Chapter 460 (2/2)
Zhao Youyue finally accepted media interviews, on the premise that their questions only concerned her achievements as the Number One Scholar of the College Entrance Examination, Jiangnan province. Most of the other outstanding scorers had already been interviewed.
One of the Peking scholar’s honesty in interviews had caused a hot discussion on the internet. He was asked “How did you manage to score so well in the exam?” His answer was
“It is getting tougher for students in rural areas to get into good schools. I was born in a middle-class family with don’t have to worry about food. My parents are both highly educated and we stay in a big city such as Peking. I was placed in better conditions, compared to those students in the rural area. This gave me the opportunity to outperform the other students.
Such is the actual state of society. One might not change his fate with knowledge, yet one’s fate may never be changed without knowledge. Number One Scholars could only come from decent families where the parents had been highly educated. In advance, they prepared an environment that was suitable for children to strive for the best in terms of education.
Among all the Number One Scholars nationwide, Zhao Youyue was the most popular. She shot down all naysayers and skeptics. Her family was well-established and rich. At least 80% of the credit for her achievements should go to her family environment. I am looking forward to being classmates with her, hahaha!”
The reporter asked Zhao Youyue of what she thought about this statement from the other Number One Scholar.
“I think it is subjective; it depends on both the gifts and hard work of one student. If a student is both gifted and works hard enough, his or her background would not really matter. The most respected people in this world had all been born poor. It’s just like “Venerable Broken Sword” who played “Dark Souls” and tortured the final boss to its death with a broken sword. The experience was both exciting and satisfying!” [1]
Apparently, Zhao Youyue was obsessed in hardcore games with a high skill requirement. She loved taking the toughest route to enjoy the game to its fullest.
Her comments won the heart of netizens. Real geniuses refused to be limited by their family backgrounds. He did not need the support from family to be successful in his own path. Most of the players were not talented nor they wanted to work hard. As a result, they could not even beat a small boss, what more of becoming a Venerable of Broken Sword
Ah Yu was a rarity among all the other gifted and talented youths. She was extraordinary in games and music. Add on “Number one Scholar” to that, she had become the stuff of nationwide legends!
Zhao Youyue treated College Entrance Examinations no differently from a challenge in a game. Now that she had passed the challenge flawlessly, she realized that “Two Dimensional Gates” was no longer in cooldown. She wanted to try her luck. All she needed was to increase the frequency of using the door. Eventually, she would get to the world that she wanted!
Translation note:
[1] Dark Souls is an action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Namco Bandai Games. A spiritual successor to FromSoftware’s Demon’s Souls, the game is the second installment in the Souls series.