Of course, some people are happy while others are worried. Some believe their strengths shouldn't be that weak, but they failed to perform well or just had bad luck, and many were crying on the sidelines.
But rules are rules, if you pass, you pass; if you don't, you don't. There's no room for personal favors.
Soon, someone noticed that the elimination rate for the Dust Guild was surprisingly low. By now, several batches of disciples had already been assessed, and half of the Dust Guild's disciples had participated in the evaluation, with only two being eliminated, and those two were special candidates.
Frankly speaking, it's okay if the special candidates are eliminated, because their specialties had already passed the test.
"Sigh, had I known, I would have joined the Dust Guild earlier. Look, all their members passed except for two, and those were special candidates!"
