Ninth class citizen

Chapter 116 Seven Universities
"It's a pity for the freshman who passed the second-level certification with full marks. I heard that she is also a member of the school team this time."

"Although the Intelligence Management Bureau has announced the results of the review, I still have doubts about the so-called perfect score. You have all heard that Her Excellency Melissa attaches great importance to that freshman and brought down a group of senior officials in the province to protect her. How did this score come about? Who knows?"

"That's not unreasonable. If this is someone the Campbell family is determined to support, then the Intelligence Management Bureau might have to show some mercy. Who would want to make things difficult for a Campbell?"

"I think you should not underestimate them. After all, the Bran family and several other big families are behind Xiluo Xinghua. They have spent a lot of money to recruit people from various schools in recent years. Maybe they can give everyone a surprise."

Not only them, but also the team members from the other six universities were whispering.

As the undisputed No. 1 university in the province, Hexi Nengwu University was assigned a position in the center of the training ground, facing the examiners on the rostrum.

Their students are truly the chosen ones in the province, and those who have passed the layers of selection and are standing here are the elites among the elites.

The goal of this competition is to win first place in the finals of Star Capital. How can we take seriously a fake university like Shiloh Xinghua that can be attended by paying money?

"If I were them, I would just give up."

"In fact, I admire their courage. They knew they would be at the bottom, but they still refused to give up and insisted on persisting to the end."

"Last night I was not happy with the people from Baimang Wuda University. I thought their school spirit and discipline were terrible. Now when I compare them, haha, they are really one pit deeper than the other."

"By the way, isn't the gene optimization major at Xiluo Xinghua very popular? I wonder who will win when it competes with Hexi University of Science and Technology?"

The Hexi University of Science and Technology they mentioned is fully named Hexi Provincial University of Science and Technology.

Not only are the province's cutting-edge disciplines such as gene optimization, components, patterns, and energy technology applications second to none, it also has dozens of high-end laboratories that provide technology and talent to multiple departments such as the Provincial Gene Optimization Research Institute and the Mecha R&D Center.

To put it bluntly, if Lady Melissa had not chosen to settle in Shilo Star, the director of the provincial genetic research institute would not even look at them.

Even though the Bran family is wealthy and powerful in the province.

Although the combat major of Hexi University of Science and Technology is not as comprehensive as that of Hexi Nengwu University, it is also concise and excellent. Because the Mecha Academy has the support of an independent mecha research and development center, it is even better than Hexi Nengwu University in terms of equipment.

These two universities are the face of the Hexi Province and are the teams that everyone has already recognized as qualifying.

As for the group qualifying matches, they were just a formality according to the competition process, and no one expected the other universities to stand out.

In fact, except for Xiluo Xinghua, the other four universities do not have such big ambitions, but they all want to compete for a good ranking.

For example, Savannah University, which ranked third last year, wants to maintain its third place.

Baimang Chaowu University, Drake Exploration University and Kama University all aim to compete for the top three and maintain the top five.

Because the ranking among schools is related to the funding and policy support that the school can obtain in the next four years, it will also directly affect the quality of students recommended for admission.

Therefore, they all showed a very friendly attitude towards Xiluo Xinghua. After all, who doesn't like an opponent who has no threat?

The chief examiner's voice rang out, and the training ground instantly fell silent.

He briefly mentioned the significance of this inter-school league, and then changed the subject to talk about the new rules of this competition. Not only the team was streamlined, the schedule was shortened, and all-around players were added, but also some specific adjustments to the competition rules.

"Previously, all the major universities in the star have reported that the previous leagues, from group selection to the final game, were basically based on combat, which was unfair to some schools with a high proportion of comprehensive categories."

"So before this school league, the organizing committee conducted extensive research and study on other planets in the region, and on that basis proposed a new competition system with Shiloh characteristics."

The chief examiner said this, raised his hands and pressed them downwards, stopping the discussion gradually coming from below, and continued:
"I know what you want to say. No, the change in the competition system is not only reflected in the all-around players, that is also another form of unfairness. The five non-combatants of each team are very important, and their abilities are crucial to the entire competition. As for how important they are, everyone will know after the competition starts, so I will keep you in suspense here."

"Tomorrow morning, the first stage of the competition will officially begin. At that time, all participating teams will be strictly prohibited from leaving the venue or contacting the outside world. The use of your wrist terminals will be restricted, and the star network signal will be cut off. You can only use the internal communication lines we provide. Please cherish your time tonight. I wish you all good results."

After returning to the dormitory building, the mentor team immediately closed the door and held a meeting to speculate on what the so-called new competition system was all about.

The non-combat professionals previously arranged had basically all chosen professions to assist combat professions, with the original intention of improving their combat capabilities.

But now it seems that there seems to be other meanings for the existence of these people, but it is definitely not as simple as each profession coming out to compete with each other's expertise.

I don’t know whether the five professions currently selected can meet the requirements of the competition system.

Haydn, as the team leader, also participated in the meeting. Everyone discussed until the lights came on, but no consensus was reached.

The other contestants didn't have so many thoughts. Nan Rong went back to his room and took a nap, and then it was time for dinner.

The food in the cafeteria is just average. There are not many natural ingredients, and most of them are synthetic foods.

But the good thing is that you can pick up your meals as many times as you want and it’s free.

Nan Rong happily picked up a large plate of synthetic meat steaks, a fried natural swordfish, two large pieces of synthetic cakes, and five synthetic meat buns, and ate them happily.

Hayden poured two glasses of natural blue juice, handed one to Nan Rong, and then sat down next to her.

Before he could say anything, Qian Duoduo came with a large plate piled high with food and sat down opposite Nan Rong.

"Qian Duoduo, you need to eat quickly so as not to delay our business." The president said to General Manager Jin and sat down beside them.

As if they had found a signpost, the remaining three members of the club also sat over, filling up the long table that could accommodate eight people.

The six members were flirting with each other at the table, but since Nan Rong and Haydn were around, they didn't say much.

Nan Rong just nodded casually to Qian Duoduo at first, then buried his head in eating, pretending not to know the other people.

Haydn was sensitive enough to notice the problem.

"Do you have anything else to do later?" He looked at them and asked puzzledly.

(End of this chapter)