The Eunuch Academy, the Literati Academy, and the Martial Arts Dojo all require exams on basic martial arts theory. The three institutions compete fiercely with each other, and the exams get harder every year. Each wants their own exam to be more difficult than the other two. (That's right, even the Literati Academy includes martial arts.)

This time, the first-year "Basic Martial Arts Theory" exam consisted of eight test papers, and the questions were especially difficult. The first-year students' results were released tonight: the highest score was 89, and the average was 61.

So, Andrew Reed simply wanted to embarrass Henry Clark. Even for an outstanding student, scoring above 85 was nearly impossible, because some questions were just too hard, and Henry Clark claimed to have studied for only four days.

However, when Henry Clark got the test papers, he felt only one thing—exhilaration! That long-lost feeling of being a top student had returned.

It was a wonderful feeling. At a glance, he could solve every problem, and almost the moment he saw each question, the correct answer popped into his mind.

This was even more satisfying than the college entrance exam or graduate school exams back on Earth.

After reading all the questions, he instantly knew the answers to ninety percent of them. For the remaining ten percent, a brief half-minute of thought was enough.

Next, Henry Clark began answering at lightning speed, almost forgetting about the passage of time.

First paper, second paper, third paper...

Finally, all eight test papers were completed. Henry Clark looked up and saw that four-fifths of the sand in the hourglass remained. Out of the total three hours allotted, Henry Clark had used less than forty minutes.

After that, he spent the next ten minutes doing a final review of everything.

“Andrew Reed laoshi, I’m done.” Henry Clark stood up.

Andrew Reed was stunned and looked at Henry Clark, feeling deeply disappointed. He knew the questions were tough, but the fact that Henry Clark gave up in less than half an hour made him furious. It meant that more than four-fifths of the content was completely beyond him.

He got up, walked over, and took Henry Clark’s papers directly, saying, “I gave you a chance, but you gave up. Don’t come to me again in the future…”

He didn’t finish his sentence, because he saw that Henry Clark’s papers were densely filled with answers, and the handwriting was beautiful.

First paper, second paper, third paper... all eight test papers were fully answered, and with a quick glance, it seemed the accuracy was extremely high.

Andrew Reed looked at Henry Clark in disbelief, then immediately returned to his desk, took out the answer key, and began grading. To be honest, there were some questions he himself wasn’t one hundred percent sure about.

As he graded Henry Clark’s papers, Andrew Reed’s expression grew more and more shocked, until he was literally holding his breath, eyes wide open.

Half an hour later, Andrew Reed finished grading, and checked again and again, trying to find even the slightest mistake in Henry Clark’s answers. But he found absolutely none.

The final result... a perfect score of 100!

Looking at the score of 100, Andrew Reed’s hands trembled, and he didn’t blink at all.

This... this was too shocking, too unbelievable. Andrew Reed really couldn’t believe his own eyes. The basic martial arts theory exam was so hard this time, and the highest score among first-year students was only 89. Yet Henry Clark got a perfect 100.

Honestly, even if Andrew Reed himself took the test, he wouldn’t get 100—at most, 95. Some questions were just extremely obscure, even tricky.

For a long while, Andrew Reed couldn’t make a sound. He looked down at the test papers, then at Henry Clark.

“Impossible, absolutely impossible...” Andrew Reed frowned and said, “Henry Clark, did you get the questions and answers through some improper means?”

He had to suspect this, because it now seemed that Henry Clark had some kind of connection with Headmaster Li Wenhui. Although he completely trusted and respected Headmaster Li’s character, what had just happened was simply too unbelievable.

This was the only explanation for how Henry Clark could achieve such an astonishing, seemingly impossible score.

Henry Clark didn’t get angry or argue, but calmly said, “There’s still time tonight. I believe you have some backup test papers. You can pick any set and let me take the exam.”

Andrew Reed was silent for a moment, then quickly walked out.

A quarter of an hour later, he hurried back, holding another set of test papers—these were the backups, and he was sure they could not possibly have been leaked.

This time, Andrew Reed stood right next to Henry Clark and watched him answer.

But the result was the same. Henry Clark looked through the entire test from beginning to end and found it even easier than the previous one. The answers came to him the moment he saw each question; it was even smoother and more satisfying than the last exam.

He answered fluidly, without any pause or hesitation.

In less than half an hour, all eight test papers were completed. That long-lost feeling of being a top student was just too exhilarating. Henry Clark almost wanted to shout, “Give me eight more sets of these papers!”