As the Prefectural Examination on June fifteenth drew near, the people of the Saint Origin Continent paid much less attention to the Palace Examination. After all, few Metropolitan Graduates took the Palace Examination, while Licentiates sitting the Metropolitan Graduate examination were scattered throughout the Saint Origin Continent.
From early June onward, some Licentiate candidates from Ning'an County traveled to the prefectural capital of Qingwu Prefecture, either in groups or accompanied by their parents. That was where the Cultivated Talent Examination would be held.
The Prefectural Examination lasted three days, from June fifteenth until the morning of June eighteenth.
Ning'an County remained quiet throughout the Cultivated Talent Examination, because all the participating Licentiates had already gone to Qingwu Prefecture's capital. The examination had little to do with Ning'an City itself.
For Ning'an County, the only change was that many people were waiting to go to the County Academy gates on June nineteenth to see the posted results.
On June eighteenth, the examiners graded the papers.
Early on June nineteenth, Fang Yun and Academy Head Wan sat in the head's residence at the County Academy, drinking the finest White-Haired Silver Needle tea together. It came from Wan's private collection, and Fang Yun was full of praise for this white tea.
"Brother Wan, has your family settled comfortably into Ning'an County? It isn't like Dayuan Prefecture, which lies right beside the Yangtze River and has moist air. Ning'an falls quite short in that regard." Fang Yun set down his teacup.
"As a Provincial Graduate, such changes hardly affect me. My wife, however, had trouble adjusting to the local climate when she first arrived. Thanks to your good name, we were able to ask someone from the Medical Hall to treat her. She's fine now."
"I remember that," Fang Yun said with a nod,