Natural disaster at the beginning: I will lead the system to build a safe zone

There are a total of 98 people participating in the entrance examination this time, which is a good application ratio considering the total number of 229 people in Guangming Village.

However, it is not ruled out that this is because Guangming Village organized such a formal exam for the first time, so many people wanted to participate.

Because the actual number of people who passed the exam was similar to Shi Anan's estimate, only 17 people. This pass rate of less than % is really touching.

Although the questions this time were a bit difficult, they were not beyond the syllabus. This proved that many villagers came to study with a laissez-faire attitude, and there were not many people who were really studying seriously.

But we can't blame them. They have been digging in the soil for food all their lives. It is difficult for them to change their minds if they are suddenly asked to study. Being able to recognize a few words now is something they dare not even think about.

It can be seen from the 17 people who passed the exam that 15 of them were underage teenagers and only two were adults.

One of them is Tie Niu, who is not very smart but makes up for his shortcomings with hard work.

Shi Anan is helpless about this result. She can force the children to study, but she cannot force the adults. She hopes that they can see the changes in learning and take it more seriously.

After counting the scores, Shi Anan went out and announced to all the candidates the names of the 17 students who had successfully entered higher education.

When Tie Niu heard his name, he widened his eyes in disbelief and was stunned without any reaction. It was not until Wang Erhu excitedly shook him up that he came to his senses.

"Tie Niu! Tie Niu! You passed! How come you are so amazing that you passed!" Wang Erhu was even more excited when he heard that Tie Niu passed the exam than when he himself passed the exam.

Tie Niu touched his head and smiled innocently: "Maybe I'm just lucky."

"This is not luck." Shi Anan said disapprovingly after hearing Tie Niu's words.

"Miss Shi!"

"Miss Shi!"

Tie Niu and Wang Erhu shouted in unison.

Shi Anan nodded at the two of them and said, "Tie Niu, you didn't pass the exam by luck. Did you know that among the 17 people who passed the entrance exam this time, only two are adults? And one of them is you."

"As for the adult villagers, my requirements for you are different from those for the children, but you were able to beat so many children who focused on studying at the same time, so this is not just luck. It's your own hard work, don't underestimate yourself."

Hearing Shi An'an's praise, Tie Niu felt even more embarrassed, but Wang Erhu responded excitedly as if he was being praised, "Yes, Miss Shi, you are right! Tie Niu is just too modest. You don't know how hard he studies. He never misses a class, and even takes time to review what he learned during the day after training at night!"

Tie Niu felt more and more embarrassed by the praise, so he tugged at Wang Erhu and said in a low but firm voice: "Miss Shi, I will continue to work hard."

Shi Anan smiled at them slightly.

In an atmosphere of some being happy and some being sad, Guangming Village's first college entrance examination came to a successful conclusion, and Shi Anan and Xiao Yi were ready to set off.

The next morning, the two of them set out for the town under the worried or reluctant gazes of others.

There were only two of them going to the town this time, because they didn't know what the situation was there, and if there were too many people, they would be too conspicuous. Shi Anan was not sure that she could completely protect them from outside, so this time she asked Xiao Yi, who was better in martial arts, to go out with her.

The direction to the town is similar to the direction to Changle Village, but the town is farther away.

The shortcut that previously led to Changle Village had long been lost due to the extreme cold and the ravages of the wildfire.

Shi Anan frowned as she looked at the road in front of her and said, "It looks like we have to change direction and take a longer route. The road to the village entrance is completely blocked."

The scene before them was extremely messy. Originally there was a path leading out of the village that had been cleared due to long periods of walking. Now not only had the flat path disappeared, but even the mountain road they had originally been able to walk on was blocked by a pile of burnt branches, making it impossible to walk on it.

Xiao Yi hesitated for a moment and said, "Why don't we go back the way we came?"

"You mean... the road that Hao Niubi took us to Guangming Village?" Shi Anan took a while to react.

Xiao Yi nodded and said to her, "Now the roads here are all blocked. It will take a while to clear them. That's the only road that leads to the town. We can only go and take a look."

If that road is also blocked, then their trip to the town might not be so easy.

Shi Anan thought about it and realized that it was the same reason: "Let's go from the other direction."

The two of them changed direction again, with Xiao Yi leading the way. After walking for a while, they finally reached the road where they met Hao Niubi.

"Come, give me your hand, I'll lead you up." Xiao Yi first climbed up a slope, cleared the charred dead branches around, and then stretched out his hand to Shi Anan.

Shi Anan didn't bother to be polite with him. She grabbed his hand generously and used his strength to climb up the slope.

They were lucky. Although this side was affected by the wildfire, the terrain was not smashed into pits by meteorites because of the protection of the protective shield, so the road was still passable.

But if she remembered correctly, taking this road meant passing through the miasma-filled forest, but she didn't know whether that forest still existed.

Because the range of the protective shield almost ends here, that forest is not within the protection range.

"It seems that we can only take this road. Do you have the compass you brought with you?" Xiao Yi looked around and asked.

"I have it with me. Let's try this route and see if the road on the other side of the forest is still passable." Shi Anan said to Xiao Yi.

Shi Anan used a compass to calibrate the direction of the two people, and Xiao Yi was still leading the way with his sword. However, there were too many obstacles on the road and it took a long time to walk. Before they could reach the forest where they came from, it was getting dark.

"Little Pretty, let's camp here tonight. It's too dangerous to walk at night. We are right inside the protective shield here. If we go any further, we will be out of the shield."

When no one is around, Shi Anan still prefers to call Xiao Yi by his nickname. Although Xiao Yi doesn't understand why she likes this nickname so much, he gets used to it after hearing it for a while.

Hearing her say that she wanted to set up camp here to rest, Xiao Yi did not object. It was indeed unsafe to walk on the mountain road at night, not to mention that they were not familiar with the road conditions.

Even at the edge of the protective shield, it feels safer than being outside.