I gain permanent defense when attacked; even gods and demons can't hurt me.

Xia Chen asked with some confusion, "What competition? Isn't sophomore year just about regular classes and dungeon runs?"

Ye Cang picked up the conversation and explained to Xia Chen, "Qingyue was referring to the nomination competitions in various regions of China."

Upon hearing this, the other people in the private room looked quite surprised.

They were clearly not very familiar with the specifics of the competition, and all looked at Ye Cang and Ji Qingyue.

Ye Cang and Ji Qingyue began to explain in detail the prestige and importance of this competition.

"This competition is not just an internal contest within our War Academy," Ye Cang said with a serious expression.

Ji Qingyue nodded and added, "Yes, this is a top-level competition aimed at the entire younger generation of China."

"The participating teams include not only our War Academy, but also top geniuses from several other top universities in China."

"Besides universities, major super guilds in China will also send their young experts, whom they have nurtured with all their might, to participate in the competition."

Ye Cang continued, "Not only that, the military academies also conduct selections, and our War Academy is just one of the military academies in the Northwest Theater Command."

"It can be said that this is a competition between the top universities, super guilds and the younger generation of the military in China."

"This competition is called the Regional Nomination Tournament, and its purpose is to compete for the final nomination spots."

"Only those players who break through in the regional nomination rounds and earn a nomination spot will have the opportunity to represent the country in the highest-level national competition."

The moment the words "National Government Competition" were uttered, the private room fell silent.

Everyone knows what those four words represent: the highest national honor belonging to students of top universities.

That was a contest between the world's top geniuses, and it was related to the allocation of a country's comprehensive resources.

Those who can participate in the National Games are all exceptional geniuses, one in ten thousand.

Xia Chen clenched his fist excitedly: "So, if we win the nomination round, we can represent China in the competition?"

Ye Cang shook his head: "That's not it. To participate in the National Academy competition, you need four nomination votes, and in this nomination competition, those who rank high will have a chance to get one."

"Although we are considered good among the freshmen, there are also juniors and seniors participating in the nomination competition, including many level 50 powerhouses. Apart from Lin Yuan, it will be quite difficult for us to get a nomination vote."

Lin Yuan, who had been sitting quietly listening to their discussion, appeared quite calm and did not show much surprise at the news.

He already knew about the nomination competitions in various regions of China, as well as the subsequent National Government competition.

The dinner party ended with a serious discussion, and everyone returned to their dormitories.

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The short break between freshman and sophomore years of college flew by.

During this break, Ji Qingyue, Ye Cang, and the others did not relax and were all preparing for the nomination competition with all their might.

They each left the school and went to different wilderness areas for training.

They kill monsters every day to gain experience points and improve their character attributes.

Some of them reached level 40 and began the level 40 job change quest.

After completing the job change, they can obtain new high-level skills, which greatly enhance their combat power, while some choose to return to their own families, such as Ji Qingyue and Chu Tianxing.

As time went by, the holiday ended, and the start of the second year of university officially began.

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The opening ceremony was held in the large open-air plaza in the center of the War Academy.

Thousands of students, dressed in uniform, lined up in neat squares in the square.

Principal Fang Zhentian, dressed in a crisp general's uniform, strode up to the high platform in front.

Fang Zhentian stood in the center of the platform, holding a megaphone, and formally announced the important matter to all teachers and students.

He revealed the selection mechanism within the War Academy for this "nomination competition".

In order to select the players with the strongest practical skills, the competition adopted the most direct method.

That's a one-on-one elimination tournament!

All registered combat students will compete in pairs, with the winner advancing to the next round and the loser being disqualified from the competition.

This competition format leaves no room for error and completely tests an individual's hard skills and performance under pressure.

Because the War Academy is one of the three top universities in China, its comprehensive strength has always ranked among the top in the country.

Therefore, the number of places allocated to the War Academy by the state is more than that of other top-tier universities.

In this school-wide nomination competition, the top four students will each receive a nomination vote.

This competition is completely open to students from freshman to senior year, as long as they are confident, they can sign up to participate.

Subsequently, the director of the Academic Affairs Office also went up to the platform and added a key rule.

The Academic Affairs Office specifically noted the regulations regarding auxiliary professions on its intranet.

Support-type professionals do not participate in one-on-one elimination matches in the arena because they lack offensive skills, and one-on-one duels are completely unfair to them.

Therefore, their assessment standards are completely different, and they have a different set of procedures.

The academy has set up an "Extreme Pressure Formation" in a fixed outdoor training field.

This is a large magic circle that, once activated, will generate continuous physical damage and various negative magical effects.

Support-type students need to stand alone in the center of the formation and bear these pressures.

The instructor will stand outside the formation, holding a recording board, to record and observe the data in detail.

The scoring criteria are very detailed.

First, it is based on the amount of healing provided by the support class to itself or the simulated target under extreme high pressure.

Secondly, observe the extent of attribute increases after the buff skill is applied.

Finally, the efficiency and time taken to remove the negative effects generated by the formation were statistically analyzed.

These three data points are combined and scored by multiple senior mentors.

In this separate evaluation system, the highest-ranked support player also has the opportunity to be nominated.

The moment these detailed rules were announced, the entire school was in an uproar.

A huge discussion erupted in the square, with everyone filled with anticipation for the upcoming match.

Not only sophomores, but also some juniors and even seniors couldn't sit still.

Many of them were originally on high-level missions outside, but they also plan to return to school as soon as possible for this nomination competition.

This nomination competition is a great opportunity to shine. It would be a great honor to represent the country in a major competition.

After the opening ceremony, Lin Yuan returned to his dormitory, logged into the War Academy's internal registration system, and submitted his application directly under the elimination tournament option.

His goal in signing up this time was very clear: to win first place in the nomination competition.

Moreover, he also wanted to take this opportunity to see just how strong the upperclassmen in the school really were.

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