Duke Huan's year 389, January 1st. It was the start of school again.
The entrance of the academy in Guang County was bustling with activity again. Some servants helped their masters to carry boxes and bags to the entrance of the academy, then reluctantly bid farewell to their masters after handing the items to them.
Hua Kai walked in front of the Hua family students. Everyone in the Hua family carried a small box behind them, except for him.
Upon entering the academy, Hua Kai saw that the path to the classrooms had been blocked. It was said that everyone could only go to the classrooms when the results were released in the afternoon.
Many people were nervous at the thought of this. Everyone hoped that they could get a good ranking.
After returning to the courtyard and changing their clothes, Hua Kai gathered everyone to sing the Book of Songs. Everyone felt a little rusty after not touching a musical instrument for a few days.
After singing a few times, he felt that everyone's strength had improved. Hua Kai checked everyone's homework given by the teacher last week. Everyone did well and memorized the content that needed to be memorized.
At noon, everyone went to the cafeteria for lunch. Halfway through the meal, someone shouted that the results were out. Some students hurriedly put down their bowls and chopsticks and left the cafeteria to check the results.
Some students ignored it because they knew that they had no chance of promotion. Hence, the monthly test was meaningless to them.
The Hua Family students were very anxious, but Hua Kai still ate his food patiently. Seeing this, the others could only calm down and eat in peace.
When he arrived at the classroom area, Hua Kai saw a huge list placed outside the elementary classroom. The students below were all jostling to find their names. When they saw their names at the top of the list, they all smiled happily, while the students who didn't make it to the front were all dejected.
Hua Kai saw a small list in the distance with some female students beside it.
There were female students in Guang County Academy. The female dormitory and the male dormitory were in opposite directions of the academy. Furthermore, everyone's classrooms were far from each other. Usually, they would only meet at the beginning of each month when the results were released.
The students of the academy were very reserved. When they saw the female students, they would act like gentlemen. No one dared to be too casual in the academy.
Most of these girls were from aristocratic families. They couldn't afford to offend an ordinary person.
"Patriarch, your name seems to be at the top!" Hua Xuan looked at the list in the distance and said to Hua Kai.
When he walked closer, there was no mistake. Hua Kai's name was right at the top, and Xue Chen's name was right below Hua Kai's, ranking second.
Hua Kai checked the introduction of the leaderboard.
First place: Hua Kai: Primary Area Class A, Spring and Autumn A, Book of Poetry A, Etiquette A, Mathematics A, Martial Skills A, Erudition A, Literature A,
A score of 1900
Second place: Xue Chen: Primary Area Class A, Spring and Autumn A, Book of Poetry A, Etiquette B, Mathematics A, Martial Skills A, Erudition A.
Total 950 points
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Fourth place: Chinese Ink: Primary Area Class A, Spring and Autumn Class B +, Book of Poetry Class A +, Etiquette Class B +, Mathematics Class A +, Martial Skills Class A +, Physics Class B +.
Total 820 points
The Hua family took up seven of the top ten spots. Hua Kai listened to the discussion of the students beside him and understood the meaning of the leaderboard's points.
Every month, the academy would give the students different grades from Class D to Class A +.
Class D was unqualified, Class C was qualified, Class B was good, and Class A was excellent.
The academy stipulated that Class C was worth 1 point, Class C was worth 2 points, Class C was worth 5 points.
Class B was worth 10 points, Class B was worth 20 points, Class B was worth 50 points.
Class A was worth 100 points, Class A was worth 200 points, and Class A was worth 500 points.
The academy stipulated that those with more than 1000 points would be directly promoted to the intermediate area, and those with 600 points would be discussed by the teachers to decide if they were qualified to enter the intermediate area. Generally, there would be at least one person promoted in the primary area every month, and no more than three people at most.
There was another rule, and that was that there could not be more than Class D students in any subject. If there were more than Class D students, they would be disqualified from promotion.
Hua Kai and the others looked at Hua Kai with admiration. The difference between people was too big. Many of them did not even have half of Hua Kai's points, but Hua Kai was going to be promoted to the intermediate area after only a month of entering the academy!
"I asked the old students, and it has been a long time since the academy had someone score more than 1000 points. In the past, the best score in the primary area was only 1300 points. You might be going to the intermediate area this month.
With Xue Chen's score of 950 points, you are in second place. It is very likely that you will be going to the intermediate area with the family head! "A family student heard the news and told Hua Kai.
Many of the Hua family students were happy when they heard this. Hua Kai was going to enter the intermediate area in a month. This made them happier than if they had entered the intermediate area.
Everyone also congratulated Xue Chen. In the future, only Xue Chen would be able to accompany Hua Kai!
Everyone in the Hua family knew that Xue Chen's talent was strong, but they were still surprised when they saw that he was able to follow closely behind Hua Kai and become second place. Xue Chen was the youngest among them, except for Hua Xuan. He was only 13 years and 3 months old, but he was already slowly showing his talent that surpassed ordinary people. Everyone gradually felt the difference between them.
Only Hua Mo was a little unhappy in his heart. He felt very uncomfortable that his third place had been snatched away by Zheng Guoxing from his class. If only he could get one more place and go to the intermediate class with Hua Kai and Xue Chen. Originally, with his 820 points, it was possible for him to get first place, but this time, he didn't even have the chance to get promoted.
After returning to the courtyard in the afternoon, Hua Kai summarized the exam results. The Hua family students in the primary area had taken three out of the top five, seven out of the top ten, and thirteen out of the top twenty. The worst, Hua Xuan, had 370 points and was ranked 39th in the primary area.
Hua Kai was very satisfied with this result. The Hua family's youths had talent and were willing to work hard. If they could obtain such results in the first month, they would only become stronger and stronger in the future. They would strive for everyone to enter the intermediate area within a year.
When the results were released at noon, everyone was unable to calm down. Hua Kai had no choice but to bring everyone to practice the family's martial technique, the [Space Splitting Spear]. When everyone stood in front of Hua Kai with bruises all over their faces, everyone could no longer be excited. Today, when he was teaching everyone martial techniques, he purposely used a bit more strength. Thus, everyone could no longer be proud.
After practicing the martial technique, Hua Kai was about to bring everyone to learn the history of the Spring and Autumn Annals. At this time, a teacher knocked on the courtyard door.
"Congratulations to Hua Kai, Xue Chen, and Chinese Ink. You three have already reached the requirements to enter the intermediate area. Starting tomorrow morning, you can report to the intermediate area!" The teacher was specially passing on the message.
"Teacher, I'm included as well?" Chinese Ink asked uncertainly.
"Yes, this month, the students in the elementary area have done very well. Thus, the academy teachers discussed and directly promoted four students to the intermediate area.
Tomorrow, Hua Kai and Xue Chen will report to the intermediate area's A class. You and Zheng Guoxing will go to B class. "The teacher said.
The official announcement was that starting tomorrow, everyone would be separated.
When everyone heard that four people had entered the intermediate area this month, everyone immediately became filled with confidence. As long as everyone worked hard, entering the intermediate area within half a year would not be a dream.
"Actually, you don't have to worry about your rankings. Didn't the academy say that you can advance with 1000 points?
Next month, you all just have to work hard and break through 1000 points! "Hua Kai said.
Everyone couldn't help but be energized when they heard this. However, it was already very good to be able to get an A + in six courses. It was not easy to get an A +, and getting an A + was even harder. Thus, 600 points was a threshold.
At night, they entered the [Big Dream Visualization] and continued to review the elementary area knowledge. When they reached the intermediate area, the content they learned was actually similar to the intermediate area. It was just that they learned more and more in depth.
Tonight was the day that the four of them would meet in the [Family's Secret Realm]. Hua Zihuan brought very bad news.
"Rumor has it that there will be a great drought this year. A few days ago, people from the Zhizhi tribe came. After Chief Tie Fa received them, they said that the news should not be false.
The Zhizhi tribe also suffered heavy losses during the wolf disaster last year. They intend to organize all the tribes to attack the Central Plains.
The leader is Yi Qu Country. The grassland countries may join forces to attack this time! "Hua Zihuan said to Hua Kai.
If this was from the Zhizhi tribe's messenger, it should not be wrong!
Yi Qu Country had been fighting with Qin for the past few years. When they saw that the grassland countries were starving, they wanted to lead all the nomadic countries to attack Qin. This was a very good idea.
"Chief Tie Fa, what do you mean?
Which countries will be participating this time?
When will they start? "Hua Kai asked a few questions in a row.
"Chief Tie Fa does not want to participate now. The tribe can still support itself with food. If it is not enough, we have a lot of food here.
The Erdos tribe now has a few more Qi Refining Realm warriors. Recently, they have been focusing on cultivating talented slaves. As long as this continues, the strength of the Erdos tribe will continue to increase steadily. Therefore, the entire tribe does not want to participate.
The Zhizhi tribe has already started to organize. When winter is over, they will attack the Central Plains. Their target should be Qin or Zhao. This time, the number of people participating in the attack may exceed 300,000! "Hua Zihuan said.
This news shocked Hua Kai so much that he could not react for a moment. The grassland countries would only join forces to attack the Central Plains when there was a great natural disaster. If it was only the wolf disaster last year, they could still survive by swallowing a few small tribes. However, if there was a great drought, they would definitely choose to plunder outside to survive.
Most of the ordinary herdsmen were already starving. They sacrificed a portion of their high-level warriors to adjust the balance of their tribes. The food and slaves they plundered from the Central Plains could replenish their strength. However, the entire world would be in chaos!
The most important thing now was to find out if there was really a great drought this year. If there was, the Hua family would have to make the necessary preparations.
As for the possible attack from the grassland countries, the Hua family did not have to worry too much for now. Qi did not have a direct border with the grassland countries. The battlefield would not extend to Qi's territory.
In a few days, Fifth Uncle would go to Linzi City to find the Yin-Yang Master to check if his and Princess Ji Le's birth characters matched. It would be a good time to confirm if there was really a drought this year.