Chi Lin stayed at home and took medicine and rested over the weekend. By Monday, apart from a slight cough, he had no other obvious symptoms.
Chi Lin went to class wearing a mask, Lin Xiaoying asked her:
"How did you spend your weekend like this? You look so weak."
Chi Lin sighed. There were so many things that happened this weekend that she was beyond her expectations.
"It's a long story."
The results of the last monthly exam will be announced today. This is the last monthly exam for full-section ranking before the final exam.
Chi Lin opened his tablet and found that his grades had been sent to his email.
Chinese 94, Mathematics 88, English 91, Liberal Arts 186, total score 459.
Although Chi Lin was still not satisfied with the result, he ranked 35th in the class, which was an improvement of more than 10 places compared to the last time.
She also improved by more than 100 places in her grade, and most importantly, she was just one step away from passing all the exams.
Lin Xiaoying: "You are doing great. You are making rapid progress."
Chi Lin glanced at Lin Xiaoying. With a total score of 704, he was still the top student in the class and also ranked in the top 5 in his grade.
Chi Lin really envied Lin Xiaoying. He basically didn't listen in class. He was either doing math problems in Chinese class or playing games in English class.
She was also so carefree when she was in Ohara, but unfortunately after a few months in modern times, despite studying very hard, her grades were still far from the top.
When Chi Lin lamented her "terrible" grades, she was looking at herself from the perspective of a young genius, not realizing that she had caught up with the ten years of study of an ordinary person of that era in just a few months.
Lin Xiaoying looked back at Wei Zhuoning and saw that she was staring at the tablet with a heavy expression as if she was going to a grave. She knew that she must have not done well in the exam again.
Wei Zhuoning's grades were at the bottom again, even falling to the fifth from the bottom in the grade...
She did very badly in the last monthly exam and her mother was very disappointed.
I didn't scold her, I just sat alone in the room and digested it quietly for a long time.
After she came out, her mother asked her, "Have you ever thought about what you will do in the future if you fail to get into college?"
Wei Zhuoning didn't dare to raise his head: "Maybe, write a novel."
My mother said, "If you don't go to college, your life experience will be limited, which may limit your development in writing. I think that in your last year, you should put aside the novel for the time being and focus on the college entrance examination. Otherwise..."
As a student, Wei Zhuoning may not be able to directly feel how competitive society is today, but her mother who works in a factory knows.
Last month, the factory laid off another group of skilled workers, some of whom were veteran workers with 20 years of work experience.
Because a new batch of professional intelligent AI has passed the inspection and is about to be launched on the market, their factory was the first to bid for it.
AI will not complain about being tired nor ask for a salary increase. It is okay to work 24 hours a day as long as you remember to recharge.
With them around, why do we need fragile humans
Wei Zhuoning's mother was lucky enough to be kept as an AI administrator.
Most of the current AI still needs to be managed and upgraded in terms of intelligence. Thanks to her foresight, she got the opportunity to study at n-count headquarters and passed the AI administrator qualification certificate.
But who knows when the next large-scale AI system update will be
Maybe the next time AI is innovated, her mother will lose her job.
Her mother didn't tell her about the situation at the factory or at home.
It doesn't matter how hard or tiring it is, she just wants Wei Zhuoning to study hard and get into a good university.
The future society will only be more unfriendly to low-end people, her mother understands this all too well.
Wei Zhuoning also wanted to do better in the exam, as the last monthly exam was too much of a blow to her family.
At that time, she made up her mind to study hard, hoping to give her mother a surprise in the next monthly exam.
She didn't want to see her mother sad anymore.
Unfortunately, she had already fallen behind too much and couldn't find a good way to study. No matter how hard she tried, she had no clue where to start.
The most important thing is that the novel update distracted her.
Last month, the editor came to her and said that there was a very good recommendation position and hoped that she could strive for it by publishing more articles.
“As long as you are on the recommended list, your subscription will definitely increase four or five times, and you will be on the top of the list all the way.”
The editor helped her calculate that, based on her current subscriptions, if she updated her content over 15,000 times per day for half a month, she would have a chance of being recommended.
Fifteen thousand...
Wei Zhuoning's highest update record was 6,000 words per day, but it only lasted for 5 days before he couldn't stand it anymore. His eyes were about to go blind and his fingers were about to become disabled.
This time the update volume is more than doubled.
But the subscriptions will increase four or five times, and if her article makes it to the top of the list, maybe it will go viral!
Wei Zhuoning wanted to earn the royalties to buy her mother a new piece of clothing to replace the one that had faded from washing.
Let’s do it!
She had no drafts saved, but she still maintained an update of 15,000 words a day until the two days of the monthly exam.
You can imagine how the monthly exam turned out.
Wei Zhuoning was so depressed that she couldn't be more depressed, but she couldn't stop updating. There were still 15,000 words waiting for her today.
Lin Xiaoying sent her a WeChat message asking:
“Is this the last place again?”
Wei Zhuoning did not reply to the WeChat message, but gave Lin Xiaoying a look that said "don't ask".
Seeing her pitiful appearance, Lin Xiaoying sent another WeChat message:
"Let me tutor you. The final exam is coming up soon. How are you going to celebrate the New Year if you fail again?"
Wei Zhuoning thought for a while and felt a little scared to be alone with her.
Last time I was tricked by her into going on a date, she even snatched my first kiss from me. This time, I absolutely cannot be alone with her.
Wei Zhuoning replied: "I will come if Chi Lin comes."
Lin Xiaoying: “…”
Wei Zhuoning directly sent a WeChat message to Chi Lin: "Lin Xiaoying said she wants to help us with our studies."
Lin Xiaoying saw Chi Lin open the WeChat message with her own eyes, and then received her inquiring gaze.
Before Lin Xiaoying had the chance to explain to her what was going on, Miss Hu came in.
As Miss Hu walked towards the podium, everyone could already sense a very unpleasant aura emanating from her.
"Do you know how your class six did in the monthly exam?"
Miss Hu said with a mocking tone,
"It goes without saying that you were at the bottom of the class, but what I didn't expect was that not only were you at the bottom, but your average score was 15.8 points lower than other ordinary classes. What does a 15.8-point difference in average score mean? Do you have a lower IQ? They are all ordinary classes with similar teachers, so why did you do so badly on the test? I can't think of any other possibility other than an IQ problem."
The whole class lowered their heads, knowing that Miss Hu was about to start performing.
Miss Hu brought an iron rod with her, which made a very loud noise when she hit the podium. She believed that making some noise could more effectively help students focus their attention on her.
The iron rod knocked again and again, and the huge sound made everyone's eardrums hurt.
"You are the best in your class for not studying hard and making trouble all day long. Let's see how excited you get when we see someone playing games. If you could put the time you put on boring things into studying, would you be ranked last in the exam? You are not ashamed, but I am ashamed too!"
Chi Lin understood that Miss Hu was talking about what happened when Lou Mi returned to No. 3 Middle School.
He could also tell that her words were hinting at Lou Mi.
"You may not listen to what I say now, but you will understand when you enter society in the future. Anyway, it's not me who is taking the college entrance examination, and it's not me who is going to a fake university." She was scolding, and noticed a boy in the back row secretly playing games in a drawer.
She quickly walked up and snatched the other person's phone.
“Hey…” The boy wanted to get his phone back, but Miss Hu glared at him and he didn’t dare to say anything.
Miss Hu shook her phone, which was still on the game interface:
"See? This is why you in Class 6 will never be able to compete with others. When you graduate from a fake university and can't find a job, you will have to play games to make a living. I feel so sorry for you and for your parents who spend money to support your education!"
Gao Xiang felt sick after hearing this and said to her nonchalantly:
"Teacher Hu, you can't say that. What do you mean by playing games to make a living? There are many people who can make a lot of money playing games."
Someone agreed with him: "Yeah, look at Lou Mi, she makes hundreds of millions a year, how many people of the same age in the country can compare to her?"
Miss Hu said "Ouch!"
"You don't really think playing games is a serious matter, do you? If you ask around, you'll know that these so-called holographic games are the most damaging to the brain. Even though they may be lucky enough to have a good time now, they will die early in the future!"
When Chi Lin heard this, he raised his head.
"Why, you still don't believe it? Do you guys watch the news? Those who play games are very likely to get occupational diseases, do you know about Alzheimer's? It's a disease that only old people get, but young people who play holographic games can also get it, and it's very easy to die.
"Don't think that you can make a little money now. Hundreds of millions, doesn't it sound impressive? It sounds scary? But what's the point of just making money? You won't even have the life to spend it.
"Experts have said that this generation of holographic e-sports players will most likely only live to their 20s. Do you want to die so early? It sounds good to say that you earn more than your peers, but you don't even check to see if your peers have such a short life. You're envious of these opportunistic things..."
Miss Hu still had a lot to say when she saw Chi Lin stood up and looked straight at her.
The whole class looked at Chi Lin quietly, shouting in their hearts:
Here it comes!
My younger sister is finally going to fight for me!
Miss Hu: "What are you doing? If I call you, stand up."
Chi Lin: "It's not written in the classroom rules that I can't stand up unless the teacher calls me."
Miss Hu: "Stand up to answer the teacher's questions!"
Chi Lin continued calmly:
"I think Mr. Hu does have a lot of questions, and I want to answer those questions for you."
Before Miss Hu could speak again, Chi Lin spoke first:
"To see the sky through a tube, to measure the sea with a gourd, to hit the bell with a stick, Mr. Hu's main problem is ignorance and being too narrow-minded. As far as I know, the number of holographic e-sports players in the world has exceeded 4 billion, accounting for 44% of the total population. As far as China is concerned, the market size has exceeded 60 billion, and major e-sports majors and universities have long blossomed. Many young people are willing to take this path, and even rush to take this path. The competition is quite fierce.
"The average salary of fresh graduates in the e-sports industry is 18,000 yuan, which is on par with the Internet industry and ranks first among all industries. These data are not made up by me. They can all be checked. They are far from being distorted by poor imagination and narrow knowledge."
Chi Lin was indeed not talking nonsense.
Although she didn't know much about holographic games, she had assisted His Majesty before, and all memorials from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue passed through her. She was very sensitive to data.
In addition to her natural good memory, Lou Mi is also engaged in the holographic e-sports industry, so she will naturally pay attention to relevant information.
The above paragraph was from a report she had just read not long ago, and she had memorized almost all of it.
The data was clear and direct, and Miss Hu was unable to refute it for a while.
Chi Lin continued:
"Holographic gaming e-sports players have been professional for ten years. They are not just playing games, they are professional players who represent the country and are no different from national team athletes.
"Nowadays, the times are developing rapidly. Even if an ancient person born hundreds of years ago came to visit and stayed for a few months, he would definitely not be able to say that the career of holographic e-sports players is just a shortcut. If you want to kill someone, just say so, it is guaranteed to make people laugh to death.
"If you don't understand current events, go back to farming by the Wen River. If Mr. Hu can't even understand this current event, you should stop talking nonsense. A bright future is born in moisture, and a chicken in vinegar is born in wine. How can a chicken in a jar have broad vision? I advise Mr. Hu to be careful with his words and deeds, and stop misleading students."
Miss Hu barely understood her flowery words, but she understood the word "chicken" and said angrily:
"You called me a chicken?!"
Chi Lin: “…”
At this moment, I know best what it feels like to play the lute to a cow.
Most people in Class 6 were secretly giving Chi Lin a thumbs up.
Even though she doesn't talk much, she can curse people without using any swear words, which is really amazing.
At this point, someone took over Miss Hu's words and confronted Chi Lin.
"You mean Miss Hu is not worthy of being your teacher?"
The person who spoke was Lu Ke, who was a fan of A Bao and had previously fought with Gao Xiang, a fan of Lou Mi.
Chi Lin said: "A teacher's purpose is to impart knowledge and resolve doubts. If you yourself cannot understand the truth, how can you impart knowledge to others, let alone resolve doubts."
"Listening to your poor student speaking classical Chinese, who can you scare? I just want to ask you if you dare to make a bet with me."
"What are you betting on?"
Lu Ke stood up and said, "Let's not bet on the total score, or you'll say I'm bullying you. Let's bet on the English score in the final exam. I'll give you 20 points. If you can surpass me, or tie with me, that's fine, then you win."
Gao Xiang: "Listen to your bullshit! You are the representative of the English department! You scored over 140 points this time! Even if you give up 20 points, you have to score over 120 points!"
Lu Ke laughed: "If you don't dare, just say it now."
Chi Lin asked: "What if I win?"
Before Lu Ke could speak, a strange voice spoke for him:
"He and Miss Hu recorded a video and posted it on the school forum to apologize to Lou Mi!"
Miss Hu: “Who said that?!”
No one could tell who said this. It was Wei Zhuoning who was hiding in the corner and said it using a voice changer app.
Luke: "Sure, no problem for me. What if you lose?"
Chi Lin: "I will naturally apologize to you."
Lu Ke laughed: "That's too good for you. If you lose, you will be expelled from school."
When Lu Ke said this, the whole class was in an uproar.
"No way, do you have to be so cruel?"
"Aren't you bullying me..."
Chong Zhiwen sneered:
"If you're a coward, it's not too late to beg for mercy now."
Lin Xiaoying looked at Chi Lin. There was no emotion on her face. She didn't expect that she would agree to such a big bet.
"Okay. I accept."
Gao Xiang: "Chi Lin! Are you crazy?"
Chi Lin knew what he was doing and asked Miss Hu:
"What about you? Do you agree to this bet?"
What she wanted was Miss Hu to agree in person.
Miss Hu thought, Lu Ke’s English performance has always been stable, so wouldn’t it be easy for him to beat Chi Lin
But Chi Lin's grades have improved rapidly recently, and his English score has risen from a dozen points to the passing line.
If Chi Lin really wins, she will have to record an apology video and put it on the forum where everyone in No. 3 Middle School can see it
That's too embarrassing.
Seeing Miss Hu hesitating, Chi Lin added:
"If you're a coward, it's not too late to beg for mercy now."
Chong Zhiwen's words were hit back by her, and Miss Hu had no choice but to respond.
Miss said: "As a teacher, I shouldn't participate in the bet between you students, but Chi Lin, you are really too arrogant. As a teacher, I must correct you. OK! I promise you!"
Chi Lin didn't pay any attention to her words, as long as she agreed.
Chi Lin said to Lu Ke, "I don't need you to give up 20 points. Let's compete fairly and see who has the higher English score in this final exam."