Chapter 777
“As long as you have time, you can join.” Dustin smiled and nodded.
“That’s great!” Scarlet’s face lit up with joy.
Obviously, she wanted to join, not to watch the tournament, but to spend more time with Dustin. She
didn’t know how much longer she could stay with him.
The following day, Dustin met up with Scarlet and the others. Together, they went to the martial arts
alliance branch.
It was located on the edge of the city. A singlerge building was its base, boasting modernized
facilities.
The martial arts alliance had two major sources of ie.
One was charging new students high tuition fees: The other was to put upmissions and take a
percentage of the rewards.
In this world, wealthy and high–ranking officials frequently needed protection from martial artists. The
alliance became the top ce to seek protection. They had a lot of expert fighters avable.
The rewards were also generous. So, plenty of martial artists were eager to ept the tasks. After
completion, the alliance would take a certain percentage of the rewards. It created a win- win situation
for both parties.
Previously, when the Harmon family encountered a crisis, even Hector got help from the alliance. He
had recruited arge number of martial artists to be their guards.
In fact, many ordinary martial artists relied onmissions to survive. Once theypleted a major
commission, they could enjoy a carefree life for several years.
Naturally, with so many martial artists, the alliance also had some problems with administrative issues.
Dustin and the others finally arrived at the base of the martial arts alliance branch. It took an hour by
car.
“Dustin, you’re here.”
Patrick had been waiting for them. He greeted them with a smile as soon as they got out of the car.
“Have you had breakfast?” he asked. “Would you like me to arrange something for you?”
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“Thanks, Patrick. We’ve already eaten,” Dustin replied with a smile.
“Alright. Then, let’s head in.” Patrick gestured with his arm, leading them with ease.
They stepped into the open–air martial arts arena. Immediately, a wave of intense heat enveloped
them.
The arena was packed with people. It created an atmosphere far more vibrant than a bustling
marketce.
“Dustin, today’s registration has five assessments. As long as you can pass them all, there shouldn’t be
any problem,” Patrick said.
“Five assessments? Which five?” Dustin asked curiously.
“The first assessment is strength. After that is speed, internal energy, pressure, andstly, physical
combat,” Patrick exined.
“Why make it soplicated? Can’t it be done with just two rounds of fighting?” Georgia asked.
“There are a lot of martial artists in the alliance. Their strengths are different from each other.
“The first four assessments are basically a screening process to eliminate the weak. It will leave only
the strong ones behind.
“We save more time this way,” Patrick exined again.
“Alright. Let’s follow the process, then. Where’s the first assessment at?” Dustin asked.
“Dustin, this way, please.” Patrick nodded and led them to the venue for the first assessment. The first
assessment was the strength test.
In the middle of the venue was a massive strength tester machine. The machine was made specially by
the alliance. It was constructed entirely of metal.
It looked almost like a tank and could take up to 100 thousand pounds of force!
Based on the standard criteria, hitting over one thousand pounds of force was barely a pass. Hitting
two thousand pounds was considered good. Going beyond five thousand pounds was considered
exceptionally excellent.
Many people were being evaluated. So, Dustin could only patiently join the queue.
After a long wait, his turn was finally approaching. However, a group of martial artists dressed in yellow
suddenly walked, looking confident.
“Move. Everyone, get out of my way!”
The group was extremely arrogant. Their loud shouts filled the air as they shoved their way through the
others waiting in line.
As they cut the queue and stood at the front, their actions caused a bigmotion.