Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1343: Chapter 1295: The Whole Crowd Is Bewildered

Early the next morning, a large number of students took their belongings to the designated location for the first exam in the field of mathematics.

Of course, there were not a few who came with friends, but after everyone got their seat numbers and entered the venue, everyone naturally quieted down.

The total number of participants in the mathematics exam added up to just over a thousand. Although many experts from aristocratic families were among them, Chen Xi already foresaw the outcome of everyone failing; the best of them wouldn’t score more than forty points, which was quite entertaining.

Soon, familiar faces started coming in. Those who recognized Chen Xi in the examination hall bowed and saluted, and even those who didn’t know him did the same after learning his identity.

With the last group of women entering, everyone who came to participate in the exam had arrived.

”During the exam, no whispering or thinking about voice transmission. If any cheating is discovered, you will be immediately removed from the exam hall.” Chen Xi said with a smile to everyone, ”I believe everyone here has a sense of pride and would not consider any trickery.”

This time, whether they were from aristocratic families or Humble Family, or students cultivated by Chen Xi, there was virtually no cheating, the reason being nothing more than a concern for their reputation. Nevertheless, the necessary procedures must be followed, so Chen Xi brought along Zhao Yun.

”This is General Zilong, who has very profound knowledge in Inner Qi, and any improper actions cannot escape his eyes.” Chen Xi said with a smile while looking at everyone present, ”Now we will start distributing the test papers and three sheets of draft paper.”

Very soon, the papers were handed out, and Chen Xi ordered the fifth question to be presented, ”This is the fifth question, which is not on the paper. This is an optional question; the first four questions are each worth ten points, and the fifth question is worth sixty points.”

Upon hearing this, everyone was speechless. The fifth question is worth sixty points; who would choose not to do it? Wouldn’t that mean failing for sure? The venue instantly became noisy.

”Silence.” Zhao Yun’s low shout immediately subdued everyone’s voices, ”Anyone making indistinct sounds in the exam hall will be expelled immediately.”

Wenn Hui took a quick glance at the first four questions, each one harder than the last. Although they might only be equivalent to junior high math problems to Chen Xi, for most people of this era, they were impossible to complete.

If the first four questions were increasingly difficult, then after Wenn Hui read the fifth question, he had only one feeling: he could understand every word, but when put together, he had no idea what it meant.

Are you sure this is a math problem? Why can’t I understand even the problem statement? Wenn Hui had no idea that everyone around him was just like him, completely baffled by the question.

By the way, Wenn Hui was already the County Magistrate of Pingyang of Jizhou; the small-scale exam at the beginning of the year posed no difficulty for him, he easily passed Political Strategy and then took office. Later, during the big spring exam, he participated with the thought of winning first place, but this question...

Not only Wenn Hui was dumbfounded, but also those confident young girls were now equally puzzled. Of course, the one most perplexed was not Zhen Mi or Wu Yuan, but Mi Zhen.

Instead, Lul Xun, upon seeing the fifth major question, was thrilled. After all, he was only accompanying Mi Zhen to the exam, initially convinced he stood no chance, only to find it was a question he couldn’t understand at all. Surely, even heaven-defying Mi Zhen couldn’t solve it either.

[Hahaha, teacher, what you did is truly brilliant!] Lul Xun laughed heartily in his heart. Recently, being tormented by Mi Zhen, Lul Xun was beginning to lose confidence. Unexpectedly, luck finally smiled on him, impossible to resist.

[What kind of question is this...] Lu Yu looked at the question expressionlessly, understanding every character, yet having no idea what they meant together. [Guiguzi, are you nuts, if you don’t want to reveal your birthday, just don’t! Is this a deadly pace?]

[I saw Lul Boyan’s smile. Does this guy know the answer? How can that be? How can I lose to him? Absolutely not, no, no, no, he must be trying to scare me. I have to appear as if I’ve grasped profound joy too.] Lu Yu roared inwardly upon seeing Lul Xun’s smile.

[I’m doomed, Boyan can answer the first four questions, I can’t do the last one, and he definitely can’t either, but that means a tie, ah, ah, ah, Boyan must be overjoyed.] Mi Zhen thought frantically, her face turning red, thinking of the promises she casually made to her future husband.

At this moment, Wu Yuan directly raised her hand, and Chen Xi indicated for Wu Yuan to speak, puzzled.

”May I ask Marquis Chen, what does this question mean?” Wu Yuan questioned, completely bewildered by the blackboard and Chen Xi, not understanding the meaning of the question, especially since she couldn’t even decode the problem statement!

”The meaning is just for you to calculate the numbers.” Chen Xi replied casually, ”If you can’t solve it, you can give up.”

Having traveled all the way to Ye City, Xu Ning was already unsure what expression to use when facing the exam paper. The first four questions, although difficult, were still within an acceptable range, but what on earth was the fifth?

[Is this a problem that humans can solve? Sunx Bin and Pang Juan, are you even human?] Lu Yu blamed them wildly after completing the first four questions; he was still clueless about where to start with the fifth question. However, Sunx Bin and Pang Juan could instantly provide answers. Are they even human?

By this time, Lul Xun had become indifferent. Anyway, Mi Zhen definitely couldn’t solve the fifth question, and neither could he, but it didn’t matter. He only needed a tie, hahaha, he could do the first four questions!

Forty points would be enough; as long as Mi Zhen couldn’t solve the last question, it would be a tie for the two of them, and for Lul Xun, a tie was enough.

[Hahaha, silly girl, it was you who said this yourself.] Lul Xun laughed heartily to himself; he didn’t care about the fifth question anymore, and his face was already full of joy.

[Ah ah ah, I absolutely have to solve the fifth question.] Mi Zhen was already frantic. The first four questions were effortless for her, easily completed, but she still had no idea how to approach the fifth!

Soon, the thirty-something people capable of completing the first four questions started to look frantically at the final major question on the blackboard, and they were all somewhat dumbfounded.

Some were scratching their heads, some stared blankly, some widened their eyes, anyway, all kinds of expressions were countless, indicating only one situation: all the confident students who came to participate were now under a huge mental shadow.

Of course, none of this compared to Mi Zhen; other people’s mental shadows were nothing compared to hers. Mi Zhen felt she wanted to die. The promises she made to Lul Xun earlier felt too bold; now, apart from figuring out this question, her only option was figuring out how to get Lul Xun to forgive her.

[Ah ah ah, I’m finished, Lul Boyan will definitely eat me up.] Mi Zhen’s mental state was utterly overcome by the shadow, and she collapsed entirely.