Day 29 of the training class.
The first exam bell rang. The exam papers were electronic, displayed directly on the desk screens. Before the bell, the questions were mosaicked, and the mosaic disappeared with the ringing.
Shao Kang looked at the questions, and his face turned pale.
As expected, there were no multiple-choice questions, no true/false questions, and no fill-in-the-blanks.
They were all short answer questions!
Twenty major questions, each worth five points.
Shao Kang read the questions from beginning to end, his eyes filled with despair.
The questions were absurdly complex, he couldn't even understand what they were asking.
In the examination hall, only a few candidates hesitated before using their stylus pens to write. The others remained silent and motionless, like statues.
A light tapping sound came from nearby, very fast.
Jiang Ye turned his head and glanced. Cen Yemeng was writing as fast as lightning.
She had indeed studied diligently during this period, poring over textbooks day and night. Moreover, Cen Yemeng was a former bookstore owner and had encountered some of the knowledge before. Her long-term reading had also improved her memorization and comprehension skills.
Jiang Ye wanted to crane his neck to copy, but he glanced up at the teacher.
The teacher was glaring at him, his eyes wide like copper bells.
Jiang Ye immediately felt guilty and dared not copy.
Cheating would result in disqualification from the exam, zero points, and a mark on his record, becoming a stain.
He had no choice but to bite the bullet and do it himself.
Throughout the entire exam, Cen Yemeng's pen didn't stop. Jiang Ye only managed to write a few paragraphs, half of which were nonsense, hoping to get some points for effort.
As soon as the bell for collecting papers rang, the electronic exam papers were instantly submitted.
The invigilating teacher left, and the examination hall was filled with sighs.
Cen Yemeng turned to her husband, "Honey, how did you do on the exam?"
"I'll fight again next year," Jiang Ye said, putting on a pained expression. "Did you do well?"
"Passing is definitely not a problem," Cen Yemeng nodded.
Jiang Ye was consumed by jealousy.
A scholar's wife who is a top student, he thought.
Soon, the second exam began.
Cen Yemeng continued to write without stopping.
This subject involved many formulas, and Jiang Ye was completely baffled; he couldn't even make things up.
The third subject was a bit easier, with many open-ended questions. Jiang Ye worked at lightning speed, feeling that he had a chance to pass this subject.
After the fourth subject, Jiang Ye didn't know how to do any of the questions and could only stare blankly.
Surprisingly, Cen Yemeng also stopped writing. She waved her pen in the air for a while, sighed, put it down, and then rested her head to sleep.
It was like this for several consecutive exams.
During dinner that evening, Jiang Ye couldn't help but ask her, "Why did you stop writing for the later subjects? Were you tired?"
Cen Yemeng chuckled, "How could I be? This is an exam hall, how can one drop their pen and sleep just because they're tired? How can it be so casual? I only studied the first few subjects. I tried to grasp everything, and I definitely won't pass them all. It's better to strategically give up, pass a few subjects this year, and a few more next year, passing all the exams bit by bit."
Jiang Ye nodded in admiration.
The two days of exams passed in a flash.
Jiang Ye remembered that when he was a child, it would take a week for the results to come out after an exam.
Unexpectedly, after the last exam, the invigilating teacher spoke.
"Everyone, please wait for ten minutes."
Before ten minutes were up, the grade reports for each subject suddenly appeared on the screen with a 'snap'.
Jiang Ye was stunned.
The highest score was 33, the lowest was 6. He hadn't passed any subject.
He craned his neck to look at Cen Yemeng's grade report.
The first three subjects were all in the seventies!
The later ones were unfortunate, around ten points.
Cen Yemeng was quite satisfied. She had passed three subjects this time. For the other subjects, she would study them at home when she had time, and she would probably pass them all in the next year or two.
Jiang Ye, on the other hand, had a headache. The learning content was too vast and obscure, and he was busy with work. He probably wouldn't even pass half of them by next year.
"This year's training class ends here," the invigilating teacher said. "Everyone studied very hard, but the exam performance is still not ideal. Many people might complain that the questions were too difficult, but difficulty gives them practical value. If it were an exam that could be passed easily, it would be formalism, and there would be no need to call you here. You are all leaders of the entire planet, bearing the fate of hundreds of millions of people. Solid knowledge will help you in your work."
"There is good news this year. To help you repeat students learn the knowledge of each subject quickly, the school has created a learning app. It contains lecture recordings by teachers, electronic textbooks, past exam papers, and a forum where you can ask questions at any time. Our school's teachers will answer online."
"As long as everyone's learning points on this app reach over ten thousand, you can apply to come to school for a make-up exam. Before the next class starts next year, there will be one make-up exam opportunity for each subject. So, everyone should study hard when you go back, take one subject periodically, and you might be able to pass quite a few."
The teacher tapped the screen on the blackboard, and a QR code immediately appeared.
All the students scanned the code to download it.
Cen Yemeng was very happy, "I'll start studying when I get back and try to finish it within a year. Honey, you have to work hard too."
Jiang Ye sighed, "I'll do my best."
They returned to the dormitory to pack their belongings, left the school, and took a spaceship back.
On the spaceship, Jiang Ye was busy dealing with the backlog of official business in his inbox. Many things had happened on Jiang Ye Star and Bi Rong Star, but they were mostly good news, with no major accidents.
Halfway through the voyage, Jiang Ye received a message.
[High Priest of Har Star: Do you have time? Can you come to my place?]
[Jiang Ye: I'm in outer space, not at home. I can be there in about three days. Is there anything important?]
[High Priest of Har Star: Our planet might be facing extinction.]
[Jiang Ye: ?????!!!!!!!]
[Jiang Ye: What's going on? A mutiny?]
[High Priest of Har Star: No, it's tectonic movement. The signs are just appearing now. You'll know when you get here. To be prepared, our planet's high-level officials need to make plans early.]
Jiang Ye was deeply shocked.
He had witnessed the prosperity of Har Star, how could it be facing extinction so suddenly?
If Har Star, which had been developed for so many years, could face extinction at any time, then Jiang Ye Star and Bi Rong Star were even more fragile.
He suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis.
He went online and searched for news about Har Star.
There was no major news recently; Har Star appeared to be calm and peaceful.
However, Jiang Ye keenly captured a few pieces of unusual information.
[Har Star Immigration Bureau announces complete relaxation of immigration restrictions; Har Star citizens can freely choose to immigrate to other planets.]
[Har Star's wealthy elite are collectively selling stocks and cashing out.]
[Har Star's foreign investment figures have plummeted, and several large investment projects have been suspended.]
[Several high-ranking officials of Har Star have abandoned their posts and fled, and were shot down by the space force.]
These few news items were interspersed among a lot of irrelevant news and were not conspicuous. However, once noticed, they carried an extremely ominous implication.
Jiang Ye's expression became solemn. He modified the flight path on his phone and headed for Har Star.
[Destination set: Har Star Orbit]
[Estimated time: 31 hours 54 minutes]
Jiang Ye was filled with worry. After pondering for a while, he shook his head and continued to handle his home planet's official business.