Chapter 93

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The middle-aged man walked to the front of the classroom with a smile. Seeing the students divided into groups and sitting together, he did not show any dissatisfaction. He smiled and said, "Hello, everyone. Today is the first day of the official start of the Southern Genius Youth Class. I am very happy to be your teacher. I hope you will support my work in the future. Thank you."

At this point, the middle-aged man bowed to the students below. Then he straightened up and continued, "My name is Zhang Zhongzhou. Some of you may have heard of me, and some may not. But that doesn't matter. As your teacher, my main job is to teach. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. As long as it is within my ability, I will definitely answer them."

Zhang Zhongzhou then opened a notebook he had brought in and continued, "Next, I will announce the scores you achieved during the assessment. These scores will be your initial scores on the Genius Youth Class leaderboard. There are forty-nine students in this class. According to the ranking, the first place will receive forty-nine points as the initial score, the second place will receive forty-eight points, and so on. The last place will receive only one point as the initial score. After each exam, your initial scores will be adjusted according to the new ranking and the corresponding points will be added. Until the end of the first semester, the top five students will receive generous scholarships from the Genius Youth Class and will have the opportunity to study and exchange abroad. Now, I will announce everyone's initial scores."

Zhang Zhongzhou then took a large blank chart from his briefcase and posted it on the wall. He opened the notebook and announced the scores. For each student's name he read, he wrote down their name, ranking, and initial score on the chart. He said, "Liu Yuyang, 49th place, 1 point; Zhu Yuanxiang, 48th place, 2 points; Liu Jun, 47th place, 3 points; Xiao Yuxian, 46th place, 4 points..."

Zhu Yuanxiang and Xiao Yuxian were originally ranked 47th and 45th, but Chen Mo, who was the last to be assessed, did not appear on the list that the students had stolen. Now, Teacher Zhang Zhongzhou's list included Chen Mo's score, so their rankings were pushed down by one place.

Zhu Yuanxiang, seeing his pitiful initial score of 2 points, lowered his head in shame. Xiao Yuxian, with only 4 points, also felt embarrassed and lowered his head along with Zhu Yuanxiang.

Just as the two lowered their heads, Liu Jun, whose name had just been called, raised his hand and said, "Teacher Zhang, I have a question."

Zhang Zhongzhou, not getting angry at being interrupted, smiled and nodded, "Please go ahead and ask your question, classmate."

Liu Jun, with a serious face, said, "Teacher Zhang, my score was supposed to be 46th place, why did it drop by one place?"

Zhang Zhongzhou smiled and said, "The reason is simple. The previous list was missing one person. Please sit down, and you will know who this person is shortly."

Liu Jun nodded and sat down. He turned to look at the other students in the class, seemingly searching for the person who was not on the list.

The other students in the class were also doing the same, looking around to find out who this person was. Soon, some of them thought of Chen Mo, who had appeared last in their view. However, they didn't pay much attention, thinking Chen Mo was definitely a lagging student and would be called out soon.

Only Zhu Yuanxiang and Xiao Yuxian knew the truth. They had lowered their heads in shame at their own scores, but now, remembering that the top student in the class was sitting right next to them, they raised their heads with a proud look on their faces.

As time passed, Teacher Zhang quickly announced the scores up to the 30th place, but Chen Mo's name had not been called yet. This made the other students in the class restless. They all wondered if Teacher Zhang had made a mistake. How could a country bumpkin rank so high?

Teacher Zhang ignored the students' whispers and continued to announce the scores. When he reached the 10th place, the students' discussions drowned out his voice. He had to stop and turn to smile, "I know you all have questions, but please trust me, I will not make a mistake. There are still the top ten scores to be announced. Just wait a little longer, and you will know the truth."

The students in the class reluctantly suppressed their doubts as Teacher Zhang continued to announce the scores. Soon, he announced the top three scores: "Wang Xiaojun, 3rd place, 47 points; Li Xiaofeng, 2nd place, 48 points—The first place in the assessment is Chen Mo. Congratulations, Chen Mo, you have received 49 points as your initial score!"

Teacher Zhang wrote Chen Mo's information on the chart and then walked to the front of the classroom with a smile, "The above are the rankings and scores you achieved in the assessment. I hope the students with lower scores do not get discouraged. As long as you study hard, you will catch up with the students who are ranked higher. As for the students with higher scores, do not become complacent. The Southern Genius Youth Class has not officially started, and you need to continue to work hard to maintain your current rankings. Now, I will go and get the textbooks, and then we will start the class."

As Zhang Zhongzhou left the classroom, the students found it hard to believe that Chen Mo was ranked first. Everyone turned to look at him, especially Li Xiaofeng and Wang Xiaojun, whose expressions were filled with disbelief.

The two were old students who had transferred from the Northern Genius Youth Class, where they had been ranked high. They had thought it would be easy to dominate the newly established Southern Genius Youth Class, but they never expected Chen Mo to suddenly emerge as a dark horse, surpassing them. This was hard for them to accept. Soon, Wang Xiaojun, with a stern face, said, "Chen Mo, who was responsible for your assessment?"

Facing the puzzled looks of the entire class, Chen Mo remained very relaxed. He chuckled and said, "Do you think I got in through backdoor connections?"

Li Xiaofeng frowned and said, "Everyone knows how difficult the assessment questions were. Without a deep and broad knowledge base, it would be impossible to answer them! I don't believe you, a country bumpkin..."

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