?"
Scott scratched his head, looking a bit puzzled, and said, "I only know a little bit. But I've heard that there are all kinds of diverse abilities. As for whether it will pose a threat to you, I don't know. But I don't think so. Hunter lords all have this, and I've never seen anyone have any problems... As for the other specific details, when you're promoted to a hunter by the consortium, someone should tell you."
Dudian thought it made sense and immediately stopped thinking about it too much.