Chapter 26

The professor who taught international affairs assigned a thesis as the final exam, giving two topics for students to choose from: one was the impact of China's accession to the WTO on its economic trade, and the other was the influence of the post-9/11 anti-terrorism situation on the international political landscape. The title was to be self-proposed, and the requirement was for the paper to be over 8,000 words.

Hearing the word count, many students sucked in a breath, but with the internet, hehe, it wasn't a big problem.

Bian Xuedao looked at the two highly valuable topics and chose the one about the WTO.

After 9/11, the U.S. had fought several wars, and Bian Xuedao didn't want his uncontrolled predictions to draw attention. Regarding China's accession to the WTO, in 2011, the 10th anniversary of China's entry, many domestic media outlets had summarized the impact, and the Songjiang Daily had also compiled and published relevant articles. Many of the viewpoints were still fresh in his mind.

With these impressions, it would be easier. After all, Bian Xuedao's current major was international trade. If he wrote brilliantly and made accurate predictions, it would not only be reasonable but might even be beneficial!

A week later, a paper titled "A Ten-Year Outlook on China's Accession to the WTO" was submitted to the professor.

The professor had planned to just flip through it, glance at the main and subheadings, and give a grade. In fact, many of the viewpoints and arguments in the submitted papers were familiar to him, and he believed that a quick online search would reveal their sources. But that wasn't necessary; he just hoped that the students would gain something from the process of gathering materials and writing the paper, which would be greatly beneficial to their future development.

He flipped to another paper.

Hmm? The title was "A Ten-Year Outlook on China's Accession to the WTO"!

The professor found it a bit strange. Why "ten-year outlook"? What was the significance of this specific time point? Was there such a prediction online?

In fact, the title "ten-year outlook" was a small oversight by Bian Xuedao.

Recently, the game had been updated, and his cheat needed to be updated as well. He also had a physical education exam coming up, so he had to spend time each afternoon practicing the test subjects, which left him exhausted and lacking energy. Unlike his classmates who copied and pasted large sections from the internet, Bian Xuedao organized his thoughts and wrote the paper himself, bit by bit, stopping and starting until the final submission deadline. In a rush, he came up with a title that summarized the entire paper and printed it.

When he typed the title into the paper, Bian Xuedao didn't realize how much impact those few words would have.

The professor opened the paper and skimmed through it quickly.

Halfway through, the professor paused, thought for a moment, went back to the first page, and began reading word by word, marking certain parts with a pen.

It took a long time to read the entire paper. The professor took a sip of tea, closed his eyes, and thought for a while. Then he sat up, found the marked sections, and went online to search.

After searching for a long time, the professor found no similar articles or identical sentences online.

Unsatisfied, he started flipping through the magazines and journals in his possession and searched online databases.

By the time he finished, it was almost time to leave. The professor looked at his watch and called a classmate who worked at a major newspaper in Beijing, asking about some of the viewpoints in Bian Xuedao's paper.

After hanging up, the professor's face turned a bit red. He quickly tidied up his desk, put Bian Xuedao's paper in his briefcase, and left.

Bian Xuedao was in the second group for the soccer exam.

The soccer exam had six items: dribbling and turning, juggling the ball 30 times, kicking the ball into a hoop from 30 meters away, a two-on-one passing and shooting drill, shooting the ball through a series of poles within 10 seconds, and a long kick from 40 meters. Out of consideration, students could choose four out of the six.

Bian Xuedao didn't choose the two-on-one passing and the 10-second pole shooting.

During the training, he had practiced with Duan Qifeng, Cheng Daqi, and others, who also served as his sparring partners and ball retrievers. Over a few days, they became closer, and Bian Xuedao treated the boys to a few good meals.

On the day of the exam, a few boys who usually didn't study well skipped class to watch his performance. The audience included not only these boys but also many girls cheering for their boyfriends and students who had just finished their own physical education exams and were resting.

Bian Xuedao's strengths were endurance, dribbling, and long shots.

First item: juggling the ball.

Relaxed and in the zone, he passed.

Second item: dribbling and turning.

A strong point, he passed.

Third item: kicking the ball into a hoop from 30 meters away.

Five attempts, he passed on the second try.

Fourth item: long kick from 40 meters.

Although it was called 40 meters, the farther the kick, the higher the score. Several boys had already kicked the ball 44 or 45 meters. A sturdy defender who had made the school team even kicked it 58 meters, shocking the entire field.

It was Bian Xuedao's turn.

The previous exams had already warmed him up. He took a deep breath, ran up, and kicked the ball...

The ball flew far, hitting a few girls in the stands. Bian Xuedao could even see them hunching their shoulders and dodging to the sides.

The teacher was stunned. It must have been... 70 meters?

Seeing this, Xu Zhiyou and Cheng Daqi, who were watching the test, ran to the girls and politely retrieved the ball.

Then an even more shocking scene occurred.

Cheng Daqi, who had been playing as a defender and goalkeeper, picked up the ball, walked down the stands, took a few steps, and kicked the ball back to Bian Xuedao.

Seeing the ball flying over, Bian Xuedao took a few steps back, stopped the ball with his chest.

"Damn!"

A group of male students who hadn't even reached 40 meters shouted this from the bottom of their hearts.

Some boys who had specifically asked their girlfriends to come and cheer for them were now in a complex and indescribable state of mind.

After finishing all the exams, Bian Xuedao confirmed his score with the physical education teacher, greeted Li Yu, who hadn't finished yet, and led a group of boys to a shaded area to drink water.

The girls who had been hit by the ball came down from the stands and walked along the track toward the exit. As they passed Bian Xuedao, one of the girls pointed at his position, and the others turned to look at him. Among them, a tall girl with a ponytail and a pink tracksuit seemed to be startled when she saw Bian Xuedao, then quickly turned away.

Bian Xuedao was so refreshed by the Sprite that he didn't notice the girls' actions at all.

On Yang Hao's birthday, the entire dorm went out to eat. Usually, such occasions would include girlfriends, but this time, to avoid making Yang Hao, who was far from his girlfriend, feel sad, everyone decided to have a guys-only dinner.

It turned out that without girls, drinking wasn't as exciting. After a few rounds, everyone was still clear-headed and steady. But just going back to the dorm seemed too boring. Singing? No way! What would 8 guys do in a dimly lit, noisy place without someone to hold hands or hug?

The 8 of them decided to go to an internet cafe.

They set up a CS game for 8 people, but Bian Xuedao quickly made them cry and scream.

Not playing against each other, they found a server, and there really was one.

A 16-player server, but it showed 5 vs. 6.

When they entered, they understood. The server creator was a pro, and he and a few others had driven everyone else away, still using the fewer players to fight the more.

717 squeezed in 5 people. After two rounds, Bian Xuedao defected to the police.

The confrontation began.

This was the first time since his rebirth that Bian Xuedao had encountered a CS pro. The terrorist's 41 was excellent, with a high headshot rate, and even without headshots, a burst of shots would usually leave the opponent with low health.

However, the more skilled the opponent, the more frustrated they became when they realized that the one repeatedly killing them was using the unpopular 45, which was fast and quick to reload. Often, Bian Xuedao would use the 45, not aim down sights, and shoot a single shot, then jump to avoid the 41's shots, and shoot another in mid-air. If the opponent hid behind a door, he would switch to the Desert Eagle and shoot. In a group encounter, Bian Xuedao was at a disadvantage, but in one-on-one situations, he was almost unbeatable.

The 717 group, after dying, switched to Bian Xuedao's perspective and marveled at his skill and awareness, calling him a god.

Later, two people stood behind Bian Xuedao to watch him play, but they soon left. Bian Xuedao knew they were checking if he was using a cheat. What they didn't know was that the CS cheats on the market were created by him.

After leaving the internet cafe, Bian Xuedao had something to say to Yu Jin, so the other six left first.