There will also be a few subjective questions in Lingli, making it hard to get a perfect score. As for Rune Fundamentals, Grace Brooks can honestly say that his mastery surpasses that of most professors specializing in rune theory at ordinary universities.

No foreign language exam—cause for universal celebration.

The full score is 1350.

If you look at the total score, it might be a bit of a stretch to get into the popular majors at Yujing Academy. However, Yiguo uses a dual-selection system for admissions.

That is, two rounds of selection.

For a university to admit you, it first sets a requirement for the total score, which is usually lower and easy to pass. After passing the first round, the school will then screen scores in specific subjects relevant to your chosen major, and this requirement is much stricter.

It sounds complicated, but it’s actually quite simple.

The school first ensures that the admitted students aren’t idiots who only know one subject and are clueless about everything else, then selectively picks out the most outstanding talents suited for that particular field.

To be honest, Grace Brooks could have handed in a blank paper on the first day.

After a thorough check, he entered the exam room. Grace Brooks lazily yawned and began waiting for the papers to be distributed, not nervous at all.

Identity verification.

The history and geography papers were handed out.

He looked at history first.

First question, fill in the blank:

1. The Sage Ancestor was born in:

134 BC.

A giveaway question.

The Sage Ancestor was equivalent to the level of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors in his previous life. At the age of 134, he unified the western part of Zhongzhou, established the Xia Dynasty, integrated the cultivation system, and created writing and culture—he was the starting point of the central Huaxia civilization in this world. When Grace Brooks was about ten, he took advantage of Professor Brooks’s resources to frantically search for every record and artifact related to him. There’s hardly anyone in this world who understands this ancestral emperor better than Grace Brooks.

Unfortunately, it’s now the year 5020.

More than five thousand years...

He’s still too far away from Grace Brooks.

Grace Brooks really wants to meet him.

...

After finishing the history paper, without even checking it, Grace Brooks immediately started on the second paper.

...

Evening.

Professor Brooks and Attorney Wright made a simple but nutritious dinner for Grace Brooks to show their concern for their son. It was extremely bland and not tasty at all.

After dinner, Grace Brooks had no intention of reviewing. He washed the dishes, then sat on the sofa with Professor Brooks to watch the news.

While watching, he chatted with Lily.

Lily: How do you feel?

Grace Brooks: People say you shouldn’t ask about feelings before the exams are over—it can mess with the candidate’s mindset.

Lily: So, how do you feel?

Grace Brooks: Piece of cake.

Lily: Did uncle drive you to school?

Grace Brooks: I walked there myself.

Lily: Did you get caught in the rain?

Grace Brooks: Don’t you think I know to use an umbrella when it rains?

Grace Brooks: /You idiot

After a few minutes of silence, seeing that Lily hadn’t replied, Grace Brooks calmly continued typing: What did you have for dinner tonight?

Lily: Takeout

Lily: Spicy and sour shredded potatoes

Grace Brooks: Suddenly what I ate doesn’t seem so bad after all

As they chatted, suddenly the news said: “At 8:04 this morning, due to continuous rainfall, a severe landslide occurred in Youlong District, Baishi City, in our province, at Meiren Mountain across from Jinghai. The accident blocked the west section of the coastal road, and two vehicles were buried. According to life detection, all four people in the cars unfortunately perished...”

Grace Brooks looked up at the screen—

Half of Meiren Mountain’s slope had collapsed, the mudslide had swept right over the coastal highway at the foot of the mountain, and flowed into Jinghai.

The scene was shocking.

But what was that on the mountainside?

A very square black corner?

Then the news continued: “At the same time, this landslide has also revealed an ancient ruin. According to experts, it is very likely the Sage Ancestor’s Cube...”

The Sage Ancestor’s Cube...

Grace Brooks was stunned for a moment and turned to look at Professor Brooks.

“Pretty much,”

Professor Brooks was still watching TV, his tone very calm: “They asked me to take a look this afternoon. Unless something unexpected happens, it should be a Sage Ancestor’s Cube. But for now, only one corner is exposed. The actual excavation will have to wait until the rain stops.”

“Oh...”

Grace Brooks nodded.

The Sage Ancestor’s Cube is a cubic ruin, about two hundred meters in length, width, and height. If placed on the ground, its footprint would be larger than a typical university sports field.

As for what it actually is, there’s no definitive answer yet—everyone has their own theories.

Some believe it was the Sage Ancestor’s treasure vault;

Some think the Sage Ancestor feared his deeds would be lost to history, so he built it specifically to store his relics;

Others believe it was a special monument built by the Sage Ancestor all over the world to demonstrate his power and awe the universe;

And some say it’s the Sage Ancestor’s tomb, and that his body is placed in one of the cubes.

The Sage Ancestor’s tomb...

In the novels Grace Brooks read before, the opening of such a figure’s tomb usually meant the world was about to change, and the protagonist was about to appear and rise.