Chapter 170: 170, Straight-A student Yang Xiaojin

Ren Xiaosu whispered to Yang Xiaojin, "What is university life like?"

Yang Xiaojin pondered and replied, "Classes are relatively free, but exams are extremely strict. Fewer students are recruited, and most continue research work under their mentors after graduation. They say universities used to be lax, but now they're recruiting fewer disciplines. It's more like a research base. Among these hundred or so barriers, there are about twenty universities. Their leaders are streamlining students and institutions, focusing all efforts on breakthroughs in certain research fields."

"Oh," Ren Xiaosu nodded. "Do students get subsidies?"

"Well..." Yang Xiaojin suddenly realized she was talking to a fool. After all that, Ren was asking about subsidies? She said calmly, "No subsidies."

"Really?" Ren Xiaosu didn't believe it.

Yang Xiaojin whispered, "You're not cut out for research. Don't go messing with college students."

"Look at how you talk!" Ren Xiaosu frowned. "Who did I mess with?"

At that moment, Yang Xiaojin ignored him. On the stage, Jiang Wu said, "To enter the 109 barriers' universities, there are only four subjects: math, physics, chemistry, and biology, each worth 150 points. Last year's cutoff was 560, meaning you need over 140 in each subject to get in."

Ren Xiaosu inhaled sharply. Two days ago, he had taken a mock test and scored only 140 in total across all four subjects...

He looked at Yang Xiaojin. "How do you get over 140 in each?"

Yang Xiaojin glanced at him. "Skip two multiple-choice questions."

"???"

At that moment, Ren was stunned. What right did a delinquent who never listened in class have to pretend to be a good student? Weren't they equally matched?

But then something felt off. He suddenly asked the palace in his mind, "What level is Yang Xiaojin's math?"

"Intermediate."

Hearing this, he cheered up. Though this intermediate level was better than him, it wasn't exactly top-tier.

Wait a minute!

Ren changed his question. "What level is Yang Xiaojin's high school math?"

"Perfect."

Ren was startled. Adding "high school" made all the difference. In fact, high school math was only the most basic of basics...

"What level is Yang Xiaojin's high school physics?"

"Perfect."

"What level is Yang Xiaojin's high school chemistry..." Ren cut himself off, sulking. Before, as a delinquent, he felt warm knowing someone else was at the bottom with him...

But now he realized, in this classroom, the only delinquent was himself.

When does one feel loneliest? At this moment.

Yang Xiaojin glanced at him and asked, "Do you want to enter university?"

Ren Xiaosu: "I don't deserve it."

Yang Xiaojin: "..."

...

The next day, during the exam, Ren first found his seat, then looked around the room. Not a single person he recognized.

For today's exam, Ren came with the attitude that participation mattered more than results. Grades weren't important; what mattered was that he had been there.

Back in the township school, exams were conducted orally by Zhang Jinglin. Here, they used written papers.

Ren thought Zhang Jinglin's method of questioning each student individually was just to save paper money. After all, paper wasn't cheap...

If Zhang Jinglin knew how Ren viewed him, who knew what he'd think.

At that moment, a girl behind Ren tapped him. "Classmate?"

Ren turned to look at the girl. "What's the matter?"

"That... how's your study? Can I copy your paper?" The girl was quite articulate, striking up a conversation with Ren directly.

The school separated everyone to prevent cheating among acquaintances, but it couldn't stop their enthusiasm for cheating.

Just then, the palace in Ren's mind suddenly said, "Task: Help the classmate finish the exam paper."

Ren was shocked. He couldn't tell if the palace's values were right or wrong. Even cheating was being helped?

But for Ren, as long as there was a task, nothing was a problem.

Ren looked at the girl and said, "Go ahead and copy mine!"

The girl smiled. "Thank you!"

"Thanks from Li Mo, +1!"

Ren thought this was a win-win. Not only could he complete the task, but he could also earn thanks coins...

During the exam, Li Mo observed Ren and was surprised to see him scribbling furiously, filling the paper completely. What a good student!

When the exam was halfway through, Ren moved aside, and Li Mo began copying.

After she finished copying to her satisfaction, the bell finally rang. The teacher came and collected everyone's papers.

Li Mo happily looked at Ren and said, "Didn't expect you to write all the questions. Amazing, you know them all?"

Ren smiled. "I don't know them."

Li Mo: "???"

Whether he knew or not, the task was to help the classmate "write out" the paper. Ren couldn't leave questions blank. What if one blank meant mission failure?

To be honest, writing an entire paper was quite tiring...

That evening, on his way home, Ren suddenly saw Xiao Yu waiting at the shop entrance. Seeing Ren, she looked like she'd found a savior. "Xiaosu, you're back. Was Old Wang arrested?"

Ren frowned. "What happened? Tell me slowly."

"Today, the Order Enforcement Bureau sent many people," Xiao Yu explained. "They said we sold medicine without a barrier permit, and there were unlicensed doctors in the shop, so they took the manager away."

Ren relaxed slightly. Though Old Wang's arrest was serious, as long as it didn't involve supernatural matters, it was fine.

What he feared most was his secret being exposed, leading the Li family to target him. That would be a real disaster.

"What did they say before leaving?" Ren asked.

"The Order Enforcement Bureau said to come see them when you got back," Xiao Yu said.

Ren thought and replied, "Not in a hurry. Luo Pao should come to the shop tonight. I need to ask him what's going on."

He wanted to rescue Wang Fuqiang quickly, but handling this matter required caution. He had to clarify the situation with Luo Lan first to know the right approach.