Gao Wu Da Qin: You don't want your secret to be known, do you?

Chapter 9: Preliminary Test – High School Martial Arts Exchange Meeting

Having lived a second life, Qin Feng has a profound understanding of love. (New 69 Bookstore →)

In Qin Feng's view, his relationship with the school beauty Chen Ke was more of a simple mutual need based on mutual desire for each other's bodies, and it was far from rising to the level of Platonic love.

Moreover, Qin Feng didn't expect to have any Platonic feelings, after all, he sealed his heart with cement in his previous life, and in this life, it has been reinforced with steel structure, making it even more secure.

The bell rang throughout the classroom.

The boring day of classes is finally over.

However, the homeroom teacher, Zhang Beihai, stood on the podium and showed no sign of ending the get out of class.

Zhang Beihai held a piece of chalk in one hand and pointed at the students in the back row with the other, "You bunch of good-for-nothings in the back row, put your bags on the ground! Are you the only ones in the whole class who know to go home after school? Didn't you see me standing here?"

"What, you two still don't like what I'm saying? All you do is steal and cheat, you have no real skills, yet you always think you're something special. If you were really something special, you'd be number one in the whole grade!"

"Speaking of our class's midterm exams, my blood pressure spiked so high it scared me! We're Class 1 of Longcheng No. 1 Middle School, and out of nine classes in ninth grade, we came in last!"

"Our class at No. 1 Middle School aims to be number one, not last!"

"Forget it, what do you guys know about this anyway!"

Zhang Beihai then added, "I have an announcement to make today. It's November, and the second semester is already more than halfway over! There are less than three months left, and every day of those three months is crucial. This will determine whether you attend a mediocre university or a prestigious one!"

"So over the next three months, starting in mid-December, we will be holding a preliminary exam before the college entrance examination, which is also the annual high school martial arts exchange tournament!"

"This exchange event isn't very large; only three high schools in Longcheng are participating, with about forty classes and around three thousand people! The competition isn't that fierce!"

"The exam content is relatively simple, it's the same old three things: speed, strength, and reaction time! That is, running, weightlifting, and shooting!"

"Although the diagnostic test isn't the real college entrance exam, the rewards are very generous!"

"This time, the Longcheng Education Branch, in conjunction with the Longcheng Martial Arts Alliance, has prepared a considerable amount of martial arts manuals, powerful weapons, martial arts elixirs, and even opportunities for guidance from renowned masters for the preliminary examination!"

"I hope everyone in our class can give it their all and work hard. Although you all usually perform only so-so, these awards are real and substantial, worth at least five figures on the market, and some are even priceless! It's like a master enlightening you. In the real world, masters don't have the time to waste words on you guys!"

"Everyone must take this seriously and seize the opportunity!"

"Alright, I've said my piece. Qin Feng, you stay behind. The rest of you can go home!"

The students dispersed in a flurry, and the classroom suddenly became empty.

Zhang Beihai stepped down from the podium, sized up Qin Feng, and asked, "So, how's your confidence for the placement test?"

Qin Feng replied earnestly, "Teacher, I am very confident!"

Zhang Beihai then took out a blood and qi testing device and began scanning Qin Feng.

Lines of numbers appeared on the blood and qi testing device.

"85!"

"110!"

"125!"

"130!"

"130——"

The beeping sound echoed, and Qin Feng's blood pressure stabilized at around 130.

Zhang Beihai looked at Qin Feng with satisfaction, "Not bad, in less than a month, your score has gone from 75 to 130! That's more than doubled!"

Qin Feng thought to himself, "It's not just 130! It's 990!"

It has exceeded the human limit of 300 by three times!

Qin Feng's face was full of flattering smiles. "It's all thanks to the teacher's excellent teaching!"

Zhang Beihai said smugly, "You've got a conscience, kid! It's all thanks to me, your instructor, working overtime every day to give you extra lessons!"

However, a person's vital energy and blood ultimately have their limits!

"Due to the limitations of the human body's structure, the maximum possible Qi and Blood is only 300!"

"Throughout the two thousand years of the Qin Dynasty, there were only a handful of people with over 300 lives; the rest were mostly 200+! Your limit should also be around 200+!"

"Although you haven't reached your limit yet, you're more than capable of handling opponents of your age, most of whom are over 80. ♡💗 ❻❾s𝓗𝕦𝔵.ςＯ𝐦 🏆💎"

Qin Feng said, "Teacher is absolutely right. I will definitely give it my all in this mock exam and strive to win the championship, bringing glory to you."

Zhang Beihai laughed. "Heh, did I say I'd let you win the championship?"

Qin Feng was taken aback. "If you don't win the championship, then what's the point?"

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Zhang Beihai walked to the window, looked at the playground outside, and said with a meaningful gaze, "Do you understand the essence of this diagnostic test?"

Qin Feng said, "Please enlighten me, teacher."

Zhang Beikai said, "The essence of a placement test is to find out what others are capable of, while hiding your own!"

Qin Feng understood. "Teacher is absolutely right. The diagnostic test is to assess others' abilities, not to expose your own! So, is it feasible for me to maintain an average level and not reveal my true abilities?"

Zhang Beihai raised his hand and tapped Qin Feng's head. "What are you thinking about! How will you get the reward if you don't become famous?"

"Not famous? How can I gain the attention of the higher-ups, how can I become a seeded player for the Martial Arts Alliance ahead of time?"

"If you don't become a top seed, how can you possibly rank in the top group in the college entrance exam?"

"How can you get into a good university if you don't get into Group A?"

Zhang Beihai's barrage of questions left Qin Feng's head spinning.

Qin Feng rubbed his temples. "Teacher, according to what you said, the diagnostic test shouldn't reveal our true abilities, but we still need to become famous. How is that possible? Isn't that like asking a horse to run without letting it eat grass?"

Zhang Beihai glared at Qin Feng, furious. "How can you be so stupid?!"

"Can't you be a little smarter!"

"A perfect score and winning the championship are no problem for you. Can't you just hide your true abilities a little?"

"A perfect score isn't the goal; the goal is to show Old Deng of the Martial Arts Alliance that you're a master. And how do you demonstrate that you're a master? By controlling your score! Controlling your score is crucial!"

"It's like weightlifting: the winner lifts 100kg, and you lift 99.99kg!"

"Even though you're not famous, you're only a tiny bit behind number one!"

"If you lower your guard by just a tiny bit, what will outsiders think? Everyone will think you're deliberately faking it. That way, everyone will think you're hiding your true strength, that you're a master. You haven't revealed your full power, but you've still gotten a glimpse of your opponent's trump card. Don't you think that makes sense?"

Qin Feng listened to his teacher's words and instantly understood, "So that's how it's played! Teacher, you should have told me sooner! If it's about controlling the score, then I'll just be second!"

Zhang Beikaido, "Wrong, third place!"

Qin Feng paused for a moment, then asked, "Why isn't second place acceptable?"

Zhang Beikai said, "Many people use this tactic, making the competition for second place very fierce. To avoid such high intensity, and to make the competition more enjoyable and allow for an easy prize win, third place is fine. Let those bastards fight over second place!"

Qin Feng asked, "Does the third-place team also get a guaranteed spot in Group A?"

Zhang Beihai said, "Of course! The top three are guaranteed a spot in Group A, and two spots are randomly selected from fourth to tenth place. It's up to the Martial Arts Alliance to figure that out! Anyway, Dragon City has five Group A spots every year!"

Qin Feng nodded, "Understood, let's strive for third place!"

"Yes!" Zhang Beihai added, "There's just one more thing. The placement test is divided into three parts: martial arts and sciences. I hope you have the opportunity to try it out."

Qin Feng said with a bitter face, "Teacher, I'm a martial arts student. I only have a basic understanding of mechanical principles in science and poetry and literature in humanities. Wouldn't it be humiliating for me to go into the humanities or sciences?"

Zhang Beihai took out Qin Feng's homework book. "Did you write 'Man Jiang Hong' on this page?"

Qin Feng was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Yes, I wrote it."

Zhang Beihai recited, "My hair bristles with rage, I lean on the railing as the rain subsides. I raise my eyes, look up to the sky and roar, my heart filled with fierce ambition. Thirty years of fame and glory are but dust and dirt, eight thousand miles of road are but clouds and moon. Do not idly let your youthful head turn white, only to be filled with empty sorrow!"

"Wow, that's so well written!"

"With this level of skill, let me tell you, you wouldn't be outmatched in the national civil service exam!"

"You'll have absolutely no problem with the written exam!"

Qin Feng thought to himself, "Instructor, this was written by Yue Fei of a later dynasty, not by me. I'm just a plagiarist; I come from the future."

Qin Feng said awkwardly, "Well, even if I can pass the written exam, what about the science exam? Instructor, I don't understand that many of the scientific theories in this placement test for science..."

Zhang Beihai said, "Isn't your mother an engineer? As the saying goes, like begets like, and a mouse's son knows how to dig a hole. Your science skills won't be too bad either! After all, you come from a good family!"

"That's it. You'll need to prepare for three diagnostic tests!"

"The order of the three diagnostic tests is arts and sciences, then martial arts, which is in three days! The martial arts test is a separate competition, which is in two weeks."

"Aren't tomorrow and the day after Sunday? Don't rest, come to school for extra classes, cram before the exams, and try your best to get good grades!"

Zhang Beihai patted Qin Feng on the shoulder and left gracefully, leaving Qin Feng standing there stiffly, staring blankly at the desk.

(End of this chapter)