NOVEL NEXT C47
Chapter One: The First Place in the Century College Entrance Examination
147 points, what does that mean? For others, it would be a reason to celebrate with firecrackers, and neighbors would send red eggs.
But for him, Yuwen Chengzhi, the top student from Lingdu Academy’s century campus, the best of the best, the pride of heaven, it was a failure!
147, he was still a few points away from last year’s cutoff, let alone this year; he was almost certain to have failed…
He had never thought he would fail to get into Lingdu Academy; for him, the only suspense was what rank he would enter the national top list. He even rejected the direct admission quota from the affiliated school and came specifically to take the college entrance examination.
What was it for? One was for experience, and the second was to show those ordinary candidates what the gap was, what true elite high school talent looked like.
But now… it was a disaster.
“No, this is an accident, an accident…” Yuwen Chengzhi’s eyes seemed a bit blurry as he trembled, pondering in a daze, “Just now, there was a natural phenomenon, all the candidates were severely disturbed; I must have lost 20 points, and the others don’t need to mention it; they probably found it hard to break 100. Everyone performed poorly! Yes! I can use this as a reason to request a retest!”
A glimmer of light returned to Yuwen Chengzhi’s eyes as he suddenly looked up, his gaze sweeping to the large screen, where the conspicuous beam of light was glaringly obvious.
Yuwen Chengzhi trembled as he slowly raised his head, following the beam of light above Xia Yuyin’s name.
Almost reaching the top edge of the screen, three numbers that were almost impossible to appear in the college entrance examination were glaringly written: 207.
“Eh!??”
Yuwen Chengzhi confirmed the names below once more and then looked at the tall girl standing in front of this beam of light.
“Breaking the record…”
At this moment, Yuwen Chengzhi’s face froze. He had originally intended to stand up, but before he knew it, he sat back down again.
“Who am I? Where am I? What was I trying to do?” Yuwen Chengzhi’s gaze became vacant, and his thoughts slowed down. At this moment, whether he would retake the exam or whether he could enter the Zero Capital Academy seemed unimportant to him.
A person’s life is tied to their face, especially for someone like him, a prodigy; today, that face felt like it had been thrown into the depths of the earth.
Meanwhile, in Yuyin’s consciousness, a familiar voice echoed.
“From Yuwen Chengzhi’s despairing shock, you have gained 28 Soul Charm points.”
“You have successfully broken the conclusions that Yuwen Chengzhi and others had about you, gaining 12 Soul Charm points.”
The other candidates were also significantly impacted. Lin Qianyi, sitting with her legs crossed and her body turned to the side, looked quite ladylike, and she began to quietly sob on the ground, evoking pity.
“From Lin Qianyi’s extreme disappointment and jealousy, you have gained 10 Soul Charm points, and from the shock of the elite candidates, you have gained 12 Soul Charm points.”
Two foreign friends looked on in a daze.
“Mike would rather wear a cheerleader outfit and dance back home than take back what he just said, gaining 10 Soul Charm points.”
“It’s hard to guess the thoughts of the Indian candidate, but you have gained 5 Soul Charm points from him.”
Long Xiaotian looked at the big screen, then turned to the tall Yuyin beside him. His legs, which had overexerted themselves with source energy, felt a bit weak.
“Xia Yuyin… who exactly are you?”
“Is it too late for me to take back what I just said…” Looking up at the goddess Yuyin, although Long Xiaotian was not at the point of collapsing, he felt an urge to kneel, as if kneeling would somehow ease the pain in his heart.
“From Long Xiaotian’s intense self-positioning shift, you have gained 12 Soul Charm points…”
The nationwide connected database was not affected by the Night Spirit. At this moment, Yuyin’s results had already been rapidly transmitted to various relevant institutions via the internet.
On the electronic scoreboard, the names of all the girls on the leaderboard scrolled down, and at the top, it refreshed to show: “First Place: Zero Capital No. 21 Middle School, Xia Yuyin, Source Energy Value 207.”
At the same time, the assessment for the entire venue concluded, and on the large horizontal screen above the stadium, amidst a burst of light and smoke effects, a row of three-dimensional big characters appeared:
“Century Examination Hall First Place: Xia Yuyin 207.”
The students of No. 21 Middle School erupted in cheers!
Even the students from No. 39 International Academy clapped sincerely.
The scores were similar, and while there might be jealousy, the gap was simply too large to foster any resentment.
Only the students from the affiliated school of Zero Capital Academy fell into silence.
No matter how much they dominated the rankings, the enormous gap made it so that Xia Yuyin’s name overshadowed them, rendering the other rankings momentarily meaningless. As for Yuwen Chengzhi, although he still made the list, he was ranked outside the top ten.
Amidst the cheers, the female voice echoed again, “From the admiration and astonishment of the vast number of candidates, you have gained 23 Soul Charm points, and from the disappointment of the Zero Capital Academy candidates, you have gained 11 Soul Charm points…”
In just these few seconds, Yuyin had accumulated over a hundred Soul Charm points.
“Yuyin, I love you—!” Led by Xiao Huohuo, many boys shouted from the bottom of their hearts.
“Our student council president is truly amazing!”
“Sister Yuyin, we love you!” Many girls joined in, some of whom were genuinely heartfelt.
The head of the proctoring team and the teachers gradually calmed down, their gazes solemnly fixed on this result. They knew the situation; if they remembered correctly, this would be the first score in the history of the unified source energy college entrance examination in Huaxia to break 200 points.
Barring any surprises, this would also be the highest source energy value of this year’s college entrance examination.
At this moment, Yuyin was still unaware that the college entrance examination office, various relevant institutions, and the monitoring offices of major universities had already erupted in chaos.
“Well, report to the teacher… just now, there was a sudden abnormality in the weather, it suddenly got dark, affecting our assessment. Can we retake the test?” Amidst the cheers and noise, Lin Qianyi pitifully raised her hand and spoke softly, but her voice was almost drowned out by the crowd.
The head of the proctoring team had already considered this question.
“Yes, we demand a retake! The sudden darkness severely affected our performance and our right to a fair examination!” A foreign candidate also jumped up and raised his hand.
Only Yuwen Chengzhi did not raise his hand; he wanted to retain a bit of the dignity of being a prodigy. Besides, Lin Qianyi had already raised hers, so it was the same.
“Ha? Affected performance? Then how did Xia Yuyin achieve the best score?”
“Right, didn’t Xia Yuyin from No. 21 Middle School take the exam under the same conditions?”
“The source martial arts college entrance examination is supposed to assess mental quality as well, right? Just because it got dark, you’re all panicking like this? Is this the mentality of a prodigy?”
Except for a few elites on stage and a handful of teachers, the other students could not see the Night Spirit. To them, while the sudden change in weather might have had some effect, panicking to this extent and performing poorly was still their own issue. It wasn’t the first time that the weather in the Magic City had suddenly changed, bringing darkness and heavy rain.
The head of the proctoring team and a few teachers discussed it briefly, then announced: “Students, after our discussion and consultation with higher authorities, the sudden darkness did not cause any substantial impact on the examination conditions and does not meet the criteria for a retake. The results of this assessment are valid and will not be retaken.”
The Night Spirit’s existence was a secret known only to the higher-ups of Huaxia and other countries, as well as true powerhouses.
It was absolutely not something that could be publicly acknowledged. However, regarding the scores of a few candidates, this was a trivial matter compared to causing widespread panic in society. If they allowed a retake just because the weather changed, would that mean anyone could request a retake if it was too hot?
Moreover, there had never been a precedent for demon spirits appearing in the examination hall during the day. Yuyin’s outstanding score also proved that this situation did not necessarily affect performance.
The head of the proctoring team stepped onto the stage, standing beside Yuyin, and announced: “Students, let us congratulate Xia Yuyin for becoming the first place in the Century Examination Hall!”
The audience erupted in cheers and applause.
“Let us wish Xia Yuyin even better results on her future path, and also wish every candidate present the best! Thank you all for your hard work. This source martial arts assessment is now concluded. Please exit in an orderly manner according to the proctor’s instructions.”
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Yuyin successfully completed the most critical step of the college entrance examination, but her adventure was just beginning. The following events would be even more exciting, as an incredibly vast world was about to gradually unveil its mysterious veil~~
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