Subjects One and Two could be taken collectively by all candidates and were scheduled for the first weekend in December, three days away.
Passing results in the first two subjects remained valid for three months. After passing, candidates could book the Subject Three battle assessment with the Saffron Gym.
Shen Qi had consulted the Saffron Gym's front desk staff before heading to Sootopolis City. The end of the year was actually the off-season.
The busiest season for Gym assessments was spring. Students entered their next schools in April, while March was actually graduation season.
March fell during spring break, and both high school and university students were generally at the stage when their foundation in written theory was strongest, saving them considerable effort in preparing for the written test.
Students had time, as did graduates, who also had a greater need for high-quality credentials such as Badges to find a way forward.
The reasoning was similar to why spring and winter saw the fiercest competition in T3 racing.
Graduation season was long past, and late December, when the New Year holidays drew near, had yet to arrive. Shen Qi had happened to register during the off-season.
Even though he had registered right at the deadline, Shen Qi knew that over two hundred candidates were taking Subjects One and Two that week.
"That's a huge amount in registration fees."
Marveling at the Saffron Gym's earnings, Shen Qi devoted most of his energy to Subject Two.
The same went for his training the next day. After dinner, he studied hard for the exam.
Wude had been acting strangely these past two days. He had hardly done his usual training at the Fighting Dojo, and today he had disappeared for the entire day.
It clearly was not time for his routine checkup and