I'm a scientist, why can't I have faith?

After answering the last question, Wang Dong put down his pen.

This subject was biology, and it was also the last subject he took in the college entrance examination.

In 45 minutes, his college entrance examination will be over.

Wang Dong flipped the test paper back to the beginning and went through it again. After checking that everything was correct, he closed the test paper and answer sheet and looked out the window at the scenery.

He didn't want to hand in his paper early.

June marks the beginning of summer. Looking out the window, one sees lush green plane trees and the incessant chirping of cicadas.

Wang Dong stared blankly out the window, memories of his senior year of high school flashing through his mind.

It's so boring and tedious, all I do is study, study, study.

However, there are occasionally one or two bright spots.

The emergence of the [Believer System], the first perfect score in physics, and going from the bottom of the class to the top of the grade.

And there's Li Lei, Gong Zhan, Shangguan Sihan...

Wang Dong inexplicably thought of that group photo; he had actually noticed Shangguan Sihan's heart-shaped hand gesture.

You're overthinking it.

The bell rang, the examiner collected the papers, and Wang Dong's high school career officially came to an end.

He packed his things at a leisurely pace and slowly walked out of the school.

He was very lucky to be able to take the college entrance examination at his alma mater, Tianhai No.1 High School. He doesn't know if he will have the chance to come back in the future.

Their peers were running out of the school like crazy; for them, the shackles that had bound them for 18 years were finally broken today.

Everyone was extremely excited.

Wang Dong's slow, deliberate pace stood out starkly against the backdrop of the surging crowd around him.

After acquiring [Perception: 0.1], he gained new insights and understandings about things he had previously taken for granted.

For some reason, he always felt that his future self would miss this moment.

So Wang Dong slowed his pace, constantly observing his surroundings, so that he could have more memories for his future self.

Mr. Wang Hua and Ms. Fang Meili were waiting at the school gate early in the morning.

Mr. Wang Hua was holding flowers, and Ms. Fang Meili was also wearing a cheongsam. For the parents, this should be the highest level of welcome for the college entrance examination candidates.

"How are you feeling, son?"

Wang Dong accepted the flowers from Mr. Wang Hua.

"It feels pretty good."

Anyone who has taken the college entrance examination knows that the period after the exam is the most frantic time.

Various electronic products were used in turn, day and night were reversed, and people stayed up all night indefinitely. In short, they did whatever made them feel good.

Wang Dong was a normal person, so not long after returning home, he immersed himself in the virtual world of the internet.

However, he wasn't that crazy. After a five-game losing streak in King of Glory, he suddenly realized that the game was just that.

A sense of emptiness and boredom arises.

Wang Dong was like a migratory bird that couldn't find its way, not knowing what he should do.

The twelve years of compulsory education cover a wide range of topics, but it doesn't seem to teach students what life is.

Mr. Wang Hua, as a father, also noticed his son's low spirits. He picked up his phone and checked the calendar; it was almost time.

"Come on, son, let's go see your grandfather."

Mr. Wang Hua took a special annual leave, while Ms. Fang Meili couldn't leave due to work, so this was a trip for father and son.

The Wang family, father and son, set off from Tianhai and headed south along the highway. Their final destination was Heluo, a small prefecture-level city in a major province in central China, where three generations of the family had lived.

Wang Dong attended junior high school here until the second year, and then transferred to Tianhai School. His family's household registration is now in Tianhai.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Wang Dong's descendants will refer to the Heluo region as their ancestral home.

There was only one reason that brought the father and son back here: their common relative, Mr. Wang Hua's father and Mr. Wang Dong's grandfather, Mr. Wang An, was buried here.

Grandpa originally lived in Tianhai with Wang Dong's family, but when he heard that his older brother was dying, he took a bus back to Heluo overnight.

The old man, who was originally in good health, perhaps couldn't accept the news of his brother's death, and soon after, he also suffered a heart attack and passed away in his hometown.

After passing through fields of wheat, in the center of the green sea of ​​wheat, there is a small earthen mound covered with a layer of moss.

The father and son cleaned up the earthen slope, but did not burn paper money; they simply offered sacrifices and prayed.

This trip back to his hometown was partly due to the approaching anniversary of his grandfather's death, and partly to allow Wang Dong to clear his mind.

On the way back, I unexpectedly ran into an acquaintance.

"Uncle Tian, ​​what's wrong...?"

"Isn't the date almost here? I've come to see your dad."

Grandpa Tian Mai was an old friend of Grandpa Wang Dong, Wang An.

Although he did not live in Heluo, he would return every year on the anniversary of his death to visit his old friends, no matter how far away he was.

After a brief greeting, Tian Mai bid farewell to the father and son to catch up with his old friends.

The old house of Wang Dongjia in Heluo is now inhabited by his uncle's family, who also take care of his grandfather's grave.

Upon returning home this time, Mr. Wang Hua made a special trip to thank his uncle's family.

Wang Dong spent a wonderful time in Heluo.

After returning from Heluo, Mr. Wang Hua could clearly sense that Wang Dong was in much better condition.

Although Wang Dong still hasn't found his future direction, he has rekindled his passion for life.

He maintained the same regular schedule as in high school, but instead of studying at the same high intensity as in his senior year, he incorporated physical exercise.

He bought a membership at a gym near his home, because as the saying goes, health is the foundation of everything.

Reading books and exercising every day seems like a pretty good life.

Wang Dong has been focusing on Mathematical Analysis these days, without the pressure of the college entrance examination or the need to set targets for himself.

This time, he studied the book more diligently and thoroughly than usual.

Occasionally, Gong Zhan and Li Lei would ask Wang Dong to go out, usually for billiards or mahjong. Although Wang Dong wasn't very interested, he always agreed.

After all, Shangguan Sihan had told him before that friendships also need to be nurtured.

Time just slipped away, little by little.

In a multimedia classroom at Tianhai University, the marking of college entrance examination papers is in full swing.

The first group of the math grading team (Group A) is sitting in this classroom.

Liu Wan is the group leader. She has ten years of experience in grading college entrance examination papers and is the pillar of the entire group.

"Sister Liu, a perfect score has been achieved."

Liu Wan wasn't surprised; she had experienced this kind of scene before.

A perfect score on the college entrance exam cannot be determined by just one or two examiners.

Once a perfect score paper appears, it needs to be reported up through multiple levels and reviewed repeatedly before it can be recognized as a perfect score.

Even the slightest flaw, the most careless mistake, or even a minor typo could cause this exam paper to miss out on a perfect score.

Of course, high scores will still be given, but full marks are not easily obtained.

If perfect scores are easily obtained in a selective exam like the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), it would be a challenge to fairness.

"Bring out the papers; I'll review them myself."

Liu Wan wanted to see if this paper truly deserved a perfect score.