I manage female characters in all the heavens.

The opportunities in the higher world are indeed incomparable to those in the lower planes.

If she were to return to the world of Ling Cage now, Bai Yuekui might not be unable to put up a fight!

Chapter 213 The scientific community cannot do without you, just like...

A month later, the Third High School held its last monthly exam for the senior students before the college entrance examination.

This monthly exam was the last chance for all senior high school students to assess their performance before the college entrance examination. Regardless of their usual grades, they all took it very seriously.

However, the moment the results were announced, the entire Third High School erupted in chaos.

Liu Ting is the top student in her grade!

The college entrance examination in Swallowing the Stars Earth only has three subjects: science, humanities, and mathematics, each worth 250 points, for a total of 750 points.

Although there are only three exams, they actually include all the normal subjects, except for foreign languages.

The world has incredibly powerful portable real-time translators, so there's no need to specifically learn foreign languages ​​anymore.

This time, Liu Ting achieved a score that shines brightly throughout the history of the Third High School!

Total score: 746 points!

The maximum score for science subjects was 250, the maximum score for mathematics was 250, and the maximum score for humanities subjects was 246—only a few subjective questions had a negligible deduction of a few points.

This score is so high that even among all the high schools in the entire Jiangnan Base City, let alone the Third High School, it's unlikely anyone could achieve it.

What's even more shocking is that the person who scored 746 points was Liu Ting.

Liu Ting, whose grades had never been in the top 1,000 in the grade for the past three years, who slept in class and played around after class, and was used as a negative example by the teachers!

The news caused an uproar throughout the school.

"Holy crap, Liu Ting got first place? 746 points? Is there a system error?"

"What could have gone wrong? The grades have been posted on the school system for three days. The principal personally led a team to verify them one by one. They couldn't be more real!"

"But wasn't she always at the bottom of the rankings? How come she suddenly..."

"He must have been faking it all along, and now that the college entrance exam is almost here, he's finally stopped pretending and is making a splash!"

"Damn, she's kept it hidden for so long for the past three years! She deserves an Oscar!"

"Think about it, she's a senior student at the martial arts school, she spends so much time practicing, and she still managed to get this score. What does that mean? It means she didn't study seriously before, she just took the test for fun!"

"I give up, I really give up..."

The students were talking about it, and no one doubted that Liu Ting had cheated on her grades.

There is a limit to cheating, and this score has exceeded that limit.

Even if you copy the standard answer right in front of you, you might not be able to get this score, since teachers will deduct some points from subjective questions in humanities subjects.

Everyone agreed that Liu Ting had been faking it for the past three years, and now she had finally stopped pretending and laid her cards on the table.

Liu Ting has a history of this kind of thing. After all, for the past three years, no one knew that she was the daughter of the richest man in Yi'an District. It was only recently that this was suddenly revealed, which shocked everyone.

Everyone has to agree that Liu Ting is someone who likes to play dumb to outsmart others.

Liu Ting herself sat in her seat, listening to the discussions around her, a slight smile playing on her lips.

She was actually quite helpless inside. She wasn't pretending; Liu Ting used to be a terrible student, and she would be grateful if she could score over 300 points on a test.

But there's nothing we can do; it's her now that she's here.

She only made a slight move, yet she already reached the limit of this world's college entrance examination.

With her mental strength honed through countless worlds, learning high school knowledge would be a piece of cake for her.

Moreover, she was already able to develop her own magnetic levitation skateboard in the Ling Cage world, so these basic things were no longer a challenge for her.

In just one month, he mastered all the knowledge from three years of high school in the world, and then casually took a test, and this is the result.

She originally wanted to hide it, but then she thought, it's not like I'm going to expose my identity as an extraterrestrial demon. It's just a test, why hide it?

She had never experienced shocking others with an exam before, and now that she had the chance, it would be a waste of this trip if she didn't make up for it!

Such amazing results even caught the attention of the principal, who kindly called "Liu Ting" to his office.

The principal's office is on the third floor of the administration building. It is spacious and bright, with various certificates and plaques hanging on the walls and many books on education on the bookshelves.

The principal, surnamed Wang, was in his fifties with gray hair and wore gold-rimmed glasses. He had a refined and scholarly air about him.

At this moment, he was sitting behind his desk, smiling as he watched "Liu Ting" push open the door and enter. His eyes held a mixture of scrutiny, admiration, and disbelief.

"Hello, Principal."

"Liu Ting" walked in confidently, sat down in the chair in front of the desk, crossed her legs, and asked, "You wanted to see me?"

Principal Wang's lips twitched as he looked at her casual sitting posture, but considering her grades in the recent monthly exam, he decided to ignore these minor details.

"Liu Ting, you scored 746 points on this mock exam. Do you know what that means?"

"It means I can get first place with just a little study."

Principal Wang: "..."

He took a deep breath, deciding not to argue with her, and continued:

"Judging from your exam results, as long as you perform normally, scoring above 730 points in the college entrance examination should not be a problem, and you may even be able to compete for the top score in the country."

"Well, then what?"

"And then?" Principal Wang looked at her nonchalant attitude and became a little anxious. "Liu Ting, don't you want to plan for your future?"

"I've already made plans."

"Oh? Tell me about it."

"After the exam, I'll go home, lie down, and just wait to die. When my dad dies, I'll inherit the family business and continue to just wait to die."

Principal Wang almost couldn't catch his breath.

He paused for a while before speaking earnestly, "Liu Ting, don't gamble with your future."

"As someone who's been through this, I'll give you my analysis today."

"With your qualifications, you have three very good options after the college entrance examination."

"First, entering the top military academy in Jiangnan gives you the advantage of being a senior cadet. Combined with your academic achievements, you'll start as an officer with a bright future."

"Secondly, becoming a formal martial artist and joining a martial arts school—with your talent, becoming a general or even a god of war in the future is not impossible."

"Third, one can enter Jiangnan University, the best university in Jiangnan Base City, and pursue a research career."

"Of course, there are many other options, countless in number, but none are as bright as these three."

Principal Wang paused, looking intently at her, and continued, "For students with good academic performance and advanced student status, I would only recommend the first two options, prioritizing advanced student status over academic performance."

“But you’re different.” The principal took a deep breath. “Your results in this monthly exam have already proven your talent. In academics, you are a once-in-a-century genius!”

"Among so many high schools in Jiangnan Base City, over the years, students who can score above 700 points in the mock exams for senior year are extremely rare. You are only the third one I have seen, and the first since the establishment of our Third High School!"

Unlike the college entrance examination before the Great Nirvana, which needed to consider regional differences and balance, the current college entrance examination purely examines students' individual abilities, with the aim of selecting talents who are truly useful to all mankind, rather than fulfilling quotas.

Universities would rather not recruit a single person than allow unqualified individuals to waste precious human resources.

The difficulty of the college entrance examination under such circumstances is self-evident. Even with the brains of all mankind having evolved, it is rare to score more than 600 points, let alone 700 points.

The difficulty of the mock exam is no less than that of the real college entrance exam, and may even be more difficult. This "Liu Ting" is already aiming for a perfect score, so it's hard to imagine what kind of score she can achieve in the real college entrance exam.

"Such talent is wasted on martial arts or military academy!" Principal Wang slammed his hand on the table and stood up.

Liu Ting blinked, looking at the emotionally charged principal with some surprise.

Principal Wang walked to the window, looked into the distance, and said with a touch of emotion:

"You should know the history of the Great Nirvana Era, right? Back then, the Old World was destroyed by the RR virus, and humanity retreated to base cities, where they faced annihilation."

"Back then, even the greatest warriors, generals, and gods of war were as insignificant as ants in the face of the overwhelming monsters."

"What truly allowed humanity to gain a foothold was technology! It was the ultra-high frequency laser cannon developed by researchers with painstaking efforts, and those powerful weapons that kept monsters from easily approaching the base city!"

"Decades have passed, and humanity has produced a large number of martial artists, possessing far more War God-level powerhouses than back then, but what about scientific research?"

"In the past few decades, human progress in science and technology has been extremely limited, and many key technologies are still relying on the foundations laid before the Great Nirvana era."

"Why? Because there are too few top-notch scientific researchers!"

"Those with good brains either choose to practice martial arts or go to military academies. There are fewer and fewer people who are truly willing to settle down and do scientific research."

Principal Wang turned around, looking intently at "Liu Ting," his tone earnest:

"Although it is rare to see an 18-year-old advanced student, several thousand can emerge every year across the country."

"But people who can score over 700 points on the college entrance exam are extremely rare. Not a single one has appeared in the entire Jiangnan Base City in the past eight years!"

"Liu Ting, your talent shouldn't be wasted on killing monsters in the wilderness, nor should it be wasted on training in formation in the military. You should be doing scientific research!"

"The survival of humanity requires not only warriors to fight bloody battles on the front lines, but also researchers to develop more powerful weapons and more advanced equipment in the rear!"

"If you are willing to pursue scientific research, I can guarantee that your future will be far greater than that of a martial artist, and your status will certainly not be lower than that of the top martial artists!"

"Humanity needs more scientific research talent to dedicate themselves to scientific research and create more powerful, cheaper, and more convenient things to benefit humanity, and even... completely solve the monster problem!"

"A genius like you should dedicate yourself to scientific research and contribute your due strength to the advancement of human science!"

Principal Wang spoke with great passion, his spittle flying as if he could already see a future top scientist rising before him.

After listening, Liu Ting remained silent for a moment, then asked a question:

"Principal, you just said that the status of researchers is no lower than that of martial artists?"

"Of course!" Principal Wang nodded vigorously. "Although martial artists have a higher status and more privileges on the surface, the treatment and privileges enjoyed by truly top-notch scientific research talents are in no way inferior to those of war god-level martial artists!"

"And in some ways they are even more respected. After all, no matter how strong a martial artist is, he can only protect a certain place for a time, but the power of technology can benefit all mankind!"

"Think of Professor Claude Senna, who invented the Crowe alloy, Professor Yao Weiwu, who led the development of the ultra-high frequency laser cannon, and Professor Breckenridge, who are all scientists that even the God of War has to respect?"

“I have some old connections at Jiangnan University. If you’re willing to go, I can help you get into some advanced research groups as an undergraduate and receive direct guidance from the nation’s top scholars!”

Liu Ting's heart stirred.

Actually, even if the principal hadn't said all that, she hadn't originally planned to become a martial artist or attend a military academy.

She is a demon from beyond the realm, not a native of this world.