Chapter 5, Recruitment of Thermal Energy (Part 1)

The outcome of the third batch of 100 individuals was quickly determined. Qin Lin was quite fortunate, as he encountered a novice human who was directly eliminated by his stealthy slow aerial drop LURKER.

Ding Gan looked at the crowd packed in the venue, cleared his throat, and said with a wry smile: "Today is the recruitment event for our Physics and Thermal Engineering Department's team. Originally, every applicant was supposed to have the opportunity to compete against the current team members. However, I never expected that the number of applicants would exceed 300 today. My goodness, you all know how to play StarCraft! There are only 800 freshmen in the entire department. How did you manage to play so much StarCraft in high school and still get into university..."

Tian Lei's assigned map is LUNA, which is also a relatively old competition map. Tian Lei's opponent chose T, while Tian Lei opted for P

Tian Lei rolled his eyes and nearly fainted. Is there some hidden agenda in this competition?

The top 100 were quickly narrowed down to 50 winners. Thus, the second batch of 100 ascended, and Ren Fu and Liu Hui happened to be part of this group.

Tian Lei achieved victory in his first battle, and he was very happy. He glanced at Wang Feiyu behind him, whose face was also filled with a look of pride

That guy actually replied: "I came early to get familiar, maybe the examiner will show some leniency, and then I can join the team."

At this moment, Ren Fu also faced defeat, similarly due to impulsiveness. After accumulating three squads of Flying Dragons, he could no longer restrain himself and launched an attack. However, his opponent, relying on anti-aircraft turrets and a considerable number of Flying Dragons, completely annihilated his three squads. In a bug rush, precision is crucial; often, just a few Flying Dragons can make all the difference. Once Ren Fu's main force of Flying Dragons was lost, there was no longer any suspense, and he directly exited the competition.

Ding Gan still wanted to chatter, while the internet café was already filled with laughter

The announcement of the recruitment competition was made by Ding Gan, who seemed to have never cared for his hair in his entire life. He believed that his long hair, which he considered to be flowing, was his greatest trademark. Ding Gan is the captain of the thermal physics team, so he could only step forward to reassure everyone.

Liu Hui, however, found himself in a bitter struggle. The opponent, the Divine Clan, was quite formidable, opting for a dual barracks Dragon Rider strategy to exert pressure, subsequently upgrading the range of the Dragon Riders and then employing stealthy knife attacks to harass. As a result, Liu Hui's second mine was delayed in opening, leading to a stalemate in the contest for the central area. Neither side gained any significant advantage.

The internet café has exactly 100 computers, so the first 100 registered participants quickly took their seats, while those who were not selected and came to cheer were held back behind the temporarily marked white line. Wang Feiyu stood outside the white line watching Tian Lei compete.

Upon hearing that over 300 people would be narrowed down to just 5, Tian Lei felt his mouth go dry; wasn't this more than the number of participants in a small competition? Glancing at the number in his hand, he was surprised to find it was 18, which seemed quite auspicious.

The location for the recruitment competition of the Interstellar Team of the Thermal Physics Department is set at the Pentium Internet Café, which is also a frequent gathering place for some of the top players from the department. In their words, this is the base of the Thermal Physics Interstellar team. The Thermal Physics Department has consistently ranked among the top three in the school's interstellar team competitions and library contests in recent years, and now boasts one of the school's four great talents, known as "Quick Hand" Ding Gan. Therefore, the Thermal Physics Department is considered a strong team within the school.

As expected, this person began to employ dual-line operations in the mid-game. On the front line, he used a mine-laying vehicle to aggressively engage the opponent's Dragon Riders, while another transport aircraft dropped two tanks in the Protoss base. The Protoss managed to fend off this wave of attacks with great difficulty, suffering significant losses among their workers. However, the tanks and mine-laying vehicles he deployed quickly pressed against the Protoss's doorstep, and his production of units showed no signs of slowing down. The Protoss soon faced defeat.

When Wang Feiyu and Tian Lei's group arrived at the Pentium Internet Café, they were surprised to find it already packed with people. Tian Lei glanced at his newly purchased watch, stunned, as it was only 7:00.

In LUNA, there is a terrain consisting of rocky formations, where humans are unable to construct anti-aircraft turrets. Therefore, Tian Lei wisely opted for a strategy of dual barracks dragon rider suppression, complemented by transport aircraft airdropping supplies to counter the ground pressure from T.

Liu Hui's opponent happens to be a member of the divine race, while Ren Fu's opponent is a member of the insect race. Tian Lei finds insects particularly unpleasant, and he also believes that Liu Hui poses a certain threat to him, so he decided to watch Liu Hui's match.

Ding Gan waved his hand and helplessly continued, "As everyone knows, our team has only 13 members, including substitutes. Now that 5 seniors are graduating, that leaves us with 5 vacancies. Today, we only have 8 team members present. If we were to test each of you individually, we might not even be able to select 5 candidates before we exhaust ourselves. Therefore, our team has decided to conduct an elimination round on-site. The registration form will pair contestant 1 with contestant 2, contestant 3 with contestant 4, and so on, after which we will arrange the next round of eliminations. To prevent two skilled individuals from being eliminated in the same round, all REP scores must be preserved. We will review them carefully, and if we identify any talented individuals, we will arrange additional special examination opportunities."

As the two individuals engaged in a tug-of-war in the middle, they also began to expand. Meanwhile, the Protoss occasionally attempted to airdrop Zealots to eliminate Liu Hui's farmers. Fortunately, Liu Hui's defense remained relatively solid. A few anti-air towers were positioned just right, preventing the Protoss transport ships from having any opportunity to deploy the Zealots.

With a sudden charge from the Protoss, the population instantly dropped to around 80, while Liu Hui suffered minimal losses. His army of over 150 began to advance immediately. Although the Protoss had 15 barracks continuously producing units, they still could not form a counterattack on the scale of humanity's iron tide. After a period of resistance, they ultimately unwillingly exited the game. Even Tian Lei couldn't help but sigh; if that Protoss player had not acted impulsively and had instead secured resources to build carriers, Liu Hui might not have been able to win this match.

However, due to Tian Lei's commendable operations, the progress was quite slow. By the time they reached the midpoint, Tian Lei had already opened two more mines outside and simultaneously constructed five barracks to produce troops, in order to prevent a surprise attack from the opponent's mine-laying vehicles. Upon seeing that the humans were still mass-producing units at both bases and the Level 6 tank factory, Wang Feiyu realized that the situation was already determined.

It is said that Ding Gan types very quickly, especially when chatting with girls, reaching a level of dexterity that seems almost effortless. His hand speed while operating in the game "StarCraft" is generally above 300. When many people ask him how he developed this skill, he has ungraciously claimed that it was all due to chatting on QQ. Surprisingly, there was indeed a bold man who believed his words and started practicing his typing speed through QQ chats. However, he did not improve in "StarCraft" as intended; instead, he fortuitously ended up chatting with a girl, leading to a legendary online romance. This bold man even brought his girl to Ding Gan to express his gratitude. This left Ding Gan regretting his words deeply. Later, there were instances where people saw Ding Gan logged into six QQ accounts simultaneously for chatting, nearly neglecting his time in "StarCraft".

Both sides possess considerable military capabilities, and their populations are rising rapidly. After a period of mutual restraint, the Protoss could no longer contain themselves and began to attempt a forceful breakthrough in the center.

The opponent also appears to be a steady individual, not employing any harassment tactics. They directly opened with a double tank factory and immediately proceeded to secure the mine at the entrance, intending to gradually exert pressure.

Indeed, after humans pushed away the mine at the entrance of the Tianlei main base, their forces were surrounded and annihilated by Tianlei due to excessive consumption. Furthermore, they could no longer push out any troops or secure another mine, ultimately leading to their demise through attrition.

At this moment, Wang Feiyu noticed a very special person, someone who clicked the mouse with incredible speed. Wang Feiyu seemed to have seen him during military training, but they were not very familiar with each other. At a glance, he noticed that the report and the * graphic * book title number was 179. This person was using a human interface. The screen switching and operations were very swift, and Wang Feiyu could tell at a glance that his skill level was a notch above that of Tian Lei and the others. Moreover, judging by his operating speed, his hand speed had definitely exceeded 300. The screen switching and operations were very swift, and Wang Feiyu could tell at a glance that his skill level was a notch above that of Tian Lei and the others. Moreover, judging by his operating speed, his hand speed had definitely exceeded 300

Wang Feiyu smiled and gave him a look of disdain.

Tian Lei asked someone he knew, "Wasn't it said that the recruitment would start at 8 o'clock?"

This batch of maps is titled "Requiem," and it is a map that has sparked considerable controversy in official competitions. The starting points of the bases are located at lower elevations, and the distance between the bases is relatively short. Consequently, there was a Korean Protoss player named JJP who astonishingly set a record of fourteen consecutive successful RUSH strategies on this map. As a result, this map was quickly removed from official leagues. It is unexpected that it has been adopted here today.

However, in the center of this map, there is a cross made of crystal mines. Liu Hui carefully positioned his tanks on one side of the crystal, so the Protoss troops would have to take a longer route if they wanted to charge in. This route became the key to determining the outcome of the match. Liu Hui's tank formation and minefield were arranged exceptionally well; before the majority of the Protoss forces could reach the tank formation, they had already turned to ashes.

In this way, 150 people were quickly eliminated, leaving just over 160 remaining, including those who had a bye. Ding Gan immediately arranged for the second and third rounds of elimination matches

Fortunately, one hour is not too long. After chatting aimlessly with a few acquaintances for a while, someone began to announce the start of the recruitment competition.