The girl selling goods at the market had never seen money before.

"Yaoyao, where did you get on the exam again?"

Her mind raced as she flipped through the book and asked questions.

"You really didn't study..." Murong Yao sighed, took out her notebook, and handed it over: "This is all the exam content. Hurry up and take a look."

"Roger that!"

Bai Jinxuan gave a military salute, then opened Murong Yao's notebook and quickly flipped through it.

Magic circle pattern, magic type, magic concentration...

Magic is, in some ways, more difficult than martial arts. It's like comparing solving math problems to carrying bricks on a construction site. You can get some exercise from carrying bricks on a construction site, but with math problems, if you don't know how, you just don't know how.

Those intricate patterns, flowing magic, components, and structures were like a maze, and in no time, they had Bai Jinxuan completely bewildered.

She truly experienced the same pain she felt in her past life when learning mathematics—how on earth is this solution?!

Time was of the essence, and Bai Jinxuan didn't have time to memorize the processes. She could only force herself to memorize the formulas and patterns, and then focus on reading the parts that she already knew.

This way, at least you won't easily lose points in areas where you're good at.

Soon, the class bell rang.

A woman wearing glasses and looking very proper walked onto the stage.

"Students, put your materials in your drawers, turn your desks upside down, and prepare your paper, pens, and medicine. We're about to begin the exam."

Volume 1: Chapter 10: The Girl Tormented by Exams

Just like science students need to run, humanities students also need to take medicine for exams.

However, instead of life-saving and strength-enhancing potions, liberal arts students should drink wisdom and energy potions.

That's right, it was in the dungeon, the blogger who gave Bai Jinxuan 22 rice that bought the energy potion from her.

It can restore not only physical energy, but also mental energy. In situations like exams where a lot of energy and mental effort is required, drinking a bottle of this energy potion can make things much easier.

As for the intelligence potion, its function is to speed up brain operation, make thinking more agile, and increase computing power.

However, it has a side effect: it consumes a lot of mental energy. Therefore, wisdom potions and energy potions are usually used together. Using wisdom potions alone can easily lead to energy depletion and coma, and in severe cases, it can even lead to death.

Of course, Bai Jinxuan would never make such a mistake. She didn't even need to buy any; she had several bottles of potion in her inventory.

At the same time, the students took out paper, pens, and medicine and placed them on the table. Looking around, the whole classroom was full of bottles and jars.

Among them were many science students who, like humanities students, waited nervously for the exam papers to be distributed.

In fact, science students can apply to participate in the magic-based exams, since they don't have magic-based exams in their college entrance exams and their scores aren't recorded.

The reason I stayed in the classroom to take the magic test was because of the college entrance exam and the admission process.

According to Murong Yao, some good universities highly value the dual cultivation of magic and martial arts. Even if one's college entrance examination score meets the requirements, one will still be rejected if other aspects are not up to par.

There have even been cases where a student with a score of 670 in the humanities was unable to get into a good university because of poor physical fitness and complete ignorance of martial arts.

In the end, I can only join people who scored 500 in both subjects and attend an ordinary university.

Therefore, for some students aiming for top universities, the distinction between arts and sciences is not so important; they can excel in both...

So it seems I'm a complete noob.

Bai Jinxuan was very self-aware. Compared with Murong Yao, her grades were worlds apart. However, she was also very confident in herself because she had never taken any medicine or used any auxiliary tools since she was a child.

Her score was earned through sheer hard work and dedication!

The reason is simple: I can't afford it...

A bottle of medicine costs several hundred yuan. She needs to take medicine for training, to maintain her condition, and even for exams. Over the course of a month, the cost of a normal dose of medicine is enormous. As of noon today, she still owes 40 yuan in loans. Where is she going to get the money to buy medicine?

But now, it's different.

My girlfriend's got money now! She can afford medicine now!

Hmph, Yao Yao, just you wait and see. I got such a high score without even taking the potion. I'll show you what true power and invincibility are when I take the potion!

First place in the joint entrance exam, breaking another record, it's only a matter of time before No. 2 Middle School recruits them!

This is what Bai Jinxuan was thinking before the exam.

However, halfway through the exam, she began to question the meaning of life.

Why is there absolutely no reaction?!

Where's the promised computing power boost? Where's the promised energy replenishment?! My damn eyes are lying to me!

She gripped the magic pen tightly, gritted her teeth, and stared intently at the potion in front of her.

[Energy Potion (1/3)]

[A temporary boost of energy without causing mental or physical fatigue.]

【Smart Potion (1/4)】

[A temporary boost to computing power, resulting in more agile thinking.]

These are all my goods, there's absolutely no way they've been adulterated. Even if they were, I could tell with my own eyes...

Damn it! How is this possible! My eyes have never failed me! Why do I feel nothing at all when I drink the medicine, just like drinking plain water?!

Holy crap! How the hell is this solved?!

Bai Jinxuan was a bit overwhelmed. The first sub-question of the first word problem stumped her. How was she supposed to do the later big questions?

Those were questions with extremely high point values! She didn't even do this badly in the joint entrance exam!

Never mind, I'm just going to suffocate!

She finished the rest of the medicine in one go, and then began to concentrate on solving the problem.

Please infuse the magic circle with magical power to decipher the complete solution.

Before her lay a magic circle resembling a maze, and Bai Jinxuan's task was to use her magic pen to guide the central sphere out of this three-dimensional maze, thereby breaking the magic circle.

The most difficult part of this problem is not the complexity of three-dimensional space, but controlling the amount of magic power and gradually guiding the control of the ball.

Because the magic circle has rules set up, if the sphere collides with the wall of the maze, the entire space will be disrupted, and everything will have to start over.

The problem is that the maze passages are very narrow. If you output too much magic, the ball will hit the ceiling; if you output too little, it will fall to the ground. To solve this perfectly, you must control and maintain that amount of magic, and then guide the ball to float in the air little by little, pulling it out of the maze.

The guy who designed this question must have water in his head!

After yet another mistake led to a complete collapse, Bai Jinxuan's mentality completely broke down.

She glanced at her deskmate and saw that Murong Yao was writing furiously, pouring her magic into the fourth word problem, the entire paper densely covered with her handwriting.

Isn't it supposed to be this curled?!

Bai Jinxuan glanced at the clock. There was still plenty of time. At her current pace, she could finish the test and even take a nap on the table.

Damn it! ! !

I'll ignore this question and move on to the next one. I'll write down all the ones I know first!

She pursed her lips, forcing herself to skip the question and move on to the second word problem...

"Dingling bell~~~"

The shrill ringing of the bell was just one minute away from finishing the last word problem. Give her one more minute, no, 30 seconds, 30 seconds will be enough!

She gripped the magic pen tightly and swung it wildly, causing a shimmering blue light to illuminate her thoughts and imprint them onto the exam paper in a magical form.

This question tests students' magical creativity. Candidates need to use limited magic power to operate the earth magic on the paper and build a structure on a barren land that can withstand a flood.

When grading papers, tutors only need to enter the magic space, release floods of varying degrees, and test the flood resistance of buildings. Under normal circumstances, if a building is as solid as a rock, it will receive a perfect score.

Bai Jinxuan's palace was still missing the last wall. She poured all her remaining magic into the palace's perimeter until a soft shout interrupted her thoughts.

"Stop writing, hand in your paper!"

The voice possessed a powerful, almost aggressive magic that instantly pulled Bai Jinxuan back to reality.

When I reconnected the magic pen to build the wall, there was no response on the test paper; the connection stopped working.

With no other option, Bai Jinxuan had to bite the bullet and hand in her paper.

Although there's still some magic left to use, given the strength of that palace, it should still be able to score quite a few points.

Thinking of this, she breathed a sigh of relief and rested on the balcony of the corridor.

At the same time, Murong Yao walked out contentedly and patted her on the shoulder.

"How did you go in the exam?"

Volume 1: Chapter 11: The Girl Buying Snacks

Bai Jinxuan was furious when she saw Murong Yao's smiling face.

This guy is so cursive and writes so fast, he deserves full marks.

Even though I know she didn't mean it in a sarcastic way, I'm still annoyed!

So she snorted and said sarcastically, "Anyway, you're not as good as me."

Murong Yao wondered why this silver-haired girl had just been spouting nonsense to her, saying that going to No. 2 Middle School together would improve her grades. How come she suddenly became deflated after taking an exam?

She thought for a moment and immediately found the blind spot.

"Didn't you take the medicine this time? Was it not working?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Jinxuan immediately straightened up, clenched her fist, and slammed it into the palm of her other hand.

"Yeah, it's completely useless. I saw other people's speed in solving problems double after taking the medicine, but for me it was like drinking plain water. And it still cost me several hundred yuan."

"It can't be that bad. It's not just me. I've seen other people's thinking improve dramatically after taking the potion. They're almost at my normal level."

"Keep showing off." Bai Jinxuan said.

For tests like this, or even regular exams, Murong Yao wouldn't take any medicine because she felt it was unnecessary.

At first, her teachers advised her that even if it was just exercise, the extra boost from taking the medicine would still help with her divergent thinking. But in the end, even without taking the medicine, she always got first place in every exam, so gradually no one advised her anymore.

There are differences between people.

After realizing this, Bai Jinxuan became even more depressed.

Not only did we waste several hundred yuan, but also, if things continued like this, our agreement with Yaoyao to go to No. 2 Middle School would become unrealistic.

"Could it be that I bought counterfeit medicine?"

"Absolutely impossible"

"You think I could sell fake medicine... cough cough, I only buy from big brands, the merchants are trustworthy, there won't be a single fake. Besides, even if it were fake, surely you'd be able to tell at all, right?"

Murong Yao fell into deep thought. That was indeed the case. Even if it was fake medicine, it wouldn't taste like plain water. In her eyes, those medicines all tasted a bit sour and bitter, and weren't exactly delicious.

If the medicine is not the problem, then the problem likely lies with Bai Jinxuan.

"Could it be that something you ate before neutralized the medicine?"

"Well... it's hard to say."

Bai Jinxuan tried hard to recall. After receiving the money at noon, she ate a lot and forgot what she ate, but that was a possibility.

"Forget it, we won't come up with anything by just thinking about it. Let's go get something to eat?"

"Ah."

It was afternoon, and the sun was quite warm, making my skin feel cozy.

The convenience store was a bit far, but Bai Jinxuan wasn't in a hurry. There was plenty of time during the break between classes, enough to make the round trip.

She tugged at Murong Yao's sleeve, and while enjoying the gentle breeze, she twirled gracefully.

Her shimmering silver hair swept through the air with her movements, like a white veil covering a painting; when lifted, it revealed a whole new world.

What a nice view.

Murong Yao couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Although she had seen Bai Jinxuan's face countless times, she still had a similar feeling every time she looked at it like this.

Like a goddess descended to earth, she was pure and untouchable.

The White God has descended.