I Can Control Resources

"Gao Neng, don’t get worked up. Calm down. Let’s go over the problem slowly. First, tell me, did you bring this phosphorus powder in yourself?" the Examiner said placatingly.

"All I want right now is another test paper. Give me the test!" Gao Neng did want to go over it slowly, but the problem was, he didn’t have time.

Fuck this!

Son of a bitch!

Goddammit!

Gao Neng was a man of good upbringing, but he couldn’t be bothered with that right now. He just wanted to vent, to really let it all out.

"..." One of the Examiners was speechless.

"Gao Neng, you need to consider this carefully," another Examiner chimed in with a frown, trying to persuade him. "If you’re willing to explain the truth of the matter, we might be able to petition our superiors to give you a decent score based on your academic record. But if you insist on taking another test, we can only classify this incident as your own fault. In that case, your score will be whatever you get on the exam."

"That’s right, Gao Neng, don’t be rash. With only 30 minutes, you can finish one or two sections at most... Your theory exam score will likely be a failing one."

"I’ve thought it through. Give me the test!" Gao Neng was getting really anxious now. Another five minutes had passed, leaving only 32.

"..."

The two Examiners fell silent.

But in the end, they gestured anyway.

Another Examiner walked over, holding four test papers. As he placed them on Gao Neng’s desk, he offered one last piece of well-meaning advice. "Gao Neng, we really think you should re—"

"No need to consider it!" Before the Examiner could finish, Gao Neng snatched the papers and began working at a furious pace.

The three Examiners exchanged a look and shook their heads helplessly.

Meanwhile, the other students watched Gao Neng with a mix of expressions: surprise, sighs, ridicule, anger, and pity.

"I think something’s definitely wrong here! Why would Gao Neng bring phosphorus powder into the exam hall? He’s not an idiot."

"Maybe he just forgot he had it on him? I heard Gao Neng killed a Dark Elf a few days ago, and people at the scene said they smelled phosphorus powder. It’s possible he really did have some on him."

"That happened? Still, I think this might be related to the inspector committee’s president election. After all, Gao Neng is the most likely candidate to become this year’s top scorer!"

"That’s possible... Anyway, if I were Gao Neng, I definitely wouldn’t choose to take another test. Isn’t that just stupid? The Examiners already said they could give him a good score based on his usual grades if the issue is cleared up. Now, he’s probably going to bomb it!"

"Yeah, there are only 30 minutes left. How could he possibly finish four test sections? Isn’t he just shooting himself in the foot?"

The students chattered amongst themselves.

Gao Neng, however, had his brow tightly furrowed. He ignored the surrounding chatter and focused completely on the test, but he found that he really couldn’t finish it.

Take the advanced mathematics section alone.

He had spent 35 minutes on it before. Even though he already knew the questions now, he still had to write out all the steps for the solutions again.

’It’ll take at least 20 minutes!’

’If one section takes over 20 minutes, what about the others?’

Gao Neng did a quick calculation. Even if he didn’t run into any problems, he would need over an hour. But there were only 30 minutes left until the end.

’Give up on advanced math?’

’Impossible!’

If he gave up on advanced math, forget being the top scorer in the entire Alliance—he wouldn’t even be the top theory exam scorer in the Forgotten Land.

’What do I do?’

’What the hell do I do?’

Gao Neng was frantic. In this situation, the only way was... to cheat.

’Wait a minute!’

’Cheat?!’

Gao Neng’s eyes lit up. ’That’s right, I can cheat! I’ve already done these problems once, so I can accurately judge what’s right and wrong.’

’I have Spiritual Power!’

’As long as I cover the exam hall with my Spiritual Power, I can see the content on other people’s tests. Then, all I have to do is copy what I see onto my own paper.’

’First, I’ll lock onto He Haifan. He’s the top student at First High, so his accuracy rate is definitely not low!’ At this thought, Gao Neng’s Spiritual Power transformed into a tendril.

He didn’t spread his Spiritual Power across the entire room, but focused it solely on He Haifan’s test. The drain was still within his limits.

Soon, he could clearly see the contents of He Haifan’s paper.

The one on top was advanced math!

Gao Neng gave it a quick scan. The accuracy rate was over 80%.

He didn’t hesitate any longer.

He immediately copied all the work from He Haifan’s paper.

SCRIBBLE SCRIBBLE SCRIBBLE!

Gao Neng’s pen moved incredibly fast, as if he had a supercomputer in his head. The entire process was as smooth as flowing water, requiring no thought at all.

An Examiner who was about to leave happened to see this scene.

!!!

"What the fuck?!"

...

「In the monitoring room.」

There were quite a few people inside.

Since it was a theory exam, there weren’t many security precautions. Besides Shen Ning’Er and Lieutenant Chen, the principals of the five high schools were basically all present.

He Lin, the principal of First High, was loudly demanding to know who had framed Gao Neng, arguing that it was clearly a ploy to cast the principals of the other high schools in a bad light.

Li Qingping, meanwhile, was pleading with Lieutenant Chen.

He hoped the Military Department wouldn’t take Gao Neng at his word and would still consider using a composite score if Gao Neng couldn’t finish.

As the two were talking, Shen Ning’Er made a gesture for silence.

The monitoring room then fell quiet.

And then...

The eyes of Li Qingping, First High’s Principal He Lin, Xue Jingjing, and the others all went wide.

Because on the monitor in front of them, Gao Neng was desperately working on his advanced math paper at the speed of a "typewriter."

"Is that kid a monster?!" a soldier couldn’t help but exclaim.

"Such speed! I, He Lin, have been teaching for over thirty years, and I’ve never seen anyone do advanced mathematics like it was simple arithmetic!" First High’s Principal He Lin was a bit stunned himself.

"Can he finish it?" Xue Jingjing, surprisingly, seemed a little worried for Gao Neng.

"It seems advanced mathematics is Gao Neng’s strong suit. I saw him start with the math section at the beginning of the exam, too. He won’t necessarily be this fast on the other sections." Lieutenant Chen made an "accurate" judgment based on his many years of experience as an examiner.

And then...

Gao Neng, on the monitor, picked up another pen.

He held a pen in each hand.

He spread two test sections out at the same time.

SCRIBBLE SCRIBBLE SCRIBBLE!

SCRIBBLE SCRIBBLE SCRIBBLE!

"..."

His two hands looked as if they were convulsing, but the pens they held were writing one correct answer after another.

Lieutenant Chen’s jaw dropped.

"Holy shit, this guy’s definitely using cheats!"