Having been criticized by Uchiha Takashi, the Uchiha Clan then launched a brutal and insane examination process for the remaining exams.
This includes, but is not limited to, direct surveillance and all sorts of other methods. In short, we're watching you closely. My eyes are your ruler; if you dare to cheat, you're asking for death!
This must be really tough on test takers. After all, which test taker can bear to look up during the exam and have a glaring, menacing eye right in front of them? Who wouldn't be scared?
Fortunately, this was the last day of the college entrance examination. There were only a few sessions left. After gritting their teeth and getting through this final hurdle, the students were finally free.
Then came the hectic task of grading exams. A large number of the Nara Clan members were reassigned to this task, leading to a shortage of administrative officials and causing the Uchiha's workload to increase daily.
On one of the most chaotic days, a huge pile of documents was dumped into Uchiha Takashi's office, filling the entire space!
The work only returned to normal after the grading was completed.
However, Uchiha Takashi seemed to have accepted this, directly demanding that all the successful candidates be notified within a week. He didn't want any excuses; no matter the cost, he had to quickly notify those candidates and get them to their posts.
He didn't want to edit so many documents anymore!
This is going to be tough on the Hyuga Clan and Nara Clan who are handling the tasks.
Dude, what are you talking about? I've been traveling from the capital to the border for more than a week, and you're asking me about a week? Do you think we're nuclear-powered oxen, horses, or donkeys?
However, since Uchiha Takashi has already spoken, even if he can't do it, he can only do his best.
As a result, the entire country was thrown into a frenzy of activity. Everyone was rushing around, with their own tasks to complete, and even the army was conscripted.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Takashi's work suddenly became much less demanding.
Because after the National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) ends, the top 50 students nationwide will be personally received by him. They will be gathered in a large hall, having come from all over the country to the capital to speak with him in person.
These past two days, Uchiha Takashi has been preparing for the meeting, so his work has been quite relaxed. He mainly spends his time inspecting the premises and reviewing documents, which has been left to Tatsu Uchiha.
Soon, the top 50 students in the national college entrance examination arrived in the capital and had already completed their preparations, awaiting his audience.
Uchiha Takashi sat in his office, picked up his water glass, and took a sip.
After today, his work will experience an epic decline.
After today, once he has assigned tasks to these 50 people, he will no longer need to do so much work! He will be very free.
Just like a true aristocrat in a novel! His frantic work these past few days has made him wonder if he's Zhu Yuanzhang himself.
"Chieftain, the commoners who ranked in the top 50 in the college entrance examination are all ready. You may go to the hall to receive them at any time."
A member of the Uchiha Clan entered and said respectfully, "But clan leader, these are just a group of commoners. Is it really necessary to do this?"
Uchiha Takashi waved his hand. "No, no, no, they are not ordinary people. They are future high-ranking officials of our Land of Light, the pillars of our future. What's wrong with me meeting them?"
"We'll have to meet them eventually anyway, right? We'll meet them after they take office, so wouldn't it be better if I met them a little earlier?"
To put it bluntly, Uchiha Takashi simply wanted to move this time forward so he could enter a more leisurely life sooner.
As he spoke, Uchiha Takashi arrived outside the hall. Upon opening the door, the 50 examinees inside stood up.
"Daimyo-sama, Daimyo-sama..." Respectful shouts echoed through the hall. Uchiha Takashi waved his hand, signaling everyone to stop.
Then, he slowly walked to the center and said to the people around him, "You are all elites who have fought your way through the fierce competition of the college entrance examination, and you are the pillars of the nation."
It is an honor for Land of Light Land of Light; the future of Land of Light will be written by you! Full of youthful vigor and ambition... (500 words of speech omitted here)
After speaking in formal, literary language for quite some time, Uchiha Takashi finally grew tired, took a sip of water, and said, "Now, please show me your literary talent!"
Today's meeting can be a normal literary discussion. Everyone should feel free to be relaxed and express their literary talents to the fullest. Write poems or lyrics, express your inner thoughts, and use words to convey your ideas!
As Uchiha Takashi spoke, he winked at the Uchiha Clan next to him who was in charge of recording. "Remember this, if any good poems come out here, write them down and add them to the textbooks later."
Uchiha member: Understood
The moment Uchiha Takashi finished speaking, the 50 examinees all sat back down and began a frenzied display of their literary talent.
Sitting in the main seat, listening to the constant conversations around him and feeling the elegant literary atmosphere, Uchiha Takashi suddenly felt a certain restlessness deep within his DNA being soothed.
However, as Uchiha Takashi listened, he suddenly sensed something was wrong. He abruptly opened his eyes, his gaze sweeping across the crowd before finally settling on one person.
From the moment that person began speaking, all you could hear was his mouth moving, but you couldn't make out what he was saying. Even when he recited poetry or prose, his pronunciation was always unclear and indistinct.
Uchiha Takashi remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was growing suspicious; the more he looked at this guy, the more he seemed like a fraud.
Which of those who rank in the top 50 in the national exam isn't a well-rounded individual? There's no possibility of them being one-sided in any subject, because someone who's only good at one subject wouldn't even reach this level.
Thinking of this, Uchiha Takashi simply used the Body Flicker Technique to appear in front of that person and immediately activated the Mangekyō Sharingan Genjutsu to control him.
Because the incident happened so suddenly, all the civilians present were startled. After they saw what had happened, the scene immediately fell silent.
Uchiha Takashi squinted and asked, "Did you really get here on your own? Where did you get that certificate for being among the top 50 nationwide? Is it even yours?"
Since this person was already under control, he made no attempt to hide anything and directly revealed his origins.
It turned out he wasn't the original owner of the certificate. The original owner was an illiterate woman who came to him with the certificate. After receiving the notification, the woman asked him if he had passed the exam.
He took advantage of the woman's illiteracy, telling her that she was rejected because she was a woman, and that this written document was a notification.
When the Land of Light established compulsory education, there were no gender restrictions; anyone could study there. Even among the 50 people present, there were quite a few girls.
However, some villages still adhere to the original Land of Fire ideology, so his words did not arouse any suspicion.
However, it's clear that the problem with his statement isn't how he managed to deceive everyone, nor is the most serious issue that he managed to get his hands on the acceptance letter.
The most serious problem, and the absolute key point, was noticed even by the simple-minded Uchiha who was in charge of taking notes: what did it mean to be illiterate yet still get into the top 50 in the college entrance exam?
The most serious problem is that an illiterate person can obtain a certificate ranking in the top 50 of the college entrance examination! No matter how the format of the college entrance examination changes, it is absolutely impossible for an illiterate person to rank in the top 50.
You should know that even Uchiha Shin failed his middle school entrance exam because he was illiterate, let alone the high school entrance exam.
"It seems the problem is far more serious than I imagined," Uchiha Takashi said with a faint smile, a smile that sent chills down the spines of the Uchiha clansmen beside him.
If he remembered correctly, the last time Uchiha Takashi, after learning about scoundrels through the incident with only ripples, smiled like this before eliminating them.