Gaokao, the First to Finish

"Brother Yang, Sister Hua... we'll be heading back first."

After sparring, Luo Xia and Luo Feng stayed at the Wuguan for a while longer. It was nearly nine in the evening before they said goodbye to the others in the Training Hall and went home.

Over the next month.

Luo Feng devoted almost all his energy to reviewing.

Luo Xia did not feel nearly as much pressure about the Gaokao and still went to the Wuguan to train every day.

He felt that his strength had vaguely improved again.

The days passed one by one.

Soon, it was time for the Gaokao.

June 7, 2056.

On this day, the Gaokao officially began.

Although the modern Gaokao retained the same exam dates as it had before the Great Nirvana, its content had changed considerably.

The first day tested Science Subjects, mainly a combined examination of physics, chemistry, and biology.

The second day tested Arts Subjects, a combined examination of history, politics, geography, and Chinese Language.

The third day was mathematics.

Although English remained important in this era of global cooperation, it was no longer included in the Gaokao due to the widespread use of translation machines.

The Luo family was currently standing outside First High School in Yi'an District.

Since First High School had been designated as an examination venue, Luo Hua, who was still in his second year of high school, had received six days off. Today, he had come with his parents to see Luo Feng and Luo Xia off for their exams.

"Xiao Feng, Xiao Xia, don't be nervous. Relax during the exam. Even if our family can't get into First Military Academy, Second Military Academy will do too."

Their father, Luo Hongguo, looked at Luo Feng and Luo Xia and spoke with a genial smile.

"Mm..." Luo Feng smiled and nodded.

Luo Xia stood to the side, utterly unconcerned.

He did not plan to attend university anyway. He had only come to take the Gaokao today to experience the atmosphere of this future-era examination.

Whether he did well or poorly did not matter.

Besides, given his current comprehension, he did not think those Gaokao questions could stump him.

"Beep—beep—"

Just then, the latest model of Mercedes-Benz, jet-black and brimming with aristocratic elegance, slowly approached under the escort of several Police Motorcycles before stopping in front of the Great Door of First High School.

The surrounding examinees and Parents hurriedly made room for the Police Motorcycles and Mercedes-Benz, while their gazes gathered on the car.

Three people stepped out of the Mercedes-Benz and walked toward the school gate, chatting and laughing.

Luo Xia pricked up his ears and listened to the discussions around him, quickly learning the identities of the three people—

"The bald man on the left is Police Chief Zhang from our Yi'an District."

"The one on the right should be Education Director Liu, right?"

"The one in the middle must be the Warrior serving as chief commander in charge of examination venue security."

Luo Xia carefully sensed the Warrior's aura and discovered that his strength was at least that of an Advanced Warrior!

Since the war between humanity and monsters had not ended, and Warriors had always defended the front lines against monsters, Warriors held an extraordinarily lofty status in this era.

Many of the examinees and Parents present looked at that Warrior with reverence.

"Crackling Sound—"

At that moment, the campus gates finally opened. The crowd surged, and someone shouted, "They're letting us in!"

Luo Hongguo quickly said to Luo Feng and Luo Xia, "Xiao Feng, Xiao Xia, hurry inside."

Their mother, Gong Xinlan, added, "Sons, hurry and take your exams. Mom will go home soon and make something delicious for you. Your dad and Xiao Hua will wait here for you!"

Luo Hua looked at Luo Feng and Luo Xia and added, "Eldest Brother, Third Brother, good luck!"

"Mm."

Luo Feng and Luo Xia nodded at the same time. They exchanged a glance, then walked into the campus together.

"Eldest Brother, is your examination room next door?"

"Mm."

"Good luck."

"You too."

When they arrived at the examination rooms, Luo Xia discovered that his eldest brother Luo Feng's room was right next to his. After encouraging each other, he entered his own room.

He went to his assigned seat, placed his Admission ticket and ID card at the upper-right corner of the desk for the Examiner to inspect.

Then he waited idly for the Examiner to hand out the test papers.

Aside from Luo Xia, a second-year student taking the exam cross-grade, everyone else in the classroom was a third-year high school student from this year's class. Luo Xia did not know any of them.

Amid the rather tense atmosphere, the Examiner handed out the test papers.

Luo Xia gave the paper a glance. None of the questions were difficult. With just that single glance, all the answers and solution processes appeared in his mind.

Luo Xia picked up his pen and began writing. In less than half an hour, he had completed the entire paper.

Luo Xia glanced at the Examiner at the front, thought for a moment, and raised his hand.

Seeing Luo Xia's raised hand, the Examiner approached with a puzzled look and asked softly, "Student, what's wrong?"

"Teacher, may I hand in my paper?"

Luo Xia asked in the same low voice.

The Examiner froze. Hand in his paper?

He instinctively looked up at the clock at the front of the classroom and saw that not even thirty minutes had passed!

"You've finished your paper?"

The Examiner could not help asking.

Luo Xia nodded and flipped the paper over, showing both sides to the Examiner.

Sure enough, every question on the paper had been answered. The handwriting was neat and beautiful, as though it had been printed on the page!

"..." The Examiner.

The handwriting was pretty, but this kid had to have scribbled down random answers, right?

I thought this year's questions were quite difficult. He had answered them all already?

After thinking for a moment, the Examiner said softly, "All right. Since you've finished, you may leave."

The Gaokao rules had changed somewhat in this era. Unlike before the Great Nirvana, examinees were no longer required to remain in the examination room for a set amount of time.

Now, as long as they finished their papers and received confirmation from the on-site Examiner, they could leave the examination room.

"Thank you, teacher."

Luo Xia thanked him, neatly placed the test paper on the desk, then put away his Admission ticket, ID card, and Exam tools. He quietly pulled back his chair and walked out of the classroom.

When the other examinees saw Luo Xia leave just like that, they were all somewhat stunned.

Leaving so soon?

Had he finished, or had he given up?

The examinees were greatly surprised, but they quickly put Luo Xia's departure out of their minds and focused intently on tackling the difficult questions on their own papers.

At such a critical moment, they had no spare time to care about someone else's fate!

In the examination room next door, Luo Feng was considering a multiple-choice question on his paper. He looked up and suddenly caught sight of Luo Xia walking past the window, his expression briefly freezing.

Third Brother had already finished his exam?

He instinctively looked up at the clock at the front of the classroom.

Only thirty minutes had passed...

"That was way too fast..."

Luo Feng knew his younger brother was smart, but he was still somewhat surprised that Luo Xia had finished the science exam in half an hour.

Muttering to himself, Luo Feng lowered his head to look at the multiple-choice question. An idea suddenly came to him, and he hurriedly worked through the result on his Draft paper before finally choosing C.

Outside the campus gates, Luo Hongguo stood in the shade with his second son, waiting for the exam to end.

Suddenly, a startled voice rang out, drawing his and Luo Hua's attention.

"Someone's coming out!"

The other Parents were also drawn by the cry and looked toward the campus.

A sixteen-year-old boy in a Student uniform walked toward them through the sunlight, a faint smile hanging on his fairly handsome, upright face.

"It's Third Brother!"

Luo Hua said in surprise.

Luo Hongguo was both delighted and startled. "Oh my, only half an hour has passed. Why has Xiao Xia come out already? Did he finish his exam?"

"Third Brother probably finished, right?"

Luo Hua said hesitantly.

He also felt that finishing the science exam in half an hour was a little too fast.

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