336 Stirring the whole world! (1/2)
Chapter 336 Stirring the whole world!
Translator: Yorasu | Editor: Fireclaws
Theoretical basis exam ended!
The results were announced!
Whether it was the list of Jianghe City or global list, they had been updated at the same time. Meanwhile, everyone was concerned about those who ranked in the top 10.
Most of them who dragged the exam until the last second was not able to finish answering the questions.
This was the perspective of most people.
It was correct in usual circumstances, and in that case, the top-ranked candidate wouldn’t change much. As expected, the top ranking list didn’t change much.
However...
Two new candidates appeared in the top ten list.
Name: Zhou Wang, theoretical foundation score: 290 points, Jianghe City ranking: 2, Overall ranking: 3.
“A new name!”
“Zhou Wang?”
“Wait… He is from Jianghe City as well!”
“Really!”
“What place is that? Three out of the top 10 candidates are from that city!”
“A place full of geniuses.”
“Unbelievable!”
The crowd was astonished.
Although Zhou Wang didn’t manage to get first place, however, the word Jianghe City behind his name was such a huge one! It was such a proud achievement to have three candidates in the top 10 of the overall rankings despite it being from the score for theoretical basis.
Jianghe City had become famous.
Everyone would remember the name of this city.
However, what that really shocked the people wasn’t Zhou Wang’s result.
The hottest topic for the global competition was still the number 1 candidate!
As the time ended, another name appeared on the list and overtook Su Hao as the top rank in theoretical basis.
Name: Zheng Tai, Theoretical basis: 318 points, Zhengping City ranking: 1, Overall ranking: 1.
“!!!”
“318 points?”
“What the hell was going on again?”
“I thought the total score was 300 points?”
“Zheng Tai, the genius from Zhengping City, has been famous for a long time. However, he is still not as strong as Tian Zi. The score that he could get was at most 270 points. What is going on with this?”
Everyone was confused.
The 318 points seemed to be illogical to everyone. It was an impossible score no matter how they thought.
Absolutely ridiculous!
However, soon there were some who figured it out.
“Wait… look at his age!”
Everyone looked at the list where the personal details of Zheng Tai were shown. Zheng Tai, age: 16.
“16 years old!”
“No wonder, we forgot this!”
“Zheng Tai is well known since he was very young. However, people forgot about his age. He is only 16 years old!”
“According to the age adjustment factor of the college entrance exam, the actual score of Zheng Tai is supposed to be 265. The additional bonus points for being two years younger is an extra 20%, which is 53 points. Adding it up together becomes 318!”
Everyone finally understood the explanation.
When they noticed his age, they could easily calculate his actual points.
Meanwhile, all the results had been finalized and published.
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Name: Zheng Tai, Theoretical basis: 318 marks, Zhengping City ranking: 1, Overall ranking: 1.
Name: Su Hao, Theoretical basis: 300 marks, Jianghe City ranking: 1, Overall ranking: 2.
Name: Zhou Wang, Theoretical basis: 290 marks, Jianghe City ranking: 2, Overall ranking: 3.
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“It is unfair.”
“Yes, Su Hao wasn’t supposed to lose.”
“Zheng Tai only had 265 marks; however, a bonus of 53 marks due to the age factor. That's a lot of extra points!”
“What a stupid exam system.”
Everyone was speechless.
Initially, they didn’t realize how powerful the age factor was in the exam until the results of Zheng Tai were publicized. Although Zheng Tai was excellent, he didn't deserve to be overwhelming all the candidate yet. He actually won the match because of the age factor.
“10% difference for one year…”
“It is too high!”
“I could accept if it was a 1% bonus.”
The crowd was complaining.
As the theoretical basis ended, people started to argue online. All of a sudden, the discussion of #StupidAgeFactorCollegeEntranceExam had reached the top threads. However, the Origin Ability Association released a notice that shut everyone up.
According to the official statistic, one’s potential was limited.
Meanwhile, the potential would be unleashed as age increased. When one completely unleashed his potential, it meant that he could not improve for the rest of his life.
Being one-year younger indicated that someone was taking the college entrance exam one year earlier. And the same applied to someone two years younger. Imagine what were the candidates' capabilities when they were in the first year or second year of high school?