171: Test Subject, Shadowcat
"Alright, please come in."
Although Li Ziyu was a bit surprised by the young man's attire, he didn't say much and stepped aside to make way for him.
"Thank you!"
The young man nodded honestly, a hint of gratitude flashing in his eyes.
He had missed the time for the special plane pickup and had traveled all the way from home by high-speed rail.
Along the way, he had received many disdainful looks because of his attire, and Li Ziyu was the first person whose eyes showed no contempt or disdain.
Li Ziyu smiled and nodded.
Perhaps feeling that Li Ziyu didn't despise him, the young man didn't go anywhere else after entering the venue, but stood next to Li Ziyu.
At this time, the other people in the arena also noticed the commotion, but after a glance, they no longer paid attention.
Li Ziyu was also preparing to close his eyes and wait for the competition to begin, but seeing the somewhat awkward young man standing there, Li Ziyu felt curious and asked,
"How were you invited here?"
Speaking of which, these should be the first batch of students from the Martial Arts University.
But two hundred years ago, there were no qi and blood testers or combat power testers, so how did the government discover the talents of these students?
This made Li Ziyu feel a bit curious.
"The village chief in my village went door-to-door asking if any children in their families had anything different from ordinary people. I've been strong since I was little, so I reported myself."
"Then the next day, some people from the army in camouflage came to my house and said they wanted to wrestle with me.
When I was twelve, I could already fight with a black bear. Although the person from the army who wrestled with me was very strong, he was still a bit weaker than a black bear.
I took him down in two moves."
The honest young man said with excitement, then continued:
"After that, they left me a silver card and told me to come today for some test, saying that as long as I passed the test, I could go to college."
"Tsk, with a chance to go to college, I can't let it go. Our mountain hasn't produced a college student yet!"
"And I heard that as long as you pass the assessment, you can get a lot of subsidies every month."
"By then, I'll save up these subsidies to build roads for our mountain!"
Speaking of this, the young man awkwardly rubbed his head, making Li Ziyu look at him a few more times.
This young man looked honest, but he didn't expect his awareness to be so high.
However, when the Martial Arts University was first established, was the method of selecting students so simple?
But after thinking about it, Li Ziyu felt it was normal.
When Ancient Martial Practitioners were not yet fully public and there was no complete cultivation system, this method of selecting Ancient Martial Practitioners was indeed the simplest and most effective.
This young man in front of him could fight with a black bear at the age of twelve, it's very likely he is a strength-talented Ancient Martial Practitioner!
"Impressive."
Li Ziyu praised him.
"You believe I could fight a black bear at twelve?"
Seeing that Li Ziyu didn't mock him after he finished speaking, the young man was instead a bit surprised.
Every time he said this, he would be met with ridicule, people thinking he was bragging, including the Soldiers from the testing unit, who still didn't believe what he said.
This classmate is indeed different from others.
The honest young man was thoughtful.
"Yes."
Li Ziyu nodded.
As Li Ziyu waited, on the main platform in the center of the square, a resolute-faced, square-jawed middle-aged man in camouflage walked up and gently tapped the microphone on the platform:
"Please be quiet, students."
The scene immediately quieted down, and everyone's gaze converged on the square-jawed middle-aged man on the platform.
"It's actually a General."
Li Ziyu looked at the middle-aged man on the platform, whose uniform was covered with medals, and the stars on his shoulders indicated his rank as a General.
"Students, I am Hu Yiwei. Some of you may have seen me on TV. I believe you all more or less know why you are here."
"That's right, Daxia is going to establish its first university that only cultivates Ancient Martial Practitioners, and you, if you pass the test, will be selected as the first batch of students for the Martial Arts University!"
Hu Yiwei's words caused quiet discussions in the venue, but there was no particular uproar.
Everyone was smart and had already vaguely guessed eighty percent of it from the setup of the venue.
"Very good, he said you all know, so without further ado, let's start the test!"
"On the cards in your hands, there is an Arabic numeral. This is your order for going on stage for the test.
Now, someone will distribute a manual to your hands. You can understand this as a martial arts manual.
After receiving the martial arts manual, each person will have three hours to comprehend it.
Once the three hours are up, the test will begin."
As Hu Yiwei spoke, dozens of other heavily armed Soldiers, holding book-like objects, distributed them to everyone participating in the test.
"The content of the test is also very simple: whoever can master the manual in their hands within three hours will pass the first round of the test.
Otherwise, they will be eliminated!"
After everyone had received their martial arts manuals, Hu Yiwei continued.
"The second round of the test is to use the martial arts manual you have mastered, choose a weapon, and fight with the fierce beast in the cage. Whoever can survive for ten minutes under the fierce beast will pass the second round of the test.
Of course, the longer you can last against the fierce beast, the better your talent is proven to be.
The school will also provide corresponding rewards and resource allocation!"
As Hu Yiwei spoke, another team of heavily armed Soldiers pushed a row of weapon racks, filled with various cold weapons, into the arena.
"Why are they all cold weapons?"
"Are there no sniper rifles or anything?"
"If we could use sniper rifles, what would be the point of testing? What kind of beast could withstand the power of a sniper rifle?"
"If it weren't for the tanks, helicopters, and General Hu Yiwei around, I'd think this was a cosplay of an ancient martial arts convention... Cultivating martial arts manuals and then fighting with cold weapons, this is too retro."
"I guess the opponent for the battle will be a wolf."
The people present discussed softly as they saw the weapon racks.
The honest young man was also full of doubts; everything happening on site was different from what he had imagined.
However, seeing Li Ziyu standing calmly beside him, a hint of admiration flashed in the young man's eyes, and he suppressed his curiosity.
Li Ziyu listened to the discussions around him; it seemed that two hundred years ago, people were still completely ignorant of the power of fierce beasts.
"Quiet!"
Hu Yiwei lightly shouted, though the scene that appeared was well within his expectations.
After speaking, Hu Yiwei waved his hand, and several Soldiers immediately walked to the iron cage covered with thick black cloth and pulled open the black cloth.
Revealing the figure of the fierce beast beneath the black cloth.
"Shadow Cat?"