Time Cheat: Time Cheat, #6

Chapter 216: A Role Model for Our Generation

The second day of student assessment.

On the way to the policy essay exam.

Young Master Wang found Jiang Shang with an excited look on his face, and shouted out the story that happened after they left, which he had heard from somewhere.

In the words of Young Master Wang.

Shortly after they left, the top three grandmaster students of this session actually came on stage to compete.

Finally, the three grandmasters named Murong Yu, Gao Fei, and Liu Yi all tied for first place with twenty-four levels.

Xie Daochen, who ranked fourth, could only stop at the 20th level, and the gap between him and the top three was visible to the naked eye.

However, some people also said that if Jiang Shang had not been held back by Young Master Wang, he would have been able to reach the 24th level and be on par with the other three.

Speaking of this, Young Master Wang looked depressed and a little guilty.

He felt that he was the one who delayed Jiang Shang.

But this is his last chance, and he cannot afford to be selfish.

Jiang Shang touched the thick stack of gold bills in his arms and comforted Mr. Wang that he was not that kind of person and he did not blame him at all.

There were also pinholes on the edges of these gold bills, which were obviously the last few savings of Mr. Wang.

If you count carefully, he has taken nearly two million taels of silver from Young Master Wang.

You can't just grab a single sheep to wool.

He planned to take care of it first, at least until Young Master Wang's father, the richest man, sent him the money.

In addition, Mr. Wang also mentioned another person.

That martial saint was also a legend in the training camp—Tu Chunlai.

It is said that some people also saw him coming for the student assessment, but he did not sign up, nor did he participate in the martial arts compass performance. He was just like a spectator.

Some people said that he was in very bad shape, perhaps because he had not yet recovered from the blow of his last failed breakthrough.

Some people also said that he might be useless.

As the story spread, Tu Chunlai had become a discarded disciple abandoned by the Martial Saint and a tragic figure.

Young Master Wang still looked regretful.

Jiang Shang yawned out of boredom.

It was not until Young Master Wang mentioned the Martial Saint's Golden Pill that he said the reason why the three grandmaster students came back this time was because of the reward of the Martial Saint's Golden Pill.

The reward for the first place in this student assessment is the Martial Saint Golden Pill.

Jiang Shang's eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly:

Is this thing precious?

Then Young Master Wang explained to Jiang Shang the preciousness of the Martial Saint's Golden Elixir.

Jiang Shang was silent for a long time before he uttered a word.

So this golden elixir is very valuable and can be exchanged for a lot of silver.

Of course. It's a treasure that cannot be bought with money. If you really want to give it a price, five million taels of silver would be the minimum!

Young Master Wang stretched out five fingers, as if he had already bought the golden elixir.

Then, as if he was afraid that Jiang Shang would not believe it, he produced facts to prove it.

The largest auction house in the capital, Huangtian Auction House, once auctioned a Martial Saint Golden Pill for 6.8 million taels of silver!

Snap!

The earth suddenly cracked open!

A long crack spread from under Jiang Shang's feet, like a door from the abyss opening to the human world, releasing a terrifying demon.

Six million eight hundred thousand taels!

Jiang Shang gritted his teeth and felt that the fifty gold notes in his arms were not interesting at all.

Six million eight hundred thousand taels!

He repeated it again, his eyes already red, and he grabbed Young Master Wang's shoulders with both hands and asked:

Do I still have a chance to win first place?

Young Master Wang was startled.

Then he immediately remembered Jiang Shang's greedy character. He couldn't help but shiver, and cold sweat instantly soaked his back.

One hundred thousand taels would allow Xie Daochen to be beaten naked by Jiang Shang and die socially successfully.

Six million eight hundred thousand taels were enough to turn him into something smaller than dust.

Thinking of how his copy in the martial arts compass was easily smashed to pieces by Jiang Shang, Young Master Wang trembled even more violently.

Why is he talking so much?

You have to be so mean!

Young Master Wang wished he could tear his mouth off right now.

If anything, he shouldn't be the one to talk about the Martial Saint's Golden Elixir.

He had no doubt that Jiang Shang had the ability to get first place. After all, the three grandmaster students were a bit far away from him, but he had witnessed Jiang Shang's strength with his own eyes.

But now, because of him, Jiang Shang failed to make any further progress and thus missed the chance to obtain the Martial Saint's Golden Elixir.

I'm afraid five hundred thousand taels is not enough.

He immediately put on a sad face and admitted a shameful reality for the first time.

Brother Jiang, please don't be angry. I really can't afford so much money.

Jiang Shang frowned and repeated:

I asked you if I still have a chance to win first place. I didn't ask you for money.

Brother Jiang, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?

Stop talking nonsense!

No chance.

No chance at all?

"No, the subsequent assessments can only be regarded as icing on the cake. Even if the scores are high, they will not add much merit.

But for those three people, they are tied for first place, so it depends on the following events."

So I have no fate with this Martial Saint Golden Pill?

...Brother Jiang, I'm sorry.

Young Master Wang looked guilty.

It's all my fault. I held you back and prevented you from getting the Martial Saint Golden Pill. Otherwise, with your strength, you would definitely not be worse than those three people.

Jiang Shang let out a breath. Although he felt distressed, he did not vent his anger on Young Master Wang.

"I don't blame you. If I have to blame someone, I blame the assholes in the training camp. They even hid the rewards. How can they motivate the students?

No wonder it got worse and worse, and even I was taken in."

Hearing that Jiang Shang didn't blame him, Young Master Wang felt much better, but he still felt that Jiang Shang's words were strange.

What do you mean it's getting worse and worse? Even he has been taken in.

He is so strong, is there anything wrong with his training revenue?

"Brother Jiang, have you ever thought that maybe we just don't know, otherwise why would those three just happen to come back?

It is rare to see them gathered together under normal circumstances.

They must have heard something in advance."

Since Jiang Shang didn't blame him, Young Master Wang was happy to put the blame on the training camp.

Jiang Shang nodded and said, That's right. You're treating us differently. You're such a bastard. I hate double-standard people the most in my life!

Then he looked at Young Master Wang who was secretly rejoicing, and said unhappily:

But you caused me to lose such a large sum of money, so remember to give me a bigger red envelope next time, or I will bear a grudge against you.

This one must be!

When Young Master Wang heard Jiang Shang say this, he breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that this was really not to blame him, and he quickly patted his chest and made a promise.

I will definitely satisfy Brother Jiang.

Okay, stop shaking, I don't eat people.

Jiang Shang sighed melancholy, still not recovering from the blow of losing a fortune.

For so much money, even exposing some small trump cards is worth it. The worst that can happen is upgrading overnight.

But it's too late to say anything now.

Because I was in a depressed mood, I skipped the idea of asking Mr. Wang to help me find out about Miss Mei.

Okay, okay, Brother Jiang, let's go take the policy essay exam.

Young Master Wang smiled stiffly.

Let's go. Jiang Shang looked gloomy.

...

Two hours later.

The depression on Jiang Shang's face deepened.

Study, learn nothing!

Which bastard came up with the question? And which bastard teacher gave me the grade?

Grass (a green plant)!

Jiang Shang walked out of the examination room cursing as he took his policy essay paper with a score of 59.

Well, the full score is 300.

One merit point equals 10 points, for a total of 30 merit points.

Jiang Shang scored five points.

There are still nine points left, but since it is less than ten points, they will be treated as zero.

This policy paper tests the theory of governing a country. Jiang Shang fully utilized his traditional skills as a keyboard warrior, chattering away in an attempt to make a splash.

And then, nothing happened.

Brother Wang, how many points did you get?

Jiang Shang soon waited for Master Wang to come out of the examination room, hoping to get some comfort from this poor student.

Then Mr. Wang showed an embarrassed smile on his face and handed over the test paper.

Only 80 points. I'm sorry to embarrass you, Brother Jiang. By the way, Brother Jiang, how many points did you get?

Eh? Brother Jiang, the test paper in your hand is on fire, put it out!

It's okay, just let it burn. I have memorized all the knowledge in my head.

Jiang Shang rubbed the black ash off his fingers, with a sighing tone.

Brother Jiang is so righteous.

Young Master Wang also rubbed sparks with his hands and set the test paper on fire.

He is a role model for our generation!

Chapter 217: First and Visitors

After passing the policy essay exam, Jiang Shang fell into a period of seclusion.

There is both the regret of missing out on windfall and the depression of it turns out I'm such a loser.

But as a human being, you have to look forward.

Since yesterday cannot be retrieved, how can we stand still?

So he bravely took part in the third day's military campaign, and then -

It’s better not to do that.

Military strategy tests the ability to deploy troops and battle formations.

After all, not everyone can become a martial saint, and no one can suppress an entire country.

So it is important to learn how to lead.

As the saying goes, incompetent generals will exhaust the army.

After graduation, if nothing unexpected happens, these inner zone students will all hold important positions and become middle or senior level officials of the Demon Suppression Division.

From a small group of people to an army of tens of thousands, they will all be the ones they will command in the future.

It is not uncommon to see cases where elite troops were destroyed due to the incompetence of the leading general.

So even if you don't know it, you should at least have some understanding of it.

Moreover, for them, this is an invisible improvement in combat power.

Originally two people of equal strength, one has help while the other is isolated and helpless, so the winner is obvious.

Even if the opponent is much stronger than you, as long as you plan properly, you may be able to defeat the strong with the weak.

As official forces, they have a vast empire behind them and countless people supporting them. It would be foolish for them to fight alone.

In the sand table simulation, all the students transformed themselves into generals and threw themselves into the sand table to stage a war between hundreds of countries.

Whoever can finally unify the sandbox will be the final winner!

As Jiang Shang had no hope of obtaining the Martial Saint Golden Elixir and did not want to reveal too much, he just went with the flow without considering any tactics.

As soon as you enter the sandbox, you turn on the Wushuang mode, lead your troops to conquer everywhere, and kill anyone you catch.

Then he was discovered and surrounded by three students nearby.

When the three students saw how arrogant this man was, they immediately started a three-on-one fight.

And everyone starts from the same point.

The attributes of the generals and the soldiers are almost the same.

Even though Jiang Shang is strong in spirit and has delicate operations, he often performs extreme operations of one for two.

But the result of one against three was still elimination.

Jiang Shang looked at his ranking, 88th, with 165 merits.

In the third military strategy assessment, he only got three merit points.

As for Young Master Wang, he was well versed in the mysteries of the art of survival and he managed to make it to the 24th place in the military strategy ranking and obtained 20 merit points.

He is currently ranked 76th, with 175 merits, which is exactly 20 more than Jiang Shang.

After the military strategy, the instructors will evaluate it.

Jiang Shang thought to himself that he had never met the instructor, so his evaluation should not be very high.

Therefore, the final merit that can be obtained this time should be around 170, which is only more than 80,000 taels of silver.

Now he is a little disdainful of it.

Fortunately, there was still the consolation prize of 500,000 taels of silver from Young Master Wang, otherwise he would really have strangled Young Master Wang to death.

...

Chunjiang Pavilion.

Jiang Shang listened to the final ranking sent to him by Young Master Wang.

This time, Brother Jiang, you are ranked 80th, and I am ranked 89th, hehe...

Young Master Wang let out a silly laugh.

Jiang Shang's ranking actually rose in the end, and he even surpassed Wang Dashao.

You should know that Young Master Wang had twenty more merits in the second and third assessments than him.

But in the final instructor's evaluation, Young Master Wang only received a poor grade and got a consolation prize of three points of merit.

However, he received a perfect evaluation and got the full thirty points of merit.

This made Jiang Shang secretly admire the instructors' vision.

As expected of him being the instructor of the inner zone elites, he hid himself so deeply yet was discovered by their sharp eyes.

So who got the Martial Saint Golden Pill in the end?

Jiang Shang asked the question that concerned him most, wondering if there was a chance to meet him by chance and keep in touch with his classmates.

It would be nice if you could give him a little gift.

He thought the Martial Saint's Golden Elixir was pretty good.

Speaking of this, Young Master Wang slapped his thigh and his tone suddenly became excited.

"Brother Jiang, you don't know, the scene yesterday was so exciting.

Because the instructors' evaluations of the three of them were all perfect, and the policy essays only differed by one or two points, the sand table simulation was the final deciding factor.

As a result, Liu Yi was eliminated first due to his mistake, leaving only Gao Fei and Murong Yu.

They deployed their troops, with generals like clouds and soldiers like rain. We felt breathless just watching from the side.

In the end, Gao Fei made a clever move. He stored water for seven days, dug a big river, and flooded the seven armies, catching Murong Yu off guard.

I think that scene is enough to make me a god."

I asked you to tell me their names, but I didn't ask you how they pretended to be so. So in the end Gao Fei got the Martial Saint Golden Pill? Jiang Shang said unhappily.

If he hadn't been so good at hiding his abilities, they wouldn't have been able to show off.

He is a man who has read Sun Tzu's Art of War and On Protracted War.

Well, after he got the Martial Saint Golden Elixir, he announced that he would go into seclusion. He must want to take the medicine on the spot. Young Master Wang guessed.

Hearing this, Jiang Shang shook his head with some regret:

Why are you in such a hurry? What a pity.

Oh, by the way, how about the thing I asked you to inquire about?

Young Master Wang scratched his head and said puzzledly:

"Brother Jiang, do you really need me to get involved in your relationship with Miss Mei? If you want to know something, just ask directly.

After what I said, I thought you two had broken up. "

I'm hoping for a breakup.

Jiang Shang muttered a few words under his breath.

What?

Nothing, just keep talking.

"Oh, actually it’s a good thing, it seems that Miss Mei is in seclusion this time because she is about to make a breakthrough.

Because I was in such a rush, I didn’t even take part in the student assessment.

However, with Miss Mei's ability, it wouldn't be a big deal if she didn't participate once or twice.

If she succeeds, she will be the True Lord of Manifestation, the fifth innate grandmaster of our generation, and the first practitioner."

Young Master Wang's tone was quite envious.

So simple?

Jiang Shang was deeply skeptical.

If Mei Yaorui could break through to the divine realm by staying with him for a few days, would there be any need to pay him so much silver?

There are definitely still problems.

But since the person is fine, other problems are not a problem.

Jiang Shang temporarily put Mei Yaorui's matter aside.

It was all because he was short-sighted when he first came in, and was dazzled by a mere 500,000 taels. Now he has to spare some time to care about her.

Thinking about it now, it was a huge loss.

Young Master Wang is still the best. He gives a lot of money and is very generous, and there is no other trouble.

By the way, Brother Jiang, I may have to leave for a while in a few days.

Young Master Wang suddenly seemed to remember something.

Jiang Shang nodded: Oh.

He was also going to be away for a few days.

Because Young Master Wang's 500,000 taels of silver had arrived, his thousand-year-old skills were right before his eyes.

He had a hunch that this thousand-year checkpoint would definitely be a transformation.

Even if one cannot reach the realm of Martial Saint, it is definitely a big step towards becoming a Martial Saint.

Seeing that Jiang Shang didn't seem very interested, Young Master Wang scratched his head and said:

"Actually, I don’t have anything to do, I just wrote to my dad a while ago saying that I would definitely be eliminated this time, so the person who would pick me up should be here.

Although my father didn't say it, given his temper, he probably would have brought a whip this time.

I have to tell him the good news and ask him for some money."

Speaking of this, I am no longer sleepy.

Jiang Shang's eyes lit up and his face became much brighter.

"Brother Wang, you must treat your uncle well. Remember to explain things to him with reason and emotion, and clearly show your progress in the training camp.

Are the merit points enough?

It’s not enough. I will climb another moon peak tomorrow and transfer a few thousand points to you.

When you meet your uncle, you must not lose face."

Young Master Wang looked embarrassed: Brother Jiang, I don't have enough money.

Jiang Shang waved his hand and said generously: "Just owe it to me first. Our friendship is there. Do you think I'm afraid you'll run away?

Besides, if you dare to owe me money, aren’t you afraid that I will visit your house after I break through to become a Martial Saint?

Don't worry, I believe you."

Young Master Wang: ...

Is the visiting you are talking about serious?

But he didn't dare to ask this question, so he just nodded and agreed.

Well, thank you very much, Brother Jiang. I can just choose some gifts.

There are a lot of good elixirs at the Merit Department, especially some rare elixirs that even his father can only envy.

Forget it, today is worse than tomorrow. Brother Wang, please go to the Merit Department and wait for me. I will be there soon.

Jiang Shang stood up suddenly.

There is still great hope in life.

He can't be depressed just because of a Martial Saint Golden Pill.

He doesn't want that kind of windfall, he wants to make money through hard work with his own hands!

Hey, Brother Jiang, Brother Jiang!

Young Master Wang couldn't hold it back even if he tried. For the first time, he felt that the merit points were a bit hot.

If he doesn't get money from his father this time, will he come back or run away? This is a question worth thinking about.

...

An hour later.

Young Master Wang saw the announcement information uploaded on the identity token.

[Student Jiang Shang has reached the summit of the Sixth Moon Peak (Bingjue Peak). This announcement is hereby made. I hope all students will encourage each other.]

This time, Young Master Wang knew he couldn't avoid it.

How could anyone think climbing to the top of the Moon Peak is as easy as eating and drinking water?

This is unreasonable!

But the more this happened, the less likely Mr. Wang was to default on his debt.

It was not until he received two thousand merit points transferred from Jiang Shang in the Merit Department in a daze that he seemed to have just woken up from a dream.

But Jiang Shang had already left without looking back, as if he was afraid of being rejected.

This, this, and this!

I want them all!

Young Master Wang gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, exchanging them for several precious elixirs and spending all of his two thousand merit points.

This was his chance, and he wasn't going to turn it down.

If any student in the training camp knew that they could exchange silver for merit almost unlimitedly from Jiang Shang, I think no one would refuse.

The only difference is whether they have so much silver.

Therefore, Young Master Wang did not feel that Jiang Shang was overbearing. Instead, he was somewhat afraid that he would not live up to his expectations.

Even in his heart, the reason why Jiang Shang talked to him about money all the time was actually because he was afraid that he would feel burdened and that he owed him a favor.

Otherwise, with Jiang Shang's abilities and means, and the hot sales of merit points, there would be no place where he couldn't exchange them for silver.

Even for such a huge achievement, we can negotiate the price.

If he really loves money that much, would he be able to refuse even if I raise the price?

In this training camp.

Apart from Jiang Shang who has the ability and confidence to help him, he actually has no one else to rely on.

It's a seller's market.

But Jiang Shang never did that.

He also didn't know why Jiang Shang was so nice to him.

Perhaps for some people, if they fall in love with each other, they can be good brothers for life.

Young Master Wang walked out of the door of the Merit Department, tightly holding the medicine bottle in his hand, looking ahead where even Jiang Shang's back had already disappeared, and silently said in his heart:

Brother Jiang, don't worry, I will never let you down!

...

Jiang Shangke didn't know that Young Master Wang was almost thinking of him as a saint who glowed all over and illuminated others.

He is willing to cooperate with Mr. Wang for a long time.

First, because he really has money and is always happy to give him money, and second, because this guy is an honest person and will never let him suffer any loss.

Even if he could take advantage sometimes, he would take the initiative to ask for it.

Doing business is like being a person. If you treat others with sincerity, you will naturally gain their sincerity in return.

If Young Master Wang dares to steal money from him and thinks he is smart, he has a hundred ways to make him spit out the money.

He just wants to make some money legally, but that doesn't mean he won't do illegal things.

For example, you can bring some local specialties when visiting his home, and take some local specialties as a gift in return.

To be honest, if he could give up his vague bottom line, he would have become a martial saint by now, or even the best in the world.

Apart from anything else, if he was willing to sacrifice the lives of an entire Qingyang City and plunder the wealth of an entire city, wouldn't that be enough to exchange for a Martial Saint?

After becoming a Martial Saint, he sacrificed a Fufeng Prefecture and plundered the wealth of the prefecture. What realm would he have reached?

Nowadays, the most profitable business is actually the one with no capital.

But he is a human being, a person with conscience and bottom line.

So he won't do that and will just make what money he can.

Although the speed is slower, I won’t have nightmares at night.

He had long said that his cheating device was a devil system that tempted people to fall into hell.

As long as you break through one step, there will be no lower limit.

Thinking along the way.

Jiang Shang couldn't help laughing out loud, and then evaluated himself.

I’m such a good person.

What good man?

In front of the door of Chunjiang Pavilion, a mature woman with a first-class figure but an ordinary face was waiting, smiling at Jiang Shang.

Jiang Shang first looked at the legs, then from the legs to the waist, and then from the waist to the chest...

Until I saw the mature woman's face.

He sighed silently.

What a pity.

Sure enough, God was cruel. He gave her a beautiful figure but not a beautiful face.

Who are you?

Jiang Shang's tone was a little cold.

He is not polite to pretty girls, let alone those who are not pretty.

The mature woman looked at Jiang Shang's expression of disapproval, but she was not angry, and continued to smile:

"My name is Mei Mei, and I'm the supervisor of Tingfeng Pavilion in Chenxi Cave. Everyone calls me Supervisor Mei, and you can call me Aunt Mei.

This time I came here because I want to ask you for help with something."

Jiang Shang had heard of the name of Tingfeng Pavilion.

This is Chenxi Cave's intelligence organization, and is also the department responsible for reviewing the political integrity of every student.

His file was the first one handed over to Tingfeng Pavilion for processing.

Did she discover something?

My identity as a half-demon has