CHAPTER 385: CHAPTER 131: WHEN FALSE IS TRUE AND TRUE IS FALSE (PART 4)

This afternoon marks the final moment of the half-month assessment period, where Du Xixi and four others stand together, facing five rather anxious students.

Although half a month ago when they first arrived at Blue Star University, they had already been personally confirmed by Du Xixi as passed through selection. But now, as they were about to leave, everyone’s hearts were still somewhat uneasy, eagerly seeking a definite answer.

Seeing the tension and anticipation in these young men and women, Du Xixi, who has always been gentle to them, doesn’t keep them in suspense, and directly says with a smile: "Don’t worry, you’re all quite good. As long as you pass the cultural courses, you’ll still be calling us professors in September."

"That’s great!"

"Yes!"

"Professors, rest assured, since we have the courage to apply to the Food Department, we surely have the courage to pass the exam!"

"We, we will work hard."

"Let’s all do our best."

But after they sent off these five students, Zhang Ye looked at the back of the hovering vehicle and finally voiced the concern he and the other three had to Du Xixi: "Xixi, we’ve only kept five students from this batch under assessment, and directly eliminated all the others. If anything unfortunate happens to these five, they don’t make it, would our Food Department have not a single student?"

This concern had been privately discussed by Zhang Ye and the other three on the first day of assessment, but seeing Du Xixi calmly teaching day after day, they hadn’t gone to speak further with Du Xixi, planning to teach through these ten days before saying anything more.

Now that the assessment period had ended, Du Xixi still seemed unaffected, sparking impatience in the four, and Zhang Ye was unanimously "appointed" by the other three as their representative speaker.

——Among the four, Zhang Ye had the thickest skin.

The four closely watched Du Xixi’s reaction, speculating that either she would express extreme confidence in those five students, or perhaps she would give a deep sigh and then say "let’s take it one step at a time," but who’d have guessed, Du Xixi merely gave them a curious look.

Zhang Ye and the four: ... What’s this reaction? Is it the former or the latter?

Du Xixi opened the Light Computer, allowing the four to see the list that originally recorded the first batch of assessment students, then raising her slender finger to point directly at the large characters at the top: "What do you see written here?"

The four leaned closer to look, initially not noticing anything special, but after looking for a while, they finally discovered the key point they had been overlooking all along.

"Blue Star University Food Department Assessment Student List...(1)." Zhang Ye, having been nudged in the back by Wenren Yu, had no choice but to open his mouth with embarrassment, speaking in a low voice, "So, there will be a second batch of students coming for assessment?"

Du Xixi shook her head, speaking amid the four’s suddenly disappointed expressions: "If there’s enough students applying, there might be a third and even fourth batch."

The four, originally die-hard archaeology experts in the Cultural Relics Bureau, upon joining the Food Department became dedicated culinary enthusiasts, never thought of this, and immediately became excited.

But He Yuan, being a woman after all, had a few more delicate thoughts than the other rough men, hesitated before asking Du Xixi: "But there’s only half a month left in August, we won’t have time to assess the subsequent batches of students."

"Assessment looks at character and love for food, the basics are secondary. Didn’t we see through our first batch of students at a glance?" Du Xixi shook her head, seeing it was getting late, she thought of going home after a while, but kept smiling without showing any rush.

Her eyes slightly darkened, continuing: "Moreover, there are many more students from All-Star wishing to be admitted into our Food Department, the school can’t invite them all, it merely selects some representative students that pose a challenge for the school, calling us to choose."

Du Xixi lightly tapped the faint patterns on the sleeve of her attire, watching as the four finally understood, her smile deepened noticeably.

Blue Star University is the top school in All-Star, students from any Empire, who are outstanding in knowledge, vie to enter Blue Star University, yet the university only admits a mere thousand each year.

This mere thousand is divided among the dozens of departments within Blue Star University, resulting in few numbers per department. But quality over quantity has been the principle in Blue Star University’s student admissions for centuries.

Before the interstellar examination formally begins, why does Blue Star University perform this "tradition"? It’s merely to allow professors from each department to properly recognize and choose people, so that when the time comes for selective admission, there’ll be a basis.