If, if we were to say that Xia Hu Nao knew what was happening downstairs, he absolutely would not have agreed to play the "Item Battle" mode in the Pokémon exam. It was too dangerous for a girl to be in such a wolfish environment.
However, he had actually asked Shen Yu for her opinion yesterday. Shen Yu said she didn't care, no matter how the exam was changed, she was indifferent. It was just an exam, wasn't it?
However, yesterday's thoughts were always yesterday's thoughts. There was always some gap between bragging and reality. As soon as she walked into the exam hall, student Shen Yu started to panic a little. As an elder of the Awakened, her appearance was well-known among the younger generation. Almost all the candidates with Pokémon in this exam hall had the idea of copying her test paper.
Faced with this situation, Shen Yu, a top student, was a little nervous, but after the exam started, she became indifferent. She carefully read the test paper in front of her, and then Shen Yu indifferently looked at her watch. For those who were complete underachievers and top scholars alike, this was the one downside of the college entrance examination: no matter how fast you answered, you couldn't submit it early before the allotted time.
Rather than being copied by everyone after finishing, it was better to finish and submit immediately. However, the two invigilating teachers did not understand this situation. As soon as the exam began, the two teachers exchanged glances:
"What's going on? Isn't she Xia Hu Nao's girlfriend? Could she be just a pretty face?"
"Impossible, I heard from colleagues that this girl's grades are very good. Perhaps she's just too nervous?"
However, the teachers' confusion and bewilderment did not last long, because just over ten minutes later, Shen Yu began to write. Moreover, Shen Yu wrote very quickly, as if she didn't need to think about each question, and just kept writing. The speed made the two teachers tremble with fear, and the surrounding classmates were also "filled with awe."
"What is this? I can't even guess that fast, should I copy or not?
For the underachievers in the exam hall, copying was a must. People's reputation preceded them, so how could they not copy? Thus, all sorts of Pokémon began to approach Shen Yu's answer sheet.
They eyed it covetously yet hesitated to act, maintaining a bizarre balance between those who were answering and those who were trying to copy. Everyone knew that if anything went wrong, things would become complicated, so they could only watch from afar.
In fact, it didn't matter much. Pokémon vision, except for those like Zubat that had no eyes at all, was quite good. But the devil is cunning, and the gods are more cunning. Shen Yu started writing on the back of the answer sheet.
Anyone who has taken an exam knows that the big questions are on the back. If you copy all of these subjective questions, it's quite stupid. It's not like math, where the problem-solving methods are similar. The big questions in the Pokémon category are very divergent in thought.
Soon, Shen Yu finished writing the questions on the back of the answer sheet. She stretched her fingers a little, then flipped the answer sheet over. Seeing that Shen Yu had finally flipped over the answer sheet, the underachievers were overjoyed. But they didn't expect Shen Yu to fill out the front of the answer sheet even faster. Before the Pokémon could get a clear look, Shen Yu had already finished.
Having finished her answers, Shen Yu glanced at the clock on the wall and nodded with satisfaction, then submitted her paper and left the exam hall. Both invigilating teachers were stunned. They had encountered top students who could control their scores before, but this was the first time they had seen a student who finished and submitted immediately, controlling their time.
Seeing the answer sheet in the teachers' hands, the students present were extremely disappointed. While it was possible to peek at the answer sheet when it was with a student, daring to make a move when it was with a teacher would definitely make the teacher show you why they were the teacher.
After receiving the answer sheets, the two invigilating teachers did not pay too much attention to how they were filled out, but simply scanned the answer to Shen Yu's last question.
Last question: Which Pokémon did you use in this exam, and briefly explain your reasons.
Shen Yu's answer was: I did not use any, because I believe in myself.
The two teachers calmly put down the answer sheets and continued to invigilate, nodding with satisfaction in their hearts: a good student is indeed a good student.
Of course, there were many students like Shen Yu who did not use Pokémon, such as Yu Tingyun, who was in the same exam hall. Although Yu Tingyun and Shen Yu were in the same exam hall, Yu Tingyun's attention was relatively low. Even though she entered the exam hall with Shen Yu, not many people paid attention to her.
The benefit of not being noticed was that there was no disturbance at all, so Yu Tingyun's answering speed was also quite fast. The disciples from the Yu family were indeed extraordinary. However, the education of a big family made Yu Tingyun's answering style lean towards stability, and she was not very adapted to Xia Hu Nao's question-setting style. Coupled with a thorough check, Yu Tingyun submitted her paper a little later than Shen Yu.
Even so, the two invigilating teachers paid great attention to the answer sheets of these students who did not use Pokémon. Yu Tingyun's answer to the last question was: I did not use any, because I believe that such an action goes against my principles.
The teachers also nodded at this answer. Students like this were very likable. However, just as everyone knew, there were a thousand students and a thousand ways of thinking. Shen Yu and Yu Tingyun's ideas represented one school of thought, while Zhang Hong's ideas represented another.
Xia Hu Nao's good brother, the executive officer of the Awakened, Zhang Hong was destined to be the most dazzling guy in the exam hall. Just as countless people were paying attention to Shen Yu, countless people were also paying attention to Zhang Hong.
So, what was the difference between Zhang Hong and Shen Yu? Xia's way of saying it was that the difference in their gender led to different styles of doing things. Although Shen Yu, being a girl, had extraordinary imagination under Xia Hu Nao's influence, there were some methods that Xia Hu Nao could not tell her, and even if he told her, she would not necessarily use all of them. But Zhang Hong was different. As long as Xia Hu Nao dared to say it, Zhang Hong dared to surpass his master.
For example, in this exam, the first thing Zhang Hong did upon receiving his answer sheet was to change the "i" card to a "2" card. While everyone else was filling in their names and exam numbers, Zhang Hong forged an answer sheet.
Of course, Zhang Hong, who was new to forgery, could only fool the students with such methods. In front of the invigilating teachers' sharp eyes, it was nothing. The invigilating teachers immediately noticed what Zhang Hong had done, but they said nothing, only silently giving him a thumbs-up in their hearts. (This teacher isn't a good person either...)
After the answer sheets were distributed, the candidates all looked at the answer sheets in front of them and fell into deep thought. The biggest difference between the "i" card and the "2" card was whether the multiple-choice and true/false questions were arranged horizontally or vertically. However, Pokémon couldn't distinguish the small ABCd on the exam paper and could only vaguely judge one, two, three, or four based on their position. Coupled with the relatively simple Pokémon, they would directly copy them. Therefore, Zhang Hong was confident that if anyone dared to copy him, no matter what card they used, they would not get a single point on the multiple-choice questions.
As for the last question, Zhang Hong's answer was rather unsettling: I did not choose to use a Pokémon, because I was afraid.
This word "afraid" was quite insightful. As for why he wrote that, it was because Zhang Hong had been considering this problem last night. He was thinking about how Xia Hu Nao would solve this problem. But as soon as he thought of Xia Hu Nao, his mind went blank, because he simulated a conversation in his head:
Zhang Hong: Boss Xia, what do you think?
Xia Hu Nao: I don't think. If you're not afraid of being beaten to death by your dad, why don't you try my method?
The conversation ended here. Zhang Hong completely gave up the idea of using a Pokémon. Compared to the college entrance examination, life was more precious.
However, since Zhang Hong had used Xia Hu Nao as a cheat, naturally others would also use this cheat. Not far from this exam hall was the exam hall of Jinghai Dingsheng High School. Xia Hu Nao could see the situation at Dingsheng High School directly from the window. Xia Hu Nao casually glanced and saw a Rotom camera flying in the air.
This discovery made Xia Hu Nao's eyes light up. The student who used the Rotom camera got the inspiration from him. Nothing was more reassuring than a highly intelligent Rotom.
But what this student didn't expect was that Rotom's Waterloo came as quickly as shedding a Shedinja's HP. As soon as it flew into the second exam hall, it failed.
This couldn't be blamed on Rotom; it could only be blamed on Yu Long Du, who had gotten involved in the college entrance examination in that exam hall. Although Yu Long Du's reputation among high school students was not as great as Xia Hu Nao's, it was still renowned. However, after the exam began, Yu Long Du simply placed three Poké Balls on the table, and no one in the entire exam hall dared to move.
Charizard, Gyarados, Dragonair. None of them were easy to deal with. Coupled with Yu Long Du's previous performance in major competitions, he sat there imposingly, intimidating the entire exam hall into obedience.
So, what did student Yu Long Du write for his last question? He was quite arrogant, and he wrote: I didn't bring any, because I don't need to.
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Although the answer sheets were filled out in various ways by the candidates, they soon reached Chairman Ma Lan Qi. Chairman Ma Lan Qi was busy and only focused on the answers to the last question, and only on the proportion of one answer. Looking at the numbers on the report, Chairman Ma Lan Qi had a complex expression, as did the big shots from the college entrance examination drafting group. One big shot shook his head: "Xia Hu Nao was right before. 'He who embraces diversity flourishes, and he who stands firm with no desires is strong.'"
"Yes, look at these students who didn't use Pokémon for the last question. Regardless of their reasons, their answering speed and scores were all above our expected average or even good. Indeed, does the absence of all sorts of desires make them more outstanding?"
"Perhaps. There's also the martial arts exam part, but I believe their performance in the martial arts exam won't be too bad either."