In order to commemorate that he was one year older, Ma Qiu followed the trend and went to a newly opened magical place called "Photo Studio" in Atlanta at the end of the year.
In the "photo studio", Ma Qiu paid one silver coin and twenty copper coins with blood in his heart - you know, this is a lot of money, even higher than the price of finding Mrs. Gianna, plus a little more I can even have dinner with Miss Julia.
But no matter what, after paying the money, Machu got the qualification to stand in front of a strange instrument.
In front of an instrument with a tripod, Ma Qiu tried his best to keep his eyes wide open, followed the instructions of the person next to him, showed what he thought was his best smile, and tried to keep it for three seconds.
"Click!"
Under a dazzling light, Ma Qiu ended this expensive purchase and was then told to come and pick up the photos in three days.
Early in the morning three days later, Ma Qiu left the warm bed and hurried to the photo studio and saw the so-called photos.
On the thin piece of hard paper, half the size of a palm, he was prepared but still surprised to see that his smile from three days ago was clearly printed on it. . Even though they are in black and white, people can't help but marvel, they are so similar - even the most skilled painters can draw more like them.
This one silver coin and twenty copper coins is really worth the money... Ma Qiu sighed and returned to the student dormitory on the main campus of Atlanta, and carefully tucked the photo into a printed book.
After that, Ma Qiu took out the photo from time to time to appreciate it. Looking at his smile in the photo, he couldn't help but think that his life would definitely get better and better in the new year.
And it turned out that - he was wrong - very wrong.
On the day the photo was taken, because he spent one silver coin and twenty copper coins, although he was smiling, he was actually in a bad mood.
Compared with the next year, this day, which was in a bad mood, was a rare happy day.
The reason is impossible, just because Atlanta School has restructured.
Ma Qiu actually didn’t know much about restructuring. However, my personal experience is that learning courses and conducting research have suddenly become much more difficult, and there are many more tests. If you fail three consecutive assessments, you will be warned. After three warnings, you will be asked to leave.
If the assessment is only related to whether he can master the course content, Ma Qiu is not too worried. However, what he hates about the restructuring is that some courses are not only judged on whether they have mastered the course content, but also compared with others. According to the university, educational resources are limited, and only a relatively outstanding group of people can stay.
For example, in Holt's ancient linguistics course assessment, 187 people took the exam with him, and the total score was 100 points. If he does not reach 60 points, he will definitely be assessed as unqualified, but if he reaches 60 points or above, it does not mean that he will definitely pass. It depends on how many scores the other people have taken.
Specifically, his score must be in the top 90% of everyone to qualify. If it is strict, it must be in the top 75%, and if it is more relaxed, it must be in the top 95%.
Under this premise, he is in a competitive relationship with everyone who takes the exam. Not only must he master the knowledge, but he must also ensure that he is not the one with the worst grasp. In the extreme case, if everyone in the class gets 100 points - full score, then he only needs to get one question wrong and get 99 points, and he will fail.
If this situation repeats nine times, he will be forced to leave Atlanta to study.
This forced him to study hard and catch up with those who competed with him, and then he finally discovered how bad he was.
As mentioned before, he entered Atlanta School just after reaching the qualification level in the Atlanta School Assessment. In a sense, his luck is stronger than his ability.
Except for a handful of lucky students like him who were lucky enough to enter Atlanta to study, the rest of the students were simply monster-like existences in Ma Chu's eyes. They had unimaginable sensitivity to all kinds of knowledge, and had poor memory, understanding, and logic. Super strong.
Many of the students were from aristocratic backgrounds and had received education from multiple tutors since childhood. Compared with him, they were not at a starting point.
At this time, Ma Qiu was thankful more than once that he had chosen magic linguistics.
With his language ability, he barely managed to fall last in various language tests, but occasionally he fell into the dangerous range of the bottom 5% a few times, and was recorded as failing twice - one more time and he would be warned. .
In order to avoid being warned, and to avoid being persuaded to quit after three warnings, Ma Qiu gritted his teeth and studied hard day and night, using up all his energy to study and study.
This year, he gave up almost all forms of entertainment and devoted all his time to studying. Even his previous habit of inviting a lady out for dinner every week changed to only going out seven times in two months. Second-rate.
In this way, it has been a difficult year.
At the end of the year, Ma Qiu spent two silver coins and sixty copper coins to take a color photo in a photo studio, which had only become popular in recent months.
Looking at himself more clearly in the color photos, Ma Qiu looked at his past year and suddenly realized one thing, that is, there is no future for him to continue struggling to study like he is.
Although he has a certain learning ability, compared with other people in the same discipline, he is really not that strong. Compared with people in magic chemistry, magic biology and other disciplines, he will be killed instantly. Therefore, no matter how hard he worked, his assessment results would only fluctuate between passing and failing, not even good.
In this way, if you stick to the third year, it is almost impossible to stay in school.
Although being unable to stay in school does not mean that there is no way out, according to the consensus of many students in the university, the way out is much narrower.
More than two years after its establishment, Atlanta School has become an indispensable part of the entire city of Atlanta and the entire Sarin, and is somewhat famous throughout the continent. If you graduate from Atlanta and leave, it won't be difficult to find a good job or become an apprentice to a wizard.
But if you stay at Atlanta School, you will obviously gain more.
After all, Atlanta School has only been established for more than two years and has developed to this extent. Who knows how terrifying it will become in the future. Staying in Atlanta Studies, becoming a permanent part of Atlanta Studies, will have great possibilities to transcend class.
You must know that there are many aristocratic children on campus here, and the connections gained by staying here cannot be simply measured in money.
But having said that, getting the qualification to stay in school is easier said than done
Ma Qiu has no confidence. His best assessment score in the course is the top 52%, and only if the average assessment score reaches the top 10%, can he have some hope.
Then, he can only find some other ways.