Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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The five followed the disciplinary team member out of the small cubicle.
All the other cabin doors were closed, each with a small green light, indicating testing was still underway.
Xu Chengdong was secretly excited: “Are we the first to pass?”
Cao Xun poured cold water on the idea: “We might also be the first to be eliminated.”
The outcome of the final round was unclear. Although they had won two rounds, no one knew if they would be eliminated for losing just one.
The bearded man said in a deep voice, “I think it’s fine.”
His words were resolute. However, given his past statements, they seemed unreliable, so no one responded.
The bearded man said, “Wait a minute, aren’t you going to ask me why?” He pointed to himself.
As soon as he finished speaking, they were led into a small room.
When Bai Yue saw who was standing inside, he paused.
Besides Fu Cheng and the disciplinary team member, another group had arrived before them. And one of the people in this group was Du Qin.
What a coincidence, they just happened to run into Du Qin and his group.
After standing still, the two teams maintained a full meter’s distance, seemingly keeping to themselves.
Fu Cheng stood at the front, glanced at them, and slowly said, “Thank you all for your hard work. The preliminary assessment is now over.”
“We’ve all seen your performance, and you are the fastest candidates to finish this assessment. For that, we commend you.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the members of the disciplinary teams on both sides applauded.
Both groups of candidates were somewhat confused, unsure of the meaning.
After the applause subsided, Fu Cheng said, “So, next…”
He probably meant for them to go back and rest while they awaited the results. Xu Chengdong thought calmly.
He was quite tired after these three rounds of competition and really wanted to go back and get a good night’s sleep.
Fu Cheng: “Announce the assessment results.”
Hearing this, everyone was stunned.
The results were out already?
Cao Xun questioned, “But the others haven’t finished their tests yet. Shouldn’t we wait until everyone finishes before making a comprehensive evaluation?”
Fu Cheng glanced at him, his dark pupils unfathomable. “Don’t interrupt when I’m speaking.”
Cao Xun hesitated. “Yes, I’m sorry.”
Fu Cheng said, “We have our own benchmark. The pass rate we told you before was just the average so far. If you’re good enough, it’s not impossible for everyone to pass.”
“On the contrary,” he paused, “it’s also possible for everyone to be eliminated.” As soon as he said this, the atmosphere in the room became heavy.
So, although the virtual training ground provided three chances to compete, winning or losing wasn’t the only criterion?
Fu Cheng turned to look at the members of the disciplinary team, and someone immediately stood up, holding a small notebook. “Those whose names are called, please step forward.”
“Du Qin.”
Hearing his name, Du Qin immediately felt a surge of joy. However, he didn’t show it and instead stepped out of the line as instructed.
“Li Hao.”
The student from the Pheromones Research Institute shuddered upon hearing his name: “Here!”
The team members read out names one by one, finally closing their notebooks: “That’s all.”
All five members of Du Qin’s team stepped forward.
They stood tall and proud, their hearts brimming with barely suppressed joy.
Du Qin was especially overjoyed. He could barely contain himself, a broad smile spreading across his face.
This achievement wasn’t just about passing the preliminary selection by the disciplinary team; it meant he had finally defeated Bai Yue— in front of everyone!
The members of Bai Yue’s team, however, had completely different expressions. Except for Bai Yue and Mu Sihan, whose expressions remained unchanged, the others were dejected, almost letting out a sigh.
The disciplinary team member hadn’t finished speaking: “Those whose names were called above did not pass the preliminary selection. The rest, please go back and wait for the final selection notification.”
His words completely turned the atmosphere in the room upside down.
Du Qin and the others froze in place, while the members of Bai Yue’s team began to cheer.
The bearded man clenched his fist: “Yes! I knew it!”
Xu Chengdong: “You know nothing, you were almost crying just now.”
Cao Xun’s heart was pounding. Having successfully entered the Imperial First Academy and passed the preliminary selection of the Disciplinary Team, he was steadily climbing up step by step.
He would prove one thing: even with a B-level innate gene, one could still stand out.
Thinking of this, he unconsciously looked up ahead. Bai Yue stood at the very front of the team. To be honest, Bai Yue was absolutely indispensable to their team’s successful passage of the assessment!
However, whether he had mistakenly thought they were going to be eliminated just now, or now that he heard they had passed the assessment, that person’s expression had not changed at all.
Is this the ease of an S+ level alpha?
Cao Xun’s admiration deepened.
“Wait, this is not fair!” someone from Du Qin’s team spoke up, “We won two matches smoothly, and the last one was a draw. Why did they all pass, but we were eliminated?!”
Fu Cheng: “I never said that the assessment standard was to destroy the crystal, right?”
“Wh-what.” The person was stunned.
Fu Cheng: “One explanation is enough.” He raised his hand. “The result is confirmed, please leave.”
The implication was that he didn’t need to explain the reasons to the eliminated members every time.
The person seemed to want to say something but noticing the unfriendly and cold gazes of the entire disciplinary team, he swallowed his words.
Du Qin, on the other hand, remained silent throughout, adjusted his glasses, and left the room. Seeing their captain leave, the other four couldn’t stay any longer and had to leave as well.
Fu Cheng looked at Bai Yue and the others again: “The time for the next assessment will be announced later. You’ve worked hard, go back and rest.”
A few minutes later, Bai Yue and the others also left the virtual training ground.
The azure sky stretched endlessly, and occasionally voices could be heard from the direction of the playground. The Imperial First Campus was peaceful.
Xu Chengdong stretched: “Finally over! I was so nervous just now, thankfully I passed.”
Cao Xun had been watching Bai Yue closely: “You didn’t seem nervous at all?”
After all, with such a high gene level, perhaps the disciplinary team was just a burden to him.
Bai Yue shook his head: “Because I know that whoever’s name is called will be eliminated.”
The bearded man seized the opportunity to say, “You didn’t know anything! You were almost crying just now, hahaha.”
He laughed loudly, but seeing Cao Xun and Xu Chengdong looking at him like he was an idiot, he scratched the back of his head: “I was just joking.”
Cao Xun looked at Bai Yue again, without suspicion: “I wasn’t there before, but I heard the gunshot. So you took care of the opponent before you were attacked?”
Bai Yue was probably the only one among the five who knew the result of the last round.
Bai Yue smiled: “I did take care of the opponent before I was hit. However, it wasn’t because of that.”
He said: “The only prohibited behavior in the preliminary assessment is…”
Cao Xun reacted: “Using pheromones?”
Bai Yue nodded.
With the team’s death toll reduced to less than half, everyone was “out.” However, whether “out” meant “elimination” was ambiguous.
But when someone violated the only “rule”— an absolute no-go zone for the disciplinary team— he knew what was going on when the name of the member from the pheromone research institute was called.
“Anyway, we’ve passed, so let’s not think about it anymore!” The bearded man put his arm around Bai Yue’s shoulder. “To celebrate our meeting, let’s go get a drink!”
Xu Chengdong agreed: “That’s a good idea.”
Mu Sihan turned and walked in another direction.
Seeing this, the bearded man tried to call out to him, “Mu Si, come along!”
However, he received no response.
“Alright, forget about him.” Cao Xun still didn’t like Mu Sihan. “Just the few of us.”
Bai Yue: “Ah, sorry.”
He said apologetically, “I have something to do, so I can’t go.”
The other three immediately lost their spirits.
After apologizing repeatedly, Bai Yue said goodbye to them. When he turned around again, the smile on his face had faded.
It wasn’t nearly enough.
These days he had only focused on training and neglected accumulating military merits. It wasn’t until he was hit by Du Qin’s weapon that he realized the importance of military supplies.
Things that money could buy were simply not powerful enough. Before the final selection assessment, he had to accumulate enough military merits to exchange for his own weapon.
Besides, now was definitely not the time for eating, drinking, and having fun.
Shang Yufei’s face flashed through Bai Yue’s mind.
He closed his eyes.
Once he passed the final selection and became a formal member, he would go find Shang Yufei again.
At that time, he would definitely make Shang Yufei acknowledge his strength.
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