The Conglomerates were not only a lot more talented, but they had a lot more resources to build from compared to even the 'fortunate' ones here in the Lower Queens region.
Sure, the conglomerates probably weren't going to send the most talented geniuses of their company, but even the normal employees among them could be considered as paragons here in New Sparta.
Because of that, many were immediately dismayed thinking that they were not going to have any chance of competing for the Promotion after all.
But there were others who thought differently. People like Alaric, Aerith, Bobby, and all the other 'elites' of this generation were more excited rather than worried.
After all, this was the only chance they were going to get to 'practice' against someone of that level. This would be a good gauge to test how they were compared to the conglomerates, allowing them to know how much more they needed to improve if they wanted to compete at that level.
