In the square, when the crowd heard the old man's words, they all applauded, and suddenly, the applause thundered.
The old man continued, "In this preliminary selection, we will choose the top thirty participants."
"Top thirty?"
Instantly, everyone was astonished.
Because the information they had received beforehand was definitely more than this, this sudden decrease to the top thirty meant that the difficulty of selection would increase accordingly.
One of the youths called out loudly, "Officer, why have we suddenly reduced it to only thirty participants now?"
The old man took a deep breath and said, "This is an order I received from above. I don't know the specific reason, but in this preliminary selection, it will be divided into two rounds."
