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In the test just now, their scores were clearly too low.

This has left many people feeling disheartened, and some have even considered giving up.

Upon hearing this, Depp smiled and said, "Jackson, what did you think of the difficulty of the questions on the test just now?"

Jack recalled for a moment and said, "The questions were somewhat difficult, but actually not too bad. I could do most of them. But I realized that while I could solve each question given enough time, the situation just now simply didn't provide enough!"

Indeed, when Depp was grading the papers, he discovered that most students had only completed two-thirds or even half of the questions.

They didn't even finish the whole test paper.

However, all of this was part of Depp's plan.

Depp asked again, "You're right, do you remember how much time I gave you to answer the questions?"

Jack said, "Half an hour, teacher, you gave us half an hour to answer the questions."

“That’s right, Jack, you have a good memory.” Depp picked up the test paper and said, “But the actual time allotted for this test wasn’t half an hour, it was an hour and a half. You just got those points in only a third of the time. Now, do you understand just how good you really are?”

Depp's words stunned Jack.

He didn't know why Depp made them spend half an hour answering a test with an hour and a half's worth of questions, but Depp's words still made him feel much better, even a little happy.

He just scored 86 points, and he believes that if he has another half hour, he can get at least another 40 points.

Thinking about this, Jack suddenly realized that he seemed... pretty amazing!

There were many others who shared similar thoughts, and the gloom on their faces had long since vanished, replaced by excitement and pride.

Depp continued, "Kids, your hard work in reviewing these past few days has not been in vain. Even if you haven't learned anything new, you've reinforced what you've already learned multiple times during your review, and you'll even be able to do problems with ease."

Depp's words resonated with the students once again, and they all agreed with him.

"The teacher is right. When I was doing the exercises before, I felt like I had done each of them before. I could write down the answers naturally without having to think much."

"Me too! Me too! If I had more time, I could definitely have gotten several more points. I haven't even looked at the later questions yet!"

Of all the students present, only Pete sat there alone, weak, and helpless.

He actually read through all the questions and then wrote down the ones he chose to answer.

Even if you gave me another hour, or even another morning, I, Pete, would still only get 58 points!

Seeing the students' enthusiasm reignited, Depp seized the opportunity and said, "Among you, there are also outstanding students like Bud. He used methods I had never taught him for many of the questions. I think it was new knowledge he had learned through constant review."

Upon hearing this, Bard nodded and said, "Yes, I discovered many new test-taking techniques while constantly practicing the knowledge points I had learned before."

Depp praised, "Great. In Chinese terms, this is called learning new things by reviewing the old."

Then Depp changed the subject and said:

"But there's one thing I want to teach you now. When you encounter questions you don't know how to answer, leave them for last. In the half hour you have, you can finish the parts of the paper that you are good at first, and then go into the questions that you can't find the answers to right away."

"I imagine many of you have no idea what the questions are at the end, right?"

"Of course, Pete is definitely not among these people. Although Pete only scored 58 points, I'm sure he knows this little trick because he solved the last question."

Upon hearing this, Jack slammed his fist on the table in frustration and exclaimed, "My God, how come I didn't think of that before! Mr. Depp, you're a genius!"

"Don't worry, Jack, you have one more chance."

As he spoke, Depp took out another stack of test papers and said, "This is a completely different set of test papers, and the time allotted for answering the questions is still half an hour."

Then, Depp had Clark distribute the test papers again and instructed him, "Clark, I hope you can show your true strength. At least for these people competing against you, not holding back is also a sign of respect for your opponents and teammates."

Upon hearing this, Clark paused for a moment, then blushed slightly and said, "Yes!"

Depp's words were partly for Clark, and partly for Bud, the hardest-working kid in the class.

If Clark doesn't hold back and gets full marks every time, Bud will definitely try to get full marks as well.

Half an hour later, Clark collected all the papers, and Depp began grading them.

This time, apart from the top few and Pete, everyone else's scores improved significantly!

This reignited the passion for learning in the students of Class 13!

Some people even exclaimed upon hearing their scores, "Holy crap, this is exhilarating!"

While teaching his students, Depp had no idea what kind of fortune he would receive after the battle with the Owl Court family.

And to what extent will the Depp Group expand in this short week?

At that moment, Depp felt like a proud teacher, the kind with a touch of red on his skin.

Meanwhile, in Gotham City.

Although the war between the major families was over, the dilapidated buildings and the stubborn bloodstains on the ground still told everyone that the matter was not completely over.

After all, rebuilding the ruins remains an important task after the destruction.

This also represents money and opportunity.

First, there is the bidding process for municipal reconstruction projects.

This portion of the profits was naturally pocketed by Oswald's own family.

His gang members were once skilled at causing destruction.

But now, they have long since become a well-known construction team for building cities.

Then comes the real highlight.

Although the families of those members of the Court of Owls were wiped out, their businesses still exist.

Now, these things are almost all ownerless.

Therefore, the Gotham City government decided to launch a public tender.

Any company or group interested in acquiring these industries can apply for the bidding project.

As soon as this news was released, it immediately attracted a large number of investors to submit their bids.

Even many large corporations from outside Gotham City want to get involved and get a piece of the pie.

After all, both the Bowles family's grand hotels and the Beatty family's women's clothing design company are super-profitable enterprises.

If it weren't for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, these businesses might still be the foundation of these families' livelihoods hundreds of years from now.

In the Gotham City Hall, Oswald summoned the office director in charge of screening tender information to his mayor's office.

This is a white-collar woman in her thirties. Compared to others in the same position, thirty is indeed quite young.

Of course, this does not include our lovely mayor, Mr. Penguin.

Oswald tossed a stack of tender documents to the mature yet sweet bidding director and said, "Tina, take a look at these tender documents. If there's anything that's not formal enough, just tell me and I'll take it and revise it."

The bidding director, known as Tina, immediately noticed the subtlety in the mayor's wording.

He stated directly whether it was formal or not, without mentioning anything about non-compliance.

Tina flipped through the tender documents page by page and discovered that they covered almost 80 percent of those families' businesses.

The remaining 20% ​​that are not included are mostly sunset industries on the verge of bankruptcy.

The bidding company was the same one... Depp Group.

“Mayor, if I may be so bold, this seems to be somewhat against the rules and procedures,” Tina said bluntly.

Oswald frowned upon hearing this. Why was this woman so clueless?

He actually told me that these tender documents didn't follow the rules and procedures?

Oswald glanced at the woman's name tag, which showed her full name: Tina Kane.

Upon seeing this, Oswald realized that it was someone from the Kane family, who were connected to the military. No wonder they were so ignorant.

Oswald said patiently, "What's wrong with it? The Depp Group is one of the top companies in Gotham now. It should be very safe for them to acquire these families' businesses."

Tina adjusted her half-rimmed glasses, stood up, and puffed out her chest, saying, "Even if the Depp Group is very powerful, it can't acquire 80% of the industry on its own, can it? Forgive me for being blunt, but this is a difficult matter for me to handle! Besides, the Wayne Group seems to be much larger than the Depp Group. If we're talking about acquisitions based on strength, the Wayne Group should be the one to take the lead."

Oswald got angry, and he grabbed the multi-functional umbrella next to him and pressed the dark tip of the umbrella against Tina's chest.

Then, in an unquestionable tone, she said, "I told you, you only need to find the parts of these tender documents that aren't formal enough. The rest is none of your concern. Understand, woman!"

Prior to this, Wayne Enterprises had already abandoned the acquisition proposal under Bruce's decision.

Of course, all of this was Bruce's own choice, partly for Depp's sake, and partly because he didn't care about the family's businesses.

In any case, this is just a drop in the ocean for the Wayne family.

Oswald's commanding presence and authoritative tone left Tina, who had been pampered since childhood, somewhat stunned.

Tina stared directly at Oswald and said with equal domineering confidence, "From childhood to adulthood, no one has ever dared to point at me like that!"

Tina was right. Born into the Kane family, he was treated like a little princess from a young age.

She was surrounded by lackeys and sycophants; no one had ever spoken to her in such a forceful tone.

At this moment, Oswald's domineering yet roguish aura was deeply imprinted in Tina's mind and lingered there.

What a special man... Tina thought to herself, "Maybe... Mayor Corbert will be a fun guy, after all, he looks younger than me and is completely different from those old guys in the city government."

Just as Oswald was considering whether to smash this woman who kept opposing him with an umbrella, Tina changed the subject and said, "Mayor Corbert, I think you can come to my house tonight and talk to me like this alone. I'll have something ready for you."

After saying that, Tina, amidst Oswald's astonished expression, held the umbrella, which was poised to be thrown, to her lips and gently licked it, as if she were eating something delicious that was about to melt.

Then, Tina hugged the stack of Depp Group's tender documents to her chest, left a business card with an address on it, and left the mayor's office.

Chapter 191 The Ether Crisis

Depp sat at the podium, leisurely closing his eyes to rest.

The sun was shining brightly outside the teaching building, and a cool breeze was blowing. He was so comfortable that he was almost asleep.

It must be said that the students in Class 13 have become increasingly capable of self-directed learning during this period.

Now, except when he's giving lectures, he no longer needs to look after these children.

Furthermore, Clark and Bud also took the initiative to help other students answer questions.

This not only saves Depp some trouble, but also allows Bud to reinforce the knowledge he has already learned while helping others.

Just after Depp fell asleep, a barely perceptible blue spirit quietly peeled away from his body.

This is a new spell he learned from the Ancient One: Astral Projection.