Qin Wei picked up Ian Song's exam paper and read it carefully. The more he read, the more he couldn't help but slap the desk in admiration—this policy essay by Ian Song was truly outstanding.
After spending almost half an hour, Qin Wei finally finished reading Ian Song's paper and then picked up the other nine to review.
My lord, who do you think should be the top scorer?
After Qin Wei finished reading all ten papers, one of the examiners asked.
Qin Wei smiled, picked up his brush, circled a name, and said, "This person shall be the top scorer. You can decide the rest of the rankings."
The next day, around eight in the morning.
A large crowd gathered outside the Prefectural Education Office, as today was the day the licentiate exam results would be posted.
Soon.
A line of yamen runners came out and posted a red list on the wall outside the Prefectural Education Office.
This time, more than 2,300 candidates from one prefecture and five counties took the licentiate exam, but only 165 were admitted.
The first red list posted contained only thirty names.
Soon, someone cheered, having made the list.
Immediately, those around began to offer their congratulations.
Meanwhile, Ian Song sat in a teahouse not far from the Prefectural Education Office. With a thought, he pulled up his System interface and focused on the Qi Luck section.
After sending the Sutton father and son to prison, his Qi Luck broke 300 and reached 321 points. From this, he deduced that you don't have to kill to gain Qi Luck—toppling a major household like the Suttons could also yield Qi Luck.
His thoughts wandered further—if he could topple an entire country, maybe he'd gain even greater Qi Luck.
Of course, that's just a thought for now—he didn't have the power to topple a country yet.
Back to the main point—last night his Qi Luck was at 321, but as the results were posted, it jumped another 17 points, reaching 338.
He guessed these 17 points of Qi Luck came from passing the licentiate exam.
His eyesight was excellent, but his name wasn't on the first list.
An hour later.
The second list appeared, but his name was still missing.
Third list...
Fourth list...
On the fifth list, he finally saw his name—at the very top. Although he had expected it, being first still made him feel proud. If his late father could see, he would surely be proud too.
So, should he continue and take the juren exam?
He took the child-student and licentiate exams for two reasons: one, to fulfill his late father's wish; and two, to collect Qi Luck.
Now, collecting Qi Luck by killing is much faster than by taking the exams. As long as he joins the Cloudwater Sword Sect and travels the world slaying evil beings, he won't lack for Qi Luck.
After some thought, he decided to pursue both paths.
After all, the exams didn't take much effort, since he could use Qi Luck to cheat.
He paid for his tea, got up, and left the teahouse, heading for the inn.
When he returned to the inn, he found Chris Chen waiting outside. As soon as Ian approached, Chris asked, "How did it go? Did you pass?"
I did. First place!
Ah, that's wonderful!
Chris Chen was overjoyed—his brother-in-law had taken first place in the licentiate exam.
Hehe, Junior Brother, congratulations on taking first place!
Chloe Cao arrived just then, smiling.
Thank you, Senior Sister!
Ian smiled.
Chris Chen was a bit surprised—he didn't know why Ian called this young woman Senior Sister.