Julius and Xenon exchanged a look and chuckled.

"Do you know why they gave you two days of free time?" Julius asked.

Felix shook his head and signaled for him to get to the point.

"Among the ten finalists, those without a strong family background are prime targets for recruitment. Hence, you might be one of them," Julius said.

Felix thought it made sense—it wasn't all that different from how things worked back on Earth.

"Recruitment by families? Do they expect you to change your last name or something?" Felix asked.

Julius laughed. "Of course not. Every strong martial artist has their pride. No one would agree to something like that. The ones they're interested in are people with limitless potential, like you. Since you come from a developing planet, you have no resources—you're a perfect target."

He added, "For instance, if my family wanted to recruit you, we'd propose an alliance. You wouldn't have to give up anything—you would only need to agree to a contract saying you'd hel