Guan Zhiyuan
World of Warcraft: Stromgarde Reborn
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Guan Zhiyuan (关志远) |
| Alias(es) | Old Guan 38 |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Yan Xiao’s former school class; later chooses Business at Jida University 34 73 |
| Occupation/Role | High-school student and Gaokao candidate; Yan Xiao’s close friend and tutoring student 34 61 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 34 in the provided material 34 |
Background / History
Guan Zhiyuan is Yan Xiao’s classmate and an established close friend of the body’s previous owner. That friendship also influences the present Yan Xiao’s affection for him. Before his academic turnaround, Guan spends two years and eight months at the bottom of the rankings 36 39 69.
He begins intensive tutoring at Yan Xiao’s apartment, frequently continuing practice problems after Yan has gone to sleep. A month before the Gaokao, he moves into the apartment full-time. Even after the exams end, he returns to spend his vacation there, playing console games and sharing beers with Yan 36 61 63.
His exceptional Gaokao performance attracts university offers, but his father’s busy schedule leaves him uncertain about applications as the deadline approaches. After an overnight discussion with Yan Xiao, he chooses Business at Jida University rather than repeating his final school year 72 73.
Academic Progression
| Stage / Milestone | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| First major mathematics breakthrough | 34 | Learns to draw inferences from examples, scores over 90% on a practice set, and continues with two more sets. |
| Completes the second mathematics volume | 36 | Prior preparation and improved study methods accelerate his progress; tutoring ends at 3 a.m. |
| Finishes the high-school mathematics curriculum | 39 | Can answer most easier entrance-exam questions, making a passing score appear attainable. |
| Knowledge integration and stronger science results | 40 | Secretly administered Primary Knowledge Sharing Pills help organize his existing knowledge. He scores 139 on a mathematics paper and improves substantially in physics and chemistry. |
| Second mock examination: 521 total | 50 | Strong mathematics and science scores contrast with weaker Chinese, politics, and English. His total remains 29 points below the top-tier university cutoff. |
| Gaokao breakthrough and public attention | 62 69 | Reports unusually strong Chinese and English performances; his rise from the district’s bottom ranks to first place within two or three months draws reporters. |
| Reassessment and university choice | 73 | Post-exam practice results return to barely first-tier-university level. Recognizing his limitations in science, he selects Business at Jida University. |
Second Mock-Exam Scores
| Subject | Score |
|---|---|
| Mathematics | 135 |
| Chemistry | 98 |
| Physics | 95 |
| Chinese | 79 |
| Politics | 78 |
| English | 41 |
| Total | 521 |
- His mathematics, physics, and chemistry results are among the best, but English is his weakest subject 50.
- Yan Xiao recommends prioritizing politics and Chinese memorization, with English vocabulary study as time permits 50.
Personality
Guan combines boastfulness with considerable trust in Yan Xiao. He calls himself a “born genius” after his mock-exam improvement and readily accepts Yan’s invented explanation that classroom exposure created subconscious memories. As his results improve, his ambition expands from merely entering junior college to attending a prestigious university 40 50.
Despite his playful manner, he becomes a persistent student: he previews material, studies into the early morning, and chooses further revision rather than recreation between exams. He finds Yan Xiao’s presence motivating, although his habit of reading aloud disrupts Yan’s work 36 58 62.
He can also assess himself realistically. After testing his abilities again following the Gaokao, he concludes that his exceptional examination results do not reflect a strong natural aptitude for science and chooses a different academic path 73.
Abilities & Skills
Study Methods and Knowledge Integration
- Develops the ability to infer solutions from examples through individualized tutoring 34.
- Improves enough to solve most accessible entrance-exam mathematics problems before receiving the pills 39.
- Memorizes thirty-two Chinese texts in just over three hours, though his recitation still contains occasional gaps 40.
System-Assisted Academic Enhancement
- Yan Xiao secretly mixes Primary Knowledge Sharing Pills into cola and milk. Their observed benefit is organizing knowledge Guan already possesses, rather than simply supplying unfamiliar material 40.
- Before the Gaokao, Yan gives him two bottles of spiked milk disguised as “lucky milk” blessed by a spiritual master 61.
- Guan never learns the actual source of the enhancement in the provided material. Afterward, ordinary milk fails to reproduce his exceptional exam performance 73.
Business Exposure
- Growing up with a father who runs a patent-related company gives him practical familiarity with business and influences his university choice 38 73.
- His understanding remains uneven: he initially cannot grasp why Yan Xiao needs a commercial partner or considers the negotiated royalty split fair 39.
Relationships
- Yan Xiao — Close friend, classmate, tutor, and temporary housemate. Guan trusts his academic guidance, treats him as a motivating role model, and casually takes his house key. Yan later remembers him while singing about friendship 36 58 61 115.
- Guan Houyi — Father and operator of a patent-commercialization company. Guan introduces Yan Xiao to him, enabling their business partnership; Houyi frequently compares his son unfavorably with Yan 38 39.
- Lu Dehua — Indirect connection through Guan’s friend on a professional gaming team’s second squad. Information Guan shares about Yan Xiao allows Lu to recognize Yan at an overseas Glory of Kings event 75.
Notable Quotes
“Of course! I’m a born genius! Only the sky can measure my heights!” 50
“A while ago, I thought I’d be satisfied just getting into a junior college after tutoring. Now that my science scores have improved so much, I actually dare to dream, dreaming that I got into a key university.” 40