Breaking the Record! He's Creating Great Xia's History!

Chapter 48: Breaking the Record! He's Making History for Great Xia!

Li Yuanjing took a deep breath.

He needed to verify something.

He raised his hand.

A subordinate quickly walked over.

Li Yuanjing leaned in and said, "Go check the full records of all six hundred-plus college entrance exams across Great Xia. Find the best historical time for the second round on Purgatory Difficulty."

The subordinate's eyes lit up as he nodded eagerly. "Yes, sir! Right away!"

Clearly, he also realized that Lin Yi's record might have shattered the historical extreme.

0.1 seconds—it was too absurd!

But Li Yuanjing stopped him and added, "Then have the proctoring team thoroughly investigate Lin Yi's instance. Check if there were any technical issues, or if a bug caused this record."

"Also, look into his status bar, equipment bar, and everything else to make sure he didn't cheat."

The subordinate nodded repeatedly.

If both checks came back clean, it would prove that this candidate's result was legitimate and not fraudulent.

With those orders given, the subordinate hurried off to investigate.

Just over ten seconds passed.

The leaderboard on the top right of the big screen changed again.

Besides Lin Yi, many new names had appeared.

[Current Test Round: Round 2]

[Current Round Score Ranking:]

[NO.1, Candidate Lin Yi, Round 2 Clear Time: 0.1 seconds, Score: 1000!]

[NO.2, Candidate Lan Ruoyi, Round 2 Clear Time: 9.42 seconds, Score: 939.3!]

[NO.3, Candidate Qi Xiaying, Round 2 Clear Time: 12.88 seconds, Score: 816.1!]

[NO.4, Candidate Li Zerui, Round 2 Clear Time: 13.03 seconds, Score: 805.4!]

[NO.5, Candidate Ding Chuqing, Round 2 Clear Time: 13.67 seconds, Score: 799.9!]

The maximum score for the second round was the same as the first: 1000 points.

But this time, it was obvious that many new faces had appeared on the board.

Single-target burst and area burst were two different specialties.

Class Users who could excel at both, like Qi Xiaying and Li Zerui, were rare as phoenix feathers.

So the leaderboard had undergone a major shake-up.

And notably, Lan Ruoyi's strategy had been very successful, making her a dark horse.

As a Gravity Mage, she could store spells like Rock Ball, giving her a huge advantage in this round.

She instantly overtook Li Zerui and Qi Xiaying.

But these dazzling geniuses, shining under the spotlight, were instantly eclipsed before the Great Demon King, Lin Yi.

How could a firefly compete with the bright moon?

Soon, the results of Li Yuanjing's orders came back.

"Deputy Director Li! I had our entire technical team recheck candidate Lin Yi's status buffs, carried items, equipment, and all other possible cheating avenues. No anomalies!"

"His instance status and data also showed no irregularities!"

"He earned this result fair and square!!"

The subordinate reporting was clearly emotional.

His voice rose a little.

Everyone near Li Yuanjing in the Examination Center heard it.

Their expressions instantly filled with awe.

"Incredible!"

"We all thought this year's top scorer in our province would be either Li Zerui or Qi Xiaying. Who knew Lin Yi would come out of nowhere!"

"He got a perfect score again this round!"

The Examination Center was supposed to remain solemn and silent.

And with two big shots like Li Yuanjing and Qi Guoguang not speaking, no one else should have spoken lightly.

But at this moment, none of that mattered.

Because Li Yuanjing was in a great mood!

And the news his subordinate reported next made him beam even wider.

"Deputy Director Li, we just checked the relevant records in the Great Xia archives. In the National College Entrance Examination held in the year 2876, a candidate from Shanghai scored an impressive 0.48 seconds in the second round on Purgatory Difficulty."

"That record has remained unbroken for a hundred years."

"Today, it's been broken!"

"And what's worth noting is that the candidate who set that record back then was named Zheng Yingxiong!"

At the sound of that name.

Everyone in the entire meeting room drew in a sharp breath.

Li Yuanjing exclaimed in shock, "Is that the 21st War God of our Great Xia, that Zheng Yingxiong?!"

The subordinate nodded!

Li Yuanjing could barely stay seated; he could feel himself getting too worked up!

He struggled to calm his excitement.

His eyes blazing as he stared at the big screen, he said slowly, "We don't yet know how he'll perform in the later rounds, or if someone might overtake him."

"But at this very moment, he's made history for our Great Xia!"

"His record is unprecedented!"

Li Yuanjing was brimming with ambition right then!

Even though Lin Yi was no relation to him.

But the bond of nurturing a younger generation could be cultivated over time, right?

Most importantly, this was a candidate from their Dongjiang!

If he later had to go to the capital for reports or meetings, it would bring them glory too!

"To be honest, I think even this perfect score is a bit unfair to him!"

That remark came from Qi Guoguang.

Li Yuanjing raised an eyebrow and looked at Qi Guoguang, seated to his right.

Then he froze as well.

Because the expression on the latter's face right now was seventy percent shock, twenty percent admiration, and the last ten percent envy!

That's right!

He actually spotted a hint of envy and jealousy on the face of this Seven-Revolution Archmage, who was a full tier stronger than him!

"Elder Qi, what makes you say that?" Li Yuanjing asked.

Qi Guoguang raised a finger and pointed at the scoreboard in the upper right corner.

"Don't you see? Even with a perfect score, his points aren't that far ahead of second place?"

Li Yuanjing glanced at the board.

And instantly understood what Qi Guoguang meant.

Lin Yi's time was already zeroed out before the decimal point.

While second place's time was nearly hitting double digits before the decimal.

How many times the difference was that?

Nearly a thousandfold!

And the score gap?

Only a little over sixty points!

No wonder Qi Guoguang said the scoring system was a bit unfair to Lin Yi.

Li Yuanjing gave a wry smile. "It is a bit unfair, but the rules are uniform nationwide. Back when I helped draft the scoring amendments, none of us could have imagined that one day a kid like this would pull off such an outrageous result."

Qi Guoguang chuckled. "No matter. The strong will always be strong."

"I believe that based on what he's shown so far, this year's top spot in Dongjiang Province should be his for the taking."

Qi Guoguang made the judgment outright.

That made Li Yuanjing look at him with newfound respect!

Come on, old man.

Everyone in the province knows how much you dote on your precious granddaughter!

Plus, Qi Guoguang is famously protective of his own.

For him to admit out loud that some stranger had surpassed his own granddaughter and was gunning for the provincial top spot—that was no small thing!

But Qi Guoguang's next sentence plunged everyone in the meeting room into deep thought!

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This chapter is the first one where the Protagonist makes his name. I wanted to write it in detail, but I saw some brothers in the comments saying it was a bit padded.

I'm known for taking advice, so I'll speed up the pace and write the next two rounds more quickly!