"That high school sophomore girl is also a promising talent."
Huang Tao smiled faintly, "She has just turned sixteen, but she is not far from the threshold of becoming a quasi-martial artist. Among the girls in the same school, apart from Ding Yi, she should be the second best. Or, it is not impossible for her to surpass Ding Yi in the future."
"It's probably difficult to surpass that little girl Ding Yi," Liu Changqing shook his head and said. "There's something you might not know: the teacher also considered taking that little girl surnamed Ding as a disciple back then..."
"Is this really true?" Huang Tao asked in surprise.
"There are some unknown secrets inside, but in short, there should be something like this," Liu Changqing affirmed.
"I see..." Huang Tao looked enlightened, as if he had figured out many things he hadn't understood before. He said with some annoyance, "If I had known, I shouldn't have let Bei Wu take the person away so easily."
“We can’t stop them.” Liu Changqing shook his head, then hesitated, “Unless the teacher…”
"Forget it, it's too late to say anything now."
Huang Tao then turned his gaze to the girl in the center of the room with bangs and delicate features, and said, "Her name is Huo Ling'er."
"Huo?" Liu Changqing was slightly taken aback, pondering the uncommon surname, and quickly realized, "A pioneer martial artist?"
Huang Tao nodded, then frowned. "There's one more person I'm not sure about."
"Who?" Liu Changqing asked casually.
"That plain-looking boy with the character '忍' (ren, meaning forbearance) on his school uniform cuff and a buzz cut is named Shen Qian."
Following Huang Tao's gaze, Liu Changqing easily spotted Shen Qian, whom Huang Tao had mentioned.
The crooked "忍" (ren, meaning "endure") character formed by blue ink was somewhat glaring, exuding a chuunibyou (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur) vibe. Liu Changqing's lips twitched, then he nodded, "It does look quite ordinary. Hmm, apart from having fair skin... is there anything special about it?"
"That's the weirdest part. Although I'm not a very competent principal, I still have to face the local martial arts bureau's education assessment every year. I have a general idea of what kind of geniuses are in the school."
Huang Tao shook his head and said, "But before this sinking, I... have no recollection whatsoever."
"What do you mean?" Liu Changqing didn't understand for a moment.
“I looked through his past martial arts physical test results, and they were very… average. In the year-end assessment at the end of last year, his strength was less than 100 and his speed was still hovering between 12 and 13 seconds.”
"But this time, during the assessment, his strength increased to 140 and his speed exceeded 11."
"Oh?" Liu Changqing raised an eyebrow. "Not some kind of deception?"
“Chen Feng tested them when they came in. If there were any problems, he wouldn’t be standing here,” Huang Tao shook his head.
"Hmm... From the end of last year to now, four months have passed. This pace of progress is so-so. It's normal for some people to achieve great things later in life."
Liu Changqing said dismissively, then rubbed his temples.
"I hope one or two of these people can turn out to be decent. I can't bear to tell them what they have to face... I don't want to go back to the bottom of the tower to reflect on myself anymore. Sigh, damn it."
...
On the field, Shen Qian, who was "plain-looking", discovered a very embarrassing fact.
The purpose of the introductions was to allow everyone to introduce themselves, but in reality, apart from him, all the people present had some prior contact or acquaintance with each other.
For example, one person might say, "Oh, we did XXX together last year," and another person immediately chimes in, "Yes, yes, do you remember XXX? He was there too..."
However, there was another person who was just as embarrassed as Shen Qian: that junior high school girl.
Clearly, she's not involved in this industry.
So the two of them tacitly moved closer together, pretending that they weren't so awkward.
As they got closer, Shen Qian was quite certain that the other person was not wearing any makeup, but her skin was radiant and very attractive.
"Class 109, Grade 12, Shen Qian."
"Huo Ling'er." The junior student shook hands with Shen Qian in a generous manner.
The palms are a bit rough, but the backs of the hands are very smooth.
Shen Qian silently commented, then asked curiously, "By the way, how come you, a high school sophomore, got into the training camp? Are you also going to take the college entrance exam this year?"
"Of course I'm taking the college entrance exam next year." Huo Ling'er looked at Shen Qian with an expression as if he were an idiot. "Who said this training camp is only for senior high school students?"
Shen Qian sensed the insult in the other person's eyes, but he couldn't find any evidence for the moment. Fortunately, Zheng Shaoyang, who was very familiar with him, came over at that time.
"Shen Qian, you used to be quite low-key. Would you like me to introduce you to someone?"
Without waiting for Shen Qian's response, Zheng Shaoyang put his arm around him and began a forced social interaction.
“Zhou Xiaoguang, from Class 110, you must know him. He’s currently the strongest fighter in No. 7 Middle School… He seems to have already broken through to the Martial Artist level.” Zheng Shaoyang said the last sentence in a low voice.
Shen Qian had never met the young man standing in front of him, but he had heard his name many times. If Shen Qian remembered correctly, he was also on the Kyushu Martial Arts Hall's ranking list, ranking in the top twenty.
Zhou Xiaoguang was fairly handsome, but his expression was cold. He simply nodded to Shen Qian as a greeting.
Shen Qian didn't think there was anything wrong with the other party's attitude. People who are praised all the time are usually arrogant, so Shen Qian simply nodded.
After getting to know everyone, Chen Qian had roughly remembered all the names, but matching all thirteen people present with their names would take some time.
At this moment, Zhao Hanhai clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention.
"Next, I'd like to introduce the class monitor of the training camp. His name is Chen Feng. He comes from the military and can be considered your senior. He was also a student at No. 7 Middle School. You can call him class monitor or Senior Brother Chen. He will be in charge of the training camp for the next two months."
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