"Look, the top of the gold list has appeared!"
"To beat Xia Yuyan and take first place, they must be incredibly strong! Who could it be?!"
"Is the first place Lu Yu?"
"That grandson of Mr. Lu! Iâve heard heâs really strong too!"
"Are you blind?! Lu Yu is in third place, itâs already been announced!"
"Oh oh oh! I missed it, so whoâs in first place??"
The streets were packed with countless people.
The gold list unveiled the names of the candidates from second to tenth place.
The mystery of the first place was saved for now.
The names currently on the gold list are mostly well-known, even widely discussed.
Thatâs precisely why everyone was so curious about who could have surpassed these geniuses, renowned since their youth, who all joined this yearâs national exam.
Though the national top ten is highly prestigious every year,
this yearâs competition is unparalleled.
Because this year, Xia Yuyan participated in the national exam!
Meanwhile, Lu Yu, only 12 years old, had already completed all the standard courses and received a special offer from Xiaâs top university.
He was specially permitted to take this yearâs national exam.
To someone who has already been specially invited, the exam is merely a formality.
However, Lu Yu has a strong desire to win, and even after being admitted to the nationâs top university, he still wants to prove himself as the rightful first place.
Unfortunately, he met Xia Yuyan.
"Huh??"
"Isnât first place Sister Yuyan?"
In a luxurious residence in the Imperial Capital.
Lu Yu sat on the terrace, looking at the gold list in the sky, his brain almost overheating.
After getting eliminated, he was so frustrated.
He left the exam hall immediately and didnât pay attention to the subsequent results.
He thought that after being eliminated by Xia Yuyan, first place would undoubtedly belong to her.
But now, Xia Yuyanâs name appeared in the second place!
At this moment, something suddenly occurred to Lu Yu!
"No... this canât be possible...?"
Just as he realized something was off.
The gold list in the sky radiated an unprecedented brilliance!
The entire night sky was lit up in gold.
At the same time, at the top of the gold list.
A line of words began to slowly appear!
[Perfect score in all five rounds, National Top Scorer!]
As soon as these eight words appeared.
All professionals across the nation were stunned.
They had experienced countless list announcements!
But it was their first time seeing such special effects on the gold list!
"Perfect score in five rounds??"
"How is this possible!"
"How was it accomplished?!"
After seeing that Xia Yuyan could only place second, everyone realized this yearâs national exam first place was likely of great significance.
But they didnât expect it to be this extraordinary!
Perfect score in five rounds??
Has anyone ever achieved this in the history of Xiaâs exams??
At that moment, Lin Yi even realized that the crowd around him had forgotten to cheer and applaud.
Because the shock Lin Yi brought them was far more intense than the other nine on the list!
"Itâs happening!" Li Yuanjing looked at the gold list in the sky.
Below the words "National Top Scorer."
A line of gilded words began to appear slowly.
He was also extremely excited!
Under the witness of billions of professionals in Xia.
The name at the top was spectacularly revealed!
...
Jiangcheng.
"Hurry hurry, why are you all dawdling?! The name is about to be announced!"
Having just finished dinner, Jiang Xian, who knew the list was about to be released, was rather impatient.
Although he usually put on a seniorâs demeanor in front of Lin Yi and Jiang Ya, he was actually incredibly impatient.
"Slow down, take it easy, oh dear, my old waist!" Wang Dahai, dragged by Jiang Xian, climbed all the way to the rooftop of the Jiangcheng Professional Alliance Association.
The view here was vast, allowing a full view of the giant gold list in the sky.
Following behind Jiang Xian and Wang Dahai was Zuo Qian.
This old principal of Lin Yi hadnât slept well for a whole day after knowing Lin Yi took the first place in the province.
Now, filled with adrenaline, he found Jiang Xian to witness the moment of the national list unveiling!
Not just them.
In fact, all professionals in Jiangcheng had spontaneously taken to the streets.
Beginning to observe this annual list unveiling.
The streets were bustling with people, and while it wasnât as celebratory as the Imperial Capital with fireworks,
the atmosphere in this small city was equally peaceful and wonderful.
"Look, itâs already up to the ninth place!"
"Why isnât Xiaoyiâs name on there?"
As Jiang Xian saw the names already on the gold list, his expression changed.
"Why are you in such a hurry, weâre only at ninth. Maybe Xiaoyiâs rank will... will be higher!" the chubby Wang Dahai, bending over, panting, comforted.
"Youâre right, youâre right, letâs continue watching!"
Although Jiang Xian said this, he kept clenching his right fist, his expression extremely tense.
"Ahem, donât say Iâm ruining the mood!"
"Even though Xiaoyi got first in our province, the national top ten... arenât you expecting too much of him?"
"He has already done exceptionally well and worked very hard, but you know, we havenât really done anything for him."
"We havenât provided him with the best training environment, nor the best resources."
"In fact, it was only after he went through that special trial that we realized our Jiangcheng had this kind of genius."
"His starting line is far behind others."
Wei Xing, commander of the Jiangcheng Professional Alliance Army, had always been the most rational one.
His words made Wang Dahai and Jiang Xian feel a bit ashamed.
Indeed, they hadnât provided much support for Lin Yiâs growth.
So, why should they expect Lin Yi to definitely make it into the national top ten!
"Also... there are 130,000 candidates in Dongjiang Province."
"And this year, Iâve heard Xiaâs total candidates even surpass 3 million."
"Standing out from 130,000 and leading among 3 million, the difficulty is vastly different..."
Wang Dahai, who is both the mayor and the director of Jiangchengâs education department, felt a bit dejected.
He was trying to justify himself.
Just as the atmosphere among everyone had turned low and despondent.
The street below the building suddenly erupted in a series of astonished shouts.
Looking up again at the gold list in the sky.
Eight large characters came into view!
[National Top Scorer, Perfect Score in Five Rounds!]
Then, a line of gilded characters appeared slowly under this eight-character title!
"Ah!"
Zuo Qian, the headmaster, who had been standing behind Jiang Xian and Wang Dahai, nearly had a heart attack when he clearly saw those words, the name following the first place.
He almost lost his breath, tilting backward as he was about to fall!
Luckily, Wei Xing caught him in time.
But when he also saw the top line on the gold list.
His legs went weak too, nearly collapsing with Zuo Qian!
[First Place, Lin Yi, Representing Dongjiang Province, Five Round Scores: 1000000, Final Evaluation: Perfection!]
The gold list was now publicly knownâ
At this moment, Xia was wide awake together.
At this moment, who in the world didnât know about you!