Chương 71: War God’s : — Chapter 71 - The Martial Exam Begins!

"You've been in special training these past months... I wonder how much of the liberal arts knowledge you've forgotten?" Ye Miyue said softly.

"The liberal arts section is only worth seventy points at max, but it's still pretty important." Wang Xian said:"It's alright. By the second semester of senior year, they basically don't teach much new content anymore. It's all review of previous material. I have the resources on my phone, so I glance at them whenever I have time."

"A perfect score might be tough, but out of 700 points for liberal arts, scoring over 600 and getting sixty-something points shouldn't be a problem." In his previous life, he'd only scored twenty or thirty points in liberal arts, hadn't he? Thinking back, it was embarrassing... He finished listening to Ye Miyue repeat the Martial Exam rules.

"So that means the highest possible score before awakening is 790 points."

"What were the admission cutoff scores for the five top universities last year?"

"A bit over a thousand points." Ye Miyue was fairly knowledgeable about this. After all, the school teachers talked about it every day. Wang Xian looked thoughtful. No wonder they said that as long as you awaken a King-tier Talent, the five top universities would basically fight to recruit you. A King-tier Talent alone is worth a thousand points. Multiply by thirty percent, that's 300 points.

Just casually taking the other sections, plus the real combat assessment score, pushing the total past a thousand would be extremely easy. What's more, with the King-tier Talent bonus, the real combat assessment was guaranteed to yield a super high score. That made it even easier. But if you had no talent. Even if you somehow achieved the maximum possible 790 points, there would still be a gap of over 200 points that had to come from the real combat assessment.

Just getting the full 790 points was already nearly impossible, let alone the real combat assessment. So, without an awakened talent. The difficulty of entering the five top universities was truly terrifying. When the topic of talent awakening came up, Wang Xian could clearly sense Ye Miyue's gaze flickering, avoiding his.

"Are you afraid your talent will be too poor? That you won't get a high score?" Wang Xian asked. Ye Miyue shook her head. Not getting a high score didn't matter. She was just afraid that if her talent was too poor, in the future... the gap would probably grow wider and wider. She stole a glance at Wang Xian.

"Don't worry." Wang Xian grinned.

"I said it before. You will definitely awaken a King-tier Talent." Ye Miyue covered her mouth and laughed. As if I'd believe that!

"You don't believe me?" Ye Miyue shook her head. How could she possibly believe it? If... if you were the one who awakened a King-tier Talent, then I'd believe it, she thought to herself. After all, Wang Xian was too formidable.

"Let's make a bet." A strange smile appeared on Wang Xian's face.

"If you awaken a King-tier Talent..." At this, Wang Xian swept his gaze up and down Ye Miyue's figure. Ye Miyue subconsciously tightened her apron, both hands covering herself loosely.

"You give me a massage." Wang Xian pointed at Ye Miyue's pert bottom.

"But you have to use this part." Ye Miyue instantly flushed bright red, her hands immediately shielding her rear. How could that place possibly be used for massage!

"And if you don't awaken a King-tier Talent..." Wang Xian thought for a moment, putting on an expression as if he were the one taking a loss.

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"......" Ye Miyue. She was so embarrassed that even her neck turned completely red. Her little head shook like a rattle-drum. No, no, no! Seeing this.

"Then let's switch it up..." Wang Xian said.

"If you awaken a King-tier Talent, you wear that outfit you sent me before and give me a massage. That's acceptable, right?" Ye Miyue thought about it. If it were just that, compared to massaging with her bottom, it wasn't entirely unacceptable... Although that outfit was far too intimate and revealing...

"And, by the way, you give me a kiss. That's not too much, right?" Wang Xian spoke with conviction.

"We're talking about a King-tier Talent here. The probability is definitely very, very low." Ye Miyue thought about it again. That's right, it really was very low. Basically nearly impossible.

"If you don't awaken it." Wang Xian said.

"Then that sword is yours. That's acceptable, right?" Ye Miyue lowered her head, thought for a long while, and then finally gave a slight nod. Seeing this, Wang Xian was delighted inwardly. Dragon Country people really do love compromise. If I'd just said it outright, you definitely wouldn't have agreed. So I switched to a different approach. Little girl, still so young. A few days later. Rong City. Martial Arts Research Institute.

The Martial Arts Research Institute was a facility built by the state specifically for researching various martial disciplines and talents. The entire institute was even larger than an average university, covering over a thousand mu. Generally, each major province had three or more such institutes. Rong City was a prefecture-level city second only to Huayang City in this region of Western Shu. A city that had produced a Great Grandmaster was naturally extraordinary, so it had one as well.

Not only would Rong City's senior-year martial candidates undergo their various assessments here, but senior-year martial candidates from several surrounding cities would also come here for their assessments. The modern Martial Exam system was already very well-developed. Non-liberal-arts candidates taking the liberal arts assessment could complete all liberal arts subject exams in a single day.

Liberal arts candidates, needing to take a few more subjects, would require roughly two days to complete their subject exams. This conveniently staggered with the subsequent martial candidates' use of various equipment for testing techniques, martial studies, and life force. At the same time, because the technique assessment, martial studies assessment, and life force test all had fixed content, there was also no factor of any advance information leakage. Only precision.

Therefore, the assessment order was not fixed across different schools. According to Rong City's tradition from previous years, it was generally First High first, Fourth High next, then Seventh High, and finally the other schools. Wang Xian took his exam admission ticket and walked into this Martial Arts Research Institute covering over a thousand mu. In previous years, Rong City had over 200, 000 martial candidates.

Huayang City had over 300, 000, and there was another research institute to the southwest, also with 200, 000 to 300, 000. Add in several hundred thousand liberal arts candidates, and the total number of unified exam takers exceeded a million. Compared to several other provinces in Dragon Country, this was considered relatively high. The Martial Arts Research Institute was far from the city's bustle, reachable by a dedicated subway line.

So, during these few exam days, Rong City's subway would generally serve the candidates, transporting students from various high schools to the Martial Arts Research Institute. Coupled with the institute's special geographical location, secluded and quiet, it was also suitable as an exam environment. Researchers in white coats stood at various key points throughout the institute, giving directions to the many candidates who weren't fond of reading maps.

From time to time, one could catch a trace of nostalgia in these researchers' eyes.

"Building B, third floor, room seven." Following the information on his admission ticket, Wang Xian walked into a classroom in one of the institute buildings. And then began a full day of liberal arts exams. The 700-point liberal arts section, for martial candidates, consisted of only three subjects. One was Blue Star Comprehensive History, the second was Basic Science Projects, and the third was Political Culture and Language.

Because Wang Xian had reviewed fairly diligently in this life, he felt that answering the questions wasn't too strenuous. A day of exams concluded.

"Getting 65 points should be a breeze." After the liberal arts section ended, what followed was the most important exam for martial candidates. The martial exams were all conducted with the school as the unit. Typically, schools would first assemble all classes, then set off together for the designated exam location: the main building of the research institute, the Martial Arts Building. Nine floors in total.

The institute's Martial Arts Building was fixed at nine floors, symbolizing the current nine realms of martial arts. Each floor was comparable to over ten football fields, or even larger. Though called a floor, Wang Xian felt that one floor was equivalent to half a small high school. When Seventh High arrived, it was already afternoon. And in the morning, First High and Fourth High had already finished their exams.

"First High is still insane. I heard someone this time achieved fourth-stage technical mastery."

"He Yiming, right? Perfect life force score, martial studies at peak mastery, swordsmanship technique breaking the perfect score to reach fourth stage, possessing 'Absolute Control' and 'Limit Burst.' My cousin goes to First High. He's incredible."

"There's also Lin Ao. His life force surpassed the perfect score, approaching 100 points. Too bad, they say he was just three points short of reaching the Martial Exam's limit."

"Not as good as Fourth High's Tan Tianze. His life force is 98 points. His technical mastery also surpassed third stage, just didn't reach fourth stage. And his blade technique is also close to peak mastery."

"Not as good as First High's Xu Rong. Xu Rong studies the spear. Do you know how hard the spear is to train? She's also the only one currently able to reach peak mastery in the spear. Look across all of Western Shu, how many students have achieved peak mastery in spear techniques?"

"Damn, First High is just bursting with prodigies!"

"Fourth High at least has Tan Tianze. What about our Seventh High?" On the first floor of the Martial Arts Building, several thousand Seventh High martial candidates were lined up, waiting for their assessments. Assessment results were measured and produced in real time, but only known to oneself. However, once a result came out, the school teachers were bound to ask about it. The candidates certainly wouldn't hide it either. Whatever it was, they'd say it.

In any case, when the final total score rankings were announced, the scores would be made public, and the school could definitely look them up.

"Alright, it's our Seventh High candidates' turn." The leading Principal Xia, along with Zhou Dahai and the other school leaders, cleared his throat.

"Students, what needs to be said, your homeroom teachers have already made clear."

"Now, according to class order, enter the exam halls in an organized manner!" ➤ Next: There Are Always People Beyond People, Heavens Beyond Heavens