I'm a senior in high school, and the Emperor Development System has arrived!

High school (8) class.

Self-study period.

Chen Zhou and Zhou Xinglun were exchanging barbs and making subtle moves.

Zhou Xinglun nudged Chen Zhou's waist with his elbow, and Chen Zhou retorted by tapping the back of Zhou Xinglun's hand with the pen.

The two lowered their voices and mumbled jokes that only they could understand.

Suddenly, the crisp sound of high heels clicking on the ground came from the other end of the corridor, growing louder as it approached.

The students' actions changed instantly; they became much quieter, and even their breathing became much softer.

The footsteps grew clearer, each one sounding like a countdown.

Meanwhile, Chen Zhou and Zhou Xinglun's playful bickering continued.

Li Bin grinned, looking forward to seeing how Chen Zhou and Zhou Xinglun would be singled out and criticized by Jiang Yuyan, making a fool of themselves.

Shen Enxi, wearing high heels, held a stack of report cards and her subject test papers in her arms.

Her gaze swept calmly over the entire class, her eyes clear and direct, carrying an unquestionable authority.

Wherever they went, the students who were previously fidgeting subconsciously sat up straight.

Taking advantage of the moment when Shen Enxi turned to walk towards the podium, Li Bin quickly and secretly glanced at Chen Zhou.

That one glance stunned him instantly; his mouth gaped open, and he blurted out what was on his mind:
"I go!"

Chen Zhou was now sitting upright in his seat, his back straight, his eyes clear, and his earlier playful smile was gone.

He exuded a vibrant energy, as if he weren't the one who had been fooling around just moments before.

So fast?
What the hell is this Flying Thunder God Technique?

"Li Bin, what are you yelling about?"

Jiang Yuyan looked up from her book and stared at Li Bin, her brows furrowing slightly with a hint of seriousness.

Li Bin seemed to have been pricked by a needle, quickly shut his mouth, and lowered his head to pretend to flip through a book.

Chen Zhou felt Li Bin's gaze, turned his head and gave him a smug smile.

Shen Enxi walked to the podium and gently placed the report card and test paper she was holding on the table.

Then she coughed lightly twice to clear her throat:
"As you can see, the midterm results are out."

Her gaze swept across the entire class again:

"Just one thing: those who do well on the exam shouldn't be arrogant or complacent, and those who don't do well shouldn't be discouraged."

"There are still two months until the final exams. You have enough time to calm down, fill in the gaps in your knowledge, and it's not difficult to improve by 20 to 50 points. You can still surpass many people."

Shen Enxi spoke words of encouragement in a calm tone, conveying a convincing power.

Unable to contain his thoughts, Li Bin leaned forward slightly, moved closer to Chen Zhou, and spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"Hey elbow, I bet you the best chicken wings outside the school gate. You'll definitely score lower than me on history this time."

As Li Bin spoke, he carefully took out a workbook from the drawer.

It is a history book called "Small Problems Practice".

"I've finished this whole book. I can answer the questions with my eyes closed."

Beside him, Stephen Chow was engrossed in reading a copy of "The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: The Battle Against the Female Zombie - Seven Days and Seven Nights" hidden behind his textbook.

Hearing their conversation, he couldn't help but look up and interject:
"Tch, why don't you compete with elbow in math? You always pick on the weak."

"I'm not stupid!"

Li Bin rolled his eyes dramatically, his tone full of disdain.

Stephen Chow chuckled twice, with a hint of sarcasm:
"Are you stupid or what? You got all the multiple-choice questions wrong on the last history quiz, and you still dare to compare history with Elbow?"

Li Bin, of course, was equally unconvinced. He stiffened his neck and retorted:

"You don't know anything about Thomas Spiral Bullets. If I perform exceptionally well and Elbow performs poorly, the result will be different."

"Hey, don't drag me into your erratic behavior."

Chen Zhou suddenly interjected, his tone calm but with a hint of teasing.

Stephen Chow was so amused by this remark that he almost couldn't hold back his laughter, his shoulders trembling.

Shen Enxi keenly sensed the commotion and swept a sharp look over, her eyes filled with warning.

The three of them immediately fell silent and lowered their heads, pretending to look at their textbooks.

"I know you're all eager to know your results, but please don't rush..."

Shen Enxi paused, seemingly organizing her thoughts, before continuing:
"I'll just announce the top ten results directly, from the last to the first."

"Fei Lingling is tenth in the class this time, with a total score of 532."

When her name was called, Fei Lingling sat in her seat, her body stiffening slightly. She then let out a soft breath, her face expressionless.

"Ninth place..."

Shen Enxi read out the names and scores one by one. Some of the students whose names were called showed joy, some frowned slightly, and some remained expressionless.

"Third place, Fei Chai, with a total score of 589."

When Fei Chai heard his name, he was stunned for a moment, then showed an incredulous expression. He pinched himself hard to make sure he wasn't dreaming.

After much hard work, he finally pushed Lin Xiaomeng down and successfully took the top three spots!
Correspondingly, Lin Xiaomeng was also very upset when she was surpassed by Fei Chai after being surpassed by Chen Zhou.

He used to be second in the class, but now he's fallen to fourth. It's such a pity!

"Second place, 631 points, Jiang Yutong."

"Wow!"

A small gasp of surprise rippled through the classroom.

This is the first student in Class 8 of Senior Three to score 630!
Jiang Yutong's face lit up with joy, her eyes brightened, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn upwards.

She gave up writing her novel for the past two months and focused all her energy on studying. It seems her efforts were indeed worthwhile.

631 points, this is the first time she has achieved this score.

But she scored 631 and was still second place. How high must Chen Zhou's score be?

She glanced at Chen Zhou with a puzzled look, her eyes filled with curiosity, then quickly turned her head away, her heart skipping a beat for no apparent reason.

Jiang Yutong wasn't the only one with this thought; other classmates also turned their gazes toward Chen Zhou, their eyes filled with confusion.

Soon, Shen Enxi's voice fell again:
"Chen Zhou is the top student in the class with 656 points."

"He not only ranked first in his class this time, but also made it into the top ten in the whole school. There will be an award ceremony next week when the flag is raised, remember to attend."

Shen Enxi's words were like a stone thrown into a calm lake, instantly causing a huge uproar in the class.

The shock drew the attention of the entire class, who all turned to look at him with expressions of astonishment.

Chen Zhou rested his hand on his forehead and sighed softly.

Sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating his sharp features and making his skin appear exceptionally fair.

"Damn it, elbow, you're not my elbow! Tell me, who are you? Have you been possessed by Jinhua ham?!"

Li Bin's eyes widened in disbelief, his voice trembling. Zhou Xinglun also put down his novel and scoffed coldly:
"I knew it was right to bring the yellow talisman with me today, no evil spirits would dare to possess me!"

Chen Zhou curled his lip and ignored the nonsense spouted by these two idiots.

This demonstrates his strength in mathematics (level 3) and humanities (level 2). He knows in his heart that his efforts during this period have not been in vain.

Dark blue, add some!
"Li Bin, Zhou Xinglun, be quiet."

Shen Enxi smiled slightly, but the smile looked rather frightening to Li Bin and Zhou Xinglun.

Looks like there's no need to think about it anymore, these two guys definitely need to be taught a lesson!
Li Bin and Zhou Xinglun both shuddered and immediately shut their mouths, not daring to say anything more.

But their eyes were still glued to Chen Zhou. They just couldn't understand how this kid could have improved so much!

"The results have been mostly released, and everyone has a general idea. To save you some face, I won't say any more. The report cards will be posted later, and you can check them yourselves. Be clear about your goals and learn from the students who have good grades."

"Yes!"

The whole class answered in unison, their voices carrying different emotions.

After the students received their grades and English test papers, the classroom became lively again.

"By the way, elbow, where's your test paper?"

Li Bin flipped through all the test papers on his desk, then looked around and noticed that everyone else had received their papers except for Chen Zhou, whose desk was completely empty. He couldn't help but ask, somewhat puzzled.

Chen Zhou was also puzzled; where was his exam paper?
Shen Enxi seemed to see through their thoughts and waved the remaining test paper in her hand.

"Damn, elbow, looks like you're going to get special treatment."

Finally, something to amuse Chen Zhou appeared, and Li Bin burst into laughter, his lips curling into a wide grin.

Chen Zhou calmly shook his head, thinking to himself, "He's still too inexperienced."

Shen Enxi flipped Chen Zhou's test paper to the second page and showed it to the whole class.

"This was quite unexpected. Chen Zhou's progress was both within my expectations and beyond my expectations."

Li Bin: ?
"He got all the cloze tests right, which only two people in the whole grade got right. He was the only student in our class to get them all right."

Li Bin: ??
"Many students seem to be confusing the concepts of 'affect' and 'effect' in the text. One emphasizes the process, while the other emphasizes the result. You can remember them by using 'e' to represent 'end,' indicating that the process is complete. This will make it easier to distinguish them..."

Li Bin: ???
Oh no, he actually learned something from it.

He's such a hopeless student! How can he possibly learn English? Get out of here!
Li Bin shook his head vigorously, trying to shake off the knowledge.

Chen Zhou couldn't help but laugh when he saw Li Bin's conflicted expression, as if he had eaten something awful.

This guy's thought process is getting more and more baffling.

The class finally ended with Shen Enxi's explanation.

Jiang Yutong took the report card to the wall at the back of the classroom and secured it with thumbtacks, her movements swift and practiced.

This was arguably the most public execution moment, with everyone's achievements clearly displayed before everyone.

Li Bin glanced at the list from a distance; the densely packed names and scores made him dizzy, so he simply gave up looking for his own name.

Most people weren't in the mood to look at it, but quite a few girls still gathered around, their eyes scanning the report cards, specifically studying a particular person's score.

"Wow, Chen Zhou is amazing! He scored 270 on the humanities section. That's such a huge improvement!"

A girl covered her mouth and said in surprise.

"The English test was so difficult this time, and he still got tenth in the grade. That's amazing."

Another girl chimed in, her eyes filled with admiration.

"Good heavens, he got 150 in math, that's terrifying!"

Another girl exclaimed in amazement, her voice carrying a barely perceptible hint of admiration.

When Chen Zhou turned around, he saw several female classmates looking at him with bright eyes, their enthusiasm almost overflowing.

It felt like they wanted to devour him alive.

He quickly pulled Li Bin and Zhou Xinglun to stand in front of him, like hiding behind a shield.

Fortunately, Jiang Yutong helped Chen Zhou resolve this trouble in time. She stepped forward and stood in front of Chen Zhou.

"You guys calm down. If you want to ask Chen questions, you have to wait until he's free. For example, after school, before morning self-study, or during lunch break, you can go to him for help."

"..."

Chen Zhou sighed inwardly, realizing he shouldn't have thanked her so soon.

Jiang Yutong winked playfully, a hint of mischief in her eyes, as if to say:

Don't thank me, comrade, this is also to help you improve.

"Progress my ass." Chen Zhou rolled his eyes inwardly.

[System notification!]

[Your Majesty is mighty, possesses a remarkable memory, and is extremely learned, thus enhancing the prestige of our nation!]

[A special reward of 500 Imperial Prestige Points is now available.]

With such an emperor, the world is at peace and prosperous!

Chen Zhou didn't expect to get 500 points of Imperial Prestige for free from this result. He needs to think carefully about which aspect to strengthen next.

The day ended quickly, and as soon as the school bell rang, the students rushed out of the classroom like wild horses.

Chen Zhou walked over to Li Bin, reached out, and tapped Li Bin on the head.

"Delicious Chicken Wings".

"What do you mean by 'delicious chicken wings'? All you can think about is food. We're students, we should focus on our studies. What kind of behavior is this, thinking about food all day long?"

Li Bin pretended to be stupid and tried to get away with it.

"Hey Li Bin, don't play dumb! I heard everything. You said your history score wasn't as high as Chen Zhou's, so you were going to treat him to some delicious chicken wings. I'm a witness, everyone gets a share!"

Stephen Chow fanned the flames from the sidelines, a smug smile on his face.

Li Bin gritted his teeth, never expecting that his words had been overheard, and his plan to get away with it had failed!

"What do you mean by 'everyone who sees it gets a share'? You really are despicable; you're the one who gets a share from the despicable."

Li Bin said angrily.

"As long as it's edible, whether it's cheap or not is for the handsome guys in the world to decide. I believe the handsome guys all have unique tastes, right, Mr. Chen?"

Zhou Xinglun looked at Chen Zhou expectantly, his eyes full of "you know what I mean".

"Those who see this can eat, being able to eat is a blessing, a blessing as vast as the Eastern Sea. So what if you're cheap? It means you'll live long and eat well."

Chen Zhou's words were reasonable and well-founded, and he successfully upheld his conscience and his friendship with Zhou Xinglun.

He was truly a wise and benevolent emperor.

[Successfully quelled the ministerial dispute, unlocking the "Effective Ruler" title, Imperial Prestige +50]

What an unexpected bonus!

With that thought in mind, Chen Zhou reached out and grabbed Li Bin and Zhou Xinglun by the arms, pulling them out.

He was determined to make Li Bin, that little landlord, bleed a good bet on these delicious chicken wings. (End of Chapter)