Dudian went over as he was told and came to the front of the archery target position.
"Here you are. Shoot a few good arrows and let's see." The young man took out a black bow and a quiver from the rack beside them and handed them over, encouraging him.
Dudian reached out and took them. He felt that the weight was slightly lighter than the bow and arrow of that Hunter he had used before. But for most scavengers, it was still extremely heavy. He immediately put on the quiver, drew out a commonly used arrow, nocked it, pulled the bowstring, and aimed at the archery target in the distance.
The archery target was about thirty meters away as estimated by his sight. With a whoosh, the sharp arrow flew away and was deeply nailed to the archery target, but it didn't hit the bullseye, deviating by one and a half rings.
"Not bad. Have you practiced before?" The young man took a look and said in slight surprise.
Dudian nodded and said, "I practiced for a few days."
"Just a few days..." The young man nodded slightly and handed out a black ribbon, saying, "Blindfold your eyes and shoot another arrow to see."
Dudian nodded. After blindfolding his eyes, he drew the bow again and searched in his mind for the approximate position of the archery target before. Although he could smell the faint scent emanating from the archery target with his sense of smell, he didn't rely on the help of his sense of smell and wanted to see if he really had the talent for archery.
Whoosh!
The arrow shot out rapidly.
With a thud, it was nailed to the archery target.
Hearing the sound of hitting the target, Dudian pulled down the black ribbon and looked. The position was similar to the previous shot, and the deviation wasn't big.
"It seems that you have quite a talent for archery." A smile appeared on the young man's face, and he said, "Although you have a high physical constitution, it's extremely rare to have such a result after only a few days of practice. If you work hard, you might have the opportunity to become the second intermediate Hunter in the hunter position of the consortium."
Dudian said in surprise, "Is there only one hunter who has reached the intermediate Hunter level in the consortium?"
"Yes. There are a total of eight intermediate Hunters in the consortium, two knights, three warriors, two thieves, and one hunter." The young man smiled and said, "Fewer people choose to be hunters. Mainly because the individual combat ability of hunters is too poor. If there is no one to help contain the enemy, it's very difficult to hunt down the prey. They rely too much on the team, and the skills of hunters are relatively difficult, which is why intermediate hunters are rare."
"The individual combat ability of hunters is poor?" Dudian couldn't help but look at him. He chose the hunter occupation precisely because he valued its individual combat ability. In his opinion, this was the strongest individual occupation!
However, he did agree that the skills of hunters were more difficult.
After all, warriors and knights often fought against monsters on the front line, and their fighting abilities improved very quickly. While hunters were only responsible for shooting arrows repeatedly from behind, and they could gain very little insight. They could only rely on "practice makes perfect".
"Let's test your talents for other occupations." The young man took Dudian to the second marked area beside them. There were several wooden dummies here. On the rack beside them were various weapons of different lengths, such as swords, iron whips, hammers, etc., but there were no long spears. The spear was a symbol exclusive to knights.
"Attack the wooden dummy and smash it. See which weapon feels comfortable for you and use that weapon." The young man smiled.
Dudian nodded. He first picked up a long sword, came to a wooden dummy, and slashed at it in all the ways he could think of.
After several consecutive slashes, he felt awkward and uncomfortable. The blade would slip if he used too much force.
Dudian immediately knew that the long sword wasn't suitable for him, so he immediately changed to a short sword.
Compared with the long sword, the short sword was much more comfortable to use. It was longer than a dagger and could be used with force like a dagger, making him love it. He didn't feel tired after slashing continuously.
Next were other weapons, such as the iron whip, the hammer, the battle knife... Dudian tried them one by one. In the end, he felt that he was more comfortable using the short sword and the battle knife. And the young man also gave such an evaluation based on his performance.
"Your talent as a warrior is also good, but you're better as a hunter. Let's see your talent as a knight." The young man said.
The knights here were different from the knights inside the Wall. Although their fighting styles were similar, the knights inside the Wall placed more emphasis on morality and would be awarded the knight's medal only after strict assessment. While they were pure fighting occupations outside the Wall, with everything focused on strength.
Dudian sat on the rocking horse, held a long spear, and kept waving it, feeling extremely awkward.
As soon as the young man saw this, he immediately shook his head and asked Dudian to conduct the last test.
The core of a thief was hiding and evading. The way to test it was a large cage filled with swords and spears. This cage would keep shaking, and the swords and spears inside would also keep swaying without any rules. It was completely determined by the individual's nerve reaction speed.
"Put this on." The young man handed Dudian a set of heavy black iron armor.
Dudian immediately put it on and immediately felt his movements become clumsy.
After entering the iron cage, the young man pressed the mechanism, and the iron cage immediately started shaking. The swords and knives inside were stabbing at him in a messy way, as if countless soldiers were surrounding and attacking him.
Dudian quickly dodged to the left and right, his eyes scanning rapidly from side to side. Occasionally, when he caught a glimpse of the silver light out of the corner of his eye, he would quickly lower his head to dodge. His body's instinctive reaction was extremely sensitive. As the time of evasion went on, he soon grasped a certain pattern from the shaking of his feet and evaded more skillfully.
Even so, two or three spears still stabbed at his body. But with the protection of the black iron armor, he wasn't injured.
Soon, the test was over.
The young man opened the cage and exclaimed in amazement, "Tsk, tsk. I didn't expect you to have such sensitive skills. Although you have a high physical constitution, it's too strong to have such a reaction. How about changing your occupation to a thief? Your talent in this aspect will definitely enable you to reach the intermediate Hunter level as soon as possible. In all these years in the consortium, your talent as a thief is definitely in the top three, no, the top two that I've ever seen!"
Dudian didn't expect to receive such an evaluation and was delighted in his heart. But after thinking about it, he still said, "I still like being a hunter and killing the enemy from a thousand meters away."
"This... well." The young man sighed regretfully and didn't force it. After all, this was just a simple test and could only roughly see some talents, not completely accurately. There were also several cases he had seen where many people weren't good at it at first, but later they became more proficient than those who were good at it from the beginning. And in the boring skill practice, interest was a very crucial factor. This was also why the consortium didn't arrange occupations compulsorily but let the Hunters choose by themselves.
"Although you have high talents as a hunter and a thief, don't be complacent. You need to train well in the future. The consortium doesn't give you much time. Strive to become a real Hunter within a year." The young man said earnestly, "Although the time you have for learning is only one-third of that of other trainee Hunters, you have already mastered the Marks of the Demon, and your physical constitution and other aspects have been enhanced, so it's easier for you to learn. If you don't pass the skill assessment in a year, the consortium will also forcefully send you outside the Wall and let you hone your skills in actual combat."
"However, you should also understand the dangers outside the Wall, so work hard. If you slack off today, you might lose your life tomorrow."
Dudian's expression became serious, and he nodded, saying, "I understand."
"Okay, come with me to the hunter training ground." The young man said.