After a bit of playful tussling, Li Fei finally stopped An Ying.

"I need to check some info, stop messing around!" Li Fei waved her fist, warning.

"Okay, okay!" An Ying instantly became much more obedient, yet when Li Fei picked up her phone, she quietly stretched her neck to peek.

However, Li Fei was clearly eager and didn't notice the sneaky person behind her.

"Oh! Lin Ye is really coming to find you! See, I told you, there's definitely something between you two!" An Ying looked at the content on Li Fei's phone and couldn't help but shout excitedly.

"No way! Stop talking nonsense!"

Li Fei immediately put down her phone and gave An Ying an annoyed glare.

The two of them started play-fighting again.

However, some of the boys around, upon hearing An Ying's shout, couldn't help but show bitter smiles.

With Li Fei's looks and elegant demeanor, she had already become the dream girl for many boys on the first day of school.

But soon, numerous rumors spread throughout the entire school.

Being the only freshman from Shan City this year made it hard not to associate her first with the currently renowned Lin Ye.

The fact also proved that Li Fei's relationship with Lin Ye was indeed a bit ambiguous.

There were even some busybodies online who posted that Li Fei was Lin Ye's girlfriend.

But many boys who viewed Li Fei as their dream girl still deceived themselves, thinking these were just baseless rumors.

As a result, An Ying's shout earlier shattered the hearts of many boys present.

Li Fei and Lin Ye's close relationship was undoubtedly true; it wasn't just hearsay.

It's no wonder Li Fei always maintained a subtle distance when interacting with other boys, neither being overly cold nor giving any extra opportunity for conversation.

Now, many understood that they had no chance.

After all, compared to Lin Ye, these so-called elite university students were hardly worth mentioning.

Even if Li Fei and Lin Ye's relationship wasn't as rumored, they were destined to have no chance...

Lin Ye's thoughts were unknown, but when Li Fei spoke of Lin Ye, her reaction was clearly different from usual.

It was obvious that there was no place for anyone else in her eyes anymore.

Of course, only a small part of the crowd was heartbroken.

The vast majority were actually more interested in another piece of news.

"No way! Lin Ye is also participating in this competition?"

"No worries, him coming or not makes no difference to me making it into the top ten!"

"Whoa, brother, are you that strong? Help me out!"

"Nonsense! Whether Lin Ye's there or not, I still wouldn't make it into the top ten, so it doesn't matter!"

"..."

…

The news of Lin Ye participating in this military training competition quickly spread in Shangjing's Professional Plaza.

Actually, many had already speculated that Lin Ye would surely participate in this training competition...

After all, this was a rare chance to gain Golden Quality Skills, and no matter how many opportunities Lin Ye had, he couldn't ignore such a chance.

With his ability, there was no need to be like others, delaying for a few years before joining the training competition.

This kind of low-tier behavior isn't something a talent of his level needs to consider.

Besides Lin Ye, others who were all but guaranteed to be in the top ten included Zong Muxue from Shangjing University, Kong Fan Tian from Haihang Academy, and Yuan Danqing from the Alliance Military Academy.

Additionally, some reputable upperclassmen had also confirmed participation in this competition.

For instance, Zhang Zihao, Tao Jun, and Niu Zhen from Shangjing University; and Li Xiaochen from Holy Light Academy...

The list of top ten candidates compiled by some enthusiasts was no less than a hundred!

Though it was somewhat amusing, the situation was indeed this way every year, as reaching a certain level of talent made the differences in paper statistics negligible; what truly decided victory was not so easily apparent.

Cases like this year's, where a monstrous talent led in all aspects, were very rare.

One could say that this year's champion was undoubtedly Lin Ye.

Moreover, this arena was essentially meant to pick out promising newcomers under the pressure of upperclassmen.

Only those who could stand out under such pressure could be seen as true prospects for further nurturing.

As for those upperclassmen...

Even if they secured a top-ten spot in the arena, it was already destined that they wouldn't be valued by any faction.

Firstly, their mentality was already a complete defeat!

Such people, no matter how strong, would sooner or later become stepping stones.

…

"Mu Xue, Lin Ye is here too. If you want to compete for first place, you might need to come back next year. If you wish to withdraw from this competition, I can help you do it," said a middle-aged mentor-looking man to Zong Muxue.

Faced with the persuasion, Zong Muxue replied without hesitation, "No need; that's completely meaningless. I'll just go for first among the other nine spots!"

Hearing Zong Muxue's words, the man couldn't help but nod approvingly, saying, "Good! I'm glad you can understand that!"

It was evident that even the professors at top universities greatly agreed with Zong Muxue's statement.

Because in the eyes of many, Lin Ye no longer should be viewed as a newcomer.

He clearly was already on another level.

…

"Fan Tian, your position in this year's military training competition doesn't matter. What's important is to stay around Lin Ye, understand? That's the greatest opportunity for you and our Kong Family!"

At the Professional Plaza in the Haihang Settlement, Kong Fan Tian looked at the message from his grandfather, unable to help the twitch at the corner of his mouth.

But then...

"Grandpa, understood!" Kong Fan Tian replied.

He trusted his grandfather's vision and more so his assessment of Lin Ye as a prodigy.

Compared to personal interests, having a good relationship with Lin Ye was evidently more beneficial for the future of the Kong Family.

After all, hitching onto such greatness meant skyrocketing success.

"Fan Tian, I'm pleased you think so. Actually, there's something I've regretted all these days..."

Patriarch Kong quickly replied, though it left Kong Fan Tian puzzled about what else his grandfather still had in mind.

Only to read...

"If only you were a girl, that'd be perfect!"

Kong Fan Tian looked at his grandfather's message and was utterly bewildered in the wind.

…

At the Professional Plaza in Shenzhen, Lin Ye had already finished purchasing supplies, waiting for this military training competition to begin.

"So Lin Ye's competing this year too..."

"I'm a bit nervous; if I end up against Lin Ye, will I be knocked out immediately?"

"Aren't you overthinking it? How could you be on the same level as his opponent? He won't even give you a glance."

Listening to the surrounding discussions, Lin Ye had nothing much to comment on.

Participating in the military training competition was hardly a secret.

In fact, anyone could guess he was definitely going to join this training competition.

The opportunity to enter the Golden Hall in the Skill Hall came only a few times in a lifetime, how could Lin Ye let this go?

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