When system cheat becomes rampant!

However, Zhuo Jing's expression was quite ugly.

Now that Xiang Beifei had become the center of attention, his lucky score of 581 was no longer able to attract the admiration of others.

He had to actively seek praise.

"So what if you score high? Acting as if you could get into an elite university!"

Zhuo Jing spat out in jealousy inside.

The nine elite universities, only Liangzhou University recruits N-level Awakeners. But even Liangzhou University, when faced with N-level students, had to set assessment thresholds, not letting them pass easily.

And Zhuo Jing, with his score, had more than enough to enter an elite university!

Zhuo Jing looked at his system panel, where his appreciation value had reached 5129, already enough to exchange for the "Piercing Strike" Cultivation Technique, and another task that required a score of 550 points plus gaining 2000 praises, which could be exchanged for a double Appreciation Card, had also been completed.

But he was not in a hurry to exchange, now was not the moment to exchange for a Cultivation Technique; currently, the crowd was all focused here, and he wanted to seize the opportunity to harvest more appreciation value.

Soon, he thought of another way to attract the attention of others.

"That's right, with my score, it's more than enough to get into any of the nine elite universities. After all, I'm an S-level, not an N-level. It's too easy for me to enter an elite university, but elite universities don't take N-levels."

Zhuo Jing loudly said this to a friend beside him, not concealing the pride in his voice.

Originally, a group of people was gathering around Xiang Beifei. Hearing Zhuo Jing's words, they pondered for a moment before realizing the issue.

Indeed!

What does it matter if Xiang Beifei is the school's top scorer if he's just an N-level? Elite universities typically don't admit N-level students! Even Liangzhou University, the only exception, hasn't admitted N-level students for ten consecutive years.

Elite universities set very high thresholds for N-level students!

After being led by Zhuo Jing's words, many people looked at Xiang Beifei differently, their admiration mixed with pity.

How regrettable!

An S-level with just 500 points can easily get admitted, but a Gaokao score of 732, blocked from the elite universities!

Everyone sighed.

The awakening system talent determined the threshold of universities.

This world is just that realistic.

But everyone also knew that this situation existed because the tasks of the N-level system were too outlandish, lacking logic and potential.

In this world, a profound truth is: study needs to be applicable in practice!

A good system allows for more skilled application of the knowledge you have from books. If you have an absurd system like the N-level, no matter how much knowledge you gain from books, it's very difficult to complete the system tasks, failing to achieve the aim of applying what you've learned.

In other words, academic performance determines one's basic lower limit, while the level of system talent sets the upper limit for one's future.

In the world of systems, high academic scores mean you understand this world more deeply than an average person, but that doesn't mean your future achievements are higher than others.

If you compare a person to a tree, then the awakened system is like the fertilizer that helps to cultivate the tree.

The fertilizer produced by an N-level system can at most let the tree grow to one meter, but R-level can make it grow to ten meters, while S-level can reach a hundred meters!

As for SR and SSR levels, it goes without saying, they are enough to nurture a person into a towering tree!

And the nine elite universities, as the name suggests, cultivate students with high future limits.

"What a pity for such a good seedling, even if he had an R-level system." Someone couldn't help but lament.

"Yes! Such a shame."

Others echoed, sympathetic, regretful, reveling in Schadenfreude... All kinds of gazes were present, even though there was still a slight hope for N-level candidates at Liangzhou University, that hope was slim.

Because that assessment is said to be an insurmountable chasm for N-levels.

Who could have imagined the school's top scorer with 732 points would face such an awkward situation?

At the same time, everyone's outlook on Zhuo Jing was more optimistic.

Although his score was only 581, more than a hundred points less than Xiang Beifei, the point was he was S-level! With such a result, he was destined for one of the nine elite universities and could choose a good major.

"The class leader is still amazing! Which one of the nine elite universities are you planning to pick?" someone asked enviously.

"Do you even have to ask? With his bonus points, he has a total score of 631, he can pick any of the nine elite universities."

"Yes, an S-level's 631 points is much stronger than an N-level's 732 points."

[You have received Kangkang's praise, appreciation value +2]

[You have received Liu Lan's praise, appreciation value +2]

...

Zhuo Jing took the opportunity to harvest another wave of appreciation value, and his whole being felt refreshed and invigorated.

He pretended to be humble and said, "Oh, not at all. Everyone's praise is misplaced. I've already set my goal. As a member of Liangzhou, I plan to stay and apply to Liangzhou University!"

In fact, his decision to apply to Liangzhou University was a spur-of-the-moment one. Xiang Beifei's regular grades were never as good as his, but he had surpassed him in the university entrance exam, which really irked him.

He knew that Xiang Beifei's only chance to apply to an elite university was Liangzhou University.

So, he would choose Liangzhou University too!

Xiang Beifei was bound to be eliminated by Liangzhou University during the admission test. But wherever he chose to go now, he was a prospective student of that elite university!

581 points got into Liangzhou University, 732 points got rejected by Liangzhou University.

What a stark contrast!

And so, he, an S-grade genius, would shine even brighter!

Many people nodded slightly, appreciating Zhuo Jing's words.

Zhuo Jing glanced at Xiang Beifei with a slant of pride in his eyes.

So what if you're the valedictorian? So what if you're first in raw scores?

My 581 points will still utterly eclipse your future!

They will still steal your spotlight!

They will still shift everyone's attention from you to me!

Jealous, aren't you?

"Haha! Not only did I complete the system task and overshadow the valedictorian's limelight, but I also gained a lot of appreciation value. Awesome!"

Zhuo Jing hummed a tune to himself.

Now, it was time to receive the system rewards!

He looked at the system interface with delight, at that [Double Appreciation Card] and the [Piercing Strike] cultivation technique, then clicked on [Receive Reward].

One minute later.

"Where's my system reward?"

Zhuo Jing suddenly turned to stone on the spot!

"Damn system, you've swallowed my reward again!"

Zhuo Jing felt darkness before his eyes and nearly passed out.

——

Although Zhuo Jing was an S-grade Awakener, he had only awakened the system two months ago, and his cultivation was still only at the early stage of Qi-Controlling. Therefore, both the [Piercing Strike] and the [Double Appreciation Card] rewards were also at the early stage of Qi-Controlling.

These rewards were something Xiang Beifei wouldn't even glance at, but he accepted them nonetheless.

The reason was simple: happiness.

He would return the mistakenly taken rewards to those with whom he had no grievances or animosity.

For those kind to him, he would respect them and try his best to help them.

But for those who sought trouble with him, who bullied him to his face, there was no need for courtesy!

If he couldn't use it himself, he could feed it to a dog!

Xiaohei, a little snow-white puppy, happily swallowed the two items, turned them into Spiritual Qi Crystals, and collected them.

"Damn system! Damn system!"

Zhuo Jing nearly went insane. He still didn't understand what had happened, assuming that the system had malfunctioned again since it had glitched before. If not for the many people present, he would have already cursed out loud at his system.

Little did he know that his rewards had actually ended up in the paws of a little puppy.

——

Because of Zhuo Jing's words, many people no longer envied Xiang Beifei, the school's top scorer, and their attention gradually shifted to other S-grade students, which actually relieved Xiang Beifei.

He didn't like being surrounded by people.

The crowd dispersed quickly, and the other school leaders went to congratulate the other students. Only Principal Li Nanxing stayed, his expectations of Xiang Beifei never diminished from beginning to end.