Hearing this, Su Yan also became curious and immediately asked, "Since there are other recruitment teachers, how do you know it was Wang Yunfei who sought me out?"
Li Changxiao answered, "Because the strength you’ve demonstrated means that only a person in charge would come looking for you."
Su Yan paused for a moment.
Then he asked, "If I enroll in South River University and receive a housing unit and a subsidy of a Six-flavor Rehmannia Fruit or Sage Fruit every month, would you still consider Jingdou University or Demon Capital University?"
Upon hearing this, Li Changxiao immediately replied without hesitation, "Consider? I wouldn’t consider it—I’d directly pass on South River University."
Not tempted by so many benefits despite all this? Su Yan wondered, then asked, "Why?"
"Because the teaching level at Jing University and Demon University, the competitiveness and mutual learning offered by the students there, as well as the interpersonal relationships with Evolution Strongmen, and so on, are all far more valuable than the benefits received from attending South River University."
"Let me put it this way: over eighty percent of our country’s Evolution Strongmen come from these two universities."
Quickly, the preliminaries outside came to an end.
Of the 60 participants who went out, only 24 managed to return to the logistics area.
Su Yan glanced over and noticed many were injured.
But none were serious, just superficial wounds.
The injured took an HP Pill first, then rested properly.
In less than ten minutes, they could fully recover and be back in peak condition.
Continuing his observation, Su Yan found a familiar figure missing from the crowd.
Zhang Nan from the same school was gone, likely eliminated.
Su Yan felt a tinge of regret. Including himself, this meant only a pitiful three Luo City candidates remained out of the 64 participants in the elimination round.
This proportion was indeed quite disappointing.
Unlike evolution-strong cities such as Narrow State, Shenzhen, Dongguan, and Partial Mountain, which each easily secured over a dozen spots in the elimination round, there was simply no comparison.
"The elimination round will begin in half an hour. Everyone can start warming up appropriately now."
With a gentle reminder from Big Sister Da Xiangjiao, everyone except the candidates who had just completed the preliminaries started moving and warming up on their own.
Some stretched their ligaments or did high leg lifts, while others found a corner to slyly pair up with someone of the opposite sex to stretch each other’s groin and shoulder ligaments.
Su Yan didn’t engage in such fancy warm-ups, opting instead to simply and brutally begin doing push-ups.
His body moved frantically up and down with great speed, his motions extremely standard, each one precise.
The sight caused the nine female candidates in the logistics area to watch with racing hearts, swallowing hard.
Especially Big Sister Da Xiangjiao at the door, who nearly turned green with envy.
She all but wished she could join Su Yan for a warm-up right then and there.
After about ten-plus minutes, when Su Yan felt a light sweat on his body, he stopped the push-ups.
He picked up his nearby jacket and put it on, maintaining his body heat and preventing himself from cooling down.
At that moment, Li Changxiao, also with a light sweat on his forehead, came over and sat down beside him.
He was about to make small talk when Su Yan beat him to it, saying, "Li Changxiao, who do you think is most likely to take first place?"
Li Changxiao thought for a bit, then replied, "You, Fang Pingyuan, and Lü Shuyu. It’s probably between you three."
"You think that highly of me? I don’t even hold myself in such high regard."
Having said that, Su Yan continued, "How much do you know about Fang Pingyuan and Lü Shuyu?"
Li Changxiao said, "Lü Shuyu I know well; after all, he’s the one who’s always metaphorically stood over me in the exams. As for Fang Pingyuan, I’ve had a few interactions with him. He has particularly strong recovery abilities and is hard to deal with, often able to wear down competitors of the same level."
After speaking, Li Changxiao asked Su Yan, "What about you? Who do you think is most likely to take first place?"
Without a second thought, Su Yan said decisively, "You, Li Changxiao."
Li Changxiao was taken aback at first, then couldn’t help but laugh and said, "Student Su Yan, I’ve just realized that you have a sense of humor."
"If I could be the provincial top scorer, then Lü Shuyu could be the national top scorer, if there were a unified national exam."
Just as Li Changxiao finished speaking, the young lady at the door sweetly called out, "The elimination round will start in 5 minutes. Everyone, please come out and line up."
Hearing this, Li Changxiao immediately got up from his seat and said to Su Yan beside him, "Student Su Yan, let’s go."
Su Yan responded, simultaneously checking the biological information panel deep in his mind.
[Level]: Semi-Legendary
PS: Begging for votes!