At the entrance of the Mercenaries' Guild, a young knight flexed his biceps to his teammates, and then punched hard into the test machine at the side.
"Bam!"
A dull thud resounded.
A red line slowly rose up, and stopped at the position of 2nd-tier.
"Did you guys see that? I ate a helping of 'Buddha jumps over the wall' the day before yesterday, and then I advanced. See, I am now a true 2nd-tier knight," that young knight said excitedly.
"Damn! You really advanced?"
"Impossible. How did you manage to advance? You are the loser as deemed by the captain."
"Is this broken thing malfunctioning?"
All the mercenaries were stunned as they stared at the red line in disbelief. Someone even began to check the machine.
"It's true. I haven't told anyone yet." The young knight looked very sure of himself. Then, he said to the scarred knight standing at the side, "Boss, can you bring me along for the next mission? I have already been sweeping the floors for three months."
