There were twenty-three students in total, each selected from different universities across the country.
The Research Organization was notoriously strict about its Selection Trial. Students could only apply during their first or third year, and once an application was rejected, that student would never be given another opportunity.
As a result, most students chose to wait until their third year, when they had accumulated more knowledge and research experience and were better prepared to take on the trial. Only those who were particularly confident in their abilities would risk applying as first-years, knowing that failure would permanently close the door.
Of the twenty-three students selected this time, sixteen were third-years.
Only seven were first-years.
Jiang Yue was one of them.
The twenty-three students who had made it through the initial selection process were now being escorted toward the organization's main building.
