The person who was speaking had a very exotic look and was very tall, estimated to be over 1.9 meters tall.
The neck seemed to be injured and there was a large piece of gauze on it.
With a provocative and disdainful expression, he chuckled at him, then set a goal of 118 minutes and 30 seconds for himself. After that, he glanced at him again and said, "Mr. Xu, you seem to be quite popular in school recently?"
"Every morning when I go out, I can hear people talking about your name."
Xu Qingran accepted all this calmly and openly, and even asked: "Am I only popular in school?"
"Then I have to work harder. After all, I want everyone in the empire to know me."
The man smiled again, and his smile was quite sunny.
But Xu Qingran looked into his slightly cloudy green eyes, then curled the corners of his mouth, and felt a chill in his heart.
After a while, the other party stretched out his hand to him: "My name is Feng Wei. I have heard of your name for a long time and have always wanted to meet you."
Xu Qingran didn't know the other person, but he had some memory of the name.
If I remember correctly, the owner of this name was the one who was injured by Lin Qianmu's mental power on the day of the final assessment. Because he was eliminated early, and because of the various things that happened in the assessment field, he was also assigned to the last class group.
Xu Qingran did not shake his hand back and said bluntly: "But I don't want to know you."
After saying that, he walked towards the training ground.
Feng Wei didn't seem to mind his attitude, and caught up with him and continued, "I heard that the young master is also the kind of person whose soul and spirit are slow to form."
"It's the same for me. Although my spirit pool is already 3S, the type has not yet been determined. People in the academy are now optimistic that we may become E-type, but I am not as lucky as you, young master. The academy did not send me a special invitation letter."
Hearing this, Xu Qingran glanced at Feng Wei.
The latter looked ahead and followed him aimlessly to the obstacle course training ground, still muttering, "If we all become E-type, will we really get tired of each other and stop being friends as the legend says?"
"But it is said that before the E-type is finalized, the spirit pool will definitely reach level 3S first. So according to the situation, I should be able to come up with the results before you."
"Don't worry." Xu Qingran suddenly said, "I don't want to be friends with you, don't think too much."
As soon as he finished speaking, he took the lead and walked to the starting point of the obstacle level to begin the first round of self-testing in obstacle training.
See how long it takes to complete your first challenge.
Students in the same class group also began training under the supervision of the instructors.
If you are lazy, you will be punished by doing push-ups on the spot.
Not long after Xu Qingran started, he was climbing a nearly 100-meter-high rock climbing wall when another person came up to him.
The voice was a familiar, noisy one: "Come on, Xu, I'll go first!"
After Feng Wei finished speaking, he quickened his pace and climbed over him more easily than anyone else present. In the blink of an eye, he reached the top and then climbed over the most difficult section of the mountain road.
Xu Qingran silently glanced in the direction he left, retracted his gaze, and continued to move forward at his own pace.
There is a very tall wooden stake in the obstacle level, which is the mid-field check-in point for the entire level.
When Xu Qingran reached the top, it was already noon and the sun was shining brightly. The sun was very hot, but he was reluctant to go down immediately after pressing the clock-in button.
You can always see more scenery from a high place.
For example, in the coastal areas, top students like Ling Yuege were learning and using combat mechas there. They also saw that next to their training ground was another obstacle course with a similar layout.
There are more than ten learning programs in the college. Due to the number of students, all the students in the front and back classes are divided into more than ten groups, and each of them starts rotation training from different projects.
From his perspective, he could see Ni Xiaoyuan's striking long pink-gray hair swaying as she leaped as swiftly as a leopard. Compared to most of his classmates who were wailing and wanting to give up, the class next door was more competitive.
Most people were like Ni Xiaoyuan, who was focused and worked hard. At each level, there were several people who were equally fast and actively competing with their classmates, but as a girl, Ni Xiaoyuan was still the one who was far ahead of her peers.
Xu Qingran turned his gaze and saw Feng Wei, who was also taking a short break a few levels away from the same field. He was sitting high up in the field, and his sights were also on the next field, but he only locked onto one person.
It was Lin Qianmu who was in the same class group as Ni Xiaoyuan.
Feng Wei looked at him strangely, giving him a strange feeling of discomfort. He was also very perceptive and quickly noticed his gaze. When he turned around and waved at him with a smile, the ambiguous look in his eyes had disappeared.
Xu Qingran just stared at him openly like that, until Feng Wei had rested enough and continued to pass the level, then he continued his practice.
This training really requires a lot of physical energy.
Xu Qingran still forced himself to finish the race.
Including the rest time on the wooden stakes, it took a total of 292 minutes and 33 seconds.
Feng Wei, who had finished the race a long time ago, had not left yet and was waiting at the finish line. He only came over and teased him when he saw him coming down, "Master Xu, as a specially invited student of the academy, you still have to work harder."
Feng Wei's physical fitness was better than that of other students in the same class. In the first round, he was unfamiliar with the venue, but he only took about 200 minutes to finish the race, making him the fastest. This was normal, as he should have been in the front class at his level.
Xu Qingran still didn't respond to him.
However, Feng Wei had found out his background, and his interest in him had faded a little compared to the beginning: "There is still a month left, I believe you will be able to improve your clearance results as soon as possible."
"I have completed today's mission. The instructor said I can leave now. See you tomorrow!"
Xu Qingran looked up at Feng Wei's leisurely back without saying a word. After resting enough, he turned back from the terminal and started training. He wanted to get familiar with all the obstacles as soon as possible, and then start to study the fastest way to pass the levels with the lowest cost.
Soon, the instructor announced the end of today's training time.
Xu Qingran didn't know the situation of the students in Ni Xiaoyuan's previous class, but in his class, more than 90% of the students didn't finish the race until the end. Although the instructors kept a close eye on everyone and didn't let them have a chance to slack off.
However, for students in the later classes, the requirements on the first day cannot be too high. This is the only way for now.
In the evening, after having eaten and rested enough, Xu Qingran prepared to go downstairs for his night running exercise.
Someone has repaired the door of room 6037 opposite.
He had just closed the door and walked a few steps when he met a classmate who was about to go to the bathroom to take a shower in the corridor. The other person was the one who was scolded and cried before, and happened to be in the same class group as him.
"Good evening, classmate Xu!" The little classmate's eyes lit up when he saw him.
After what happened yesterday, everyone in their dormitory now feels that Xu Qingran is glowing. Especially during the practice today, he, as an A-level student with a similar mental pool level to them, was able to run the entire course like other S-level or even 3S-level students. It was really amazing!
Xu Qingran politely nodded in response to his greeting. Before he could take a step forward, he saw the other party hesitate and said, "By the way, classmate Xu, I saw you and classmate Feng Wei walking very close during the day. Are you friends with him?"
Xu Qingran was silent.
As a villain who was despised wherever he went in his previous life, he felt uncomfortable with the idea of making friends that people kept mentioning to him recently.
"Ah, sorry, I don't mean to restrict or interfere with Xu's friendships! It's just that if it's Feng Wei, Xu should be more careful in his interactions with her."
This aroused some interest in Xu Qingran: "How do you say that?"
The other party hesitated for a long time and whispered: "Mr. Feng Wei's personality is a bit uncertain."
"He and I came from the same place, so I know him a little bit. I heard that he had a very good friend in middle school who was the monitor of his class. The two of them were very close, but then the monitor said something unkind to him one day about homework, and he ended up being beaten into a vegetable."
"He's still in the hospital."
Xu Qingran raised his eyebrows: "Such a big thing, the other party's family didn't sue him?"
The little classmate lamented, "Feng Wei's mother is the sister of the emperor of the empire, so she is considered a royal noble. The laws of the empire... they are used to restrain us ordinary people. The powerful and the rich have many ways to quell problems."
The squad leader's family background is simple, he is just an ordinary person.
The royal family is rich and willing to pay the medical expenses to settle the matter, so the family who wants the child to continue to live can only agree. If they don't agree, not only will they lose both their money and their lives, but they may even be unable to make a living and disappear "accidentally" one day.
After listening to this, Xu Qingran did not express any opinion and went downstairs to exercise.
But when Feng Wei came to harass him again the next day and said he wanted to make friends with him, he changed his previous cold attitude and chuckled, "Okay."
Feng Wei, who originally thought it would take some time to convince people, was shocked: "I didn't expect that you would change your attitude faster than turning the pages of a book, young master?"
"I just figured it out." Xu Qingran said calmly, "People like to get to know strong people. There's nothing wrong with having a powerful ally."
Feng Wei grinned: "Right, I think so too."
Time passed like this, and a week passed by unknowingly.
That night, when Ren Ping came back from the bathroom yawning, he saw Xu Qingran's bed was empty again: "Did Young Master Xu go for a night run again?"
Zhang Zhihe was doing push-ups on the ground, pressing his body down as he answered, "Yes, I heard that their group's latest project is the most devilish obstacle course. They are already tired enough during the day, but he still insists on going out to exercise every night."
Leave the dormitory the earliest and come back the latest every day.
Even though they had doubts and dissatisfaction with Xu Qingran at the beginning, as roommates, they now admired him very much.
This is a ruthless person!
He is cruel to others and even more cruel to himself. No wonder he is so awesome!
·
Downstairs, Xu Qingran unknowingly ran to the entrance of the dormitory area.
The system suddenly told him to look up and forward.
There were several people standing in front of the dormitory entrance late at night.
They were all dressed in luxurious and extraordinary clothes, and they gathered there and said something to a blond man in a very respectful manner.
At first, Xu Qingran just thought that the other person looked familiar but didn't recognize him until he saw him naturally put a piece of fruit candy into his mouth.
Suddenly I remembered that I had seen him on the news.
Colonel of the Gold Wing Battalion.
While he was thinking, the system pointed to another middle-aged man with gray hair on the field.
His eyes were hazy and he looked drunk. He said a few perfunctorily to the blond boy, then waved goodbye and left.
The system said: "This man is your mother Qi Shengxue's first love."
Xu Qingran: “?”
Thinking about Xu Yan, and then looking at the drunkard who staggered away and did not do his job, he could not help but complain: "It seems that Qi Shengxue's eyesight of judging people is not very good."
"That's not the case. The reason why I'm like this today is because of Qi Shengxue's death."
"They were originally in a good relationship and loved each other very much, but then your father Xu Yan showed up halfway through. The head of the Qi family at that time had a more traditional and conservative mindset. He trusted the high matching data of soul compatibility more than empty feelings, and believed that only two compatible souls could stay together for a long time."
"So Qi Shengxue could only reluctantly marry Xu Yan. As compensation, the then-prosperous Qi family gave her a large dowry."
"But the matching data between Xu Yan and Qi Shengxue actually belongs to Qi Shengxue and her first love." The system's chattering voice gradually distracted Xu Qingran from his fatigue during the run. "Do you remember that your stepmother's sister works in the official soulmate team?"
"Your stepmother and Xu Yan had been together for a long time, and they were planning to get married. But Xu Yan, who had just taken over the Xu family's business, suddenly ran into a big problem. He was worried that the Xu family would take back the control, so he turned his attention to the Qi family, which was still a big boss in the business world at that time."
"So I teamed up with your stepmother's sister to cheat and get the matching data to marry her."
"That's why Xu Yan was so cruel to Qi Shengxue. Because he had no feelings for her in the first place. He only used her from the beginning to the end. His true love is your stepmother."
Xu Qingran paused and asked the question that had puzzled him for a long time: "Why does it sound like the Xu family can easily swap the soul mate's compatibility data? Isn't it said that this is not an easy thing to do?"
"It's not easy." said the system.
There are only five people in the whole empire who master this technology, two of whom are Bai Lian's stepmother's biological sister and her best friend. The reason why few people are willing to do this technology is that the seemingly simple replacement procedure is very complicated. Only people with the Chosen Type I soul spirit can master it, and at the same time, part of the energy in the spirit pool needs to be exchanged.
It's okay if it happens once or twice, but if it happens too many times, the spirit pool will be reduced, leading to the degradation of the spirit class and the decline of lifespan. This is why the matching data of most people can still be extremely well protected. After all, the editors are not so bored that they are willing to gamble their talents and lifespan to make trouble.
Even if someone is willing to pay to take the order, they will consider it carefully and will not take it too many times in this life, after all, it is too painful. And Xu Qingran in the original world is the protagonist of the sadistic text with full debuffs. The unlucky thing is that there are two people around him who can help the Xu family do bad things.
My stepmother's aunt can profit from it, so she is willing to help occasionally.
Including the best friend that Xu Qing'an went to meet at the beginning, it was because her aunt had greatly supported her career at the beginning and she wanted to rely on her to climb higher, so she helped Xu Qing'an.
While Xu Qingran was chatting with the system, he noticed that the blond man at the entrance of the dormitory area was approaching him.
He was still mumbling to himself, as if he was talking to someone.
"Sister, why are you so interested in the eldest son of the Xu family?" Xie Nanjun's expression was extremely ugly. "I just arrived at the base of the military academy, and you hurriedly asked me to come to the dormitory to look for someone."
The female voice on the other side smiled mysteriously: "Oh, you don't understand! Anyway, I have my reasons, so just help me take a look!"
"I'm a colonel of the Golden Wing Battalion, and I broke into someone's dormitory late at night to look for a loser from the back class. Tell me, what excuse should I give?"
Xie Nanjun pouted as he spoke, thinking of something, and his expression was shocked and angry: "Are you attracted to him?!"
"I'm warning you, Dad won't let you marry anyone from Silver Dragon, let alone Xu Qingran who has such a bad reputation! Not to mention Dad, even I, your younger brother, won't agree!"
"What are you talking about?" Xie Nanyi said through the communicator, "Besides, she might be the treasure reserved for a certain big boss in the future. How can I have the courage to snatch her away?"
Xie Nanjun didn't understand and was stunned for a moment: "Are you talking about Lu Cheng?"
"Didn't they break up eight hundred years ago?" When he mentioned the people from the Silver Dragon Camp, his attitude changed instantly. "Besides, what is there to be afraid of from the Lu family of the Silver Dragon?! If I really like him, I have to snatch him away even if he is from the Lu family!"
She is very pretty, and looks like a well-behaved and gentle type.
Judging from his condition and appearance, he is obviously a hard-working student who insists on exercising at night.
Xie Nanjun appreciated this kind of mentality of the students. He moved his tongue playfully, moved the candy in his mouth to the other side, and asked with appreciation: "Student, are you exercising?"
"Yeah." The man nodded calmly in response.
"Not bad, not bad." Xie Nanjun also nodded, with an expression of approval, "By the way, classmate, do you know a student named Xu Qingran?"
"I have something to do and I want to see him."
After Xie Nanjun asked, he saw the boy in front of him giving him an ambiguous smile.
The next second, the other party replied indifferently: "My name is Xu Qingran."
"I wonder if the person Colonel Xie is looking for is me."
The evening breeze was cool and the surroundings were dead silent.
Xie Nanjun pondered for a while before asking, "May I ask if you are the one from Silver Dragon Camp whose father is Xu Yan from Xu Construction Group, the eldest son of Xu, Xu Qingran?"
"What a coincidence." Xu Qingran smiled peacefully, "I just happen to be."
There was another silence.
The two finally sat down face to face in one of the cafeterias in the dormitory area.
It was almost midnight and the kitchen had already closed.
Only a few lights were on, and there was no one else in the hall except them.
Xu Qingran took a glass of water from the water dispenser and drank it slowly, his expression quite calm. Xie Nanjun had a communicator hanging next to his ear, and Xie Nanyi was excitedly asking him whether he cared about his brother's life or death.
"Did you meet him? How was he? Was he good-looking?"
Xie Nanjun glanced at Xu Qingran and answered truthfully: "It's very beautiful."
"What about the body shape?"
Xie Nanjun: "I can go to the catwalk right away after changing my clothes."
"Yeah, not bad, how's his personality?"
Xie Nanjun thought, couldn't the answer to this question be found by just searching outside
But he still answered after thinking: "... I tried very hard."
At least that's all he can see at the moment.
"Yeah." Xie Nanyi paused, then suddenly added, "Then do you think she is a good match for your admiral?"
"Pan—" Xie Nanjun, who wanted to give a perfunctory answer, paused, unable to believe, "My sister, who are you talking about?"
"Who else could it be? Shen Tingyu."
Xie Nanjun: “…”
He suddenly remembered that Xu Qingran was indeed living in Shen Tingyu's house now, and he also remembered that the Shen family had announced not long ago that this was their youngest child, Shen Tianyi's future highly compatible partner.
Is his sister trying to stir up trouble? !
Although he was anxious to find someone who could help Shen Tingyu with his medical treatment, wasn't it inappropriate to forcibly seize his nephew's fiancée
"It probably... isn't going to work." Xie Nanjun said hesitantly.
He remembered the time when Xu Qingran was just arranged to live in Shen Tingyu's house. Admiral Shen was not in a very good mood at work during those weeks, and he hardly smiled when he directed them to clean up the disaster area.
Obviously, he really disliked Xu Qingran, the outsider who broke into his place.
Also, some time ago, when Xu Qingran went to the wrong live broadcast room, he was out on a mission and missed this melon. But when he came back, he heard that Shen Tingyu got very angry in the conference room that day, maybe it was influenced by this young master...
As he was thinking, Xu Qingran, who had just finished drinking some water, was sitting upright and looking at him silently, with a serious expression. There was an inexplicable aura about him - it felt like he would conflict with Shen Tingyu.
So Xie Nanjun was more certain: "I don't think it's possible."
Xie Nanyi curled her lips: "Really?"
"By the way, don't they have a holiday in the middle of the school year? So, try to get on good terms with them, and bring them over during the holiday so I can take a look at them and get a feel for them, okay?"
"I always feel that you men see things differently from us women—"
Xie Nanjun hung up the call speechlessly.
When he looked up again, he heard Xu Qingran ask, "Are you close to Shen Tingyu?"
Xie Nanjun shook his shoulders: "It's okay."
"The main reason is that our two families are old friends, and we grew up together. Many years ago, he saved my sister's life because of his reminder. Apart from his particularly inhumane personality, he is a good person otherwise."
Xu Qingran probably understood.
The fact that they can say it so casually proves that the relationship is really good.
"You... I heard that you've been living with him recently. You guys, do you get along well?" Xie Nanjun was very familiar with Shen Tingyu's bad temper and his strong sense of territory. Before this, he could never imagine that he could live with anyone other than his little nephew.
"It's OK." Xu Qingran nodded and replied, "It's just that sometimes he wants to kill me, and sometimes I also want to kill him."
Xie Nanjun: “…”
Xu Qingran added: "But before I kill him, I have to sleep with him first."
The tone was serious.
“…?” Xie Nanjun was stunned.
What kind of lewd words are these? Is this something he can listen to? And is this appropriate
—And, does his boss know about this
After Xu Qingran left Xie Nanjun with a bombshell, he went back to the dormitory to rest, leaving the blond colonel sitting alone in the cafeteria, doubting his life.
·
The weather is still sunny today.
Xu Qingran has become familiar with the obstacle levels of the entire venue and has successfully shortened the clearance time to about 220 minutes.
The next thing to do is to speed up.
Outside the field, Xie Nanjun folded his arms and silently observed Xu Qingran's training accompanied by the academy soldiers.
Mainly because he entered the college this morning, I kept hearing his name everywhere.
The students discussed it, and the sergeants and instructors in the academy also talked about it.
Xie Nanjun's impression of Xu Qingran was still that he was weak and loved Lu Cheng to death, which was embarrassing. So he was curious and wanted to see what was so outstanding about this recent celebrity who had the guts to sleep with their general.
The more I looked, the more shocked I was.
Xu Qingran's performance did not seem like that of an untrained young master. He even began to wonder if this person could really become an E-type, with his seemingly experienced skills, he could fight them on equal terms.
Xie Nanjun watched in amazement.
Until the soldier next to him whispered, "Colonel Xie, we should go to North District 8."
Xie Nanjun is a talented player who is very good at using mechas. No matter how difficult or bad-tempered a mecha is, it will become very well-behaved in his hands and can be perfectly operated by him. Therefore, when the military academy opens every year, he, who also graduated from here, will be invited to teach the top players about mechas.
Hearing this, he put his hat back on and left quietly without attracting much attention.
This week, Xu Qingran learned from the instructor that the obstacle course was actually open at night to students preparing to take the assessment for this project, so he replaced the night running training time with project practice.
In the field used by the advanced class next door, many people were training hard. What surprised Xu Qingran was that many students in their later class also began to feel a sense of crisis and were racing against time to train.
These students have worked hard to get into the Grantis Military Academy. Even if they are in the lower classes, not many of them will really give up.
Xu Qingran glanced around and didn't see the enthusiastic and noisy Feng Wei.
Then start practicing with full concentration.
"180 minutes and 3 seconds!" On the training ground during the day, the instructor felt incredible as he watched Xu Qingran break new records every day.
He couldn't help but exclaim: "This result is almost the same as the current average level of students in the previous class next door!"
As an instructor, there is no one who doesn't like a child who is hardworking, motivated and able to achieve good results.
The instructors who were in charge of guiding Xu Qingran and his team in this project had recently changed their opinion of him, who was rumored to have a bad reputation. As long as he had the ability, he would be recognized by them.
Feng Wei stood by and patted Xu Qingran on the shoulder: "Wow, Young Master Xu is really amazing! It's only been almost three weeks, and the gap between you and me is only 15 minutes!"
"Just practice more." Xu Qingran said calmly, "You can also come to practice more at night."
In fact, he was not very satisfied with this result, as it was still far from Shen Tingyu's record.
Of course, Xu Qingran knew very well that it was impossible to break Shen Tingyu's record in just one month. His previous life was a thing of the past, and now he was far behind Shen Tingyu in terms of physical strength and mental strength. It would be unrealistic to break the record.
But if the difference is too big, he will be very unhappy.
So he wanted to test where his limit would be if he tried his best.
Feng Wei sighed after the instructor left: "Okay, okay, if I have the energy to spare, I'll roll with you guys."
As a result, this 3S-level confident player still did not show up.
Xu Qingran didn't care either.
That night, he left the dormitory as usual to prepare for training.
When he went downstairs, he saw Xie Nanjun standing outside the dormitory building for who knows how long. He was chewing bubble gum and looked like he was waiting for him.
Xie Nanjun was wearing casual sportswear tonight: "I don't mean anything special, I just suddenly missed the hard days I went through when I was in school, and I want to go to your training ground to play today."
Xu Qingran remained silent, and it was unclear whether she believed his explanation or not.
Xie Nanjun was also feeling miserable.
A few days ago, he couldn't help but send a communication request to Shen Tingyu who was far away, telling him that he was at the Grantis Military Academy base and met his future niece-in-law. After struggling for a long time, he still didn't dare to tell him Xu Qingran's explosive words.
Shen Tingyu heard from him that Xu Qingran was trying hard to break his record. He laughed and said, "Okay, then you can lead him."
Xie Nanjun's CPU almost burned out at that time: "...Huh?"
He thought that the relationship between these two people was so bad that Shen Tingyu would just "smile with disdain".
Shen Tingyu's voice was nonchalant: "He is not like us. He has never been exposed to these things before. But he is very smart. You don't need to do anything special. Just show him once and he will understand."
On the one hand, Xie Nanjun was entrusted by someone, and on the other hand, he was really curious whether Xu Qingran could really confirm Shen Tingyu's statement, so he came here when he had nothing to do late at night.
He came to the training ground with Xu Qingran and found an excuse to say to Xu Qingran: "I am your senior after all. As your junior, I suggest you stay in the viewing platform tonight and watch my entire match. Maybe you can learn something useful from me."
Xu Qingran did not refuse.
Then Xie Nanjun really ran the entire race, and Xu Qingran also watched it very seriously with a thoughtful expression.
When the timing ended, the time was about 136 minutes, which was 2 minutes slower than Xie Nanjun's official score in school that year, but the gap was not that big.
After running, Xie Nanjun was already sweating profusely.
He kept complaining in his mind about why he had to help that bastard Shen Tingyu, and why he had to help his sister get to know more people, but on the surface he still reminded carefully: "Oh, by the way, based on my life experience, I'll give you some advice. From today on, including daytime training, try to get rid of mental power as much as possible."
"If anything unexpected happens on the day of the formal assessment, you will thank me."
After Xie Nanjun finished speaking, he waved and walked away, holding his waist and muttering as he walked: "Oh my god, when I come back in a few years, this thing will still be the most terrifying project in the whole school!"
After Xu Qingran saw Xie Nanjun off, he stood there for about ten minutes to digest the information, then turned around and started training.
The next day during the day, Xie Nanjun was outside the training ground again, observing Xu Qingran's training results.
The instructor surprisingly reported his new data: 170 minutes, 54 seconds!
Xie Nanjun: “?”
Is this the timer for running the entire distance after abandoning the mental power? He only ran once in front of him yesterday, right?! He was already prepared to find an excuse to run a few more times to make Xu Qingran understand!
Xie Nanjun's face changed drastically.
I thought, what kind of devil is this Young Master Xu? !
With such talent, how could it be possible that he was only at A-level!
(End of this chapter)