Chapter 27: Disturbance While Reading The Public Roll (II)
“Wushuang, congratulations. Your grade is excellent,” Hu Ziyan called out from a distance.
“Ziyan, how is your grade?” Qin Wushuang had only briefly seen Hu Ziyan and Fang Xiaozhong on the day of the Martial Arts Student Exam.
"Not as good as you! Wushuang, I am very impressed by you!" Hu Ziyang said in excitement, "You got a level seven grade among the martial arts students, you rock!"
Level seven? Qin Wushuang slightly frowned his eyebrows. It seemed that the examiners had deliberately suppressed his grade.
When Hu Ziyang saw his unhappy face, he hurried to advise him: “Wushuang, don't be dissatisfied. Level seven is the highest level for those of us who came from the lowest Humble Class. There are no level nines in this session's Martial Arts Student Exam and only one level eight. Among those four level seven martial arts students, you are the only one that came from the Humble Class."
Hu Ziyan spoke warm words because he felt happy and proud for Qin Wushuang.
Hu Ziyan had achieved a level six grade, which was beyond his expectations.
To the side, Qin Lianshan's acquaintances also congratulated him and politely chatted with him. Qin Lianshan was contented, and his voice sounded unprecedentedly chipper. Because today he felt a different atmosphere as if the skies of River County was much higher than before and his acquaintances smiled brighter than usual. When they talked to him, they were less casual but showed more formality and respect.
A Humble Class family that had cultivated a level seven martial arts student would surely have a bright future! People were smart, and they knew how to act per the situation. The Humble Class's level seven and the Wealthy Class's level seven might have vast differences between them despite being the same level!
Fang Xiaozhong also squeezed through the crowd and yelled exaggeratedly: “Big Brother Wushuang, level seven, so strong!”
This kid was also a level six. Together, with Qin Wushuang and Hu Ziyan, they were brought into the limelight in Eastwood Town! Right now, even when they walked, they felt light as if their bones were numb.
For him to have achieved a level six was significant, it would make his ancestors proud.
Among the tens of thousands of martial arts students, most of them got a level three or level four grade. This grade determined that they would have a laborious life.
Level five martial arts student was a rank in the upper half. If you trained hard, you would have no problems reaching the peak of the Power Force. If you worked even harder, and/or encountered some unusual opportunities, it would be feasible for one to break through the Power Force and enter the Genuine Force.
Martial arts student at level six would be the top performers. They could reach the Genuine Force for sure. Only, it would be up to them to determine which stage of the Genuine Force.
As for a level seven martial arts student, they were certainly the most skilled. It was one hundred percent guaranteed that they would enter Genuine Force. If they were lucky, it would not be an empty boast to say they could reach Stage Six of the Genuine Force.
Stage Six of the Genuine Force, what does it mean?
Among the Shu aristocrats, the minimum qualification to build an Ancestral Home was having a Stage Six Genuine Force Warrior to oversee the family! In other words, if you could reach Stage Six, then you would be qualified to compete for the Venerable Class and become one of the upper-level aristocrats.
Upper-level aristocrats would be equivalent to a country's elite class! It had a different intrinsic quality than the lower level aristocrats.
For example, in River County, there was only one upper-level aristocratic family—that was the Venerable Da Xi family.
You could ask the feudal authorities in River County regarding how much the Da Xi family owned. On paper, the feudal authorities controlled River County. However, the truth was everyone knew that the Da Xi family were the real rulers of River County.
The Venerable Da Xi family was only the lowest level of the upper-level aristocrats that were entitled to the Venerable title. However, they already had to power dictate the life and death of a county. From this fact, it was evident how much power the upper-level aristocrats had!
After a moment of silence, Qin Wushuang was relieved. After he had glanced through the fifteen public rolls, he saw Da Xi Yang's name had placed in first. He was the only level eight martial arts student.
In River County, this surname was a brand. Everyone who saw the name would know he was the child of the most privileged family in River County--the Venerable Da Xi family.
In River County, this surname meant power, honor, and glory.
Qin Wushuang not surprised, so he was not jealous. Da Xi Yang was able to get a higher-level grade than him because of his family background. It was not because he was stronger than him.
In River County, the Venerable Da Xi family was one of a kind. Thus, they must demonstrate their authority.
Since he had previously come forward as a witness for Qin Wushuang, Da Xi Yang had left a good impression on him.
Scrolling down the roll, there was four level seven martial arts students and of course, Qin Wushuang's name was listed at the bottom. The other three belonged to River County's three Wealthy Class families - the Xu, the Qian, and the Yun family. Among them, the child of the Xu family was, without a doubt, Xu Ting. And the child of the Yun family was that arrogant girl, Yun Qingyan.
Among the second row of the level seven martial arts student list, Qin Wushuang's name stood out. Many parents were discussing with each other as they tried to discover where Qin Wushuang, the dark horse, had come from.There were about thirty towns that fall under River County’s jurisdiction. Each town had sent about one or two hundred martial arts students. Regardless of the Qin family or Qin Wushuang, they were not famous in the River County.
Qin Wushuang stood among the crowd and heard everyone discussing his name, background and family. He felt these discussions were quite intriguing. Then, as you looked further down the roll, there were about forty martial arts students at level six. Hu Ziyan and Fang Xiaozhong were at this level.
Further down, there were over five thousand people ranked at level five and around three thousand people at level four, so these martial arts students encountered great difficulty when they tried to find their names.
Then, as one looked further down, only a few people were listed under level two. After all, this Martial Arts Student Exam was not a game. Most people would not have participated if they knew they had no hope.
As for level one, there were only a few names and these names stood out at the bottom of the long list. That Niu Dou’s name was, of course, on the list.
This guy was simply everywhere. Just as he had noticed Niu Dou's name on the roll, the person in question walked over from the other side of the square with his shopkeeper father and elder brother, Niu Fen.
Niu Dou knew his grade would not be good. After calculations, he’d figured that he would be at level four at most. When those Eastwood Town martial arts students saw Niu Dou, they could not help but laugh. Each of them showed an ambiguous expression.
Deep in his heart, Niu Dou felt even more uncomfortable. Then, he approached the nearest public roll.
This time, three martial arts students from Eastwood Town were ranked at level six. Thus, their grade was much higher than other towns in River County’s jurisdiction and was slightly below River County itself.
This grade made the Martial Arts Students of Eastwood Town very proud. They gathered in two’s or three’s and discussed the matter with enthusiasm. It seemed that they had earned that level six grade.
When they saw Niu Dou, one of the martial arts students of Eastwood Town mocked him: "Niu Dou, you should start looking for the bottom public roll. This one was the top public roll that only recorded names ranked level five and above."
Niu Dou glared at him. Behind him, Niu Fen instantly saw that Qin Wushuang's name was among the list of names at level seven. He could not help but yell out strangely: "What? Qin Wushuang, a level seven? Must be someone else with the same name, right?"
Hu Ziyan laughed: "Big Brother Niu Fen, it is not a person with a similar name. It is our Qin Wushuang, from Eastwood Town."
"That's right; Big Brother Wushuang is the pride of our Eastwood Town!" Fang Xiaozhong also added.
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