In the storage room, many dusty crates were scattered around. At the other end of the room stood a large object covered by a cloth.
"That must be it!" Kinto said.
He pulled off the cloth, and after the resulting cloud of dust settled, they could see the Nyd meter.
It was a large box with a display panel on top. The box had two holes where one could insert their arms.
Kinto gave the machine a solid kick, and it hummed to life.
"Who wants to go first?"
"I will," Koru replied, stepping forward.
He placed his arms into the holes, and after a brief loud rumble, the panel displayed a glowing number.
"10,540!"
"Is that good?"
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"Better than my brother! He had 10,136... It makes me happy that at least in terms of numbers, I'm stronger than him... Now it's your turn. I'm curious!"
Hesitantly, Kawao approached the machine and also inserted his arms into the machine.
It felt pleasantly warm.
After another rumble, his Nyd level appeared glowing on the display panel.
"18,450!"
"Wow! That's really impressive! That makes you stronger than some commanders!"
"Commanders?"
"From the Kasaka army! Your rank is determined by your Nyd level. To become a commander, you must have a Nyd level of at least 10,000! From there, you can determine their strength based on their unit number. The smaller the unit number, the stronger the commanding officer."
"Ugh! Sounds like it's not easy."
"It's not. Even though there are quite a few commanders, it's still an achievement to reach a higher level than them.... What do you think, Kinto? What rank would he be?"
"Hmm. Hard to say. I haven't had contact with the military of this country for a while. But I guess with your skills... you could be at least the commander of the 17th unit?"
"That doesn't sound very strong... So there are 17 commanders?"
"No, no. Let me think.... If nothing has changed, there are currently 20 commanders in the Kasaka army!"
"Isn't one of them coming here to check on things?"
"Yes, that's right. That's the one you need to ask to take you with him, Kawao!"
"What rank does he have?"
"He's the commander of the 15th unit! They call him the 'Ship Climber,' Paikon!"