[Player ‘Kim Ji-hoon’ enters the ‘Aptitude Test Room – Korea District 1’.]

Seong Ji-han, summoned to the aptitude test room, looked around.

‘They say it’s an examination room, but it’s just in the woods.’

Inside the forest where the tall trees are so dense that you cannot see the sky.

Taking the name of the map apart, it felt like being in distress in a tropical rain forest.

at that time.

that buck that buck

A World Tree elf walked slowly and smiled at Seong Ji-han.

“Nice to meet you, player ‘Kim Ji-hoon’. I am the ‘elf priest’ in charge of the guidance.”

She called herself an elven priest.

“I’ll take you this way.”

After bowing politely to Seong Ji-han, I guided him into the forest.

Had I walked that long?

He was guided by an elf to a huge tree that glowed green.

“Then Kim Ji-hoon, if you wait in the waiting room for a while, I will call you during the examination.”

Also, what the elf refers to is the ‘waiting room’.

It was a seat filled with chairs on the other side of the giant tree.

In the waiting room with about 30 wooden chairs.

There was only one empty seat.

‘I was at the end of District 1.’

Seong Ji-han strides toward the vacancy.

A murmur was heard all around.

“uh… … It is a man.”

“There are 5 men in District 1 this time. Quite a lot.”

“Maybe a male half-elf will appear today.”

“There are a lot of men with heterosexuality in this jockey?”

“Are there so many B graders or higher… … .”

A waiting room of 30 people, 25 of them women.

People looked at Seong Ji-han wearing Kim Ji-hoon’s shell with curious eyes and had a conversation with each other.

‘From Area 1 to Area 10, only players with Heterogeneity Gift were said to be summoned.’

The numbers of the areas assigned to the aptitude test room were assigned in the order of players with a high probability of becoming half-elves.

Since women were more likely to be half-elves than men, District 1 was mostly occupied by women.

In particular, in District 1, heterogeneous affinity could only come at least B grade.

It was not uncommon for 5 men to gather like this.

Let’s go to an empty seat and sit down while Seong Ji-han focuses his attention on those around him.

“Oh, the last one is here!”

One of the men sitting in the seat jumped up and approached Seong Ji-han.

“excuse me… … Do you belong to any guild?”

The man who approached Seong Ji-han was a middle-aged man in a suit.

His hair was half-naked, and wrinkles were visible on his forehead.

Considering that the human race has evolved in two stages, that level of aging is only possible when people are in their 60s or older.

However, the face beneath it was unpleasantly similar to Sung Ji-han’s features.

A face that shows plastic surgery just by looking at it.

‘ah… … really.’

Seong Ji-han knew at once why this person had such a face.

Currently, there is a widespread superstition that you have to look like a male half-elf to pass the aptitude test.

In the medical field, where everyone is having difficulties in management as mankind evolves to the lower middle class, plastic surgery is the only field that is growing.

It was a world where everyone put a knife to their faces to resemble the features of a male half-elf.

‘At this point, this is more annoying than the colonization of mankind… … .’

Seong Ji-han thought so, but answered without revealing it on the outside.

“A guild? There are no guilds.”

“No, hey. There is no guild??”

As soon as I said there was no guild, the opponent who came out immediately.

“Heh heh, that’s right… … Why did you do that?”

I started to teach Seong Ji-han as a senior in life.

“As soon as I received the gift, I should have signed a contract with the guild and received the down payment! What if I come naked like that and fail the aptitude test!”

“It hasn’t been a few days since Gift Awakening.”

“Tsk tsk, you should have contacted the 5th guild right away! Ugh. This friend blew the lottery… … !”

Took. Took.

A middle-aged man approached and tapped his shoulder, then sighed.

I just said that I didn’t sign a contract with the guild.

Seeing that he immediately changed his posture to speaking in short language and gave advice, Seong Ji-han laughed in vain.

‘This kind of treatment is very easy.’

In my holy days, I had never been so squeamish.

It’s definitely different after becoming ‘Kim Ji-hoon’.

‘Actually, the content itself is correct.’

A male half-elf who is definitely harder to become than a female.

Whereas women often become half-elves even without the Xeno-Friendly Gift.

Basically, all men had to have the ‘Heterogeneity’ gift.

Even so, the odds of that happening were less than 1 percent.

So among men, the players who got the ‘Heterogeneity’ gift.

Before the aptitude test, I used to contact a huge guild and sign a pre-contract after receiving a large amount of down payment.

Rather than aiming for a jackpot with less than 1 percent chance of success, let’s prepare for failure in advance.

This is what the majority of the men who have received the ‘Heterogeneity’ gift now think.

“To come without a pre-contract… … Look at that person’s wealth.”

“Your face doesn’t look like that?”

“therefore. If I had a lot of money, I would have had plastic surgery beforehand.”

People chatting with each other in the waiting room, probably overheard their conversation.

Before one more story goes on.

sparkle… … !

In front of the waiting room, a group of green lights shimmered.

“Oops, let’s start.”

Seeing that, the middle-aged man, who had been trembling for a while, went back to his seat.

self… … .

in front of the waiting room.

The elven priest slowly appeared.

“Now that everyone has gathered, we will begin the aptitude test.”

Then she points her hand behind her back.

damn… … !

Some of the tree trunks were dug out.

There was space for one person to enter.

“Then, I will call your name from number 1 on the waiting list. Player number one, Jung Yun-ha.”

“yes… … yes!”

“Go in this way.”

When the female player at the front stood up, the waiting room was filled with tension.

and.

Geeing… … .

To the side of the tree, a large message window popped up.

[District 1 inspection result]

[Applicants: 0 Waiters: 30]

[The inspection progress in Area 1 will be relayed through the Battle Tube.]

As soon as a message popped up saying that the Battle Tube relay was starting.

-1 area is open!!

-Oh, 5 males. Last month, there were 2 of them.

-Is the big one coming today?!

Messages from viewers also began to appear in real time on the message window.

* * *

aptitude test.

This important test to decide whether or not to become a half-elf is.

Actually, the method itself was simple.

‘It’s over when I go in there.’

When the inspector enters a wooden pole dug in.

A green light flashed through the trees, and the inspection began.

Anyone who has the qualifications to become a half-elf has been in the trees for a while.

Those who did not have it were in the format of being expelled in one minute.

Is that so?

“No. 21. Lee Moo-yeol player. Go in this way.”

“yes. yep! All right!”

As the number quickly fell out, the prosecutor was entering the second half before he knew it.

“Our Father in Heaven, Merciful World Tree… … It’s a note and a note again. I beseech you, grant me the honor of becoming a half-elf… … please please… … !”

“It is a faithful new city. But now it is time to finish praying and go in.”

“Yes, yep… … !”

A middle-aged man who had been spitting and praying for a long time before the examination.

Hearing the words of the elven priest, he continued to shout the world tree and went inside the wooden pillar.

flash… … !

As he enters, a glowing giant tree.

Seong Ji-han looked at the message window floating next to him.

[District 1 inspection result]

[Applicants: 4 Waiters: 9]

So far, only 4 people have passed the aptitude test.

And all of the passers-by were women with a relatively high probability of being accepted.

-Are all the women half-elves this time around…? … .

– It seems like a miracle that the male version came out 3 months ago;

-Is it true that the dungeon portal inhibitor goes off if the male half-elf doesn’t keep coming out?

-It’s already on the news that house prices are falling ㅡㅡ;

Seeing this result, viewers were clearly disappointed.

This time, there were 5 men in District 1, so I expected one to come out.

For some reason, the atmosphere seemed to be bad again this time.

and after 1 minute.

rumbling… … !

The space was reopened at the wooden pole.

“Oh, no. why already… … .”

A middle-aged man touching his ear while thinking it was impossible.

However, when he confirmed by touch that his ears were intact, his expression instantly hardened.

“ah… … Ha, can’t we just do it one more time… … I’ll do well this time… … !”

“Come out.”

Let the elf priest lightly move his fingers with a calm face.

Wow… … !

The body of a middle-aged man flew away from the pillar.

“eww… … eww… … .”

When he fell to the ground, groaning in pain from the fall.

[District 1 inspection result]

[Applicants: 4 Waiters: 8]

The waiting list was reduced by one more person.

-It looks like it’s going to be bad this time too ㅡㅡ… …

-No, I still have one man left.

– He didn’t even have plastic surgery?

-No, they said they had to get a plastic surgery because of the down payment. What did you do? Insincere in the face of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

-Plastic surgery, but is it effective? lol

-Yes, isn’t that just superstition?

4 out of 5 men fail.

After seeing that the last remaining candidate, ‘Kim Ji-hoon’, also has a very rough face.

Many people were assuming that this candidate was also a loser.

Of course you are the party

‘Is it better to dye your hair up to what percent?’

Being a half elf is natural.

I was thinking about how much to dye my hair.

‘They say 25 percent is the best. Should I go beyond this?’

If you achieve a new record, public attention will skyrocket.

It will be more difficult to quietly investigate the colony’s earth and world tree elves.

Instead, if you become the most outstanding half-elf.

There may be more cases to find out from the inside as to why they pay attention to the male type.

‘hmm… … I’m worried about whether I’m going to do 20 percent or 30 percent.’

Seong Ji-han, who was lost in thought with her legs crossed.

“Number 30, Jihoon Kim player. Go in this way.”

“… … .”

At the call of the High Priest of the Elves, he got up and walked.

While Seong Ji-han was lost in thought, District 1 saw another female half-elf.

“ah… … .”

“I’m screwed, really… … .”

“I thought it would be… … .”

The dropouts keep their heads down.

“Unni, did you think you would become an unnie too?!”

“and… … For me to become a half-elf… … !”

“Words of the World Tree… … It is still clear to my ears.”

The five half-elves were gathering and sharing their joy.

It is said that the male form is rarer, but once the female form was like winning the lottery.

In the waiting room where heaven and hell were sharply divided between those who were eligible and those who failed.

“Can I go right in?”

Seong Ji-han, who came out in the last order, pointed to the space in the open pillar with his hand.

Seeing the opponent rushing in, the elf priest tilted his head.

“Yes, but Shinto-nim. Do you not pray to the World Tree?”

Who do you believe in?

Sung Ji-han thought so, but smiled on the outside.

“I finished my prayer while waiting.”

“… … All right. Please go in.”

As soon as the elf priest gave permission, the Holy Jihan strode into the pillar.

-Oh, I have something to spare… … .

– Didn’t you just give up on everything? lol

– ㅇ No plastic surgery and no prayer;

-It’s a problem to be such an insincere person.

I think I’ll be kicked out in 1 minute

Most of the people who saw such ‘Kim Ji-hoon’ predicted his elimination.

Let him go inside the tree.

flash… … !

“Uh… … .”

from a huge tree.

Unlike before, the blue light shimmered.

-??

-Is the color different from before?

-this… … Isn’t that the light that comes out when you’re successful?

-ㅇㅇ Yes, it comes out blue;;

– Huh, I hope it succeeds… … ?? Without any preparation??

After seeing the blue light, the chatting suddenly went out of control.

Seong Ji-han, who entered the tree, frowned at the blue light surrounding her body.

‘… … This is a stat check, isn’t it?’

The power contained in that light.

The blue manager, Seongjihan’s ability.

Because it was ‘blue’.