The bedroom was brightly lit.
Four boxes of different shapes were lined up in front of Shen Qian.
Before sinking, he first took the treasure chest of the top scholar, which was sent by the Provincial Department of Education.
The box was made of wood and wasn't particularly heavy, but the wood itself had an excellent texture. Although I couldn't identify it, the box was probably made of some kind of precious wood.
There is an inscription on the corner of the box, which roughly means that in 2297 AD, Shen Qian passed the imperial examination and became the top scholar in the first province in the southwest. This box was specially made by a certain craftsman to contain "literary treasures" and be given to the top scholar.
After the afternoon's excitement, Shen Qian finally had the chance to log onto the official website to check his results.
Chinese Language 147, Mathematics 150, Diplomatic Languages 150, Humanities Comprehensive 146, Science Comprehensive 150, Art Appreciation 148.
The total score was 750, and Shen Qian scored 741.
The second-place finisher was Mingcheng, who scored 740 points, just one point behind Shen Qian.
It can only be said that in some subjective subjects, Chen Qian performed better than he expected, or rather, he was more to the liking of the examiners.
Pulling himself out of his thoughts, Chen Qian opened the box in front of him.
The boxes, however, were layered.
On the top of the first layer is a metal certificate, somewhat resembling an ancient imperial edict, with the four characters "Reputation of Top Scholar" written on it. The back contains Shen Qian's name and place of origin.
Clearly, this first layer is merely a paper honor.
He put the certificate aside, pulled open the second layer, and was immediately so dizzy from the light that he could hardly open his eyes.
This is a set of the Four Treasures of the Study, but it is made entirely of platinum!
In some key parts, such as the penholder or the bottom of the inkstone, there are also small gemstones.
Before sinking in, he sensed that it wasn't a spirit stone used for cultivation, but rather a very pure and high-quality rare gemstone.
It should be worth quite a bit of money.
This set of "Top Scholar's Calligraphy" could probably fetch a lot of money if sold elsewhere, but given Shen Qian's current fame, it's not quite appropriate to do so.
Then came the last layer. Upon lifting it, I was a little disappointed to find a set of books at the very bottom.
These are the Four Books and Five Classics, which are extremely famous in Chinese history.
"This can be considered a reward for the top scholar?" Shen Qian muttered, picking up a copy of the Book of Songs at random. "Isn't this something everyone can buy...wait?"
He turned to a page before being stunned.
Because on the title page of that Book of Songs, there was a thin gold leaf.
He quickly flipped through the pages and gasped in surprise. As he expected, every page contained a gold leaf!
Before sinking, he picked up the Book of Changes, the Analects, and the Doctrine of the Mean and flipped through them one by one...
Good heavens, it's all gold leaves!
What's so special about this?
Is there a wealth of knowledge hidden in books?
Shen Qian was also stunned by the Provincial Department of Education's bizarre move; even the money was given in such a subtle way.
After the catastrophe, the financial order was rebuilt, and gold remained the most reliable circulating currency. Before sinking, I didn't know what the current price of gold was, but I figured these gold leaves were still worth at least several hundred thousand.
"After more than ten years of hard study, he became the top scorer in the college entrance examination. It is not unreasonable to award him several million yuan."
Before sinking in, I thought about it again and realized that it was only natural.
This amount of money would be enough for an average family to elevate their standard of living to middle class.
I wonder if my third senior brother accepts gold...
Shen Qian carefully put away the top scholar's reward, then turned his gaze to the three boxes.
Although all three boxes are made of metal, they are made of different materials, clearly indicating that they came from different departments.
Before sinking, he took the bronze box that was jointly presented by the Provincial Martial Arts Department and the Provincial Department of Education, and then opened it.
The box was divided into three layers. As expected, the first layer contained a certificate of honor for the top scholar in the province.
The second layer consists of ten small porcelain bottles.
Upon closer inspection, Shen Qian found it to be the most common and everyday "Rongyuan Pill".
Besides being used when breaking through to the next level of martial arts, the Fusion Pill can also be used for daily cultivation to accelerate the fusion of spiritual energy and primordial energy.
However, since he had ancient techniques to assist him before sinking, he had almost no need for this kind of elixir.
Shen Qian guessed that this should be the standard reward for the provincial martial arts champion.
There are two in each porcelain bottle, for a total of twenty.
The market price of Rongyuan Pill is around 100,000, which is equivalent to 2 million here.
Then, before sinking, the third layer was opened.
Compared to the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Martial Arts is much more direct.
The third layer... is a bank card.
The password was written on the back, along with the amount.
Three million.
Shen Qian closed his eyes and did some calculations. Based on the two boxes he had opened so far, it seemed that he had already directly become a millionaire.
I bought my dad a car before. He had over two million yuan in his bank account and was still thinking about becoming a multi-millionaire, not knowing when that would happen. I didn't expect him to achieve his goal so quickly.
If the 200 contribution points of the Hundred Kings Hall were directly exchanged for money, they could be exchanged for 20 million. However, Chen Qian obviously wouldn't do that. It's estimated that no member of the Hundred Kings Hall would be foolish enough to use points to exchange for money.
On the contrary, people often exchange money for points.
He then looked at the second box.
This is a silver box with the "Ministry of Education" emblem on it.
Shen opened the box, which had two layers inside.
The first layer contains another bank card.
"Is Minister Ma this direct too?"
Chen Qian's spirits lifted; cash was great, it was the easiest thing to do.
He picked it up and saw it was five million.
...Well, not as much as I expected, but Shen Qian was still quite satisfied. He put the bank card away and opened the second layer.
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