Chapter 24 Finding an Examination Room
The unsuccessful students were politely escorted out of the school, while the 40,000 students who passed the assessment took part in the written examination in the afternoon.
The school did not arrange accommodation for them and ignored them.
Even after lunch, there were only about 40,000 candidates and invigilators left in this huge campus.
The signals to their smart computers, optical computers and other portable devices had already been cut off silently.
"What's going on? No signal?"
The first person to discover it was a girl who liked to prepare everything in advance.
She had already downloaded the map of this school offline, but when she was about to look at it, she found that it was gray and unavailable.
"Huh? It's true! Has anyone of you seen the map? Or has anyone been here? Please stand out for a moment." A boy started to make arrangements.
"It's useless to be here. Now we only have the examination room number, and we have no idea which building the number corresponds to," another thin boy responded.
"It seems that the assessment of us has already begun," said a boy about 1.9 meters tall, with his hands in his pockets, leaning against a pillar.
It was already half past twelve in the afternoon, and the exam was at two o'clock in the afternoon.
That is to say, they need to find their examination room within an hour and a half in the Leicester Military Academy, which covers an area of more than 1,000 hectares.
What does 1,000 hectares mean? It's roughly the size of three Summer Palaces. Even if you were to run, it would take you a whole day to cover it.
"If we can't arrive at the examination venue on time, we will all be eliminated," said a girl with thick lips.
The bright sun was hanging overhead, and the students waiting for the exam were like wilted cucumbers, with confused faces, dumbfounded.
After being stunned for only five minutes, the students began to act at the same time. Finding allies was their top priority.
This is not the time to show personal heroism and form alliances.
"Which examination room are you in?" An enthusiastic male classmate immediately came up and asked Yunmo.
"Examination Room 33," Yun Mo said.
"My name is Lin Fancheng. We're in the same exam room, so let's look for it together. Some of the people over there are my classmates. Let's look for it together, section by section. How about that?"
The boy's proposal received a positive response, and after everyone calmed down, they all chose the same method.
"Meet here in Examination Room 12!" a boy already shouted.
Then, shouts came one after another.
"Examination Room 5, this way!"
"Examination Room 68, students in Examination Room 68, meet here!"
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Everyone's emotions were surprisingly consistent, and their early strategies were also highly unified!
Find your teammates first and use the collective strength to find the target.
"Time is running out, so I'd like to recommend myself as the temporary captain of Examination Room 33. Does anyone have any objections?"
Lin Fancheng took the initiative to step forward. There were about forty people in their examination room, and the crowd was all staring at him.
"No, Fancheng, tell me quickly, what are you going to do?"
A fat boy answered first, obviously an acquaintance.
"We have no objection either," those who didn't know him also expressed their opinions.
Now is not the time to fight. Having a leader is much better than being a pile of loose sand.
"The AI isn't working. I've given you pen and paper. Write down all the exam rooms you see along the way. If we don't find number 33, we'll go exchange information with other teams."
"Are there any questions now?" Lin Fancheng asked.
"I, I have a question," a baby-faced girl raised her hand. Looking at the label on her body, her name was Han Jing.
"Han Jing? You say," Lin Fancheng was very humble.
"Should we determine the general direction? Let's look in one direction first," said Han Jing.
"Do you have any ideas?" Lin Fancheng agreed, and then humbly asked his teammates for their opinions.
"To the northeast," Yun Mo said.
"What?" Lin Fancheng was a little confused. "Do you have any evidence?"
"Feeling," Yun Mo didn't say much. Anyway, they wouldn't believe it even if she told them the basis.
The ancient secrets of the Book of Changes are most suitable for finding things.
The so-called "Jia is Zhen, Yi is Li, Bing is Xin, Kun, Ding is Gan, Wu is Kan, Ji is Xun; if you lose something on Geng day, look for it on Dui; if you lose something on Ren and Gui, look for it on Gen."
The eight hexagrams Qian, Kan, Gen, Zhen, Xun, Li, Kun, and Dui actually represent the eight directions clockwise starting from the northwest, while Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, and Gui represent the time of day.
Let's take today as an example. It is April 5, 1172 in the astronomical calendar. The 5th is the "Renxu Day," which corresponds to the rhyme "Ren and Gui can be found on Gen." The direction of "Gen" is northeast.
As for how far it is, the saying is "Jia and Ji are five miles away, Yi and Geng are a thousand miles away, Bing and Xin are exactly ten miles away, Ding and Ren are hidden for three miles, and Wu and Gui are turning around in circles. This is the direction where things are lost." Obviously, this hexagram corresponds to "Ding and Ren are hidden for three miles," which should be about 1.5 kilometers in the northeast direction.
Combined with the specific time, the target range can be greatly narrowed.
Lin Fancheng chuckled, thinking she was joking and not taking it seriously.
"Does anyone have any ideas?" he asked.
"Did you notice? The instructor's shoulder straps," said the girl who downloaded the map. Her name was Zou Xiao. She was indeed very attentive.
"Epaulettes?" When these words came out, many people began to ponder.
"Is it Kaiyangxing's shoulder strap?" Lin Fancheng was the first to react.
"Yes, Kaiyang Star." Zou Xiao nodded.
"I'm not sure if my guess is correct. When the instructor said 'disperse', his gesture was towards the upper right," Zou Xiao continued.
"Kaiyang Star is in the northeast direction of the central star. I remember that the instructor was standing facing us at that time, so his right is also the northeast," Lin Fancheng's eyes lit up.
"Is this a signal?"
"I remember that the teaching area is indeed mainly distributed in that direction. If it is a written test, it is a more suitable place."
"Go ask other teams. If the instructors' hand gestures are all in the same direction, our guess is probably correct," everyone suddenly became excited and started talking at once.
Lin Fancheng had already gone there and, after consulting with several teams, discovered that this was indeed the case. While the examination rooms were different, they were all concentrated in the northeast direction.
"Set off!"
He waved his hand and everyone scattered like birds and beasts, running quickly towards the northeast. For a while, there was chaos everywhere.
"You're really from the Northeast. Did you also notice the instructor's gesture?" A classmate poked Yunmo.
Yun Mo calmly shook her hair, leaving her with a tall figure from behind.
Ten minutes later, they met in front of a huge teaching building.
This was a teaching area, with a gravel path stretching between tall trees. It was a peaceful and tranquil scene, but it only made the students feel even more anxious.
There are 45 buildings scattered here, and each building has 30 floors. Even if they rush through the whole process and check one floor per minute, it will take 30 minutes to complete a building.
"One building per person, go find it first," Lin Fancheng said gritting his teeth.
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Half an hour later, people came back one after another, and Lin Fancheng was busy taking notes with a piece of paper in his hand.
"Has anyone found it?" Lin Fancheng asked.
"No!"
Huh... Yun Mo curled her lips. Interesting, there is none of them.
"You guys? Haven't you found exam room 33?"
Everyone was dumbfounded. If there was no one in this area, they would have to go in a farther direction. There were only forty-five minutes left, so they were going to fail.
"Then shall we continue walking down?" Lin Fancheng also felt a little uneasy.
"No need," Yun Mo said.
Everyone's eyes immediately turned to her, wanting to hear what she had to say.
At this time, no matter who it is, saying something well-founded can be somewhat inspiring.
"The examination room is right here," Yun Mo said.
"Are you sure? Didn't you not find it?" the student asked her with a frown.
"Someone here is lying," Yun Mo's eyes were like lightning as he swept over the dozen or so students. The building those people were in charge of was due northeast from where they started.
"Heh... what do you mean?" A boy mocked rudely, "What gives you the right to accuse us of lying? Relying on your woman's sixth sense?"
"Whether they are lying or not, just check it out. I suggest that we focus on the buildings they are responsible for," Yun Mo said heavily.
"No, I don't agree," Han Jing shouted. "It takes thirty minutes to check a building, and we only have forty-five minutes left. There's no time to waste here. Besides, why would they lie? It won't do them any good."
"It would be beneficial if someone finds it and we are all sent away..." a weak voice sounded.
Everyone was suddenly shocked. It was indeed so. Then there was only one person who benefited, as so many opponents were eliminated in an instant.
"What basis do you have?" Lin Fancheng looked at Yun Mo seriously.
"I can't say for sure. You can look ahead and see how far the next building is from us. Do you think forty-five minutes is enough to check the next area? Do you think the school set up this kind of assessment just to let students rely on luck?" Yun Mo asked slowly and thoughtfully.
"If not, then this area is the most suitable location for the examination room. They are directly northeast of where we set out."
As soon as Yun Mo finished speaking, the audience began to talk at once, creating a buzzing sound.
"She makes sense. I agree to re-check it," a decisive classmate immediately followed up.
"Okay then. Those who are willing to stay can exchange for inspection. Focus on these ten buildings and hurry up," Lin Fancheng said without hesitation.
Another half hour passed and everyone came back.
"Has anyone found it?"
"Found it!" Five voices said in unison.
Lin Fancheng was so angry that he wanted to curse. He knew that someone would cause trouble, but he didn't expect there would be so many people doing so.
There are still fifteen minutes left. Even though the five people are very sure about the floors they mentioned, it is indeed possible to check them one by one.
But what if they are still lying? What if it’s not just these five places?
The exam hasn't even started yet, but a blockbuster drama about power struggles has already unfolded among all living beings.
Those with vested interests may continue to conceal the truth, and those who have already guessed may confuse the public. All is fair in war.
Since we can't share wealth and honor, let's just sink into despair together.
What is now placed before everyone is an IQ question.
It's like, "A says B is lying, B says C is lying, C says AB is lying, only one of them is lying, who is he?"
But in the current situation, it is obvious that more than one person is lying.
Lin Fancheng was so anxious that his hair was almost pulled out.
(End of this chapter)
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