57: Shili, full marks

Upon arriving at the training base, Shi Li and the others were quickly settled in.

The base's facilities were quite good, with all kinds of amenities available.

The trial participants were assigned two per dorm room, and Shi Li was paired with Gong Ping.

Early the next morning, they began the first part of the trial: a written exam.

The written exam consisted of two subjects, completed within one day.

The 'Cultural Comprehensive' covered a range of basic subjects like Chinese language and mathematics.

Of course, English was not included.

Although most of the knowledge involved in these subjects was unrelated to Card Masters, it still represented a student's overall quality and ability.

The 'Card Master Comprehensive' primarily focused on Card Master-related subjects such as card crafting, demonic creatures, and exotic realms.

In the afternoon, after leaving the exam hall, the students gathered in groups to compare answers.

"Did you manage to solve the last big card crafting question?"

"Are the last four multiple-choice questions ACCD?"

"Why do I feel like this exam was beyond the syllabus? I didn't know a lot of it."

At times like these, some were happy, while others were worried.

"How did you do?"

Gong Ping asked Shi Li with a smug expression.

He was confident he would get a high score on this written exam.

"I did alright, nothing I'm too sure about."

Shi Li sighed.

"It's alright, it's just a written exam."

Gong Ping patted his shoulder, feigning comfort.

"The results are out!"

Not long after, someone shouted.

On the large screen in the hall, everyone's scores were listed from highest to lowest.

"93 points, haha!"

Gong Ping quickly found his name on the ranking.

Among over a hundred trial participants, his score was enough to place him on the first page.

"Where's your name?"

Then he excitedly started looking for Shi Li's name.

This is what they call hard work pays off!

He had stayed up late studying last night, while this guy went to bed early.

How could someone who doesn't respect knowledge get a good score?

He searched from the very bottom all the way to the top, only finding Shi Li's name at the very top of the list.

He was tied for first place with seven other people, all with a perfect score of 100.

"No! This isn't fair!"

Gong Ping cried out in indignation on the spot.

"It's alright, it's just a written exam."

This time, it was Shi Li's turn to pat his shoulder.

"Is this what you meant by 'nothing I'm too sure about'?"

"I originally thought I'd only get 99, but it seems my luck was good."

“……”

Gong Ping suddenly felt an urge to beat this show-off to death.

Of course, among the three assessments, the written exam was indeed the least important, accounting for only 20% of the total score.

However, to achieve a good overall score in the trial, even this 20% was indispensable.

Although Jiangnan University had increased the number of participants for this trial, the number of qualified spots had not increased proportionally.

Only a small fraction of those with the highest overall scores in the trial would be eligible for a letter of intent.

Compared to others, Shi Li actually took it more seriously.

Because unlike the others, without this opportunity, he might genuinely struggle to get into Jiangnan University based solely on his college entrance exam scores.

Going to bed early on time was precisely to conserve energy and perform his best.

On the second day of the trial, it was the same time and the same place.

All trial participants who had received their role cards arrived at the examination hall.

After they were seated in the exam classroom, a female instructor walked out.

Instructor Liu was the person in charge of this trial for Jiangnan University.

"Students, we will now begin a 10-hour practical assessment on card crafting."

At her signal, material cards were distributed one by one.

And tucked within these material cards was one Token Card.

This was not a gift from Jiangnan University, but an exam paper.

A starless Token Card with a 100% completion rate and an extremely simple simulated mission.

"Each of you has received the same Token Card and material cards.

Now, you have three minutes to complete the simulated mission and acquire the Token Card."

At Instructor Liu's signal, everyone opened their Card Master system and began the mission.

Soon, they each had an additional starless card in their hands.

This was a starless balanced card with no entries.

The projection was of a seemingly weak and incompetent snail, its potential clearly low from its appearance alone.

"Your next task is to use these material cards to upgrade the star level of this [Useless Snail] card in your hand.

There are no requirements for the effect or quality of the entries; the first person to finish can submit their exam."

Instructor Liu announced the scoring criteria for this assessment.

The first person to finish would receive 100 points, the second 99 points, and so on.

Up to the 40th person to finish, who would receive 61 points.

Those who finished after that would all receive only 60 points, and those who timed out or failed after exhausting their material cards would receive 0 points.

In other words, it was a competition of who could be both fast and good.

As she finished announcing the rules, small partitions rose from the floor, enclosing each examination spot into an independent space.

As the assessment began, several teachers from Jiangnan University went to the monitoring room.

They were the teacher assessment team dispatched by Jiangnan University for this event.

Whether outstanding trial participants would receive a letter of intent, the final decision rested in the hands of the assessment team's teachers.

At this moment, the screens before them displayed the real-time card crafting visuals of each trial participant.

"This Ouyang Huan is very good."

One teacher was focused on Ouyang Huan's screen.

From the techniques Ouyang Huan was currently demonstrating, it was clear that his foundational card crafting skills were quite solid.

"His theoretical knowledge assessment was also a perfect score, so it seems he's not one of those scions who rely solely on resources."

"It seems the Ouyang family will produce another genius this time."

Everyone's praise for Ouyang Huan was unreserved.

However, they had not dared to hope that a student of such excellence would actually enroll in Jiangnan University.

Because there had long been rumors that Ouyang Huan had already been pre-admitted to Liguang University.

Each country has its own prestigious universities, but the five Card Master universities established by the Five Card Halls are entities that transcend national-level prestigious universities.

Whether it's teaching resources or the card resources provided, they are superior to national-level prestigious universities.

Moreover, these five universities follow an absolutely elite path.

It is said that the basic requirements for admission are at least: three-system card resonance, Platinum rank, and a B-grade cultivation contract.

None of these three conditions can be missing.

If students do not meet the standards, they would rather admit fewer or even none.

Ouyang Huan's willingness to go through the motions already showed respect for Jiangnan University.

Jiangnan University naturally welcomed students like Ouyang Huan participating in the trial.

Because this could allow other students to realize earlier that there are always people better than you, achieving a better motivational effect.

"However, this Shi Li…"

At this moment, someone, Instructor Liu, noticed Shi Li's screen.

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