It was rare for Brian Carter to be willing to talk to him about the martial arts exam, so David Clark was eager to say a few more words.

People like Ethan Brooks just weren’t interested—before Brian Carter arrived, even if he talked about it, it was pointless.

Now that he saw Brian Carter showing interest, David Clark immediately beamed and said, “You really overestimate me. Besides, when has the martial arts exam ever been easy?

But there are indeed some policy changes this year. As for the specifics, I’m not too sure yet. When Senior Miller comes the day after tomorrow, he’ll probably explain.

Still, I’ve looked into it these days and asked the teachers. Compared to last year, there are some differences.”

Seeing that he stopped there, Brian Carter of course knew that the future bearded guy was just trying to keep them in suspense, so he didn’t ask further.

With these youngsters, especially with David Clark’s big mouth, even if you don’t ask, once the topic is started, he can’t hold back.

As expected, seeing that Brian Carter didn’t keep playing along, David Clark was a bit unsatisfied, so he continued, “Let’s talk about the first round—the political screening.”

Brian Carter’s brow twitched slightly, and he heard David Clark go on, “In the past, the political screening required checking the criminal records of three generations of direct relatives.

This year, the requirements have been relaxed. Now they only check two generations of blood relatives, like parents and siblings.

But this doesn’t really concern us, unless our grandparents’ generation had a criminal record.”

The first hurdle for the martial arts exam: political screening.

This is only natural—after all, martial artists aren’t ordinary people; their destructive power is much greater.

The government invests huge amounts in university martial arts programs every year.

They spend massive resources to train martial artists, not so they’ll go out and break the law. Even though no one says that if the parents are bad, the children must be bad too.

But when you have the option to choose, it’s only natural to be stricter. There’s nothing you can do about it.

“Even though the political screening has been relaxed, it’s not really an advantage for us. In fact, it’s a disadvantage, since more people can apply now. But there are also some changes in the second round, which actually benefit us.”

David Clark said happily, “The second round is the martial arts physical examination.

The key isn’t that the examination items have changed, but the age limit.

Before, the upper limit was 22 years old, but this year the policy changed—it’s now capped at 20. I’d like to see how those bastards keep repeating grades now—serves them right!”

It’s not that the younger a martial artist is, the better. If you’re too young, your bones haven’t fully developed, and you’re not mature mentally either.

Starting martial arts training too young can actually harm your body, and it can also lead to some underage kids, because they have strength beyond ordinary people, doing reckless things.

That’s the main reason the country only set up martial arts departments at the university level!

After years of ideological education, by the time students reach university, their thinking is usually mature, and their bodies are fully developed. Training in martial arts at this stage is actually twice as effective with half the effort, and there are fewer problems with martial artists later on.

In the past, some students who didn’t pass the exam this year would choose to repeat a year and try again, which was normal.

With more experience than others, after taking the exam once, they’d know where their weaknesses were and could make up for them accordingly.

Every year, repeat students make up a portion of martial arts candidates.

With the previous age limit of 22, some people even repeated for several years.

But this year, it’s been cut straight down to 20. Now, a lot of repeat students’ hopes are probably dashed in an instant.

After all, high school seniors are usually 18 to 20 years old. If someone repeats a year, they might end up over 20.

Brian Carter didn’t have to worry about this—he was only 18, so he could repeat for two more years if he wanted.

After thinking for a moment, Brian Carter asked, “So, there’s been no reaction from the repeat students?”

David Clark grinned, “Of course there has! I heard it was chaos a few days ago, but what’s the use?

If you couldn’t pass the first time and you’re already over 20, even if you pass now, you’ll just hold everyone back.

Anyway, protesting is useless. Most martial arts candidates are fresh graduates, and everyone’s happy if those people aren’t allowed to take the exam. There’s no such age limit for the liberal arts exam, though—you can still take that.”

Brian Carter understood and shifted the topic back: “Is there a big difference between the martial arts physical exam and the liberal arts one?”

David Clark scratched his head and couldn’t help glancing at him.

Ethan Brooks, who had been silent all this time, finally said speechlessly, “Of course there’s a big difference, Brian Carter. Did you just wake up or something?

I’ve heard a lot about the martial arts physical exam.

Do you think the ten-thousand-yuan registration fee is for nothing?

The martial arts physical exam involves deep-level checks, including whether your bones have been injured or deformed.

If your eyesight is poor, your bones are injured, or you have major scars on your body, you won’t be admitted.

And most importantly, they check your vital energy and blood. If your energy and blood are insufficient and your body is weak, no matter how good your other conditions are, it’s useless. Some people are born frail and can never make up for it, so they’ll never have anything to do with martial arts in their lives.

Families who usually eat poorly generally don’t meet the blood and energy standards, which is why the admission rate in big cities is higher than in our small city.

Small cities are higher than towns and rural areas.

The poorer the place, the fewer martial artists there are. Even if you’re not much different from others, there are quotas for the martial arts exam every year, and only the best are chosen.”

Brian Carter nodded. Thinking back, he figured he shouldn’t have much of a problem—after all, his energy and blood had just increased a lot, so he should be stronger than the average person.