The Martial Arts college entrance exam will last for a full twelve hours, and throughout this process, the principals of all schools and the head teachers of all classes will be present.
After all, with the Director of the Education Bureau present, it was impossible for them to leave halfway.
Additionally, since the Martial Arts college entrance exam results serve as the standard for allocating educational funds to schools in the second half of the year, principals and teachers are very concerned about their students' scores.
Of course, due to the lengthy examination time, the military district will still provide lunch and dinner for the principals and teachers.
It has now been over four hours since the Martial Arts college entrance exam began, and the time is 1 PM.
At this point, most of the examinees in the examination hall have started consuming their first energy bar.
Outside the examination hall, the principals and teachers from various schools had also finished lunch at the military district cafeteria and were walking towards the spectator stands.
"No. 1 High School is as strong as ever; almost all of the top ten are their students."
"No. 1 High School receives the most educational funding every year, and their student enrollment is the best in all of Jiangcheng, so these results are not surprising."
"That's true. Speaking of which, our Second High School is actually doing pretty well this year, with eight students making it into the top fifty. In previous years, five or six would have been considered good."
"Unfortunately, No. 3 High School is even more formidable this year, directly breaking into the top ten, which puts us in a very awkward position."
"..."
Among the teachers of Jiangcheng Second High School, everyone walked and chatted amongst themselves.
They were not surprised that No. 1 High School, with its strong educational foundation, dominated the top rankings.
Their discussions revolved around their own school and the other No. 3 High School.
"By the way, Teacher Sun, what's the situation with Astret from your class? How come I didn't know your class had such a person before?"
Suddenly, someone mentioned Astret and looked towards a middle-aged man in a black suit among them.
His name was Sun Yang, the head teacher of the Second High School's elite class.
"Astret isn't from our class. I was just about to ask you which class he's from."
Sun Yang, the head teacher of the elite class, looked bewildered.
"Astret isn't from your class? But besides students from the elite class, who else could be so formidable?"
The surrounding teachers were also slightly stunned and all asked which class Astret was from.
After all, every middle school re-classifies students after they awaken their abilities, placing those with potential and outstanding strength into the elite class.
Second High School was no exception.
Precisely because of this, those who achieve good results in the Martial Arts college entrance exam are almost always students from the elite class; it's rare for students from regular classes to appear.
"Old Chen, how are your class's results?"
At the back of the group, a bearded middle-aged man leaned over to Chen Fan, the head teacher of Class 5, and before Chen Fan could reply, he quickly added:
"Our class is pretty good; the best student has already made it into the top 100."
The most outstanding students at Second High School are concentrated in the elite class, which means that for students in other regular classes, making it into the top 100 is already considered excellent.
"Oh, that's quite good."
Chen Fan glanced at him, his tone indifferent.
This middle-aged man was Li Jun, the head teacher of the neighboring Class 4. A few years ago, the two had a conflict over some matter, and their relationship wasn't very good.
In the following years, Li Jun openly and secretly opposed him, and the two could be considered arch-rivals.
"Not bad."
Seeing his old rival Chen Fan's calm reaction, a hint of smugness appeared on Li Jun's face: "It's just that I'm afraid I'll receive a bit more in college entrance examination bonuses than you this year."
To encourage academic performance, the bonuses for these head teachers are directly linked to the Martial Arts college entrance exam scores of their students.
If there are students in the class who enter the top 100 in Jiangcheng, the bonus he will receive after the college entrance examination will be at least 10,000 yuan!
In this small city where a head teacher's monthly salary is less than 6,000 yuan, a 10,000 yuan bonus is already very good.
Old Chen might be pretending to be calm on the surface, but he's probably dying of envy inside by now, right?
Just as Li Jun was secretly gloating, Chen Fan's voice rang out again:
"Is that so? Then you might be disappointed. Our class's results are also quite good; someone made it into the top fifty."
"Top fifty? Old Chen, you're not joking, are you? Those are all people from the elite class. How could anyone from your class make it into such a high rank?"
Li Jun instinctively retorted, his expression dismissive.
"Wait."
However, he quickly reacted, his eyes widening as he exclaimed, "Could that Astret be from your class?"
Compared to Li Jun's shock, Chen Fan's reaction was much calmer; he merely nodded faintly.
"If Astret is from your class, then why didn't you answer when they were just asking about Astret's class?"
Li Jun still couldn't quite believe it.
"Did they? Maybe I didn't hear it."
Chen Fan replied, feigning ignorance.
What the hell?! What do you mean you didn't hear it? You did it on purpose!
Good heavens, so he's been waiting for me here all along.
Looking at Chen Fan's feigned calmness and nonchalant demeanor, Li Jun really wanted to punch him in the face!
However, the next sentence from the other party almost made him spit blood in anger:
"Astret only made it into the top fifty, which is still alright. The elite class's highest rank even reached 18th place."
What do you mean 'only' the top fifty?
The bonus for the top fifty is over 20,000 yuan!
And can a regular class like yours even compare to the elite class, which gathers all the school's best students?
Li Jun roared frantically in his heart.
You know, over all these years, the most outstanding student he had ever nurtured only managed to get 64th place in the Martial Arts college entrance exam.
"It seems Teacher Chen has cultivated a truly remarkable student."
Li Jun took several deep breaths before he managed to calm his emotions, congratulating him sourly.
"It's alright, it's alright. This is all due to Jingming's own hard work; it doesn't have much to do with me."
Watching his old rival get so angry, Chen Fan, though still humble on the surface, was already overjoyed in his heart.
You like to show off, didn't you get a taste of humble pie this time?
In the past, Li Jun always had the upper hand, but this time, he finally managed to turn the tables!
As soon as he thought of this, Chen Fan felt a secret thrill.
"So Astret is from Class 5?"
"Teacher Chen Fan is truly skilled in education; among so many regular classes, only students from your class made it into the top fifty."
"In the second half of the year, we can ask Teacher Chen to give a lecture and share his teaching experience."
"..."
Upon learning that Astret was a student from Class 5, the surrounding teachers all offered their congratulations.
Even Sun Yang, the head teacher of the elite class, showed a friendly smile to Chen Fan.
The top students had already been picked for the elite class, so to be able to cultivate such a student in a regular class indicated that Chen Fan's teaching level was indeed excellent.
The group of teachers chatted and laughed, and soon returned to the spectator stands.
After sitting down, Chen Fan, the head teacher of Class 5, immediately looked at the virtual screen in mid-air, searching for Astret's ranking.
Soon, he found Astret's name among the rankings:
'32nd Place: Astret, 328 points. (Jiangcheng Second High School)'
"Huh? 32nd place?"
Seeing this ranking, Teacher Chen Fan was immediately stunned.
Wasn't it 46th place just now? How did his rank jump up by more than ten places after eating a meal?
Just as he was wondering, Astret's name suddenly jumped, and when it reappeared, it was already in a different rank:
'25th Place: Astret, 372 points. (Jiangcheng Second High School)'
"This..."
Chen Fan's eyes widened, his face full of shock: "What's going on? How did Astret's rank jump so much all of a sudden?"