Chapter 28: The First Skill

Time flew by.

After Wang Donglai finished his speech, the entire senior grade finally realized the existence of a person like him.

In just two months, he had jumped from a score in the 300s to over 600, instantly becoming the top liberal arts student in the entire city.

Such a terrifying learning speed left people speechless.

As for Wang Huan and the others, who had known Wang Donglai since childhood, they were in complete disbelief.

However, with the ironclad facts laid out before them, they had no choice but to believe. They could only bury their shock and confusion deep within their hearts.

As the weather gradually grew warmer, they swapped their jackets for short sleeves.

This also meant that the National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) was drawing closer.

May 19th, the fourth weekly exam.

Wang Donglai once again produced a shocking score, single-handedly pushing the highest score of Anshui High School significantly higher.

Chinese: 140, Mathematics: 148, English: 146, Politics: 88, History: 89, Geography: 89, Total Score: 700.

Once this result was released, Anshui High School announced it to the entire school via the broadcast system.

Subsequently, Wang Donglai's exam papers were posted on the school's public bulletin board.

It could be said that anyone with any insight knew that Anshui High School was likely to produce a student for Tsinghua or Peking University.

Even the County Education Bureau became aware of the situation. Someone arrived at the school immediately, and after carefully examining Wang Donglai's exam papers and scores, issued extremely strict instructions to Anshui High School: they must do everything in their power to ensure Wang Donglai's performance remained stable, and absolutely no unexpected factors could be allowed to affect his results.

Principal Wu Jiacai, Dean Zhou Rui, and the Senior Grade Head Wang Yuhua repeatedly guaranteed that they would provide full support to ensure there were no issues with Wang Donglai's studies.

The reason for this was simply that in all its years, Anshui High School had never had a student admitted to Tsinghua or Peking University.

Consequently, the educational performance of Anshui County ranked dead last in the entire Shangshan City.

Now, having finally seen a top liberal arts student in the city—a potential candidate for Tsinghua or Peking—they were naturally ecstatic.

It could be said that Wang Donglai was currently pulling at the nerves of Anshui High School; even the Education Bureau and the Vice County Magistrate in charge of education were paying attention to him.

And everyone was waiting quietly, waiting for the day the Gaokao would arrive.

Inside the classroom.

"Host has read 'Chinese · 3', gained 1 point of experience."

"Ding-dong! Congratulations to the Host, the [Chinese] subject level has increased to Lv6."

"Ding-dong! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the skill [Photographic Memory]."

Hearing this voice, Wang Donglai let out a long sigh of relief, feeling as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

With a thought, he immediately opened the system panel, seeing

[Host: Wang Donglai] [Attributes: Constitution 8, Intelligence 7] [Level: Level 1 (1260/2000)] [Reading Type: High School Compulsory] [Skill: Photographic Memory] [Abilities: Sense of Direction, Speed Reading, Mental Arithmetic]

Chinese: Lv6 (0/15000) Mathematics: Lv5 (2/10000) English: Lv5 (3/5000) Geography: Lv4 (864/2000) Politics: Lv4 (649/1000) History: Lv4 (671/1000) Chemistry: Lv2 (421/2000) Physics: Lv2 (354/2000) Biology: Lv2 (542/2000)

At the very bottom of the system panel was the explanation for the newly acquired skill.

[Photographic Memory: What is heard is recited; what is seen is never forgotten, etched into the heart.] [Note: Activating this skill consumes mental energy. The Host is advised to use it cautiously.]

"It wasn't easy. I finally raised Chinese to Lv6 before the Gaokao and obtained a skill."

"As for the other subjects, reaching this level means I've already given it my all. If I had transmigrated earlier, perhaps I could have raised all subjects to above Lv6."

"If that were the case, I would probably have even more abilities and skills by now."

Just as Wang Donglai was thinking this, a cool sensation emerged in his mind.

It was gentle and refreshing, as if his brain had suddenly become several pounds lighter in an instant.

The sensation came and went quickly.

However, after the feeling subsided, Wang Donglai discovered a change in himself.

His mind was clearer and more alert; with just a slight thought, he could recall things that happened in his childhood.

They were vivid, as if they had just occurred.

Just as a hint of doubt arose in his heart, the system's notification arrived the next second.

"The Photographic Memory skill acts upon the soul. Loading this skill has by default increased the Host's memory by 1 point, which is why the Host's memories are extremely clear."

After reading the system's explanation, a thought instantly flashed through Wang Donglai's mind.

In the next second, his pupils contracted, and he was filled with wild joy.

Because, in his memory, he possessed the 2012 Gaokao exam questions.

They were the exact questions he had answered back then.

And it wasn't just the liberal arts papers; he had the science papers as well.

After several deep breaths, Wang Donglai regained his composure.

With his current knowledge base, even without the original exam questions, he was confident he could achieve a staggeringly high score.

Therefore, the liberal arts papers were not important to him.

However, the science papers made him hesitate.

Wang Donglai's cousin, Wang Qingchen, was also in her senior year, but she was in the science stream.

What he hesitated about was whether or not to explain these science exam questions to Wang Qingchen.

After a brief moment of hesitation, Wang Donglai made his decision.

He couldn't even touch the original questions—not even a hint!!!

Wang Qingchen already had her own tutoring and her grades had improved significantly; passing the threshold for a Tier-1 university wouldn't be a problem.

He could instead create a set of questions specifically targeting her weak points to help her consolidate and improve.

As for the Gaokao, how many points Wang Qingchen would get would depend on her own fate.

In fact, ever since Wang Donglai's grades had improved, he had already taken time to tutor Wang Qingchen.

Although one was liberal arts and the other was science, for a "cheater" like Wang Donglai, tutoring her in Chinese, Mathematics, and English was no problem at all.

Along the way, he had even raised his own Chemistry, Physics, and Biology levels by one.

Since they were cousins and close in age, their relationship was naturally good.

That was why Wang Donglai chose to do this.

Having made his decision, Wang Donglai no longer hesitated.

As for Chen Mengni and Guo Xing, their grades had also improved rapidly under his guidance, and they were now steadily able to get into a Tier-2 university.

If there were more time, their grades could improve even further.

However, being able to get into a Tier-2 university was already a massive improvement compared to their previous scores.

Looking at the two girls studying hard and diligently, and thinking of how they had defended him in the past, Wang Donglai sighed silently.

"Since ancient times, human favors have been the hardest to repay. So be it!"

With a thought, he began drafting targeted questions based on their weak points to improve their mastery of key exam topics.

For the entire day, Wang Donglai did not read books to gain experience points; instead, he kept his head down writing questions.

By the evening self-study session, Wang Donglai had compiled a question bank.

There were no original Gaokao questions or special question types; they were simply questions specifically designed for their weaknesses.

Trigonometric functions, fractional exponents, spatial geometry...

As long as the two girls could master this question bank, they could make up for their weaknesses, and getting a high score on the Gaokao would not be difficult.

After all, their grades were the result of his tutoring; he knew very well which areas they had mastered and which areas were not yet solid.

"Take this question bank and get it printed. For these final few days, just work through this set I wrote. Try to master every question type. If you master them well, getting into a Tier-1 university shouldn't be a problem."

Shaking his wrist, Wang Donglai took the question bank and handed it to Guo Xing and Chen Mengni.

"You didn't read books all day just to write a question bank for us?"

Guo Xing did not rush to take the bank, but instead looked steadily at Wang Donglai and asked.

"Actually, you don't have to do this. We are already taking up too much of your time, and our grades are improving very quickly. This is all thanks to you. We feel quite bad doing this; we can't afford to hinder your own grades."

Chen Mengni's tone was extremely serious. Wang Donglai could tell her concern came from the heart, along with a hint of apology for affecting his studies.

"Alright, just take it. Go get it photocopied. The best way to repay me is for you two to study this question bank thoroughly."

After saying that, fearing they might not take it seriously enough, Wang Donglai added

"I wrote these questions specifically for your situations. They are all areas where your knowledge is weak. If you master this bank, it should compensate for your knowledge gaps."

Wang Donglai spoke somewhat loudly, so Chen Yanqiang and the others sitting nearby also heard him.

However, they merely glanced at the question bank Wang Donglai had written and then looked away, not taking it seriously.

Chen Mengni, however, did not doubt him. She nodded vigorously and promised with a serious face, "Okay, I will definitely master this question bank. Even if I have to stay up every night during these last few days, I will master it."

"Don't worry, I will give my all to master this question bank in the time remaining. I won't let your hard work go to waste."

Guo Xing was also extremely serious, her eyes bright and her gaze toward Wang Donglai incredibly firm.

A strange feeling surfaced in his heart, and Wang Donglai quickly lowered his head to begin preparing the science question bank again.

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