I Am Not The Machine King - Chapter 28
Chapter 28: Officially Began
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Even though the liberal arts scores were not important in the eyes of these specially-recruited candidates, Lin Yuan had indeed surpassed Wu Di in the martial arts scores.
This was an ironclad truth.
Wu Di looked dejected.
“Forget it.”
“Hey, how did you get 300 points?”
Lu Zhun had already asked this question once before. Lin Yuan answered truthfully, “Full marks in the last three categories.”
Wu Di was surprised.
“Full marks in the Examiner Test?”
Lin Yuan nodded. “Yes.”
“F*ck… How did you do it?”
The two of them sat together and began to discuss the assessment process.
Wu Di obtained three full marks, namely spirit energy, speed, and spirit seed.
Lin Yuan also obtained three full marks, namely spirit seed, combat, and examiner.
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As the Martial Arts College Entrance Exam progressed, countless citizens of Qingshan City were watching the extraordinary exam of this year in real-time.
Especially after this year’s prodigies reached the top martial arts academy, there would be many opportunities for exposure in the media. The citizens of Qingshan City would definitely support the martial arts prodigies from their hometown.
As the Martial Arts College Entrance Exam results of various academies were gradually released, the biggest winner this year was undoubtedly Qingshan City Middle High School!
“Lu Kai will definitely excel in martial arts exam this year, but not necessarily the champion of the Martial Arts Department.”
“I heard that there are a lot of young talents in Diyi Middle School this year, eight level three martial artists.”
“Yeah, the results should be out soon.”
On the speeding subway, Lin Shouyi, who was returning home from work, kept refreshing the campus website of Qinghan Diyi Middle School, waiting for the results of Lin Yuan’s martial arts exam.
After the exam, Lin Yuan, Wu Di, and a few leaders of the academy prepared to participate in the exclusive interview.
Lin Yuan didn’t contact Lin Shouyi at the first moment.
Generally speaking, the results of the exam that ended at 7:30 pm could be checked at 8 pm after the school had sorted it out.
“It’s out!”
Suddenly, a low voice sounded in the subway. In this world where martial arts were prevalent, even ordinary people paid great attention to martial arts.
Lin Shouyi quickly refreshed the page. All of a sudden, two shocking posters on the front page of Qingshan City Diyi Middle School caught Lin Shouyi’s eyes!
“Congratulations to our school’s student Lu Kai, who scored 345.00 points in the martial arts exam, ranked first in Qingshan City’s Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, and obtained the top scorer in the Martial Arts College Entrance Exam!”
“Congratulations to our school’s martial arts practitioner, Lin Yuan, for creating history! With a total score of 451.87 points, he ranked tenth in the entire city’s Martial Arts Department!”
“Lin Yuan!”
Lin Shouyi saw the familiar youth on the poster, and his hand trembled, and his phone fell to the ground with a thud.
The surrounding office workers were also discussing fervently.
“Lin Yuan? That Lin Yuan?”
“Holy sh*t! A ten-meridians martial artist with 451 points?”
“What the hell?”
In his panic, Lin Shouyi quickly picked up his phone and clicked on the poster.
This poster was even more eye-catching than the poster of Lu Kai as the top scorer!
With a perfect score of 150 in the liberal arts and 300 in the martial arts, such a result instantly made it into the top three on the topic list of Qingshan City!
Lin Shouyi was completely stunned when he saw this result.
As a father, he didn’t even know his son’s true strength. One could imagine how much of a failure he was as a father!
There was also a link on the official website of Qingshan Diyi Middle School, which was an exclusive interview with the examinees of Diyi Middle School.
Lin Shouyi hurriedly clicked in and saw Lin Yuan being interviewed by the media.
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In the media room.
The five student representatives of Qingshan City sat on two sides. The three people sitting in the middle were the principal of Diyi Middle School, Zhao Shicai, the head of the Liberal Arts Department, Li Jinnan, and the martial arts teacher, Lu Zhun.
These five students were Lu Kai, Lin Yuan, Wu Di, Jiang Yuxuan, and Pei Xi, who had just achieved good results.
Jiang Yining, whom Wu Di had been longing for, went home straight after the martial arts exam.
The principal, Zhao Shicai, was smiling from ear to ear as he announced the good results of the College Entrance Examination for the Martial Arts Department of Diyi Middle School.
Jiang Yining ranked second in the total score for the Martial Arts Department of the city. The four students of Diyi Middle School were in the top ten with their respective total scores, and Lin Yuan ranked tenth.
For the Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, Lu Kai and Jiang Yuxuan were ranked first and second respectively!
“Clap…!”
The media room was filled with warm applause. Then, the official media of the Martial Arts Association changed the topic to Lu Kai and Lin Yuan, especially Lin Yuan.
Zhao Shicai personally handed the microphone to Lin Yuan with an encouraging smile.
“Thank you Diyi Middle School for fostering me. Thanks to Mr. Li, Mr. Lu, and Elder Yang, my tutor for Basic Martial Arts.”
“They are all…”
Lin Yuan’s official words made the leaders nod their heads.
In Lin Yuan’s experience, the training of Basic Martial Arts was the focus.
Naturally, it attracted the curiosity of the media.
Lin Yuan repeated exactly what the leaders had taught him.
“The Basic Martial Arts is the foundation of a martial artist. The teachers of the Basic Martial Arts in Diyi Middle School are very responsible.”
“Even if you are ordinary martial artists without resources, you might still get a chance to get into the top ten of the College Entrance Exam.”
Li Jinnan smiled even more. He exchanged a look with the principal and saw the satisfaction in the latter’s eyes.
The rise of a civilian martial artist like Lin Yuan would definitely bring a whirlwind to Diyi Middle School!
Facing the last question, Lin Yuan gave his junior some advice.
“Don’t waste time.”
“And don’t be affected by the media attention.”
“The previous reports about my family were completely groundless. I hope these rumors will stop here.”
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When Lin Shouyi heard Lin Yuan’s words on the subway, tears slowly fell from the corners of his eyes.
When Lin Shouyi reached home, Zhao Lan sat in front of the television with a blank expression.
The many arguments she had with Lin Shouyi had made her more haggard.
“Did you see that?”
Lin Shouyi sat on the sofa and asked Zhao Lan.
He had just intercepted Lin Yuan’s last sentence and sent it directly to Zhao Lan’s phone.
Zhao Lan was silent. After a long time, she slowly said three words, “I’m sorry.”
Lin Shouyi sighed slightly.
“I’ve told you before, Lin Yuan is not that kind of child.”
The previous few articles had indeed had a great negative impact on Lin Shouyi and Zhao Lan’s lives.
At that time, Lin Yuan had been focused on preparing for the Martial Arts College Entrance Exam and had not come forward to clarify.
This also made Zhao Lan suspect that Lin Yuan had intentionally leaked the news.
Lin Shouyi looked at Zhao Lan. “Calm down, calm down. He doesn’t need an apology.”
“Not disturbing him is the best way to apologize.”
…
Lin Yuan indeed did not need Zhao Lan’s apology.
After all in his heart, Zhao Lan had nothing to do with him.
After the interview, Lin Yuan and Wu Di went to the villa to change their clothes. They were ready to go out and get drunk with their brothers!
In this Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, they all got good results. Even Song Cheng had a breakthrough.
“Hurry up, Song Cheng and the others have been waiting for a long time.”
“Just now, my dad gave me a sum of money. Today, it’s my treat!”
Wu Di patted his chest and said boldly.
Although Fang Zixin was from an aristocratic family with a lot of resources, he was far less generous than Wu Di in terms of money.
Wu Di’s performance in the martial arts exam was equally outstanding. When Wu Dafu saw that Wu Di ranked 13th in the city, he was overjoyed and immediately transferred a large sum of money for him to treat others!
The moment the College Entrance Exam ended, the martial arts path of the younger generation was only about to begin officially..