The afternoon exam finally came to an end with the ringing of the bell.
Afterward, all the answer sheets were scanned and uploaded, and the cross-grading teams began exchanging students' papers between universities for marking.
Grading the papers did not take much time. After all, each university had only around forty-five students taking the exam. With so few people, a handful of professors could finish marking them quickly.
However, this time, it was not only the professors who participated in grading. The academicians from the major universities also joined in.
For instance, Academician Hu Guangde from USTC personally came to grade Peking University students' papers.
Peking University had quite a few mathematics academicians. Including Academician Liao Huan, four academicians directly took part.
There were only two reasons. First, those involved in mathematical research had been relatively free lately. There were no important mathematics conferences to attend, so they had the time to join the excitement. Second, Hu Guangde's words had stirred their curiosity.
Was that kid named Xiao Yi really that impressive?
"USTC's students' papers are nothing special. They could barely handle the first question." After grading several papers in Peking University's marking room, Academician Wang Jianxin said, "I haven't even seen half of them solve it."
"Old Liao, are you sure Hu Guangde was telling the truth?"
Liao Huan shook his head. "I know that guy fairly well. If he wasn't certain about something, he wouldn't say it. Besides, that student named Xiao Yi really is exceptional. You all know that."
The other academicians nodded as well.
Could a student who earned the title of national top scorer possibly be anything but exceptional?
Liao Huan said no more and turned to the next paper.
The moment he saw it, he narrowed his eyes.
Because this was the first fully