But after a brief silence, Xiao Kong, seated among the crowd, spoke coldly:
"Su Yuan, you only took first place in the Special Class by exploiting the favorable conditions in the exam room."
"Whether it's in your usual studies or in a real exam, I hope you can maintain the dignity befitting the First in School."
"Otherwise, I'll crush you underfoot in no time. Not in a week—three days."
Su Yuan gave an awkward yet polite smile.
Couldn't we just study hard and keep improving? Why did they have to fight over first and second place?
If each point on the Placement Exam hadn't been worth ten yuan, he absolutely wouldn't have done so many freaky things... Though, that wasn't necessarily true. Streaming stunts paid pretty well, too.
In short, if Xiao Kong wanted to chase after him like the protagonist of a hot-blooded shonen manga, then let him try.
It wasn't like he was guaranteed to catch up.
Still, many Special Class students were really taken with Xiao Kong's act. They looked at him as if he were a dragon-slaying hero.
After Taihua Tianji gave his students time to digest the rankings on the points board, he said evenly:
"You've taken exams all day, so you can head back for now. Come back and check in at nine tomorrow morning."
"I'll make a class group chat shortly and send you the redemption list. You'll have tonight to think it over. Come see me tomorrow to redeem your points for rewards."
Only then did the Special Class students check the time. More than ten hours had passed since they entered the Tai Xu Illusion Realm. It was already past eight in the evening.
Chen Nuoyi rubbed her flat stomach and turned to Su Yuan.
"Su Yuan, I'm hungry."
"If you're