Chapter 48: Chapter 48: Breaking Records! He Is Making History in Xia!
Li Yuanjing took a deep breath.
He needed to verify something.
He gestured with his hand.
Immediately, a subordinate came over.
Li Yuanjing leaned close to his ear and said, "Go check in the more than 600 records of the national college entrance examination in Xia, what the best historical record is for the second round at Purgatory level."
The subordinate nodded excitedly, "Okay! I’ll do it right away!"
It was obvious that he realized that the record Lin Yi might have set could have broken a historical extreme!
0.1 seconds, it’s just too exaggerated!
However, Li Yuanjing stopped him and continued, "Then, have the proctor team thoroughly investigate Lin Yi’s scenario to see if there was any technical issue, and whether the record was due to a BUG."
"Also, check his status bar and equipment bar to ensure he didn’t cheat."
The subordinate nodded repeatedly.
If both aspects were confirmed, then it would prove that the score the candidate received was legitimate and not due to cheating!
After the instructions were given, the subordinate hurried away to check.
And just in these short ten seconds or so that passed.
The leaderboard on the top right of the big screen changed again.
Beside Lin Yi, many new faces appeared on the ranking list.
[Current Test Round: Second Round]
[Current Round Score Ranking:]
[NO.1, Candidate Lin Yi, passed the second round in 0.1 seconds, Score: 1000!]
[NO.2, Candidate Lan Ruoyi, passed the second round in 9.42 seconds, Score: 939.3!]
[NO.3, Candidate Qi Xia Ying, passed the second round in 12.88 seconds, Score: 816.1!]
[NO.4, Candidate Li Zerui, passed the second round in 13.03 seconds, Score: 805.4!]
[NO.5, Candidate Ding Chuchu, passed the second round in 13.67 seconds, Score: 799.9!]
...
The points obtainable in the second round were the same as in the first, a full score of 1000 points.
But this time, it was clear that many new faces appeared on the list.
The advantage of a single outburst is different from that of a group outburst.
Professionals like Qi Xia Ying and Li Zerui, who can handle both, are rare.
So the list went through a major reshuffle.
Worth mentioning is that Lan Ruoyi’s tactics were very successful and rose abruptly.
Being able to use a spell like Rock Ball as a Gravity Mage gave her a great advantage in this round.
She instantly overtook Li Zerui and Qi Xia Ying.
But these dazzling geniuses instantly dimmed in front of Lin Yi, the Great Demon King.
How dare a firefly compete with the bright moon?
Soon, there was feedback on what Li Yuanjing instructed his subordinate to do.
"Mr. Li! I just had our entire technical department re-verify all aspects of Candidate Lin Yi’s status benefits, carried items, and equipment for possible cheating, and found no anomalies!"
"Moreover, the scenario status and data also had no anomalies!"
"He legitimately earned this score!!"
The subordinate in charge of the report was clearly very excited.
His voice was a bit louder.
So everyone in the examination center near Li Yuanjing could hear it.
Instantly, their expressions were full of amazement.
"Incredible!"
"We initially thought that the provincial first place this year should have been between Li Zerui and Qi Xia Ying, who knew Lin Yi would come out of nowhere!"
"He even scored full marks this round!"
The examination center was supposed to stay serious and quiet.
And since both Li Yuanjing and Qi Guoguang didn’t speak up,
others shouldn’t easily speak as well.
But at this moment, it didn’t matter anymore.
Because Li Yuanjing was in a great mood!
And the following report from the subordinate made him smile even more.
"Mr. Li, we also looked into the relevant records in the archives of Xia, and during the national college entrance examination of the year 2876, a candidate from Shanghu achieved 0.48 seconds in the second round of Purgatory difficulty."
"This record had remained unbroken for a hundred years."
"Today, it was broken!"
"And it’s worth mentioning that the candidate who set this record was named Zheng Yingxiong!"
Upon hearing this name.
Everyone in the meeting room gasped.
Li Yuanjing exclaimed, "You mean Xia’s 21st War God, that Zheng Yingxiong??"
The subordinate nodded!
Li Yuanjing couldn’t stay seated, feeling somewhat overexcited!
He tried to calm his excitement.
His gaze on the big screen was ardent as he slowly said, "We don’t yet know how he will perform in the later rounds, or if others will surpass him."
"But at least at this moment, he has created history in Xia!"
"His record is unprecedented!"
Li Yuanjing felt a great ambition at the moment!
Even though Lin Yi wasn’t related to him.
Yet the desire to nurture his juniors can gradually develop!
Most importantly, this candidate came from Dongjiang!
If I go to the Imperial Capital for meetings or debriefing later, it would be a matter of pride!
"Honestly, I think his full score is a bit unfair to him!"
This sentence was spoken by Qi Guoguang.
Li Yuanjing raised an eyebrow and looked at Qi Guoguang, who was sitting on his right.
And he was momentarily stunned.
Because the expression on Qi Guoguang’s face had seven parts surprise, two parts admiration, and one part jealousy!
Indeed!
He actually saw a hint of envy and jealousy on the face of a Seventh-Turn Saint Mage, who was a level higher in power than himself!
"Mr. Qi, why do you feel this way?" Li Yuanjing asked.
Qi Guoguang raised a finger, pointing to the top right corner of the scoreboard.
"Haven’t you noticed that even with full marks, his score didn’t differ much from the second place?"
Li Yuanjing glanced at the leaderboard.
Instantly understanding Qi Guoguang’s point.
Lin Yi’s score was essentially zero before the decimal point.
While the second place almost reached two digits before the decimal point.
What’s the ratio of this gap?
Nearly a thousandfold difference!
And the score difference?
Only about sixty points!
No wonder Qi Guoguang said that the scoring system is somewhat unfair to Lin Yi.
Li Yuanjing gave a wry smile, "It is a bit unfair, but the rules are nationally uniform. At that time, when I was part of drafting the scoring amendment, who would have thought we’d see such an impressive score like this guy’s one day?"
Qi Guoguang laughed, "It’s okay, the strong will always be strong."
"I believe with what he has shown so far, he is surely the one to be the first in Dongjiang province this year."
Qi Guoguang made a direct judgment.
This made Li Yuanjing take a fresh look at him!
No, bro.
It’s well known that you spoil your precious granddaughter!
Plus, Qi Guoguang is famous for being protective.
Hearing him admit that another stranger has surpassed his own granddaughter and aims for the province’s first is quite remarkable!
And Qi Guoguang’s next sentence made everyone in the meeting room ponder deeply!