Zhang Zhaomu remained firmly seated for the entire morning.
The " Academic Ace " persona didn't magically grant him knowledge, but it did give him the ability to focus easily and the instinct to plan his studies effectively.
He realized that his foundation was indeed too weak, and he had wasted almost the entire first year of high school. To catch up, he could only start from the very beginning of the first year of high school.
"Luckily, I studied humanities, and with the help of a ' Academic Ace,' my memory is quite good."
Or rather, it was so good that it surprised Zhang Zhaomu.
For example, in English, he had already memorized nearly fifty words in just half a class period.
Throughout the entire compulsory English course in high school, the required vocabulary is less than two thousand words, which includes many simple words that Zhang Zhaomu already knew.
At his current memorization speed, if he focused all his time on English vocabulary, Zhang Zhaomu felt that even at a slower pace, he could master all the words within a week.
Of course, he hasn't tested his limits yet, and he might find it difficult when he memorizes a certain amount.
Therefore, he decided to continue studying his subjects according to the school's curriculum. A week of English classes would be enough for him to catch up with the current second-year high school students in terms of vocabulary.
The same applies to subjects like politics, history, and geography, and they are even simpler than English. At the current stage, they are basically knowledge points that require memorization, and you don't need to spend extra effort on listening and speaking practice like you would with English.
The most troublesome part is math.
Even if you can memorize all the math formulas and theorems you've missed in a very short time, applying them flexibly is not so simple.
"To improve my math score, I need to spend a lot of time doing practice problems, and many mathematical concepts are very difficult to grasp if I try to learn them on my own."
"There's no need to make things difficult for yourself. You can learn from Chen Zhen; math happens to be her strong suit."
Having planned out all the study plans, all Zhang Zhaomu needed to do was proceed step by step.
"Aim to catch up with the second-year high school curriculum within two weeks, memorize all the high school knowledge points within two months, and then unleash the 'sea of questions' approach to thoroughly understand and master all the knowledge points."
Such a study plan might seem a bit exaggerated, but with the added boost of his " Academic Ace " persona, Zhang Zhaomu was quite confident. Just the fact that he could enter a state of complete focus at any time already gave him a huge advantage over other students.
Moreover, as far as he knew, many top high schools had very advanced learning schedules, with three years of courses potentially compressed into one and a half or even one year, leaving the rest of the time for intensive review and exams.
This is why their rate of students admitted to key universities is so ridiculously high.
Speaking of which, there seems to be the first monthly exam for the second year of high school at the end of the month. If we follow the planned learning pace, it's unrealistic to expect to immediately climb to the top of the grade when the results come out, but it will be enough to give the other students in the class a little shock from the Academic Ace.
I'm kind of looking forward to it.
The lunch break bell rang, and the surroundings suddenly became noisy. Several physical education students rushed out through the back door, while Zhang Zhaomu remained seated.
There are still a few geography facts about ocean currents that I haven't finished memorizing.
Since I've already missed the best time to grab food at the cafeteria, I might as well go slowly.
A few minutes later, he finally managed to memorize these key points and then snapped out of his daze and looked up.
Then a beautiful face came into view.
Duan Chan'er sat backwards in the front row, propping her chin up with one hand, looking quite interested.
Seeing Zhang Zhaomu looking over, she said with a smile, "Class monitor, you're studying way too hard! I've been sitting in front of you for several minutes now!"
"Sorry, I didn't notice." Zhang Zhaomu was a little surprised. "Why haven't you gone back yet?"
"I've been waiting for you," Duan Chan'er said matter-of-factly. "What? Aren't you going to eat?"
"Huh?" Zhang Zhaomu was taken aback. "Hasn't a week already passed? I can't keep shamelessly going to your place to freeload meals, can I?"
"No, not at all." Duan Chan'er raised her finger and said, "You didn't go again last Monday."
"Is this how you calculate a week?" Zhang Zhaomu chuckled.
"Of course," Duan Chan'er said, "I keep my word... What would you like to eat for lunch today?"
"You know I'm not picky," Zhang Zhaomu said. "I'll eat whatever's available."
"Then I'll cook you some dog food and you'll eat it too?" Duan Chan'er joked.
"Dog food is food too, it's very nutritious," Zhang Zhaomu said with a smile, not caring at all.
"Besides, with your cooking skills, even dog food wouldn't taste too bad, right?"
"You really want some?" Duan Chan'er stood up. "But those are for Barbecue and September, so you'd better not fight with them for them."
The two little ones have passed the most troublesome stage and no longer need to be fed every few hours, which saves a lot of trouble.
Zhang Zhaomu also stood up and stretched.
I didn't know when Xiang Qing left. This was the first time she had left the classroom before me, and I felt a little uneasy looking at the empty seat.
The two walked out of the classroom side by side. Duan Chan'er finally couldn't contain her curiosity and asked:
"So, what triggered you today? You've been studying diligently all morning!"
"Not just this morning," Zhang Zhaomu said casually, "I'll study hard from now on too."
Duan Chan'er observed Zhang Zhaomu's expression to confirm that he was not joking.
She had naturally heard the rumors circulating in the class, such as Zhang Zhaomu studying hard because he wanted to have something in common with her. To the person involved, these were obviously nonsense.
She was more inclined to believe another guess.
"That's good," she said. "Is the class monitor planning to work hard and try to get into the same university as Chen Zhenzhen?"
"Huh?" Zhang Zhaomu was taken aback. "What does this have to do with Chen Zhen?"
"Isn't that right?" Duan Chan'er was also taken aback.
She thought Zhang Zhaomu had finally come to her senses.
"Of course not, studying is for yourself," Zhang Zhaomu said earnestly. "Of course, I'd really like to go to the same university as Chen Zhenzhen. With her intelligence, she should be able to do it if she works a little harder."
Duan Chan'er: "?"
Wait, did you say it backwards?