Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation-Chapter 660 - 409 Master_2

Chen Qian had told him the whole story in full detail, recounting how during the experiment, he had been enveloped in a light named "knowledge."

Huang Yuzhu was straightforward in his personality. He said, "After bumping into the door, couldn’t you just look up and easily tell if it was a person or a door?"

...

There was a 20-minute break during the exam.

Ma Shicheng returned to Class 8, where he met up with Wang Longlong.

He sat in his seat, tapping the screen with one finger, which displayed a pixelated bird flying up through the sky, with many green pipes ahead.

The game was called Flappy Bird, also known as Clumsy Bird Flies First.

This extremely simple game had become popular all over the world this year, and Ma Shicheng often played it for fun.

Each time he flew past a pipe, the number in the middle of the screen would increase by one, and at this moment, the number had already surpassed 200.

That was a quite terrifying number, as very few people could break 50 points in this game.

Wang Longlong was worried for Brother Ma.

Not only Wang Longlong, but also a girl stood behind the wall behind Ma Shicheng.

Her head drooped as she waited for the seat’s occupant to leave because it was her seat for the exam.

"There you are, Shang Caiwei! I’ve been looking everywhere for you!" A round-faced boy ran into Class 8.

"Ah?" Shang Caiwei looked up timidly, her small palm-sized face refined and her features delicate and three-dimensional, her doe-like eyes blinking in surprise.

The round-faced boy wiped off his sweat; he had run all the way there:

"I heard from Tang Jing that you’re good at LoL. Wanna duo queue? I’ve reached Gold."

Xu Chundeng was a minor LoL expert in his class, and with how well he played, he was among the best in Class 5. He had reached Gold III Rank.

When he went to Internet cafes with classmates, it was usually him leading the others, most of whom were in the Silver Rank, so being in Gold, he was considered a strong support.

Moreover, he had just started playing LoL this year and had reached the Gold Rank within a few months, indicating he had great potential for improvement in the future.

"We can play together; I can carry you in duo queue," Xu Chundeng offered with enthusiasm.

There weren’t many good-looking girls in Class 5. Meng Ziyun was pursued by Cao Kun, and Xu Chundeng didn’t have the guts to mess with Cao Kun, knowing he was no match for him in any aspect, plus Meng Ziyun was out of his league.

However, the Shang Caiwei before him was no less appealing than Meng Ziyun, only she rarely interacted with her classmates. Xu Chundeng had been secretly in love with her for six months. Now with Class 5 facing dissolution, he finally mustered up the courage to invite the girl he admired to play games with him.

After all, Xu Chundeng only stood out in LoL.

Shang Caiwei hesitated, "No, no, I can’t play."

Her voice was soft and melodious, as gentle as a whispering song, soothing to the heart.

Xu Chundeng didn’t understand, "Why can’t you play?"

Shang Caiwei had no choice but to say, "Rank."

Xu Chundeng understood once he heard her; smacking his forehead, "Look at me, I forgot if the ranks are too far apart, we can’t duo, right?"

"But don’t worry, I’ll borrow a Silver account to play with you."

He was more than capable with a Silver account and began to think about whom to borrow an account from.

On Shang Caiwei’s delicate and frail face, there was a touch of apology. She looked down at her toes and blurted out all at once:

"I’m Diamond One. I can’t queue with Gold."

Xu Chundeng was stunned. What was the concept of Diamond? And Diamond One?

Ma Shicheng, who was playing Flappy Bird, even turned his head to take a look. From Diamond One to King was only a step away, indicating an impressive level of skill. He played less frequently himself and was just at King level.

Ma Shicheng turned back around; his bird was still flying, impressively still alive.

Xu Chundeng was shocked, "For real? You’re Diamond One?"

He was somewhat skeptical.

Shang Caiwei: "For real."

Xu Chundeng believed her. It was his first time seeing a living Diamond One master. He looked at Shang Caiwei again, his eyes holding a different kind of admiration now. Cute and skilled at gaming—how awesome is that?

He asked with hope, "Could you maybe carry me?"

Shang Caiwei was silent for a long while after hearing this.

Xu Chundeng felt she must be considering it, so he patiently waited.

Five minutes later, Shang Caiwei’s gentle voice said, "I’m sorry."

Xu Chundeng felt like he had been sentenced. His face couldn’t hide the disappointment as he sighed, "I thought you would agree after thinking for so long."

Shang Caiwei responded more quickly this time, speaking timidly:

"I thought it might be rude to directly refuse, so... I waited a few minutes."

Ma Shicheng couldn’t hold back and laughed out loud, "Hahaha."

Xu Chundeng was embarrassingly awkward, "What’s so funny?"

...

In the No. 11 examination room, Cui Yu was sitting in Xu Yan’s seat, legs crossed.

His expression smug, he took a photo of the lecture desk, intending to send it to Guo Kunnan, but then he remembered the signal jammer and realized it couldn’t be sent.

No matter, after the exam he would tell Guo Kunnan.

Cui Yu, triumphant like a spring breeze, said, "Brother Gui, do you see how awesome I am?"

Meng Gui was to his left, with just an aisle separating them.

Cui Yu, having relied on cheating, successfully moved up to a mid-tier level in his grade, joining his good brother in the same examination room.

Soon, the chemistry exam began.

"Brother Gui, stick to the plan, this time I’m going to make that bitch Yu Wen regret!" Cui Yu said viciously.

He wanted to crush Yu Wen with his scores fair and square.

Meng Gui’s fingers tapped rhythmically on the desktop, and Cui Yu instantly understood—this was their shared cheating code.

The proctor distributed the test papers, and an hour later, Cui Yu left many questions unanswered. Damn it, chemistry is so hard!

He didn’t understand any of those damn element symbols.

Sometimes Cui Yu envied Jiang Ning, as Teacher Guo Ran often gave him private lessons, and his scores were consistently perfect.

Cui Yu had fantasized about being taught by a beautiful female teacher, but it was merely a fantasy; facing a real teacher, he still felt a sense of awe.

’Time’s up.’ Cui Yu glanced at his watch.

Meng Gui next to him noticed as well.

They practised their communication method for a long time, and now it was finally going to pay off.

Before the exam, they agreed to help each other through signals, aiming to grow stronger together.

Cui Yu knocked on the desktop with his fingers, silently communicating with Meng Gui, "What’s the answer for the fourth multiple choice question?"

He sent a coded message.

Meng Gui tapped back on the desk, "Don’t know."

"What about question eight, do you know that one?"

"I don’t know that one either."

Cui Yu cursed, "Shit!"

...

Exam Room 2.

The students’ grades in this room were in the top 10% of the year level, if they performed consistently, they would probably be 211 university level.

Bai Yuxia, Dong Qingfeng, and Huang Zhongfei, all three were in Exam Room 2, along with other students like Shen Xinli, Tang Fu, Li Shi, and Pei Yujing, who were also of this level.

Dong Qingfeng effortlessly went through the chemistry questions, occasionally glancing at the clock.

In past exams, he didn’t need to watch the time because he would certainly finish within the allotted time.

Today was different. Yu Wen found him this morning, imploring him to pass on answers.

Given Dong Qingfeng’s nature, he could not refuse outright.

Time was up.

He took advantage of the proctor’s inattentiveness, secretly pulled out a small slip of paper, and hid it under the exam paper.

Then he swiftly copied all the multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank answers.

He and Yu Wen had agreed to roll the answers up into a thin strip of paper and place it on the balcony of the restroom.

Dong Qingfeng rarely cheated, and as he tried it now, he was rather exhilarated.

The proctor noticed and walked down from the podium, heading straight to Dong Qingfeng’s side.

Other students turned to look, as even top students liked to watch the commotion.

The proctor was a young female teacher, skinny and very dark-skinned; because of her darkness, some students called her "Black Girl" behind her back.

Before, she had appeared on Hui Province’s TV station, participating in an inspirational variety show, so she was quite famous at Fourth Middle School, and also quite strict.

The proctor stood in front of Dong Qingfeng, lifted the examination paper, and yanked out the cheat sheet.

After a quick scan, she asked with a cold face, "What are you doing?"

Dong Qingfeng wanted to pass on his cheat sheet!

But he couldn’t say that; if he did, wouldn’t it be all over?

Now caught by the teacher, Dong Qingfeng’s mind went blank, and he had no idea how to make up an excuse.

In Exam Room 2, Huang Zhongfei felt helpless. Why did a student from his class get caught during an exam?

As the class president, he certainly couldn’t ignore the situation.

With Dong Qingfeng’s scores voided, there could be significant consequences for sophomore year class placement. Huang Zhongfei sweated from his forehead, straining to think of a solution.

Bai Yuxia, in the same exam room, shared these concerns. Her eyes were calm; she spoke gracefully and kindly:

"Teacher, Dong Qingfeng is in my class. He has a habit of noting down answers to compare with us after the exam."