On the floor of the arena, people were lying everywhere.
"Hey, it's so enjoyable. I haven't played so happily in a long time."
Gu Zifang, with a bruised nose and swollen face, lay spread out on the ground, and then rubbed her chest in frustration, "Shen Qian, no matter how flat I am, at least I'm a little bit loser. Can you be a little more measured in your actions?"< /p>
Shen Qian, who also had a bruised nose and face, coughed awkwardly, "I didn't pay attention, I'll do it next time."
"The person who can be promoted by the city lord to replace Wang Shuo really has two skills."
Ouyang Fei's face was still intact, but his body was covered with footprints. He coughed and climbed up, and said with admiration, "Your strength should be only one step away from being a martial artist, right?"
"More than that, it's already very close, half a step at most!" Gu Zifang felt the deepest and corrected her.
Shen Qian wanted to challenge them all, but they were unwilling at first.
This kind of cliche plot often appears in film and television dramas, and usually the ones who are played are the supporting characters, and they feel that they are not the supporting characters.
However, when Chen Peng, the first person to rush forward, was kicked away by Shen Qian, the second person had no choice but to join in.
When Ouyang Fei finally took action and was still at a disadvantage with eight enemies to one, Gu Zifang had no choice but to join in.
If Shen Qian were to judge, it would be a lose-lose situation.
He actually still has some energy left, but there is no need to fight for victory.
This was originally just a friendly match to test one's own strength.
Shen Qian also came to a careful conclusion.
...If you use chaos energy, it feels like it only takes ten seconds to crush them.
But it’s meaningless.
And who knows if others have trump cards?
Ouyang Fei and others are real geniuses. They have experienced countless battles and have their own city.
At least Shen Qian gained a lot from this melee.
"Shen Qian, show me your admission ticket."
Gu Zifang suddenly sat up and stretched out her hand in front of Shen Qian.
Shen Qian didn't know why, but he still took out his admission ticket and handed it over.
Gu Zifang wrote down the information on Shen Qian's admission ticket, and then asked Ouyang Fei and others to take out the admission tickets.
After muttering silently, Gu Zifang looked directly at Shen Qian, who was full of doubts, and said, "I just took a look and found that I, Ouyang Fei, and three other people are all ahead of you in the 'will' and 'actual combat' assessments. We will try our best to reveal the exam content to you as soon as possible!"
"This..." Shen Qian frowned, "Is this considered cheating?"
"Strictly speaking, it doesn't count." Ouyang Fei shook his head, "Most other cities and towns do the same thing, providing the most promising people with the information they need. After all, it still relies on real ability. Knowing something in advance is just maybe... It can take a slight advantage."
"Shen Qian, don't underestimate this opportunity. It may help you lead others at the critical moment." Chen Peng nodded.
Shen Qian looked at the crowd and did not directly say no, because he saw desire in their eyes.
Jingcheng has been weak for too long, and the pressure on them is too heavy.
If it were just for their own future, geniuses like them would not have to stand here at all.
Not to mention the consequences if this suspected cheating is discovered.
At this moment, Shen Qian felt a trace of guilt for no reason.
Yes, in the past, even if the city lord strongly supported it and thousands of people expected it, deep down in Shen Qian's heart, the original intention of taking the college entrance examination was still for his own selfish interests.
He always felt that he was just a layman.
If you can't even live well for yourself, how can you take care of other things?
But at this moment, looking at the sincere eyes of Gu Zifang and others in front of him, Shen Qian was inexplicably shaken.
Or maybe he was actually shaken when he took the stage in the morning, and it was only then that those emotions came flooding back.
"I will try my best."
Shen Qian glanced at everyone, and finally uttered only these four words.
……
On June 14, it was sunny all over the country.
On this day across China, more than half a million young people went out hesitantly or anxiously, preparing to face the most important "trial" in their lives.
Whether life is up or down, you can turn the page from here.
After lunch, Shen Qian changed into a more neat set of practice clothes, still white.
He walked out of the hotel lobby and his eyes were immediately attracted by a person on the roadside.
It was a tall young man with long hair wearing a black trench coat. He was holding a rough wooden sword in his hand and was looking at Shen Qian with a smile on his lips.
Shen Qian felt some intimacy for no reason, and at the same time, there was a vague and non-existent aura about this young man that Shen Qian was already very familiar with.
Mountains and seas.
"Fifth Senior Brother?" Shen Qian said, having guessed something.
"It's me." The young man nodded, then smiled, "Why didn't you contact me when you came to the provincial capital? Xiao Liuzi didn't tell you?"
Xiaoliuzi...
Shen Qian almost laughed out loud, and quickly calmed down and explained: "I just arrived yesterday. I originally wanted to wait until the college entrance examination is over before going to visit my senior brother."
"You are very good. The teacher's taste is getting better and better."
The young man looked at Shen Qian and sighed.
Although they have never met before, Shen Qian has already memorized the names of his senior brothers and sisters.
After all, they are all thighs.
The fifth senior brother’s name is Ling Xiao, which is a very cool name as soon as you hear it.
When Ling Xiao was sizing up Shen Qian, Shen Qian was also sizing up Ling Xiao. At first glance, the fifth senior brother and the sixth senior brother looked very much like the same kind of people, both of whom were the image of wanderers in martial arts novels.
But compared with Liu Changqing, Ling Xiao is a little more free and easy...and a little more tidy.
"Let's go, love will take the exam." Ling Xiao tilted his head.
Shen Qian glanced at the bus waiting for candidates in the other direction, and then looked at the time.
He doesn't go out early or late. He would be very rich if he took the bus, but the fifth senior brother wanted him to walk.
"Okay." But Shen Qian said nothing and nodded readily.
The two separated from the crowd and walked towards the Provincial Stadium.
Traffic was flowing, the road was empty, and the two of them were walking side by side.
"I heard that you want to take the No. 1 exam?" Ling Xiao asked.
Shen Qian nodded and said, "I have this idea."
"I was the provincial champion in 1946."
"Huh?"
Shen Qian was startled. It took him a while to realize what Ling Xiao was saying, and he was immediately shocked.
This year is 2297, and 2246 was fifty-one years ago.
So the fifth senior brother is at least sixty or seventy years old?
Can't tell at all.
Hiss, no wonder he calls Xiao Liuzi so smoothly. Liu Changqing is not many years old before she was born. Calculating his age, it is really not inappropriate at all.
But soon, Shen Qian realized that Ling Xiao was not showing off to him.
"Please give me some advice, Fifth Senior Brother!"
"Xiao Liuzi said you were very ambitious and asked him how he could become the top scholar in the country?"
Ling Xiao smiled.
"Yes."
In fact, Shen Qian asked out of curiosity, but the reason was not important at this time.
"The number one scholar in the country..." Ling Xiao looked a little dazed, "In the more than 100 years since the college entrance examination system was restored, this has never been said. Do you know why?"
Shen Qian shook his head.
He has asked many people about this and checked a lot of information, but he has no accurate answer.
The boss may know, but the boss won’t tell.
"I also noticed this strange problem back then. It was only after I went to Beidu and talked with the old man from the Ministry of Education that I roughly understood the reason."
An old man from the Ministry of Education?
Shen Qian thought for a moment and realized that the Minister of Education seemed to be an older man. He wondered if the fifth senior brother was talking about him.
"Actually, it's all just a fan of the authorities. The reason why there is no national champion is very simple. It's just limited by the rules." Ling Xiao continued.
"Rules?"
Shen Qian was thoughtful. When Yu Shousi mentioned this topic, he also said the word "rules".
"Let me ask you, how are the three martial arts subjects scored?" Ling Xiao looked at Shen Qian.
Regarding this point, it was mentioned in detail in the college entrance examination manual. Shen Qian thought for a while and said: "Martial arts and liberal arts both use a scoring system, but the full score for each component of martial arts is one hundred..."
Shen Qian couldn't speak any more and froze on the spot.
That’s it!
Ling Xiao is right, sometimes the authorities are just confused.
At this time, Shen Qian thought about it again and realized that the answer had long been hidden in the rules.
The full score for the three theory tests of martial arts is 300. What if two or more people get 300 for each test?
No matter how difficult it is to get a perfect score, there are always one or two evildoers in every province. If the top picks in ten provinces all get perfect scores, then who is qualified to be called the top pick in the country?
The upper limit is set.
This is the fundamental reason why there is no national champion.
"Think of it?" Ling Xiao smiled.
"But why..."
After Shen Qian realized this, he frowned again, and more doubts arose in his heart.
"Why use a scoring system instead of directly deciding the competition with data? Could it be that the people in the Martial Arts Department of the Ministry of Education are all idiots, or that the King of Jiangling who established the martial arts college entrance examination system is also an idiot. They can't think of the problems you think of?"
Before Shen Qian could finish speaking, Ling Xiao had already interrupted with a half-smile.
Shen Qian nodded sheepishly.
"It's very simple. If this is done, how should the age gap be calculated?"
Ling Xiao said calmly, "Suppose a person who is one year older than you is compared with you, his data is better than yours, and the number one pick is given to him, will you accept it or not?"
"On the other hand, when he and you get full marks in the test at the same time, and you are younger than him, your ranking will be higher than his. In this way, no one can refute it?"
Shen Qian was speechless for a moment.
"One more thing, you have forgotten what the original purpose of the college entrance examination is."
At this time, the two of them walked to the central square of Ming City. Ling Xiao stopped and looked up at the statue of Kunhu Bo not far away.
"Since ancient times, there has been no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Unless you fight in person, how many people can convince each other? The college entrance examination is for selecting martial arts talents, not for you to compete and win."
"One of the original intentions of setting the upper limit is to tell you implicitly that this is enough in middle school, and your real transformation will come in college."
"At the same time, it also leaves some confidence for ordinary people."
"It's just a 100-percent difference. It won't make them despair."
"... Of course, most of the above are my guesses after talking with the old man, and they may not all be correct."
Shen Qian also stopped and was speechless for a long time.
These truths are really too obscure, but if you think about it carefully, you can’t refute them.
No wonder the admissions indicators of Wuhan University only focus on physical fitness and do not pay attention to other things.
"But, later I felt that King Jiangling did not block the road." Ling Xiao suddenly said again.
"What do you mean?" Shen Qian was stunned.
"I scored 294 points in the three tests that year. If you look at the data of the top scorers in each province over the years, you will find that the highest score is only 299 points, and it is almost 200 years ago. Only two people have scored this score."< /p>
"Ah?"
Shen Qian was very surprised, "You mean no one has ever received full marks?"
"No." Ling Xiao said with certainty, "In order to confirm this issue, I went through all the files of the Ministry of Education."
"What the fifth senior brother means..." Shen Qian had already thought of something.
"Based on the old man's hint, if I guess correctly, as long as I can get 300 points, I can become the unprecedented national martial arts champion. This is also the only path left by King Jiangling."
Ling Xiao nodded, and then sighed, "But it's too difficult. Although the test questions have changed over the years, once you experience it, you will know that it is almost impossible."
Impossible?
Shen Qian fell into deep thought.
"Calm down and try your best." Ling Xiao looked at the time and said with a smile, "If you don't go, you will be late. Finally, regarding the first physical fitness, I can give you some advice from the 'loser' Suggestions."
Shen Qian raised his head in confusion.
"Just right."
Ling Xiao said softly.
When Shen Qian was confused, Ling Xiao had already thrown away the wooden sword in his hand and pushed Shen Qian at the same time.
Before Shen Qian could react, he had already stepped on the wooden sword that suddenly flew into the air.
"I'll see you off at the middle gate of the city tomorrow. The spring breeze will bring joy to your horse's hoofs!"
"Junior Brother Ninth, when you come back from your exams, I'll have a drink with you and have fun!"
"Hahaha... go!"
As Ling Xiao suddenly burst into wild laughter, the wooden sword Shen Qian stepped on shot out like an arrow from the string, flew a thousand meters away in the blink of an eye, and disappeared at the end of the road.
……
Provincial Gymnasium.
There were ten long queues lined up at the door. At a rough glance, there were at least three to five hundred people, all of whom were high school senior candidates taking part in the afternoon batch.
The students gathered in different regions and were talking to each other, sharing some experiences about the physical fitness test from the group of students who had finished the exam in the morning.
A muffled thunder suddenly sounded in mid-air.
This caused the students and the staff of the Department of Education who were maintaining order at the door to raise their heads in confusion.
It is obviously a sunny day today. This is a good weather specially designated by the Ministry of Education. How can there be thunder?
"This thunder... why does it sound a bit like laughter?" A student asked doubtfully.
Everyone around was startled, but upon closer inspection, it looked a bit like it.
Before anyone could react, a stream of light quickly shuttled between the tall buildings, stopped suddenly amidst the exclamations of the students, and stopped firmly at the door of the Provincial Gymnasium.
The needle drop could be heard in the audience, and most of them stared dumbfounded at the young man stepping on the flying sword, and their hearts were extremely shocked.
Is this... the Sword Immortal of Mountains and Seas?
"It's Shen Qian!"
The students in Jingcheng all recognized the person and couldn't help shouting excitedly.
Shen Qian pursed his lips and showed no expression, looking cold.
It wasn't until he jumped off the flying sword and walked a few steps that Shen Qian's expression changed. He couldn't bear it anymore and ran to the trash can on the roadside. He lowered his head and vomited violently.
...Fifth Senior Brother, your flying sword is too fast!
With Shen Qian's current physical condition making him feel queasy, one can imagine how ridiculous the speed of this flying sword is.
"Cut!"
"What!"
After being stunned, all the students waved their hands in disinterest.
After a while, Shen Qian, who had calmed down his stomach, raised his head, checked, and found that he still walked to the row where most Jingcheng students were, and was at the end.
"Is this the 'Light of Jingcheng' who was on TV? This little body is not very good!"
"Hahaha..."
There were some faint jeers from the team next to them.
"Shen Qian, do you want some water?"
In comparison, although the students in Jingcheng also felt a little embarrassed, some kind-hearted students still handed Shen Qian tissues and drinking water.
"Thank you."
Shen Qian was not polite and took a few sips of water.
"Don't worry about those idiots. People from Tongcheng just don't have the quality. There were a few people from Tongcheng who wanted to come over and jump in the queue just now. If people from the Department of Education weren't here, I would have died!"
Shen Qian patted the rough-looking boy, smiled and said nothing.
He is no longer the young man who gets angry when others make fun of him.
...Of course, those posts on the forum do not count.
Because those are not other people, that is not a sentence or two.
"Shen Qian, are you okay?" Another long-legged girl came over and handed over a tissue in concern, and said at the same time, "The exam is about to start, are you okay in this state?"
"It's okay, it's okay, it was just an accident."
"That's good!" The girl smiled at Shen Qian and walked away.
Shen Qian quickly waved his hand. After the girl walked away, he lowered his head and couldn't help but be startled. Hey, why are there numbers on this tissue...
Shen Qian looked up and happened to see the long-legged girl blinking at Shen Qian.
...Okay, another cute little girl who takes advantage of my body.
Shen Qian could only respond with a friendly smile.
The incident of Shen Qian's arrival quickly subsided because the bell signaling the start of the exam had already rung.
At this time, students from the twenty test centers across the city began to enter the venue in an orderly manner.
In the morning, some students have already shared the test process in the group. The physical fitness test is similar to the usual test mechanism. Everyone will enter the professional version of the martial arts simulator in batches with pre-set modes. You can throw up to three punches to get the best score. Enter.
Shen Qian estimated that he was at the end of the queue and was probably the last batch to take the exam, so he began to think about the fifth senior brother's words "just right".
Unfortunately, Shen Qian thought for a while and really couldn't figure out what it meant.
It’s just a test of physical fitness, what’s wrong with it?
Shouldn't it be to show your "best condition"?
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye as his thoughts wandered. As the queue shortened, Shen Qian finally heard his own name.
Shen Qian threw away the water bottle in his hand and raised his hand to signal.
"Go in, exam room No. 8, don't go wrong." The staff member posted a serial number on Shen Qian's chest as a reminder.
When Shen Qian arrived at the examination room No. 8, the previous candidate happened to come out with tears in his eyes. It looked like he had failed the exam.
A bad mentality will indeed affect physical performance. Shen Qian could only look at the man sympathetically, and then walked into the room.
The examination room is about fifty square meters. There are three invigilators sitting outside the glass door on the other side. Two of them are wearing clothes from the Department of Education, and the old man in the middle is wearing a badge exclusive to the Ministry of Education.
The area where Shen Qian was located had nothing else but a large martial arts simulator.
The five-meter-high simulator in front of you is a professional version. Compared with the simulator in No. 7 Middle School, it lacks many bells and whistles, but it is particularly accurate in physical fitness tests and can be considered exclusive for the college entrance examination.
"Student Shen Qian, please verify your identity nearby. You have five minutes to prepare, and then you can start the exam."
The voice of an invigilator came through the speaker in the upper right corner.
After Shen Qian came to the fingerprint machine to verify his identity, he shook his head and said, "Thank you, teacher, no need. I can start now."
After the invigilator agreed, Shen Qian entered the simulator equipped with a monitor.
As the hatch closed, Shen Qian's identity information appeared on the display next to it, along with an option to "Start Exam".
Shen Qian walked to the designated location, and after five detectors were bound to his body, Shen Qian clicked "Start Exam".
Anyway, I have three chances. Although I haven’t figured out the fifth senior brother’s riddle yet, I can give it a try first.
Bang!
Helmet closed.
Shen Qian appeared on a stage, and there was a huge smiling doll 20 meters away with the words "Please hit me" written on it.
"The exam has begun. Candidates are asked to adjust their status and prepare for the test. The countdown begins in ten seconds..."
"...3,2,1!"
When the countdown reached zero, Shen Qian exhaled and lunged towards the doll Shen Qian, clenched his right fist and punched the doll.
Boom!
The doll was torn apart, and Shen Qian, who was panting slightly, also stopped.
"Scores are being counted, please wait... Candidates can click "Start" again to take the second test."
Shen Qian was ejected, opened his eyes and looked at the display screen.
After a while, data began to pop up on the display.
"...
Candidate name: Shen Qian
Exam results:
Explosive strength: 1096.73 Kg (Note: Because the strength exceeds the standard, it is automatically corrected to the test upper limit of 999.99 Kg)
Instant speed: 2.1 s/100 meters
..."
Shen Qian stared at the screen in astonishment.
Super strength?
What the hell?
At this moment, after thinking about what the fifth senior brother said, Shen Qian suddenly understood something.
It turns out that this is what the scoring system means.
This 999Kg should be the upper limit mentioned by Ling Xiao. As long as the strength exceeds this, the physical fitness test will be full score when the results are announced.
After thinking about it, Shen Qian suddenly felt that it was boring. In this case, there was no need for the next two tests, since they would all be corrected anyway.
...Wrong!
Shen Qian, who was about to turn around and leave, felt something in his heart, then frowned and stopped.
In an era when 140Kg is already the benchmark for most important points, 999Kg is very abnormal, but the question is, is it really only Shen Qian who can do it?
Not necessarily.
For example, Wang Shuo can easily exceed this power.
There are many more top talents from this and previous years. Although the relative number is small, the absolute number cannot be reduced when accumulated.
In history, only two people have scored 299 points in the three tests of martial arts, and the fifth brother's 294 points are enough to win the top prize.
What does this mean?
Let’s make a bold assumption: there are still very few people who get full marks for physical fitness.
It's very possible that even the fifth senior brother had his points deducted, otherwise he wouldn't have called himself a "loser".
Shen Qian vaguely felt that he had grasped something, but he couldn't think clearly for a while.
"Classmate Shen Qian, have you encountered any problems?"
Perhaps because of Shen Qian's delay in making any move, the invigilator's questioning voice came over the radio.
When Shen Qian heard the voice of the invigilator, he subconsciously wanted to say "It's okay", but then suddenly thought of something, raised his head and said to the monitor: "Teacher, I have a question."
"What's the problem?" The invigilator was startled.
"I want to know if I can get full marks for my results?" Shen Qian asked, staring at the monitor.
The other end of the broadcast was silent, as if he did not expect Shen Qian to be so direct. After a while, another serious voice sounded different from the previous one, "Candidates are asked not to ask questions that are not related to the examination procedures."
Shen Qian nodded and did not ask any more questions, but he still got some auxiliary information that could be used for judgment from the tone of the invigilator, who was probably from the Ministry of Education.
Full marks...probably no chance.
Shen Qian turned his head and stared at the line of data on the display screen again.
How can I get a perfect score?
Just right, just right...
Ling Xiao's hints kept echoing in Shen Qian's mind, and his eyes gradually focused on the revised data "999.99Kg".
Could it be...
Could it be...
An unbelievable, extremely bold but extremely possible guess appeared in Shen Qian's mind.
If Shen Qian guessed correctly, 999.99 is the answer!
Why use the professional version of the martial arts machine? Because only the professional version can accurately measure the value to the decimal point in the strength test.
And only if one punch hits 999.99Kg of force can it be possible to get full marks!
For ordinary people, the test is only about strength, but for a peerless genius whose strength may reach about 1000Kg, the test is not about strength at all, but about power control!
This is an extremely obscure test.
It’s also...the only way to get a perfect score in the physical fitness exam!
Shen Qian only felt his scalp numb. If all his guesses were correct, this assessment would be too abnormal.
It’s okay to tell you without knowing it, even if you guessed it, you would probably be disappointed.
What is the concept of power being accurate to two decimal places? Let alone the decimal point, people who can be accurate to single digits are very rare. It can only be described as terrifying.
Is this really possible?
Shen Qian thought of the two perverts in history. If they had not been deducted one point in the physical fitness category, what amazing and beautiful people they would have been!
If you have the opportunity in the future, you must know something about it.
Regardless of whether Shen Qian had guessed this or not, after being urged again by the invigilator, Shen Qian had no time to think more about it. Anyway, Shen Qian guessed that there would be no other possibilities.
There are two more chances.
I don’t know if the system can do it.
But in other words, if the system can’t do it, who else can do it?
The system's hang-up box was brought up in the mental interface, and Shen Qian directly entered the hang-up command.
"Passed the test with an explosive force of 999.99Kg."
Ding!
"The idle task has been generated and the system is parsing it."
"The mission target has been locked and the system is automatically finding the path..."
After just one second, the system happily turned on the idle mode.