The Most Random System

Chen Tianming took the pen, removed the cap, and was a bit puzzled: "A white watercolor pen? Who uses this for answering questions?"

Lin Li: "Because white is the smartest."

Chen Tianming: "?"

"Tianming, don’t you know, all the books you’ve read were for nothing, all the classes you’ve attended were pointless, all the homework you wrote was in vain, the knowledge in your head, it’s all useless."

"The language of our black buddies is incoherent."

"So use this pen, at least when the teacher sees it while grading, they’ll give you some smart points."

Chen Tianming: "..."

Turns out what just happened was only a knife sheath, this is the real dagger hidden under the map of Yan Kingdom.

"Thanks." Chen Tianming took the pen with a smile, all the scolding was done, if he didn’t take the pen, then the scolding would be pointless, right?

What? The scolding was for nothing? Hey! What’s that got to do with me, Chen Tianming!

Win!

Thinking of this, Chen Tianming happily gave a middle finger and left.

"The second round doesn’t allow early submissions, class president, if you don’t like squeezing through the crowd to take the stairs, I’ll come find you afterward." Lin Li looked at Chen Yu Ying.

"Okay." Chen Yu Ying nodded.

"Then let’s head to the exam hall, good luck with the test."

"Hmm, you too~"

After bidding farewell to Chen Yu Ying, Lin Li headed to his designated exam hall 57.

There were quite a lot of people in the hallway, but since it’s a math competition, there weren’t many like Yao Qiaoqiao who were cramming for missed questions; most were chatting with acquaintances or simply playing on their phones.

In the classroom, quite a few students were simply napping.

Speaking of which, sleeping at noon is called a nap, but sleeping at seven or eight in the evening is called early sleep, and sleeping at seven or eight in the morning is called staying up late, is this reasonable?

Looking around, there was someone from Nansang Middle School, but Lin Li didn’t know them, just had seen them a few times during weekend tutoring, they were from the competition class.

Since Lin Li naturally had no intention of talking to them, after putting his folder on his seat, he started observing from the hallway.

He especially paid attention to those wearing Pingjiang Middle School uniforms, the local students.

After a quick "scan," Lin Li walked toward a local student who was lazily leaning against the railing, staring downstairs in a daze, "Hello, fellow student, can I chat with you?"

The other seemed quite surprised someone would suddenly talk to him, paused, then nodded: "What’s up?"

"Are you from Pingjiang?"

"Indeed I am."

"Wow, I knew it!" Lin Li immediately changed to a tone full of admiration and expressed his thoughts:

"Honestly, before coming here, our teacher kept emphasizing, Pingjiang Middle School is one of the top schools in our city, great study atmosphere, excellent facilities, high student quality, now that I’m seeing the campus, it’s indeed grand, much better than our small place.

Your study atmosphere must be amazing, right? I heard there are lots of talents."

This Pingjiang student heard this and responded with a nod: "Yeah, it’s quite good, our teachers say the same, they say our school is excellent."

"Then I guess you have some unique Pingjiang teaching methods?" Lin Li asked.

"Yeah, I guess so, feels like the teaching style is quite different compared to my previous schools." The other replied with a nod.

"Can you share it with me?"

Lin Li’s map of Yan Kingdom is short.

—— A second-tier disciple, currently eyeing the sect secrets of a first-tier sect!

"Sharing is possible, but I’m not sure how to explain it to you, I’m just a student, but there are many open courses online from our school you can check out." The other responded warmly.

The system had no reaction.

"I see, okay, I’ll find a chance to check them out," Lin Li decided to change direction, and subtly shifted the topic:

"But... to be honest, after walking around Pingjiang this morning, I felt... hmm, it’s just okay?

The environmental greening is alright, but occasionally I saw some paper litter on the ground, maybe the management could use some improvement?

And when we passed the honors board, seemed like the scores of those on the board were... just average?"

In the Cultivation World, there are ranks and orders, Lin Li boldly challenges a higher tier.

This violates the moral ethics, Lin Li humbly requests heavenly punishment!

After hearing Lin Li’s critique, the other seriously followed up on Lin’s words and nodded slightly, with a hint of agreement:

"Yeah, you’re right, there is litter on the ground, sometimes cleaning might not be timely, regarding the honors board... yeah, for the recent tests, there might not have been particularly standout scores, the average might just be so-so."

Lin Li: "..."

Why does it feel like something is off?

Why does this person seem to not have even a hint of annoyed emotion?

Lin Li, not giving up, decided to test further, this time more direct in tone:

"Moreover, it feels like the students... hmm, for example, the people in this hallway right now, they don’t seem particularly energetic? The competition atmosphere doesn’t feel as passionate as back at our place."

Lin Li deliberately scanned around the hallway, looking at Pingjiang students who were chatting or resting.

The other also looked around following Lin Li’s gaze, then responded sincerely with a nod: "Yeah, indeed, you’re right, today might just be an average day, feels a bit lazy, the competition atmosphere... indeed, maybe the level of importance isn’t high enough?"

Lin Li took a deep breath, sensing a possibility, and stopped pretending: "Pingjiang Middle School is not as good as Nansang Second Middle School."

Other: "Hmm, indeed, Nan Second Middle School is also quite a good key high school, many times Pingjiang Middle School isn’t as good."

Lin Li smiled with relief.

He felt like his fist hit cotton.

This brother is truly the agreeable type.

Lin Li: "Brother, are you the contradicting type?"