All candidates who have arrived at the Peihai Kung Fu Square carry expectations.
Even if they know in their hearts that they will not pass the exam, there is still a glimmer of hope in the depths of their souls. What if they do pass?
The top ten colleges on Blue Star admit only 500 students each time, but there are 20 million students participating in the assessment.
Imagining this admission rate is enough to make one's scalp crawl.
Although the total number of candidates is nearly two million, only about 100,000 students from Huaxia actually took part in the examination.
Don't think that 100,000 is a small number; in fact, it's the highest number of students from Huaxia participating in the admissions assessment of the top ten colleges on Blue Star.
In some countries, only a dozen people come, and for most countries, the number of participants ranges from a thousand to ten thousand.
On average, each country has only about 10,000 students participating in the admission examination of the top ten colleges on Blue Star.
Huaxia alone accounts for about 100,000 spots, more than double that of the second place.
Excluding students, their families, teachers, and staff, the most people here are small vendors from various places.
Seating is available at the Kung Fu Square because the square is too large, and it would take a long time to go out and buy something, coming back and forth. At this time, the small vendors will actively deliver items to your hand.
Imagine, when family members are attending the examination, who would have the mood to leave their seats?
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The first examination is the gene fusion degree test, which is the simplest and only takes a few minutes for each person to complete.
Nevertheless, with nearly two million candidates, it is not something that can be completed in a short time.
The Blue Star Ten University College, which is conducting the examination, divided the Peihai Kung Fu Square into one hundred examination areas.
Asian candidates are relatively more, so they occupy fifty examination areas, European twenty, American twenty, and African ten.
For those continents that have not been assigned their own examination areas, as long as there are candidates, they can take the exam in America.
These one hundred examination areas are only for the first round of assessment. If one fails in the first round, they have no qualification to participate in the second round of assessment.
Around the square, there are rows of giant electronic screens.
These electronic screens display the intercontinental rankings and the global rankings.
From any corner of the Peihai Kung Fu Square, you can see these large screens displaying the rankings.
...
Geng Qianxing is with Fang Chong, Li Wran, and Lu Zi in the 38th examination area.
Although the candidates and their families are all on the Peihai Kung Fu Square, they belong to two different circles.
The candidates are inside the inner circle, while the family members or people specifically here to watch the recruitment examination are seated in the outer circle.
Even the president of Yujiang University, Tan Bi, can only sit in the outer circle like the families. Only the training instructor, Geng Qianxing, can sit with the candidates in the inner waiting examination area.
Actually sitting in the outer circle doesn't affect seeing the competition site. You can still watch the live scene.
The first and second rounds of assessment are purely detecting potential and talent. There's nothing else to look at except the results.
The third and fourth rounds of assessment have some appeal, especially the fourth round, which is a match-up competition.
Despite the crowded and bustling Peihai Kung Fu Square, as the host country and one of the four universities in the Blue Star Ten University College, China has an advantage.
This advantage can be seen from the seating arrangements. In such a large number of candidates, the universities in China have a designated area for each examination site as long as there are students participating in the assessment.
The waiting examination areas for candidates from each school have seating ranging from 20 to 100 seats, with Yujiang University having 30 seats.
Now, only four people are sitting in these thirty seats, which is why Tan Bi feels embarrassed and impoverished.
With only one teacher and three students from Yujiang University, it's indeed a bit awkward.
Tan Bi gave most of the spots to people outside the school, and this was due not just to interpersonal relations, but also because he knew that the students from Yujiang University were not up to par.
Deep down, Tan Bi still hopes that the students who have obtained the examination spots for Yujiang University can sit in the waiting area for Yujiang University.
It's good to add some atmosphere.
"Hmph, it's okay enough that others have taken our school's examination spots and don't come here. But people like Huang Chengwei, Tong Quan, who are supposed to be from our Yujiang University, don't even sit here either. That's too much."
Fang Chong saw that only four people were sitting in the thirty seats of Yujiang University, and he was very dissatisfied in his heart.
Geng Qianxing also sighed. He could only silently pray in his heart that Fang Chong, Li Wanran, and Lu Zi at least pass one.
That way, Yujiang University wouldn't go bankrupt.
He really likes the freedom of Yujiang University and has a lot of admiration for its president, Tan Bi. It would be too bad if such a school were to close down.
...
"What are you looking at?" Yu Fei, sitting next to Qu Yi, noticed that Qu Yi had been looking around curiously and couldn't help but ask.
"It's nothing, I was just looking around casually," Qu Yi quickly replied.
Qu Fei had followed Qu Yi's gaze to see the Yujiang University sign, and she immediately recalled that...
"That Ding Huan wasn't supposed to be from Yujiang University, right? I haven't seen him over there at all. He's a fraud."
Qu Yi didn't respond to Qu Fei's words and instead asked, "Is it just three students and one teacher for Yujiang University?"
"After that Ding Huan mentioned Yujiang University last time, I even went back to check. It turns out that the school is about to go bankrupt, and you can see from the fact that only three students came to participate in this assessment this time."
Qu Fei added another comment to prove her foresight.
Qu Yi lowered her head and was trying to figure out why Ding Huan would deceive her. Whether he did or not, she wanted to go ask him after the examination was over.
At that moment, a platform abruptly rose in the middle of the square.
A man in grey clothes seemed to have walked several steps in the air and landed gracefully on the platform in the middle of the square.
"It's the agriculture university's president..."
The applause erupted in the square, and people who had never seen the president of the agricultural university asked who he was.
"Hey, if you don't even know who the president of the agricultural university is, what are you coming here to watch the Blue Star Ten University College assessment for?"
Before this person could continue acting, someone else stepped in to answer for him.
"The president of the agricultural university is Nong Yizhen, who is the president of Zhen Yu Academy, ranked first among the Blue Star Ten University Colleges. He is a high-level expert with a native gene level and has merged four different alien genes."
"Do you think there are people stronger than President Nong?"
"An Xie Laoshi, he is also a high-level expert with native genes. As for how many alien genes he has merged, I don't know."
"Pre-Heavenly expert was the previous realm, right? I heard that later on, the martial arts alliance collaborated with some martial arts sects to revise the realm of martial arts. Wasn't the previous martial arts pre-heavenly realm equivalent to what we now call land-level warriors?"
"You don't know anything. Pre-Heavenly is pre-Heavenly, and land-level is land-level..."
"These are things we don't understand, so let's not argue. I just feel that since we practice martial arts, why should we merge genes? It doesn't make sense."
"You don't know what you're talking about. Only by merging the top martial arts genes can one reach the pinnacle of martial arts."
...
The continuous argument subsided as Nong Yizhen, standing on the platform, loudly declared, "Please calm down everyone."
With just one sentence, without relying on amplification equipment, the voice reached almost the entire square.
Many martial arts experts sighed in admiration, noting that Nong Yizhen's internal energy had been cultivated to the point of returning to simplicity. Even from a great distance or amidst noise, speaking was as if it were being whispered in one's ear.
The square also became silent immediately after Nong Yizhen's words, and Nong Yizhen said again,
"Ladies and gentlemen from all corners of the world, we have gathered here today for the same cause - to strive for a better future for humanity."
I am Nong Yizhen from Zhen Yu Academy, and I represent the Blue Star Ten University Colleges in welcoming you all.
"I also make a commitment here that, whether in the past, present, or future, the ten Blue Star University Colleges have only one mission - to protect the Earth and protect humanity..."
The applause erupted again.
After the applause subsided, Nong Yizhen continued, "Today, the recruitment and assessment of the Blue Star Ten University Colleges officially begins."
"I represent the Blue Star Ten University Colleges here to promise that this recruitment and assessment will be carried out under the principle of fairness and justice. We will select the most outstanding talents from around the world to enter the Blue Star Ten University Colleges. Now, let the assessment begin."
No unnecessary words.
After the sudden change in Earth's environment and the deterioration of survival conditions, official speeches at all conferences and activities have become rarer and even disappeared.
That's right. For the recruitment and assessment of the Blue Star Ten University Colleges, there were no speeches from leaders. It was just Nong Yizhen who made two promises and then the assessment started directly.
As soon as the assessment began, the sounds from the examination areas started to be shielded. The broadcasts in each area were spread within their respective ranges.
For example, the broadcast sound from Examination Area 1 would not be transmitted to Examination Area 2.
All the students participating in the assessment were paying close attention, feeling tense as they listened to the broadcasts, worried about missing something. As when their turn to take the exam would be announced was determined by the broadcast.
The broadcast from Examination Area 38 came on,
"Please examinees with registration numbers between A1721301 and A1721320 go to the location of Examination Area 38 to participate in the first round of the assessment."
The first round of gene fusion degree test assessment is simple and can accommodate up to 20 people to participate in the assessment at the same time.
Talking about calling one number at a time? Even calling it three times in a row? That's not possible.
If you didn't notice, or you didn't hear, or you didn't expect your number to be included in the range being called, then you're not a genius. If you're not a genius, why are you participating in this assessment?
The square was very silent, and the voices of onlookers outside could not be heard entering the examination area at this time.
Each examinee's number is unique, such as the number A1721301. The letter A represents Asia, 1 represents China, 7 represents Zhongyuan Province, 2 represents Luohe City, 13 represents the school or unit, and 01 is the examinee's own number.
(This is the end of today's update, everyone, good night!)
