After nearly half a month of review and consolidation, Shi Jing is now quite confident. Even if she doesn't achieve a major breakthrough in the opening exam, she certainly won't embarrass herself.
The question now is whether she can get first place again. Shi Jing is confident, but she also hopes for better luck.
The start of the school year arrived as scheduled. When Shi Jing moved, she had already brought her admission notice, household registration book, and other documents with her. She went directly to the school to register that day.
She was the top scorer in the city, so the school took her very seriously, and her registration went smoothly. The school assigned her a dormitory on the third floor, which was occupied by first-year high school students. Shi Jing was in Class 1 of the first year, while Qi Shuang, because of her good grades, was in Class 2. Although they weren't in the same class, their dormitories were right next to each other.
Qi Shuang was a little disappointed to learn that she hadn't been assigned to Class 1, but she knew it was because her grades hadn't met the requirements. She could only continue to work hard and strive for a higher ranking in the future. Fortunately, the classroom and dormitory were close together, making it convenient for the two of them to visit each other on weekdays.
The first-year high school students have two days to register. Besides checking into their dormitories, being assigned to classes, and getting to know each other, these two days are also for preparing for the placement test.
On the third day, the exam officially began.
Neither Shi Jing nor Qi Shuang were intimidated by the exam. Of course, while some of them were preparing for the entrance exam, others were just having too much fun.
The exam lasted two days, and the scores were graded on the same day. All the scores were graded by the afternoon of the third day.
Some were happy, some were sad, but generally speaking, everyone had a better understanding of their academic performance after the summer break. Students who wanted to study hard now had a clear direction for their efforts.
As expected, Shi Jing once again became the top student in the grade.
This first place finish also established her reputation within the school. Everyone now knew that the top student in Class 1 of the first year of high school was truly talented.
Although Shi Jing was used to slacking off in her past life, now that she was known as a top student, a peculiar feeling began to rise within her. It seemed that something had changed without her realizing it.
Compared to Shi Jing's grades, Qi Shuang's grades were somewhat lower. However, relative to the school rankings, she improved by five places this time, now ranking fifty-ninth in the entire school.
The No. 1 Middle School divides classes into two types based on students' academic performance. The first type is classes assigned according to grade ranking, with the top 100 students in the entire school divided into three classes. The remaining students are assigned to the remaining classes in order of ranking, aiming to achieve a basic balance in academic performance within each class.
The class that Shi Jing and his classmates belong to is a special advanced class unique to each grade.
The class composition is adjusted annually based on academic rankings, and the teaching pace and learning progress are much faster than in regular classes. Simply put, these three classes are specifically designed by the school to prepare students for gaining admission to prestigious universities through the national college entrance examination.
After entering high school, Qi Shuang clearly noticed a change in Shi Jing. Shi Jing was really working harder and harder now. He had always worked hard before, but now he was just too lazy.
She not only worked hard on her basic studies, but also began to devote energy to studying related subjects.
For example, physics experiments and math olympiads—although Shi Jing's academic performance improved rapidly in the past, she hadn't paid much attention to these. Now, these have gradually become part of Shi Jing's daily routine.
Shi Jing couldn't help but want to complain about this. But there was nothing she could do; the God of Wealth system had issued a task, and with a carrot dangling in front of her, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and move forward.
This story actually started with the placement test at the beginning of the semester.
After the exams, Shi Jing's status as a top student at school was firmly established. She heard people call her a "genius" or "academic genius" behind her back more than once. From initial embarrassment to later acceptance, Shi Jing couldn't help but think that she had simply received a lot of help with her studies. But what she had learned was actually only superficial; she hadn't really learned much about the in-depth aspects of many subjects. Perhaps this thought triggered the system, because the God of Wealth System soon issued her a task.
"System Routine Task: Maintain first place in the entire school at the end of each semester. This is a routine task and will not be issued again. Task Reward: A reward of ten million yuan will be given for achieving the task at the end of each semester."
"System Advanced Task: Please participate in two or more national examinations in your first year of high school, including but not limited to the Mathematical Olympiad, Physics Olympiad, and Chemistry Olympiad. Task Rewards: 1. Third place in the provincial finals will receive a cash reward of 10 million yuan. The reward doubles for each subsequent place. Rewards can be accumulated across different subjects. 2. Third place in the national finals will receive a cash reward of 50 million yuan. The reward doubles for each subsequent place. Rewards can be accumulated across different subjects."
Shi Jing was stunned when she heard about the task and reward. She could understand regular tasks, but what did the reward for this advanced task mean? Simply put, if she participated in a competition and won first place in the provincial finals, she would receive a prize of 40 million yuan. If she participated in the national finals and won first place, she would receive a prize of 200 million yuan! And this was just one project; if she participated in several projects, the prize money would be stacked!
Before the start of the school year, Shi Jing had heard from the system that the rewards for high school would be very generous, but she really didn't expect them to be this generous. This isn't money, it's like watering the fields!
With this carrot hanging in the air, how could she bear not to work hard!
It is precisely because of this that Shi Jing has now become the top student in the eyes of all the students in the school, who is both academically excellent and hardworking, and who has aroused the wrath of the other students.
Qi Shuang, as her best friend, was the most affected. Although she also wanted to study hard, she was nowhere near that level. However, Shi Jing spent all her free time studying with her, so she had no choice but to join in.
A month later, in the school's monthly exams, Shi Jing successfully defended her first place. Qi Shuang's ranking also rose from 59th to 42nd in the entire school.
Looking at her results, Qi Shuang felt a mix of joy and sorrow. She was happy that her efforts over the past few days had not been in vain, but saddened that she didn't know how long she would have to keep up this effort.
This good thing would probably make others green with envy, but only Qi Shuang herself knew that, having spent a month of school helping others with their exams, she was still quite unfamiliar with her roommates. There was no way around it; besides attending classes, she was studying with Shi Jing every day, so she had no time to maintain relationships with her classmates.
However, her "tragic" experience was nothing in the eyes of her parents. After the monthly exam, the school gave them two days off. Upon receiving their daughter's report card, Qi's parents were overjoyed. The hardships of their daily work and the pressure of debt seemed to instantly fade away. Lin's mother even instructed Qi Shuang to thank Shi Jing properly and to learn from him. She told her that if she was too busy, she could stay at the school, and they would visit her there.
Qi Shuang was dumbfounded. She only had two days off each month to relax. Were her parents making her continue to work with Shi Jing? But it was rare for her parents to be so happy. What could she do? She could only continue working!
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