Mechanical Doctor

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The second day.

The mid- and low-level [Mechanic] supernaturals in the fortress are busy holding a ceremony to check whether they have [Mechanic] talent.

The arrangement of this ceremony varies according to the profession.

For example, the ceremony of testing talent for [Mechanic], [Forger], and [Alchemist] requires the person being tested to have sensitivity to magic patterns and be able to feel the existence of magic patterns during the testing ceremony.

For [Potion Master], the person being tested needs to be able to sense the magic "rhythm" in the potion materials.

[Bard], [Singer], etc. need to feel the magic notes contained in the music.

The most special of these professions is probably the [Warrior] profession. As long as the [Warrior] profession can sense the magic elements in the air and have a strong body, it is considered to have the [Warrior] talent. Of course, the various branches of the [Warrior] profession require some other talents.

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Manolin looked at the other busy [Mechanics], and he nodded from time to time, making a satisfied sound.

This made the [mechanics] who arranged the ceremony work even harder.

In fact, Manolin didn't know how to arrange the talent detection ceremony. He just wanted to stand by and "learn from them".

After all, he, a half-baked person, didn't know what magic patterns to use in the talent detection ceremony and how to arrange it.

Now that he had the opportunity to learn, he would naturally not let it go.

While Manolin encouraged the [mechanics] with "hmm, ah, very good, good", he learned from them, and soon the talent detection ceremony was arranged.

"Fodelo, notify those who need to test their talents to line up for entry."

"Okay, Mr. Manolin."

After saying that, Fordlo came to the open space in front of the fortress with others and began to direct everyone to line up to enter the fortress.

Most of the people who came to test their talents were young people in their teens. After all, if they were younger, their talents would not show up even if they had them.

Most of these young people were accompanied by their parents. Of course, there were exceptions, such as Algernon, who came alone.

Algernon's father died in a shipwreck, leaving Algernon, his mother and his sister to depend on each other.

The burden of the whole family fell on Algernon's mother.

Fortunately, Algernon's mother was good at cooking, and she could barely make a living by opening a small stall.

As the saying goes, children of poor families grow up early. Algernon helped his mother work at the stall when he was less than ten years old.

Now, at the age of fifteen, Algernon's cooking skills are even better than his mother's.

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Algernon looked at the huge metal door of the [Pterosaur] with trepidation.

This was not the first time he entered this ship. Since he learned that he could get eggs by listening to the lectures of the people in this "strange ship", he came to listen to the lectures every day.

Not for anything else, just for the three eggs. With these three eggs, he could provide nutrition for his thin sister, which was worth the price of wasting a little time.

What's more, the small piece of extraordinary creature meat given in the last few days was even more delicious.

After Algernon got the small piece of meat, he used it to make a pot of soup.

The taste of the pot of soup makes Algernon think about it now.

Originally, Algernon was very disappointed when he learned a few days ago that the people on the strange ship would no longer hold activities. After all, he couldn't get it for free.

However, when he heard yesterday that these people would provide a free ceremony for the talent detection of extraordinary people, he immediately became excited.

In Algernon's opinion, if he could become an extraordinary person, his family's life would not be so hard.

However, for most poor people, becoming an extraordinary person is just a luxury. After all, one of the prerequisites for the profession of [Warrior] is to have a strong body.

For the poor who have been struggling on the poverty line for a long time, it is almost impossible to raise a strong body.

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Since Algernon came earlier, he was at the front of the line.

Soon, it was Algernon's turn to take the talent test.

Under the guidance of an old man, he stepped into the huge magic circle with various symbols that he couldn't understand with trepidation.

"Close your eyes and empty your mind."

Following the old man's order, Algernon closed his eyes, but he couldn't relax at all.

Although the old man next to him saw that Algernon couldn't relax, it didn't matter.

As long as the person being tested doesn't move around, the test result won't have too much error.

"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"As the old man connected the magic circle to the power supply module of the [Pterosaur], the magic energy obtained from the power engine continued to flow into the ritual magic circle for testing talent.

Soon, the magic circle began to light up in circles.

The old man went forward to check that Algernon had lit up a few basic magic patterns.

"Oh? Thirty-five, the talent is not bad."

The old man was quite satisfied with the result.

This talent test ceremony has not started for a long time and it has a good start. This is a good sign.

"Young man, what is your name?"

"To answer your lord, my name is Algernon."

The old man stroked his beard and said:

"Congratulations, you have been tested and you have the talent to become a superhuman."

Hearing this news, Algernon seemed to be hit by a big cake falling from the sky.

The old man was not surprised by Algernon's reaction. After all, he had experienced this in the past.

After Algernon recovered after a long while, he hurriedly thanked the old man.

"Thank you very much, sir..."

"There is no need to say these polite words. Our captain Mr. Manolin has established a school dedicated to training [mechanics]. If you want to become a [mechanic], you can come here to study."

"And I am Bruno, a teacher in that school."

Algernon naturally joined the school without a second thought when he heard this.

After all, he is a small person with nothing. If he misses this opportunity, where can he find extraordinary inheritance?

"Teacher Bruno, I want to enroll!"

"Okay, if you want to enroll, come with your family tomorrow and we will discuss the enrollment matters."

"Let's go! Let's go! I'm still busy here."

Bruno drove Algernon away and prepared to welcome the next tester.

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I don't know if it was because Bruno's good luck ran out that none of the next testers passed.

The only one who was still okay could only light up eight basic magic patterns.

However, this is obviously not qualified. Only those who have lit up more than ten basic magic patterns can be considered qualified.

As for those who have lit up single-digit magic patterns, it can only be said that these people can sense magic elements and have extraordinary talents, but they are not the magic pattern talents required by the [Mechanic] series.

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