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"To help you make choices better suited to yourselves, we'll provide you with some more information next."

At Zhao Zongyang's words, Wang Yanguo's expression shifted.

After Zhao Zongyang finished speaking, the massive screen on the wall behind the podium lit up.

The screen was enormous, occupying the entire wall behind the podium.

It was large enough that nearly all two thousand freshmen on the field could see what was displayed on it.

Wang Tianyu also shifted his footing and found the best viewing position.

Once the image appeared on the screen, Wang Tianyu looked over curiously.

"Martial universities make promotional videos too?"

Watching the screen, Wang Tianyu found it rather amusing.

What appeared on the screen was the scenery of Sichuan First Martial University's campus.

Clearly, the footage had undergone special processing, making every shot look breathtakingly beautiful.

Wang Tianyu had seen many of the buildings in the footage in person.

In his memory, those things were nowhere near this beautiful.

Still, promotional videos were bound to differ from reality, and Wang Tianyu could understand that perfectly well.

A deep, magnetic narration paired with beautiful campus scenes—it was a textbook promotional video.

The overall introduction to the campus was not long. Two minutes later, the footage shifted to introductions for the various divisions.

The Equipment Forging Division was introduced first, and one student after another appeared on the screen.

These students were cheerful and outgoing, dressed neatly.

With their clean-cut, capable appearances, they looked nothing like the blacksmiths the freshmen had been talking about.

Next, the Equipment Forging Division's daily lessons appeared onscreen.

Spacious, tidy teaching environments and advanced, aesthetically pleasing forging techniques.

Sharp weapons and sturdy pieces of armor flashed across the screen one after another.

The entire promotional video showcased some of the Equipment Forging Division's daily activities.

These scenes moved some of the freshmen and changed quite a few people's views of the Equipment Forging Division.

The Equipment Forging Division's introduction lasted about five minutes.

Then the footage shifted to the Elixir Manufacturing Division.

The Elixir Manufacturing Division was introduced in much the same way as the Equipment Forging Division.

The only difference was that nearly everyone appearing onscreen was female.

Female teachers and female students made up an overwhelming majority.

Only a few male students appeared, while most of the footage focused on women.

"It's like this every year. The Elixir Manufacturing Division basically takes all the girls. If we want girlfriends later, we'll have to go over there to find them."

Zhu Sirun stared at the screen with a lecherous expression.

"Then why don't you join the Elixir Manufacturing Division? It's not like they don't accept male students. Hurry over there—you'll have the moon by climbing the tower nearest the water."

Seeing Zhu Sirun's expression, Wang Tianyu teasingly joked with him.

"You don't understand. What do girls want? A sense of security, get it? If I improve my strength in the Combat Division, won't getting a girlfriend later be easy?"

Zhu Sirun looked at Wang Tianyu with disdain and began explaining how one could find a girlfriend.

Wang Tianyu smiled at Zhu Sirun's words.

What Zhu Sirun said sounded very familiar, reminding Wang Tianyu of someone else.

He thought of Chen Yongguo, who held the same view when it came to finding a girlfriend.

Chen Yongguo and Zhu Sirun shared remarkably similar views.

Both believed that girls liked boys who gave them a sense of security, and that they themselves just happened to be able to provide that security.

"I thought of a friend. His views are exactly the same as yours. I'll introduce you two someday."

"Really? There's someone else so like-minded? You have to introduce us later."

While Wang Tianyu and Zhu Sirun chatted idly, the Elixir Manufacturing Division's footage also came to an end.

The screen was now showing footage from the Combat Division.

Compared with the first two divisions, the Combat Division's footage could only be described as simple and brutal.

Teachers fighting teachers, students fighting students, teachers fighting students.

That was all the footage amounted to.

Compared with the beauty of the previous two divisions, the Combat Division's scenes could only be called savage.

The freshmen did not recognize the people in many of the battles onscreen.

Yet they were drawn in by one brutal fight after another.

Perhaps to give the freshmen a more direct impression.

None of the battle footage had been processed.

Blood, screams... all of it was laid bare before everyone.

Five minutes later, the Combat Division's footage ended, and the screen went dark once more.

"Just as you saw, this is the Combat Division's teaching model. What the Combat Division emphasizes is improvement and breakthroughs through battle."

"Comprehend techniques in battle, and improve your realm in battle."

"Moreover, the footage did not show everything. At the very least, none of the battles where people died were included."

"But just as I told you earlier, the death rate at martial universities is very high, and those who die are basically all Combat Division students."

Perhaps feeling that the footage had not put enough pressure on them, Zhao Zongyang once again pressed the freshmen.

Zhao Zongyang focused his comments on the Combat Division.

Strictly speaking, what Zhao Zongyang said was not particularly friendly toward the Combat Division.

His words could easily make the freshmen change their minds.

However, Zhao Zongyang hoped that those freshmen lacking firm resolve would change their minds because of this.

After all, if they could not even withstand the pressure shown in that footage.

Then with such a disposition, even if they reluctantly chose the Combat Division, they would not achieve much in the end.

"You just saw that the three divisions have entirely different teaching methods and course content."

"Now, you have five final minutes to think it over. Once those five minutes are up, your choices will be finalized."

After saying this, Zhao Zongyang swept his gaze over the freshmen below.

The promotional video had been effective, and Zhao Zongyang's "belittling" of the Combat Division added to it.

The number of people choosing the Combat Division visibly decreased.

The footage in the promotional video had been too shocking, causing many people to change their decisions.

"Old Wang, the number choosing your division has passed one hundred."

Sun Hengqiang had a good relationship with Wang Yanguo. Although they belonged to different divisions, they were personally very close.

The number of people choosing the Combat Division continued to fall. Seeing this result, Sun Hengqiang was not angry in the slightest; instead, he was happy for Wang Yanguo.

"Mm, it's about enough. This number is sufficient."

Wang Yanguo nodded. With so many people now choosing the Equipment Forging Division, his expectations had already been met.

The Equipment Forging Division differed from the Combat Division. Because it focused more on technical skills, it did not require nearly as many students as the Combat Division.

More than a hundred people had now chosen the Equipment Forging Division. This fresh blood was already enough to keep it running.

"Dean Huang, look at you—you've recruited all the girls again. We can't even see the shadow of a girl in our other two divisions."

Hearing Sun Hengqiang's words, Huang Qinglan smiled.

"You can't blame me for that. Besides, girls are naturally more suited to our division. Leave all that fighting and killing to you men."

Sun Hengqiang looked at Huang Qinglan helplessly. He knew the woman before him very well.

Huang Qinglan looked like a gentle and graceful woman, but that was not really the case.

Not only was Huang Qinglan highly skilled at refining elixirs, her own strength was formidable as well.

Do not think that people in the Elixir Manufacturing Division and Equipment Forging Division did not cultivate martial arts.

Both divisions cultivated martial arts too; they simply devoted more of their energy to their specialties.

Sun Hengqiang had fought alongside Huang Qinglan before. When she killed, she was not the slightest bit inferior to him.

"Fighting and killing can only be left to Old Sun. Our division only knows how to forge weapons. We're fine at hammering iron, but not at fighting and killing."

Wang Yanguo smiled and joined Huang Qinglan in teasing Sun Hengqiang.

"Haha, you two..."

Sun Hengqiang gave Wang Yanguo and Huang Qinglan a meaningful look.

"What are you trying to say?"

Huang Qinglan's tone suddenly turned strange.

"I didn't say anything..."

Seeing Huang Qinglan's expression, Sun Hengqiang hurriedly waved his hands and quickly changed the subject.

"Alright, time's up!"

Five minutes passed quickly, and the freshmen's choices were now finalized.

"Each of you, take your people."

Zhao Zongyang looked at the deans of the three divisions and told them to take their respective freshmen back.

"Equipment Forging Division, follow me!"

"Elixir Manufacturing Division, come over here!"

"Combat Division, look carefully. Follow me this way!"

Because the Combat Division had the most people, Sun Hengqiang specifically reminded them.