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Chapter 74 Quiz

For the next ten days or so, Cheng Jinzhou went to Hongwen Hall to attend classes during the day, read "Elementary Mental Arithmetic Course", and continued to copy "Country Examination Record" at night. He did not participate in any of the social activities that students needed and liked most.

At the beginning, there were a few young people who were fond of making friends and invited Xiaocheng to go out with him, but he always refused. Later, everyone lost interest.The students in the third class are either the children of aristocratic families from other places, or the children of aristocrats with positions in Beijing. The parents in the family have real power, and they don't take the "mere" Shaonan Cheng family seriously, let alone anyone who seems to be in the Cheng family. It's the same as a private school, but they are well-informed and know that Xiao Cheng knows some astrology and so on, so they won't bully them.

The only one who could talk to Cheng Jinzhou was Shen Cong.

The situation of this concubine son of the Shen family is not really miserable, because the so-called two sons of the Shen family, one lost his mother when he was young, and the other was born as a continuation. is still sufficient.In fact, Shen's father also intended to balance, and the fact that several people were able to study in Hongwenkan at the same time was a clear proof.

There is no secret history in the capital, and the students and teachers in the library all know the internal disputes in the Shen family, no matter what they do, they deliberately separate them. When Cheng Jinzhou was in the classroom with Shen Cong, it was rare to see Shen Yanqi and others.

There were no troubles as expected, and Cheng Jinzhou felt relieved. He copied the "Provincial Examination Records" with peace of mind and looked at the "Elementary Mental Arithmetic Tutorial" from time to time. Now he can instantly complete four calculations within 6 digits and solve decimal places instantly. For two-digit trigonometric functions, the square root operation can be completed within two seconds, and the solution of the four-element equation can be simply obtained using the formula...

However, if you want to improve further, the so-called "Elementary Mental Arithmetic Course" seems to be difficult to provide help.

To say so, Cheng Jinzhou should actually be satisfied. After all, even those comrades who have practiced mental arithmetic since childhood, it is difficult to reach such a level, plus trigonometric functions that do not belong to the category of mental arithmetic... But one day, When he half-shown the formula in front of Xiang Xin, the latter hit him hard.

Children who have practiced mental arithmetic since they were young, those smart children, even without the Star Alliance textbooks, can still complete the 8-digit four calculations in an instant-although Xiang Xin has a natural ability to solve quaternary equations and trigonometric functions. However, her speed still made Cheng Jinzhou restrain all his arrogance.

Geniuses seem to exist just to beat ordinary people.

Star Warlocks have always been a group with geniuses at their core.

It was hard for Cheng Jinzhou to imagine how powerful those "powerful people" Xiang Xin mentioned were.In his opinion, some peripheral star arrays already have the characteristics of computers, and they are far beyond the characteristics of mechanical computers. If someone can completely throw away these auxiliary facilities and be able to think about other problems with ease, thin A mental arithmetic tutorial really doesn't give him much of an advantage.

Originally, he was still secretly happy in his heart, that he might be so strong that it was doubtful - obviously, his ordinary was not worthy of doubt at all.Even Xiang Xin only praised him a few words, and didn't even ask: how did you practice.

Indeed, astrologists who have continued for thousands of years will always invent something suitable for themselves.

The first month when he first came to Hongwen Museum was unbelievably peaceful. Not only did Cheng Jinzhou not have the opportunity to "fight with the children of aristocratic families, with the children of high-ranking officials, and with the princes and grandchildren", he even had no chance to meet a group of people with The students in the second class, several classes are in a corner of the garden, guarded by the guards, there seems to be a conscious and unconscious gap between each other.

It wasn't until mid-February that the red rice paper posted on the school's shadow wall caused a slight disturbance in Xiao Cheng's life-the exam was coming.

That afternoon, when Shen Cong came back from the outside, he laughed like a moldy chrysanthemum, sat down beside Cheng Jinzhou and lamented, "He's bleeding a lot."

"What's the blood?" Cheng Jinzhou asked as he put the county examination record in his left hand on the table.There is still a month until the township examination.

"I heard that in this school entrance examination, those who fall into the bottom 20 will have to take the children's examination again." Shen Cong sighed again: "Dad also said that it depends on my results in the school entrance examination."

Naturally, the students of the Hongwen Library don't have to work hard to take the provincial examination qualifications like ordinary students, but in order to encourage learning in the library, it is also reasonable to reduce the number of places.But for these students, getting a place for a child student couldn't be easier, it's just embarrassing.

Cheng Jinzhou blinked and asked half in understanding and half in confusion: "Where is the bleeding?"

Shen Cong smiled mysteriously and said in Cheng Jinzhou's ear, "I heard that the third prince got a set of questions from somewhere."

He no longer regards classmate Xiao Cheng as a 13-year-old child. What child can enter and leave the Star Warlock Association at will?

Cheng Jinzhou pushed him away, shook his hands and said, "Is he still able to drink your blood?"

"It doesn't matter whether he drinks or not, the people below always have to eat." Seeing that there were only a few people sitting far away at noon, Shen Cong simply took out an envelope from his arms, threw it on the table and said with a smile, "I'll give you a break today." Come on, let’s watch it together?”

When it comes to cheating, Dr. Cheng Da never falls behind. He immediately poured out the paper in the envelope and asked in a low voice, "What price?"

Shen Cong raised two fingers and said, "That's the number."

"Hundred?"

"kindness."

"What a fucking luxury." Cheng Jinzhou cursed. This was an exam organized by the college. For 200 taels of silver, he could buy three or two girls in the capital and drink flower wine four or five times.

Shen Cong smiled bitterly and said: "Shen Yanqi also bought it, what do you want me to do?"

Cheng Jinzhou laughed out loud, opened the paper on the spot and said, "Look at the question, who are you going to find as the gunman?"

"There are a lot of unsuccessful applicants on Cross Street. Isn't it easy to get a provincial exam?" Shen Cong rubbed his hands and laughed, "At this time of year, there are many more gentlemen who write on Cross Street. Now you know the reason." ?”

"Then I have to ask you to make a copy for me too." Cheng Jinzhou looked at the title and said.

His family knew his family affairs, so he had been influenced by ancient Chinese for several months, but after a thorough investigation, he was only a literate person in the Great Xia Dynasty.

Shen Cong now takes great care of classmate Xiao Cheng and said without any pretense: "Then I'll buy two articles. Just don't be like that time and find a poor nobleman."

He said laughing to himself.

Cheng Jinzhou rolled his eyelids and picked up the book, like a good student.

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The next day.

Shen Cong entered the arduous and excellent stage of reciting, while Cheng Jinzhou only copied it once, pretending to be talented, and then ran to the branch of the Star Warlock Association with the certification stone.

Young Master Shen's generosity stimulated him a little, and at the same time made him think that the township examination was coming soon, and he didn't have any silver taels in hand, so relying on the ring alone was somewhat unsafe.At this time, the family is at the critical point of spending money, and he will not consider his deeper needs for a while, and everything will depend on himself.

As far as his current methods are concerned, the manuscripts accumulated these days have become the best choice.Presumably, the wealth of the astrologists can be exchanged for some expenses.

After coming to the association for the second time, Cheng Jinzhou had time to take a closer look.As the capital branch of the Great Xia Dynasty, the Star Warlock Association built a glorious atmosphere, and the huge star shape under the floor of the main hall is still fresh in my memory.After exiting the side door, you can see the open corridor, which is the size of 10 courtyards. In addition to planting some herbs in the center, you can only hang some famous calligraphy and paintings, porcelain and antiques on the walls. It still adheres to the principle of wastefulness and showing off wealth. auxiliary design concept.

Entering the main entrance of the association, you can see the Star Warlocks coming and going. Most of them wear black or gray robes, and a few of them have brighter colors, attracting the attention of many people.Except for the high density of star warlocks, the most common people seen in the association are ordinary people. The most famous star warlock gathering place in the capital is the outer peninsula. Most people come here to do business.

Xiao Cheng walked straight through the lounge, passed through the stone gate under the eyes of countless people, and walked into the location of the museum.Then he shouted in a low voice at the door.He believed that the astromages had adequate facilities.

After a while, a gentleman wearing a pure black robe came out, checked Cheng Jinzhou's certification stone and said, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

He saw that Cheng Jinzhou didn't have the Star Warlock mark on his chest, so he thought he was an apprentice like himself.

"I want to submit the results." Cheng Jinzhou took out the report from under his arm and carefully placed it on the table. This was something worth at least several hundred taels of silver.

The Star Warlock was stunned for a moment. Thirteen-year-old Star Warlock apprentices were very common, but he was the first one to submit the results. He asked cautiously: "Which Star Warlock are you submitting the results on behalf of?"

"My own." Cheng Jinzhou smiled "innocently".

While the two were talking, the associate manager who had met a few days ago came over, smiled at Cheng Jinzhou first, and then took out the form and said, "What type of results did Mr. Cheng submit?"

"Geometry. Descriptive geometry." Cheng Jinzhou nodded firmly.As he spoke, he took out the manuscript paper he had brought.

The coordinator was also a straightforward person, and the two apprentice astrologists got together and wrote abbreviations while reading.Their own level may not be enough, but their eyesight is quite good, and Xiao Cheng chose a small place that is easy to understand, and the two quickly congratulated each other.

Cheng Jinzhou pretended to be cheerful, he was purely for making money, he only looked for some details of descriptive geometry, to relax himself and let others see it.

The transcription and abbreviation were quickly completed, and the assistant manager joined the abbreviation and said with a smile: "That's enough, I will see you become the youngest one-star warlock."

"It's not the youngest one." Cheng Jinzhou looked up at his baby face, then smiled and said, "If I want to exchange the association's contribution points, what is the way?"

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(End of this chapter)