Offside game

After picking up the textbook again, Su Yi experienced the wonder of photographic memory. Every page he turned was firmly imprinted in his mind; everything he saw was clearly recalled. Before he knew it, he had finished the entire three-year high school physics curriculum, all the content readily accessible in his mind. Of course, if it were just an improvement in memory, it would only be rote learning. But with the help of his exceptional comprehension and thinking abilities, the forced memorization was easily digested and applied. Picking up a problem set, every time he saw a problem, he could immediately recall the principles and formulas needed, then proceed with the calculations step by step to arrive at the result. This kind of learning was indeed more enjoyable than cheating.

In just one night, Su Yi had mastered the physics curriculum from three years of study. All that remained was to reinforce his understanding through practice problems. Overwhelmed with excitement at his first experience with the effects of brain development, he then picked up his chemistry textbook…

But when he arrived at school the next day, he experienced the consequences of his intense mental exertion the previous night. Just after the morning self-study session, his eyelids could no longer be held open, and he collapsed onto the desk.

So, to outsiders, it seemed that after only two days of regular classes, this notorious truant had fallen asleep in class again. The teachers, looking at Su Yi slumped over his desk, all felt helpless.

At this time, Su Yi was in a deep sleep and was not woken up until almost the end of the morning school.

She stretched, feeling like she hadn't had such a comfortable sleep in ages. Su Yi saw the disappointed look on An Jing's face and understood what was wrong. But he couldn't help saying, "I read all night last night, I'm a little tired, so..."

"You still need to take care of yourself and get enough rest. Even if you miss a lot of classes, you should still make sure you have a regular schedule." An Jing said this again, but hearing Su Yi explain it to her made her feel much better.

Su Yi just smiled at her. Seeing his expression, An Jing felt a sudden panic. She quickly gave him a few more instructions and then ran to the cafeteria.

Left alone, Su Yi still felt somewhat tired, as if all his energy had been drained. Could there be some side effects from the modification? He was a little uneasy and hurried home to ask Kosei.

After Kosei's explanation, Su Yi finally understood that his situation was simply a result of using his mental abilities too soon after the initial modification. In the early stages after the modification, although his physical constitution had been completed, it was like a new car that could not fully adapt to the sudden increase in mental power and needed a break-in period.

Moreover, Su Yi had stayed up all night reading in his excitement yesterday and hadn't practiced the manipulation technique. Without the adjustment of the manipulation technique, it's fortunate that he only slept for a morning after suddenly using up so much mental energy.

Knowing all this, Su Yi spent the afternoon practicing the manipulation technique, and he felt much better.

Over the next period, Su Yi revised his plan. He first spent several days thoroughly understanding all the courses, and then used exercises to strengthen his application of knowledge. As for Chinese, he already excelled, and with his exceptional memory, all that remained was to improve his writing. The approach to math and chemistry was similar to that of physics.

As for English, memorizing vocabulary was no problem at all. He spent a whole day flipping through the thick *Oxford Advanced Learner's English-Chinese Dictionary*, and of course, he had memorized it perfectly. He also spent a full day mastering grammar. Speaking and listening were effortless for him, thanks to the perfect language environment provided by the Koseido website. He didn't know what else he needed; perhaps just to accumulate some slang and everyday usage. He was considering whether he should practice several accents besides the authentic Oxford accent. Su Yi suddenly realized that learning could be so easy and enjoyable.

However, the so-called adjustment period isn't completely over yet. The pattern he's figured out is that if he practices the manipulation technique for two hours a day, his brain can only operate at full capacity for four hours. If he exceeds that, he'll feel drowsy. Initially, while exploring this limit, he often accidentally exceeded the time limit and would fall asleep on his desk, a sight that made many people secretly despise him again. Especially a few boys who considered themselves worthy of quiet were secretly gloating, wanting to see what kind of grades this guy, whom their goddess cared so much about, would ultimately get.

Su Yi naturally had no time to waste trying to understand what these people were thinking. However, he was quite pleased with himself. As his mastery of the mental manipulation technique deepened, even with two hours of practice each day, the time he could fully utilize his brainpower was steadily increasing. He believed that soon he would be able to fully utilize his brainpower without any restrictions, which would put no pressure on him for the college entrance examination.

After completing this first round of review, Su Yi used T20 to find some authoritative college entrance examination simulation questions online and tested his scores. With a total score of 750, he was able to achieve an average score of over 720. The deducted points were mainly for the subjective questions in Chinese and the uncertain points in the essays in Chinese and English. As for the three science subjects of mathematics, physics and chemistry, he was able to ensure that the total points lost would be within 5.

At this point, there were less than two months left until the dreaded July of the college entrance examination. The school's final mock exam was also about to begin.

Su Yi knew that after the final diagnostic test and two weeks of final review by the teachers, the remaining time would be the most free time for seniors. Students could study freely at home, unlike when they were at school, because the final diagnostic test was also considered the graduation exam for seniors, and the results would appear on their high school diplomas. After that, all students were essentially graduated.

At school, Su Yi remained silent, always in a hurry. Sometimes, as an observer, he could witness some interesting phenomena. For example, the various cliques that formed in the class based on grades, the superficial harmony among some top students, and even the backstabbing and scheming. Watching those people's frequent, heated discussions, and seeing others go to great lengths to find out the question after one person asks the teacher a question, while the questioner tries to hide it, was indeed interesting. However, while some things are interesting to see occasionally, if you see the same things every day, it becomes quite boring. Therefore, Su Yi continued to be a loner, even though he could always feel the complex emotions in those eyes fixed on him.

Soon, the day of the diagnostic test arrived. Su Yi arrived at the examination hall with ease, because this time the class order was shuffled, and the scores from the previous exam were used. This was to accurately assess the students' performance and prevent cheating.

In the last diagnostic test, Su Yi hadn't undergone the initial transformation yet, and his results were disastrous. Therefore, he took the test in a later exam room, surrounded by students with lower grades. For someone who had once been the top student in the grade, taking the test in such a room might seem ironic to others. But after everything he had been through, Su Yi no longer cared about such unnecessary things. He calmly entered the exam room and waited for the test to begin.

This diagnostic test is also a unified test for the entire Dongdu City. The test questions are directly set by the Dongdu Education Commission, and the final results will be ranked throughout Dongdu City.

Su Yi received the exam paper, quickly glanced at the questions, and then began to answer them at a leisurely pace. He already had a good understanding of his current abilities. He had already planned for this exam, not to get a very high score, but only to get a total score of around 580 points. That is to say, he would control each of the five subjects to around 115 points, which is a mid-to-upper-level score. In previous years, this score would generally guarantee admission to undergraduate programs in Dongdu.

Considering he hasn't attended classes properly for almost a year, if he suddenly scores over 700 points, probably no one would understand. He still has reason, knowing that everything needs to be accepted by others little by little.

Although Su Yi answered the questions at a leisurely pace, his speed was already quite fast by others. After finishing, he checked his answers twice. Seeing that most people were still engrossed in their work, Su Yi felt rather bored and simply handed in his test paper.

The remaining subjects were similar, and soon, two days passed, and all five subjects were completed.

As classes continued, Su Yi occasionally overheard his classmates complaining about the difficulty of the exam. They were all wondering what the Dongdu Education Commission was thinking, giving such a difficult test; how were they going to show their parents the results? Some sighed, wondering if the college entrance exam would be this difficult too, and how many students from their school could possibly get into a university… In short, the atmosphere was one of righteous indignation and utter despair…