Chapter 13 Testing
It is doubtful whether one can be very dedicated in studying, but in short, as long as nothing happens, it's fine.
Song Ming didn't care about the fact that he didn't want to do these things. The only thing he wanted to ask was whether Lin Zhusheng was affected. Now it seemed that there was no impact, so he didn't ask any more questions.
Lin Zhusheng, who seemed to be just passing by in the whole incident, remembered something, dug into his pocket, sat up from the table, handed over a small package, and said, "I made this yesterday. It's very refreshing to eat."
It's not really strong, but it is very refreshing. According to personal testing, the world of cultivation also has its own black coffee substitutes.
Song Ming politely opened the paper bag and saw the green snacks inside. The packaging was pretty rough, but it didn't matter, he tasted one.
There was a bitter and fragrant smell of herbs. He raised his eyes slightly and asked, "Lingxu Grass?"
So accurate!
Lin Zhusheng applauded and quickly expressed his admiration.
He alone gave off the feeling of commanding an army of thousands. Song Ming raised his habitually drooping eyes and laughed.
[Song and Ming favorability +2 (59/100)]
Along with the applause, there were also the sounds of footsteps. A few people swaggered into the school, very ostentatious, and people around them turned their heads to look at them.
It was those few people who were so stupid as to forget to complete their mission and should have packed up and left the sect today.
Not only did he not leave today, but he also came to school so openly. It was obvious that he had found some way to solve the problem. The tragic fate was reversed, no wonder he left so ostentatiously.
Their desire to show off was obvious. A few people walked through the crowd with a casual pace, and suddenly stopped as if they had discovered something and waved in surprise.
Looking left and right, he realized that the person he was waving to was himself. Lin Zhusheng smiled back and waved in the same small arc.
A few people wanted to come over, but they were surrounded by other fellow disciples and interrogated strictly, and were drowned in the crowd.
"How did you complete the mission? Did you steal from the warehouse?"
"Tell me quickly whether you have bribed the steward! How did you bribe him?"
"Can you please think of us a little better..."
The people not far away were in a commotion. Song Ming withdrew his gaze, turned to look at the person next to him who had just stopped waving, and asked, "Do you know them?"
Lin Zhusheng nodded, "I guess so."
To be honest, the lighting was bad yesterday and he couldn't see the faces of those people clearly at all. It was only today that he found out what they looked like. This was the first time they met in the true sense. But considering that the other party's favorability towards me is as high as 80, and one of them is even inexplicably as high as 86, it can be considered that they know each other very well.
This was the first time he knew about this. He didn't know when he got to know these people. Song Ming looked over, then finally looked away and nodded slightly.
The teacher hadn't come yet, so there was still some time. Lin Zhusheng looked left and right, and finally left the wooden table that was so tight that it seemed impossible to separate them. He came over here, pointed at the book on the side, and asked with concern, "How much have you learned?"
The test day is in five days. If I remember correctly, although his good classmate had not missed any classes before, he did not listen to any of them. Most of the time he was outside basking in the sun and enjoying the breeze. His starting point was no different from his, and he even started reading later than him.
There has always been a task to be completed in the task list called "Help Song Ming enter the outer gate". He would see it from time to time. Whether he could complete it or not was another matter, but he had to at least symbolically inquire about the progress.
Song Ming said: "I've finished reading it."
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He had been wanting to sleep but couldn't. This sentence broke his sleepiness. Lin Zhusheng's eyelids, which had been drooping all morning, finally lifted up. He raised his head suddenly and repeated in disbelief: "Have you finished reading it?"
So many books, put together like a thick brick, can be used to hit the target with a club. It takes a lot of time to tear the pages one by one without thinking. However, his good classmate seemed to have finished learning it very easily.
The distance suddenly shortened, and Song Ming did not avoid it. He lowered his head and explained: "What I am learning now should not be difficult."
With a snap, without any hesitation, Lin Zhusheng gave his good fellow student the honorary label of intellectual.
The intellectual smiled and said, "Are you worried that I won't pass the test?"
He said, "It won't happen this time."
Being able to say what he learned was not difficult, Lin Zhusheng also felt that he had passed the test. He sat back, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good."
Song Ming asked: "Are you worried?"
"Of course not," Lin Zhusheng nodded, smiled, and said, "After all, we don't want to be separated."
Apart from the needs of the mission, he quite liked this first friend he made.
When he smiled, his eyebrows would relax unconsciously, as if all his emotions were revealed without any concealment. Song Ming's hand on the table moved slightly, but before he could say anything, the teacher walked in from the school gate, and the people next to him ran away instantly.
The disciples returned to their seats, and the originally chaotic classroom became quiet, with only faint conversations and the sound of clothes and fabrics rubbing against each other. Everything was done quickly and skillfully.
“…”
Song Ming lowered his raised hand and finally leaned back leisurely. His other hand touched the jade pendant on his waist and he weighed it slowly.
[Song and Ming favorability +6 (65/100)]
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Lin Zhusheng had just returned to his seat and hadn't done anything yet when the message about his favorability improvement popped up. He turned his head in confusion, but didn't find anything unusual, so he turned his head back.
The result of keeping the computer on all night was that as soon as the teacher opened his mouth to teach, he fell down with his book in his hands, and hit his head hard on the table.
The matter of the disappearance of spiritual energy was left unresolved. There were less than five days left until the test day, and he spent the remaining days in a tense and exciting time reading.
Having never experienced the pain of taking an exam in real life, he had a very immersive experience after coming here. He was still flipping through books frantically the night before the test.
“…”
The lamp on the table was shaking, and the sound of turning pages continued. After finally finishing the last page of the last book, Lin Zhusheng buried his head in the ocean of knowledge, motionless like a drowned fish.
I didn't expect that he could really finish learning so many books in such a short time. The kitten circled around twice in disbelief and looked up at the books that were piled higher than itself.
The drowned fish went to bed and fell into unconscious sleep with its eyes closed.
The day after I lost consciousness was the day of the test, and the weather was very good.
Lin Zhusheng got up late as usual and ran to the academy as usual.
The good news is that his physical fitness has greatly improved since reaching level 2, so he no longer has to gasp for air when running up the mountain.
It was not time for the test yet and the academy was not open but closed. All I could see was someone guarding the door. Judging from their clothes, they should be the person in charge of the outer disciples.
Throwing a piece of Lingxu pastry freshly baked this morning into his mouth, he joined the crowd to read the instructions posted on the door.
The test starts at the beginning of Si hour and ends at the end of Si hour, lasting for one hour. The test results will be announced on the second day. Those who pass the test can participate in the root bone test on site, and those who meet the requirements can directly obtain the qualification to become an outer disciple.
Those who fail the test can also participate in the root bone test. If their root bones are good, they can wait until next year to take the test again, and retain their status as menial disciples during this period. Song Ming should have been serving as a menial disciple in this way.
After looking around, he felt something was not right. Lin Zhusheng randomly grabbed a fellow student nearby and asked, "Is there only one test?"
The fellow disciples said yes.
There are so many things to learn, but they are all condensed into one test. It was hard to imagine what the test content would look like. Lin Zhusheng thanked his fellow students, then hesitantly looked away. When he turned around, he saw Song Ming and waved his hand.
As the time approached the 9th hour, the steward guarding the school gate opened the door and the disciples entered one by one.
He walked to the end without hesitation. Before the door closed, he seemed to hear some noise. He turned his head slightly and saw only the gap between the closed doors.
Everyone is seated.
“Buzz——”
The noise is not an illusion. The clear sound of swords came from afar, echoing in the air. Outside the academy mountain, a stream of light suddenly approached.
A tall figure landed on the ground, and a bright light flashed as the long sword was sheathed. The steward who was waiting outside stepped forward and said, "Mr. Ling Xu."
He didn't dare look directly at the person, so his eyes fell below the face, and when he saw the neat collar and the sharp sword at the waist, he quickly looked away.
Wen Baizhou nodded slightly and walked into the academy.
The teacher in charge of schoolwork is ill, so he is here today to take over the shift and is in charge of several schools on the peak. He needs to make a rounds to inspect the situation.
When he arrived and understood the situation, it was already past 9 o'clock and the academy was quiet. The person in charge of the school sat quietly on the stage while the students were writing furiously below.
He seldom came to Waifeng. He walked past several school windows and saw no familiar faces. Those who are confident write quickly, while those who are lazy in learning hesitate and have sad faces. There is nothing unusual.
The steward followed and said, "This year's test is slightly more difficult than previous years."
Therefore, there are more people in the school who hesitate and have not started writing, probably because they regret not reading a few more pages of the book.
——Some people frowned and wrote quickly.
Before leaving, Wen Baizhou saw the disciple sitting by the last window.
The tears that flowed freely left an impression in his mind, and he remembered this person. His eyes dropped slightly and he glanced at the answer sheet on the other person's desk.
Somewhat surprisingly, it was not empty, but even quite full. The test had only been underway for less than a quarter of an hour. While the other disciples were still pondering the previous questions, this man had already turned the page and was writing nearly to the end.
He has a quick mind and is very talented in controlling his tears.
But he did not seem very happy. The hand holding the pen exerted slight force, as if he was holding something else instead of a pen, and his eyebrows kept twitching.
“…”
From the moment he received the test content, Lin Zhusheng finally understood where the uneasy feeling came from.
The test was not difficult. At first, it only involved the General History of Kyushu. He didn't even have to think about it. He just had to write down some of the contents in the book and some of his thoughts when he read it before, and then...
And then nothing happened.
There was no complicated basic pharmacology or overview of monsters, nor was there any obscure introduction to swordsmanship. It only involved the General History of Kyushu, which he first spent one night learning.
After flipping through the scroll several times in disbelief, he finally confirmed that he had completed the test.
With a "click" sound, his eyebrows twitched, and he bent the pen in his hand with one hand.
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