After the trial ended, Sun Hang investigated the profiles of some of the Hunters who participated in the trial... He discovered that many people hadn't actually met the standards to participate in the advancement trial, such as the female Hunter who traveled with him, and the overly familiar fisherman.
The eligibility to participate in the advancement trial isn't so easily obtained. Aside from Hunters like Sun Hang who receive a direct invitation, the vast majority have to submit an application—and the acceptance rate of these applications is actually quite low. Excluding this trial, the approval rate of applications in previous rounds was less than twenty-five percent.
