Chapter 130 ABO Results Changed (8)
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Everything is ready and the days pass by.
Shi Ran studied hard and prepared for the exam.
If Teacher Zhu came to teach him flower arrangement, he would take the opportunity to read a book.
If Teacher Zhu didn't come, he would sit at his desk by himself, either memorizing the contents of the book or closing his eyes and imagining himself sitting in the cockpit and operating a mecha.
Of course, Shen Xiuping didn't want him to do well in the exam, so he always sent a housekeeper to watch him.
If Zhu Qingchen called and asked Chen Xiuping to send a car to take Shi Ran over to learn flower arrangement, he would naturally be even happier and immediately ask Shi Ran to pack his things and have the driver pack him up and send him over.
He has great faith in Zhu Qingchen, the Empire's model Omega, the Empire's rose who is currently in love with the Marshal.
Invisibly, this gave Shi Ran more time to come into contact with the mecha.
Before we knew it, it was already June in the star calendar.
That evening, Shi Ran sat in the pavilion, reading his notes among the flowers and doing his final review.
Zhu Qingchen sat in front of him, fiddling with the rose in his hand.
Shi Ran finished reading the last page of notes, raised his head hesitantly, and looked at the teacher.
Zhu Qingchen noticed that he was looking at him and asked casually, "You have an exam tomorrow, are you nervous?"
"A little bit." Shi Ran nodded and whispered, "I'm afraid I won't do well in the exam."
There are many Betas, and even if there are special majors for Betas in military academies, there are still too many people and too few places.
Shi Ran needs to rank among the top among tens of millions of candidates to have a chance of being admitted to the military academy.
Other students can take the exam several times, but Shi Ran is different. He only has this one chance.
So the more he reviewed, the more nervous he became.
Zhu Qingchen raised his head and called out, "Shi Ran."
Shi Ran looked at him aggrievedly: "Yes, teacher."
"Why are you worried that you won't do well in the exam?"
"Because if I don't do well in the exam this time, I will really have to go back and get married."
Zhu Qingchen frowned, but asked, "So you think that as long as you are admitted to the military academy, Shen Xiuping will definitely let you go?"
"Ah?" Shi Ran was stunned for a moment as he didn't expect the teacher to ask this.
Zhu Qingchen asked again: "Even if you got first place in the exam, would he let you report to the military academy?"
"This..." Shi Ran knew the answer in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out loud. "Definitely not." Zhu Qingchen said, "In his imagination, you can only do poorly in the exam and then give up and marry him. Even if you do well in the exam, he won't admit that you are good, let alone let you go to school."
"That's fine. Why should you be so nervous? Just take the test casually. The results will be the same anyway."
Zhu Qingchen was open and indifferent, and he spoke the truth.
Shi Ran was completely confused: "Teacher, since the results are the same, then... then why should I take the exam?"
"You took the exam for yourself, of course." Zhu Qingchen wondered, "Do you expect to leave the Shen family by passing this exam?"
Shi Ran still looked at the teacher in confusion.
He doesn't understand.
"The relationship between you and Shen Xiuping can't end because of a test. The teacher taught you how to act and redeem your reputation before. Plus, you are taking the test now, which is just to pave the way for your future."
"Background, reputation, grades, ability, character, these many things combined are enough to support you to keep going forward. Examination is just one of them, and the most insignificant one at that."
"If you do well in the exam, it will only change Shen Xiuping's crime from 'restricting his brother's personal freedom' to 'restricting the personal freedom of his brother who has excellent grades'; if you do not do well in the exam, the crime he committed will not change."
"It's none of his business."
"You are the same as other candidates. The only impact of the exam on you is that if you do well, you can go to school. If you don't do well, you can start over again."
Zhu Qingchen looked at him seriously: "Shi Ran, don't take the exam too seriously. The exam is not your only chance, don't put all your hopes on it."
What the teacher said makes a lot of sense.
Shi Ran scratched his hair. His head was so itchy that it felt like a brain was growing out of it.
He hesitated and said, "So, teacher, there is no reason for me to be nervous?"
"Yes." Zhu Qingchen nodded seriously, "This exam is the same for you and other candidates. It doesn't put any extra pressure on your life, so you don't need to be nervous."
"I see." Shi Ran suddenly realized, "Teacher, I seem to have become smarter again!"
Zhu Qingchen smiled and asked, "Really?"
Shi Ran nodded vigorously: "Yes."
Zhu Qingchen glanced at the time and said, "It's almost time. You should go back too."
"Okay." Shi Ran reluctantly put away the notebook and put it back into the teacher's bookcase.
Zhu Qingchen carried the box and saw him out.
Zhu Qingchen reminded him: "Remember to go to bed early when you go home at night, lock the door, don't let others enter your room, and don't eat anything you put in your mouth."
"Um."
"Keep your communicator on and keep in touch with your teacher. Get up early tomorrow morning and contact your teacher if you have any questions. Your teacher will come pick you up."
"good."
After experiencing so many worlds, Zhu Qingchen has become more and more cautious.
After sending Shi Ran to the car, Zhu Qingchen waved to him and said "goodbye", then stood there and watched him leave.
The system stopped at his shoulder: "Don't worry too much. In the original book, Shen Xiuping did not stop Shi Ran from taking the exam. He now thinks that Shi Ran will not do well in the exam. Moreover, Shi Ran did well in the exam even without reviewing. Now that he has been reviewing for so long, he will definitely do better."
Zhu Qingchen nodded and whispered, "Yes, but I'm just worried."
"You just told Shi Ran that the exam is not important, it's just a small episode in his life." The system saw his nervous little hands and said, "Chenchen, you seem to be more nervous."
Zhu Qingchen cried, "He has an exam tomorrow. What should I do if I don't trick him? Should I be nervous with him?"
No matter how many students he taught, Zhu Qingchen always worried whenever they had an exam.
The car that Shi Ran was riding in disappeared from sight. Zhu Qingchen shook his numb hands, took out his communicator, and sent a message to Gu Yan.
[Marshal Gu, there is an exam tomorrow. Are you free to go on patrol? If you go, can you take me with you? ]
At this time, Gu Yan was holding a meeting in the empire's high-level conference room.
The topic of the meeting was tomorrow's Imperial Unified Examination.
Gu Yan was sitting at the front of the long conference table. When he lowered his head, he saw his communicator light up twice.
While listening to the minister's work report, Gu Yan picked up the communicator and gave a brief reply.
[Three dates, I accompanied Teacher Zhu to the examination room]
Imperial Marshal and Imperial Rose Universal Currency - Dating.
Zhu Qingchen: [……]
【make a deal】
Gu Yan fiddled with the communicator and sat in his seat as if nothing had happened.
Seeing Zhu Qingchen reply "deal", he couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.
In fact, they were dating, but they didn't do anything.
It was nothing more than going to a restaurant to eat, going to a dessert shop to eat cake, and going to a milk tea shop to drink milk tea, and Gu Yan still paid.
But Gu Yan likes dating.
*
On the other hand, Shi Ran returned home and did exactly what his teacher told him.
He carried his communicator with him at all times and set his teacher as his emergency contact.
When eating dinner, he was also very attentive. He would eat whatever dishes Shen Xiuping ate.
Go back to your room at night, lock the door, and review seriously.
The housekeeper brought him some milk to help him sleep, but he didn't drink it. He poured the milk out when he returned to his room.
Shi Ran thought confidently, although he was stupid, he was obedient and listened to the teacher!
Before nine o'clock, Shi Ran had finished his bath and was ready to go to bed.
Before turning off the lights, he checked the things he would bring to the exam and set several alarms, fearing that he would not be able to get up on time.
Everything was ready, he turned off the lights, covered himself with the quilt, closed his eyes and went to sleep.
However, even though he had made sufficient preparations and his teacher had given him some guidance in the afternoon, he still couldn't help but feel nervous.
Too nervous to sleep.
He closed his eyes, and either the words on the book appeared before him, or the scene of him sitting in the cockpit.
He couldn't help but imagine the scene of his exam tomorrow over and over again. The more he imagined, the more excited his brain became, and the more he couldn't sleep.
Shi Ran turned over, took a deep breath, and silently repeated what his teacher had told him: "Exams are not the only way out." He didn't know how much time had passed before he finally felt a little sleepy.
He was about to fall asleep.
Suddenly, there was a "click" sound from the other side of the door.
When Shi Ran heard the sound of unlocking the door, he suddenly woke up and opened his eyes wide.
He had his back to the door, his hair standing on end with fear, and he dared not move.
The door that Shi Ran had locked was opened from the outside with a key.
In the darkness, Shen Xiuping opened the door and walked in from outside.
By the time Shi Ran reacted, Shen Xiuping had already walked to his bedside.
Shi Ran wanted to jump out of bed, grab the vase on the bedside table and smash it on his head, or grab the communicator and call the teacher for help.
But it was too late, Shen Xiuping's hand, as cold as ice, had already touched his cheek.
Shi Ran felt a chill and was pinned to the bed, clutching the quilt tightly with both hands, not knowing what to do.
Shen Xiuping's fingers were like five poisonous snakes, wandering on his cheeks.
Shi Ran thought, for the sake of the exam, he should be patient and see what Shen Xiuping is going to do.
If he leaves after staying for a while, he will swallow his anger for the time being and focus on the exam.
If Shen Xiuping wanted to do anything to him, he would jump up and beat him up immediately.
Fortunately, Shen Xiuping didn't do anything to him again. He withdrew his hand and sat down at the head of the bed.
With the moonlight coming in from the window, Shen Xiuping looked at Shi Ran's "sleeping face" seriously.
Shen Xiuping whispered: “Xiao Ran, brother really can’t bear to let you go.”
Shi Ran gritted his teeth. What was he reluctant to do? Was he reluctant to let him go? Was he reluctant to give him freedom?
Shen Xiuping continued: "One day you will understand your brother's painstaking efforts. Going to the battlefield is the job of Alphas. You are just a Beta. You can't go to such a dangerous place."
"You were just momentarily blinded by your parents' hatred. According to your usual behavior, if your brother hadn't protected you, you would have been in trouble a long time ago."
Nonsense! It's just gibberish!
The teacher praised him for his innocence and bravery! His behavior is very good, there is nothing wrong with it!
"You are still young. One day, you will understand that the path your brother has arranged for you is the best."
"You just need to stay at home, do some simple housework, drink tea and chat with other generals' wives, and wait for your brother to return home after winning the victory. This is a wonderful life that no one can dream of. You are living a blessed life but don't know how to appreciate it."
Shi Ran clenched his fists.
It's nonsense, he won't believe a word of it.
How is that any different from a canary in a cage?
Shen Xiuping added: "Brother didn't let you take the exam because he didn't want you to be too shocked. When you get to the exam site, especially the practical exam site, you will know how big the gap between Alpha and Beta is."
"Since you don't believe it, then go and see it with your own eyes. It's good to recognize the difference. At least you won't keep harboring delusions."
Shi Ran clenched his fists tightly.
He had already practiced mechas before, and it was his teacher who took him there!
He was equally skilled in the operation and got the hang of it in just a few tries. He couldn't see any difference between himself and Alpha.
Finally, Shen Xiuping patted his quilt: “Don’t pretend to sleep, go to bed early.”
Shi Ran suddenly opened his eyes, jumped up from the bed and looked back at him.
Shen Xiuping knew that he was not asleep? ! Shen Xiuping smiled gently: "Brother is the person who knows you best in the world. How could Brother not tell whether you are asleep or not?"
Shi Ran stared with his big eyes in the darkness, burning with rage, wishing he could burn him to ashes.
Shen Xiuping finally said: “Xiao Ran, you are not even as good as Alpha in psychological quality.”
What the hell?
"Alpha won't be as nervous as you are before the exam, unable to sleep. You've lost from the start."
"You!" Shi Ran suddenly became furious, jumped up from the bed, and reached out to push him, "Get out! Get out!"
Shen Xiuping didn't say anything else.
Shi Ran pushed him out of the door, closed the door with a bang, and locked it.
By the way, Shen Xiuping still has the key.
Shi Ran thought about it, then pushed his desk and bookshelf behind the door to block it.
After finishing these things, Shi Ran sat on the bed, sweating all over.
He suspected that Shen Xiuping did it on purpose.
I came in deliberately and said those words to him deliberately to disturb his mentality so that he would fail the exam tomorrow.
Which Alpha will not be nervous? Which Alpha is more suitable for the battlefield?
He's talking nonsense!
Shi Ran wrapped himself in a quilt and fell on the bed.
He told himself that those words were deliberately made by Shen Xiuping to disgust him, and he should put them all behind him, go to bed quickly, and get enough rest.
But even though he knew that Shen Xiuping did it on purpose, he still couldn’t help but care about those words.
He opened his eyes, climbed out of bed, pounded the pillow with his fists to vent his anger, then went into the bathroom to take a quick shower before falling heavily back onto the bed and preparing to go to sleep again.
He pulled the quilt over his head, blocking out all the nonsense words outside the quilt.
*
The next day, early morning.
Shi Ran really didn’t get enough rest, with two big dark circles under his eyes. He got up from the bed and turned off the alarm clock.
He scratched his hair irritably, cheered himself up, went to the bathroom and washed his face with cold water. After washing, he moved the bookshelf and desk behind the door and went downstairs to have breakfast.
The housekeeper was waiting at the stairs and called out, "Master Shi, what happened last night? Why was there such a noise?"
As soon as he opened his mouth, Shi Ran knew that he was going to teach him a lesson again.
Shi Ran knew that the butler was Shen Xiuping's spokesperson, and anything that Shen Xiuping was not convenient to say was said by the butler.
I'm afraid that he and Shen Xiuping had a quarrel last night, and Shen Xiuping asked the housekeeper to beat him again.
The exam was coming up soon, and Shi Ran didn't have the energy to argue with the butler, so he ignored him and went straight to the restaurant.
Shen Xiuping was already sitting in the restaurant.
He held today's newspaper in his hand and read it while eating breakfast.
Seeing Shi Ran coming, he raised his head and said, "Good morning, Xiao Ran."
It was as if what happened last night had never happened, as if the person who sneaked into Shi Ran’s room was not him.
Shi Ran sat down, cut a piece of bread and put it on his plate.
He didn't say anything, and Shen Xiuping didn't get angry either, still looking gentle.
"You have an exam today, so I specially asked for leave. I will personally take you to the exam later."
Shi Ran suddenly raised his head, calmed down his mood, and said in a cold and hard tone: "No need, I can go there by myself."
Shen Xiuping smiled warmly, "Don't worry, since I've already registered for the exam for you, I won't stop you from going. I'll take you there."
Shi Ran couldn't refuse and could only lower his head to eat breakfast.
He tried to calm himself down. It didn't matter. Shen Xiuping now wished that he would take the exam and come back with a bad score.
So he shouldn't interfere.
Despite this, Shi Ran still found an opportunity and sent a message to the teacher.
He had to tell the teacher that it was Shen Xiuping who took him to the examination room today.
Zhu Qingchen seemed to be waiting for his message as well and replied quickly, asking him to keep in touch at any time and to call him immediately if he found anything wrong.
Shi Ran felt relieved and boarded Shen Xiuping's aircraft.
Shen Xiuping personally piloted the aircraft. Along the way, he casually said to him, "The Empire also has other exams, such as the Omega flower arrangement exam and the etiquette exam. If you don't do well in this exam, Xiao Ran can still try these exams."
Shi Ran clenched his fists, suppressed his anger, turned his head away and ignored him.
Shen Xiuping didn't feel embarrassed at all, and continued: "I remember that Teacher Zhu was the first in the flower arrangement exam and the etiquette exam that year. He won several first places that year, so he was called the most colorful rose in the empire."
Shi Ran couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth and hold back his smile.
Shen Xiuping didn't understand the teacher at all. He even dared to use the teacher as an example to lecture him. It was ridiculous. His teacher was the most free, opinionated and coolest Omega in the world!
*
Today is the day of the annual unified imperial examination. Not only the capital planet, but other planets are also conducting examinations in an orderly manner.
Early in the morning, the examination room was crowded with people.
The candidates taking the exam are basically students who are still studying in school and are led by their teachers to take the exam.
When they arrived, Shi Ran jumped off the aircraft and walked quickly into the examination room.
Leave Shen Xiuping and his disturbing words behind.
Suddenly, someone in the crowd called out to him uncertainly: "Shi Ran?"
Shi Ran raised his head and looked around in confusion.
Several students led by their teacher were standing in the crowd, waving at him vigorously.
He was his former classmate!
Shi Ran's eyes lit up and he quickly rushed forward: "Long time no see!"
"Shi Ran, didn't your family say that you were injured during the differentiation and can't go to school or take the exam?"
"Yeah, we thought you weren't going to take the exam this year."
"How is that possible?" Shi Ran said confidently, "I will definitely come to take the exam."
"Then you can come with us. You are a student in our class anyway, and there will be security checks later."
"Okay." Shi Ran nodded, "Thank you."
His classmates surrounded him, and they, led by the teacher, walked into the examination room.
His best friend hugged his arm, looked back, and confirmed that Shen Xiuping was left behind, then turned back and whispered: “Shi Ran, in fact, your teacher specifically asked us to wait for you here.”
Shi Ran reacted quickly: "Is it Teacher Zhu?"
"Yes, it was him." The good friend nodded, "He said that since you came to take the exam alone, you might not be familiar with the process, so he asked us to take you along."
"He also told you to focus on the exam and not worry about anything else."
"Yes." Shi Ran nodded vigorously, "I will do well in the exam."
"Let's go."
Shi Ran went through the process with his classmates, took his admission ticket, and entered the examination room.
The unified examination is divided into two sessions, a written test in the morning and a practical test in the afternoon.
The examination room is a spherical building like a honeycomb, with each candidate in a separate compartment. The compartment is not big, with the front for answering the written test and the back for the examination mecha. During the lunch break, they must also stay in the examination room, and lunch is provided by the examination room. They are not allowed to go out without permission.
Shi Ran found his own cubicle, sat down at the table, and waited for further instructions.
Soon, the broadcast voice of "Exam Begins" was heard, and the table in front of Shi Ran sank and deformed. Blue lights from all sides intertwined together, weaving quickly like weaving cloth, and a test paper was produced on the spot.
Shi Ran picked up the special examination pen, patted his cheek to calm himself down, and then began to answer without stopping.
The test paper is very long, several dozen pages, and the test lasts a full five hours.
It not only contains theoretical knowledge written in books, but also covers the empire's war history over the past hundreds of years and hundreds of important battles.
At the end, a small simulated mecha battlefield will appear on the desktop, and the candidates need to control their side to win within three commands.
Of course, not every candidate can defeat his opponent.
Because their test papers were matched two by two across the empire, as long as someone won, someone else would lose.
The loser will be eliminated directly and will not have to continue with the subsequent exams. The winner will be matched with a new opponent.
There are five such questions, and they are arranged at the end, when the candidates are least clear-headed.
This is also the cruelty of the imperial examination. The empire must select the most elite warriors to resist the Zerg.
While the candidates were nervously answering the questions, Zhu Qingchen and Gu Yan also arrived at the examination room.
The division of powers in this empire was very unclear. As the marshal, Gu Yan was in charge of all military, political, cultural and educational affairs of the empire.
It is normal for him to come over and inspect the unified examination.
A group of high-ranking officials followed behind him, and several examination room directors greeted him at the entrance of the examination room.
Gu Yan said calmly: "No need to greet them, everything is for the candidates, just take a look, you all go and get busy."
Zhu Qingchen looked carefully at the several responsible persons, and suddenly saw Shen Xiuping among them.
Zhu Qingchen asked, "Is General Shen here too?"
Shen Xiuping stepped forward: “Xiao Ran is also here to take the exam today. I asked for leave to send him here. He will probably come out in a while, and I will send him back.”
The people in charge of the examination all smiled and said, “General Shen is a good brother. He even asked for leave in person to send his brother here. He has worked hard.”
Shen Xiuping’s smile became more intense: “There is no way, the child is used to being naughty and doesn’t know how hard the exam is. Let him try it, and he will know.”
"Yes, that's what kids do. They think going to the battlefield is as easy as playing a game. If they get hurt, they'll cry and shout about going home."
They were busy praising each other and seemed quite familiar with each other.
Zhu Qingchen pursed his lips and turned to look at Gu Yan.
Gu Yan knew that he didn't want to stay here, so he took him on the inspection bus.
As soon as the inspection car started moving, the few dignitaries who were greeting Shen Xiuping finally reacted and wanted to follow.
Gu Yan closed the car door and said, "I am going with Mr. Zhu. You don't need to follow me."
The patrol car slowly rises along the spiral track in the huge examination room, passing through every small compartment.
The cubicles have closed doors and one-way glass, which provides good sound insulation and the candidates will not be disturbed by people outside.
Zhu Qingchen stood with his hands behind his back, watching the students answer their questions attentively.
Perhaps because the questions were too difficult, many students scratched their heads, sweated profusely, and couldn’t even sit still.
I don’t know how long it took, but I finally saw Shi Ran.
Shi Ran was not doing well either. He was grabbing his hair and shaking his head: "I just did this question yesterday! I forgot it! How could I have forgotten it?!"
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