As the papers for each subject were handed back, the results of the midterms were finally settled.
The exact rankings would not be announced until tomorrow, but everyone already had a pretty good idea of where they stood.
Perhaps Lin Meng Qiu had monopolized first place in the sciences for far too long. Even now, everyone still found it a little unreal to think that the Daoist Master had stormed his way to the top-
Would this be the start of a new monopoly?
There was no guarantee-
Only time could tell. Just like Lin Meng Qiu's invincibility in the sciences and Wen Zhixia's in Liberal Arts, that had to be proven through exam after exam.
Even though the Daoist Master had scored a terrifying 723 this time, plenty of remnants of the old regime still firmly believed that the Class Monitor would make a powerful comeback someday-
At nine forty-five, the bell rang to mark the end of evening study.
Apart from Senior Year Three, which still had another period, the Senior Year One and Senior Year Two buildings filled with noise.
With the parent-teacher meeting coming up and quite a few students having flunked their midterms, far more students than usual chose to stay in the classroom to keep studying tonight.
Chen Shi'an closed the Science Comprehensive workbook he had just borrowed from Lin Meng Qiu and put his pen into the pen holder on his desk.
The girl working through problems with her head lowered in the corner looked up at him.
"Studying until ten thirty before heading back to the dorm again, Class Monitor?"
"...Eleven."
"Huh? Another half hour?"
The Class Monitor ignored him.
Go on, run off. Run off the second class ends. Just watch me outscore you next time-!
"Careful you don't wear yourself