A Top Scholar in Everything - Chapter 35

Chapter 35: Gambling

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“Heliu Middle School is powerful this year. There are even six people with body resiliency of one hundred and fifty points.”

“Feng Yuan from Rising Sun High School is not that bad as well. His spirit and temperament are particularly tenacious, and his organization skills are also very strong. He should be able to make a name for himself after entering the martial arts school.”

“Pinghong High School has more than twenty students each year. Lan Ziyue from your school has already reached the peak of 160 points in body resiliency, and his performance in the literature examination was also very outstanding. He is probably the top scorer in this year’s college entrance
examination.”

In the lounge, the teachers were looking at the situation in the auditorium through the display screen, analyzing and judging the grouped students of each school.
This was something they did every year.

However, among the teachers of these more than 10 schools, there were more than 20 of them here and not a single one of them mentioned Linjiang’s First High School.

The reason was very simple, as the school that received the most resources in Linjiang City, Linjiang’s First High School had already been ranked last in the college entrance examination for several years.

The first place in the entire grade was basically in the top ten of the city.

One had to know that the teachers, geographical location, teaching resources, and living standards of other schools were far superior to Lingjiang’s First High School.

Many school authorities had already reported to the Linjiang City Government and the branch of the Martial Arts School Alliance that they wanted to reduce the teaching resources of Linjiang’s First High School.

If Linjiang’s First High School would not be able to produce enough results to shut the others up, the teaching resources for the next year would be greatly reduced.

“Qiong Jiu, you are the class teacher of the graduating class. Analyze and interpret Linjiang’s First High School’s situation this year. Will your students be able to enter the top ten in the city this year?”

At this moment, a malicious voice sounded from the crowd.

‘The third year teaching team of Linjiang’s First High School’s students — who were already standing in the corner — had an ugly expression on their faces.

Although the students did not do well in the college entrance examination every year, it was the first time that the teachers were being humiliated like this.

They were getting more and more arrogant. However, it was not good for them to flare up.

They were a group of teachers, after all, they had to make a good impression.

Whoever taught the best students would have a glorious expression on their faces.

Competition existed everywhere. Moreover, although there were no big conflicts between the schools, there were usually many small conflicts in order to arouse the students’ fighting spirit. Now, such competition was everywhere.
Moreover, Pinghong High School had the vague intention of taking the title of Linjiang’s First High School down, so the competition between the two sides was even more intense.

“Xu Jin, didn’t you suffer enough in the shelter last time?”

Qiong Jiu’s gaze fell on a middle-aged man.

He was the leading teacher of Pinghong High School this time, and one of the speakers just now.

The atmosphere in the lounge suddenly changed, and even the temperature dropped a few degrees.

Xu Jin chuckled. “Of course, I’m no match for you in terms of fighting, but in terms of teaching the students, it clearly shouldn’t be your area of expertise.

“Tm just concerned about the teaching situation at Linjiang’s First High School.

“The Martial Arts School Alliance has already issued a notice that unless you have more than twenty points in the capital this year, or the top scorer in the college entrance examination is in your school, your resources will be halved next year.”
Xu Jin’s words were also what the teachers from the other schools thought but dared not to speak up about.

Linjiang’s First High School occupied one-third of the teaching resources in Linjiang City, and the remaining two-thirds would be split equally between the other schools.

Reducing Linjiang’s First High School’s resources, it would increase the resources of the other schools.

“There’s no need for you to worry about that. Although our school’s results haven’t been good in the past few years, it’s not a problem for us to maintain our position this year.”

Qiong Jiu snorted coldly.

Xu Jin smiled, “Maintain your position? This year, we’re not the only ones here to maintain our position. Heliu, Yuanshan, and Rising Sun High School are all very strong. They were the most outstanding schools in recent years, and their results are steadily rising. But for yours, why do I feel that they’re
not going to be as good as last year’s batch?”

“Xi Jin, don’t speak lowly of us like that. We put in a little more effort in guiding the students. Teachers lead the way, but cultivation depends on individuals. What we play is only a guiding role. It still depends on the school’s learning atmosphere and the students’ own self-awareness.”
The leading teachers of the two schools retorted one after another.

That being said, the smiles on their faces could not conceal their spite.

It was obvious that they were extremely satisfied with the students they brought out this year.

Xu Jin smiled and said, “Indeed, it depends on the school’s learning atmosphere and the students’ self-awareness. I only heard yesterday that your top student often skips classes and was once rated as a bad study standard.
“I think this kind of thing is probably fake.

“Otherwise, if the top student in the whole grade skipped classes, then the entire school’s learning atmosphere can be imagined.”

Being ridiculed like this, the expression of the senior year teaching group led by Qiong Jiu was very ugly, and they were all feeling aggrieved.

Bai Yu skipping classes was indeed the truth.

Because this b*stard had long finished the entire senior year’s curriculum when he was in the second year of high school, and he got full marks every time he took the exams. What could they, the teachers, do?
Forcefully restricting such a student to come to the classroom was a waste of time, was it not?

“It seems that you have some objections to my teaching method. Why don’t we make a bet? Since we have nothing to do now, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to hold an exchange class.”

Qiong Jiu stared at Xu Jin indifferently.

“If allowing students to skip classes is also a teaching method, why do we need schools to teach their students? Since you’re being this confident, I might as well comply. What do we have to bet on?”

Xu Jin did not back down at all.

“T’ll bet that the first place in this exchange class will belong to that school. I’ll bet on Linjiang’s First High School. As for the bet, eight kilograms of live iron.”

Qiong Jiu waved her hand and said.

‘When the people in the lounge heard the bet, they were a little hesitant.

Live iron.

This was not something that could be found on the streets.

The price of 8 kilograms of live iron was at least a million dollars, which was money that ordinary people could not earn in their entire lives.

Of course, even if one had money, it would be difficult to buy live iron at a market price.

It was only because their teachers had a quota that they could buy it at a lower price.

Live iron was the key to forging a martial artist’s weapon. It was tougher than the highest grade S grade alloy and could easily break through the skin of exotic beasts.

This kind of strategic resource was very precious. Every live iron ore was controlled by the empire.

“Qiong Jiu, that much live iron is enough to forge a small weapon. Are you really that confident in your student?” The smile on Xu Jin’s face disappeared. He was not in a hurry to agree to the bet.

It was too valuable of an item to bet on. There was no guarantee that she would only be able to eat instant noodles for the next few months.

Qiong Jiu smiled. “I won’t be the one bearing the burden. You can bet with a few or even a dozen schools. As long as the first place is not Linjiang’s First High School, then you will win. However, the odds might still be too high. Let’s make it a one to four ratio, shall we?
“If T’m lucky enough to win, you can just pay two kilograms of live iron.”

‘There was silence in the lounge. The teachers were obviously tempted, but the value was too high, so no one dared to place a bet casually.

“The exchange class has a total of five days. This bet will be effective before the class ends tomorrow,” Qiong Jiu added.

This time, each teacher’s mind was calculating the pros and cons of this bet..