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Chapter 54, Phase One: Lottery Assessment Begins

[Get this thing out of here!]

I can't stand this, and I can't stand hearing this!

[Wow, how can someone eat so much every day and still be so thin!]

[Isn't anyone going to do anything about Jiang Hanying? How dare she say anything like that on her live stream!]

……

The staff member looked down at the dense barrage of comments scrolling across the tablet computer beside him and silently wiped away a bead of sweat.

Could she say that she was also provoked by those words?
But the interview had to continue, even if it meant gritting my teeth...

However, she may need to request that someone else interview Jiang Hanying in the future.

She really couldn't handle what this person was saying!
*
The four days of combined training flew by.

Of the viewers who said they would exercise with the guests in the live stream, it's unknown how many have actually stuck with it.

However, all the guests gritted their teeth and persevered, and none of them voluntarily withdrew.

The final assessment of the first stage has finally arrived!

Not only were the guests excited and nervous, but the viewers who had followed the live stream all the way were also unable to contain themselves.

[The day has finally come!]

I feel happy watching others get tested.

[By the way, did anyone manage to keep up for the entire first four days? I only made it to the second day before I couldn't go on, and I absolutely couldn't get out of bed on the third morning!]

[Me too. It's definitely necessary to have an instructor supervising you, otherwise you'll always want to slack off!]

[Me, me, me! Let me give you an update. I weighed myself before starting the workout, and again this morning. I've lost about three pounds in total. Although it's not a huge amount, I haven't been eating less these past three days. I finally understand the joy of losing weight without dieting or eating special weight-loss meals!]

Thumbs up!

This guy has guts!

I think Yao Ge has lost a bit of weight; he's probably down to 170 pounds now.

[However, his assessment today was still a bit risky. Out of the 11 assessment items, I remember he only passed combat skills, parallel bar dips, duck walk, and squats. He either failed the others or was just a little short. The probability of passing all of them was really low.]

[It's definitely a bit risky!]

[Jiang Hanying and Chi Song should be a sure thing.]

Don't worry about those two, worry about the others!

[I remember a few people who did well on all the other tasks, but kept messing up the crawling part. Hopefully, they won't be the ones to draw that one.]

I hope everyone gets approved; I like all of these guests so far.

[I hope Goddess Yuan doesn't draw the Duck Walk skill; her performance is too inconsistent.]

[And Lao Xun too!]

[The instructor is here! Is that a bucket of lottery tickets in his hand?]

[It's quite a ritual!]

The guests first noticed the instructor, but their eyes immediately fell on the bucket of lots in his hand.

"Splash, splash, splash..."

Jiang Hanying couldn't help but turn around and glance at Gao Juyao, who was standing to her side and behind her.

My heart was pounding in my throat!
Although the others weren't as nervous as Gao Juyao, they all subconsciously tensed up from head to toe.

He just watched helplessly as the lottery bucket came right in front of him.

"The assessment begins. First, draw lots one by one, three lots per person." Li Chengxiao said, shaking the lot-drawing container in his hand. "After you draw, write down the assessment item you drew, then put the lot back. The next person draws. The order of drawing lots is the order of the assessment. Do you all understand the rules?"

The fifteen people shouted in unison, "Understood!"

I think I heard several trembling sounds!

[Yao Ge has rubbed his pants several times; his hands are probably sweaty by now.]

I felt tense just watching it on screen.

The first bucket of lottery tickets was handed to Jiang Hanying, who was standing at the front of the line.

There were 11 skewers in the bucket, and they all looked exactly the same at first glance.

She reached out and grabbed three without hesitation.

The live stream camera immediately zoomed in on the words beneath the signature.

Now even if the guests forget the item they drew, the viewers in the live stream will remember it for them.

Pull-ups, crawling, serpentine running—none of these are easy, but with Jiang Hanying as the test subject, it's a sure thing!

Am I the only one who noticed that the writing on the slip of paper is handwritten? [This handwriting is beautiful! Did the instructor write it?]

【Probably. 】

Jiang Hanying noted down the item she had drawn, glanced at the few words on the slip of paper, and then put the slip back in the bucket.

Next up was Ji Xingchen.

I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw the three items that were drawn.

His weakness is crawling, but fortunately he didn't draw that skill at the crucial moment.

The assessment should be stable.

The third is Yuan Chaoyu.

May Goddess not draw the duck walk!

Wait, I think I saw the character for 'duck'!

Yuan Chaoyu couldn't help but close his eyes. The one he least wanted to draw was the first one he drew. What kind of luck was this?
[It's over, all we can do is pray that the goddess can perform exceptionally well this time!]

[I'll give you the same advice again; I'm tired of saying it, but just relax a little and everything will be fine.]

Then came the fourth, the fifth...

When it was Gao Juyao's turn, the audience couldn't help but hold their breath for him.

Before the draw began, Gao Juyao clasped his hands together and bowed to the divination box. Although he didn't say anything, the audience could tell that he was silently praying for blessings.

The instructor relentlessly urged, "Hurry up!"

He gritted his teeth and immediately grabbed three skewers.

[Camera, quickly film which three events are featured!]

[Martial arts, great, great, this is Yao-ge's first qualified skill!]

[The middle one, squatting, is alright too.]

Wow, this luck is amazing! Praying beforehand really does help.

Gao Juyao and the audience had just breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the words written on the third slip: Push-ups!

Suddenly everything went black.

What was Yao Ge's best push-up record?

It seems to be the 26th.

【That's still four TOTs short!】

[It's recommended to do push-ups first, when your energy is at its peak. Otherwise, even if you pass the first two exercises, failing the push-ups will be a waste of time.]

That makes sense.

Xi Ming, who happened to be standing next to him, also gave a low reminder, "Brother Yao, I suggest we tackle the most difficult one first."

Gao Juyao nodded and forced a smile at the camera.

After Yun Shuihan, who was last in line, finished drawing the items to be assessed, the whole process took less than twenty minutes.

But the emotional journey was incredibly dramatic!
Some were already excited to have drawn all the projects they were good at, while others silently cheered themselves on after drawing projects they weren't good at.

The moment to test the final results of these past few days has arrived.

Just then, the instructor's gentle yet authoritative voice rang out in the live stream: "Jiang Hanying, step forward, begin the assessment!"

The camera immediately moved to Jiang Hanying, who had already dashed to the bottom of the horizontal bar.

He jumped up, grabbed the bar firmly with both hands, did fifteen pull-ups, let go and landed, and then ran non-stop to the nearby lawn.

Lie down, first in a low crawl, then turn back and crawl sideways back to the starting point.

After getting up, I ran the rest of the serpentine run in one go.

The moment they reached the finish line, Li Chengxiao pressed the stopwatch in his hand and announced the time: "18.58 seconds, qualified, Jiang Hanying rejoins the team!"

[Is it over? Jiang Hanying has already finished her exams?]

I just went to the kitchen to get a glass of water, can someone tell me what I missed?

[I checked the time; just ten minutes had passed from the start to the end of the assessment. If crawling hadn't been the most time-consuming part, it probably would have been even faster!]

[And this girl didn't even take a break in between, she finished it all in one go!]

[This level of stamina is almost frightening.]

Jiang Hanying should be the last one to be assessed, so now all the pressure is on the rest of the people.

I saw that Ji Xingchen, who was behind her in line, was already sweating!

(End of this chapter)