Chapter 1 The Top Five

1st place, No. 4 High School, Shi Yi, 725 points.

2nd place, No. 11 High School, Chen Yuan, 716 points.

2nd place, Foreign Language School, Liu Yiyang, 716 points.

4th place, No. 1 High School, Liu Chengxi, 713 points.

5th place, No. 4 High School, Ke Jiayuan, 710 points.

In this unified examination, the top five scores in Xia Hai all exceeded 710.

No. 4 High School performed slightly better, with two students selected.

As for Shen Yating, she didn't display her previous magic this time, ranking 3rd in No. 1 High School and 7th in the city with a score of 708.

She was quite satisfied with this result.

Even if the gap between herself and Liu Chengxi seemed to be getting wider...

But the Ya Xi duo still occupied the top spot in No. 1 High School.

It's a pity, though, that they were so close to getting close to Liu Chengxi.

It's okay, there's still one year left in high school!

If I cultivate together with Liu Chengxi, further improvement is definitely possible.

I really hope their names can be in the top three.

That would sound a bit better.

Xia Hai's third place winner.

The bronze medalist is the biggest winner.

The fourth place finisher is not.

In the evening, while reading at home, Shen Yating opened Douyin (TikTok) for a while during a break.

Then, a notification popped up.

So, she clicked on it.

It was 'Shao Xiang Release'.

It seemed to be a picture of the foundation being laid. You could see that the library was already taking shape, and the workers were working hard to catch up.

"That's fast."

Shen Yating always thought that these kinds of things required meeting after meeting, discussing after discussing, deciding after deciding, and taking a lot of time before slowly starting construction.

But this speed was so fast that the buzz hadn't even died down.

With curiosity, she scrolled down.

The public funding list even detailed the expenses of a bottle of water.

For 9.9 yuan, you could add a book to the bookshelf for left-behind children.

At the same time, there was a donation channel.

The comments below were all about how much they liked this kind of transparent and open donation. Shao Xiang scored big this time.

Indeed, Shen Yating also felt that if she could see where her charitable money went, what it became, and even see the tangible "results" of the donation, anyone with some ability wouldn't refuse.

Thinking this, she directly donated 99 yuan to Shao Xiang, exactly ten books.

Although it couldn't compare to Chen Yuan, it was her little bit of love.

And a like.

She continued to scroll down, preparing to waste ten minutes, then stop playing.

Then, at a certain video, her finger hovered.

Her expression also froze.

"Oh my god, something so big?"

Staring blankly at the video, after a moment of shock, she forwarded it to the 'Three Musketeers' group chat.

………

At home, the various chat groups Zhang Jianjun was in were about to explode with discussion about this matter.

Everyone was tagging the Education Bureau, asking about the authenticity of the matter.

The cadres in the Education Bureau responded ambiguously, saying they were still waiting for news from above.

And "above" could only be the Department of Education.

Even a unit at the level of the Xia Hai Education Bureau couldn't give a definite answer, which meant one thing—it wasn't just hearsay.

Most likely, it was true.

Otherwise, it would have been refuted long ago.

Since that was the case, then a new round of disputes was coming!

Even if it hadn't been confirmed yet, Zhang Jianjun had to treat this matter as a fact and respond accordingly.

So, he directly dialed the phone of Ji Wenxing, the principal of No. 1 High School.

Although the two schools usually fought a bit fiercely and could be said to be incompatible, when something really happened, they still had to unite.

If these two schools in Xia Hai were to join forces, then the enemy they faced could be said to be "aliens."

Don't mention it, there really were aliens.

Just like that, the call connected.

"Old Ji, you just heard about this, right?" Zhang Jianjun asked.

"Oh, just heard." Ji Wenxing replied, "So Jianjun, what do you think?"

"I think it should be." Zhang Jianjun said bluntly, "People in the bureau should have heard something, or already know what's going on, but now that the higher-ups haven't said anything, they don't dare to say anything."

The matter definitely existed.

But they didn't say anything because they couldn't bear the responsibility.

"I guess so too." Ji Wenxing was a bit evasive, but being able to say this also showed his inclination.

That was, he thought this matter was possible.

"Then the entire style of the exam will completely change." Zhang Jianjun said.

"Definitely, the two types of papers are completely different. Especially the liberal arts, they are completely different styles. The composition in Chinese can't be set according to the previous ideas either." Ji Wenxing had experienced it, so he understood very well.

"How about we have the two schools cooperate to produce a joint exam paper?" Zhang Jianjun asked.

"Ah? The final exam just passed, and you want to have another big exam?" Ji Wenxing was a little dazed.

"Exams are no different from going to school. It's not impossible to have exams every day." Zhang Jianjun said.

"...Ah, shouldn't we leave a little time in between?" This was an intensity that Ji Wenxing hadn't experienced.

"Then early August, a whole month, is that okay? Anyway, your school always has to put out monthly exam papers." Zhang Jianjun said.

"But the joint exam paper is different from ordinary monthly exams, the effort required is different. Just the two of us?"

"Try it first, then promote it. Of course, promotion would only pull in those two schools in Ningcheng."

"Well, that's for sure."

"Then I'll have a meeting at school tomorrow to discuss the matter of joint paper setting."

"Okay, I'll arrange it too."

The two of them decided on a joint exam just like that.

And this time, it was purely building a high wall of knowledge, just to widen the gap with other schools.

Although this sudden matter was the same for the entire province, causing the same amount of trouble.

But at this time, the earlier you respond, the more you can be in an invincible position.

Putting down his phone, Zhang Jianjun felt a sense of opportunity.

But he didn't think too much about it.

"After many years... the concept of national champion is going to appear again."

………

"Holy crap, national exam!"

Before Chen Yuan could open the video that Shen Yating sent to the group of three, Zhou Yu had already done it first.

And after he shouted, everyone looked over at once.

"What's up?" Tang Jian asked vigilantly.

"National exam." Zhou Yu said, "It seems like next year, which is our year, they're going to have the national exam, and it just so happens to cover Hai Dong Province."

"Damn, is that true?" Tang Jian felt a little outrageous and couldn't believe it.

After taking the Hai Dong paper for two years, suddenly they're telling me to change the paper for the college entrance exam, isn't this screwing people over?

The question types will change on a large scale.

"I saw it too." At this time, Chen Yuan stopped the pen in his hand, slowly raised his head, and said, "Probably the provinces with slightly more advanced education in the country will use the national paper. Slightly less advanced and backward areas will use the national paper 2."

"Then Ji Jing..."

"Hey, don't talk about that."

Tang Jian raised his hand to interrupt the topic.

"Doesn't that mean we're screwed in Hai Dong?"

Chen Yuan seemed very calm about this arrangement.

If it was the national exam, then in order to harmonize the national education level, the difficulty would be set at the average value.

And Hai Dong was definitely a top province.

In other words, there was no need to be afraid at all.

Also, admission was calculated according to the entire province, and the comparison was only with students in one region.

In reality, it didn't have much impact.

For anyone, the conditions were the same.

Of course, it wasn't without any impact.

Considering that some people have very poor adaptability, it might really cause trouble for some people.

But there was no way around it, survival of the fittest, the strong are king.

There's nothing to say.

Players who can't win are trash.

"Then this time, there will be a national champion again." Zhang Chao said.

"That's one champion for paper 1 and one champion for paper 2." Zhou Yu said.

"The gold content of paper 2 is half a level lower than paper 1, so the national champion will definitely talk about paper 1 first." Tang Jian said.

"Damn, this time the cards are coming." Zhou Yu said, "Then if someone gets a national champion for the school, wouldn't they be promoted to heaven?"

"Then the whole family will be living in large apartments." Tang Jian said.

"Tang Bro, why don't you confirm with your dad?" Chen Yuan said.

"Confirm what with me?"

"Your mom."

After giving Zhou Yu an elbow, Tang Jian also thought of his dad. But, he also said uncertainly: "But he might not even know."

Of course, he definitely knew more than the average principal, after all, he was in the Education Bureau, which was also a very important department.

"Ask around." Zhou Yu urged, "After all, this matter has a big relationship with us."

If it was true, then they could prepare for the national exam in advance.

Just like that, under everyone's attention, Tang Jian dialed his dad's phone with his phone watch.

"Hello Dad." Tang Jian opened his mouth.

"What's up?" Tang Dad said.

Hiss, that voice was a bit dignified.

Everyone felt that his dad's cadre temperament was a bit strong.

Just by listening to the voice, you could feel that this person was unbelievably strong.

"I'm asking you something." Tang Jian didn't have any of that obedient and honest temperament at all, and spoke like a very natural father-son relationship. "I saw in the news that they're going to do the national exam, is it true?"

Hearing this, Tang Dad was very curious and said, "What, did your teacher say that?"

"No, the teacher didn't say that, I wanted to see if you had heard any news." Tang Jian said.

"There's no one next to you, right?" Tang Dad asked vigilantly.

"Chen Yuan and them, just a few roommates."

"Okay, then don't you go around saying it, and don't say that the Education Bureau said it."

When Tang Dad said this to Tang Jian, the few people next to him all sat obediently on the bed and nodded in agreement.

Then, Tang Jian's dad said: "Basically, that's what it is, but it won't be announced soon. They said they're looking at the reaction on the internet... of course, no matter what the reaction is, it will basically be implemented."

After he said this, everyone understood.

This time, the national exam was really online.

"Oh, then I know." Tang Jian understood.

"Didn't we have a national exam before? You can all take a look at the question types and adapt in advance. But the knowledge points are all about the same, don't take it too seriously."

"Okay, I know."

"Okay, I'm hanging up."

Just like that, Tang Jian ended his phone call with his dad.

"The Education Bureau has said so, so that's basically confirmed." Zhou Yu said.

"It's okay, we've got first-hand information." Chen Yuan was still relatively optimistic.

"Brothers, keep it a secret." After all, it was his dad who said it, Tang Jian reminded.

Everyone agreed unanimously, not joking about this matter.

Chen Yuan also found that Douyin video, and opened the comments.

Heavenly Young Master Descends: National exam? Feels alright, after all our Jing Bei paper always has some Sima questions, can accept

Listening to Snow in Jianghu: It's okay, since it's half of the provinces in the country, the average difficulty definitely won't be too high, probably 50-50 with what we do

Wang Yuqiong: Our Chuan Yu should be national paper 2, then it feels a bit advantageous

Zi Mu Jiang: Doesn't feel like much of a difference, just that the whole country is taking the exam together, not that the whole country is drawing the line together. It depends on the candidates' own adaptability, of course, I'm just saying something cool, I'm a freshman this year

Sheng Ge Jun Travels Alone: Yay! Does the national exam mean there's a national champion again? Although we don't draw the line together, it's nice to know which provinces are really awesome and which provinces are just bragging

Leng Leng Sen Sen: Expert is here, look at my IP (IP: Su Jiang)

Please Give Me a Copy of Mao Zedong Thought: Expert +1 (IP: Jing Bei)

You can tell that everyone has unique skills.

But, can you defeat the bond between me and Xinyu?!

Now that I've learned to this extent, it's not just about winning against Shi Yi.

Just the national competition?

Just ten times more opponents.

Let's go!

………

At this moment, Bai Mingze in Hai Zhong also saw the video that Shen Yating sent to the group.

This time, the final exam in Hai Zhong was also a joint exam of several schools, and his score was 720, making him the undisputed number one in Ningcheng.

There were only six points left to Shi Yi...

He hadn't even defeated such a strong opponent as Shi Yi, and he was already changing maps?

Honestly, he was a bit resistant.

After all, he had always been writing the Hai Dong paper. Changing to a different question type was indeed quite a headache.

Moreover, because the test setters were different, the difficulty of the college entrance examination and the usual exams might not be compatible at all.

In other words, the college entrance examination had become an extremely variable thing.

Of course, challenges and opportunities coexisted.

Shen Yating: Although it's the national exam, Shi Yi's 725 is almost at the level of a national champion, right?

Liu Chengxi: Can only say there's a chance, very difficult to secure

Shen Yating: But in Hai Dong, this score hasn't been seen in ten years

Chen Yuan: Aiming for the national competition?

Shen Yating: Definitely, with such a high score, it would be a waste to take a mere provincial champion

Shi Yi: Has it already become a mere provincial champion...

Bai Mingze, who rarely spoke, spoke at this moment.

Bai Mingze: Will win

Looking at the photo of Senior Su Yu on his desk, Bai Mingze vowed that he was serious and not just being abstract.

Although the more people competing, the more essence and blood he would need to burn, and the more tired he would become...

But if I stood at a higher position, she would glance at me a few more times, right? (blushing).

(End of chapter)