Is there such a thing as this operation?

Shen Qi's Math Level increased by two levels in a single day, reaching Level 2, the Advanced tier.

According to the system's explanation, the effect of Math Level 2 in practical application, compared to Level 1, is a significant enhancement in Shen Qi's deduction ability, insight, judgment, and memory in the field of mathematics.

The literal explanation is not difficult to understand; deduction ability, insight, judgment, and memory are the primary indicators for excelling in mathematics.

Shen Qi continued to do math practice problems, a secret exam paper from a certain middle school.

This exam paper was very difficult, but Shen Qi faced the challenge head-on. He found that his problem-solving logic suddenly became exceptionally smooth and clear.

Auxiliary lines he couldn't draw before now came effortlessly, and the graph of the function y=tanx danced under Shen Qi's pen.

A never-before-felt inspiration arose, known as "writing as if divinely guided."

In less than an hour, Shen Qi finished this 150-point mock exam. Throughout the entire process, he didn't flip through any books or copy answers. He just tackled the problems with gusto, from start to finish, breaking through them like cracking open a melon.

When he checked the answers, Shen Qi was stunned: "Holy crap, are you kidding me? Only one multiple-choice question wrong, 145 points!"

Shen Qi's highest score in math exams was 82, the lowest was 17, and the average was 67.5.

A score of over 140 was something the old Shen Qi couldn't even dream of; it was a symbol exclusively for top students.

Tonight, Shen Qi achieved 145 points in just a few tens of minutes, and it was on a very difficult secret math exam paper.

He felt it was a bit unreal, so he did another new test.

On the second math test, Shen Qi scored 149 points. The remaining point was withheld to prevent him from becoming arrogant.

"The Advanced Math Level 2 manifests in practical application as the level of a math prodigy!"

Shen Qi felt the joy of learning. Going from trash to a prodigy was incredibly pleasant.

In the following days, through diligent class attendance, practice problems, and self-study, Shen Qi could earn 7-10 scholar points daily.

It's worth noting that the subjects providing 7-10 scholar points did not include math.

Shen Qi's Math Level had reached Level 2. Self-studying high school math textbooks and doing high school math practice problems could no longer earn him scholar points.

Therefore, Shen Qi entered a new field—Advanced Algebra.

Advanced Algebra is one of the compulsory courses for undergraduate math majors. Shen Qi bought an Advanced Algebra textbook at a bookstore.

The reason he bought Advanced Algebra was that it was on sale. The original price was 32 yuan, and the discounted price was 6.4 yuan. Buy three get one free; it was practically sold by the pound.

With the improvement in his deduction ability, insight, judgment, and memory, Shen Qi found self-studying Advanced Algebra less strenuous, though still not easy.

By studying Advanced Algebra for over 3 hours daily, Shen Qi could stably earn 8-12 scholar points, which was almost equivalent to the scholar points provided by all other subjects combined.

By early April, the system had unlocked indicators for ten subjects:

Math Level 2 (0/3000)

Chinese Level 0 (0/100)

English Level 0 (0/100)

Physics Level 0 (0/100)

Chemistry Level 0 (0/100)

Biology Level 0 (0/100)

History Level 0 (0/100)

Geography Level 0 (0/100)

Politics Level 0 (0/100)

Sports Level 1 (0/1000)

Remaining scholar points: 1127

These ten subjects constituted the entire curriculum for the second year of high school. Except for Math and Sports, Shen Qi's other eight subjects were all Level 0.

Shen Qi had not invested any scholar points in Sports. The system had unlocked the Sports indicator for him after the last physical education class, with the default level being 1.

This meant that the old Shen Qi, apart from Sports being at the average high school level, had not even reached the high school average in any other academic subjects.

But now it was different. At least his Math had been boosted by Shen Qi to Level 2, the top tier for high school students.

Shen Qi also faced a severe challenge. Even if he self-studied undergraduate math textbooks, the rate at which he acquired scholar points was still too slow.

Grinding for scholar points like a dog every day, the most he got in a single day was 22 points. Including the remaining 1127 scholar points, Shen Qi needed to earn over 16,000 more scholar points to upgrade Math to Level 5. This process would take more than two years. No rest days, just grinding like this every day for over two years.

And Shen Qi had only 15 months left until high school graduation, at most.

"The path of a prodigy is truly arduous."

As Shen Qi was feeling dejected, the class bell rang. Zhang Wanbang walked into the classroom of Class 2, Grade 2, holding a stack of test papers.

"Test," Zhang Wanbang said concisely, indicating a surprise math quiz for this class.

"Another test?"

"Test, test, test, so annoying!"

The students below complained one after another.

"I feel like second-year students have it tougher than third-year students!" said a female student named Chen Xiaoting. Her opinion was echoed by all students in Class 2.

By April, the third-year students weren't as miserable anymore. With the college entrance exams two months away, their grades were basically stable. No matter how much the teachers pushed, significant improvement was unlikely; at best, they could maintain their current performance. However, the second-year students, facing another year of pressure, had the potential for miracles, making them the most miserable at this point.

"That's not right. The next class is history. Math isn't a double period, so how can we finish a whole test in just a few dozen minutes?" one of the male students pointed out the discrepancy.

"That's right, the next class is history!"

The students suddenly understood. They held onto a sliver of hope, thinking Teacher Zhang had misremembered and that he actually had a double math period with the second-year class (3) today, and this was supposed to be a pop quiz for them.

"Last night, Teacher Ma and I were playing cards, and he lost his next history class to me. So, the next class is also math, a double period for a test. Any other questions? If not, we'll begin the pop quiz." Zhang Wanbang clarified the students' doubts and had the math class representative distribute the test papers.

"You can do that?"

"You can bet class time in cards?"

"Teacher Ma, you're not thinking straight! You're a history teacher, how could you lose to a math teacher in cards?"

"Teachers aren't supposed to gamble!"

The classroom erupted. The students had seen classes swapped before, but never heard of class time being gambled away.

"What's all the noise? Be quiet, all of you!" Zhang Wanbang slammed the podium. "Teachers have the right to play cards in their free time. We weren't gambling for money, so it's not gambling. You chose to study at Nangang Second High School; this is your fate. If you don't want to take the test, you can leave, it's up to you."

Despite his words, not a single student dared to leave. They all hated Teacher Ma, the history teacher. If only you had better card skills and could have beaten Teacher Zhang! they thought.

Shen Qi remained silent. In the past, he would have joined in the commotion, but at this moment, he was unusually calm.

A pop quiz in math, huh? Heh.

Shen Qi spread out his scratch paper, his ballpoint pen already in hand, ready to face the challenge.

Soon, the math test papers were distributed to every student, and the pop quiz began.

Rustle, rustle.

The classroom was quiet, with only the sound of pens scratching against paper.

Despite their complaints, the entire second-year class (2) had to face the exam and prepare for the college entrance exams. This was their fate, and they couldn't escape it.

Zhang Wanbang stood with his hands behind his back on the podium, surveying everything from above. Every few minutes, he would step down and pace through the classroom, occasionally stopping behind a student for a moment to monitor them closely.

Having a volatile math teacher standing behind them made the students nervous, and they trembled.