The Empress Must Have Her Deep Reasons for This

After the gate opened, Aak guided Kanna into the training room.

Upon entering, Kanna saw many pieces of equipment around her, and at the far end of the room, there were several targets.

However, not knowing the procedure for the test, she didn't act on her own. Instead, she quietly observed the surroundings and took mental notes of the environment, then stood in a clear space near the entrance, waiting for the instructions to come from the speaker, as Aak had mentioned.

Meanwhile, in the viewing area above, many people who had only heard about Kanna and were now seeing her for the first time began to discuss her appearance.

The reason was simple—she was too small.

Even in some regions where child soldiers were used, they wouldn't recruit such a young child, because besides being sent to die, kids of this age were useless on the battlefield. Furthermore, children this young were likely to be consumed by Terra's harsh environment before they ever saw combat.

Fortunately, most people present were veterans who had come from Babel Tower, and Kal'tsit not only had significant influence within Rhodes Island but also earned people's trust due to her medical background.

Thus, Kanna's appearance didn't cause too much of an uproar.

The veterans explained to the newcomers:

"Kal'tsit isn't the kind of person to act impulsively. There must be a deep reason behind her actions."

After hearing this explanation, the newcomers turned their attention back to the training room, eager to see what kind of abilities the "young one" who caught Kal'tsit's attention might have.

Among the onlookers were also several reserve operators, talented but lacking combat experience or having physical or mental shortcomings, which prevented them from earning the status of official operators.

They were particularly curious about this test because they knew how difficult Rhodes Island's operator tests were. They had failed the tests despite being fully armed and prepared, so they wondered how Kal'tsit could be confident that such a young child, with no preparation, would be able to pass the test.

At that moment, the speaker came to life, but it wasn't Kal'tsit's voice—it was Amiya, who had been recruited out of curiosity.

"Ahem! This is the command center, I'm Amiya, the current leader of Rhodes Island. Now, we will begin the testing of operator Kanna. Kanna, if you're ready, please raise your left hand. If not, raise your right hand."

Amiya hadn't expected that after entering the command room, Kal'tsit would delegate the task of directing and evaluating to her. She stood there, arms crossed, silent.

For a moment, Amiya was so nervous that she didn't notice Kanna had already entered the training room. It wasn't until Kal'tsit coughed slightly that Amiya was snapped out of her daze.

Fortunately, it was just the two of them in the command room, so no one saw Amiya's flustered reaction.

Once she realized, Amiya quickly got into the role, grabbed the microphone nearby, and began giving instructions to Kanna in the training room.

After hearing the instructions, Kanna walked up to a slope. At the bottom of the slope was a huge iron ball. According to the test requirements, she needed to push the ball up the slope as far as she could. There were safety measures in place, so even if she got exhausted, the ball wouldn't roll back down and crush her.

Kanna approached the iron ball, placed her little hand underneath it, and subtly lifted it.

Hmm~ It's so light—only about three to four times the weight of a wild boar she usually carries. This weight for Kanna is about the same as an ordinary person lifting a bottle of two-dollar mineral water.

However, to avoid scaring the others, Kanna obediently started pushing the ball toward the top of the slope.