After seeing the emotion color, they all turned pink.

This computer-based exam was conducted in the largest computer lab in the No. 4 Middle School's Information Building, which is about the size of two classrooms combined.

But in reality, very few students actually came to take the exam.

Only Minjie from Class 8 greeted the five of them. Other classes either didn't come or only had one or two people.

The main force consisted entirely of students from Class 1, making up more than half of them.

The exam lasted from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., a full three hours, and consisted entirely of objective questions, which demonstrates the sheer volume of questions.

This can lead to two extreme situations.

Some racked their brains and tried their best, but still couldn't finish them all.

Some people finish everything in half an hour and then have nothing to do but play with the keyboard and mouse.

It is possible to submit your paper early, but you will have to wait until one hour after the exam starts.

So, when the computer-based exam had been going on for half an hour or forty minutes, the whole computer lab started to buzz and become chaotic.

Some even tried to peek at the computer screen next to them to copy the answers, but unfortunately, the objective questions were all drawn from a large database of questions, and in a different order...

"Quiet down! Anyone who makes a fuss won't be allowed to hand in their paper early. Grab a chair and sit next to me until six!"

A middle-aged man with a taut face sternly maintained order.

This tactic is far more ruthless than simply kicking someone out of the exam room.

The reason those unruly students are disruptive is that they don't know most of the questions, so they guessed them all at once, and then they have nothing to do. If you kick them out, they'd be more than happy to do so...

Therefore, when the proctor used the punishment of not being allowed to hand in the exam paper early, the effect was outstanding, and the computer room became much quieter in an instant.

"call--"

Li Jiaxin let out a long sigh, took out the tissue placed between Lin Xixi and her, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and her eyes, which had been staring at the computer screen, became a little sore.

[33/150]

An hour had passed, and she had only completed one-fifth of the task, including several questions she had guessed.

Today, Class 8 had the strongest English class, and they were much more serious than usual.

Is it possible to design English exam questions like this? Several questions required me to know all the words and translate the sentences, but I was stuck on the four preposition options and couldn't choose the right one.

Reading them by feel, all four flow smoothly; none of them can be eliminated...

It also seems to include some content that Miss Liu mentioned during her private tutoring sessions, but I've only skimmed the parts; I didn't listen carefully at the time.

She thought that even if this computer-based test was difficult, it would be similar in format to the college entrance examination English test.

But I didn't expect the difference to be so huge. It's completely designed to be difficult for the sake of being difficult, making you struggle and wasting your time.

The exam lasted three hours, and it consisted entirely of objective questions. But if you approached each question this way, you simply wouldn't finish! You'd only be able to guess large chunks of the answers at the last minute…

Moreover, things were already complicated enough, and now the atmosphere in the server room is so restless.

The constant clicking of mice and keyboards, along with the buzzing of whispers, can easily disrupt one's concentration.

Michelle Reis twisted her neck, adjusted her posture, tilted her head slightly, and glanced to her left.

Sitting at the computer to her left, Lin Xixi leaned forward slightly, her face close to the screen, her eyes reflecting the grayish-white light from it.

Beads of sweat trickled down the girl's fair forehead, sliding down her delicate and adorable face. Lin Xixi didn't even bother to wipe them away. Her brows were slightly furrowed, her lips were pursed, and her expression was extremely serious...

[21/150]

Making only twenty dishes is too slow.

Princess Xixi must be extremely demanding of getting every question right, but her current extravagant agonizing over the earlier questions will make her pay the price for the later ones.

Li Jiaxin breathed a sigh of relief. Although Lin Xixi's English wasn't as good as hers, it was still quite good, and she was also the most diligent student in Miss Liu's classes.

If she performed like that, then my performance was probably normal...

Immediately afterwards, Michelle Reis glanced at Xu Chuan, who was sitting at the camera to her right.

Then, her eyes, reflected in the white light of the screen, widened slightly.

In Li Jiaxin's peripheral vision, the progress of the questions on the corner of Xu Chuan's computer screen was:

[52/150]

She was 20 questions faster than him, completing one-third of the questions in exactly one-third of the time, which was quite standard.

Sitting in front of the computer, Xu Chuan's serious expression was something Li Jiaxin had never seen before.

His elbows were propped on the table, his fingers curled up to his lips, and his eyes were fixed on the computer screen, not blinking an eye.

The other hand, holding the mouse, clicked rhythmically.

That brat...

Wow, you guessed pretty fast!

Did you think that by looking this handsome, you could improve your accuracy?

Li Jiaxin looked away, but she had to admit that she was indeed under pressure from Xu Chuan's progress. She took a deep breath and threw herself back into her question bank.

When the hour was up, most students, except for those in Class 1, handed in their papers early.

This is the first time Xu Chuan has used [Focus Blue] in a formal examination of a certain scale.

It's different, so very different.

He himself used [Focus Blue] to work on practice tests when he got home at night, and the situation was completely different then.

To give an analogy, it's like racing.

Taking the test yourself is like lifting a race car, stepping on the gas in a windless, clean indoor space, and measuring speed by the spinning wheels. It consumes less blue energy and the car is faster.

The formal test involves putting the race car directly on the track, where there is friction, wind resistance, and environmental interference, which immediately increases fuel consumption and slows down the car speed.

Moreover, his head felt slightly hot, as if he had been speeding.

This may be because the outline of his own emotions hidden under the light blue color will naturally refresh more of the "focused blue" during the exam.

Now, in order to be more focused, he has forcibly introduced a new "focus blue" from the outside.

The two shades of blue still need some getting used to.

However, even though he wasn't very skilled at using cheats for the first time, Xu Chuan still had a great time.

This state of complete focus, characterized by self-control and confidence,

Combined with the secret teachings from Miss Liu and Little Star that I had previously absorbed deeply under the blue state of focus,

Three hours pass quickly when you're focused.

With five minutes remaining, Xu Chuan stopped inputting blue emotions.

I barely finished all 150 questions.

The world around us gradually became clearer.

The computer screens next to him were all empty; apart from him, all the other computer screens in the row were just desktop backgrounds.

Even most of the students in Class 1 had left by this time. The dim afternoon light slanted into the room, and the proctor yawned.

The melodious school bell rang, the exam time was up, and the computer automatically collected the papers. [150/150 (no blanks)]

Actually, there were a few questions that he hadn't reviewed, and a few that were innovative. Xu Chuan could only guess at the ones he didn't know, but he finished all the ones he did know.

The moment you finish rolling, the feeling of burning completely is incredibly satisfying.

This is what you call "beautiful"—arriving at the very moment the exam bell rings, along with the exam itself, creating a truly evocative atmosphere...