If it were the old Brian Carter, he really might not have been able to do it, since everyone was just an ordinary person, and you didn’t have anything special about you.

However, whether a 1.1 blood and qi level can meet the standard is still uncertain. It looks like, before the physical exam, it’s best to increase it a bit more.

Also, Brian Carter was a little curious. Judging from Ethan Brooks’s tone, there should now be a specialized blood and qi testing subject.

But in Brian Carter’s memory, whether one’s blood and qi were sufficient was actually a concept from traditional Chinese medicine. There were no specialized machines for testing; only after a TCM doctor’s observation, listening, questioning, and pulse-taking could a conclusion be given.

With such a large-scale exam like the college entrance exam, it’s unlikely they’d rely on TCM diagnosis. More likely, a complete set of procedures has been developed, including specialized medical equipment.

While Brian Carter was calculating, David Clark spoke up: “Aside from these two points, the other changes aren’t that big.

Once you pass the political review and the physical exam, a batch of people will be eliminated, and the remaining ones will participate in the third round of practical testing.

Then there are the two big hurdles: the academic test and the professional exam…”

“Ahem, ahem, ahem!”

Brian Carter remembered seeing something about the academic test online a couple of days ago. He hadn’t paid much attention at the time, but now he couldn’t help but say, “The academic test shouldn’t be a problem, right? Even you aren’t confident about that?”

In Brian Carter’s view, this was similar to the art entrance exam in his previous life. As long as you met the other requirements, the academic test should be easy to pass. As long as you put in a little effort, ninety percent of the students at No. 1 High School would have no problem.

But as soon as he finished speaking, David Clark gave a wry smile: “Brian Carter, you might still have a shot, but it’s tough for me. Last year, the minimum admission score for the martial arts track was 10 points higher than the key liberal arts line. With my grades, I might not even make the cut.”

“Martial artists are well-rounded in both academics and martial arts, not just simple brutes. It’s normal for the martial arts line to be a bit higher than the key liberal arts line. Otherwise, if martial artists were all brutes, how could they become high-level leaders?”

This was said by Ethan Brooks, in a calm and matter-of-fact tone.

Well-rounded in both academics and martial arts—that’s what a martial artist is!

Martial artists are hailed as the elite of society. Can a simple brute govern a country or manage a business well?

Fairy tales are all lies!

On TV, any random illiterate person picks up a secret manual and becomes a master—what nonsense!

A brute might achieve a little in martial arts, but would never reach the top.

If someone hands you a secret manual and you can’t even read, how are you supposed to learn martial arts?

Even if you can read, if you don’t understand the meaning, what’s the point of learning martial arts?

If you don’t understand the meaning of the techniques, there’s a high chance you won’t get it. Some obscure techniques can’t even be understood by college students in the previous life—they’re like heavenly scriptures.

So martial artists also need to know a lot of miscellaneous knowledge, like medicine, human anatomy, including diagrams of the human skeleton and meridian pathways—all of this must be well understood.

And this is just for high school seniors. Once you get to university, martial arts students will have even more subjects than liberal arts students.

For example, mineralogy, nutrition…

The so-called professional exam that David Clark mentioned actually tests all this miscellaneous knowledge.

While balancing academic courses and physical training, you also have to learn all this. You could say that every student who gets into the martial arts track is, without exception, a true genius.

Their academic scores have to be higher than the key liberal arts line, their bodies have to be in top shape, and they have to master other specialized knowledge not covered in the academic curriculum…

After hearing about the five major hurdles of the martial arts track, Brian Carter felt mentally exhausted.

For the first three rounds, with that not-so-reliable system, Brian Carter felt he shouldn’t have much of a problem and could find ways to overcome them.

But this is the martial arts entrance exam!

It’s supposed to test physical fitness, but you also have to take an academic test, and the score has to be higher than the key line?

Fine, whatever. Brian Carter had at least read the textbooks, and they weren’t much different from those in his previous life—only the history textbook was a bit different, with some martial arts elements added.

But what’s with the professional exam?

Brian Carter had never studied any of this knowledge.

Now, with the college entrance exam approaching, can he really handle it all?

Damn it!

Brian Carter was full of grievances. Maybe he should just give up and be a slacker?

Chapter 9: Blood and Qi Standards

No matter how deep the resentment, life has to go on. Brian Carter could only passively accept all of this.

After chatting for a while, the homeroom teacher, whose hair was already graying, strolled into the classroom.

Once the classroom quieted down, Old Ben got straight to the point: “Students signing up for the martial arts exam, please come to my office later to pay the registration fee and fill out the application form. The school’s academic affairs office will handle the registration for everyone.”

While saying this, the homeroom teacher mainly looked at those students planning to sign up.

In fact, the martial arts exam isn’t without clues.

As the homeroom teacher, Old Ben had a pretty good idea of which students in the class would sign up.

You need top grades, good health, and a decent family background. After several rounds of selection, both the students and the teacher knew who in Class 4, Grade 12 would sign up.

Yangcheng is located inland. Although its full name is Yangcheng City, it’s actually a county-level city.

Compared to other counties, Yangcheng’s economy is a bit better, but only to a limited extent. It’s not like the coastal county-level cities, some of which are even more developed than inland prefecture-level cities.

In Yangcheng, there aren’t many people who don’t care about ten thousand yuan.

So, just the registration fee alone kept many people out.

After saying all this, the homeroom teacher left the classroom.