June 10, 2015, the first day of the Holy Election Examination.

In the gloomy sky, the dark clouds were like ink dripping into the water, changing freely under the strong wind. Although it was not raining, the sultry and humid air pressure covered the whole city.

For Hongcheng, it is an ordinary summer weather.

This year's Holy Election Examination is special compared to the past. Originally, every year, armed police officers would patrol everywhere, and ordinary police officers would set up a cordon to ensure that students could arrive at their examination room normally and smoothly.

But this year, local troops and armored vehicles even parked at the entrances of each important city, and groups of three or five White Emperor Guards appeared and disappeared from time to time. If it were some developed cities, there were even armed helicopters hovering in the air, God knew if there were any snipers on the high buildings around.

To be honest, the cards for all the saints during traveling and lectures across the country were not that big some time ago, but this is normal. After all, this is the first holy election after the revival of spiritual energy, and it is not too much to pay attention to it.

After waking up, Su Zhou quickly prepared all the examination tools, and put the admission ticket and student ID in his pocket, confirming that it was not thrown away.

"The first day I took Chinese language test and mathematics test in the afternoon. The next morning I took judging things, which is a comprehensive physics, chemistry and biology, and an comprehensive afternoon I took synthesis, political history and geography."

"The Chinese language score is 150, mathematics score is 300, and the comprehensive score is 150. There are 750 points in total. As for the third day, it is the comprehensive test of spiritual energy, and I don't know what to test."

After coming to the test site, I could see that many students still had irrepressible nervousness on their faces. Even if some people had no expression on their faces, they could see that the corners of their mouths were slightly moved, as if they were silently reading the key points of the must-have exam.

Some people seem to be guessing the question, and they guessed it carefully, as if they had already read the test paper. When they looked closely, they were a top student with glasses at least 700,000 books. They had already broken thousands of papers. Maybe they had really replicated the college entrance examination paper in their hearts.

Life is full of different aspects.

But Su Zhou was very calm and uneasy, and he was not nervous at all. This kind of exam was a formality for him.

Su Zhou moved his fingers a little and walked towards his examination area. Along the way, in addition to students, he could also see many professional staff transporting supplies. A simple steel-plated house was already built on the school playground, which was reserved for students to stay in the evening.

The Holy Election Examination will be extended to the imperial examinations of all dynasties, and the same is true for the rules. After the first day of the exam, the students do not return home, but live in the school directly and continue the next day.

However, just halfway through Su Zhou's walking, he heard a wind coming from his side. Judging from the wind, someone was trotting close to him. The person was a normal body size and weight, about 1.73 meters away, and was gradually decelerating.

"Someone is looking for me?"

He turned to look, but found that it was not the staff, but the male student wearing school uniforms like himself.

This person has a simple face, a simple temperament, and his eyes are slightly narrowed, which makes people wonder whether this person has opened his eyes. His legs are strong and his muscles are very coordinated, as if he is a trainer in track and field.

It seems that he is also a student of No. 1 Middle School and is a little familiar. Su Zhou is sure that he must have dealt with the other party in the past, but he forgot when it was.

"It should be a sports professional."

Thinking of this, Su Zhou asked, "What's the matter, my friend?"

The student who stopped beside Su Zhou opened his mouth, took a deep breath, and then said in a very complicated tone: "Su Zhou... you must be serious and do well in the exam."

"Please take this holy election and the spiritual tests afterwards, so you must take them seriously... Come on."

After saying this, the student seemed to have exhausted most of his strength, as if he was going to turn around and leave, but Su Zhou, who was encouraged by the other party for some reason, hurriedly called him: "Wait, my friend, what do you mean - although I thank you for your encouragement, you suddenly ran over and said this sentence, so you always have to say a reason, right?"

"At least, tell me your name."

Could it be that I would have fans at some point? Su Zhou thought to himself at this moment: "Otherwise, there is no reason why I suddenly jumped out to talk to me today."

On the other side, Su Zhou's voice seemed to have some wonderful power. The student who had already made up his mind and left directly after saying that, actually stopped and turned his head with a complicated look on his face.

"My name is Ma Jing. You really don't know me anymore."

He looked at Su Zhou, with his eyes narrowed and his tone was a little low: "I am a member of the school's long-distance running team. I have been practicing long-distance running since I was a child. I like long-distance running very much."

"Three years ago, I was one of the sports students you surpassed in various sports."

When Ma Jing said this, Su Zhou vaguely remembered that when he first entered No. 1 Middle School, he did show his physical strength during sports meetings or physical education classes, and won the first place in many projects, and seemed to have broken some school records... Although it was a bit early, it was not impossible to remember. In my memory, there was a blurry face gradually becoming clearer, and it was indeed Ma Jing's right.

At that time, I didn't seem to have spent much effort to beat the entire track and field team. After all, I was a high school student, so it was impossible to compete with Su Zhou, who had the physical fitness of a professional athlete at that time.

"Then... what's the point of you coming to encourage me?" He touched his head. To be honest, Su Zhou still couldn't figure out the relationship. He thought that the two sides should not be this kind of relationship, even if it was the mutual appreciation between opponents, it was not like this: "According to your opinion, our relationship may not be very good, right?"

Hearing this, Ma Jing was silent for a moment, he nodded and replied slowly: "Well, that's right. Our relationship is not good. Since you came, the coach and teacher have been digging you over. We sports students have been ignored. Most of our daily training is spontaneous training. Many people have even given up on this path. The answer is very simple. Since there is a guy who is destined to be unable to surpass him, what's the point of not working hard?"

"But I'm still persisting. For three years, I've been training myself and running persistently."

Speaking of this, Ma Jing's honest face became expressionless. He took a deep breath, stretched his muscles and bones, and then smiled and said, "Then he still couldn't surpass you. Even at the peak, he could barely tie the record that you obviously didn't run out seriously when you were in the first year of high school."

Ma Jing smiled for a moment, and he continued: "Coach, teacher, classmates, parents, and even myself, think you are a genius. Su Zhou, you are really a genius. I was very, very jealous, but later I found that jealousy was useless. Competitive things are useless. What you want to win is to train scientifically and talentedly. Since I don't have such a good talent, I can only exercise continuously."

When Su Zhou heard this, his body stood up slightly. For a moment, his expression became serious, and he just listened to Ma Jing's words.

At this moment, Ma Jing suddenly became relaxed with a slightly depressing tone: "After that... the spiritual energy will be revived."

"During spiritual energy class, I could vaguely sense the existence of spiritual power, but I couldn't lead the spirit into my body. I was unwilling to give up, so I paid for the physical test. My talent was 18%, which was better than ordinary people. It was the kind of people who could practice, but among the people who could practice, it was also the one at the bottom."

Although Ma Jing's expression was soothing and his tone became relaxed, Su Zhou could see that the other party's fists were clenched.

That unwilling emotion had almost become substantial, wandering between his eyebrows and eyes. The horse was like this, suppressing his extremely unwilling tone and calmly expressing the rest of the words.

"The extraordinary appearance... all traditional sports events are meaningless. The practitioner has a strong memory and excellent physical fitness. Even if he is a thin person, if he succeeds in his practice, he can become a top student and a strong man. In addition, he is now practicing for the whole nation. It can almost mean that the average value of human beings has risen. Chasing higher, faster and stronger sports events will definitely be the practitioners who will have a great advantage in the future."

"No, are there any sports? Can the spirits compare physical strength with awakening? Can the awakening compare physical strength with extraordinary? Can the practitioners who can call for wind and rain and step on the water like a flat ground will also run, jump, swim, and even all other sports. If light skills in martial arts appear, the journey of thousands or tens of thousands of meters will not take much time for them, right?"

"A person like me who has no excellent talent and has been practicing hard for so many years has actually been eliminated long ago, and he is not even transferred by my struggle - so at the beginning, I was still very unwilling to accept it."

After Ma Jing said this calmly, his expression soothed. His fist was released. Now he really looked at Su Zhou without any distractions, and then said sincerely: "I didn't want to say this to you at first, and I poured negative energy into you for nothing. It's pretentious and a waste of time... But for some reason, when you asked, I wanted to say it, I really want to say it."

"Su Zhou, your talent is really powerful and exaggerated... So, you must respect your talent and bring it to the extreme!"

"I lose but can't win. It's my own problem. I don't have enough talent. No matter how hard I try, I will get half the result with twice the effort. But if someone with excellent talent wastes his excellent talent..."

Ma Jing smiled calmly. He had really figured it out completely: "Yes, seeing a genius fail and falling into the dust will certainly make the loser feel a little happy for a moment, but seeing a genius failing to work hard and squandering his own talents is what makes the loser most worried."

"I was indeed very jealous of you, but just now, after I found that you couldn't even remember my name, it made the haze brew in my heart. But just a few seconds ago, I suddenly figured it out: If I were the stepping stone of this era, then why not?"

"I went to long-distance running because I love long-distance running and the feeling of surpassing myself. Even if my efforts are useless and I can't win the championship, but I still have to do what I like - I can't defeat others, I can defeat myself."

Looking at Su Zhou, Ma Jing's honest face and narrow eyes opened a little, revealing the bright eyes behind him. He whispered: "But, I don't want to win over me because of the reason why I don't work hard, and I will be surpassed by others... Because only in this regard, I will never give up."

After saying that, the horse turned around and left. Today is the Holy Election Examination. He was unwilling to waste Su Zhou's time. If Su Zhou hadn't asked him himself, he would have left long ago.

At this moment, Su Zhou blinked.

He had never cared about these extremely complicated emotions of others for himself before... After all, it was not hatred, nor was it a shiny jealousy. On the other hand, what about hatred and jealousy? People will always be hated when they live.

But Ma was like this, and his blessings were so heavy.

"Don't worry." Su Zhou said calmly to Ma Jing's back: "You can see soon that I am standing in the number one position in the country and even the world."

"And who said that hard work is useless? As long as you can practice to the level of extraordinaryness and condense spiritual organs, even if you are only a few percent of your talent, you can gradually turn yourself into a genius... Although that step is very hard and difficult, I may just be a poisonous chicken soup. If you work hard, you may still have no results. After all, the possibility of achieving extraordinaryness is too small - but that is not impossible."

"Come on, Ma Jing, although I really didn't remember your name at first, I don't know now? And no one is the stepping stone for whom, unless he is willing to do so."

The back of Ma Jing left paused slightly, then nodded silently. Su Zhou also smiled and continued to walk towards the examination room.

Horses are just an unknown ordinary student who has endured the biggest change of the times that has been once in a thousand years called the revival of spiritual energy.

But the revival of spiritual energy is an era of change and a era of miracles.

As long as you don’t make a conclusion for yourself, there will always be a chance.

Walking on the road to the exam room, Su Zhou felt inexplicably brisk. Ma Jing's encouragement not only liberated himself, but also truly inspired Su Zhou.

"The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, and I used to just take it for granted."

"But now, if talent and strength are let down, it is indeed not me who feels uncomfortable. Only those who have to be more selfish will feel that power and talent are mine. How can I use it to my own business? Not to mention anything else, parents, relatives and friends, and those who bless me, will it be a sin if I let down?"

"Even if it's just for the sake of showing off, it can't be wasted - and the onlookers always have to cheer onlookers."

Su Zhou, who was aroused from fighting spirit, had completely discarded his previous state of overly relaxedness and faced this assessment with the seriousness of his battle.

On June 10, 2015, I took the exam in mathematics in the morning.

There is no difficulty. After consuming the wisdom fruit, Su Zhou's memory and thinking speed can no longer be considered a genius, but a monster. He continued to do it smoothly, and he didn't even feel any difficulties or traps. After finishing a test, he could undoubtedly get 150 points.

Judging from the performance of the students around them, many people did it very smoothly - the revival of spiritual energy and the practice of the whole nation, which brought about the evolution of human beings in all aspects. Even students who have not yet opened their spirits have at least been immersed in spiritual energy, which is more intelligent than before.

This test may be difficult, but for today's human collectives, it may be a bit simple.

In the afternoon, I took the Chinese test. Similarly, everything was normal and there was nothing unexpected.

The key word for the Holy Election Examination Essay in Hongzhou is called "change", which requires students to choose the biggest changes they have encountered in recent years to write an essay.

And in this era, what changes can be greater than the revival of spiritual energy? Su Zhou thought of the conversation between Ma Jing and himself not long ago, so he smiled and wrote him into the composition.

The first day's holy election ended like this.
Chapter completed!