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

No matter how I think about it, it doesn't make sense. How could simply praying improve my grades?

You wouldn't have secretly swiped the card behind your buddies' backs, would you?

He was studying math during morning self-study, whereas he used to always catch up on sleep...

Could it be that I've been possessed?

Li Lei envisioned countless possibilities in his mind, but none of them were realistic.

Surely it wasn't this kid who opened it?

While Li Lei was brainstorming wildly, unwilling to face reality, Wang Dong was seriously looking at his test paper.

"I got the last question wrong..."

The only 6 points Wang Dong lost in this exam came from the last comprehensive electromagnetism question.

His physical reasoning was completely correct; the problem lay in his mathematics.

This problem only requires a simple momentum theorem, but it necessitates the use of the infinitesimal method in mathematics.

At that time, Wang Dong did not yet have "mathematical intuition," and his numerical values ​​were not as high as they are now.

This resulted in flaws in the application of the infinitesimal method, leading to completely incorrect calculations and a deduction of 6 points.

If he were to take this test now, getting 100 points shouldn't be a problem.

After all, his entire physics system was essentially created by Sir Isaac Newton himself.

In mathematics, they also possess Gauss's "mathematical intuition." If they still can't get a perfect score, they can choose to repeat the course.

Wang Dong re-examined his paper and realized there were many areas where he could improve...

"Our class's exam results were just average."

As soon as Lao Wu opened his mouth, the previously noisy classroom immediately fell silent.

Although this middle-aged man was not tall, he spoke with an air of authority.

Especially with his bitter-gour-like face, almost no one in all those years of students has ever seen Old Wu smile.

"There are eight physics classes in the whole grade, and our class is ranked last."

The moment these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the entire classroom froze to freezing point.

Everyone thought that what followed would be a bloody battle.

However, Lao Wu's demeanor suddenly changed, and the corners of his mouth slightly turned up.

"However, it's not entirely without its merits."

The students in the audience couldn't help but wipe their eyes.

Old Wu... is he laughing?

"Our class produced one student who ranked in the top ten of the grade in this exam. Although it was ninth place, it is still very commendable."

"Moreover, this student is very inspiring."

The word "inspirational" was like a hammer, instantly waking up the dejected Li Lei.

I have a bad feeling about this...

"Wang Dong scored 94 points in this monthly exam, ranking ninth in the grade."

"Although the eight people ahead of him all tied for first place with a perfect score, this is still a good result."

"If I remember correctly, he failed the last exam, but this time he's among the top students in his grade."

"You should learn from them more in private..."

Sure enough, I knew it.

As Wang Dong's good brother, Li Lei should be happy for him, but he just can't bring himself to smile.

The gap between theory and reality is still too large.

Not only Li Lei, but the other students in the class also found it hard to accept the news.

How did he go from being at the bottom of the class to ninth in the grade?

Things that I wouldn't even dare to write about in novels are actually happening around me?

Old Wu took in the students' reactions from below the stage.

Very good, it has achieved the desired effect of motivating him, and even exceeded his expectations in some aspects.

Old Wu adjusted his glasses with satisfaction and began to explain the monthly exam paper.

Li Lei immediately shook off his absent-minded state and began to listen attentively to the lesson.

No, I can't let Dongzi leave me behind!

Today's class was extremely efficient, which was exactly what Lao Wu expected.

Even a slight pressure can cause a spring to unleash tremendous power.

As a veteran teacher, Lao Wu had a masterful grasp of this kind of intensity.

However, none of this had anything to do with Wang Dong.

While Lao Wu and his classmates were passionately discussing physics, Wang Dong quietly pulled out his compulsory mathematics textbook, Book 2.

For him now, this problem-solving explanation lesson is not of much value, since he has already mastered the knowledge on the test paper.

It's more important to finish my own book-reading mission.

Properly weighing the pros and cons and making the best choice is the second step towards becoming a genius.

Throughout the entire physics class, Li Lei had never felt so clear-headed before. With Lao Wu's explanation, he felt like he could do it again.

I'm sure I can get over 70 points on the next exam!

Li Lei turned his head triumphantly to look at his deskmate, only to find that Wang Dong was engrossed in the world of compulsory mathematics course 2.

The thought of this guy going from failing to scoring 94 and ranking ninth in physics in the grade suddenly made Li Lei feel like he was failing again.

It seems... I still need to practice.

When the bell rang, Mr. Wu surprisingly didn't extend the class time; he finished the lesson quickly and then dismissed the get out of class.

Wang Dong closed the book, snapping out of his flow state, and let out a long sigh of relief. Reading was indeed addictive, but now it was time to go to the next class.

The next class is biology, and I need to go to Class 4 downstairs.

After the subject selection and scoring system was introduced, classes were no longer divided into arts and sciences groups, but instead, students moved between classes like in a university.

Students will remain in the same classes for the three main subjects: Chinese, Mathematics, and English. For the remaining elective subjects, each student will have their own class schedule.

The school will simply try its best to arrange for students to change classrooms as few times as possible.

Li Lei and Wang Dong both chose physics, chemistry, and biology, and luckily they were in the same classroom.

I thought today would be a day of setbacks.

Unexpectedly, apart from physics, Wang Dong's performance in the other subjects remained roughly the same as before.

My scores in Chemistry and Biology hovered around 70, while my scores in Chinese and English were around average.

So this kid only studied physics during the summer vacation?

Li Lei was in a great mood because he did well in biology, scoring 95 points.

It's still a bit better than Wang Dong's 67 points.

Time quickly came to the last class.

Class teacher Chen Qing walked into the classroom with the test papers and, as usual, had the class representative distribute them.

Upon seeing his score, Li Lei felt a pang of anxiety, and then he looked at Wang Dong's paper.

Fortunately, they're not much different from me.

Silently adding up the total scores in his mind, Li Lei found that he was exactly one point ahead of Wang Dong.

Brother, I admit you're very talented, but you're still a bit inferior to me.

Li Lei was secretly pleased with himself; nothing was more gratifying than his brother scoring high.

However, Wang Dong didn't pay any attention to any of that; he focused all his attention on the math test paper covered in red crosses.

After reading it through again from beginning to end, Wang Dong had a clear understanding of how he had been studying for the past two days.

After he relearned the book with numerical values, he could now tell where the problem was at a glance, without needing Chen Qing's explanation at all.

As for the parts he hasn't seen yet, even with passive mathematical intuition, he can't arrive at a correct answer.

Studying books was definitely the right thing to do.

As it turns out, Wang Dong is going further and further down the right path.